Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday about the U.S.-Israel partnership. Harris’s office released a statement after the exchange detailing the commitment the Biden-Harris Administration has towards keeping the U.S.-Israel partnership and the commitment towards Israel’s safety and security. “She expressed strong support for Israel’s recent groundbreaking normalization agreements with countries in the Arab and Muslim world, and stressed the importance of advancing peace, security, and prosperity for Israelis and Palestinians alike,” said the statement. “The Vice President and the Prime Minister agreed on the importance of continuing close cooperation and partnership on regional security issues, including Iran’s nuclear program and the regime’s dangerous regional behavior.” They also reviewed the importance the two countries have in containing the Coronavirus pandemic. There’s been a phone call between @VP and @netanyahu … [Read more...] about Kamala Harris and Benjamin Netanyahu Speak About U.S.-Israel Partnership
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It will be Vice (or) President Harris against Gov. DeSantis in 2024 — bet on it
In our politically polarized nation, commonsense observations about “the other side” are ignored or forcefully rejected via poisonous rhetoric. One such observation is that much of the mainstream media have morphed into a quasi-official propaganda arm for the Democratic Party. Cue the denials … except, when Donald Trump Donald Trump Trump announces new tranche of endorsements DeSantis, Pence tied in 2024 Republican poll Lawmakers demand changes after National Guard troops at Capitol sickened from tainted food MORE was in the White House a number of journalists cast aside their objectivity to proclaim they were part of the #Resistance. For those willing to accept the premise, it’s easy to ascertain which potential Republican candidate the Democratic Party-supporting mainstream media fears most for the 2024 election. Based on the negative pounding he has been taking in the press, the answer is Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Ron DeSantis DeSantis, Pence tied … [Read more...] about It will be Vice (or) President Harris against Gov. DeSantis in 2024 — bet on it
Here’s Why Teachers Can Avoid In-Person Classes While Grocery Store Workers Must Show Up For Work
Grocery store workers often lack the bargaining power that teachers unions have across the country, which has enabled teachers to work on their own terms during the pandemic. “If you can do Home Depot, if you can do Walmart, if you can do these things, we absolutely can do the schools,” Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in July. Nearly 36% of all U.S. teachers are a member of a union while just 1.2% of workers in the food services industry are unionized, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Grocery store workers often lack the bargaining power that teachers unions have across the country, which has enabled teachers to work on their own terms during the pandemic. Teachers have, for the most part, resisted increasing pressure to return to in-person instruction while workers in other occupations, including ones with higher risk like grocery store workers, have returned to their jobs. Research has suggested that grocery store workers are at risk similar to … [Read more...] about Here’s Why Teachers Can Avoid In-Person Classes While Grocery Store Workers Must Show Up For Work
Rand Paul claims victory in fight over PPP money to Planned Parenthood in Senate COVID relief bill
close Video Senate battle heats up over $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill FOX News congressional correspondent Chad Pergram joins 'Your World' with the latest. GOP Sen. Rand Paul said Friday he was "successful" in preventing the Senate coronavirus relief bill from including a provision that would provide Paycheck Protection Program assistance to Planned Parenthoods across America, Fox News has learned. The senator’s office on Friday said he "forced" Democrats to remove the provision that would have allowed every Planned Parenthood across America to receive funds through the PPP, which "was always intended for small businesses." SENATE GOP SLAMS 'PRICEY PARTISAN PET PROJECTS' IN CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL "Democrats knew this was never about COVID relief or helping small businesses," Paul, R-Ky., told Fox News. "It was a shameless attempt to fund their radical agenda on the taxpayers’ backs, and I was successful in preventing that from … [Read more...] about Rand Paul claims victory in fight over PPP money to Planned Parenthood in Senate COVID relief bill
Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
The Senate passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on Saturday. In a 50-49 vote, Senate Democrats voted to pass the American Rescue Plan, which passed the House in a 219-212 vote with no Republican support. Vice President Kamala Harris cast a tie-breaking vote Thursday in the Senate to begin the debate on the American Rescue Plan. Senate Republicans forced a number of votes on the floor Friday to get Democrats on the record regarding a number of controversial issues such as giving relief checks to illegal immigrants and raising taxes on small businesses. Republicans forced votes on issues Democrats might not want to put their names next to, which kept senators on the floor until late into the night. The last “vote-a-rama” occurred in early February but before then had not occurred in over three years. In a budget reconciliation process, which Democrats used to push their relief bill forward, a vote-a-rama can be used to force a vote on … [Read more...] about Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill