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Texas 03/02/22, 15:40

The first primary elections to define each party's nominees for the state's governorship were held in Texas on Tuesday, resulting in a victory for Republican Governor Greg Abbott and Democrat Beto O'Rourke. Those primaries kicked off the race for the November 8, 2022, general election. According to The Hill, Abbott, the state's ...

Trending 03/02/22, 04:37

A study found nearly no Americans were highly satisfied with the nation on March 1. The latest CBS News/YouGov poll found just 5% of voters polled thought "very well" about the State of the Union ahead of Joe Biden's first major speech to U.S. Congress. The sample survey of 2,238 U.S. adults ...

U.S. 03/02/22, 04:30

A political writer discovered that a vice-presidential speech sounded like a viral beauty pageant video from March 1. Kamala Harris's simplistic explanation of Russia's proposed invasion of Ukraine raised eyebrows. "Ukraine is a country in Europe, it exists next to another country called Russia," she said in a video shared on Twitter. "Russia ...

California 03/02/22, 04:24

A rising number of infections prompted California authorities to ramp up school mental health services. The latest American School Counselor Association (ASCA) figures show the Golden State increased the number of counselors per student by 43% since the early 2000s. The current ratio of 572 Californian students for each counselor is ...

California 03/02/22, 04:18

America's West Coast recorded the severest dry spell in more than a millennium, a new study found. The 21st Century has brought California's worst drought in 1,200 years so far. This is the shocking conclusion researchers reached after comparing soil moisture and water reservoir levels from the past 21 years to ...

Economy 03/01/22, 21:28

According to Reuters, after China refused to term Moscow's move an invasion and instead urged all sides to exercise patience, President Joe Biden said on Feb. 25 that any country that backed Russia's offensive in Ukraine would be "stained by association." On Thursday, the Ukrainian military fought Russian invaders on three ...

Economy 03/01/22, 20:57

China had at least 100 ports in over 63 countries worldwide in 2021. In 2013, China surpassed the United States for the first time to become the world's largest trading nation. Chinese leader Xi Jinping also proposed a major development plan known as the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, the sea ...

Economy 03/01/22, 20:25

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, countries such as Europe and the U.S. continued to impose sanctions against Moscow. However, those sanctions tend to ignore essential energy products such as oil and wheat, which heavily affect the world economy and daily lives. China stood by the ...

U.S. 03/01/22, 17:16

On Monday, Feb. 28, Democrats in the Senate failed to get enough votes to pass a bill to guarantee access to abortion on demand nationwide and without time limits, nullifying any pro-life law in any state. The Women's Health Protection Act, considered one of the Democrats' most extreme abortion proposals, passed ...

U.S. 03/01/22, 16:34

President Joe Biden finally nominated federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, Feb. 25. She is expected to begin the first round of meetings with the Senate on Wednesday.  According to Politico, Jackson will hold one-on-one meetings with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Mich.), ...

Economy 03/01/22, 15:52

On Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden announced new investments in domestic production of minerals and materials critical to the development of technological devices, including computers, smartphones, batteries, household appliances, and vehicles. His administration's actions will strengthen the mineral supply chain and help end the reliance on such materials from China. Biden ...

News 03/01/22, 03:30

Joe Biden's administration stopped requiring fully vaccinated Americans to cover their nose and mouth inside the U.S. Capitol Complex. A mask mandate ended in time for the president's annual message to Congress. The White House confirmed masks would no longer be required just hours before the 2022 State of the Union address ...

Trending 03/01/22, 03:25

A Republican from Florida will not deploy state-based military officers to defend the president's annual message to U.S. Congress. Gov. Ron DeSantis ultimately rejected the Joe Biden administration's request for Florida National Guardsmen to defend the 2022 State of the Union address. "Last week, the Biden administration requested the assistance of state ...

Opinion 03/01/22, 03:21

A previous U.S. presidential adviser warned the world's largest country might use weapons of mass destruction in the Eastern European conflict. Fiona Hill predicts Russian President Vladimir Putin could resort to nuclear warfare in his proposed invasion of Ukraine. "If anybody thinks that Putin would not use something that he has got ...

U.S. 03/01/22, 03:05

President Biden's administration will further isolate the world's largest country due to conflict in Eastern Europe. U.S. residents are banned from transacting with Russia's Central Bank, National Wealth Fund, and Ministry of Finance. Russian assets currently in America will also be frozen. The White House hopes these sanctions will financially handicap Russian ...

China 02/28/22, 02:12

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a speech on Friday, Feb. 25, in Florida, where he called Russian President Vladimir Putin a dictator over his decision to invade Ukraine. However, he continues to consider China a greater threat to the U.S. Pompeo said, "I could see that the greatest ...

Insights 02/28/22, 01:56

Russia sent troops into Ukraine, a sovereign country, triggering a slew of sanctions from numerous countries against Moscow. However, China refused to condemn Russia. In a regular press conference in Beijing on Feb. 24, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying gave speeches around the Russia-Ukraine issue. When AFP reporters asked whether China ...

Opinion 02/28/22, 00:28

Former President Trump warned authorities to choose carefully between an activist movement or extreme tyranny. Donald Trump expressed solidarity with the Freedom Convoy trucker movement at the 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference. He also urged political leaders to be on the right side of history. "A line has been crossed: you are ...

U.S. 02/28/22, 00:20

A failed presidential candidate criticized peers for openly discussing white racial and national identity on Feb. 27. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) called fellow Republicans dim-witted for attending the 2022 America First Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida. "I am reminded of that old line from the 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' ...

D.C. 02/28/22, 00:13

Joe Biden took a break from Russia-Ukraine tensions at the weekend. The president and first lady left the White House for their home state of Delaware on Feb. 25. The couple was photographed departing from Washington on the Marine One helicopter despite Russian nuclear forces raising their alert status for a "special ...