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US backs Taiwan’s effort to rejoin United Nations while China pushes back
China pushed back against Taiwan’s continued desire to rejoin the United Nations on Wednesday, according to Agence France-Presse. This comes after the U.S. expressed support for Taiwan’s effort. “Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the UN system is not a political issue, but a pragmatic one,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on… -
Straight To It: Fatal shooting on movie set, soaring stock for Trump SPAC, and a potential end to congressional negotiations
Shannon’s picks for Friday, October 22, are: Alec Baldwin fatally shot director Halyna Hutchins with a prop gun on the set of movie, “Rust.” Another crew member, Joel Souza, was injured. “There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother… -
Straight To It: Manchin’s clarification, PayPal’s purchase and Enes Kanter’s pronouncement
Shannon’s picks for Thursday, October 21 include: Despite his continued refusal to fall in line with his colleagues and reports that he was considering leaving the Democratic party, Senator Joe Manchin clarified he’s not going anywhere. Rep. Jordan and Rep. Nadler go at it in a House Judiciary Committee hearing. PayPal has offered to purchase… -
School board battles: When does free speech become too threatening?
The Department of Justice launched an effort to discourage threats against school administrators in early October, citing a “disturbing spike” in harassment and intimidation. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the move in a memo as parents nationwide push back against school districts over mask policies, vaccine requirements and lessons on what they call “critical race… -
Straight To It: Prince William on space, supply chain sadness, and Congressional campaign funds
Shannon’s picks for Thursday, October 14 include: Prince William reacted to space tourism endeavors on the BBC, saying, “We need some of the world’s greatest brains and minds fixed on trying to repair this planet, not trying to find the next place to go and live.” Supply chain bottlenecks continue to create frustration. President Biden… -
Straight To It: Shatner takes space, Americans quitting, Social Security payments rising, borders reopening
Shannon’s picks for Wednesday, October 13 include: Blue Origin’s second manned spaceflight blasted off with Star Trek actor William Shatner on board. The 90-year-old passenger is now the oldest person to ever visit space. The U.S. Department of Labor reported a record number of Americans–4.3 million–quit their jobs in August. Social security payments will increase… -
Straight To It: Heat on Harris, easing on Aspirin, and Southwest struggles
Shannon’s picks for Tuesday, October 12 include: Vice President Kamala Harris came under fire for using child actors in the first episode of her Youtube Original Series, “Get Curious with Vice President Harris.” Critics also pointed out that production took place during Afghanistan evacuations and pressure at the U.S.-Mexico border. A board of experts advised… -
Straight To It: Debt ceiling update, governors heading south, and a Texas school shooting
Shannon’s picks for Wednesday, October 6 include: The debt ceiling debacle could be coming to an end, now that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has proposed a solution. The procedural vote has been postponed while Democrats consider the offer. 10 Republican governors are heading to Texas to witness the crisis at the border themselves. It’s… -
‘I’ve never been a liberal’: Manchin refuses to support $3.5 trillion bill
As pressure builds in Congress and Democrats continue to negotiate the passage of their spending proposal, they face a familiar challenge in courting Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV). Manchin, a conservative Democrat, insists the $3.5 trillion price tag is too high. In a press conference on Capitol Hill Thursday, he said he would be comfortable supporting a… -
Another government shutdown? What it’ll mean for you if it happens.
After Senators failed to pass legislation raising the debt ceiling on Monday, lawmakers face increased pressure in their negotiations. If they do not come to an agreement by Friday, October 1, the U.S. will experience another government shutdown. The federal government has shut down 20 times since 1976, according to the Committee for a Responsible… -
Treasonous or tactful? Here’s how General Mark Milley stepped between Trump and China
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley has stood by actions revealed in “Peril,” a book by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa. According to the book, Gen. Milley made a phone call to his counterpart in China to assure him the United States would not attack the country. Reportedly, Gen. Milley’s outreach… -
Schools are scrambling without enough bus drivers. Where did they go?
School districts across the country have reported a struggle to staff their buses with enough drivers to transport all the students to and from class. According to a survey conducted by HopSkipDrive, 78 percent of the school districts that participated said they were “constrained by the bus driver shortage.” 81 percent of those surveyed said… -
Guns and marijuana: Is the U.S. a danger to Mexico?
As some politicians, including former President Trump, claim criminals are crossing the southern border, the Mexican government argues the opposite is true–in court. Mexico is suing American gun manufacturers over accusations of reckless practices that allow for their products to illegally stream into the Latin American country. According to a University of San Diego study, 200,000…
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