Diplomats have been plunged into a legal predicament between the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives and the Republican-controlled White House.
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President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned of “the ferocious surge of antisemitism” in the wake of pro-Palestinian protests that have swept college campuses nationwide over Israel’s war with Hamas, and vowed to continue to support Israel.
“I understand people have strong beliefs and deep convictions about the world,” Biden said at a ceremony at the U.
ALBANY, N. Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she regrets making an offhand remark that suggested Black children in the Bronx do not know what the word “computer” means.
Hochul, a Democrat, made the extemporaneous comment Monday while being interviewed at a large business conference in California to discuss expanding economic opportunities in artificial intelligence for low-income communities.
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“Right now, we have young Black kids growing up in the Bronx who don’t even know what the word computer is.
The Colorado House and Senate convened for the penultimate day of the 2024 session Tuesday as they rushed to wrap up legislation on property taxes, gun regulations, housing, land-use policy, transportation and other priorities. That includes a property tax relief bill that was unveiled Monday.
This story will be updated throughout the day.
Updated at 12:30 p.m.: The House voted 43-19 to pass legislation streamlining the process for new immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses.
American Jews and moderate Democrats vote Democrat because they think that it’s the morally good thing to do. That’s no longer the case for the pro-Hamas party.