The 15 members of the United Nations Security Council on Friday are expected to vote on a resolution addressing the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip after a week of intense negotiations to bring the U.S. on board. “We have worked hard and diligently over the course of the past week with the Emiratis, with...
As Americans begin traveling for the holidays in numbers not seen in years, few airport delays have been reported so far. As of early Friday, 41 flights were canceled nationwide and just over 500 flights were delayed with mild weather reported in most of the nation, FlightAware reported. So far, 1.2 percent of U.S. flights...
Producers of hydrogen energy would have to comply with strict climate rules in order to qualify for a lucrative tax credit under new proposed guidelines from the Treasury Department. The Biden administration and climate advocates say that these guidelines would ensure that the nascent power source develops in a sustainable way rather than becoming a...
More than 20,000 Palestinians have been killed in Hamas-run Gaza during Israel’s war against the militant group, health officials said Friday. The death toll in Gaza amounts to nearly 1 percent of the prewar population and is just one measure of how the conflict has devastated the territory, The Associated Press noted. The conflict has...
President Biden on Friday will commute the sentences of 11 individuals serving jail sentences for non-violent drug offenses, and he will sign a proclamation to pardon certain marijuana offenses. The proclamation will pardon offenses for marijuana use and possession on certain federal lands. Biden in October 2022 announced pardons for thousands of individuals who had...
President Biden’s year-end approval rating is worse than any other modern-day president seeking reelection at this point in the campaign cycle, a new survey found. According to December polling from Gallup, Biden’s approval rating sits at 39 percent. By comparison, former President Trump's approval rating sat at 45 percent when he was was seeking reelection...
President' Biden's campaign team will lean into former President Trump as a "threat to democracy" as one of its central campaign messages, according to a report.