Florida Gulf Coast island faces massive cleanup
A revived Hurricane Ian pounded coastal South Carolina on Friday, ripping apart piers and flooding streets after the ferocious storm caused catastrophic damage in Florida, trapping thousands in their homes and leaving at least 17 people dead. (Sept. 30)
news.yahoo.comDemocrats ask Americans for "sacrifice" on gas prices
Democrats are testing the potential for a reset with voters around Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine and President Biden's handling of the crisis. Driving the news: At House Democratsโ conference in Philadelphia this week, lawmakers made the case for Bidenโs resurgence and for Americansโ shared sacrifice โ including paying higher gas prices โ to protect democracy.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeThe big picture: Vladimir Putinโs invas
news.yahoo.comAOC, BLM silent in wake of tragic shooting that killed 10-year-old Queens boy
On Saturday, Queens came to a standstill after Justin Wallace, 10, was tragically killed by a gunman who opened fire at his auntโs home in Far Rockaway around 9:30 PM Saturday night, police and the New York Post reported.
news.yahoo.comNY Democrat's ties to Maduro may help Biden unlock stalemate
The relationship with Uribe โlionized by Venezuelaโs opposition and demonized by Latin Americaโs left โ may come in handy as he seeks to build momentum for politically fraught engagement with Maduro. But he said he is willing to speak to Maduroโs government if allies in Latin America, the European Union and the Biden administration see value in such an approach. Not for nothing, the Trump administration has said the only thing to negotiate with Maduro are the terms of his exit. โThe Trump policy was predicated on Florida politics โ not getting something done,โ Meeks said. In one of those trips, he urged Maduro to release opposition activist Leopoldo Lopez, then in jail for leading anti-government protests.
Joaquin Castro loses bid to lead U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro speaks at a press conference in Austin in 2019. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas TribuneU.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro came up short Thursday in his bid to become chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The most dominant determining factor in House Democratic chairmanship races is seniority, and Castro's bid would have meant he would leap frog over a number of colleagues on the committee. Initially, Castro was an afterthought in a race between Meeks and the most senior Democrat on the committee, U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman of California. Castro's bid called for generational change in the committee's approach to foreign affairs, and he pushed to incorporate issues like climate change and immigration into the country's foreign policy. On Tuesday, the contenders went before the influential House Democratic steering committee to make presentations for their vision of the committee.
U.S. presidential candidate Bloomberg endorsed by three black lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday won endorsements from three Congressional Black Caucus members, a positive sign for his campaign, which has drawn scrutiny lately over his past support for a controversial policing tactic. The three included Democratic U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks of New York City, where Bloomberg was mayor for 12 years. Meeks endorsement, first reported by Reuters, signals that Bloomberg is building support among some top African-American politicians despite a 2015 audio recording that surfaced on Tuesday. Also endorsing Bloomberg on Wednesday were U.S. Representative Lucy McBath of Georgia, who said she was backing Bloomberg in part because of his proposals to curb gun violence. Slideshow (5 Images)Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, a Congressional Black Caucus member who represents the U.S. Virgin Islands as a nonvoting member of Congress, also endorsed Bloomberg.
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