VOA NEWS – Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump is lashing out at the country’s territory of Puerto Rico, contending that its leaders are incompetent, foolish and corrupt in overseeing its recovery from two devastating 2017 hurricanes. Trump complained Tuesday that the Caribbean island is getting $91 billion in government assistance to help […]readmore
VOA NEWS – Steve Baragona WASHINGTON — When Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey introduced their Green New Deal resolution, Markey said it would be «the greatest blue-collar job creation program in a generation.» President Donald Trump, on the other hand, said it would «put millions of Americans out of work.» Battle lines have been […]readmore
VOA NEWS – Victoria Macchi Midway through the fiscal year, the United States is on track to resettle one of the lowest numbers of refugees in the program’s history. From the beginning of October until the end of March, 12,151 refugees came to the U.S. primarily from three countries: Democratic Republic of Congo (48 percent), […]readmore
VOA NEWS – Ken Bredemeier The majority Democrats on a House of Representatives committee are moving this week to subpoena the full report from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and five former White House officials. The House Judiciary Committee had called for full disclosure by Tuesday […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to tackle national priorities and help young Americans strengthen their communities and our nation while reducing the burden of student debt, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Representative John B. Larson (D-CT) are leading the charge to expand and promote national service opportunities and help make college more affordable. […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – Following a Senate confirmation hearing today for David Bernhardt, a former big oil lobbyist who President Donald Trump nominated to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior, a coalitionof 15 U.S. Senators, including Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, announced their intent to vote “no” on Bernhardt’s nomination due, at least in part, to […]readmore
Photo: A general view shows migrants from Central America and Cuba waiting to be registered for humanitarian visas to cross the country on their way to the United States, in Acacoyagua, in Chiapas state, Mexico, March 27, 2019. VOA NEWS- Ken Bredemeier U.S. President Donald Trump is renewing his threat to close the country’s […]readmore
VOA NEWS – Ken Bredemeier U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller’s still secret report about Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election is more than 300 pages long, officials said Thursday, as Democrats made new demands that Attorney General William Barr release the full document after only writing a four-page summary last weekend. «Show us […]readmore
VOA NEWS – Dora Mekouar Sixty-three percent of American workers are stressed and ready to quit, and poor communication is a leading cause of their frustration, according to a surveycommissioned by Dynamic Signal, a California-based company that sells employee communication and engagement platforms to companies. Eighty percent of U.S. employees report feeling stressed because of ineffective […]readmore
VOA NEWS- Reuters A New York suburb has banned children not vaccinated against measles from public spaces, such as schools and shopping malls, as it fights the state’s worst outbreak in decades of the potentially deadly disease. Rockland County declared a state of emergency on Tuesday and said the ban would remain in place for […]readmore