The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. Chris Murphy tha aried on Sunday, May 29, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” The full interview transcript can be found below. PART 1: MARGARET BRENNAN: The White House did decline our invitation for a member of the administration to come on …
Read More »More than 7,000 flights canceled worldwide over Memorial Day weekend
The Memorial Day holiday weekend is proving a messy one for many airlines, with carriers canceling thousands of flights worldwide, including hundreds in the U.S. on Monday. On Monday, 1,634 flights had been canceled as of 11:52 p.m. ET, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. That followed roughly 1,640 cancellations on …
Read More »Senator Chris Van Hollen released from hospital after stroke
Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen has been released from the hospital after he was admitted to George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., for a “minor stroke” just over a week ago. The 63-year-old Maryland senator tweeted about his return home Sunday afternoon. “It’s great to be back home after …
Read More »Sandy Hook mother says Buffalo shooting victims’ families need support “after the cameras leave”
Still grieving, family members of the ten Black people massacred at a Buffalo supermarket called on the country to confront and stop racist violence. The alleged shooter appeared in court Thursday as a grand jury indicted him on first-degree murder, which covers all 10 deaths. Prosecutors say he could face …
Read More »MasterCard, Starbucks and PayPal to cover abortion travel for workers
MasterCard, PayPal and Starbucks are among the companies on a growing list to say they’ll help pay for employees to travel for abortions if the procedure is not available where they live. “We will continue to offer employees access to the same health care that is available today wherever they live,” a …
Read More »It’s about to get more expensive to take out federal student loans — here’s why
Borrowing to pay for college is about to get more expensive – despite the push for the Biden administration to cancel billions of dollars in debt for millions of student loan borrowers. That’s because the interest rates on federal student loans are set to go up on July 1. The …
Read More »Baby delivered after pregnant woman and man killed in “brazen” drive
A pregnant woman and a man were fatally shot Thursday night in a car in East Baltimore and her baby was delivered before she died. That baby is now in critical condition, police said. “We cannot have folks shooting at pregnant women in our city,” Mayor Brandon Scott said. “A …
Read More »Lisa Cook confirmed as first Black woman to Federal Reserve Board post in Senate party
Washington — The Senate confirmed economist Lisa Cook on Tuesday to serve on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, making her the first Black woman to do so in the institution’s 108-year history. Her approval was on a narrow, party-line vote of 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the …
Read More »Country music star Mickey Gilley, who helped inspire the movie “Urban Cowboy,” dead at 86
Country star Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, has died. He was 86. Gilley died Saturday in Branson, Missouri, where he helped run the Mickey Gilley Grand Shanghai Theatre. He had performed as recently as last month, …
Read More »Dramatic video shows deadly shootout in California smoke shop: “They’re pretty brazen”
Authorities on Wednesday released dramatic video of a shootout at a Southern California smoke shop last month that killed a robber and wounded a security guard. A second suspect has been captured and two other men are being sought for the armed robbery that occurred shortly before 7 p.m. on …
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