US lays out plan at COP 28 to slash climate “super pollutant” methane from oil and gas
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters The Biden administration on Saturday unveiled final rules aimed at cracking down on US oil and gas industry releases of methane, part of a global plan to rein in emissions that contribute to climate change. The rules, two years in the making, were announced by US officials at the United Nations […]
US Supreme Court won’t revive law targeting federal gun curbs
Washington DC, USReuters The US Supreme Court on Friday declined to revive a Missouri law that bars state and local officials from enforcing certain federal gun restrictions that the Republican-crafted law had claimed to nullify for violating firearms rights protected by the Constitution’s Second Amendment. Handing a victory to President Joe Biden’s administration, the justices […]
First US deportation flight lands in Venezuela under new Biden crackdown
Harlingen, Texas, US Reuters The first US deportation flight to Venezuela under a new Biden administration initiative landed in Caracas on Wednesday, as part of a tougher approach to border enforcement as the US struggles with record illegal crossings. At an airport in Harlingen, Texas, on Wednesday morning, buses dropped Venezuelan men and women in […]
US easing Venezuela oil sanctions after election deal – official
Washington DC, USReuters The Biden administration is easing sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector almost immediately in response to a 2024 election deal reached between the Venezuelan government and the country’s opposition, a senior US State Department official told Reuters on Wednesday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the US was going […]
The Long Read: Biden’s new asylum policy strands some migrants at Mexico border
LAURA GOTTESDIENER, TED HESSON, MICA ROSENBERG, KRISTINA COOKE and DAINA BETH SOLOMON, of Reuters, report…
US faith-based refugee resettlement agencies denounce new asylum rule
United StatesRNS Many US faith-based refugee agencies have long called for the end of the emergency health rule that allowed the government to quickly expel undocumented immigrants crossing the US-Mexico border. But now that the rule is expiring at 11:59pm on Thursday, 11th May, those same faith-based refugee agencies are denouncing the replacement rules announced […]
Dozens of migrant children reported missing in Houston, raising alarms
Reuters Federal and local officials are scrambling to locate close to a dozen unaccompanied migrant children, after Houston police raised concerns about dozens of migrant children reported missing in the Texas city since last year, according to US Government officials and related emails reviewed by Reuters. The cases underscore the challenges for US President Joe […]
A year after Biden’s Afghanistan exit, accountability in short supply
Washington DC, US Reuters As weary US military planners wrapped up the evacuation and pullout from Afghanistan one year ago, officials across the government steeled themselves for intense public scrutiny into how America’s longest war ended in shambles with the Taliban retaking power. But as the United States marks the first anniversary of the withdrawal […]
Biden administration rules Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya
Washington DC, USReuters The Biden administration has formally determined that violence committed against the Rohingya minority by Myanmar’s military amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, US officials told Reuters, a move that advocates say should bolster efforts to hold the junta that now runs Myanmar accountable. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will announce the […]
Conservative PAC sues Biden administration, targeting nuns, liberal Catholics
Washington DC, USRNS Conservative political action committee CatholicVote is suing President Joe Biden’s administration in an effort to secure records of communication between the US Government and Catholic groups in regard to two hot-button issues: humanitarian aid at the Southern border and recent abortion debates. Using a pair of lawsuits, both filed on 4th February, […]