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Parliament to vote on deal to end record shutdown
Good morning and welcome to our coverage of US politics with the participation of the US House of Representatives. Vote today to end the longest government shutdown in the history of the nation. This comes as anger flares among Democrats over the Senate compromise to extend essential health care subsidies.
after holding The room has been vacant for more than 50 daysRepublican House Speaker Mike Johnson called lawmakers to Washington to discuss a short-term funding bill that would keep the government open through January. The measure, put forward by a coalition of Senate Republicans. a bunch of DemocratsThis would prevent further chaos but leave millions facing potential increases in health premiums.
Agreement revealed Sharp divisions among Democrats. Progressive groups have accused Senate leaders of treason and even called for Chuck Schumer to resign, even though he does not support the deal himself. House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries warns Democrats unlikely to support billhe called it “Republicans’ refusal to address the cost of living crisis.”
Johnson can only afford to lose two votes to pass the bill, and his representative from Kentucky Thomas Massie likely to vote no. However, Republican leaders expressed optimism that the law would be passed and sent to Trump for signature.
Stay with us to see what happens.
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Jack Schlossberg, grandson of John F. Kennedy, announces his candidacy for a U.S. House seat
John F Kennedygrandson Jack Schlossberg He said he would run for US House announced that he was looking for a key next year on Tuesday new York seat to be vacated by longtime Democrat Jerry Nadler.
“This district must have a representative who can harness the creativity, energy and drive of the district and turn that into political power in Washington,” Schlossberg said in a campaign video posted on social media late Tuesday.
Schlossberg, a Democrat, said in an email to supporters that his campaign will officially launch on Wednesday.
Schlossberg has built a large following on social media with frequent posts weighing in on national issues, including targeting the health minister, who is his mother’s cousin. Robert F. Kennedy Jr..
Last month, she posted an image of a Halloween costume for “MAHA Man” on Instagram, referencing Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again message and explaining that it included things like measles.
Nadler, who is serving his 17th term. CongressHe announced in September that he would not run for re-election next year, suggesting to the New York Times that a younger Democratic lawmaker in his seat “maybe could do better, maybe could help us more.”
District 12 includes Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Upper East Side And town center.
Schlossberg, a political commentator and author whose work has appeared in news outlets including The Washington Post, Politico and Time magazine, joins a large group of contenders currently vying for the 12th congressional district seat.
Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador were subjected to systematic torture, according to report
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more than 252 Venezuelans was deported El Salvador People detained under Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy were subjected to systematic and prolonged torture and mistreatment, including sexual assault, according to a report released Wednesday.
reportco-compiled by Human Rights Watch (HRW) And Crystal – a group that investigates violations Central America – says El Salvador’s expansion conditions “Terrorist continental center” (Cecot) violated UNStandard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners. The report cites “inhumane prison conditions, including long-term incommunicado detention, malnutrition” and other shortcomings.
The groups accuse the Trump administration of willful complicity in the suffering suffered by people deported in March and April after being flown to El Salvador, insisting that the administration ordered the deportation of these people despite being fully aware that they would be mistreated and even face threats to their lives.
Although they acknowledge the likelihood is low, they are calling for an “independent investigation” by the US justice department. They also demand that the Trump administration stop deporting third-country citizens to El Salvador.
The US’s turning a blind eye to what is portrayed as a systematic pattern of torture and human rights violations evokes comparisons with the 1950 scandal. Bahdat’s Abu Ghraib facility During the “war on terror,” they say.
Juanita GoebertusHRW’s Americas director said:
We conclude that the Trump administration is complicit in the systematic torture and enforced disappearance of Venezuelans deported to El Salvador.
Trump will host business leaders at White House dinner
Donald Trump is expected to host a special dinner at the White House tonight with many senior company executives, including CEOs of Nasdaq and JPMorgan Chasean administration official told Reuters.
The meeting underscores Trump’s effort to deepen ties with corporate leaders as his administration launches new initiatives aimed at empowering corporate leaders. US capital markets and rebuild critical domestic supply chains It is seen as vital to national security. JPMorgan, the nation’s largest bank, released a decade-old statement: 1.5 trillion dollar investment program It targets sectors central to U.S. national security and economic resilience, including supply chain and manufacturing, defense and aerospace, energy independence, and frontier technologies.
A White House official confirmed that Trump met with financial leaders but did not confirm the guest list.
Jamie Dimon, the bank’s president, has previously defended the Federal Reserve’s independence in the face of Trump attacks and warned that variable tariffs increase the likelihood of a recession.
Parliament to vote on deal to end record shutdown
Good morning and welcome to our coverage of US politics with the participation of the US House of Representatives. Vote today to end the longest government shutdown in the history of the nation. This comes as anger flares among Democrats over the Senate compromise to extend essential health care subsidies.
after holding The room has been vacant for more than 50 daysRepublican House Speaker Mike Johnson called lawmakers to Washington to discuss a short-term funding bill that would keep the government open through January. The measure, put forward by a coalition of Senate Republicans. a bunch of DemocratsThis would prevent further chaos but leave millions facing potential increases in health premiums.
Agreement revealed Sharp divisions among Democrats. Progressive groups have accused Senate leaders of treason and even called for Chuck Schumer to resign, even though he does not support the deal himself. House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries warns Democrats unlikely to support billhe called it “Republicans’ refusal to address the cost of living crisis.”
Johnson can only afford to lose two votes to pass the bill, and his representative from Kentucky Thomas Massie likely to vote no. However, Republican leaders expressed optimism that the law would be passed and sent to Trump for signature.
Stay with us to see what happens.
