Biden Calls for Congress to Suspend Excise on Fuel in Summer
U.S. President Biden has called on Congress to temporarily refrain from charging nationwide excise duties on gasoline and diesel. He says he wants to meet …
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US Congress reaches compromise on new arms bill: ‘Step in the right direction’
Republicans and Democrats have agreed in the U.S. Congress on limited tightening of the gun law. Although many Democrats do not consider the measures to …
How do you like this: Elon Musk accused of sexual harassment
Business Insider announced a new sexual scandal. It said that it had read documents according to which SpaceX paid $250,000 for silence to a flight attendant and …
D66 members demand clarification of party summit in open letter
Nearly 150 critical D66 people demand that party leader Kaag and the party board provide clarification within a week about the role of the party summit in …
Is the CDA halving in the municipalities? ‘We made a mess out of it’
These are difficult municipal elections for the CDA. The party must fight for the favor of the country voter and against the image of a party …
Battle for electoral laws US hardens: ‘Last chance to save democracy’
A heated debate about the foundations of America’s democracy will start tomorrow in the United States Senate. With the Republicans changing local electoral laws all …
Biden visits tornadoes hit state of Kentucky and praises local community
U.S. President Biden has paid a visit to the tornadoes hit state of Kentucky. In the town of Mayfield, where many buildings have been completely …
First hurdle for ‘historical’ plan Biden taken, Senate now on move
A small majority of the American House of Representatives have agreed to President Biden’s Build Back Better plan. With the plan, worth 1750 billion dollars, it …
Bundestag Germany agrees – after heated debate – to new corona law
After a heated debate, the German Bundestag has agreed to a new corona law. The law determines the corona measures that Germany can take next winter. …
Musk sells billions of Tesla stock after Twitter poll
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has taken off Tesla shares worth around 5 billion dollars (more than 4.3 billion euros). The announcement comes after the billionaire asked Twitter …
Democrats Warning: Republican wins Virginia Election
Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin will be the new governor in the U.S. state of Virginia. Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe, who was already governor of …
Bidens ‘Build Back Better’ comes about creaking and squeaky
It was the first side note to Joe Biden’s victory party last November. He had defeated President Trump but won with a very motley coalition. …
Biden presents’ historical ‘but slimmed down plan for economy and climate
After months of negotiations with his parties, President Biden presented a slim-down version of a social and green investment package. In a press conference, he said …
California obliges major department stores to offer gender-neutral toys
In the U.S. state of California, major department stores will also have to offer products such as toys and childcare products in a gender-neutral manner …
Armin Laschet Announces Departure as Party Leader CDU
German politician Armin Laschet has announced his departure internally as the leader of the CDU, German media reports. The Christian Democratic CDU and sister party CSU …
US Senate Reached Agreement on Debt Ceiling Increase
The Democrats and Republicans in the US Senate have reached an agreement on a temporary increase in the US governments debt ceiling. The ceiling will be …
SPD and FDP speak of ‘constructive’ exploratory conversations
The Social Democratic SPD and Liberal FDP on Sunday described their first exploratory talks about a possible government formation after the German federal election as constructively. …
US agreement on emergency budget, financial concerns not over
After the US House of Representatives, the Senate also agreed to an emergency budget. This has averted a threatening partial closure of the federal government at …
SPD wins German elections, historically bad score for CDU/CSU
The centre-left SPD won the German Bundestag election by 25.7 percent of the vote. The centre-right CDU/CSU follows second with 24.1 percent of the votes, the worst …
Voters are walking away from CDU/CSU en masse, SPD appears to win elections
It remains unclear which party is going to be the biggest in Germany: the SPD is ahead, but the difference with the CDU/CSU is too …
Germany in coalition uncertainty after exciting elections
Sunday’s German elections exit polls have caused the country to be in political uncertainty. Both the largest party SPD (25-26 percent) and the CDU/CSU (24…
German Christian Democrats panic: ‘They thought they were going to win elections asleep ‘
Two weeks before the election, the German Christian Democrats of the CDU/CSU are in a state of panic. Chancellor Merkels party is worse than ever …
Texas adopts controversial law: fewer voting opportunities
After Florida, Arizona and Georgia, the Texas Parliament has now also agreed to a controversial amendment to the electoral law. Among other things, it becomes harder …
Germany to the ballot box: these are the candidates
On September 26, Germany will go to the ballot box to elect a new parliament. And a successor to Angela Merkel. After 16 years, the German political playing …