How US Greenhouse Gas Emissions rose last year and threatened Climate Objectives

Why US Greenhouse Gas Emissions rose last year and threatened Climate Objectives

New data released on Monday shows US greenhouse gas emissions rose by 6.2% last year compared with 2020. The research firm Rhodium Group reported that the increase was attributed to a slew of causes, including behavior changes after Covid-19 vaccines became widely available. But it also means governmental goals to combat climate change may now […]

President Biden to hold Virtual Meeting with Farmers and Independent Agronomists

President Biden to hold Virtual Meeting with Farmers and Independent Agronomists

The administration of President Joe Biden is seeking to decrease inflation-linked high meat prices by making moves to enhance competition in the meat industry. President Biden will reportedly conduct a virtual meeting with independent ranchers and farmers to discuss the initiatives. It is part of a larger action to drop the high inflation rates that […]

President Biden and Vladimir Putin are set to discuss Russian Troop buildup near Ukraine

President Biden and Vladimir Putin are set to discuss Russian Troop buildup near Ukraine

US Presidents Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to discuss the Russian troop buildup near Ukraine. The move came on Thursday during their 2nd call in recent weeks following little progress toward ending the smoldering crisis. The White House indicated that President Biden would make clear to Putin that a diplomatic path […]

Biden announced Omicron Plan including More Troops for Hospitals & Free Tests at-home

Biden announced Omicron Plan including More Troops for Hospitals & Free Tests at-home

US President Joe Biden announced new plans to fight the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus. He said the government would make 500 million rapid at-home tests freely available to Americans, increase support for hospitals, and add testing sites in regions that need additional capacity. Biden said that it will start […]

US Secret Service expands Crackdown and seized $1.2B in COVID Relief Funds

US Secret Service expands Crackdown and seized $1.2B in COVID Relief Funds

The US Secret Service has seized more than $1.2 billion in relief funds obtained by fraudsters in two years of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the agency is stepping up its efforts to claw back the billions more that Covid-19-related fraud has cost the economy by tapping a senior official to work with law enforcement agencies […]

Last Child Tax Credit checks will go out on Wednesday 15th December

Last Child Tax Credit checks will go out on Wednesday 15th December

US government launched the federal aid programs during the COVID-19 pandemic, up to $300 per child going directly into the bank accounts of families on the 15th of every month. The last checks will go out on Wednesday, the expanded child tax credit program expiring unless Congress revives it for 2022. That appears highly uncertain […]

President Biden has ended Federal Purchase of Gasoline and Diesel Powered Vehicles

President Biden has ended Purchase of Gasoline and Diesel-Powered Vehicles

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order ending the purchase of vehicles powered by gasoline and diesel by 2035 in order to reposition the US as a leader in sustainability. The US federal government’s fleet of new vehicles will look a lot different by the middle of the next decade. The government has […]

Mayor of NYC announced New COVID Vaccine Mandate for Private Sector Employers

Mayor of NYC announced New COVID Vaccine Mandate for Private Sector Employers

On Monday, the Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio announced new rules that employers in NYC must require COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers. The recent move marks the first-of-its-kind mandate for private-sector employees. Mayor de Blasio said that the vaccine mandate for a private business is designed at preventing a spike in COVID-19 […]

President Biden and Vladimir Putin will hold a Video Call on Tuesday

President Biden and Vladimir Putin will hold a Video Call on Tuesday

The White House issued a statement on Saturday that President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a video call on Tuesday. The meeting comes as US intelligence is warning of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine as soon as January. The press secretary of White House, Jen Psaki issued a statement and said, […]

President Biden announced US will decrease Gas Prices with release of Oil from SPR

President Biden announced US will decrease Gas Prices with release of Oil from SPR

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced a plan to release oil from the SPR (Strategic Petroleum Reserve), in coordination with other countries. This is part of efforts to tamp down high gas prices facing American consumers with the busy Thanksgiving holiday and travel season beginning. The US Department of Energy will also release 50 million […]