• Tue, December 10, 2024

by: KPBS

Measure E vote shows stark divide between have and have-not neighborhoods in San Diego

In the end it was close, but the failure of the Measure E one cent sales tax increase in San Diego means the city is staring down a gaping quarter billion-dollar deficit next year — and possibly ongoing shortfalls beyond.

by: spectator.com.au

The return of politics

In fits and starts, the Liberal Party is belatedly making the same transformation that has already occurred in the political parties of most other Western countries. Its voter base is becoming

by: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Federal politics live: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemns 'anti-Semitic' vandalism in Sydney, accuses Coalition of stoking division

Housing Minister Clare O'Neil says the prime minister has shown "real leadership" in the wake of an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has responded after a car was set alight and homes were vandalised with anti-Israel graffiti in Sydney's east.

by: Fox 11 News

Israel's UN ambassador insists nation is 'not getting involved' in Syrian regime change

A top Israeli diplomat insisted his nation is "not getting involved" in Syria's politics after the nation launched an aggressive campaign of airstrikes and seized control of a buffer zone in Syria.

by: AZ Central

Trump promises fast-track permitting for companies that invest $1 billion in US

Trump ran on boosting American manufacturing and promised tariffs on goods made overseas. Now he's pitching faster permitting for big investments.

by: Sydney Morning Herald

Coalition accuses Albanese government of enabling antisemitic attacks

Albanese rejected Coalition frontbencher Jane Hume's assertion that his government had "emboldened, if not enabled" the attacks as divisive.

by: The Australian Financial Review

Albanese must lead like Labor heroes Evatt and Hawke on antisemitism

When Australia's Jewish community has been under threat, strong prime ministers have stepped up to offer support and reassurance. Today, that sense of security is evaporating.

by: 11Alive

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp lists hurricane relief and lawsuit limits as top 2025 priorities

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will emphasize relief efforts for Hurricane Helene and attempts to limit lawsuit verdicts in the 2025 state legislative session.

by: Daily Express

Chris Packham warns countryside at risk from government's housebuilding targets

Chris Packham has backed a campaign to stop the government from building on green belt amid its plans to turbocharge housebuilding. He has endorsed a report which warns the countryside is at "grave risk" from ministers "hellbent" on achieving "sky-high" targets.

by: The Daily Telegraph

Rayner to force plans for new prisons on towns and villages

New prisons will be forced through the planning process by Angela Rayner under powers that allow the objections of local towns and villages to be overruled...

by: ABC

MAGA pressure on senators over Trump Cabinet picks shows early signs of paying off

A pressure campaign from allies of Donald Trump toward Senate skeptics of some of his Cabinet picks appears to be starting to pay off

by: PBS

Report urges Secret Service to limit protection of foreign leaders in wake of Trump assassination attempts

The report's authors noted that the number of people the agency is tasked with protecting has "greatly expanded." At the same time, the presidential campaign season is getting longer and more intense.

by: Raleigh News & Observer

President-elect Donald Trump taps NC's Rep. Dan Bishop to work in his administration

Dan will implement my cost-cutting and deregulatory agenda across all Agencies and root out the Weaponized Deep State," Trump wrote.

by: Newstalk ZB

Watch live: Nicola Willis to reveal plan for Interislander ferries

Finance Minister Nicola Willis will reveal the future of KiwiRail's Cook Strait ferry connection, unveiling the coalition Government's plan for replacing the ageing Interislander ferries a year after effectively scrapping an option developed under the Labour Government.

by: WLRN

Environmental concerns, Doral's objections, Trump's 'illegal' involvement - what now for Miami-Dade's new incinerator?

The debate over the location of a new trash incinerator in Miami-Dade is heating up again with Eric Trump, the son of the president-elect, joining the fight against it being built in the city of Doral.

by: CNN

US rushes to uncover new information on whereabouts of Austin Tice after collapse of Syrian regime

The US government is rushing to uncover new information on the whereabouts of Austin Tice following the collapse of the Syrian government this weekend.

by: NBC News

Top Republicans split over strategy to move Trump's 2025 agenda

Incoming Senate GOP leader John Thune wants to pass two bills: border and energy policy in one and tax cuts in a second. The House's top tax writer is pushing for one big package.

by: London Evening Standard

Damp and mould among issues identified in military housing

More personnel could decide to leave the military because of poor accommodation if action is not taken, the report warns.

by: Daily Express

Rachel Reeves facing union showdown amid public sector strike warnings

Teachers and nurses have warned of strikes, with government departments on a collision course with unions unsatisfied with the proposals to raise pay for more than a million public sector workers.

by: PBS

'Dreamers' shut out of the health care marketplace in 19 states for now, judge rules

Judge Daniel Traynor of the U.S. District Court in North Dakota issued the order Monday from Bismarck, dealing a setback to a Biden administration rule that was estimated to allow 147,000 immigrants to enroll for coverage.

by: Newstalk ZB

Government's climate plan hits some targets, misses others

The Government is on track to meet its first and second emissions budgets, but remains off track for hitting its third budget, which begins in the 2030s.

by: CNN

Senate GOP blocks bill to protect journalists after Trump opposes it

Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort by Democrats to pass a bipartisan bill that would give journalists greater protections under federal law - a move that comes in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump opposing the measure.

by: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis officials want Rams cash to build homes, fix streets and make child care cheaper

Proposal from Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, Aldermanic President Megan Green marks likely turning point in a three-year debate that began after the city settled with the NFL for $790 million.

by: MSN

'Squad' Democrats demand Biden 'take action' on Equal Rights Amendment in final days

by: MSN

Does Bill Ask Military to "choose between... serving your country and caring for your child"?

At a Rules Committee hearing on H.R. 7673, S. 4199, and S.A. to H.R. 5009, Rep. Leger Fernández raised concerns about healthcare provisions for children in H.R. 5009, particularly their impact on transgender youth.

by: MSN

Trump picks Kimberly Guilfoyle and Tom Barrack as ambassadors to Greece and Turkey

President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate former Fox News personality Kimberly Guilfoyle and his longtime billionaire friend Tom Barrack to serve as ambassadors to Greece and Turkey respectively.

by: MSN

Portland Mayor-elect Keith Wilson plans to keep predecessor's pick in powerful post

Portland Mayor-elect Keith Wilson blazed a path to victory last month as a political outsider keen on upending City Hall's status quo and delivering faster, more effective results on homelessness and other serious challenges.

by: MSN

Ministers recommend 2.8% pay rise for teachers and NHS workers

Ministers recommend 2.8% pay rise for teachers and NHS workers - The Cabinet Office also suggested pay increases for senior civil servants should be kept to no more than 2.8%.

by: MSN

Trump says he'll name Andrew Ferguson head of FTC; Kimberly Guilfoyle as Ambassador to Greece

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Andrew Ferguson as the next chair of the Federal Trade Commission. He will replace Lina Khan, who became a lightning rod for Wall Street and Silicon Valley by blocking billions of dollars' worth of corporate acquisitions and suing Amazon and Meta while alleging anticompetitive

by: MSN

Larry Kudlow: Wall Street and Main Street are doing the Trump dance

FOX Business host Larry Kudlow unpacks 'soaring' confidence following President-elect Donald Trump's victory on 'Kudlow.'

by: MSN

Agreement between N.L. and Que. on Churchill Falls could be within reach, Radio-Canada reports

After decades of disputes and years of negotiations, an agreement between Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec to renew the contract for the Churchill Falls hydroelectric project could be within reach,

by: MSN

'No guardrails': How Trump could weaponize the DOJ to intimidate Congress and media

President-elect Donald Trump ran openly on his plans to use the federal government to intimidate and prosecute his political enemies and journalists. Now, a new report shows how he may do this in a second term.

by: MSN

Trump's policies and old global ties

DONALD Trump's first administration was marked by bold, polarising policies on tariffs and immigration. This pattern might re-emerge in his second tenure with significant implications for the US economy,

by: MSN

What the oil and gas industry wants from Trump and how his administration might deliver it

The oil and gas industry has a "to do" list for President-elect Donald Trump. The lobby group American Petroleum Institute has asked Trump to swiftly authorize liquified natural gas exports, expand drilling on federal lands,

by: MSN

The US is bombing targets across Syria, and it isn't the only one seizing on this uncertain moment

The US, Israeli, and Turkish militaries all hit targets in Syria over the past few days in service of their national security interests.

by: MSN

If the Tories and Reform work together, Labour could be destroyed in five years time, says Jacob Rees-Mogg

In recent weeks, the Reform Party has not only seen defections from former Tory MP, Andrea Jenkyns and former Tory strategist Tim Montgomerie, but today it emerged the property tycoon and billionaire Nick Candy,

by: MSN

Inside Assad's Ransacked Palace: Anxiety Pills, Graffiti and Shredded Posters

In Assad's abandoned office, his desk and floor were littered with books and papers: a history of the Russian military, a map of northeastern Syria, a biography of himself. Stri

by: MSN

Live Briefing: U.S. would recognize a Syrian government that comes from inclusive process, Blinken says

Assad's fall, targeted Syrian military facilities, including a possible chemical weapons facility, said two Western officials.

by: MSN

Duty of candour in NHS 'does not work and needs urgent review', inquiry told

Duty of candour in the NHS is not working and needs replacing with stronger powers, a former senior ombudsman has told the inquiry over the crimes of child serial killer nurse Lucy Letby. Sir Rob Behrens said that fines for health and social care providers ...

by: MSN

Pensacola and Perdido Bay Estuary Act passes House of Representatives; heads to Biden's desk for signature

The "Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act" could be signed into law after it passed the United States House of Representatives and unanimously in the United States Senate, according to the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program.

by: MSN

'Counterintuitive - and dangerous': Agency that fights foreign disinformation may shutter

A State Department agency that fights to disrupt disinformation abroad could shut down just as Donald Trump is set to return to the White House. The Global Engagement Center learned over the weekend that the latest National Defense Authorization Act did not include a multi-year extension for the unit,

by: MSN

Why the US has birthright citizenship and how Trump could challenge it

President-elect Donald Trump has for years been railing against the concept of birthright citizenship in the 14th Amendment.

by: MSN

Bragg says Trump's crimes and 'history of malicious conduct' are too serious for his hush-money case to be dismissed

Trump is too guilty, and his history of flouting the law too serious, for his only conviction to be tossed, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is arguing.

by: MSN

L.A. City Council approves 'mansion tax' spending plan and program guidelines

L.A.'s tax on the sale of multimillion-dollar properties has collected about $480 million. It will be spent on affordable housing and tenant protection efforts.

by: MSN

'Government of the billionaires': Trump's new pitch triggers explosive outcry

President-elect Donald Trump's proposed new arrangement for any company looking to expand in America garnered immediate suspicion and criticism Tuesday on social media. In a post to his Truth Social platform on Tuesday,

by: MSN

Adam Kinzinger had the perfect response to Trump's strategy of attacks and lies

Claire McCaskill explains how Trump's threats to fire the FBI dir. and throw members of the Jan. 6 committee in jail are just part of his communication strategy

by: MSN

US imposes trade curbs on Chinese and Russian firms over human rights violations

The US unveiled trade restrictions Tuesday on eight companies, including two Chinese firms and several from Russia, alleging human rights violations.

by: MSN

Social Security Fairness Act: What It Is and Will It Pass

Some people don't receive all their Social Security benefits, even though they paid into the system. A bill would change that.

Social Security Fairness Act: What It Is and Will It Pass

Some people don't receive all their Social Security benefits, even though they paid into the system. A bill would change that.
The Social Security Fairness Act, as discussed in the MSN article, aims to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), which currently reduce or eliminate Social Security benefits for many public sector workers like teachers, police officers, and firefighters who also receive pensions from non-Social Security covered employment. These provisions were intended to prevent what was seen as a "windfall" for workers who had pensions from jobs not covered by Social Security, but critics argue they unfairly penalize public servants. The Act has garnered significant bipartisan support in Congress, with over 300 co-sponsors in the House and 50 in the Senate, reflecting a broad consensus on the need for reform. However, despite this support, the bill's passage remains uncertain due to the complexities of legislative processes, budget considerations, and differing views on how to address Social Security's long-term solvency. The article highlights the ongoing debate and the potential implications for millions of retirees if the Act were to pass.

Read the Full MSN Article at:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/social-security-fairness-act-what-it-is-and-will-it-pass/ar-AA1vCxlM