New diplomats will represent the U.S. to Turkey, Austria, New Zealand, and the UN. On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed four of the president’s nominees to the State Department…
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Prayer Updates
New England Experiences Strong Nor’easter
Hurricane-force winds cause great power outages. Hundreds of thousands of people in New England are left without power Wednesday morning as a strong storm charged up the East…
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White House Holds Roundtable on Afghan Evacuees
Administration gets private sector involved in Operation Allies Welcome. Secretary of State Blinken, Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, and White House Coordinator for Operation Allies Welcome Jack Markell led a…
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Immigration Arrests Drop to Ten Year Low
32,000 fewer deportations in fiscal year 2021 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced this week the total number of immigration arrests within the last year. About 72,000…
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Committee Admits Difficulty in Tracking Pandemic Money
Report says, “It’s even harder” to know what the funds were used for. When Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stability Act in 2020, they also established…
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Treasury Department Names Racial Equity Counselor
New program will look at banking and other financial services industries. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced the hiring of a former JPMorgan Chase executive to head a new government program…
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Massive Migrant Caravan Heads Toward Border
Remain in Mexico policy not yet reinstated. The largest and most organized caravan of mostly South Americans, Central Americans, and Haitians are on their way to the U.S.-Mexico…
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NASA Announces Moon Flight for February
Uncrewed flight will lay the foundation for human exploration. It is 52 years since NASA’s space program put humans on the moon, beginning with the Apollo 11 mission…
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At-Home COVID-19 Tests to Become More Accessible
President’s administration sets aside $70 million for new test development. On Monday, the White House announced that it would begin a cross-department initiative to make over-the-counter at-home COVID-19…
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Speaker Predicts Economic Bill Passage This Week
Those crafting the bill have gotten “90%” of the legislation sorted out. On Sunday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated that the House of Representatives was close to a…
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