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Month: May 2021

Senate Republicans insist bipartisan infrastructure deal is possible while slamming size and scope of White House proposal

Several Senate Republicans insisted on Sunday that they were open to a bipartisan deal on a narrow infrastructure plan, despite slamming the size and scope of President Joe Biden’s massive infrastructure proposal. Biden unveiled a roughly $2 trillion dollar package in March that aims to improve the nation’s infrastructure and shift to greener energy over

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Cindy McCain on Afghanistan withdrawal: ‘The whole effort will be for nothing unless we do it correctly’

Cindy McCain said Sunday that if her late husband, Arizona Sen. John McCain, were alive, he would be watching the US’ approach to withdrawing troops from Afghanistan and warned that America’s longest war will have been “for nothing” if it’s not done correctly. “I’ve often thought what John would say right now, what he would

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Manchester United fans mount protest against US owners as Premier League match against Liverpool postponed

By John Sinnott, CNN A marquee English Premier League game was postponed on Sunday after hundreds of Manchester United fans, protesting against the club’s US owners, invaded the pitch at its Old Trafford stadium ahead of the match against Liverpool. “Following the security breach at Old Trafford, the Manchester United vs. Liverpool game has been

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Biden adviser: President didn’t say ‘absolutely’ open schools in fall because virus is unpredictable

President Joe Biden hasn’t committed to K-12 schools reopening full-time and in-person in the fall, one of his senior advisers said Sunday, because the coronavirus remains unpredictable. “He said ‘probably.’ He did not say ‘absolutely,’ ” Senior Adviser to the President Anita Dunn told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” “Because we’ve all

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