Follow live updates as the Senate votes on the debt ceiling bill. Environmental activists are enraged by the deal struck between President Biden and Republicans to raise the debt ceiling because it would also expedite construction of a bitterly contested gas pipeline and includes unusual measures to insulate that project from judicial review. The $6.6 […]
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Ugandan President Signs Anti-Gay Law That Includes Death Penalty
The president of Uganda signed a punitive anti-gay bill on Monday that includes the death penalty, enshrining into law an intensifying crackdown against L.G.B.T.Q. people in the conservative East African nation and dismissing widespread calls not to impose one of the world’s most restrictive anti-gay measures. The law, which was introduced in Parliament in March, […]
When Being European Parliament President Includes Aiding Police Raids
Roberta Metsola achieved a number of firsts when she was elected president of the European Parliament a year ago. She was the first person from Malta, the smallest European Union country, to hold the job; the first woman in 20 years; and, at 43, the youngest president in the Parliament’s history. On Dec. 11 she […]
Guest List for Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral Includes Everyday Honorees
Among those invited to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral are almost 200 people who were honored for various forms of public service this year.