Centrist US Lawmaker Announces Firm Opposition to Biden Safety Net Legislation
December 19, 2021
A centrist U.S. Democratic lawmaker, Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, said Sunday he is definitively opposed to President Joe Biden’s roughly $2 trillion social safety net spending plan, likely dooming its passage without further sharp revisions i…
Despite Bonanza, Aid Trickles Slowly to US Homeless Students
December 19, 2021
Frank Hardy, 18, has been homeless for the past eight years, moving in and out of shelters with his mom, or staying with his sister’s family while his mom has been in jail.As part of an economic stimulus package to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, the U…