Headlines for December 16, 2022
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#66XHJ)
- House Passes Bill to Decolonize Puerto Rico
- China COVID Surge Could Infect Hundreds of Millions and Lead to 500,000+ Deaths
- Biden Adds More Chinese Semiconductor Chip Makers to Trade Blacklist
- Biden Wraps Up U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit with $55 Billion Pledge
- Congress Approves $858 Billion Military Budget, $45 Billion More Than Requested by Biden
- Senate Rejects Permitting Reform Amendment Despite Biden Support for Manchin's "Dirty Side Deal"
- Thousands Rally in Support of Istanbul Mayor Convicted of "Insulting Public Officials"
- Spanish Lawmakers Approve Landmark Sexual and Reproductive Health Law
- GOP Senators Block Bill Requiring Workplace Accommodations for Pregnant People
- U.S. Government Sues Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey over Makeshift Border Wall
- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Orders Probe of NGOs for "Orchestrating" Border Crossings
- Michigan Judge Sentences 3 Men Over Role in Plot to Kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
- Twitter Suspends Journalist Accounts in Mounting Crackdown by Elon Musk
- Families of Uvalde Massacre Victims Blast Botched Police Response in House Testimony
- 5 Louisiana Officers Charged in Killing of Black Motorist Ronald Greene
- Texas Jury Finds White Ex-Officer Committed Manslaughter When He Fatally Shot Atatiana Jefferson
- Rep. Ilhan Omar Urges Biden to Pardon Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale