For the first time, the United States is no longer ranked as one of the 20 happiest countries in the world, according to the annual World Happiness Report finishing at number 23, down eight spots from last year. The report attributes this to Americans under 30, who feel worse about their lives. The US still ranks in the top 10 countries for those 60 and older, but for those under 30, it ranks 62nd.
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Donald Trump is already claiming that November’s election will be ‘rigged’ against him, using the term “too big to rig” based on the idea that he needs a lead so significant in November that no fraudulent activity can erase it.Brian Klaas joins the Morning Joe panel to discuss the risks this rhetoric poses to democracy and the potential for violence as well as the broader implications for American democracy, questioning the support of wealthy individuals for Trump despite his divisive rhetoric: “They’re duped…They think the crazy is going to stay on the crazy side of things and not going to affect the economy.”
Amid discussions on Trump’s immigration policies and their impact on America’s economy and social fabric, Sen. Garry Peters (D-MI) joins the Morning Joe panel to discuss the former president’s statements against immigrants, highlighting the hypocrisy in Trump’s stance given his connections to immigrants and the vital role immigrants play in supporting the American economy. Peters also addresses the need for the Democratic Party to engage with Latino communities actively.
A top Pentagon official says that the U.S. has not received a formal request from Nigers junta to depart the country, saying instead it has received mixed signals on whether the hundreds of U.S. troops based there are no longer welcome
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he will share alternatives to Israels planned ground assault into the southern Gaza town of Rafah when he meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his War Cabinet this week
Algeria will hold its next presidential election on Sept. 7, giving first-term President Abdelmajid Tebboune more than five months to campaign should he choose to seek a second term leading the oil-rich north African nation
Algeria will hold its next presidential election on Sept. 7, giving first-term President Abdelmajid Tebboune more than five months to campaign should he choose to seek a second term leading the oil-rich north African nation
Algeria will hold its next presidential election on Sept. 7, giving first-term President Abdelmajid Tebboune more than five months to campaign should he choose to seek a second term leading the oil-rich north African nation
For decades, their mission in World War II was top secret
Members of American military units that became known as the Ghost Army, whose mission during World War II remained a secret for decades, are being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.Three of the seven known surviving members are set to attend the ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, including 100-year-old Seymour Nussenbaum of Monroe Township, New Jersey, 100-year-old Bernard Bluestein of Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and 99-year-old John Christman of Leesburg, New Jersey. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3Tuz38e #usa #worldwar2 #ww2 #ghostarmy #unitedstates #news #live
CAIRO (AP) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday a major Israeli ground assault on the southern Gaza town of Rafah would be a mistake and unnecessary to defeating Hamas, underscoring the further souring of relations between the United States and Israel. Blinken, on his sixth urgent Mideast mission since the war began []
As I read about the wokeness at our nations serviceacademies, two questions, asked about 250 years ago, popped into my mind: “If not now, when? If not us, who?”