Germany's coalition collapses dramatically ... - Associated Press News
Nov 7, 2024 · Germany’s leader is expected to lead the country with a minority government after the collapse of the coalition. Chancellor Olaf Scholz dramatically fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats in a late-night move on Wednesday after a marathon of crisis meetings.
Germany's Coalition Collapses Dramatically. Scholz Plans to Lead …
Nov 7, 2024 · The chancellor hopes that his minority government — Scholz’s left-leaning Social Democrats with the remaining coalition partner, the environmentalist Greens — will get the support from Merz ...
US Sen. Dick Durbin says Democrats’ minority status a …
2 days ago · Durbin, the Senate’s No. 2 ranking Democrat, turns 80 on Nov. 21 and has yet to say if he’ll run for reelection in 2026. He has been in the Senate since 1997 after serving 14 years in the ...
Minority-owned firms face ‘crisis’ as affirmative action programs …
3 days ago · November 11, 2024 at 9:10 a.m. EST. Minority- and women-owned businesses are bracing for the end of affirmative action in federal contracting — and the potential loss of contracts worth at least ...
Germany’s leader expected to lead country with minority government ...
Nov 7, 2024 · BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government coalition has collapsed in dramatic fashion after Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats in a ...
France’s minority government survives a no-confidence vote, 2 …
Oct 8, 2024 · France’s minority government has survived a no-confidence vote, two weeks after taking office, getting over the first hurdle placed by left-wing lawmakers to bring down new conservative Prime Minister Michel Barnier.
Black and other minority farmers are getting $2 ... - Associated Press News
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Biden administration has doled out more than $2 billion in direct payments for Black and other minority farmers discriminated against by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the president announced Wednesday.
These groups feel U.S. race and ethnicity categories still don’t ...
May 27, 2024 · The federal government recently reclassified race and ethnicity groups in an effort to better capture the diversity of the United States, but some groups feel the changes miss the mark.
Minority News Release | Minority News Releases | News | United …
Sep 25, 2024 · Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor today ahead of the Senate’s 78-18 vote to pass the continuing resolution. The legislation now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law.
FOCUS: Japan PM Ishiba's minority gov't to struggle to pursue …
2 days ago · Ishiba suspected of falling asleep during Diet session to select PM. Nov 12, 2024 | KYODO NEWS. Two weeks after Japan's ruling coalition lost its majority in the general election, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was reelected on Monday, but his minority government is expected to struggle with advancing its policy agenda.