Democrats and Republicans are jockeying now to show the public which party is the most fiscally responsible. It's a key test as the White House and Congress will need to agree to raise the government's borrowing authority this summer, or else the U.S.

The student, who has dual Dutch/Canadian citizen, has a Bachelor's degree in Politics and East European Studies from University College London (UCL) and a Masters in Science from the University of Oxford. 

When answer questions from Chairman Durbin, Jackson said she agreed with conservative Justice Barrett - one of Trump's picks - that a nominee should not comment on any potential future cases or on politically charged matters.

This could signal that Jackson is a 'safe' nominee since rather than opposition from Republicans and independents, she is met with complacency. It seems to be an odd place for the first ever black woman nominated to the Supreme Court to be sitting.

Surprisingly, the ending of season 2 almost works as a finale for the whole series. Still, Marling and Batmanglij have the real conclusion tucked away somewhere. Let's pray they have a chance to bring season 3 to the screen. Someone please hop dimensions and rescue this show from the realm of canceled TV.

President Joe Biden will propose raising taxes on Americans earning more than $400,000 to boost funding for Medicare and expand the program's ability to negotiate lower costs for prescription drugs in a bid to fix an imminent funding crisis.

It glues itself together with realistic, loyal characters bonded by their harrowing shared ordeals. There's even a believable love story, a flicker of warmth amid the creepy science, cryptic puzzles and trippy imagery.

Dubbed 'little viscount' by his mother, he often holidayed with his grandmother, Mary, Viscountess Selby, and aunt, the Hon Catherine Waldermar Brown, when enjoying time off from his boarding school in Perth. 

'The reason I ask these questions is because, I have no doubt your faith is important to you and I have zero doubt that you can adjudicate people's cases if they're atheist,' he added of his confidence in Jackson. 'If I had any doubt, I would say so.'

Some $670 billion to $1.2 trillion could be raised by removing limits on the payroll taxes that fund Social Security. But that would be a tax increase. The GOP opposes tax hikes, and the increase would also violate Democrat Biden's promise to only raise taxes on those earning more than $400,000.

Jim Carter, a director at the conservative America First Policy Institute, said that Congress typically ignores presidential budgets and he expects Biden's plan to be more of a 'liberal messaging document.'

According to an online biography of the future royal, Sophie 'has a keen interest in violence prevention and women's human rights, themes on which she has conducted research in the Middle East and Caucasus, as well as a passion for efforts which help build global consensus and bridge voices of the Global North and South.

Although real estate consultant Eliza was able to introduce Alexander to her parents when they paid a visit to London the previous February, there was no chance that he could meet them to seek her hand in marriage.  

And season 2 is even better than the first. It becomes a noir detective story set in Silicon Valley, where kids, one of whom is played by Zendaya, are disappearing after competing in a VR game on an app. Shot with a more polished look, season 2 is slightly less bleak than the character drama of season 1. There are even attempts at humor -- Marling is no stranger to comedy, appearing in Community and British series Babylon.

She noted that her parents grew up in the era of racial segregation in the South but said they taught her 'if I worked hard and believed in myself, in America I could do anything or be anything I wanted to be.'

Netflix made a mistake by canceling this show. Many fans believed it was a publicity stunt -- there was no way the streamer would stop funding this acclaimed, if expensive, series intended for five seasons, each wildly different in style and setting from the previous.

No doubt his family connections and dashing good looks will come in handy if Louis decides to pursue his dream of becoming an actor, with the viscount having studied at ArtsEd, an independent performing arts school based in Chiswick.

Activists left signs at the monument saying 'Bring down Dundas', 'Their lives mattered', and 'Hope' - and some called for a plaque to be added explaining Dundas' role in delaying the abolition of slavery while Home Secretary in the 1800s.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Pennsylvania is very 'close to Biden's heart' and that the president, who was born in Scranton, sees it as a 'second home' after Delaware, where he served as a senator.

Graham's walk out came following a heated debate with Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin (right) as he defended Jackson against the Republican senator's line of questioning. 'As long as they're dangerous, I hope they all die in jail if they're going to go back and kill Americans,' Graham yelled when speaking of the Guantanamo Bay detainees