NEWS AND OPINION:

Where is first girl Jill Biden off to on Wednesday? The White House has the reply.

“On Wednesday, May 17th, first lady Jill Biden will travel to Bethel, Alaska to highlight the Biden-Harris administration’s historic investments to expand broadband connectivity in Native American communities, including Alaska Native communities in Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta,” the White House stated in a written assertion.

“These investments were made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and are part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. Dr. Biden’s visit will be the first visit to Bethel, Alaska by a first lady of the United States,” the assertion stated.

So that’s who can be in Alaska.

Traveling appears a lifestyle for Mrs. Biden, who has visited Mexico, Africa, England and such states as California, Colorado, Michigan, Maine, Vermont and Ohio in current days.

Following her look in Alaska, the primary girl will proceed her travels and be part of President Biden for the three-day G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan — which begins Friday.

And about that journey

Sen. John Cornyn has formally known as on President Biden to cancel the aforementioned journey to Japan and keep residence to work on debt ceiling negotiations to be able to keep away from a dreaded default on the nationwide debt.

“Given the already fragile state of the economy, a default is the very last thing we need. The White House insisted time and time again that the president wouldn’t drop his demand for a clean debt ceiling increase,” the Texas Republican stated Tuesday.

He famous that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has stated the U.S. might default on the debt as early as June 1.

“With this as a backdrop, President Biden is planning to hop on a plane to Japan. He can’t fly halfway around the globe just as negotiations are gaining momentum,” Mr. Cornyn stated.

“Now is the time for the president to take this crisis seriously and to own his responsibility to negotiate a successful outcome,” the senator suggested.

The Russian issue

Much has been written about immigrants arriving on the southern U.S. border from Mexico and South America. Another inhabitants of would-be residents has additionally been acknowledged, they usually hail from Russia.

“It started with a trickle ­— a few hundred arrivals per month in the immediate aftermath of Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine; now several thousand are arriving at the border each month, with more expected as Russia moves to mobilize more soldiers,” notes The Messenger, a newly launched information group that debuted Tuesday.

The publication carried out a examine of U.S. Border Control information to disclose that 30,455 Russian nationals tried to enter the U.S. from Mexico within the six months following Russian President Putin’s announcement {that a} nationwide navy draft was underway in his nation.

“That’s more than the figure for the three previous years combined,” The Messenger stated, noting that Russians can get into Mexico with “relative ease” and sometimes fly to the U.S. through Turkey or Brazil.

“The Russians coming to Mexico aren’t enduring anything like the typical odysseys of migrants to the U.S.: no smugglers’ fees, no long treks through the ‘Darien Gap’ in Panama — a remote mountainous stretch of rainforest that links South and Central America — or other dangerous routes. Typically, they fly to Cancun or Mexico City and then make their way to the border areas,” The Messenger stated.

Foxified

Fox News continues its successful streak within the scores race. During the week of May 8– 14, the community marked its nineteenth consecutive week as essentially the most watched community in the complete cable realm throughout daytime viewing, incomes 1.1 million viewers and besting such nonnews competitors as ESPN (902,000 viewers) and Turner Network Television (894,000). News rival MSNBC had a daytime viewers of 755,000 whereas CNN attracted 462,000.

Fox News additionally dominated primetime with 1.4 million viewers — in comparison with MSNBC with 1.2 million viewers and CNN with 681,000. As ordinary, “The Five” earned the very best score for Fox News with an viewers of two.7 million, adopted by Jesse Watters Primetime.

Snooze information

College life seems to be extra tiring than it was once.

The University of Texas at Austin’s University Health Services has now created an internet “dedicated Napping Page” which offers sleepy college students with insider perception on the advantages of naps, in addition to napping ideas and an interactive “Nap Map” for the weary.

The complicated useful resource reveals the “best napping spots on campus,” for individuals who want a nap in keeping with a evaluate by The College Fix, a student-written information group.

“College students are among the most sleep-deprived populations. While it’s important for students to aim for 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night, napping can be a good supplement during the day if you’re feeling you need a boost,” notes the nap advisory, which is certainly printed by the varsity’s well being service.

It additionally affords perception into excellent campus napping places with comfy seating and “quiet ambiance,” amongst different issues.

“Keep naps short and sweet. A power nap of 20-30 minutes can renew attention span and refresh the body,” the Napping Page suggested.

Poll du jour

78% of U.S. adults say that it's a “bad time” to purchase a home proper now; 82% of Republicans, 77% of independents and 78% of Democrats agree.

56% say the worth of houses within the U.S. has elevated; 47% of Republicans, 57% of independents and 65% of Democrats agree.

25% say the costs of houses has stayed the identical; 25% of Republicans, 25% of independents and 23% of Democrats agree.

21% of U.S. adults say that it's a “good time” to purchase a home proper now; 18% of Republicans, 22% of independents and 21% of Democrats agree.

19% say the worth of houses has decreased; 28% of Republicans, 18% of independents and 11% of Democrats agree.

Source: A Gallup annual “Economy and Personal Finance” ballot of 1,013 U.S. adults carried out April 3-25 and launched Tuesday.

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