Former President Trump doubled down on calling for the death penalty for drug dealers Saturday. “President Xi in China controls 1.4 billion people, with an iron hand, no drug problems, you know why they have no drug problems?” Trump said at a campaign event in New Hampshire Saturday. “Death penalty for the drug dealers.” “You...
President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses paid tribute to veterans at Arlington National Cemetery Saturday. They arrived at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Saturday morning to honor veterans for Veterans Day, as a line of officers held flags from different military branches and the military band played the national anthem. In...
The release of ChatGPT nearly one year ago in November 2022 ushered in wide recognition that the Age of AI had arrived. For years, there has been a contentious global debate on the future of artificial intelligence (AI) governance. The urgency for action is obvious, as we stand at a crossroads: either the law will...
Federal safety regulators have urged for a redesign of infant loungers after a series of associated infant deaths. Staff at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released a report that proposes a major redesign of most baby loungers and infant cushions, citing 79 deaths from 2010 to 2022. “More than 80 percent of the fatalities...
What if you could get in legal trouble simply because you knew somebody else who got in trouble? You didn’t do anything wrong with them. Or tell them to do anything wrong. Or even know that they were going to do something wrong and fail to tell others. But, theoretically, you could have stopped them...
The Republican National Committee will ban candidates from future presidential debates if they participate in an Iowa conservative Christian group’s upcoming forum, the committee threatened Friday. The Family Leader Foundation invited all major presidential candidates to its “Thanksgiving Family Forum” next Friday, but the RNC said the event is really an unsanctioned debate. The organization...
Former President Donald Trump is set to speak at a campaign event at in Claremont, New Hampshire Saturday at 2 p.m. ET. The appearance comes days after he skipped the third 2024 GOP presidential primary debate, which was held in Miami, in favor of his own event in Hialeah, Florida. It also comes at the...
The share of veterans receiving disability compensation benefits is increasing rapidly and is at an all-time high.
People fleeing the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City were shot at by surrounding Israeli forces, Doctors Without Borders claimed Saturday. The hospital is near the center of the city, which has reportedly been surrounded by the Israeli military as it continues a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip. “At the time of writing, our staff...
For many of Trump’s primary rivals, the case against nominating the former president was straightforward: He could not defeat President Biden in a general election, when more moderate and independent voters are needed to prevail in key battleground states. But recent polling has dealt a blow to that argument. Polls from The New York Times,...
After the most sensational sporting accomplishment of his young life, Stroud deliberately chose to move the spotlight off himself to address a subject he believed was crying out for attention and reform.
A judge ruled that rap lyrics can be used as evidence against rapper Young Thug when he goes to trial later this month on gang and racketeering charges. Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville said Thursday that he would allow prosecutors to use the 17 sets of lyrics they have identified, as long...
Former President Trump’s immigration advisor Stephen Miller predicted that a second Trump term would include more strict policies against immigration, calling for a “spectacular migration crackdown.” “Any activists who doubt President Trump’s resolve in the slightest are making a drastic error: Trump will unleash the vast arsenal of federal powers to implement the most spectacular...
A privatized VA driven by profit risks prioritizing financial gains over the well-being of the brave Americans who have served our nation.
Attorneys for former President Trump backed an effort from media organizations to allow cameras for his federal election fraud trial next year, in a filing Friday. They argued that allowing cameras in the courtroom would show how “unfairly” Trump is being treated by the justice system to the American public. “President Trump calls for sunlight,”...
For Garland and Weiss, equal justice itself becomes a matter of interpretation.
The nurse staffing crisis is an urgent pain point for the country’s more than 5 million nurses, for patients, and for the entire health care system. In the last year, nurses have taken action to demand solutions to insufficient staffing levels, burnout, workplace violence and low wages, at both the state and national level. While...
Let’s recommit to providing veterans with the world-class care and services they deserve.
Nearly half of the homes in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged by the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the United Nations reported. According to a recently released report from the U.N. surveying a preliminary aerial assessment of structural damage in Gaza, 45 percent of the homes in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged....
Fox News host Laura Ingraham and Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel grew testy over recent GOP election losses. Ingraham told McDaniel that Virginia voters were curious where their donations were going after Democrats had big wins during the recent election night. Republicans were outspent by $8 million, Ingraham said. McDaniel countered, saying Virginia Gov....
What does the fast-approaching Veterans Day mean to me and the thousands of other parents who are missing their sons and daughters? What does it mean to me — the father of a homeless veteran who did two tours in Iraq as a Marine — that the country will be honoring those who have served...
The Louisiana Legislature has until Jan. 15 to enact a new congressional map after a lower court ruled that the current boundaries weaken the power of Black voters in the state, an appeals court ruled Friday. The order by a three-judge panel in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals was released Friday. It tosses out...
Fewer and fewer people are watching the GOP's presidential debates, raising sharper questions about their relevance in a cycle where the party's front-runner, former President Donald Trump, is skipping them. Fewer than 7 million people tuned in for this week's debate, where Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis both got solid reviews for their performances. But with a dwindling audience...
House Republicans are struggling with the same battles over government funding that led to the chaotic unseating of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), seemingly cutting any honeymoon short for new Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). GOP leadership this week yanked two spending bills from the floor amid disputes on spending and other controversial policy items. With...
Lingering tensions between the Biden and Obama teams broke into the open this week when the former president’s close political adviser David Axelrod said President Biden should consider stepping aside from reelection for the sake of the country. Former Biden White House chief of staff and longtime Biden confidant Ron Klain shot back, complaining about past pointed...
