Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) panned Democrats who are upping their criticisms of President Biden ahead of the November election, saying they might as well don a "MAGA hat." Fetterman noted during an interview an uptick in Democrats who have become more critical of Biden lately, and said it's only helping former President Trump. "I don't...
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Thursday made public the contact information for The New York Times bureau in Mexico, which is ranked 153rd out of 179 countries in the 2023 Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders. López Obrador, a fierce critic of both domestic and foreign media, showed the bureau's contact information on a...
A progressive PAC is preparing a $30 million investment into a large-scale turnout effort ahead of the November elections. The Chicago-based Progressive Turnout Project (PTP), which was founded in 2015, is looking to rally “inconsistent” Democrats through a variety of voter contact efforts. The organization will deploy methods like distributed organizing, postcard-sending, relational organizing, sending...
Public satisfaction with 12 aspects of life in the United States has declined during President Biden’s time in the White House, according to a new poll. The Gallup poll found that Americans’ satisfaction in 12 out of 29 areas declined during Biden’s presidency. The decline in satisfaction was most prominent with the country’s military strength and preparedness,...
Prejudice against conservative Christians is a real thing. But so is the tendency to see prejudice where it isn’t, and that is Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s special talent.
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) denied credentials for a number of media organizations attempting to cover the annual convention outside of Washington, D.C., this weekend. During an interview with conservative podcaster and former White House chief of staff Steve Bannon, chair Matt Schlapp said "if you're a propagandist, you can buy a ticket like...
Yale University announced Thursday it would be reinstating its test score requirement for admission, becoming the second Ivy League college to bring back SAT and ACT scores. The school said in a statement it was test-optional for the past four years because of the COVID-19 pandemic and difficulties many students faced in taking the assessments...
The San Diego Zoo announced Thursday it was taking steps to potentially welcome back giant pandas from China. The China Wildlife Conservation Association has signed a cooperation agreement with the zoo in San Diego, reigniting a years-long gesture of goodwill between the United States and China. The Associated Press noted the Chinese organization also signed a...
With thousands of Gaza residents and hundreds of aid workers reportedly dead in Israel's conflict against Hamas, a top United Nations health official called the region a "death zone" Wednesday and reiterated his calls for an immediate cease-fire. "Gaza has become a death zone," World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a...
These men have known each for decades. But long histories do not ensure lasting ties. And politics have a way of changing things.
A new survey by Pew Research Center found 71 percent of teachers said they don’t have enough influence over what is taught in public schools in their area. Fifty-eight percent of the teachers surveyed said their state government has too much influence over what is taught in schools. The poll also found the contentious debates about what...
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said in an interview Wednesday that former President Trump now represents the establishment wing of the Republican party and described himself as holding minority views. “I'm in the minority in my party right now; I'm not in the establishment. I'm frankly an anti-establishment Republican, and I think you can...
While it makes for thrilling headlines and thrilling novels, the risks that al Qaeda or the Islamic State will manufacture a wholly new virus are markedly low.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said if President Biden takes executive action to restrict migrants seeking asylum at the southern border, he would be making a "mistake.” “This would be an extremely disappointing mistake,” Jayapal wrote on X, formerly Twitter, in response to CNN's reporting that Biden is considering blocking those who cross...
The Biden administration’s focus on restricting textbook access programs is misdirected and will likely result in higher costs for students.
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is kicking off its first full day of speakers Thursday in what is expected to be a de facto rally for Donald Trump's presidential bid. The event in past years has been a showcase for different facets of the American conservative movement, though recently it has been dominated by...
Thousands of outages affecting AT&T’s wireless network were reported early Thursday morning, according to tracking site DownDetector. The outages appeared to start around 4 a.m. Thursday, with the number of reported outages surging to more than 70,000 as of 8 a.m., according to the tracking website. They were most concentrated in Houston, Atlanta, Miami and Chicago, but affected...
Former President Trump said the former first lady Melania Trump will be out on the campaign trail "quite a bit," when asked if the public should expect to see more of her at events. The former president, during a town hall with Fox News's Laura Ingraham, heaped praise on his wife, calling her a "private...
Why are the Democrats still sticking with Biden/Harris instead of someone who possesses at least as much charisma as a 2004-era Obama?
GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she did not endorse the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that said frozen embryos and fertilized eggs should be treated as children under state law. Instead, Haley told the hosts of CNN's "King Charles," that she agreed an embryo is an unborn baby. “Well, first of all, I didn't,...
Why many doctors willingly aid the state to facilitate punishment or engage in torture is a question worth unpacking.
Court documents released ahead of the upcoming Gabby Petito civil trial have revealed some of the numerous calls made between Brian Laundrie, his parents and his attorney in the hours after Petito's murder in 2021.
Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.) endorsed Virginia state Sen. Jennifer Boysko’s (D) bid for the state’s tenth congressional district on Thursday, becoming the first member from Virginia’s delegation to endorse in the race to replace Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.). “With extreme MAGA Republicans pushing for dangerous and divisive policies that put women and families at risk,...
Former President Trump is leading President Biden in head-to-head hypotheticals in both Arizona and Nevada, new polling released Thursday shows. A new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey found 46 percent of Arizona voters support Trump when pitted in a one-on-one with Biden, while 43 percent back the incumbent. Another 12 percent were undecided. In Nevada,...
A group of law enforcement leaders urged President Biden to reclassify marijuana to a lesser status in a Thursday letter. “We are current and former police chiefs, sheriffs, federal and state prosecutors, and correctional officials from across the country dedicated to protecting public safety and reducing unnecessary arrests, prosecutions, and incarceration,” reads the letter from...
