Новости за 31.05.2023

Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday appointed the former Texas secretary of state, who was involved in trying to overturn the 2020 election, as interim attorney general.

Chick-fil-A, Target, Bud Light, and more have all become targets of the far right for having even a hint of association with LGBTQ people or efforts to promote diversity, equity, or inclusion.

Republicans are now upset about the debt ceiling bill for another reason: It doesn’t go after low-income housing.

Next week, Chris Christie will make it official: At a town hall on Tuesday in Manchester, New Hampshire, the former New Jersey governor will announce that he is running for president.

Self-proclaimed “independent” and “caucus of one” Representative Nancy Mace brought a set of literal brass balls to Steve Bannon’s War Room program, as she whipped up support for sending the country into default.

White House and Republican negotiators seem confident that the new debt ceiling bill will pass, but it’s going to be a long fight to get there.

On Tuesday, twice-impeached, criminally indicted, and liable-for-sexual-abuse former President Donald Trump attacked his former press secretary, “Kayleigh Milktoast McEnany,” on his far-right social media platform, Truth Social.

Twitter’s value has tanked since Elon Musk took over six months ago, with the company now worth just one-third what he originally paid for it.

Getting to a deal to raise the debt ceiling was supposed to be the hard part. But dozens of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle decried the agreement concocted over the weekend by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the clouds of complaints imbuing the Capitol with a decidedly peevish atmosphere on Tuesday. The House may vote on the legislation as early as Wednesday, but it remains an open question as to whether the Republican majority can get it across the finish line, and... Читать дальше...

The debt crisis is over, the Kevin McCarthy crisis has begun, and it’s not too early to regret that the deal that will keep the United States government out of default does not include a tax increase.

When Gerald Ford became president, the Michigan Republican was known to a scandal-weary nation as a man who called himself “a Ford, not a Lincoln.” That same claim of humility and thrift can’t be applied to the Navy aircraft supercarriers that today bear Ford’s name. The first Ford Class carrier, fittingly named the USS Gerald R. Ford, was put to sea in 2017, took more than a decade to build, and cost $13.3 billion. Its three successors, all still under construction, are projected to cost about the same. Читать дальше...

On May 20, members of neo-Nazi groups took up positions outside the Country Bookshelf in Bozeman, Montana—an intimidation tactic meant to disrupt the Drag Story Hour taking place there. Mostly masked, members of groups like White Lives Matter and their associates held a white banner reading, “PEDOPHILES NOT WELCOME.” Another sign read “QUEERS HURT WHITE KIDS.” The Drag Story Hour in Bozeman was the second one the neo-Nazis had hit that day—simultaneously a familiar scene that has played out across... Читать дальше...

The good news about the agreement on the debt ceiling President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck is that it’s probably the best deal Democrats could have gotten. Biden can sell his party on the fact that the deal falls far short of the draconian demands made by the GOP’s right flank—who had previously been running the show and are now incensed at being left behind. Democrats had spent much of the debt negotiations on their back foot; now Republicans are in disarray. Similarly... Читать дальше...

There is a lot of hype surrounding “artificial intelligence.” Some of it manifests in optimistic ways: AI could make knowledge more accessible, replace menial tasks, and lead to better outcomes for health, wealth, and innovation. Then there are the prophets of doom. A group of tech industry leaders, including those working for prominent AI firms, said in an open letter that “mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics... Читать дальше...

Presidential hopefuls Vivek Ramaswamy and Ron DeSantis have taken their “war on woke” to the extreme, with featured speaking spots at the second annual Moms for Liberty summit.