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Pramila Jayapal pushes Medicare for All polling

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) wants Medicare for All back in the health care debate. The former Congressional Progressive Caucus chair plans to present polling to her House Democratic colleagues...

AI should be a first-tier public policy issue

In the current discourse on artificial intelligence, the interplay between expected consequences and understanding of social impacts demands a rigorous reinterpretation. The former is the well-known, short-term impact of an automation technology: While it is pretty much certain that at some point AI will bring about new innovations and eliminate entire categories of problems faced […]

Trump’s approval down 8 points since start of year: Poll

President Trump’s approval rating has dropped eight points since he started his second presidential term at the beginning of the year, according to a new Emerson College Polling survey. Forty-one percent of voters said they approve of the job Trump is doing as president, down from 49 percent who said the same in January. And 50...

Voters prefer moderate candidates over progressives, MAGA: Poll

Voters prefer moderate candidates over both progressive and MAGA contenders for the next presidential race, according to a new Emerson College Polling survey. In a hypothetical 2028 matchup against a progressive Democrat, voters sided with a moderate Republican by roughly 12 points. A moderate Democrat, on the other hand, won a showdown against a MAGA...

Deadly ISIS attack tests Trump’s Syria policy, ability to retaliate

The deadly attack in Syria that left three Americans dead has complicated the nascent relationship between the United States and Damascus and sparked speculation over how the Trump administration might respond. President Trump has vowed that the Saturday attack — carried out by a lone Islamic State group gunman that reportedly infiltrated local security forces,...

GLP-1s linked to lower colon cancer mortality rates: Study

The study found that the five-year mortality rate was significantly lower among patients who were using GLP-1 receptor agonists.

America’s energy bills shouldn’t fund Big Tech’s data centers 

Data centers should pay these incremental capacity costs they impose on the system, rather than having them allocated to all retail customers generally. 

Thomas Jefferson would expect much more of Congress today

To fulfill its constitutional duty, Congress should heed Jefferson’s call.

Greene will introduce bill for ‘aggressively phasing out’ H-1B visas

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced plans Thursday to introduce a bill that will “aggressively” phase out the H-1B visa program and eventually eliminate it completely. The proposal comes just days after President Trump defended bringing foreign workers into the U.S. Greene’s bill would eliminate the H-1B visa program with an exemption only for medical...

Christie defends legal sports betting after NBA, MLB scandals

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) in defending the legalized sports gambling industry is arguing for more regulations on the booming business of wagering on pro and college athletics. "Regulated betting, when done right, strengthens the integrity of sports," Christie wrote in an op-ed published Friday by The New York Times. "There’s no denying...

A look back at the Dayton accords that ended war in Bosnia 30 years ago

Thirty years have passed since U.S.-led diplomacy brought together the warring parties in Bosnia to end what then was Europe’s most vicious conflict since World War II.  

Special prosecutor assigned to Trump 2020 Georgia election case with uncertain future

A special prosecutor was named to take over Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s (D) election interference prosecution of President Trump on Friday following Willis’s disqualification.  Peter Skandalakis, the executive director of Georgia’s Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council (PAC), which was tasked with identifying a replacement, appointed himself after reporting an “inability” to find someone else. “Several prosecutors were...

The Abraham Accords expand to Central Asia

The expansion of the Abraham Accords is a welcome development not only for Israel, but equally and probably more importantly for the U.S.

Is Trump channeling Marie Antoinette’s royalty?

Donald Trump has been accused of acting like a monarch, hosting lavish parties while federal workers were struggling to make ends meet, and surrounding himself with loyalists instead of truth-tellers, which could ultimately cost him his grip on power.

NC sheriff: Charlotte is next target of Trump immigration crackdown

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials could move in on Charlotte, N.C., as early as Saturday amid President Trump's immigration crackdown across the country, according to local law enforcement. Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden was notified by two CBP officials on Wednesday that agents could arrive over the weekend or early next week, and...

It’s not just the 1 percent — the socialists will soon be coming for your money, too 

We cannot allow today’s socialist fever to wreck the American dream. 

Whole Hog Politics: The Epstein case, botched, bungled and busted 

Back in July, Laura Loomer — who is some combination of Trump confidante, MAGA enforcer and right-wing media personality — went public with her urging to President Trump to appoint a special counsel “to handle the Epstein files investigation.” Loomer is good at using her clout with President Trump, and has stacks of pink slips...

Thinking of threatening ICE officers? Don’t do it.

The arrest of a Florida man who made online death threats against ICE officers should be a wake-up call to every American.

What Justice Sotomayor knows about executions that just ain’t so

It's one thing to oppose the death penalty. Specious arguments against nitrogen asphyxiation are a distraction and an embarrassment.

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