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Why the pheromone-maxxing trend makes no good scents

Men, we need to talk. I understand dating is difficult right now. The apps are terrible, and everyone is confused. Nobody knows whether they’re dating, talking, hanging out, or...

Fast Takes: A key test for blue-state govs, DSA is going to sink our party and other commentary

With kids now back to “the daily school grind,” USA Today's Ingrid Jacques is...

N.H. democratic socialist candidate won’t commit to endorsing moderate nominee for Senate

Karishma Manzur, a hard-left candidate for New Hampshire's U.S. Senate seat, did not commit to endorsing Rep. Chris Pappas if he wins Tuesday's Democratic primary.

Finally: A bit of rare honesty on Gaza from The New York Times

What do you know? The New York Times just exposed its readers to some...

Ex-New York Gov. George Pataki says he has lung condition caused by 9/11 attack

Former New York Gov. George Pataki said this week that he has a lung condition caused by exposure at ground zero of the Sept. 11 terror attack.

FEMA fires three more people connected to directive to skip homes with Trump signs

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said it fired three people who were associated with a supervisor’s directive to skip homes with President Trump’s campaign signs while facilitating Hurricane Milton disaster relief efforts following an investigation. “That investigation has concluded, and upon my review of all related materials, three additional individuals have been terminated. This...

Noem says DHS has ID’d, will seek prosecution of ‘criminal leakers’

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Friday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has identified two "criminal leakers" within its ranks and will refer them to the Department of Justice for felony prosecutions. "We have identified criminal leakers within @DHSgov and are preparing to refer these perpetrators to the @TheJusticeDept for felony prosecutions. These...

Loeffler: SBA will relocate 6 offices out of ‘sanctuary cities’

The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it will relocate six of its regional offices out of often-called “sanctuary cities,” arguing that the existing locations are bad for small business communities and not complying with federal immigration law.  The SBA will move the offices from Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, New York City and Seattle to “less...

Democrats sound alarm on job cut threats to grid

{beacon} View Online Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Democrats warn budget cuts pose risks to power grids Congressional Democrats are sounding the alarm on the impact of sweeping federal job cuts to the resilience of U.S. power grids. © Adobe Stock As early as February, about 130 federal workers were fired from...

US inmate set to die by firing squad, which states allow this?

A South Carolina death row inmate is set to be executed on Friday, March 7. Instead of the more traditional lethal injection, the inmate—Brad Sigmon, 67—has chosen to die by firing squad, a method that has only been performed three times in the last 49 years.

Trump’s ‘golden visa’ will drive up housing prices as foreign oligarchs swoop in

Trump's proposal for a $5 million gold card residency permit has raised concerns about the potential for money laundering and soaring housing prices, as similar programs in Europe have led to scandals, public outrage and eventual collapse.

Trump administration drops suit that sought to cut toxic emissions in ‘Cancer Alley’

The Trump administration has dropped a lawsuit that sought to cut toxic emissions from a facility in a highly polluted area of Louisiana known as “Cancer Alley.” In 2023, the Biden administration filed a lawsuit against Denka Performance Elastomer in an effort to get it to cut down its emissions of chloroprene. Chloroprene is a...

The Government Accountability Office is MIA when we need it most 

The question people should be asking is: Where is Controller General Gene Dorado amid all this chaos? 

Democratic leaders bash GOP’s spending plan: ‘Not acceptable’

House Democratic leaders warned Friday that they won’t back a long-term extension of current funding levels, which GOP leaders are teeing up for a vote next week. The top Democrats — Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.), Whip Katherine Clark (Mass.) and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (Calif.) — said the Republicans’ bill is a “partisan” effort “that...

$400M in federal grants to Columbia University canceled amid antisemitism probe

The federal government canceled $400 million in grants to Columbia University amid its antisemitism probe into the school, the Justice Department's Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism announced Friday. The cancellation is due to the university’s “continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students,” the Department of Justice, Department of Health and...

Is this what you voted for?

Trump has no mandate to inflict ruinous trade wars on America’s friends, disable the federal government rather than reform it and throw Ukraine to the Russian wolves. 

Senators eye national standard for wildfire response on federal lands

Bipartisan legislation introduced by first-term Sens. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) would establish a nationwide response time standard for wildfires affecting public lands. Under the bill, the Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act, all wildfires on Interior Department- or Agriculture Department-administered lands would be subject to a half-hour response standard. In a statement, Sheehy...

Musk’s SpaceX confirms Starlink lease agreement with FAA

SpaceX confirmed Wednesday that it is leasing Starlink kits and service to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for free but denied any push to take over Verizon’s contract to build an updated communications system for the agency. Elon Musk’s space technology company said it is working with L3Harris, the current contractor for the FAA’s telecommunications...

Most Trump voters oppose Medicaid cuts: Poll

A majority of Americans, including people who voted for President Trump in November, do not want to see Medicaid funding cut, according to a poll from KFF released Friday.  More than 80 percent of respondents, including majorities of Democrats, Republicans, independents, Trump voters, and adults living in rural areas, said Medicaid funding should either increase...

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