President Trump announced Saturday he approved new fuel economy standards that eliminate an electric vehicle (EV) mandate introduced under the Biden administration. The 2024 EV mandate aimed to facilitate the transition from gas-powered to EVs by setting new pollution standards for automakers' vehicle fleets, which were intentionally difficult to meet without introducing new electric or...
Observing this recent brouhaha brought to mind a saying directed at lawyers: “If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts; if you have the law on your side, pound the law; if you have neither the facts nor the law, pound the table.”
President Biden celebrated Israel’s successful rescue of four hostages from Gaza, vowing that the U.S. "won’t stop” until all of the hostages are returned and a cease-fire is reached in the enclave. Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron praised the operation during their joint international press conference on Saturday in Paris. Both leaders touted the...
A California state judge ordered thousands of University of California workers to pause their strike over the Israel-Hamas war, Orange County Superior Court Judge Randall J. Sherman issued a temporary restraining order Friday, just days after the University of California (UC) filed a lawsuit against UAW 4811, a union that represents 48,000 academic and graduate...
Kia America is recalling more than 460,000 Telluride SUVs and urging people to park their cars away from structures that could catch fire. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued the "park outside" recall on behalf of the manufacturer Friday. The notice affects 462,869 Telluride vehicles from model years 2020-2024. The front power seat...
Their FY 2025 budget proposals undermine America’s diplomatic readiness and capacity, to the detriment of our interests and the benefit of our opponents.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) made a case Saturday against the Biden administration's support for a cease-fire deal in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. “Well, there’s no valid reason to have a cease-fire with Hamas. They’re not capable of having an honorable negotiation," he said Saturday in an interview with NewsNation's Hena Doba. "And...
Tim Parlatore, a former attorney for former President Trump, said Friday that he thinks Supreme Court Justices accepting lavish gifts and vacations “degrades the image of impartiality” and called on Congress to act. Parlatore joined CNN’s Abby Phillip and The Nation’s Elie Mystal to discuss revelations from the justices’ financial disclosure reports released earlier this...
excessive corporate dominance also allows businesses to tamp down the price of labor (a.k.a., wages), limit people’s job opportunities, and otherwise depress working conditions without consequence.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) announced new legislation this week that would help combat abuse against elderly LGBTQ Americans by establishing a task force within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to focus on solutions for the issue. Gottheimer shared the news of the bill while hosting a roundtable with North Jersey LGBTQ community organizations and advocates....
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) praised the White House for a positive jobs report released Friday, saying, "The president is really landing this." The U.S. added more than 270,000 jobs in May, blowing well past the expected 185,000, according to data from the Department of Labor. The findings, however, also showed that the unemployment rate ticked...
As the LGBTQ community celebrates Pride month this June, they also reflect on a year filled with legal battles and growing restrictions on their rights, particularly those of transgender youth.
