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In Trump’s GOP, the sexual revolution has won

There’s good news for Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, even this week, as the Office of the Inspector General investigation into an alleged inappropriate relationship with an underling revealed that her husband, Shawn DeRemer, has been banned from the Labor Department building after multiple sexual harassment allegations. Hers is not the worst Republican sex scandal of […]

Better Donald Trump than Keir Starmer

Britain and the United States have just had their most serious falling-out since the 2024 election. Their quarrel was notionally over a leaseback deal for their joint military base on Diego Garcia, but in truth it was about international law. This time, and I say it as one of his critics, President Donald Trump was […]

America off the rails: A political class without restraint stokes fear and division

If there was ever a point of agreement between supporters of President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 election cycle, it was on this item: The contest’s stakes were impossibly high.  An Echelon Insights survey conducted on the eve of Election Day found that 78% of soon-to-be Trump voters and 82% […]

Democrats should be ashamed of their immigration policies

It wasn’t just a made-for-TV moment, it was engineered to go viral on social media. Congressional Democrats insolently sitting on their hands after President Donald Trump asked those who believe that the first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal immigrants, to stand. When Democrats didn’t, Trump admonished them, “You should […]

Left-wing late night and the law: The latest Colbert controversy highlights dated broadcast regulations

At a time when the Federal Communications Commission faces genuinely difficult questions about broadband expansion, spectrum allocation, and the future of communications infrastructure, Washington instead found itself consumed by a late-night comedy segment that never even aired. The spark was simple enough. Late Show host Stephen Colbert revealed that CBS would not broadcast an interview […]

Oversight panel deposes Hillary Clinton in Epstein investigation

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has kicked off its deposition of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in its investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The deposition, taking place Thursday in Chappaqua, New York, comes after the former first lady and former President Bill Clinton reversed course earlier this month and...

Crowds line up for Jesse Jackson’s memorial services in Chicago

Crowds of mourners lined up in Chicago as cross-country memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. began Thursday in the city the late civil rights leader called home.

Only 33 percent of schools have recovered in either math or reading 6 years after pandemic

New research found only one in three schools have recovered in either reading or math since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools nearly six years ago.   The number of schools that recovered in both subjects sits at around 14 percent, according to NWEA, an education research group.  Schools that serve historically marginalized students are more likely...

Blue state public health cuts don’t ‘own the libs’ — they endanger us all

It carries consequences that will reverberate far beyond the borders of the blue states the administration seems so eager to penalize. 

4 killed in speedboat were trying to infiltrate Cuba, officials say

The Cuban government said late Wednesday that the 10 individuals involved in a confrontation with the island's border security officers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. attempting to infiltrate the country. The government said the majority of those onboard the boat “have a known history of criminal and violent activity,” according to The Associated...

Trump admin weighs requiring banks to collect citizenship info: Reports

Such a decision could ultimately have banks requesting additional documentation, such as passports, from customers.

‘Home Improvement’ star Zachery Ty Bryan sentenced to 16 months in jail

"Home Improvement" actor Zachery Ty Bryan was sentenced to over a year in jail for driving under the influence.

Relocation threats shouldn’t stop California from taxing billionaires

The evidence we have available today suggests that wealthy people do not move in droves when lawmakers raise their taxes. 

US women’s hockey team captain: Trump joke ‘distasteful’

Hilary Knight, the captain of the gold medal-winning U.S. women’s hockey team, said Wednesday that President Trump’s “distasteful” joke about her squad should not overshadow their accomplishments.  “I just thought the joke was distasteful and unfortunate, and I think just the way women are represented, it’s a great teaching point to really shine light on...

Falling crime and a strong border haven’t lifted Trump’s ratings — why not?

Most Americans are not blind to improvement. But acknowledgment is not the same as trust.

Instagram launches new tool alerting parents about suicide, self-harm searches

Instagram is launching a new tool that will alert parents if their teens repeatedly try to search for terms associated with suicide and self-harm on the platform. The tool, which will roll out in the U.S. and several other countries next week, will flag for parents if their children conduct multiple searches with phrases promoting...

Orban and Fico: Putin’s NATO pawns

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban — fighting for his political life ahead of Hungary’s April 12 elections — is once again attacking Ukraine. This time, he is callously blackmailing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by refusing to backstop Ukraine’s electrical grid if needed, unless Kyiv agrees to let Russian oil flow once again through the Druzhba oil pipeline....

Trump keeps world guessing on Iran

President Trump is pushing for a diplomatic solution with Iran while also warning of potential military action, as high-stakes talks take place in Geneva with the clock ticking on a potential deal.

Whitmer defends trans rights after Trump SOTU: ‘No matter who comes after you, I’ll stand in the way’

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Wednesday defended transgender rights in her State of the State address, a day after President Trump criticized gender transition in his State of the Union address. “In Michigan, everyone deserves to be who they are and love who they love. I want to take a moment and speak directly...

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