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I met Lindsay Clancy supporters who also suffered serious trauma — but it can’t lessen the brutality of her killings

We’re losing the plot, if we begin seeing innocent lives as collateral in our social critiques.

I met Lindsay Clancy supporters who also suffered serious trauma — but it can’t lessen the brutality of her killings

We’re losing the plot, if we begin seeing innocent lives as collateral in our...

The Most Ridiculous Presidential Ranking

Trump recycled a ranking reflecting midcentury liberal preferences just so he could call himself...

A Grievous Gap in One State’s Higher Ed

In today’s Martin Center article, Christopher Schilling explains that, though North Carolina “requires Holocaust...

An Unsatisfactory Settlement

What rules should govern our online digital lives? What rights do we have as...

General Mills removes artificial colors from US cereals

General Mills said Wednesday that it has ended the use of artificial coloring in its United States cereal portfolio with intentions to remove the dyes from its full U.S. retail portfolio by the end of 2027. In a press release, the company stated that 90 percent of General Mills's U.S. retail portfolio had made the...

Judge orders ICE to release second witness to fatal Texas shooting

A federal judge in Houston ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities on Monday to release a witness to last month’s fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in the Texas city by agency officers. U.S. District Judge Alfred H. Bennett granted Daniel Tirado Pantoja’s petition for writ of habeas, ordering ICE to release the man...

Judge blocks Democrats’ redistricting push in Maryland

A Maryland judge Wednesday blocked an effort that would have proposed a constitutional amendment to redraw the state’s congressional districts to residents, marking another setback for Democratic redistricting efforts. Judge Robert Thompson ruled against House Bill 2100 — signed into law by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Aug. 5 — calling the wording in...

Louisiana governor ‘not concerned’ about environmental impact of Gulf Coast SpaceX facility

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) brushed aside fears Wednesday morning about possible negative environmental impacts from SpaceX’s planned $100 billion launch facility in the state.   He told CBS News on Wednesday that he was “not concerned about the environmental impact” of the new spaceport, which will be constructed along the Gulf Coast on a former...

Iran puts Europe on notice as US shifts to economic warfare

Iran’s recent saber-rattling against Bulgaria has renewed questions over how much it’s willing to directly attack Europe in an effort to deter U.S. allies from aiding war efforts against Tehran. Bulgaria, among Iran’s biggest trading partners in Eastern Europe, is among the European countries Iran considered striking if President Trump escalated the war, Financial Times...

Hawley launches investigation into Flock cameras’ massive surveillance program

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), the chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, has launched an investigation into Flock Safety’s national surveillance network and is demanding to know who has access to the personal data of Americans captured on Flock cameras. Hawley in a letter to Flock CEO Garrett Langley wrote that the...

King Charles’ royal soldiers honor Dolly with ‘9 to 5’ performance

The band performed the song during the Changing of the Guard ceremony.

Watch live: Hegseth honors Marines who served during 2021 Abbey Gate attack in Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday will honor the Marines who served during the 2021 Abbey Gate attack in Afghanistan to mark five years since the deadly bombing. The Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombing outside Kabul’s airport killed 13 U.S. service members and roughly 170 Afghan civilians as the U.S. carried out its swift withdrawal...

Buc-ee’s says it will prioritize ‘conservative, business-friendly’ states amid pushback over logo lawsuits

Gas station and travel center chain Buc-ee's said it will seek out “conservative, business friendly” states for new locations after receiving pushback over its decision to go after small business owners with allegedly similar logos.  "We have a lot of opportunities. We're growing. We're building in a lot of places, but when you find a...

NASA, Fed, Senate among Chinese hackers’ targets, Justice Department says 

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that it disrupted a Chinese hacking operation that targeted its network and other sensitive U.S. agencies.  The DOJ said in a statement that it seized hacking platforms “QScan” and “QTRouter,” which were operated by a state-run group employed by Chinese-based firm, Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Co.  These platforms...

Wall Street Journal: Billionaire did not violate policies by using AI for op-ed

Paul Gigot, the editorial page editor of The Wall Street Journal, said investor Stanley Druckenmiller did not violate the Journal’s policies when he used artificial intelligence to write an op-ed the outlet published Monday. Gigot noted Tuesday that people use AI, which he called a “fact of modern life,” to “assist in their work and...

Trump sends Saudi Arabia nuclear deal to Congress

President Trump’s administration sent a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia that would allow the kingdom to enrich uranium to Congress this week, kick-starting a congressional review process required under the Atomic Energy Act. However, President Trump's retroactive condition for the deal — that it will only move forward if Saudi Arabia joins the Abraham...

FDA approves groundbreaking new pancreatic cancer drug

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved a treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer, offering new life-extending care for patients with one of the most aggressive forms of cancer. The once-daily pill, called daraxonrasib and manufactured by Revolution Medicines, will be sold under the brand name Rasonque. It was approved for patients who already tried...

Former Labor secretary calls Trump’s Canada tariffs ‘irrational’

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich on Wednesday called President Trump's 50 percent tariffs on Canadian imports "irrational." Reich warned in an interview with "Squawk Box" co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC that prices would rise, particularly for housing, as a result of the trade war. "And as Canadian wood products become even more expensive, you're...

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