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...
Former Kennedy Center employees accused the iconic performing arts venue's leadership in a letter to Congress of halting planned waterproofing repairs earlier this year. In the Thursday letter, David Seide, an attorney representing the whistleblowers, shared internal documents which he said challenged the Kennedy Center board's claims that these leaks constituted the venue's immediate closure. ...
"Criminal laws have grown so exuberantly and come to cover so much previously innocent conduct that almost anyone can be arrested for something," Supreme...
“Tim Walz has such a bad record as Minnesota’s governor that I was astonished when he landed on Vice President Kamala Harris’s vice-presidential shortlist,”...
Many thought COVID-19 and its lockdowns would be what changed the direction of politics in the United States. While there have been some political shifts, the lockdown reckoning pales in comparison to the shifts brought on by the Black Lives Matter riots, which included total control over the direction of the Democratic Party. Vice President […]
On Tuesday, former Republicans whose distaste for conservative populism has landed them in the Never Trump category — and were looking for a place to land with Kamala Harris — were left homeless once again when she went far to the left by selecting Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as a running mate. On social media, […]
When you think of the United Kingdom, what comes to mind? The royal family? Tea? Bad teeth? According to Netflix and Instagram, there’s not much difference between the modern-day U.K. and the Shire in Lord of the Rings. But with violence exploding across the country, it’s becoming less like the Shire and more like a […]
Ukrainian forces launched a surprise attack into Russia’s Kursk oblast on Wednesday. The incursion occurred from near to the Ukrainian city of Sumy in the country’s northeast. Ukrainian forces have pushed between 5 and 15 miles into Russia in some areas. The local governor decried a “difficult operational situation” on Wednesday evening. The question is, […]
The recent exchange of several Russian political hostages for Moscow’s spies and assassins, facilitated by the Biden administration, has refocused attention on Russia’s future. Following their release, several of the political activists have been presented by some former Western officials as the best hope for a democratic Russia. In reality, however, in terms of their influence and impact, democratic […]
The same day Vice President Kamala Harris announced her running mate, an NPR/PBS/Marist poll showed that 71% of respondents had never heard of or were unsure about Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN). To anyone generally observing the vice presidential pick, Walz seems like a standard, even boring, Democratic choice. “To characterize [Walz] as left is so unreal. He’s […]
If you were to take a look at Alyssa Milano’s X profile at this moment, you would see she recently reposted a video claiming the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 wants to ban chemotherapy for women. The video was not made by Milano, but the washed-up Hollywood actress still has 3.3 million followers on X, ensuring […]
There is an uncanny symmetry in the two presidential candidates’ choice of vice presidential running mates. There are a few superficial differences — Republican J.D. Vance is 40, Democrat Tim Walz 60, Vance is bearded, Walz balding. The similarities are greater, and they go beyond the fact of their military service. Both were chosen by […]
