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What should parents do over the summer to counter pandemic learning loss?

The fast-approaching summer offers a precious opportunity for parents of students suffering severe learning loss from the coronavirus pandemic. Schools and policymakers have been scrambling since the 2022 Nation’s Report Card last fall showed that students lost decades of progress in reading and math when they missed out on in-person classes. Now, students are set...

US arrests two in connection with ‘secret’ Chinese police station in NY

Federal authorities in New York made two arrests Monday in connection with the establishment of a Chinese-government run police station in Manhattan where officials allegedly monitored pro-democracy activists. The clandestine station, run by China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS), was announced alongside a complaint charging 34 individuals accused of working at a “troll farm” run...

Republicans’ cult of the assault weapon won’t withstand Gen Z

The out-of-control gun crisis is not being ignored by the generation that has grown up practicing shelter-in-place drills.

Louisville police official after second mass shooting in a week: ‘This is not okay’

Louisville Metro Police Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey decried gun violence and pushed for change after the city suffered its second mass shooting in a week. The two incidents have left a total of seven people dead.  A shooter killed five people and injured at least eight others after opening fire at Old National Bank in...

Schumer will move to replace Feinstein on Judiciary panel this week 

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says he will move a resolution this week to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on the Judiciary Committee to keep President Biden’s judicial nominees moving to the floor. Schumer said he hopes Republicans will support the resolution to fill Feinstein’s seat on the committee while the 89-year-old...

Judy Blume clarifies J.K. Rowling remarks: ‘I wholly support the trans community’

Judy Blume is responding to Sunday Times headline stating she is “100 percent” behind fellow author J.K. Rowling, seeking to emphasize that she stands "with the trans community" against discrimination. In an interview with the British newspaper, Blume said of Rowling, “I love her. I am behind her 100 percent as I watch from afar.” According to...

Why is the FTC blocking free market health care solutions? 

Anti-trust laws, which the FTC is attempting to apply to hospitals, were designed to ensure fair and open competitive markets — not to eliminate entire segments of an industry.

Biden to veto GOP bill protecting women’s sports, calls it ‘discrimination’ against transgender students

The White House announced that President Biden will veto the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act should it pass through Congress.

A better mousetrap? What DeSantis is proposing for Disney’s land after latest barb with ‘corporate kingdom’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis struck back at Disney World after the corporate giant tried to enshrine its self-governing power, announcing forthcoming legislative action.

Eric Swalwell’s campaign rolls on with luxury spending, including in Germany

California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell has continued his luxurious campaign spending, including on upscale hotels in Germany and several cities in the United States.

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