In the aftermath of President Donald Trump‘s address to a joint session of Congress, Elon Musk made a big prediction. “After tonight, I am increasingly convinced that we can get to 60 Senators,” Musk said in a post on X early March 5. There are currently 13 Democratic seats and 22 Republican seats up for […]
President Donald Trump gave his first address of his second term to a joint session of Congress last night. Congressional Democrats were quick to show their displeasure. Although Trump’s speech had aspects of a victory lap, there were plenty of chances for Democrats to show some sense of nonpartisanship. Instead, they refused to show any […]
The emblem of the Soviet Union‘s KGB intelligence service boasts a sword sitting atop a shield. The sword represented the KGB’s aggressive global effort to advance Moscow’s communist-centered agenda. The shield represented the KGB’s defense of Soviet interests against the United States. The U.S., after all, spent the Cold War broadly focused on supporting other […]
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass proved that she can’t be bothered by her city during a crisis. She should be recalled, and Los Angeles residents have kickstarted that effort. Recall paperwork has been filed with the Los Angeles Ethics Commission, and Los Angeles residents can now raise money for the recall process, which will include […]
Some thoughts spring to mind after President Donald Trump’s 100-minute address to Congress. The first is that this 78-year-old man has amazing resilience and perseverance. Consider that in the past twelve months, he has had to spend hours listening to a kangaroo court proceeding before a hostile judge in New York, has maintained a campaign […]
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has sued the Trump administration for cutting off funds for its democracy building overseas — the latest suit from a target of Elon Musk. The lawsuit states the Treasury Department has locked out the endowment from $167 million in congressionally appropriated funds for over a month, claiming it unconstitutionally...
A federal judge on Wednesday issued an order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from imposing a 15 percent cap on research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), finding that plaintiffs had a high likelihood of succeeding on the merits of their argument. U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley granted a nationwide preliminary injunction...
President Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH) faced questions from senators Wednesday on his plans for vaccine research, ideas for pushing down drug prices, and response to recent firings and funding cuts at the agency. Jay Bhattacharya appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee for his confirmation hearing,...
Click for more from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump pick says US needs to 'adapt' to climate change President Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office in charge of climate change and air pollution said Wednesday that the U.S. should “adapt to” rather...