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Trump: Biden family pardons make ‘him look very guilty’

President Trump criticized former President Biden for pardoning several members of his family during his last moments as commander in chief, with Trump arguing the actions make “him look very guilty.”  "That makes him look very guilty," Trump said while speaking to reporters late Monday in the Oval Office as he signed a number of...

Our universities need both free speech and diversity protections to succeed  

We need to think creatively about threats to open inquiry and ways to preserve and enhance free expression on campus. Reiterating well-worn attacks on DEI will not help in that effort.

Trump fires 4 presidential appointees including his former Iran envoy

President Trump announced the firing of four high-profile presidential appointees just after midnight on Tuesday, including a top envoy to Iran during his first term and retired Gen. Mark Milley, who Trump tapped as Joint Chiefs chairman in 2018. Trump wrote on Truth Social that fired celebrity chef and humanitarian José Andrés from the President’s...

Food companies want to confuse consumers. The FDA must push back.

Food companies criticize the science supporting front-of-package labeling, delay public consultation periods, push for their own confusing label designs and emphasize the possible harms of a mandatory labeling policy.

We cannot hide from climate change — we must stop producing oil and gas now 

We should have listened in the past. We will deserve what we get if we don't listen now. 

2 blockbuster cases about the First Amendment and online speech

In a pair of cases heard this month, the Supreme Court has faced collisions between the First Amendment’s right to speech and the unprecedented dangers presented by the Internet and social media.

Morning Report — Trump’s whirlwind second term begins  

In today’s issue:   Trump whirlwind second term begins  President Trump stormed into office for his second term with soaring rhetoric and sweeping orders that shattered records for Day 1 executive action. Borders are closed. More oil and gas drilling. Halts to “government censorship” as well as new outer continental shelf offshore wind leases. Trump issued...

Rick Caruso attracts political spotlight amid Los Angeles fires

Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso is stoking speculation about his political future as he becomes one of the most vocal Democratic critics of the handling of the wildfires that have ravaged parts of the region. Caruso has taken part in a local and national media blitz, telling Bill Maher over the weekend that...

Main Street Caucus grows behind-the-scenes influence in Trump’s GOP

The House GOP’s Main Street Caucus has turned into a critical behind-the-scenes force for striking deals in the fractious, slim majority — and is set to grow even more important as its leaders prioritize being in President Trump’s orbit as Republicans plot an ambitious legislative agenda. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) is in his second term...

Here are the biggest fights Democrats are bracing for in Trump’s second term

House Democrats are bracing for major fights in the coming year as President Trump enters the White House for his second term and Republicans control all levers of power in Washington. Trump, who was sworn in on Monday, has promised an ambitious legislative agenda, vowing to overhaul policies across the agencies while making bold claims...

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