What an extraordinary point we have reached in American politics. Large numbers of intelligent people have come to think it is acceptable to accuse opponents of fascism or, more pointedly, of being modern Hitlers, but at the same time think labeling them “garbage” goes too far. I’d say both are unacceptable. But why the odd […]
The United Kingdom announced vast increases in taxes and borrowing in a major budget announcement Wednesday. The budget shows Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s abandonment of the political center ground in favor of an overtly left-wing economic policy. Since entering office in July, Starmer has encouraged Britons and the U.K.’s trading partners to believe that his […]
President Joe Biden called people who support former President Donald Trump “garbage,” because that is what he and the Democratic Party believe. In response to a comedian calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” at a Trump rally, Biden said of Trump, “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters.” Biden’s […]
The diabetes and weight loss medications Ozempic and Wegovy are now considered to be available after more than two years after being declared in shortage by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). While the drugs remain on the shortage list for now, they are no longer listed as "currently in shortage" by the FDA. Both...
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel, who is known for criticizing former President Trump, made an appeal to Republicans to reject the former president in his 19-minute opening monologue on Tuesday evening, one week before Election Day. “Tonight’s monologue is for Republicans. So, if you have someone in your life who is either planning to vote for Trump...
Committee on House Administration chairman Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) on Wednesday issued a subpoena to ActBlue, a popular Democratic fundraising platform that has collected record donations for the Harris campaign. The subpoena concerns the platform's potential use to influence U.S. elections through illicit money laundering, according to a press release. In the letter, Steil has asked...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday urged North Korea to withdraw troops from Russia after its forces were observed wearing Kremlin uniforms and carrying Russian equipment en route to the Kursk border region. Speaking at the Pentagon alongside South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, Austin called the deployment “dangerous and destabilizing,” and said he was...
Slivered onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders are the “likely source” of an outbreak of E. coli infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday. The number of cases has now risen to 90 across 13 states, with five additional hospitalizations, the agency said. All new illnesses occurred before McDonald’s and the supplier...