During a time of perceived crisis, who are the best stewards of the truth? If the truth is uncertain, do those stewards have the right to silence those who might contradict them? More fundamentally, do they ever have that right? Those were the legal and philosophical questions at hand at the most recent meeting of the House […]
Gov. Kristi Noem’s (R-SD) new book launch has not gone well. The autobiography titled No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward has received harsh criticism for a few excerpts. Since then, Noem has been on the defensive, appearing on various television shows in an effort to smooth things over. […]
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said he has concerns about “Sharia law” being “forced upon the American people” during remarks on the House floor Tuesday. “Well, I've got some pretty strong concerns about Sharia law,” Roy said while discussing his broader worries about border security and foreign aid. “And whether that'll be forced upon the American...
Top banking regulator Martin Gruenberg is facing pressure to resign after a savage report about the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) licentious working culture confirmed long-standing findings of sexual harassment plaguing the agency. Top Republicans on congressional financial committees and at least one Democratic lawmaker have issued calls for Gruenberg’s resignation following an investigation by...
AstraZeneca is withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccine from the market because of low demand, the drugmaker said Wednesday. The shot, which was never authorized in the U.S., was widely used across the world in the early part of the global vaccine drive. AstraZeneca’s shot was cheaper to make and easier to distribute than the mRNA shots...
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday went after the leaders of prominent K-12 school systems in the U.S. over what they say is a lack of enforcement when antisemitic incidents occur in their districts. “The topic of today's hearing is particularly troubling. It's hard to grasp how antisemitism has become such a dominant force in our...
More than two-thirds of Americans fear pro-Palestinian demonstrations at college campuses will result in violent confrontations, according to a new poll. The survey, released Wednesday by USA Today and Suffolk University, found that nearly 32 percent of Americans said they are "very concerned" the protests will end up in violence, while just more than 35...
In their lawsuit, TikTok and ByteDance argue that the law's mandate to divest the app's U.S. business within one year or face a complete shutdown is an unconstitutional infringement on free speech and expression
According to a 2012 deposition, Kennedy was told by a doctor a spot on his brain scan "was caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died."
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said Tuesday the city’s infamous Rikers Island jail will be “ready” for former President Trump if he is ordered to jail over violating a gag order in his criminal hush money trial. Adams said the city’s Department of Corrections “is prepared for whatever comes on Rikers Island,” comparing...