Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) wants to make it unsustainable for people to drive gas cars. The resulting policy effects make it so that rich people can drive gas cars while the poor and the middle class get priced out and forced into less desirable alternatives. The California Air Resources Board voted to pass new fuel […]
The Pentagon’s Unidentified Flying Object analysis division, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, delivered its annual report this week. AARO’s director, Jon Kosloski, also briefed the Senate on AARO’s work. Kosloski has shown a more open-minded, less arrogant approach toward his work than his predecessor, Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, did. Speaking to the media last week, Kosloski […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia fired a new, non-nuclear intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine, part of a wide-ranging TV address that sharply criticized the U.S. for escalating the war. Putin said Russia had refrained from firing intermediate-range missiles but decided to carry out the test on Thursday after the U.S. allowed...
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler will step down from his role when President-elect Trump takes office on Jan. 20, he announced Thursday. “The Securities and Exchange Commission is a remarkable agency,” Gensler said in a statement. “The staff comprises true public servants. It has been an honor of a lifetime to serve...
An international team of scientists has discovered a previously unknown compound that is prevalent in U.S. drinking water, sparking concern about potential public health risks. The mystery compound is called "chloronitramide anion," which forms from the decomposition of inorganic chloramines — disinfectants used to safeguard people from diseases like typhoid and cholera, the researchers found...
A new peer-reviewed study has found that crime rates did not worsen in New Mexico when the state eliminated civil forfeiture, a law enforcement maneuver that allows the government to seize and permanently keep cash, cars and other valuables without proving wrongdoing in criminal court.
A bill to significantly restrict the North Carolina governor’s office could further reduce the power of the incoming Democrats, including Gov.-elect Josh Stein, before they even take office. The legislation, which has passed the state Legislature, would direct some funding to disaster relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene but also limit the authority...
Senate Republicans were breathing a deep sigh of relief Thursday afternoon after former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) announced he would withdraw his bid to serve as attorney general, acknowledging that allegations of sexual misconduct against him have become “a distraction.” Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the incoming chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, welcomed Gaetz’s...