Out of 30 MLB teams, only the Texas Rangers do not host a Pride Night in June. As expected, the legacy media meet this news with shock and disgust. At KSAT out of San Antonio, a headline says, “The Texas Rangers are frustrating LGBTQ+ advocates as the only MLB team without a Pride Night.” Over at the […]
Trumpism has arrived with a bang in the United Kingdom. Britain’s Trump — he won’t be in the least offended by the comparison, being a big cheerleader for the former president — is Nigel Farage, who led the anti-EU U.K. Independence Party and has now transformed it into a broader insurgent movement, the Reform Party. […]
Thursday’s debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, their first showdown in a presidential campaign that hasn’t even reached peak season yet, is sure to include fireworks, angry barbs, and its fair share of passive-aggressive glares. Both men will also have to answer questions about their Ukraine policy. The 2-1/2-year conflict has cost U.S. […]
A favorite pastime of political prognosticators is to use out-of-cycle special elections as a predictor for the next major general election, but three recent special House elections show just how useless such analysis is. As much as we look for clues for the electorate’s feelings toward its elected politicians, special elections are never the bellwethers […]
DEBATE DAY BRINGS BAD NEWS FOR BIDEN. It’s only natural for pollsters and other political professionals to try to take the public’s temperature about a presidential race right before a big debate. The debate might have little effect on the race, or it might change everything, and the only way to know is to measure where […]
Tariffs on foreign goods imposed by former President Trump and maintained by President Biden are doing damage to the U.S. economy, according to a new analysis. The tariffs — one of the central threads of continuity between the two presidential administrations — are having an effect on growth, employment and U.S. investment capacity, according to...
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is urging CNN to issue credentials to local Black Press outlets in Atlanta to cover Thursday's presidential debate. NABJ said in a statement on Thursday the network told it more than 800 journalists from around the world will be covering the debate onsite, noting the application for credentials closed on June...
Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly considering officially recognizing the Taliban as Afghanistan's legitimate government, which could shift regional dynamics and boost Moscow's influence in Central Asia.
The Supreme Court will allow Idaho doctors to resume performing abortions in medical emergencies, at least while the case works its way through lower courts. The court ruled 6-3 to dismiss the case as improvidently granted, which means doctors in Idaho will be able to perform emergency abortions despite state-level restrictions while the case is...
A panel of federal regulators on Thursday authorized the construction of a major natural gas export project — moving the contentious CP2 terminal one step closer to final approval. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the Louisiana terminal, which could export large amounts of U.S.-produced gas. Two commissioners, one Democrat and one Republican, supported...