Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) has been capitalizing on his state’s economic connections to India during his diplomatic stay in New Delhi. His continued presence there throughout the tense Texas invasion begs us to ask if he is there for other unspoken reasons. Abbott has been on a diplomatic visit to India to discuss the nation’s […]
To mark Catholic Schools Week, Michael Burbidge, the bishop of the Diocese of Arlington (which basically covers northern Virginia’s Washington-area suburbs and exurbs), issued a nice statement about the importance of Catholic schools. If you watch the video quickly, you might think it’s just standard public-relations boilerplate. But pay closer attention, and you will hear […]
Gayle Manchin, the wife of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), was admitted to a hospital in Alabama on Tuesday after being involved in a car accident, the senator’s office announced. According to Sen. Manchin’s office, his wife and a colleague, Guy Land, were involved in an accident in Birmingham, Ala., while en route to an event...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said her Republican colleagues in the upper chamber who are backing bipartisan immigration and funding legislation that is the subject of ongoing negotiations are “willing to be traitors to our country.” As the Senate prepares to move forward with the bill, House conservatives have expressed growing opposition to the deal,...
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday dug into the Biden administration’s southern border policy, arguing there “doesn’t seem to be any interest” from the White House in curbing illegal migrant crossings. Kennedy, during an interview with Fox News Channel’s “Fox and Friends,” recalled his experience travelling to the border and claimed he...
Top intelligence officials are scheduled to brief members of the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, days after an Iranian-backed drone attack killed three U.S. service members over the weekend. CIA Director William Burns and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines are set to brief lawmakers at the Capitol, two sources told The Hill. The briefing...
A group of Democratic senators on Tuesday called on the Biden administration to completely deschedule marijuana, arguing the White House's recommendations to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reschedule the drug does not go far enough to address that harm that has occurred from the current system. In a letter addressed to Attorney General Merrick...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will compensate local and state governments for energy efficiency upgrades to school and hospital facilities in the wake of natural disasters, the agency announced Tuesday, Under the new policy, FEMA’s Public Assistance grant program will offer funding for net-zero energy installations including solar panels and heat pumps for public...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded the outlook for the world economy and said it is likely to escape a hard landing, noting resilient economic growth, particularly in the United States, and slowing inflation. The IMF said it expects the global economy to grow 3.1 percent in 2024, a tick up from the 2.9...