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Rep. George Santos’ New York office window vandalized: ‘Beyond unacceptable’
New York GOP Rep. George Santos' district office in Queens was vandalized, but police have not reported any arrests. The graffiti had been washed off by Friday afternoon.
The ‘systemic’ problem with policing isn’t racism
The police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis last month has rightly pricked the nation's conscience. Unfortunately, so far it has not generated a correspondingly thoughtful debate on how to respond with better policy ideas.
George Santos’ former staffer accuses congressman of sexual harassment, violating pay rules
George Santos' former staffer said in an ethics complaint that the congressman sexually harassed him and violated House ethics' pay rules regarding his employment.
The curious case of FTX VIPs
David Boies is no stranger to quandary or controversy. In fact, over his long legal career he always seems to be courting it. You...
The media’s road to ruin its own credibility in war on Trump
Years after most media abandoned standards of fairness in a stampede to defeat Donald Trump, it is widely accepted that those outlets can not...
China condemns US ‘attack’ on surveillance balloon as ‘overreaction’
China condemned the U.S. military’s decision on Saturday to shoot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that flew over the U.S. last week. "China strongly disapproves of and protests against the U.S. attack on a civilian unmanned airship by force," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday morning, per the South China Morning...
Abbott issues disaster declaration following Texas ice storm
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued a disaster declaration on Saturday for seven counties, including Austin, that were hit particularly hard by last week’s winter storm. "Through this disaster declaration, we will be able to provide additional assistance to Texans and communities who have experienced property damage and localized power outages from this ice storm,”...
US works to recover debris, intel from downed Chinese ‘spy’ balloon
The U.S. military is working to recover debris and intelligence information from a Chinese “spy” balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday. The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard are working to establish a perimeter around where the balloon fell into the Atlantic Ocean and is searching for debris, a...
China fumes after US pops its balloon, warns of possible ‘responses’ to ‘clear overreaction’
The Chinese government said it disapproves of the U.S. decision to shoot down an unmanned surveillance balloon and warned it may have "responses" to that action.
Why the US waited to shoot down the China balloon
After a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon spent several days flying across the U.S. this week, the U.S. military shot down the aircraft off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday afternoon. President Biden said on Saturday that he had ordered the military to down the balloon “as soon as possible” after he was briefed on...