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Biden backed down, but his gas stove threat was real

President Joe Biden mostly backed down from his threat to gas stoves, but that does not mean it, or his impulse to control people’s everyday lives, wasn’t real. Biden’s Energy Department went ahead with a watered-down version of the regulations it had been floating for kitchen appliances, finalizing rules that would affect only 3% of […]

Trump Derangement Syndrome is behind Biden’s border crisis

Some conservatives speculate that President Joe Biden wants an uncontrolled and, frankly, uncontrollable flood of illegal immigrants to cross the border, overwhelm our border controls, and spread throughout the country. I prefer a simpler explanation that ascribes to the Biden administration less malice and more dumb partisanship: Biden created the border crisis because of the […]

The Biden administration is failing students with its FAFSA rollout

2024 was supposed to be the year when filling out the dreaded FAFSA form was going to be easy. The form was being updated to a new user-friendly version, and students would be able to rest easy knowing their financial aid packages would soon empower them to attend the college of their choice. Instead, the […]

Meaner Girls blame men and have way less fun than millennials

After Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump and the Chiefs returning to the Super Bowl to spar against the 49ers, Mean Girls is the third most insufferable reboot that nobody wanted or asked for. The new movie, based on a musical that, in turn, was based on the original 2004 movie, lacks the charm, vulnerability, cheek, […]

How the US can thread the deterrence-escalation needle on Iran

President Joe Biden is considering how to respond to an Iranian-orchestrated attack last Sunday on a U.S. military outpost in northeastern Jordan. That attack killed three Americans and wounded dozens more, some very seriously. It showed that previous U.S. efforts to deter Iran from using its Iraqi and Syrian proxy militias to carry out attacks […]

Biden’s approval ticks up among independents, Dem support grows

President Biden’s approval rating has ticked up among independents since last month, and he’s seen a bump in his support among Democrats in the party’s presidential primary race, new polling shows. The latest Emerson College Polling national survey puts Biden at a 37-percent approval rating among independents, four points up from December, when just 33...

Americans are drinking more tea

Story at a glance More Americans are becoming tea drinkers. The U.S. imported $508 million worth of tea last year, roughly $350 million more than 30 years ago, according to recently released data from the Census Bureau. Tea is the most consumed beverage in the world except water, with about 159 Americans alone drinking the lightly...

House holds moment of silence for service members killed in strike

The House held a moment of silence Tuesday for the three service members who were killed in a drone strike in Jordan over the weekend. Members of the Georgia delegation led the House in the moment of silence to honor the three service members, who were all assigned to the state's Fort Moore. Rep. Buddy...

Fair Fight, group started by Stacey Abrams, lays off staff

Fair Fight, a political action committee founded by former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams (D), has laid off 19 members of its staff as lawsuits have left the group strapped. A source familiar with the matter said Tuesday the group is continuing its "core operations of voter protection, communication, and operations.”  The staff reduction...

Big business braces for Trump

Presented by Consumer Brands Association — {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   PRESENTED BY  The Big Story  Business leaders brace for Trump 2.0 Business leaders are bracing for the potential return of former President Trump, who seems to be on a glide path to the GOP presidential nomination.  © AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Trump...

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