The Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to ban former President Donald Trump from the ballot despite him not even being charged with, let alone convicted of, insurrection will have countless negative consequences. If there is one small silver lining to the decision, it should be the death of the “national popular vote.”
President Joe Biden’s great age and concomitant physical and mental decline have been subjects of intensifying contention since before Democrats first chose him as their leader in 2020. Back then, he was only — only! — 77 years old. Now, he is 81, and if he is reelected, he’ll swear his oath of office at the age of 82. If he makes it through a second term, he’ll quit the White House at 86.
There is no consistent association between COVID-19 antiviral treatments and “rebound” infections, according to a new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Early treatment with an antiviral like Paxlovid or remdesivir prevents hospitalization and death among patients with mild to-moderate COVID-19 who are at risk for severe disease. But although antiviral therapies...
The First Step Act certainly didn’t fix all of the flaws in the criminal justice system. But that’s no excuse for abandoning its achievements in public safety and in the thousands of people coming out of prison, their families, and their communities.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is asking President Biden to take executive actions related to the border, including implementing stricter immigration enforcement policies and restarting construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall. The request, sent in a Thursday letter, comes as his colleagues in the Senate were unable to come to an agreement on border policy changes...
Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu (Calif.) mocked former Trump aide Kellyanne Conway's criticism of Democrats' focus on Jan. 6, following the Colorado judiciary's decision to block former President Trump from the state's primary ballot due to his role in the 2021 Capitol attack. During an interview on Fox News on Wednesday, Conway said, "And when you...
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Thursday touted the achievements his department has made over the last year and gave Americans pointers on air travel before they take off for the holiday season. “This year we have seen some of the busiest air traffic days in U.S. history. And so far, this year, our aviation...