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Scientists propose a Category 6 as hurricanes gain in intensity with climate change 

A pair of climate scientists are proposing a sixth category for hurricanes as climate change increasingly intensifies these storms, according to a new research study. In a study, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the two scientists argued the "open-ended" Saffir Simpson hurricane wind scale is becoming increasingly "inadequate" as...

Troubles grow for bipartisan border bill amid Senate GOP opposition

The bipartisan border bill is looking increasingly like it’s in trouble as Republicans call for more time to review the legislation and a growing number make clear they have no intention of allowing it to proceed in its current form. Senate Republicans on Monday huddled to discuss the nascent bill and members almost universally called...

Biden appears to mix up Macron with French president Mitterrand, who died in 1996

President Biden on Sunday appeared to mix up French President Emmanuel Macron with Francois Mitterrand, the former president of France who died in 1996. The apparent mix-up took place during a Sunday campaign event in Las Vegas, in which Biden recounted a Group of 7 (G7) meeting he attended after being elected in 2020. Biden...

House committee votes to advance impeachment case against DHS Secretary Mayorkas to full chamber

The House Rules Committee on Monday voted 8-4 to send an impeachment case against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the full chamber for a vote.

Cancun Ted Cruz wants to make politicians a privileged caste at airports

Ted Cruz is pushing an amendment to compel it to treat members of Congress like royalty and protect them from riffraff at airports.

Taylor Swift & Trump: A political tale more tangled than anything anyone’s talking about

Will Taylor Swift end 2024 as triumphantly as she began it — by tipping the presidential election?

The chaos wrought by DA Bragg, pro-criminal laws and violent illegal migrants

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is suddenly moving to jail the migrant cop-beaters, which we guess shows that scorching headlines can have some impact.

Senate border security deal wasn’t remotely worth the wait

The months-in-the-making Senate “compromise” on border/migrant/asylum policy that was supposed to include major Democratic concessions as the price of OK’ing aid for Ukraine and...

Migrants’ free-lunch credit cards: Letters to the Editor — Feb. 6, 2024

The Issue: Mayor Adams’ $53 million program to provide migrants with free prepaid credit cards. Now Mayor Adams is giving prepaid credit cards to...

Set aside border negotiations, pass aid for Ukraine and Israel now

Republican lawmakers have been trying to tie a fix for the border crisis to aid for Ukraine and Israel, but it's clear the effort...

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