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Americans sour on key aspects of state of the nation: Gallup
Americans’ views on key aspects of the state of the country remains in the same area as during the COVID-19 pandemic as 2023 gets underway, according to a new poll. The Gallup poll released Thursday showed that 65 percent of respondents said they were very or somewhat satisfied with the quality of life in the...
Big tobacco is lighting the law on fire to peddle addiction
We know the industry won’t stop pushing its products, so we have to keep pushing back — harder than ever.
Biden approval rating unchanged despite Americans’ views of document handling: poll
President Biden’s approval rating remains mostly unchanged despite a majority of Americans disapproving of the way he has handled the discovery of classified documents at his residence and former office, according to a new poll. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that 41 percent of U.S. adults approve of Biden’s performance...
Will logistics become Ukraine’s Achilles’ heel?
In a salient quote often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte and Gen. Omar Bradley, the late Lt. Gen. Robert H. Barrow, 27th commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, told the San Diego Union-Tribune in an interview, “Amateurs talk about strategy and tactics. Professionals talk about logistics and sustainability in warfare.” Today, it is retired Lt. Gen....
Sheetz pulls controversial ‘smile policy’ from handbook
Sheetz has pulled its controversial "smile policy," the company confirmed Wednesday.
The Hill’s Morning Report — Biden, McCarthy talk debt divisions without breakthrough
Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. President Biden says it shouldn’t happen. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) says no one wants it to happen. And the Federal Reserve chairman said on Wednesday that it’s up to...
Living near a ‘food swamp’ could raise stroke risk in adults 50 and older: research
Adults ages 50 and older who live near fast food-dense environments may be at heightened risk of stroke, preliminary research has determined. So-called “food swamps” typically contain an abundance of fast-food chains and convenience stores — essentially “swamping” neighborhoods with unhealthy eating options, the authors explained. Meanwhile, food swamps also often overlap with food deserts, where...
General’s memo spurs debate: Could China invade Taiwan by 2025?
A private memo from an Air Force general telling his charges to prepare for war with China in just two years has stoked worst-case fears for rising global tensions over Taiwan and the South China Sea. The forecast from Air Mobility Command head Gen. Mike Minihan in a now widely seen Friday memo set off debate among U.S....
New Jersey Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour shot dead outside home in ‘despicable criminal act’
Eunice Dwumfour, a 30-year-old Republican councilwoman in Sayreville, New Jersey, was shot and killed outside her home Wednesday evening.
China is ‘laughing’ as US culture war erodes combat readiness, says former defense secretary
EXCLUSIVE: Former Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller said China “must be laughing hysterically” at the U.S. as senior defense leadership gets “caught up” in “culture wars."