In a blow to Democratic Party claims that California is the economic engine of the nation and an even bigger blow to the presidential aspirations of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), the nonpartisan California Legislative Analyst’s Office reported Thursday that not only was California’s government facing a short-term $68 billion budget deficit, but the state appears to be in a recession.
The University of Pennsylvania lost a donation of $100 million and is on the verge of ousting its president in response to her handling of antisemitism on campus. That isn’t enough to solve the problem, but it is a good place to start.
A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit on Friday demanding the right to an abortion, challenging the state’s six-week ban as well as its near total “trigger” ban. The lawsuit was filed in state court on behalf of an anonymous woman using the pseudonym Jane Doe, who is about eight weeks pregnant and can’t...
New ways of using voter, polling and consumer data make it possible to build a “DNA profile” of a new electorate, based not on partisan leanings but on values and beliefs.
An appeals court largely upheld a gag order limiting former President Trump’s statements as he faces federal prosecution for seeking to block the transfer of power, broadening his ability to attack special counsel Jack Smith while leaving in place limitations on other parties. The ruling from a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of...
An appeals court largely upheld a gag order limiting former President Trump’s statements as he faces federal prosecution for seeking to block the transfer of power, broadening his ability to attack special counsel Jack Smith while leaving in place limitations on other parties. The ruling from a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of...
Congress inserted an amendment to the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that restricts the Defense Department from building out the headquarters for U.S. Space Command in Colorado until June 30, 2024, when they want to deliver an independent review of the site selection. Inserting the provision to restrict construction on Space Command, one of...
A fifth of Americans ages 18-29 believe the Holocaust was a myth, according to a new poll from The Economist/YouGov. While the question only surveyed a small sample of about 200 people, it lends credence to concerns about rising antisemitism, especially among young people in the U.S. Another 30 percent of young people said they...
MIT’s governing board released a statement Thursday standing behind President Sally Kornbluth amid backlash to her testimony at a House hearing on campus antisemitism Tuesday. Kornbluth was asked by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) if a call for genocide against Jewish people would constitute harassment on MIT’s campus. Kornbluth said it would have to be...
The Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act realigns PBMs’ incentives with their clients by limiting PBMs income to one source only: flat dollar fees paid by PBM clients for services they value.