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The Satanic Temple Makes a Mockery of Religious Freedom

The unserious organization’s antics have nothing to do with exercising religious freedom and everything to do with trying to undermine it.

Afghan women are hanging on amid Taliban repression

The remarkable resilience displayed by Afghan women under Taliban rule has been nothing short of exemplary.

Voters in new poll broadly disapprove of Biden’s handling of Gaza

President Biden’s response to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is broadly unpopular, according to a new survey. The New York Times/Siena poll, released Tuesday, shows that just 33 percent of respondents approve of Biden’s Israel policy, compared to 57 percent disapproval. The results also highlight the massive divide in opinion among Americans on the best course...

Press: Impeach me now, tell me why later 

Republicans are on the impeachment warpath against Biden for only two reasons, both driven by Donald Trump. The first reason is pure revenge. The second reason is to create a diversion.

Trump tops Biden by 2 points among registered voters in new survey

Former President Trump is leading President Biden by 2 points among registered voters, according to a new poll. The New York Times/Siena poll, released Tuesday, also found that among likely voters, Biden takes the lead by an identical margin. The mixed result is emblematic of a tight 2024 race, as the GOP primary is set...

Defend Ukraine, and make Russia pay for it

The REPO Act, which authorizes the U.S. president to seize frozen Russian state assets, can be included in the supplemental spending bill.

The FDA must stop companies from evading upcoming new tobacco rules

More lives can be saved by anticipating the tobacco industry’s next moves and writing regulations accordingly.

Morning Report — Border deal and Ukraine aid hang in the balance

Senators are still in Washington, but there’s no end-of-the-year border deal in sight. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) had tentatively scheduled a vote on the package this week, but Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), the lead Republican negotiator, told reporters Monday that he doesn’t expect White House and Senate negotiators to reach an agreement in...

Meta automated tools ‘mistakenly’ removed valuable content about Israel-Gaza conflict, Oversight Board says  

Meta lowered its thresholds for using automated tools to detect and remove potentially violating content during the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel, which led valuable content being mistakenly taken down, Meta’s Oversight Board said Tuesday. The decision was part of the Oversight Board’s expedited review of two pieces of content...

How much caffeine is too much?

Two lawsuits against Panera Bread claim their highly caffeinated Charged Lemonade led to the death of two customers, one in Florida and the other in Pennsylvania.

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