Once a society decides that killing is an acceptable answer to suffering, what constitutes suffering sufficient to be made dead becomes highly elastic.
Former Vice President Mike Pence, who announced on Oct. 28 that he is suspending his presidential campaign, may never get the credit he deserves for singular service to our nation. We all should hope his public service, in some significant capacity, is not at an end.
House Republicans are getting cold feet about censuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). But if promoting antisemitism and the lies of a terrorist organization aren’t worth censuring, then what is?
In November 2021, U.S. Army Central released the findings of its investigation into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan based on “thousands of pages of documents” and interviews with more than 130 witnesses. Now, U.S. Central Command is updating that investigation with interviews of people who were wounded during the Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members and 170 Afghans at Abbey Gate in Hamid Karzai International Airport.
NEW POLL EXPOSES FLAW IN TRUMP OPPONENTS' PLAN. The headline from a new Des Moines Register-NBC News poll of Iowa is that former President Donald Trump still has a big lead in the Republican race. Among those likely to take part in the Iowa caucuses, Trump is at 43%, with Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley tied for second place, at 16%. So, Trump has a 27-point lead, which is actually bigger than his lead in the last Des Moines Register poll in August.
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Biden expected to name senior Interior official as acting No. 2 President Biden will name Interior Department official Laura Daniel-Davis to replace outgoing Deputy Interior Secretary Tommy Beaudreau, a source familiar with the White House's thinking told The...
The Biden administration is looking to avoid hiccups in the rollout of new COVID-19 vaccines as it begins shifting coverage of coronavirus treatments to the private market. Private insurance companies will need to start covering treatments beginning Wednesday, but the federal government's supply will remain available for providers to order and distribute from until it...