One of the core principles of the Declaration of Independence has always been that all people have unalienable rights and that any authority to secure those rights has come from the people’s approval. The Declaration reads, “That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), the No. 2 Senate Democrat, said on Sunday that he tested positive for COVID-19, marking the third time he has contracted the virus in the last year. The diagnosis means Durbin will miss votes in the Senate this week before Congress is expected to break for the month of August. “Unfortunately,...
President Biden called on Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to not advance a vote on the country’s controversial judicial reform bill, according to a statement by the president given to Axios. “Given the range of threats and challenges confronting Israel right now, it doesn’t make sense for Israeli leaders to rush this — the focus...
The debut weekend of “Barbenheimer” – the online phenomenon that has paired two blockbuster movies released on the same day – offered Hollywood a glimpse of hope amid ongoing labor disputes as the writers and actors unions remain on strike. Moviegoers flocked back to the theaters over the weekend, earning Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher...