Latest articles

Biden signs temporary spending bill averting government shutdown, pushing budget fight into new year

President Biden on Thursday signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with congressional Republicans over the federal budget into the new year, as wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel remains stalled.

Nothing can save The Marvels from pandering pitfalls

There was a recent South Park episode that lampooned the last decade of Disney’s output as a hackneyed string of remakes and derivatives comprising the Panderverse. Its films recycle the same stream of plots, interchanging the roles and characters to appeal and pander to different audiences. The media conglomerate’s latest addendum to the behemoth Marvel franchise, The Marvels, is as affirming a testament to this as anything Disney has put out in recent years.

Trump is out for vengeance, not Republican political empowerment

Trump’s recent announcement of his intention to prosecute those he sees as enemies makes it clear that Republicans will acquire no power by being elected with him.

Hochul would be ‘very happy’ to call for special election to replace Santos

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) said she would be “happy” to call a special election to replace Rep. George Santos (D-N.Y.) after calling for his resignation on Thursday. Hochul’s comments came in the wake of a highly critical report by the House Ethics Committee into Santos Thursday, prompting his announcement that he won't run for reelection...

Trump still dominant in New Hampshire; Haley climbing in second: poll

Former President Trump maintains a dominant lead in the 2024 GOP presidential pack in New Hampshire, but former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) is on the rise in second, according to a Thursday poll from The Washington Post and Monmouth University. In a hypothetical primary race, 46 percent of registered Republican or undeclared New...

House Republicans should be supporting, not blocking, investment curbs on China

Rather than pushing the Biden administration to do more, some House Republicans are making matters worse by actively resisting efforts to monitor and restrict investments into China.

Why scammers love gift cards and what to watch out for ahead of Black Friday

Gifts cards may be the perfect present for that hard-to-shop-for loved one, but they are also a favorite tool for scammers, according to a Better Business Bureau investigation that found a 50% jump in scam reports over last year.

Why the GOP’s immigration plan won’t do anything to stem the tide of illegal border crossers 

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee recently unveiled a proposal to fix the Biden administration’s policies that they claim are causing the crisis at the southern border, prioritizing instead the reforms they think are most critical to stemming the flow of illegal crossers now. Their proposal ignores what is happening in the interior of the...

Biden signs bill to fund government into 2024, averting shutdown

President Biden late Thursday signed a funding bill to avert a shutdown and keep the government open into early 2024. The president signed the measure while in San Francisco, where he is meeting with world leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. The government would have shut down at the end of the day...

Morning Report — Biden to focus on border today with Mexico 

President Biden is capping off a foreign policy focused week at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in San Francisco.  MEXICO IS MOVING INTO FOCUS TODAY, as Biden prepares to meet with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. López Obrador has some of his country’s most pressing issues on his agenda — including strengthening regional cooperation to combat corruption and boosting...

All categories

Recent comments

spot_img