Constant refrains that we ought not be worried about inflation because it was merely “transitory” began to fade from the public discourse almost two years ago, as it became abundantly clear inflation was here to stay. But that did not stop economist/columnist Paul Krugman from claiming yesterday that inflation was, in fact, transitory — despite our own eyes telling us an entirely different story.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced on Thursday that he raised $1.3 million in the second fundraising quarter, outpacing his potential Republican opponents as he continues his flirtation with a possible third-party presidential bid. In addition to the campaign numbers, Manchin's Country Roads PAC raked in roughly $400,000. The West Virginia centrist in total has $10.7...
Republican members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s oversight subcommittee clashed with White House climate envoy John Kerry Thursday, with members bringing up Kerry’s family’s one-time ownership of a private jet and one member accusing him of “grifting.” Many of the GOP members of the committee kept their questions to foreign policy at the budget...
Arizona is ramping up a criminal probe into allegations of efforts to overturn the 2020 election by state Republicans, The Washington Post reported. Citing two sources familiar with the probe, The Post reported that Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) is stepping up her criminal probe into alleged attempts by Republicans to turn over the...
The Associated Press (AP) said Thursday that it had reached a deal with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI to license AP’s archive of news stories to help train the artificial intelligence company's systems. Under the arrangement, OpenAI licensing will be "part of AP’s text archive, while AP will leverage OpenAI’s technology and product expertise,” AP and OpenAI...
The House on Thursday is set to take up a series of hot-button amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). After initially expecting the battle to stretch into next week, the House Rules Committee met overnight Wednesday to approve a rule that makes 80 amendments in order, adding to the nearly 300 other noncontroversial amendments that...
The story of "stolen land" is a romantic one, and a finely crafted piece of rhetoric designed to tug at the heartstrings. But the cold light of history reveals it to be a modern fabrication.
Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) believe the new El Niño water temperature phenomenon has a greater than 90 percent chance of lasting through the winter and into 2024. El Niño conditions mean that ocean temperatures in the eastern Pacific are higher than normal, which can cause a less severe winter for...
Trayvon Martin was 17 years old when he was shot and killed by George Zimmerman. His death, and the subsequent acquittal of Zimmerman, sparked the birth of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. On Thursday, the movement recognized its 10th anniversary, a moment when activists acknowledged progress over the last decade but also the amount...
Former President Trump could face charges under at least three statutes in connection with his efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election, according to a review of the case by legal experts. The analysis, offered in a model prosecution memo akin to what is typically prepared by prosecutors ahead of bringing charges, determines...