I must dissent from my colleague Robert VerBruggen on his proposed COVID-relief bill “compromise” for the same reasons that I rejected David French and Jonah Goldberg’s idea for a “compromise” on Court-packing. Why should Republicans give away the farm in exchange for a promise from Democrats not to take a manifestly harmful and unpopular action […]
Police in northern California say that DNA evidence cracked open a cold case murder from 1995 and led them to a suspect who was imprisoned in Texas. James Watkins, 42, was charged last week by the Redding Police Department for his alleged role in the 1995 murder of Christine Munro, the Redding Police Department wrote […]
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Two days after Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton after the 2016 election, then-President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcomed the president-elect and the incoming first lady, Melania Trump, to the White House, a gesture symbolizing the peaceful transfer of power to a man who had launched his candidacy by spreading the lie that […]
Two days after Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton after the 2016 election, then-President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcomed the president-elect and the incoming first lady, Melania Trump, to the White House, a gesture symbolizing the peaceful transfer of power to a man who had launched his candidacy by spreading the lie that […]
A sign reminds customers about social distancing at the entrance to a grocery store in central Stockholm, Sweden on November 16, 2020. amir nabizadeh/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images European stocks edged lower Tuesday, as traders took pause after a rally on signs a second coronavirus vaccine works effectively. Up 1.2% on Monday after Moderna said its vaccine […]
Joe Biden campaigned for president on a vow to raise taxes for the rich and corporations so that they’d pay their “fair share” — a vow that made some affluent families game out various investment and estate planning scenarios. That pledge was premised on a “blue wave” where Democrats kept the House of Representatives and […]
“ “Let me be clear about this: Government should have no role in determining how many family members you may lawfully have in your own home. Not even in the midst of a deadly pandemic. … My family, my house, and, so long as we obey fire and zoning codes, my rules.” ” New York […]
Stakeholders are hopeful that Jill Biden’s role as a community college professor will increase emphasis on these schools in a Biden administration. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images When Betsy DeVos was confirmed as Secretary of Education nearly four years ago, Vice President Mike Pence broke a tie in the Senate, making her nomination for the post one […]
Jon Ossoff; David Perdue Jon Ossoff and David Perdue Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images This article originally appeared here on Salon.com Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff called Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., a “coward” on Sunday for refusing to participate in any debates ahead of their January runoff election in Georgia. Perdue will be “represented by […]