National Review Biden Is Setting a Dangerous Precedent President Joe Biden’s recent executive order to expand food assistance to U.S. households, while well-intentioned, represents a substantial overreach of the executive branch and a blatant attempt to override the intent of Congress. If successful, this dangerous precedent would open the door to major expansions of the […]
When it comes to vaccinating people against COVID-19 as quickly as possible, Israel is the undisputed world champion so far. In per capita terms, the country has administered more than 55 doses of either the Pfizer or the Moderna vaccine for every 100 residents. A full third of its population has already received at least […]
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham has repeatedly argued against the need for any witnesses at all during the ex-president’s impeachment trial (EPA) Lindsey Graham has threatened to call in the FBI to testify about security failures during the Capitol riots last month if Democrats try to call even one witness at Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Within hours of President Joe Biden’s inauguration, the Internet was consumed by images of Sen. Bernie Sanders sitting, stone-faced, bundled against the cold in a parka and colorful mittens. The meme turned into a fundraising bonanza for nonprofits and a symbol of a new administration getting down to business, as a contrast […]
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By Nov. 12, former President Donald Trump’s team of election lawyers knew he had lost his re-election bid, that despite Trump’s tweets and public comments, “there was no substantial evidence of election fraud, and there were nowhere near enough ‘irregularities’ to reverse the outcome in the courts,” The New York Times reports. But their protestations […]
As states were formulating plans to vaccinate their residents against COVID-19 last fall, top Trump administration officials pushed Congress to deny the state governments any extra funding for the vaccine rollout, Stat News reported Sunday. The officials, including Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and White House Office of Management and Budget chief Russ […]
The Conversation Does ignoring robocalls make them stop? Here’s what we learned from getting 1.5 million calls on 66,000 phone lines New research aims to give phone companies tools to help curb robocalls. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea More than […]
New drone video shows the recent damage wrought on California’s iconic Highway 1, where part of the road collapsed after heavy rains washed it into the ocean last week. The video, released by the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, shows a large part of the highway still flooded and covered with debris from recent rainfall and […]
The Guardian Why Republicans won’t agree to Biden’s big plans and why he should ignore them The new president can achieve huge and vital reform and relief without the party of Trump – and they know it Joe Biden speaks to journalists before boarding Marine One at the White House. Photograph: Tom Brenner/Reuters If there […]