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Category Archives: UNITED STATES

House Minority Leader Jeffries calls Rep. Ogles a ‘fraud’ for suggestion to remove Dems from House committees

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said fellow House member Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., “ain’t [...]

07
Mar
Trump’s Foreign Policy May Be Crude, But It’s Realist

The president understands that the liberal international order was possible only because of U.S. might, [...]

07
Mar
Newsom says allowing trans athletes in women’s sports is ‘deeply unfair’
2025-03-07

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender who has advocated for LGBTQ+ [...]

Censure resolutions: When to double down, and when to turn the page

Could the cover-up be bigger than the crime? So it’s of little surprise that few [...]

07
Mar
South Korean Court Orders Impeached President’s Release From Jail

Yoon Suk Yeol, who is being tried on insurrection charges over his imposition of martial [...]

07
Mar
U.S. foreign aid cuts threaten to choke off information from Iran
2025-03-07

The reduction in funding for Iranian groups, based largely outside Iran, is affecting the work [...]

‘The Brutalist’ producer defends Oscar-winning movie’s use of artificial intelligence after controversy

A producer for the Oscar-winning film, “The Brutalist,” is defending the production’s use of artificial [...]

07
Mar
Caravaggio, Baroque’s Bad Boy, Gets a Blockbuster Show in Rome

Two dozen works from museums and private collectors around the world are on display, with [...]

07
Mar
DOGE staff bring U.S. Marshals to small federal agency that denied them access
2025-03-07

The show of force by Trump administration officials and federal law enforcement resulted in a [...]

New Mexico adult dies of measles a week after Texas child died during outbreak

A New Mexico adult infected with measles has died, state officials said Thursday.  The death [...]

07
Mar
Trump’s Tariffs by Whim Keep Allies and Markets Off Balance

Investors sent stock prices down on Thursday amid the uncertainty over what President Trump’s inconstancy [...]

07
Mar
Why do we need an Education Department?
2025-03-07

Our columnists debate Trump’s latest plan to reduce the federal footprint. Source [...]

Trump says he’d be willing to release reports on assassination attempts against him: ‘Could be suspicious’

President Donald Trump said he still wants answers seven months after an assassination attempt on [...]

07
Mar
SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Disrupts Florida Airports With Unsuccessful Test Flight

Video showed the upper stage of the most powerful rocket ever built spinning out of [...]

07
Mar
CWG Live updates: Seasonably cold tonight, and less windy but still gusty through Friday
2025-03-07

Winds should ease some on Friday, ahead of a sunny, dry weekend. Source [...]

Three more states join trend of passing universal school choice

Three states joined 11 others in passing universal school choice legislation. Republican Wyoming Gov. Mark [...]

07
Mar
U.S. and Ukrainian Officials to Meet Next Week About Path to End War

The officials plan to meet next week to discuss the first steps of an agreement, [...]

07
Mar
March will be mad, but men’s college basketball isn’t moving the needle
2025-03-07

Cooper Flagg, Rick Pitino and a dominant SEC haven’t restored college basketball’s regular season buzz. [...]

Female athletes fire back at Nike’s controversial Super Bowl ad: ‘Ignoring the real problem’

Nike debuted its first Super Bowl commercial in 27 years last month, and while a [...]

07
Mar