Harris proposes July or August vice presidential debate with Trump pick
Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted an invitation from CBS News to debate former President Donald Trump‘s running mate, whoever it may be. Like the presidential debates between President Joe Biden and Trump, the vice presidential counterpart is poised to be broadcast in studio without a live audience, on either July 23 or Aug. 13, […]
House Democrat warns Johnson over Trump trial visit
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) survived a bid by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to oust him from the speakership thanks to Democrats killing her effort, but some may be having second thoughts. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) told NBC News he believes Democrats made a mistake by killing the motion to vacate against him, arguing […]
Three years into Operation Lone Star, Texas sheriff highlights successes
(The Center Square) – Three years into Texas’ border security mission, Operation Lone Star, a Texas sheriff is highlighting the successful efforts of his deputies, who have been involved in a multi-county operation committed to combating cartel-related crime. Retiring Jackson County Sheriff Kelly R. Janica was a founding member of an Operation Lone Star Task Force headed […]
US spymaster cites political turmoil in NATO ally Slovakia as evidence of the perils of election propaganda supercharged by AI
THE SLOVAKIA EXPERIENCE: The nation’s top spymaster cited the role of artificial intelligence-generated propaganda in Slovakia’s parliamentary elections last year as a prime example of the pernicious effect AI deepfakes can have on the democratic process, in testimony before a Senate committee on Wednesday. “In September 2023, two days before the parliamentary elections in Slovakia […]
Biden steps up enforcement of tariffs on Chinese solar imports
The Biden administration on Thursday announced it will end exclusions from tariffs for certain utility-scale solar imports and begin charging duties on solar imports from four Asian countries as part of its broader effort to strengthen domestic solar manufacturing and crack down on unfair trade practices by China. White House national climate adviser Ali Zaidi […]
China promises to ‘always be a good partner’ to Russia as Putin and Xi meet
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing on Thursday for a two-day summit to discuss relations between the two countries. Xi Jinping said the two countries were strengthening their diplomatic ties as “good neighbors, good friends, good partners,” the Associated Press reported. He also promised to work with Russia to help “rejuvenate” each country. […]
Former head of Philadelphia union charged with stealing $150,000 to support political candidates
A former leader of a Philadelphia labor union allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from his members to support specific candidates in the city’s 2019 Democratic primary election. State and federal authorities accused Christen Woods, a former district head of the National Union of Hospital and Healthcare Employees, of stealing more than $150,000 to […]
Despite Biden’s lies, voters know inflation still hurts
President Joe Biden bragged at the start of the year that inflation was coming down and it was lower than “any other major economy at the time.” While the first point was true — inflation was falling — it is no longer so, and the Federal Reserve’s battle to control price rises has backslid since. […]
Bernie Sanders admits Biden is ‘not popular’ but says he’s ‘not running against God’
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) admitted that President Joe Biden isn’t popular among voters but expressed his opinion that supporting him against former President Donald Trump is necessary. In an op-ed for the Guardian, Sanders shared his frustrations with the U.S. political system while calling 2024 a critical moment in American history, on par with the […]
Peru calls transgender people ‘mentally ill’ in new classification
The government of Peru has issued a decree classifying transsexualism, transvestism, and other gender identities as a “mental illness.” The decree, signed on Friday, May 10, by Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, the minister of health, and the minister of the economy, states that people diagnosed with “transsexualism, dual-role transvestism, gender identity disorder in childhood, other […]