Biden quells pro-Israel critics with Holocaust remembrance speech
President Joe Biden has blunted backlash from pro-Israel critics on both sides of the aisle for his handling of rising antisemitism in the United States, at least for now. Biden condemned what he called a “ferocious surge” of antisemitism during a Holocaust remembrance ceremony Tuesday at the Capitol and reaffirmed his administration’s support for Israel […]
Indiana election results: Sen. Mike Braun wins GOP gubernatorial primary
Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) won a Republican primary to succeed Gov. Eric Holcomb in the Indiana governor’s mansion, breaking through a crowded six-way race that caused a record amount of spending and blanketed the state in ads. The Associated Press called the race for Braun at 7 p.m. Eastern when all the polls closed statewide. […]
Wisconsin GOP targets DEI with new review of state diversity efforts
The Wisconsin legislature’s audit committee, with Republicans holding a 6-4 majority, voted to launch a review of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts across state government. All Democrats on the committee voted against the initiative, and it came after Republican state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos vowed to combat DEI initiatives. Vos previously acted to remove “these […]
White House distances itself from Hochul black children ‘computer’ comments
The White House said it had not heard a high-profile Democrat’s comments regarding black children in the Bronx, but offered a mild rebuke nonetheless. “Obviously, we don’t think that is the right way to speak about young people in any way, in any form,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday when asked about the brewing […]
Social Security: What you need to know and how long it will last
Social Security has been given a brief respite as a recent trustees report signaled the fund wouldn’t run out until 2035, a year later than had been predicted. But for the millions of people dependent on the monthly payments and counting on them as they look ahead to retirement, empty coffers will mean smaller, or […]
Judge denies Trump’s mistrial request after Stormy Daniels ‘extraordinarily prejudicial’ testimony
A judge on Tuesday denied former President Donald Trump‘s request for a mistrial in his hush money case, which Trump made after pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels delivered salacious testimony that tested the limits the court had placed on what she could say. Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche told Judge Juan Merchan that Daniels’s testimony differed […]
DC Mayor Bowser and police chief to testify to Congress on GWU campus protests
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith will testify before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday regarding the pro-Palestinian protests and encampment at George Washington University. Officials from the House Oversight Committee and the mayor’s office confirmed to the Washington Examiner that both Bowser and Smith will appear before the […]
Hochul apologizes for claiming black children don’t know the meaning of ‘computer’
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) has apologized for a comment she made during a presentation on Monday, in which she claimed black children do not know what the word computer means. The New York governor had been speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference to discuss Empire AI, an initiative that aims to make New York […]
The End of Race Politics might not persuade anyone
Racial grievances are ripping the country apart, and no one seems to have any answers. In Coleman Hughes’s new book, The End of Race Politics, the heterodox intellectual delivers an incisive look into American racialist obsessions. Hughes examines the origins of the country’s racial politics and explains how they have subsumed every component of life, […]
Equal pay refresh passes House
(The Center Square) – Women in Pennsylvania may soon benefit from new protections that prioritize wage transparency and change the way maternity leave impacts earning potential. And, it would apply to hourly minimum wage workers too. The legislation approved along party lines in the House of Representatives on Monday would amend the Equal Pay Act to ban […]