Britney Spears settles legal battle with estranged father, officially ending conservatorship
Pop music icon Britney Spears reached a settlement with her estranged father, James P. Spears, more than two years after the court-ordered termination of her conservatorship that gave him control over her affairs. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed following court filings made by both parties in the Los Angeles Superior Court on […]
White House Report Card: Biden drives his approval rating into a ditch
This week’s White House Report Card finds President Joe Biden in a tornado of trouble. Let’s start with his polling. Gallup on Friday averaged other polling that has shown just how unpopular the president is. Biden has dropped to a 68-year presidential low, 38.7% approval. That is nearly 10 points below where former President Jimmy […]
TikTok goes on offense against lawmakers who voted for a ‘ban’ while keeping accounts
TikTok is singling out lawmakers who voted for a bill that puts into motion a forced sale or a ban of the popular application in the United States while also having accounts of their own. The new bill, passed this week as part of a foreign aid package, would give the Biden administration another chance […]
Now Ukraine aid has passed, what does success look like in eyes of Biden administration?
The Department of Defense has announced two billion-dollar military aid packages, short- and long-term deliveries, in the days since President Joe Biden signed his national security supplemental legislation into law. But it’s unclear what impact it’ll have on the battlefield or what success in Ukraine even looks like in the eyes of the Biden administration, […]
US and China to launch AI dialogue ‘in the coming weeks’
Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping has agreed to launch a dialogue “on the risk and safety concerns” associated with artificial intelligence following a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “We agreed to hold the first U.S.-PRC talks on artificial intelligence to be held in the coming weeks,” Blinken told reporters in Beijing. “We’ll share […]
Detroit officials hope NFL draft can shift the future of the city and change perceptions
The NFL draft began Thursday night in Detroit to wide acclaim, and is expected to have a large impact on the city both financially and, officials hope, perceptually. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan (D-MI) said the sports event was a chance to “reintroduce ourselves to America,” and the city is slated to absorb between $150-200 million […]
The out-of-touch Democratic elites – Washington Examiner
For some of the young college students arrested after trespassing at Columbia University last week, it was not their first brush with the law. One young woman from a $2.2 million home in suburban Atlanta had previously killed two senior citizens in Vermont when her pickup truck crossed over a double yellow line, crashing into […]
Biden administration strengthens healthcare protections for gay and transgender people
Transgender and gay people will now be protected against discrimination in healthcare thanks to the Biden administration reversing a Trump-era rule that rolled back protections. The Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which extended the prohibition of sex discrimination to include also sexual […]
Columbia bans student protest leader who said ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live’
Columbia University banned Khymani James, a 20-year-old pro-Palestinian student protest organizer, from its campus on Friday after it was reported he previously made violent remarks toward Zionists. “I want to make clear that calls of violence and statements targeted at individuals based on their religious, ethnic or national identity are unacceptable and violate university policy,” […]
Columbia officials slam administration for response to pro-Palestinian protests
The Columbia University administration is facing criticisms from a panel of its fellow faculty and students over its handling of pro-Palestinian protesters. Large groups have gathered at Columbia since last week, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Some protesters have gone further by calling for the death of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and reportedly targeting Jewish […]