Workforce development data sharing must ‘adapt or die’
(The Center Square) — State agencies across the commonwealth gather data on jobs, employment, and the economy — but they struggle to share it, hamstringing how useful it is. Legislators have taken notice and are looking to compel some digital cooperation. Senate Bill 761, introduced by Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-Washington, would require the Department of […]
CIA doubles down on see-no-Russian Havana syndrome spin
The mission of the CIA is to acquire protected information from abroad from which CIA analysts can then extrapolate assessments for policymakers. The CIA often successfully performs this work via means of sacrifice and skill. Unfortunately for America but fortunately for Russia, the CIA’s handling of the so-called Havana syndrome issue remains highly problematic. That’s […]
Biden capitalizes on Trump in court and touts tax plan in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is expected to be one of the most closely contested states in this fall’s election, and with his opponent sidelined, President Joe Biden is barnstorming it with a three-stop tour this week. Biden will campaign first in Scranton, the city where he was born and spent his earliest years, followed by a Wednesday appearance […]
NATO plans to ‘leverage human enhancement technologies’
Western militaries intend to “leverage” opportunities to “enable individuals to operate beyond normal human limits or abilities,” according to a new NATO strategy document. “Biotechnology and human enhancement technologies (BHE) will transform our economies, societies, security and defense in unprecedented and unforeseeable ways,” the allies state. “Against this context, NATO will provide the transatlantic forum […]
Caitlin Clark selected by Indiana Fever with first overall pick in WNBA draft
Women’s college basketball phenom Caitlin Clark is moving on to the WNBA. The college basketball star from the University of Iowa, who set numerous NCAA records during her four years, was selected by the Indiana Fever with the first overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft on Monday night. Clark said being drafted was a […]
Biden’s Mideast policy disaster – Washington Examiner
Iran’s massive drone, cruise, and ballistic missile attack on Israel this weekend massively escalated international violence and tensions in the Middle East. President Joe Biden is lucky that, with Israel and its regional partners in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, it was able to prevent serious damage or loss of life. But Iran’s latest offensive is […]
White House rejects House GOP effort for Biden to testify in Oversight impeachment inquiry
The White House rejected an invitation by the House Oversight Committee for President Joe Biden to testify as part of the House GOP’s impeachment inquiry. In a letter sent on Monday, Richard Sauber, special counsel to the president, declined the committee’s invitation and decried the GOP’s impeachment inquiry, which has stalled in recent months, as […]
Barstool Sports personality-turned-New York candidate slams GOP for attempting to remove candidates from ballot
Bill Cotter, known as Barstool Sport‘s “Billy Football,” announced his bid in March to run as a Republican for New York‘s 3rd Congressional District, previously held by expelled Republican Rep. George Santos, but now the congressional candidate is taking on his own party. The 25-year-old called out Nassau County GOP Chairman Joe Cairo and his […]
Hillary Clinton slams Arizona’s ‘horrifying’ abortion ban
Hillary Clinton condemned Arizona’s state Supreme Court ruling that will soon put into place a near-total abortion ban. Last week, the court upheld an 1864 Civil War-era law that nearly bans all abortions and only makes exceptions in cases in which the pregnant mother faces immediate life-threatening conditions. The law also mandates a prison sentence […]
Trump trial: No jurors selected on day one
A New York judge vetted nearly a hundred prospective jurors in former President Donald Trump‘s hush money trial on Monday, but more than half of them were excused because they said they lacked impartiality. The first day of the first-ever criminal trial of a former president ended with 32 prospective jurors left as Judge Juan […]