EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep Unveils Bill To Protect Fracking From Future Presidential Crackdowns
Republican Rep. August Pflueger introduced new legislation Friday that would prohibit the president from imposing a nationwide ban on fracking without Congressional consent. Pfluger's “Protecting America's Energy Production Act” would explicitly require an act of Congress to impose a moratorium on fracking and would prevent the president from doing so directly. Several Democrats, including Vice […]
Meta’s move to end fact-checking is ‘transformative,’ but won’t protect against legal action, experts say
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to end Facebook's partnership with third-party fact checkers and ease some content restrictions is potentially “transformative” for the platform. However, the company is unlikely to escape liability, experts said. Currently in ongoing court proceedings. The update was announced by Zuckerberg, who said in a video that previous content restrictions on […]
Why Lose Billions to Protect Them?
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to impose “very severe tariffs” on Canada as well as Mexico as part of a broader economic nationalist package to recoup losses from the trade deficit. “We're going to impose very serious tariffs on Mexico and Canada,” President Trump said at a news conference Tuesday. “…It's quite a tariff. I […]
People Having Confidence Dems Will Protect Democracy ‘Allowed’ People to Care About Border, Economy
On Monday's broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) said the issue “allows people to move on to concerns about the economy and concerns about border security.” He said that he thought it was natural. The 2020 election will be certified “because they can presume that our institutional and constitutional order will be […]
Natural resources officials plan to destroy 420 acres of Michigan forest — to help protect the environment
Northern Michigan residents and state lawmakers are outraged to learn that the state Department of Natural Resources wants to clear 420 acres of forested land to expand a private solar farm. DNR officials wanted to lease a total of about 4,000 acres of public land from around the state to supplement declining revenues and help […]
4 Cybersecurity Tips to Protect Your Family Online in 2025
As we head into 2025, here are some simple but effective cybersecurity solutions you can adopt to avoid the same fate as many Americans who fall victim to hacking, phishing, and identity theft. 2024 was another year of major data breaches, ransomware attacks, and hacks that exploited trivial software vulnerabilities, impacting both resource-rich businesses and […]
Friends, family may protect against heart attack, stroke and more, says study
New research highlights that socializing with friends and family may help protect people from heart attacks, strokes, type 2 diabetes, and other conditions and illnesses. This study suggests that social interactions may keep people healthy because they boost the immune system and reduce the risk of disease. Researchers at the University of Cambridge, along with […]
To Protect America You Have to ‘Crush’ Evil
To protect the American people from evil, “we must suppress evil,” Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) said at a news conference Thursday, providing an update on the New Orleans terror investigation. “The City of New Orleans currently has unprecedented law enforcement resources to continue the investigation into the New Year's Day terrorist attack that claimed […]
‘Nightmare’ Kash Patel Will Disable FBI that Protect Us Against Terrorism
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) said Thursday on MSNBC's “The Last Word” that President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, Kash Patel, “shuts down the FBI's role in protecting us.” He claimed that he had a “nightmarish view” of what would happen. against foreign terrorism. The White House said: “Remember the history of all this: As […]
Biden touts 235 judicial confirmations as bulwark to protect democracy
President Biden on Thursday praised the 235 judicial confirmations he achieved during his administration, calling the judges he appoints to federal courts a valuable guarantee of democracy as President-elect Trump prepares to assume the presidency again. He claimed it worked. “I'm proud of the legacy we can leave for our country in terms of judges,” […]