President Joe Biden has ordered that U.S. flags on federal government buildings and property will be lowered to half-staff for five days in recognition of former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 96. Biden’s order calls for flags to fly half-staff from Saturday through sunset on Wednesday, Nov. 29, the …
Last summer, just a few weeks after Cassidy Hutchinson’s public testimony on Donald Trump’s response to the 2020 election loss, the January 6 committee held a meeting with Jennifer Moore, the FBI administrator overseeing intelligence in the bureau’s D.C. office during the lead-up to the Capitol attack. The committee sought to understand why the federal …
On Friday, House Republicans made an unexpected move after nominating Representative Jim Jordan for speaker. They conducted a secret-ballot vote, asking lawmakers if they would support Jordan in a public vote on the House floor. Unfortunately for Jordan, the results were not in his favor. 55 members of the House Republican conference, nearly a quarter, …
Representative Steve Scalise expressed his eagerness to start working after narrowly winning the nomination to serve as the next speaker at a private party meeting. Scalise emphasized the importance of showing the world that the House is open and focused on the people’s business. Scalise’s urgency stems from the growing list of issues that Congress …
The Fall of Kevin McCarthy: A Reflection of GOP Incentives The recent ousting of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy highlights the Republican Party’s zero tolerance for perceived failure in battling the Democratic agenda. McCarthy had shown his commitment to fighting Democrats through various actions, such as rejecting the 2020 election results and impeding the investigation into …
Recreate this content while optimizing it for SEO, enhancing its creativity and uniqueness, improving syntax and tone, increasing perplexity and burstiness, and retaining the HTML tags: In addition to going on expensive vacations with wealthy right-wing donors who have interests before the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas has, as reported by ProPublica, secretly participated in …
Introducing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: A Game-Changer for Expecting Mothers Activists argue that the United States desperately needs this law in order to protect pregnant workers, especially those in physically demanding jobs or low-wage positions, who often face a challenging choice between their health and their paycheck. Vanessa Brown Calder, the director of family …
The courts are finally catching up to a man who has long behaved as though there would never be any consequences for his deceptions. Mario Anzuoni / Reuters September 27, 2023, 11:01 AM ET The courts have finally caught up to a man who consistently believed there would be no repercussions for his dishonest actions. …
For years following World War II, there existed a widely accepted agreement known as the “liberal consensus.” This agreement embraced the idea that the federal government should play a role in regulating businesses, providing social safety nets, and promoting infrastructure. In fact, it became so popular that in 1950, critic Lionel Trilling famously stated that …
Last week, Delta Air Lines made an announcement regarding changes to its SkyMiles program. These changes are aimed at making it more difficult for customers to earn status and take advantage of perks. Previously, status was determined by a combination of dollars spent and miles traveled, but now it will be based solely on dollars …