Of all the targets Donald Trump has attacked over the years, few evoke less sympathy from the public than the federal government’s career workforce. These civil servants, often referred to as the “deep state” by Trump and his allies, have become easy scapegoats for politicians from both parties. While politicians occasionally acknowledge their nonpartisan public …
British Columbia Premier David Eby strongly suspects that the federal government is withholding information that could help protect residents with connections to India. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed a potential link between the Indian government and the fatal shooting of Sikh advocate Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C., last June. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc …
President Joe Biden’s administration took decisive action yesterday to address the immediate immigration challenge he faces, potentially opening himself up to criticism from Republicans who claim he has lost control of the border. The Department of Homeland Security extended legal protections under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program to approximately 472,000 Venezuelan migrants, allowing them …
On Monday, the Biden administration sent letters to 16 governors, highlighting a long-standing issue of underfunding historically Black land-grant colleges. The letters, signed by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, mark the first time the federal government has quantified the extent of financial discrimination against these institutions over the past 30 years. …
Justice Samuel Alito’s recent ruling against Roe v. Wade has sparked a troubling wave of surveillance and control specifically targeting women. In Nebraska, a mother and daughter were prosecuted after their private Facebook messages discussing an abortion were handed over to authorities. Meanwhile, lawmakers in Texas aim to make searching for abortion information online and …
This week, HarperCollins is set to release a highly-anticipated work by prominent conservative intellectual Richard Hanania, titled “The Origins of Woke”. Hanania’s book offers a comprehensive examination of the rise of identity politics, presenting the bold claim that contemporary “wokeness” is not merely a cultural phenomenon, but rather rooted in changes to the legal system …
Google, the default search engine on smartphones and browsers, has been accused of manipulating users’ choices and keeping them hooked on its services by leveraging default settings. Antonio Rangel, a behavioral economist and professor at Caltech, testified in an antitrust trial, stating that default status plays a significant role in consumer decisions. Rangel emphasized that …
The U.S. government faces a dilemma. Starlink, a private satellite venture devised and controlled by Elon Musk, offers capabilities that no government or other company can match. Its innovations are the fruit of Musk’s drive and ambitions. But they have become enmeshed with American foreign and national-security policy, and Musk is widely seen as an …
Federal Health Minster Mark Holland stated that the government is prepared to assist Alberta if necessary as reports of an E.coli outbreak in multiple daycares in Calgary continue to increase. As of Friday, Alberta Health Services (AHS) reported 142 lab-confirmed cases linked to the outbreak, with 26 children in stable condition at the hospital. On …
Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor of Florida and a presidential candidate, has made headlines by refusing millions of dollars in federal funding. This decision is in line with a growing trend of ideological purity within the Republican Party. Rather than accepting energy-efficiency incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act, a key policy of the Biden administration, …