Year: 2023

A new report on global freedom finds that democracy could be approaching a “turning point” for improvement. Democracy declined around the world for the 17th consecutive year, but the pace of that decline has slowed […]

White Supremacist Propaganda Hit Record High in 2022

The spread of white supremacist propaganda hit record levels in 2022. The United States saw its highest-ever distribution of white supremacist propaganda last year. A new report published by the Anti-Defamation League found that there was […]

Trump Invited to Testify Before New York Grand Jury

Trump may be about to see his day in a criminal court. Former President Trump was invited to testify before a New York grand jury as part of the Manhattan district attorney’s office investigation into […]

Biden’s $6.8 Trillion Budget Challenges Republicans, Raises Taxes on Rich

President Joe Biden unveiled plans for government spending and higher taxes on the wealthy. President Biden is using the release of his $6.8 trillion budget for the fiscal year 2024 to challenge House Republicans to […]

Kansas Legislature Passes Bill to Ban Transgender Athletes from Girls’ Sports

Kansas’ Republican-led legislature passed a bill that would ban transgender athletes from playing girls’ or women’s school sports if they were born male. The bill is expected to be vetoed by the state’s Democrat Governor. […]

Florida’s 21-Year Age Requirement for Buying Guns Upheld in NRA Suit

After the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Florida raised the minimum age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21. The National Rifle Association did not approve. The powerful gun rights lobby group […]

Tucker Carlson Secretly Hates Donald Trump

“I hate him passionately.” That is exactly how Fox News network’s star host, Tucker Carlson, really feels about former president Donald Trump. Thanks to a new court filing in the massive $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit […]

Saudi Arabia and Iran Agree to Resume Ties, Reopen Embassies

Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to resume diplomatic relations and reopen embassies. It’s a major breakthrough for the two Middle East nations and will have positive ramifications for the rest of the world. It comes […]

China’s Xi Sworn In for Historic Third Term

China’s leader Xi Jinping has begun a history-making third term after he was sworn in as president on Friday. Xi Jinping has been handed an unprecedented third term as president, capping an ascent in which […]

Leading GOPers Taking Aim At Both Trump and DeSantis

The future of the Republican Party is on the line. Leading GOPers are taking aim at both former president Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the two likely top contenders to take the Republican nomination […]

Marine Recounts ‘Catastrophic’ US Withdrawal from Afghanistan

A former U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant who was gravely injured in a suicide bombing outside Kabul airport recounted the “catastrophic” U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan ad a House hearing. Tyler Vargas-Andrews can remember in specific detail […]

California Governor Halts $54m Contract with Walgreens

California is cutting its ties with Walgreens. California Governor Gavin Newsom withdrew a $54m contract with Walgreens. It came after the pharmacy giant indicated it would not sell an abortion pill by mail in some […]

Biden to Propose 25% Billionaire Tax

The Biden administration is set to propose a series of tax increases for wealthy Americans and large corporations. The new budget request to Congress, which is to be released on Thursday, includes a 25 percent […]

House Members Data Compromised in Health Insurer Breach

The personal data of House members and staff was compromised due to a recently uncovered breach of health care group DC Health Link. Now that data is being sold on the dark web. House Speaker […]

World Off Track on Goal to Reduce Sodium Intake, WHO Says

The world is consuming too much salt, and the outcome could be dire, the World Health Organization said. A new report from WHO found that the world is not on track to reduce its sodium intake. […]

Justice Department Investigating Louisville and Memphis PD

The police departments of Louisville and Memphis are back in focus. The Justice Department released its findings in a nearly two-year investigation into the Louisville Metro Police Department. Federal officials launched the probe after a 2020 […]

Michigan Passes Bill Giving Civil Rights Protections to LGBTQ People

The Michigan Senate passed a historic bill to protect LGBTQ rights in the state. The state legislature passed a bill focusing on civil rights protections for the LGBTQIA+ community. The Michigan Senate took the first major […]

Maker of Unproven Birth Drug Makena to Pull from U.S. Market

The maker of an unproven drug Makena intended to prevent premature births says it will voluntarily remove the product from the U.S. It comes as regulators signaled plans to follow through on a long-delayed effort […]

Protests Prompt Defense Secretary Austin to Cut Short Israel Trip

As demonstrations against the proposed plan to overhaul the court system and violence surges in the West Bank continue, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrival in Israel, Washington’s closest Middle East ally, has been slightly […]

Tucker Carlson “Not Credible,” the White House Says

Echoing similar statements this week from leading Democrat and Republican lawmakers, the White House pointed out on Wednesday that Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson “is not credible” when it comes to the issue of portraying […]

NSA Chief Warns of TikTok’s Broad Influence

U.S. National Security Agency Director Paul Nakasone expressed concern during congressional testimony about Chinese-owned video app TikTok’s data collection and potential to facilitate broad influence operations. Nakasone told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he […]

Oil Prices Rebound and Reverse After Interest Rate Concerns

Oil prices fell for a second straight session after a short-lived rebound on Wednesday. Drops in oil prices were driven by fears that more aggressive U.S. interest rate hikes would hit demand, while the market […]

In Nord Stream Bombings Probe, German, US Investigators See Ukraine Link

European and US intelligence officials have obtained tentative intelligence to suggest a pro-Ukrainian saboteur group may have been behind the bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year. There was no evidence that Ukrainian […]

Murdoch Feared Fox News Hosts “Went Too Far” With Voter Fraud Claims

Fox Corp. chair Rupert Murdoch said that Fox News hosts Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham maybe “went too far” in their coverage of voter fraud claims. The revelation comes from an email submitted as evidence […]

Senate Republicans Condemn Tucker Carlson Portrayal of Jan. 6. Attack

House Republicans are facing a new Jan. 6 headache, thanks to Fox News host Tucker Carlson. The Capitol Police chief and Republican senators slammed the Fox News host for falsely characterizing the violent riot, using […]

Kerry Warns Rising US-China Tensions Hurting Climate Talk

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said tensions between the U.S. and China are hurting climate talks. It comes as China warned of the path to “confrontation and conflict” with the U.S. The U.S. and China […]

Florida Republican Lawmakers Seek New Stricter Six-Week Abortion Ban

Florida is looking to enact its own six-week abortion ban. Republican lawmakers in Florida filed bills on Tuesday to outlaw most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The ban would severely undercut access to the […]

NYC Mayor Tells Bodegas to Ban Shoppers Who Won’t Remove Masks

New York City’s Mayor Eric Adams has made an unusual request. Worried about the safety of the city’s deli clerks and bodegas workers, Adams wants members of the public to lower their face masks in […]

Texas Republican Files Texit Referendum Bill to Explore Independence

Texas GOP Senator Bryan Slaton, who wants Texans to vote on whether the state should investigate seceding from the United States of America, filed on Monday a bill that could set up a referendum to […]

Saudi Aramco to Hike Oil Prices for Europe and Asia for April

The world’s top crude exporter Saudi Arabia signaled over the weekend it sees Asia and Europe’s oil demand picking up by raising most prices for crude shipments to the regions for the second month in […]