Heading into Labor Day weekend, Biden celebrates new job growth
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the August U.S. jobs and employment report numbers in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 2023. Jonathan Ernst…
Brian Kemp ushers his party away from the Trumpian deep end — again
Comment on this storyComment Prominent Georgia Republicans’ efforts to stand up to the Trumpian wing of their party entered a new phase this week, courtesy of Gov. Brian Kemp. On…
Biden Won’t Meet DeSantis in Florida as He Tours Hurricane Idalia Damage
President Biden said on Friday that he would meet with Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Saturday during a visit to tour the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia, the Category 3…
A lesson in why small class sizes don’t matter
As America’s students begin the new school year, they’re facing historic learning deficits. Elected officials have failed to confront the crisis and help students make up lost ground. Instead, many…
California to expand fossil fuel project Gavin Newsom said he was ‘fully committed’ to shutting down
California’s top state regulator that oversees utilities approved a plan to expand a controversial fossil fuel facility that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has vowed to shut down. The five-member California…
Concrete-risk wall secured from collapse at Scottish school
A letter sent to parents of children at schools in Edinburgh says that RAAC has been identified in seven schools and appropriate mitigation measures have been put in place at…
White House asks for $4B boost for FEMA after Idalia, Maui fires
US President Joe Biden speaks the headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Washington, DC, on August 31, 2023, thanking the team staffing the FEMA National Response Coordination…
Mitch McConnell May Be Experiencing Small Seizures, Doctors Suggest
A four-line letter, signed by the attending physician of Congress and released by Senator Mitch McConnell on Thursday, suggested that his recent spells of speechlessness were linked to “occasional lightheadedness”…
Canada’s crazy, unneighborly LGBT travel advisory for America
The official Canadian government travel website has a new warning affixed to its section on the United States. “Some states have enacted laws and policies that may affect 2SLGBTQI+ persons,”…
Texas Supreme Court allows ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for trans kids to take effect
The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday permitted the state’s ban on transgender medical procedures for minors to take effect. The ruling came down after a judge last Friday issued an…