Politics

https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/22103523/political-roundup-032223.mp3?source=rss-feed In the last week, we’ve seen a state-announced takeover of Houston’s public schools, an International Criminal Court arrest warrant accusing Vladimir Putin of war crimes, Washington responding to a pair of failed banks, which in turn led to a major Swiss bank takeover and merger, a presidential endorsement of a candidate who hasn’t formally…

(CNN) The extraordinary legal peril surrounding Donald Trump is reaching a fever pitch at the same time the former president is forging ahead in a 2024 Republican primary that is increasingly dominated by criminal investigations in New York, Washington and Atlanta. But there’s no public information as to when or whether an indictment could be…

March 22, 2023, marks World Water Day with the world is in the middle of a global water crisis. Our most precious resource is being depleted, polluted, and mismanaged. Seven hundred children under five die every day from diarrhea because they lack access to clean water and sanitation. In many countries women and girls must travel for miles…

This study unambiguously suggests that scientific journals do the institution of science no favor when they insert themselves so directly in the political debate, especially at a time when trust in the scientific community continues to decline on the right wing. It could be, Zhang writes, that this lack of trust in the scientific establishment…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is inching ever closer to a presidential bid in 2024, scheduling his latest swing through early-voting states before returning home afterward to give donors a “political update.” According to an invitation obtained by The Associated Press, Scott will meet with donors to hold what’s…

Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded his three-day visit to Russia on Wednesday, March 22. During the visit, both countries signed various agreements related to cooperation in the economic, technological, and cultural fields in order to deepen their “no limits partnership.”   Russia and China also issued two joint statements focusing on ways to deepen their strategic…

NEW YORK, March 21 (Reuters Breakingviews) – TikTok has one incentive to keep American politicians united. When Americans bicker about political issues, U.S. media outlets like CNN and Facebook steal eyeballs. But when they get along, they seem to have more time for TikTok. As Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew goes in front of Congress…