Comment on this storyComment Democrats warned Saturday of the repercussions of a federal judge’s decision to suspend the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a key abortion medication, as they assailed Republicans’ support for restricting access to abortions and predicted political fallout. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) called the decision “awful, extreme and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Select Committee on China said Saturday the U.S. must take seriously the threat posed to Taiwan, as Beijing launched military drills around the island in the aftermath of the Taiwanese president’s meetings with American lawmakers. Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., who attended the meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen…
As Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida prepares to take a widely anticipated leap into the 2024 presidential campaign, one of his chief strengths is his ability to raise huge sums from deep-pocketed donors. But his formidable war chest — at least $110 million in state and federal committees aligned with him — is no guarantee…
Well, the long-awaited indictment of former president Donald Trump by a New York grand jury came down late last week and, boy, oh boy — it was like throwing a match into the gasoline of political windbags. The noise machine will undoubtedly go on for some time now, and we’ll be hearing plenty from highly…
A Saudi ‘technical delegation’ has met Iran’s chief of protocol at the foreign ministry in Tehran, media reports. A Saudi Arabian diplomatic delegation has arrived in Tehran to discuss the reopening of its diplomatic missions after a seven-year absence, Riyadh’s foreign ministry has said. The visit followed a meeting between the foreign ministers of both…
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Thousands of Israelis gathered Saturday for a weekly demonstration against the government’s contentious judicial overhaul plans, despite security concerns stemming from a surge in Israeli-Palestinian violence. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put…
But he’s missing a huge opportunity here, location-wise: He’d be greeted as a hero on the street outside Mayor Michelle Wu’s house in Rozzie, the sacred site where other antivaxxers have spent so many mornings loudly fighting the battle for which Kennedy is a kind of patron saint. Even before COVID, Kennedy spread his antivaccine…
“Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet shines light on trackers, intimidation in politics” was the April 8 headline in the Midland Daily News. As a friend and constituent of the senator I couldn’t agree with her comments more. This crap drives good people away from politics and potential candidates on the sidelines. And quite frankly she…
In 2021, Swedish author and human ecology professor Andreas Malm published the nonfiction book How to Blow Up a Pipeline, which argues that sabotage of industrial facilities and other pollution-causing property is a necessary part of the climate activism movement. Two years later, director Daniel Goldhaber (Cam) and his co-writers Jordan Sjol and Ariela Barer…
Republicans and Democrats have been tripping over each other to tell voters how committed they are to making zero changes to Social Security and Medicare. Meanwhile, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees just confirmed yet again that within 10 years the programs’ funds will be insolvent. It’s hard to forget the scene during the most…
