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Sep 03 2021
News
New Zealand police kill ‘terrorist’ after he stabs 6 people
New Zealand authorities were so worried about an extremist inspired by the Islamic State group they were following him around-the-clock and were able to shoot and kill him within 60 seconds of him unleashing a frenzied knife attack that wounded six people Friday at an Auckland supermarket.
Three of the shoppers were taken to Auckland hospitals in critical condition, police said. Another
Associated Press
Mar 29 2022
Analysis
Dems grapple with Clarence Thomas response
House Democrats are split over how to approach what they mostly agree is a clear conflict of interest for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Why it matters: Thomas has thus far resisted calls to recuse himself from election-related cases amid revelations about the activism of his wife, Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, before the Jan. 6 insurrection. One remedy would be impeachment — a long
Axios
Dec 10 2021
News
Showdown shapes up in California over growing housing crisis
LOS ANGELES — Immediate relief from California’s affordable housing crisis may not come next year even though a series of new laws is scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, advocates and experts warn.
Efforts are already underway to undercut legislation recently signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Opponents say the housing laws strip cities and counties of control over zoning and do not
NBC News Digital
Sep 03 2021
News
EU proposing new travel restrictions on Americans, could end nonessential travel
The European Union on Monday formally recommended that its members stop nonessential travel from the US because of the surge in COVID-19 infections.
The 27-nation bloc in May had suggested its member states lift restrictions on such trips, allowing American tourists to visit during the key summer season.
But the EU decided that the US would again be removed from its “safe list”
New York Post (News)
Aug 05 2020
Opinion
The Chinese Communist Party’s Cold War Against the US: A Historical Perspective
A new cold war, initiated recently by the Chinese regime against the United States, has many similarities with the one launched by the former Soviet Union, but there is also a key difference.
The United States is presently involved in a second cold war. The first one was with the former Soviet Union; the one with the Chinese regime has only just begun. Both cold wars were launched by
The Epoch Times
Apr 08 2022
News
Congressional Republicans Move To Abolish All COVID Restrictions
Congressional Republicans are spearheading legislation that will officially mark the end of coronavirus restrictions in America by prohibiting all federally funded entities from imposing mask mandates and requiring proof of vaccination, according to a copy of the bill obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
The America Reopens Act—introduced on Thursday by Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R., Fla)
Washington Free Beacon
Dec 10 2021
Opinion
Biden's Full Plate -- Ukraine, Taiwan, Tehran
One day after warning Russian President Vladimir Putin he would face "severe" economic sanctions, "like ones he's never seen," should Russia invade Ukraine, President Joe Biden assured Americans that sending U.S. combat troops to Ukraine is "not on the table."
America is not going to fight Russia over Ukraine.
"The idea that the United States is going to unilaterally use force to
Pat Buchanan
Feb 08 2022
News
COVID cases are down in 49 states even as deaths near 900,000
With the brutal Omicron wave rapidly loosening its grip, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. are falling in 49 of 50 states, even as the nation's death toll closes in on another bleak round number: 900,000.
The number of lives lost to the pandemic in the U.S. stood at over 897,000 as of midday Friday, with deaths running at an average of more than 2,400 a day, back up to where they were
Fortune
Feb 22 2022
News
White House calls Russian moves on Ukraine an invasion
The White House on Tuesday began referring to Russian troop deployments in eastern Ukraine as an “invasion” after initially hesitating to use the term — a red line that President Joe Biden has said would result in the U.S. levying severe sanctions against Moscow.
Several European leaders said earlier in the day that Russian troops have moved into rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine
Associated Press