Category: Politics

State Department Report Blames Both Biden, Trump Admins for Bungling Afghanistan Withdrawal

June 30, 2023
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The Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombings at Kabul Airport killed more than 180 people, including 13 members of the United States military, and marked an ugly end to America’s 20-year war against terror in Afghanistan. Republicans have clamored for analyses of the blundered withdrawal for nearly two years, although the GOP’s rhetorical chorus has conclusively…

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US Needs Plan to Coordinate Research Before Next Pandemic, Officials Say

June 30, 2023
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Public health officials say the United States needs a plan and infrastructure to avoid the fragmented response to a new disease that marked its response to the COVID pandemic. “We don’t have a systemic approach to medical product testing,” said Dr. Janet Woodcock, principal deputy commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr….

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DeSantis Praises ‘Mama Bears’ At Moms For Liberty Summit, Says They Are a Powerful Force

June 30, 2023
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Speaking on June 30 to a hall full of Moms For Liberty at their convention in Philadelphia, Ron DeSantis leaned into the parts of his platform and his record that appeal to so-called “Mama Bears.” He talked about the work he’s done as Florida’s governor on education, and parental rights, and to reverse the woke…

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Biden Announces New Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Hours After SCOTUS Ruling

June 30, 2023
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President Joe Biden reacted swiftly to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate his plan to forgive many student loans by announcing new measures to provide relief to borrowers. Biden made a televised statement on June 30, within hours of the court decision, promising to provide debt relief for some borrowers and a temporary measure…

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Criticized for Comments Supporting Affirmative Action

June 30, 2023
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Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s critical take on the Supreme Court decision to end affirmative action policies and bar schools from applying race-based criteria to admissions has faced an outpouring of criticism online. The Supreme Court’s 6–3 decision on June 29 revived a strict interpretation of the 14th Amendment to make clear that equal…

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RFK Jr. Says He’d Do Better Than Biden Cancelling Student Loan Debt

June 30, 2023
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Republicans took to Twitter to applaud the Supreme Court while Democrats chided President Joe Biden for not doing more after Friday’s ruling striking down the president’s debt forgiveness program. Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who has announced his intent to run against Biden in the 2024 primaries for the Democratic presidential candidate, joined voices criticizing Biden after…

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RFK Jr. Explains the Evolution of His Vocal Condition

June 30, 2023
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His 2024 presidential campaign requires Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to travel across the country delivering speeches, conducting interviews with the media, and appearing at town halls and other special events. Many voters who have never heard the environmental attorney and Children’s Health Defense founder speak, eventually ask about his voice. When Kennedy was 42, in…

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SCOTUS Cites Nancy Pelosi’s Own Words to Justify Blocking Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

June 30, 2023
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A set of 2021 comments by then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ended up undermining President Joe Biden’s efforts to implement a student loan cancellation plan. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Biden could not excuse student debt repayments through the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (HEROES Act) or…

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Rep. Matt Gaetz Asks FBI Whether Agents Were Rewarded for Kneeling During 2020 Riots

June 30, 2023
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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is demanding answers from the FBI regarding agents who knelt before Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters in Washington during riots in 2020. On June 27, Gaetz sent a letter (pdf) to FBI Director Christopher Wray asking for information related to the conduct of FBI agents on duty in Washington on June 4,…

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White House Holds Press Briefing After Supreme Court Rulings

June 30, 2023
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a daily briefing at 3:15 p.m. ET on June 30 after Supreme Court rulings on President Joe Biden’s student debt relief program. …