Category: United States

Midterm Elections May Offer Last Chance to Avert Economic Disaster: Experts

News Analysis Amid a continuing rise in inflation, excessive federal spending, and growing public alarm about the state of the economy, the Nov. 8 midterm elections may represent one of the last opportunities to attain a legislative majority willing and able to reverse catastrophic fiscal policies pushing the country toward an implosion similar to the…


US Secretary of State Continuing First Canadian Visit in Montreal Today

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Montreal today as he continues his two-day trip to Canada. Blinken is to visit a battery recycling facility in east-end Montreal before heading to a public market. Later in the morning, he is scheduled to take questions from students at the Biosphere, an environmental museum located…


Showdown Coming Over Race-Based Admissions as Supreme Court Prepares to Hear Arguments in Lawsuit

The future of racial quotas in university admissions will depend largely on the outcome of one of the most hotly disputed and closely watched cases of the Supreme Court’s new term. On Oct. 31, the court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the long-running case of Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows…


White House Says ‘Not True’ There Is National Security Review of Elon Musk

WASHINGTON—Reports that the United States was discussing launching a national security review of some of Elon Musk’s ventures were “not true,” said the White House on Monday. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to comment on the Biden administration’s relationship with Musk or his business dealings with other countries. Asked about a Bloomberg News…


Democrats’ Last-Ditch Effort to Rally Base Unlikely to Turn Tide in Their Favor as Midterms Approach: Strategists

News Analysis As polls continue to tighten and the Nov. 8 midterm elections draw ever closer, Democrats are upping their campaign to disparage GOP candidates and sound the alarm on the potential consequences of a GOP takeover of Congress, but political analysts say this strategy is unlikely to work. The extraordinary steps that some Democrats…


Handing Out Flyers for an Anti-Woke, Parent-Led Event Gets Grandparent Banned From School Grounds

A Massachusetts grandfather has been slapped with a no-trespassing order for passing out flyers for a parent-led forum aimed at educating other parents about woke ideology being pushed on their children in the local schools. Larry Russell, who has several grandchildren in the Newburyport schools, was told to stay off school grounds by Superintendent Sean…


Hassan and Bolduc Face Off in New Hampshire–Finally

U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) participated in the first debate with Republican contender Don Bolduc on Tuesday in what is one of the most watched races in America. Until the face-off, Hassan had refused repeated requests by Bolduc to debate him. It is unclear what prompted the New Hampshire Democrat to finally agree. Days earlier…


Hassan and Bolduc Clash in New Hampshire Debate

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) debated on Oct. 18 with Republican challenger Don Bolduc on topics that included immigration, abortion, high gas prices, and the economy, in what is one of the most watched races in the U.S. midterm election cycle. The New Hampshire U.S. Senate candidates sat in chairs in relatively close proximity in…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Supreme Court May End All Gun Control; El Chapo Exposes US Officials in Drug Trade

A recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen could have broader implications than at first appeared. Amid a flurry of lawsuits challenging gun laws across the United States, analysts are now claiming that the top court’s decision could potentially end all gun control laws in…


LIVE: Supreme Court May End All Gun Control; El Chapo Exposes US Officials in Drug Trade

A recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen could have broader implications than at first appeared. Amid a flurry of lawsuits challenging gun laws across the United States, analysts are now claiming that the top court’s decision could potentially end all gun control laws in…