We begin today with George Makari and Richard A Friedman of The Atlantic surmising that the malaise the country seems to be going through is a collective denial of what the country went through during the COVID pandemic. Four years ago, the country was brought to its knees by a world-historic disaster. COVID-19 hospitalized nearly 7 million Americans and killed more than a million; it’s still killing hundreds each week. It shut down schools and forced people into social isolation. Almost...
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup is a long-running series published every morning that collects essential political discussion and analysis around the internet. Greg Sargent/The New Republic: Mike Johnson Suddenly Seems Ready to Stick a Shiv in MAGA The House speaker is open to a stand-alone vote on Ukraine aid. Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t going to like that one bit. Poor Mike Johnson is in quite a bind. The House speaker simply doesn’t have a governing majority: It is borderline impossible to...
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup is a long-running series published every morning that collects essential political discussion and analysis around the internet. Renée Graham of The Boston Globe looks not at the nasty things that the shoe salesman says but who is listening to them. Now when he derides Biden’s stutter by saying things that Biden never said — like pretending Biden stumbled over the word “democracy” in a January speech when he said it more than two dozen times without any problems —...
The Daily Beast: MTG Officially Launches Revolt Against Speaker Mike Johnson Due to the procedural details of the so-called motion to vacate the chair, it was unclear when exactly the vote on Johnson’s fate would be held—or if it would be held at all. Greene did not notice the resolution as privileged, which would force a vote, but she can appear in the well of the chamber anytime to give her resolution that designation. If the Georgia Republican makes that move, it would give House...
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The House passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill March 22 to fund the federal government through September, leaving the Senate with just hours to follow suit to avert a partial government shutdown. The move angered some House Republicans, who indicated they may retaliate against House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. Also in […] The post Washington Roundup: Congress races on shutdown; CRS backs USAID reform; SCOTUS readies abortion case first appeared on OSV News.
Look, there are throngs of visitors coming to our state for the solar eclipse on April 8 and somehow the weather prognostications have eclipsed the "what are we wearing" question. Embarrassing! Here are a few sartorial accompaniments we've spotted around town and online as the moon rolls out its shadow over The Natural State.
Prime Minister comments on fake video, possible new registration for people from Taiwan, Copenhagen fashion week drops wild animal skin and more news from Denmark this Wednesday.
Denmark has good food supply security, minister in Argentina to sell F-16s, and Dane's EV company sees US share price collapse. Here are some of the news stories from Denmark on Tuesday morning.
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Liam Neeson's career changed forever following his 2008 smash, 'Taken.' Suddenly, the towering actor became an action hero after decades of serious screen work. He's been cranking out genre films ever since, including the upcoming thriller 'In the Land of Saints and Sinners.' The film casts the 71-year-old as a reluctant assassin hoping to turn his life around after decades of killing. Oscar-nominee Kerry Condon ('The Banshees of Inisherin') co-stars as an IRA terrorist....
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Two aircraft return to Copenhagen amid bomb threat, Randers files new complaint against Nordic Waste, Danish Medicines Agency finds possible link between hives and Moderna Covid vaccine and more news from Denmark on Friday.