• ​We need an election and we need it now

    We’ve had three prime ministers and three first ministers in as many years. And that doesn’t include the unofficial first minister, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, who fired the gun that brought down Humza Yousaf’s career while shooting himself in the foot. But the incompetence and failures of the Scottish Government have never been down to one man. The chaos in public services isn’t an accident of the last 14 months – it is the outcome of 17 years of SNP failure and 14 years of Tory...

  • Letters to the Editor: What Biden needs to say now: 'Mr. Netanyahu, end this war'

    To the editor: I understand that from a diplomatic perspective, it is best for President Biden to keep his plans and conversations private. Israel is a loyal ally to the U.S. ("Biden and Netanyahu speak as pressure grows on Israel over Rafah invasion," April 28) But the president is losing some of the voters he needs to win the next election. Young people have pure hearts and little understanding of nuance or political subtlety. They see evil actions in the Gaza Strip and they want them stopped....

  • The American surfer killed in Mexico was planning his wedding. Now his family is planning his funeral

    Carter Rhoad, 30, was killed alongside two Australian brothers, Callum Robinson, 33, and Jake Robinson, 30, while they were on a surfing trip in Mexico’s Baja California peninsula

  • I used to run twice a week, now I need a mobility scooter: The frontline medics who caught coronavirus at work but are now crippled by long Covid and fighting for damages

    Elisabeth Briggs, 48, a mother of three teenagers, from Shropshire, fights back tears as she recounts how her life changed after she contracted Covid - which then developed into long Covid.

  • Biden abandons Israel

    When Hamas launched its Oct. 7, 2023, rape, kidnap, and murder killing spree against Israeli civilians, President Joe Biden quickly traveled to Israel and pledged that America would have its longtime ally’s back. Since then, he has repeatedly affirmed his “ironclad” commitment to the security of the Jewish state. But the “ironclad” pledge should concern […]

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  • Student Journalists Are Needed Now More Than Ever

    Amber X. Chen While the mainstream media repeatedly mischaracterizes pro-Palestine protests on campus, police and university administrations are attempting to repress the student press.

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    Opinion: Biden needs to disavow the protesters

    Opinion by Patrick T. Brown (CNN) — College quads have been turned into tent cities, university buildings have been taken over by groups of students unfurling banners supporting intifada, and campus protests are pockmarked with calls for violence and antisemitism across the country. This gives Republicans an easy argument to make about why voters shouldn’t

  • Biden Administration Is Now Under Investigation for 'Election Interference'

    In March 2021, Joe Biden signed an executive order focused on "access to voting," directing federal government agencies to bolster voter registration efforts, facilitate mail-in voting applications for Americans, and tackle misinformation, among other provisions. This order encapsulates the Democratic Party agenda, embedding numerous practices implemented temporarily during the pandemic-impacted 2020 election.

  • Why Biden's Gaza refugee plan is a hard hell no

    As President Biden considers bringing Gaza war refugees into the United States, he would do well to recall what happened when other good-hearted people took a similar chance – and paid with their blood.

  • Biden greenlighting menthol cigarettes for Black smokers

    The innocent citizen has long speculated about what it takes for a politician to get fired from politics. Where is the line?

  • If You Have a Pension, Smart Tax Planning Should Start Now

    Adding pension income to Social Security benefits and income from required minimum distributions could see you facing a tax torpedo and higher Medicare costs.