The Senate voted Thursday to advance development of a controversial spying tool, clearing it for final passage ahead of Friday's deadline. In a 67-32 vote, the Senate invoked cloture, allowing debate on the bill to begin. Senate leaders and intelligence officials have stressed the need to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Authority (FISA) or else “America will go blind.” “With less than a week until FISA authorities expire, time is a luxury the Senate does not...
As tensions continue to rise in the South China Sea, I had the chance to watch an enlightening interview sent to me by my good friend Professor Rommel Banlaoi, president of Philippine Society for International Security Studies in a show called Dialogue on CGTN.
A new Civiqs poll for Daily Kos shows why the issue of abortion is so perilous for the Republican Party, with voters viewing themselves as significantly more aligned with Democrats on the matter. By 15 points, registered voters say their opinion on abortion is closer to that of Democrats in their states than Republicans, at 48% to 33%, according to the poll released Wednesday. President Joe Biden also fares 8 points better than Donald Trump on the question of how voters think the...
Fox News host Howard Kurtz on Sunday corrected a conservative journalist's claims about pro-abortion Democrats supporting infanticide, a claim he has frequently corrected on-air in recent months.During a Sunday edition of his Fox News program, Media Buzz, Kurtz hosted journalist Caroline Downey, of the conservative magazine National Review, for a discussion about abortion laws in the wake of the recent Arizona Supreme Court decision. The ruling from last week allowed a law banning abortion from...
The seeds of a forever war are being planted in the coastal strip. They must not be allowed to take rootIsrael’s war turned much of northern Gaza into an uninhabitable moonscape. Palestinians returning to their homes in the southern part of the coastal strip this week were greeted by a similar lifeless vista of destruction. It might be some relief that Israeli forces have withdrawn from much of Gaza. But one is reminded of what Tacitus said of the Roman legions: “They make a desert and call it...
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The northwestern Indiana city of Gary sued several big-name gun manufacturers and retailers in 1999, saying they could do more to prevent illegal firearm sales. In November, a judge finally ordered the companies to turn over years of business records. At that point, Republican state lawmakers intervened.
The northwestern Indiana city of Gary sued several big-name gun manufacturers and retailers in 1999, saying they could do more to prevent illegal firearm sales
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The northwestern Indiana city of Gary sued several big-name gun manufacturers and retailers in 1999, saying they could do more to prevent illegal firearm sales. In November, a judge finally ordered the companies to turn over years of business records. At that point, Republican state lawmakers intervened.
Republicans appear to be scared of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), a former aide to two House Speakers told MSNBC Tuesday — but they shouldn't be. Brendan Buck served under Speakers Paul Ryan and John Boehner, and witnessed each dealing with the far-right flank of the party attempting to top the party leadership. Now that Greene is threatening to vacate the speaker's chair, Buck is urging members of the party not to fear her. "It might literally be just that simple," Buck said as he spoke...
Friendly competition keeps things interesting in the watch world—and occasionally leads to vaguely unsettling arms races. The thinnest watch. The most complicated watch. The deepest dive watch fabricated entirely from sea slug slime. Things like that. But this year’s edition of Watches & Wonders has seen even more world records than usual—and impressive ones, at that. To wit: The race for the world’s thinnest watch continues apace. Back in the spring of 2022, Bulgari’s Octo Finissimo Ultra...
Speaker Mike Johnson has put 17 new bills involving Iran and Israel on the House floor schedule after Iran launched drone attacks on Israel over the weekend. He's pushed off plans for the House to vote on messaging measures against the Biden administration's regulations on home appliances like gas stoves.
Dan Wilson, co-writer of Someone Like You and many other award-winning songs over the last 20 years, reflects on his time as an artist, why he's happier behind the scenes and never ruling out the waltz option Source