Trump Drops Big Hint About Presidential Run At Meeting With Manhattan Police
“I think you’re going to be very happy,” Trump tells officers after ditching all ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
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Former Sen. Adlai Stevenson III, the scion of a prominent political Illinois family, dies at age 90
Former Illinois Sen. Adlai Stevenson III, a Democrat who served from 1970 through 1981, died Monday at the age of 90. Stevenson, the son and namesake of the two-time Democratic presidential nominee, went on to lose an extremely close 1982 race for governor to Republican incumbent James Thompson.
One ring to rule them all: How Steve Bannon’s daily podcast is running the entire GOP agenda
On Wednesday evening Rachel Maddow made an excellent point: While Democrats and the Biden administration focus on the mundane aspects of trying to do what’s best for the American people—passing infrastructure legislation, preserving and protecting the right to vote against GOP measures to suppress it, combating the causes and effects of climate change, and trying to ensure that women retain autonomy over their own bodies, for example—for Republicans, even addressing or
U.S. federal government opens civil rights investigation into Florida’s mask bans
On Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won a victory for bad public health when a three-judge panel in the 1st District Court of Appeals ruled that the governor could continue trying to punish school districts that enacted mask mandates for their schools. The decision overruled 2nd Judicial Circuit Court Judge John C. Cooper’s ruling that the governor’s ban on mask mandates was unconstitutional.
Software Giant Salesforce Offers To Relocate Workers Affected By Texas Abortion Law
“We stand with all of our women at Salesforce and everywhere,” read a company statement to employees.
AOC’s language about abortion infuriated conservatives, but progressives need this message too
It’s no surprise to hear that Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez maddened conservatives and sent Fox News, in particular, into a frenzy with her recent inclusive comments on abortion. Ocasio-Cortez participated in an interview with CNN in which she discussed Republican Gov.
The Worst Thing an American Muslim Could Do After 9/11
In summer 2010, a Tennessee imam had no idea what was coming for him.
Trump Congratulates Rudy Giuliani ‘For The 20th Time!’ On 9/11 Anniversary
Former President Donald Trump will spend the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at a casino boxing match in Florida.
Bush Condemns Domestic And Foreign Extremism On 20th Anniversary Of 9/11 Attacks
The former president, who was in office the day terrorists hijacked a series of planes, denounced both strains of violent ideology.
The Third Revolution in Warfare
On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, against the backdrop of the rushed U.S.-allied Afghanistan withdrawal, the grisly reality of armed combat and the challenge posed by asymmetric suicide terror attacks grow harder to ignore.But weapons technology has changed substantially over the past two decades.
Help! My Family Wants to Do Thanksgiving in Texas, but I Don’t Want to Support the State.
Am I allowed to boycott this year?
What Is Larry Elder Running For?
Larry Elder becoming governor of California would be a little like Bernie Sanders winning a Senate seat in Kansas, or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez representing suburban Mississippi in the House, or Mike Pence ending his career as the mayor of Portland, Oregon. Yet in less than a week’s time, there’s some chance, albeit a diminishing one, that it might happen.
America Played Into Al-Qaeda’s Hands
Alex Majoli / Magnum
The United States today does not have so much as an embassy in Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, Syria, or Yemen. It demonstrably has little influence over nominal allies such as Pakistan, which has been aiding the Taliban for decades, and Saudi Arabia, which has prolonged the conflict in Yemen. In Iraq, where almost 5,000 U.S.
A Diamond Necklace Is Tearing My Family Apart
My granddaughters are no longer speaking to each other.
Are Democrats About to Repeat One of Obamacare’s Big Mistakes?
Doing a solid for voters who won’t notice you helped them for years.
The Radio Hosts Taking COVID Denial to Its Grimmest Endpoint
Conservative media is awash in pandemic conspiracy. But it’s mostly local talk radio hosts who are actually getting sick and dying.
FDA says more than 5 million electronic cigarettes must be taken off the market
The agency has deferred its decision on the largest vaping companies, including Juul.
Biden expands vaccine requirements in bid to rein in Covid
The six-part plan includes an order that all executive branch federal workers get vaccinated.
Biden admin backs direct government drug price negotiations
The plan — developed by DHHS — largely backs Democrats’ ongoing efforts to lower drug prices.
I’ve Become Absurdly Hot Since I Got Married. My Wife Hasn’t. And That Brings Me to My Dilemma.
Things are different when you’re hot.
What It Was Like to Grow Up Muslim in America After 9/11
“You had 11-, 12-year-olds being like, ‘Aymann, what is jihad? And why does your family want to kill my family?
Help! I Saw My Son and His Boyfriend Hitting Each Other. Should I Intervene?
My husband thinks it’s just boys being boys. I’m not so sure.
Ask a Teacher: My Daughter Has No Friends in Her Class—Again
Teacher advice on class assignments, food insecurity, and boredom at school.
Biden hails ‘strong’ economic recovery despite disappointing jobs numbers
Biden laid blame for the sluggish growth of U.S. jobs on the “impact of the Delta variant” of the coronavirus.
Powell walks high wire as Fed plans to ease support for Biden’s economy
Central bank chief seeks to avoid market turmoil as president weighs tapping him for a second term.
U.S. jobless claims near pandemic low as economy strengthens
Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims fell to 375,000 from 387,000 the previous week.
House Dem campaign chief warns the majority at risk without message reboot
“We’re not trying to hide this,” the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s executive director said.
Biden’s economic gains come with newer worries about the future
Some economists have already begun to ease back on forecasts for the rest of this year.
“Humane”: Yale Historian Samuel Moyn on “How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War”
In his new book, Yale historian Samuel Moyn explores whether the push to make U.S. wars more “humane” by banning torture and limiting civilian casualties has helped fuel more military interventions around the world. He looks in detail at the role of President Obama in expanding the use of drones even as he received the Nobel Peace Prize. “What happened after 2001 is that, in the midst of an extremely brutal war on terror, a new kind of war emerged.
“Turning Point”: Legacy of the U.S. Response to 9/11 Is Terror, Domestic Surveillance & Drones
As this week marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., we look at a new five-part documentary series on Netflix about the attacks and the response from the United States, both at home and abroad. “Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror” features a wide range of interviews with survivors of the attacks, U.S.