Biden: Carter Asked Me to Deliver His Eulogy
President Joe Biden says he has been asked by former President Jimmy Carter, who is under hospice care, to give his eulogy when he dies.
Arkansas House panel tables proposal to end affirmative action
A proposal to end affirmative action by government agencies in Arkansas was tabled by a House panel Monday, following criticism that it could jeopardize dozens of programs around the state. The move means the legislation would have to overcome an additional vote before it could be taken up by the Republican controlled House committee on […]
Seattle school district teaches young kids how ‘people get pregnant,’ trades ‘male’ for ‘person with sperm’
EXCLUSIVE: Washington state’s biggest school district, which is in the middle of a financial crisis caused by plummeting student enrollments, has traded words like “female” and “male” for “person with a vagina” and “person with sperm” in its sexual health education courses for elementary school children. Students as young as 9 at Seattle Public Schools […]
Biden Signs Gun Control Order to Bolster Background Checks
President Joe Biden issued an executive order Tuesday that reinforced background checks for gun buyers in what the White House is promoting as the most comprehensive policy the president can enact without Congress.
Biden to sign executive order to require background checks on more gun sales
President Biden is expected to announce an executive order on Tuesday that would expand background checks to more firearm sales by expanding the statutory definition of a firearms dealer, the White House said. Biden is set to sign the order during a trip to Monterey Park, California, where he will meet with families and the […]
Manchin aligns with GOP on Biden oil drilling project, defends record on energy production as Dems fret
Democrat West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin joined his Republican colleagues Monday in support of President Joe Biden’s decision to approve a massive oil drilling project in Alaska, despite a number of his fellow Democrats accusing the administration of contradicting its own climate policies. “I welcome today’s Record of Decision (ROD) that finally reapproves the ConocoPhillips […]
Fmr Rep. Pat Schroeder, Feminist Trailblazer, Dies
Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, a pioneer for women’s and family rights in Congress, died Monday night. She was 82. Schroeder’s former press secretary, Andrea Camp, said Schroeder suffered a stroke recently and died at a hospital in Celebration, Florida, the city where she…
Audience for 95th Oscars Rebounds Slightly to 18.7 Million
Whether it was the lingering drama of The Slap or the prominence of blockbusters in the best picture race, a bigger audience was lured back to the Oscars this year.
Poll: 51 Percent Want Buttigieg Out After Ohio Train Incident
A new poll from Rasmussen Reports finds the majority of Americans want Pete Buttigieg to resign after failing to handle the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment, which resulted in a massive chemical spill and fire.
Former Yankees All-Star Joe Pepitone Dies at 82
Longtime New York Yankees first baseman and outfielder Joe Pepitone died at age 82, the team announced Monday.Pepitone was a three-time Gold Glove winner and three-time All-Star selection during his eight seasons in the Bronx (1962-69). He went on to play for the Houston…