Loophole in Northern Ireland Protocol Allows British Drivers to Bypass Net Zero Rules
By Dave Van Zandt The UK aims to achieve its net zero climate change target by ending the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. However, a loophole has emerged…
Trans Community Tensions Rise: Nashville Shooter’s Gender Identity in the Spotlight as Gun Control Debate Shifts Focus to Identity Politics
By Dave Van Zandt The recent Nashville school shooting has ignited a fierce debate surrounding gun violence in America, with some on the right attempting to shift the conversation from…
Chris Christie 2024: A GOP Comeback?
By Dave Van Zandt Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie is reportedly considering a 2024 presidential bid, sparking renewed interest in his political career and accomplishments. Known for his mix of…
Biden rejects McCarthy’s call for meeting without a GOP budget
White HousePresident opens the door to spending talks next month — if Republicans can release a budget firstPresident Joe Biden (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)Posted March 29, 2023 at…
WHO says medium-risk adults don’t need extra COVID shots
Geneva – The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it is no longer recommending additional COVID-19 vaccine booster doses for regular, medium-risk adults as the benefit was marginal. For…
Trump Fails To Narrow Rape Accuser’s Case As Trial Looms
A U.S. judge on Tuesday denied Donald Trump's bid to throw out E. Jean Carroll's defamation claim from next month's high-profile trial over whether Trump raped the former Elle magazine…
Reparations for Black Californians could top $800 billion
It could cost California more than $800 billion to compensate Black residents for generations of over-policing, disproportionate incarceration and housing discrimination, economists have told a state panel considering reparations. The…
Elon Musk and others urge AI pause, citing ‘risks to society’
Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in developing systems more powerful than OpenAI's newly launched GPT-4, in an open…
Dominion wants Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, other Fox News hosts to testify at trial
Dominion has pointed to 20 broadcasts in which they believe the hosts on Fox News and Fox Business repeated false claims of election fraud and continuously had on guests who…
Biden on Israel’s proposed judicial reforms: ‘They cannot continue down this road’
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to abandon a judicial overhaul proposal that led to massive protests in Israel, prompting the Israeli leader to…
Liz Cheney: ‘Need to spend less time banning books,’ more time stopping ‘horrific gun violence’
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) urged Republicans to focus on reducing gun violence rather than banning books, in the wake of a school shooting in Nashville, Tenn., that left three children and…
Brazil hits 700,000 virus deaths, 2nd highest in the world
Brazil’s government on Tuesday reported the 700,000th death from COVID-19 in the South American nation, which has the second most victims of the virus after the United States. Brazilian health…
Nashville shooter bought 7 guns legally before school attack
The suspect in the Nashville Christian school shooting that killed three children and three adults legally bought seven firearms in recent years, police said. The shooter's parents did not believe…
Judge rules Pence must testify about conversations with Trump leading to Jan 6, 2021
The top federal judge for the D.C. district court has issued a swift rejection of former President Donald Trump's assertion of executive privilege to prevent former Vice President Mike Pence from testifying…
Elon Musk Says that Paid Social Media Will Become ‘The Only Social Media That Matters’
With Twitter outlining its plan to remove ‘legacy’ verification checkmarks in the app this week – i.e. users that are not paying for a blue tick – it’s worth reflecting…
Donald Trump contends Ron DeSantis would be ‘working in a pizza parlor’ without his endorsement
Former President Donald Trump criticized the multiple ongoing investigations he is facing, took several shots at Ron DeSantis—his main rival for the GOP presidential nomination—and claimed that he had a…
Sen. Rand Paul says staff member was ‘brutally attacked’ in DC
CongressStatement says suspect arrested, thanks responders, asks for privacySen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., arrives for a Senate Finance Committee hearing on March 22. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Posted March 27, 2023 at…
Patriotism declining in importance for some Americans: Poll
Patriotism is declining in importance to some Americans compared to years past, a new poll from the Wall Street Journal and NORC found. Survey results showed 38% of respondents said…
At least 39 die in migrant detention center fire near Mexico-U.S. border
A fire broke out at a migrant center near the Mexico-U.S. border early Monday, resulting in dozens of fatalities. While the cause of the fire is still under investigation, officials…
Former National Enquirer CEO testifies before Manhattan grand jury investigating Trump: reports
A Manhattan grand jury hearing evidence in a probe into former President Trump’s role in a hush money scandal heard from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker as a potential indictment looms.…