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President Biden commemorated Slavery Remembrance Day on Saturday, saying in a statement that “great nations don’t hide from their history.” “Today is a day to reflect on the terrible toll of slavery, and on our nation’s profound ability to heal and emerge stronger. Despite the horrors they faced, these men and women and their descendants...

“Mr. Giuliani rarely asks for anything for himself. He is praying you present him with this on Friday, January 15 or Monday the 19,” Ryan reportedly said in her letter to Trump in reference to the presidential honor.

The pending end to a pause in federal student loan payments and Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) House reelection primary loss are expected to be main topics on this week’s Sunday shows circuit. Former President Trump suspended student loan payments in March 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and President Biden has extended the...

The Indiana Republican Party on Saturday selected Rudy Yakym as the GOP nominee to replace the late Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.), who died suddenly in a car accident earlier this month. “Congratulations to Rudy Yakym, our Second Congressional District nominee for both the upcoming special and general elections,” wrote Indiana GOP Chairman Kyle Hupfer in...

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The Utah senator, who voted in favor of impeaching Trump following the Capitol riot similar to Cheney, also said he appreciated her courage for sticking to conscience given the risk and consequences her deviation with former President Trump and much of the Republican Party posed for her.

Former President Trump is considering filing a motion for a “special master” to review the evidence that the FBI obtained during its search at his Mar-a-Lago property last week. Trump’s lead counsel for the matter, James Trusty, told conservative radio talk show host Mark Levin on his show on Friday that the former president’s legal...

Developing-country suppliers need a clear and empirically-grounded methodology so they can prove their compliance with labor standards

Between the embarrassing defeat of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), about whom the partisan left couldn’t care less other than to employ her as a tool to hammer Donald Trump, to Hollywood slowly but surely walking away from box office-crushing woke dogma, my reading of the tea leaves tells me that the political ground is shifting...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is signaling more sharply than ever that Republicans’ performance in the midterm elections may not be as strong as the party had hoped, dampening GOP hopes for a Senate takeover. During a stop in Kentucky on Thursday, McConnell conceded that the House has a better chance of flipping red...

Vincent, Ala., adopted an ordinance on Thursday temporarily disbanding the city’s police department after the discovery of racist texts between officers. An unidentified officer texted a joke about a “pregnant slave” to a co-worker in June, according to Birmingham-based news site AL.com. Vincent Mayor James Latimer (R) claimed at a Thursday public hearing that the...

California, along with Arizona, Florida and Texas, make up a new list of the top 20 counties projected to see the most days per year with temperatures above 100° F, according to a new study.

Red-state legislatures are likely to see Bruen less as an invitation to regulate than as permission to further deregulate guns and gun ownership.

A pregnant woman in Louisiana claimed that she was denied an abortion after the fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition, according to a statement from her lawyer. Nancy Davis said that she was denied the procedure after the fetus was diagnosed with acrania, a condition where the skull of the child does not form...

It’s common to hear people refer to states as “red” or “blue,” or even “purple,” based on whether a majority of Republicans or Democrats get elected. It would be a mistake to think that red states are all the same or that blue states all enact the same kinds of policies. States are far more...

Democrats are bracing for a set of high-profile New York House primaries on Tuesday that pit two top-ranking incumbents against each other in one district while attracting a field of a dozen candidates vying for an open seat in another. In New York’s 12th Congressional District, Democrats Reps. Jerry Nadler (N.Y.) and Carolyn Maloney (N.Y.),...

Former President Trump could be facing mounting legal troubles as new details emerge about the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation that prompted an FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago estate. Trump has called for the release of more information tied to the search, an effort that corresponds with bashing the agency for what he claims is...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has thrust himself into the national spotlight as one of the most influential and controversial politicians across the country since becoming governor in 2019. DeSantis has frequently taken action in his home state that has positioned him as a leader of the conservative movement in the country. He has been...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) railed against "woke ideology" and touched on familiar culture war issues like critical race theory (CRT) and transgender women and girls in sports as he campaigned for Republicans in the key swing states of Pennsylvania and Ohio. DeSantis traveled first to Pittsburgh to campaign for Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano...

An outbreak of the bacteria E. coli may be connected to romaine lettuce used at certain locations of the fast-food chain Wendy’s, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agency said in a post on its website that it has not confirmed a specific food as the source of the outbreak,...

Former President Trump on Friday hinted at taking legal action in response to the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago property last week. Trump said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social that a “major motion” related to the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution will soon be filed related to the search. He...

Two years of a pandemic layered on top of centuries of systemic oppression has been disastrous for communities of color—women most of all. The Supreme Court added insult to injury by gutting access to reproductive health care, forcing women of color to bear an even greater economic burden. New research shows that women of color...

A Chicago police officer has been charged with official misconduct and aggravated battery after he pinned down a 14-year-old boy while off duty last month. Video showed Sergeant Michael Vitellaro kneeling on the boy’s back in Park Ridge, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, on July 1. A lawyer for the boy’s family alleged in a...

A federal judge blocks an executive order on oil leasing in 13 states, the EPA has its eye on restoring certain chemical safety regulations, and the Energy Department projects that Democrats’ climate bill will bring U.S. emissions 40 percent lower than they were in 2005 in 2030. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source...

In case you need to be reminded, Martin Short is still one of the funniest comedians around. The man managed to fit a hundred jokes into five minutes of airtime and even The Fonz approves. Today in health care, abortion will remain legal in Michigan for the foreseeable future after a key court ruling. Welcome...