The President’s Men Don’t Go AWOL
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s disappearance story will strike anyone who has served in a senior administration role as bizarre. When you are entrusted with high-level public responsibilities, the expectation is that you are always available. Top officials like Mr. Austin occupy what is known as the PAS level—presidentially appointed, Senate confirmed. PAS officials don’t even […]
When Biden, Trump and DeSantis Agree on Something, Watch Out
What do you know? Joe Biden, Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump agree on something. All three presidential candidates want to import pharmaceutical price controls from countries with socialized healthcare systems and outsource drug regulation to foreign governments. That’s the point of Florida’s plan to import drugs from Canada, which the Food and Drug Administration approved […]
Christie's Good Deed for the GOP
Now the race to be the alternative to Trump boils down to Haley and DeSantis. Source link
Democrats Squeeze Nonunion Car Makers
The goal of unionizing the auto industry is too important to be left up to the actual workers. That’s the message from 33 Senate Democrats, who sent a threatening letter last week to the heads of 13 nonunion car makers, including Tesla, Toyota, Honda and BMW. The lawmakers want each of these companies to roll […]
Hunter Biden’s Contempt of Congress Circus
Hunter Biden brought his strange political circus to the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, but how this helps him or his father isn’t obvious. The committee was marking up a criminal contempt resolution against him when the President’s son surprised everyone by showing up, and staying about 10 minutes before departing and creating a media […]
Haley and DeSantis Hunt for ‘Big Mo’
Ankeny, Iowa Ron DeSantis is nearing the end of his third pep rally of the day, surrounded by roughly 150 fans in a dimly lit baseball-themed sports bar (try the Ty Cobb Salad), when he tells the story that sums up his presidential appeal. “We had a Category 5 hurricane hit in Southwest Florida,” he […]
Reports of DEI's Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
So long as the implicit-association test is in circulation, the myth of a mostly racist U.S. will live. Source link
‘Gas-Station Heroin’ Sold as Dietary Supplement Alarms Health Officials
The young father headed across the parking lot to join the other parents meeting their children’s new preschool teachers. After a few steps, he began sweating and twitching. As the sky reeled, he staggered back to the car, desperate to lie down in the back seat and breathe, hidden by tinted windows. “Did you take […]
Another Biden Money Grab
House testimony contradicts a White House claim on ethics. Source link
Congress Wants Tech Companies to Pay Up for AI Training Data
Do AI companies need to pay for the training data that powers their generative AI systems? The question is hotly contested in Silicon Valley and in a wave of lawsuits levied against tech behemoths like Meta, Google, and OpenAI. In Washington, DC, though, there seems to be a growing consensus that the tech giants need […]