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Russia Is at Hybrid War with NATO | National Review
Putin’s only strategy seems to be more of the same, with one major exception. Source link
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On this day, we give thanks — to our colleagues over the years; to our supporters and readers; to the United States; and to the God of victories, and of mercy. Source link
Read MoreThe Pope, the Jersey, and the Hollywood Nonbelievers | National Review
Spike Lee’s jersey contradicts the surprising resurrection of a film legend. Source link
Read MoreMark Carney’s Failing Grade | National Review
Somehow, the Canadian PM has managed to blow past even Trudeau’s last spending estimate. Source link
Read MoreHouse rejects measure to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett over Epstein ‘coordination’
The House voted Tuesday night to reject a GOP-led effort to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett for “inappropriate coordination with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a congressional hearing” in 2019. The 209-214 vote failed as three Republicans joined all Democrats in opposition and another three Republicans voted “present.” The censure resolution also would have removed…
Read MoreBipartisan bill aims to pay air traffic controllers during future shutdowns
The flight disruptions during the record government shutdown that ended last week inspired a rare act of bipartisanship in Washington on Tuesday, when congressional representatives from both parties introduced legislation that would allow air traffic controllers to get paid during future shutdowns. The bill proposes funding salaries, operating expenses and other Federal Aviation Administration programs…
Read MoreTwo men charged with ramming ICE, Border Patrol in Charlotte
Two men face charges in North Carolina after authorities say they used their vehicles to ram into ICE and Border Patrol agents who were taking part in President Trump’s latest immigration surge in Charlotte. One man, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez, told agents he was part of a private social media network that attempts to track…
Read MoreFederal Reserve releases new guidance for bank oversight in move praised by industry
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator on Tuesday released new guidelines for the agency’s supervision of the financial system, earning praise from industry trade groups and criticism from her predecessor. In a set of sweeping changes, the principles call for bank examiners to focus on material financial risks and to “not become distracted…
Read MoreWhat would have been the most restrictive abortion bill in the U.S. stalls in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina bill that would allow judges to sentence women who get abortions to decades in prison and could restrict the use of IUDs and in vitro fertilization has stalled after failing to get out a legislative subcommittee Tuesday. Four of the six Republicans on the subcommittee refused to vote on…
Read MoreDemocratic lawmakers urge U.S. service members to defy ‘illegal orders’ from Trump administration
A band of Democratic lawmakers is urging members of the U.S. military to defy orders from President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if the orders are illegal. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Michigan Democrat, posted a video Tuesday on X with half a dozen other members of Congress who have either military or intelligence backgrounds, telling…
Read MoreWho is Clay Higgins, the only House member to vote against releasing the Epstein files?
WASHINGTON — Both Democrats and Republicans alike readied for a unanimous House vote Tuesday to pass a bill to force the release of the case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But in the end, one lawmaker stood alone in opposition: Republican Rep. Clay Higgins. Higgins, who is in his fifth term representing…
Read MoreAppeals court pauses California law requiring companies to report climate-related financial risk
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday paused a California law set to take effect in January requiring large companies to report every two years on how climate change could hurt them financially. Another new law requiring major companies to annually disclose their carbon emissions can stay in place for now, the court…
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