Politics & Policy
Image
Johnson admits Iran war 'put a little damper' on affordability messaging
Johnson's comments came in the wake of a poor inflation report that saw the monthly figure rise to 3.8%, for an increase of 0.6% month-over-month.
Image
Spain doubles down on refusing to let U.S. use bases for Iran war
The Trump administration has repeatedly asked NATO allies to allow use of their bases and to contribute to efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though it has found few members of the bloc willing to assist.
Image
Campaign for Georgia GOP governor candidate Raffensperger received threatening 'manifesto'
The four-page, handwritten "manifesto" included a photo of Brad Raffensperger, a Republican candidate for Georgia governor, with the word "boom" scrawled over his face.
Image
Majority of Americans are 'worn out' by presidential campaign coverage: Poll
The numbers are slightly higher than the 2016, and 2020 elections, when 59% of respondents said they were burned out on coverage in 2016, and 61% said the same in 2020.
Image
Millions of Americans over 55 still owe money on student debt: Survey
The Federal Reserve Board’s 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances found that 2.2 million United States citizens above the age of 55 are struggling to pay off their debts, just as they head towards the retirement
Image
Georgia elections chief: Democrats tipped hand in court case on desire to unleash noncitizen voting
"We have a robust citizenship verification process — they wanted us to stop that, we won in court, and now we can continue to do citizenship verification," Brad Raffensperger said.
Image
Attorney Robert Costello says judge in Trump hush money trial is pushing hard for a conviction
Trump is accused of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment involving porn star Stormy Daniels.
Image
Washington clean energy project mired in ‘no man’s land’ amid planning setbacks
Meanwhile, the process has drawn concern from local officials for its potential impact to natural resources in addition to what some perceive as skirting state environmental regulations.
Image
EPA’s new rules on power plant emissions may be worse than originally thought, new analysis shows
As a result of flawed assumptions in the EPA's analysis of the impacts of its power plant rules, 5.2 million people in the center of America could be sitting in the dark when they need energy the most.
Image
California leaders approve plastic bag ban after waste increase from earlier ban
California’s single-use plastic shopping bag ban went into effect in 2016, but plastic bag waste increased 47% to 231,072 tons by 2022.
Image
Do rooftop solar panels make sense in western Washington?
Despite acknowledging that Washington is perhaps the worst state for solar, the article suggests that homeowners in western Washington could take advantage of lower costs to install rooftop solar panels due to upcoming subsidies.
Image
Justice Department investigated conservative 'Moms for Liberty' in same manner as KKK: Report
The internal emails appeared to show that the DOJ pressured local officials at times to accept their help, including by using emails from doj.gov accounts to allegedly pester them when they did not show interest.
Image
As Yale appoints first permanent female president, she vows to focus on diversity
McInnis's appointment ends a nine-month search for a replacement for Peter Salovey, who is retiring to teach at the Ivy League in Connecticut.