Inflation has not fallen anywhere near where the Federal Reserve hopes, and consumer sentiment is souring as a result — bad news for President Joe Biden, who is working to shore up support in an election year. The economy is one of the biggest issues this election cycle. In past elections where the economy has […]
Southeastern Texas was battered by strong thunderstorms on Thursday that left at least four people dead and hundreds of thousands of people without power. It was the second time in less than a month that Texas experienced such devastating weather. The storm system left a trail of destruction with numerous downed trees, damages to high-rise […]
Like most people, I sometimes wonder how life might have unfolded had I made, at critical junctures, a different choice. What I haven’t done is break into a parallel reality, identify a better version of myself, and force him at gunpoint to trade places. Laziness? The reader may suspect so. Then again, parting ways with […]
Many famous movie actors are associated with a particularly punchy line or memorable monologue; some are even synonymous with a single spectacular shot. Susan Backlinie won herself a spot in film history largely on the strength of a single yelp of surprise: At the beginning of Steven Spielberg’s classic thriller Jaws, after the character played […]
The House Oversight Committee concluded a confrontational hourslong hearing Thursday night by advancing a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. The vote was 23-19 in favor of moving forward with holding Garland in contempt. The resolution was put forward against Garland for refusing to hand over audio recordings from special […]
The reboot series that began with 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes is one of the very few postmillennial retreads that justified itself. Planet of the Apes, the classic 1968 thought experiment about a simian genocide of the human race and the victim of a forgettable 2001 Tim Burton remake, became the inspiration […]
During the House Oversight Committee hearing on Thursday evening, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) shot nasty remarks at each other. The hearing got off to a rocky start regarding why everyone was meeting — committee members were discussing whether to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt — and why so […]
Christian financial guru Dave Ramsey offered to host a conference in support of Israel after its first venue canceled due to threats. The Israel Summit was forced to find a new location when Sonesta Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, backed out of the event slated for May 20-22. This is the first conference of its kind, born […]
Republican House lawmakers are demanding answers from the U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau of Prisons regarding reports that two anti-abortion elderly women in their custody were not provided with “medically necessary health care services.” “We are deeply concerned by reports suggesting that the U.S. Marshal Service did not provide medically necessary health care services […]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) accused President Joe Biden of “turning his back on students” in backing out of a debate at Virginia State University. Biden announced that he would participate in two debates against his rival, former President Donald Trump, instead of those moderated by the Commission on Presidential Debates, including one at VSU on […]
