EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is pushing for a federal ban on parabens, a synthetic chemical often used in cosmetics that has been linked to several health problems. Her new bill, named the “No Chemicals in Cosmetics Act,” would ban the chemical from being used in cosmetic products, citing its link to health […]
“Stop trying to make ‘fetch’ happen. … It’s not going to happen.” That’s what Regina George, the meanest girl in 2004’s Mean Girls, tells a hanger-on who is hoping to gain favor by coining a synonym for “cool.” While “fetch” never happened, the admonishing phrase certainly did, escaping the movie and becoming a meme for […]
Porn star Stormy Daniels testifying this week in the hush money case against former President Donald Trump marked an extraordinary moment in U.S. politics and presidential elections. Never before has a former president faced a criminal trial after leaving office, and now, thanks to Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford, never before has the public had […]
The dysfunction in this GOP-controlled House might be new, but conservative lamentations that things don’t change much when Republicans take over from Democrats aren’t. From the beginning of the modern American conservative movement, the focus was as much on defeating rivals within the Republican Party as beating Democrats. Even the titles of popular conservative books […]
Anti-Israel protesters and law enforcement officials clashed on the University of Arizona campus on Thursday. Police had to use “chemical munitions” to clear the rowdy crowd. Protesters built an illegal encampment on the campus around 5 p.m. on Thursday, according to reports. This directly violated the university’s protest rules and defied the policies established by […]
Deep-blue Maryland has been a stronghold for Democrats in general elections for decades. But with a popular former Republican governor running for an open Senate seat and eight House races, the Old Line State could spring a few surprises this November. In this series, Old Line, New Battles: Maryland feels the primary pinch, the Washington Examiner will look at […]
President Joe Biden‘s shock announcement that he would condition U.S. military support of Israel on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s decision to invade the Gazan city of Rafah to end Hamas has been criticized by pro-Israel Democrats and conservatives. But many pro-Palestinian Democrats are also skeptical of Biden’s words and actions. The longer the war between […]
Business franchising in America continues to increase, with almost a solid decade of recent growth. The number of franchise establishments grew from 697,943 in 2013 to 806,270 a decade later, and will rise to an estimated 821,589 establishments this year, according to Statista data. Franchised businesses are often stereotyped as fast-food establishments. The type of […]
When Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) launched her reelection campaign in April 2023, she sought in the video announcement to emphasize her bipartisan credentials. “I know what Nevada families are going through,” Rosen said. “It’s why I first ran for Congress. And it’s why in the Senate, I’ve worked with both parties to solve problems. And […]
In a sane world, none of us should have to care about the views of Stephanie Kelton, prominent advocate of the economic delusion known as Modern Monetary Theory. But in a sane world, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) would have never appointed Kelton as chief economist when the left-wing extremist chaired the Senate Budget Committee. And […]
