Bernie Sanders Abandons Plan To Force Vote on Yemen War
Faced with White House opposition, Sanders withdrew a resolution that would've challenged U.S. involvement in the Yemeni Civil War.
Faced with White House opposition, Sanders withdrew a resolution that would've challenged U.S. involvement in the Yemeni Civil War.
Brown: “The state should not be in the business of executing people.”
Federal recognition of same-sex marriage is now officially on the books and no longer dependent on the Supreme Court.
As the Court agrees to take up yet another case against the Education Department's loan forgiveness plan, Biden's goal of forgiving billions in student loans seems increasingly doomed.
Like the first case, it will be argued in February. In the meantime, the plan remains blocked.
Democrats had already retained their majority, but by keeping Warnock's seat, they gained even more power in the upper chamber to hinder Republican opposition.
Fixing federal permitting rules and easing immigration policies would help companies like the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, which are interested in building more plants in America.
It’s a bold and probably unconstitutional goal that’s bound to alienate millions of Americans.
While Biden issued pardons and ordered a review of marijuana's Schedule I status, he still supports the federal ban on weed.
And most of them quietly slunk away afterwards.
On Wednesday, a federal appeals court denied the Biden administration's request to block a Texas judge's ruling that declared the policy unconstitutional.
In the meantime, the justices left in place a lower court injunction against the plan. That probably doesn't bode well for the Biden Administration's chances of winning.
There is much to criticize in Biden's record on immigration issues. But the administration has also made some major improvements.
The Weapons of Mass Delusion author says election-deniers like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert may be the Republicans' future.
Weapons of Mass Delusion author Robert Draper says Republicans need a massive reality check.
Instead of redirecting course, Biden is continuing Trump’s spending legacy.
The president has urged the Chinese government to respect the rights of anti-lockdown demonstrators. He actively encouraged the Canadian government to end the trucker protests.
In sharp contrast to the sclerotic traditional refugee admissions program, the new private refugee sponsorship program enables Ukrainians fleeing war and repression to enter the US quickly and relatively easily. As a participating sponsor myself, I have firsthand knowledge of its effectiveness.
Biden should exercise his pardon power to help some of the people whose lives his criminal justice policies destroyed.
Plus: A questionable consensus on autism treatment, Fauci to be deposed in social media case, and more...
Private property was the solution to their failed experiment. But people keep repeating the Pilgrims' mistakes.
Plus: The editors consider what type of fresh attacks the marijuana legalization movement is likely to encounter.
The Supreme Court's resolution of this procedural issue may be a preview of the justices' views on the ultimate resolution of the student loan forgiveness litigation.
"Engineers are really good at making things better, but they can't make them better than the laws of physics permit."
The president has touted a factory jobs boom. In practice, that means forcing people out of their homes to benefit corporate projects that rely on billions of dollars of subsidies.
On Monday, a federal appeals court placed an injunction on Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, marking the second major setback for the proposal in recent days.
The decision overrules a trial court ruling and likely paves the way for a decision on the merits striking down the program.
Plus: The editors field a question on U.S. ballot counting and talk more on Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover.
At COP27, poor countries demand climate change "loss and damage" funding from rich countries.
Accountability, diplomacy, and planning are essential for preventing a forever proxy war.
A cult following fails to attract voters dismayed by Democratic policies.
The GOP has hit the dead end of Trump-style personality-cult populism. It's time to try having ideas.
Plus: Users surge on decentralized social media platform Mastodon, the fall of city drugstores, and more...
Though the candidates have seemingly little in common, either one winning will harm the cause of individual liberty.
Plus: Peter Suderman may or may not attempt a rendition of a famous rap from the movie Bulworth.
The panelists included Elizabeth Goitein (Brennan Center, NYU), Daniel Dew (Pacific Legal Foundation), and myself.
Joe Biden adopted his predecessor’s protectionism, threatening our peace and prosperity.
Boeing reports that the two new presidential shuttles its building will now be $2 billion over budget.
Many politicians who want to ban gas-powered vehicles appear to misunderstand the science.
Progressives shouldn't be ashamed of being anti-war.
But…does that make any sense?
The lack of statutory authority is the main issue raised by legal challenges to the plan.
While Biden's mass pardons for those with low-level marijuana possession convictions were greeted with cautious optimism, protesters expressed frustration over Biden's lack of action to actually release those imprisoned for nonviolent drug crimes.
A protest at the White House calls attention to the thousands of federal cannabis offenders who remain incarcerated.
The ruling is based on badly flawed reasoning, and may well be overturned on appeal. Even if it isn't, the plaintiff states have an obvious way to get around it.
Many opponents, including the president, criticized the law in misleading terms, obscuring its very real issues.
Plus: The editors consider Ye and social media, then field a question about the TARP bailouts during the 2008 fiscal crisis.
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