It is utterly dishonorable to watch the president excoriate and victim-blame Ukrainians on a geopolitical scale. Read full story Author: Jonah Goldberg
Contributor: David Ellison won Washington. He’s losing Hollywood
If the billionaire’s son wants to carve out his own story, he should be courting Hollywood talent and not Washington bureaucrats. Read full story Author: Chris Yogerst
‘Convenient scapegoats’: Boyle Heights warehouse company fights fire backlash
The company that operates the vast cold storage warehouse scorched in a June blaze that plagued neighbors in Boyle Heights with smoke and stink said it doesn’t deserve the pummeling …
Hiltzik: Why are workers feeling so stressed? Maybe because labor’s share of the economy is at a record low
While corporate profits are soaring, labor’s share of the gains is shrinking. Read full story Author: Michael Hiltzik
FCC approves foreign owners for a merged Paramount-Warner Bros.
Royal families of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi will own nearly 50% of the equity of a merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Read full story Author: Meg James
Ratings for the Sunday premiere of ’60 Minutes’ see steep drop from last year’s opener
Despite a major promotional push, the program drew 7.9 million viewers, well below last season’s average. Read full story Author: Stephen Battaglio
Blanche’s Political Activity Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate
The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department. Go to Source Author: Charlie Savage https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
RFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’
The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.” Go to Source Author: Christina Jewett …
RFK Jr. Overhauls Powerful Health Panel Whose Work He Has Blocked
The selections suggest the Trump administration may be trying to move the United States Preventive Services Task Force in a direction that serves its political ideology. Go to Source Author: …
Republicans Face a Tough Path Ahead
Also, Kennedy tells anti-vaccine group they have a friend in the White House. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. Go to Source Author: Matthew Cullen https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
G.O.P. Representative Breaks With Trump in Ad Criticizing the Immigration Crackdown
Representative María Elvira Salazar, a three-term representative from Miami, won re-election by 20 percentage points in 2024. Her ad suggests worry among some Republicans about their standing with Hispanic voters. …
Montana Ballot Measure Would Strike at Political ‘Dark Money’
A measure aimed at stemming the tide of corporate money in politics will be on the November ballot. Opponents say it violates a high court ruling. Go to Source Author: …
China Stockpiled Oil, and Now It Could Dominate the Energy Landscape
The war with Iran revealed just how much influence the world’s biggest oil importer has over prices and other countries’ supplies of jet fuel, gasoline and diesel. Go to Source …
He exposed Nicaragua’s dictatorship. Now, the U.S. wants to deport him there
Journalists, human rights advocates and dissidents who were persecuted in Nicaragua and sought safety in the U.S. are increasingly being targeted for deportation. Read full story Author: Kate Linthicum, Ismael …
Boyle Heights warehouse company says it’s being unfairly scapegoated for fire and stench
The company that owns the vast cold storage warehouse scorched in a June blaze that plagued neighbors in Boyle Heights with smoke and stink said it doesn’t deserve the pummeling …
When Students Self-Censor, They Worry Most About Each Other
Last year, the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute reported that nearly 80% of civics teachers had self-censored or avoided certain topics in class because they feared pushback or controversy. This year, …
Land Acknowledgments Are Easy. Helping Indian Country Is Hard
Land acknowledgements, a signature feature of the left’s virtue-signaling pantheon, have become commonplace at universities and city councils nationwide. They serve as formal statements of acknowledgement and recognition of the …
Hilton Channels Lasso, Punches Hard Against Becerra
Steve Hilton has a favorite sign. Not a campaign sign – a sign from his old life, bolted to the atrium wall of Stanford University’s Institute of Design, where he …
Palace in war of words with Earl Spencer over claims in Diana book
The row threatens to overshadow a very crowded day for the royals – with the King and Princes William and Harry all attending events. Read full story Author:
Family of ‘Putney pusher’ suspect blame police pressure for his death
The family of Nicholas Brandram have insisted he was not the so-called “Putney pusher”. Read full story Author: