DOJ indicts Florida duo for threatening crisis pregnancy centers in wake of Dobbs decision overturning Roe
Two Florida residents were indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday for attacks on crisis pregnancy resource centers, becoming the first of such indictments following the Supreme Court’s…
Republicans’ SPR bill leaves Democrats squirming over oil leasing: ‘It’s the process of balance’
Several top Democratic lawmakers, who voted for more federal oil and gas leasing in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), were quick to criticize Republican legislation Tuesday that would similarly tether…
‘Class warfare’: Wealth tax the latest measure by California Democrats to squeeze the rich
A new wealth tax being pushed by California Democrats is the latest of several recent measures in the Golden State to tax the rich — and not the last one…
What Happened at the Ticketmaster Senate Hearing: Taylor Swift, Bots and More
The last time Taylor Swift toured was in 2018. Jun Sato/TAS18/Getty Images The US Senate Judiciary Committee held a three-hour antitrust hearing Tuesday to investigate whether Ticketmaster and parent company…
Xbox’s Carbon Aware Update Is Great but Can We Take Its Climate Goals Seriously?
Xbox’s latest update is a welcome development but it doesn’t square with some of its other initiatives. Microsoft/Xbox Wire Over the past few years, the world’s biggest video game companies…
Connecticut state bill would allow illegal immigrants to vote in state elections: ‘Completely outrageous’
A new bill introduced in the Connecticut state legislature would allow illegal immigrants to vote in the Constitution State, marking the latest push in a number of states to broaden…
Biden to Democratic leaders: ‘I’m tired of this trickle-down economics’
President Biden on Tuesday said he is tired of trickle-down economics in a meeting with Democratic congressional leaders. “I want the wealthy to continue to be able to do well.…
McConnell tosses debt ceiling hot potato to Biden, McCarthy: ‘That’s where a solution lies’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that only a negotiation between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden can deliver a resolution to the fight over the debt ceiling,…
Stacey Abrams adviser said burning police car, smashing windows isn’t ‘violence’ after anti-cop chaos
A top adviser for Stacey Abrams’ voting rights nonprofit defended anti-cop activists who set a police car ablaze and smashed windows while protesting the death of an environmental activist this past…
‘Sesame Street’ co-creator Lloyd Morrisett dead at 93
“Sesame Street” co-creator Lloyd N. Morrisett has died at the age of 93, the “Sesame Workshop” announced on Tuesday. “Sesame Workshop mourns the passing of our esteemed and beloved co-founder…