President Joe Biden on Wednesday appointed a veteran Democratic strategist who has praised China’s environmental efforts to succeed John Kerry as the White House’s top climate envoy. John Podesta, who currently oversees the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act climate legislation, will succeed Kerry as the White House’s climate czar, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.
America’s system of roadside guardrails may not be able to handle heavy electric vehicles, according to preliminary crash test results of a study released Wednesday. Researchers at the University of Nebraska crashed an over 7,000-pound electric pickup truck, a 2022 Rivian R1T, into a guardrail at 60 miles per hour, resulting in the car tearing
WASHINGTON—Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday apologized to families at a Senate hearing about the impact that social media has on children. Under prodding from Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Mr. Zuckerberg stood up and addressed families who held up pictures of their children who they said had been harmed by social me… Original News
The Georgia House has passed a bill reestablishing an oversight panel for county prosecutors, potentially affecting Fulton County DA Fani Willis. The Georgia House of Representatives has passed a bill to revive an oversight panel with powers to discipline and remove wayward county prosecutors, which could potentially target alleged misconduct by Fulton County District Attorney
House Speaker Mike Johnson took to the House floor on Wednesday to explain how he sees the intensity of the U.S.-Mexico border crisis and the influx of illegal immigrants under the Biden administration and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, adding he wants to move quickly on articles of impeachment against the latter. Original News Source Link
Bud Light has pegged right-leaning comedian Shane Gillis as its newest partner. Mr. Gillis, star of the Netflix comedy special “Beautiful Dogs,” announced the new deal on Instagram on Jan. 30. “Excited to announce partnership with Bud Light,” the stand-up comic wrote. The flagship beer brand shared a similar sentiment on the platform, writing: “Welcome
A possible solution might be to split off aid to Israel already approved by the House from the supplemental spending bill sought by President Biden. Republicans in the House majority are contemplating their next moves in negotiations for a border security deal amid growing doubts about a Senate breakthrough. Lawmakers in both houses of Congress