Congress Gears Up for Spending Fight as Government Shutdown Looms

With the Senate returning next week and the House resuming in two weeks, Congress is bracing for a spending fight as a government shutdown looms when federal funding for the 2022-2023 fiscal year expires at the end of September. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has acknowledged the possibility of doing a short-term continuing resolution (CR), which … Read more

Arkansas Social Media Parental Consent Law Is Blocked at the Last Minute

Just before it was to go into effect, a federal judge temporarily blocked Arkansas legislation that required parental consent for children to open new social media accounts. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks of the Western District of Arkansas granted a preliminary injunction (pdf) on Aug. 31, in response to a motion by Netchoice, a trade group for … Read more

Democrats are ‘Pupper-Mastering’ Joe Biden

Joe Biden: Democrats Seem Stuck with Him – The Democrats should be well positioned to win the 2024 election given their most likely opponent. The GOP primary is long from decided, yes, but the Dems are probably running their incumbent against one of the most divisive and unpopular figures in modern political history, Donald Trump. … Read more

Donald Trump Has a Problem: He Might Be ‘Forced’ Into the Next Debate

In a new Economist/YouGov poll, Republican respondents overwhelmingly approve of Donald Trump’s decision to skip the first GOP debate held last week in Milwaukee. But in looking forward to the second GOP debate (which will be held on September 27th in Simi Valley, California), the poll found that Republicans want Trump to attend. “Fifty-seven percent … Read more

Putin Should Be Scared: Ukriane’s Forces ‘Broke Through’ a Major Russian Defensive Line

Following a summer of hard fighting, Ukraine’s long-anticipated offensive is reportedly making progress. Kyiv’s forces have successfully broken through Russian defensive lines in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeast, and earlier this week it was announced that Ukraine has fully reclaimed the village of Robotyne. Advances have been slow, as the Ukrainians have to push … Read more

Kamala Harris: ‘The Most Unpopular Vice President in U.S. History’?

Is Kamala Harris Really The Most Unpopular Vice President In U.S. History? – Vice President Kamala Harris has struggled to remain popular among the American public in her first foray into the national spotlight. Consistently, Harris has been viewed far more unfavorably than favorably from one poll to another. Her low figures have not been … Read more

China Should Worry: The Pentagon Wants a Swarm of “Small, Smart, Cheap” Drones

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks on Aug. 28 announced a bold new initiative called Replicator aimed at overcoming China’s numerical advantage in drones. Replicator involves producing vast numbers of low-cost, smart combat drones. This marks a radical new approach for an organization notoriously addicted to “exquisite” systems – extremely expensive, highly capable jets, ships, … Read more

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