Fear of transit crime resurfaces in US cities
In several cities across the U.S., concerns about crime on subways and buses have resurfaced as a top priority, leading to efforts to address the issue.
Biden Casts His Age as Asset, Making the Case for 2nd Term in State of the Union Address
The president took credit for the post-Covid-19 economic recovery, calling it ’the greatest comeback story.’ WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden delivered his third State of the Union address on March 7 amid mounting concerns about his age and mental fitness in a critical election year. He seized the opportunity to laud his achievements despite low job approval
House Lawmakers Say TikTok Promoting ‘Complete Lie’ in Campaign to Stop US Legislation
The bill is about ensuring China’s communist regime ‘cannot weaponize the app against Americans and their government,’ the lawmakers wrote. TikTok is pushing a “complete lie” in its campaign to mobilize users against Congress’ efforts to prevent the Chinese Communist Party from disseminating propaganda on the video-based social media platform, according to the top Republican
Centrist group No Labels expected to move forward with launching bipartisan presidential ticket
No Labels will likely take another step towards forming a bipartisan presidential ticket in November's general election, now that a Biden-Trump 2024 rematch is underway
Biden’s ‘Overly Partisan’ Speech to Blame for Heckling: Speaker Mike Johnson
Mr. Johnson said President Biden’s speech was ‘full of information that is just objectively not true.’ House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has claimed Republican lawmakers who heckled President Joe Biden during his State of the Union address on March 7 did so in response to an “overly partisan speech.” Mr. Johnson made the comments to
Is ‘Globalize the Intifada’ an Incitement to Violence? Columbia’s Anti-Semitism Task Force Won’t Say
In a new report on Columbia University’s protest policies, the Ivy League school’s Task Force on Antisemitism declined to say whether calls for “intifada” violate school rules, saying that while some students “feel strongly” that the chant invokes genocide, others feel strongly that it does not. The report, released Monday, is the task force’s first
Biden team, UnitedHealth struggle to restore systems paralyzed in cyberattack
Margaret Parsons, one of three dermatologists at a 20-person practice in Sacramento, California, is in a bind. Since a Feb. 21 cyberattack on a previously obscure medical payment processing company, Change Healthcare, Parsons said, she and her colleagues haven’t been able to electronically bill for their services. She heard Noridian Healthcare Solutions, California’s Medicare payment