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By now, you've read about John Eastman's secret memo outlining six points by which he believed the vice president could overturn the results of the 2020 election on January 6. I defer to legal scholars to explain the memo's legal absurdities. ...

Rescuers in Malaysia retrieved a puppy that was kidnapped by a monkey for three days....

The U.S. military has announced sweeping changes to the way it handles accusations of sexual assault and related crimes....

'get rid of those already purchased as fast as reasonably possible'...

In another blow to bipartisanship, Republicans and Democrats have ended weeks of negotiations after failing to reach a compromise on legislation to overhaul police practices....

Before the autopsy is even complete following the murder of Gabby Petito, MSNBC's Joy Reid brings race to the forefront of the tragic mystery. If you aren't familiar with the story, here's a summary: Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old Youtuber from L...

It's almost impossible to hold federal officers to account....

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the central bank's rules about what type of assets Fed officials can invest in need updating amid an ethics controversy involving regional presidents....

Biden's meetings come five days before the House plans to take up a package to improve the nation's infrastructure — a roughly $1 trillion measure that could be doomed amid potential Democratic defections....

The Rev. Jesse Jackson is set to leave a Chicago rehabilitation facility following a bout with COVID-19 and therapy for Parkinson's disease, his family said....

The Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio airports will both receive federal grants for improvements, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Tuesday....

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Chris Nyamandi, Country Director of Save The Children in Afghanistan about a restriction on girls' education and other threats to children's welfare under the Taliban....

South Texas is the one place in the U.S. where ocelots breed in the wild. After the death of a male, scientists tried something novel: artificial insemination from a wild ocelot into one at a zoo....

Attributed to climate change, Brazil's historic drought is devastating its coffee farmers, who's crops supply much of the world....

Even Meghan McCain is mad at President Biden . In her inaugural column for The Daily Mail, the former commentator for ABC's "The View" has a thing or two to say about the 46th president. "Eight months since President Biden was sworn into o...

President Biden is facing strong political headwinds as troubles mount for his domestic agenda....

Today is Wednesday. Welcome to Equilibrium, a newsletter that tracks the growing global battle over the...

By Mary Margaret Olohan Daily Caller News Foundation A Florida court has granted a temporary injunction preventing the city of Gainesville, Florida, from forcing employees to comply with a vaccine mandate. The court said that the city of Gainesville "...

Facebook's chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer said he will be stepping down from his top position at the social media giant sometime next year....

House Democrats called on the Biden administration to cease all deportations to Haiti after controversial images showed border patrol agents blocking Haitian migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border....

Speaking to Business Insider , former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen said he thinks Donald Trump is bluffing when he hints at a presidential run in 2024. "His insatiable need for attention is one reason he continues to flaunt this disingenuous 2024 run,&#...

Four Republican senators wrote to the White House on Wednesday claiming the Biden administration "created confusion and exacerbated vaccine hesitancy" with its COVID-19 strategy....

Thousands of entertainment union members are poised to hold a strike authorization vote amid a breakdown in contract negotiations....

It's the biggest political hoax since Titus Oates's allegations of a "Popish plot" to assassinate King Charles II in 1678. Oates's charge of a Jesuit conspiracy swept through London and led to the execution of four innocent men before ...

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A bipartisan group of lawmakers is proposing a civilian reserve corps to serve as a backstop against cyber and ransomware attacks targeting federal agencies. The bill, which is led by Reps. Tony Gonzales, Texas Republican, and Robin Kelly, Illinois Democr...

President Biden on Wednesday expressed disappointment at the failure of bipartisan police reform negotiations on Capitol Hill and said he would explore potential executive actions "to advance our efforts to live up to the American ideal...

Economists and Wall Street have been eager for details on when and how the central bank will start to dial back its support for markets....

A House Democrat said Monday that all of his staff is vaccinated against the coronavirus "because they don't like to be dead."...

A Republican Maricopa County supervisor plans to step down from his post after audio was published of him making comments about his colleagues concerning the controversial Arizona Senate audit of the 2020 election in his county....

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain — Taking center stage in a prestigious Spanish film festival to receive a top career award, actor Johnny Depp presented himself as a victim of the "cancel culture" that, he said, has spread across the cinema industry. De...

Betty Soskin's career with the National Park Service began in 2000 after attending a presentation on a plan to create the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, Calif....

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas assured Congress on Wednesday that the border was "no less secure" under President Joe Biden than under President Donald Trump....

Multiple Fox News personalities — spanning a purported "straight news" correspondent, news anchors, and a former Trump administration staffer-turned-Outnumbered co-host — falsely claimed Wednesday that undocumented migrants would refus...

Prince William County Police arrested a man after he reportedly grabbed and sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl at a store....

One expert calls the proposed consultation 'inappropriate,' noting Malaysia is not a member of the AUKUS Pact and will appear to be siding with China, the Pact's potential target....

Downpours can cause localized flooding. There is also a severe weather risk from high winds or an isolated tornado....

A recent Politico piece details how Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has been mostly absent from the Biden administration's COVID-19 response. This isn't surprising to anyone who has paid attention to his career....

A Texas death row inmate's murder conviction has been overturned because a prosecutor in his 2003 trial was also working for the judge......

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says his team isn't panicking after a loss to Las Vegas......

Tennessee is restricting the use of monoclonal antibody treatments to people who are not vaccinated against COVID-19....

Single-malt Scotch traded on the secondary market could top 75 million, up nearly 30% from 2019, report says...

Idaho Republican state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger resigned in April, only hours after the Idaho House Ethics Committee recommend that full body expel him from the legislature. "Committee members strongly condemned the behavior of the freshman state repre...

Peter Doocy confronted press secretary Jen Psaki during Wednesday's briefing, asking whether President Joe Biden had ever visited the U.S.-Mexico border....

China is bullying Lithuania. The EU and NATO should push back....

In the two-week period leading up to President Joe Biden's August 31 deadline for the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, six major American newspapers -- the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washi...

In the two-week period leading up to President Joe Biden's August 31 deadline for the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, six major American newspapers -- the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washi...

Over half of the adults who developed a rare inflammatory syndrome connected to COVID-19 were treated with serious symptoms in intensive care units, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers found....

Government-run schools fail kids. Teachers unions and education bureaucrats say, "We need more money!" But America already spends a fortune on public schools. My... Read More The post When It Comes to Education, Charity Can Change Lives appeared f...