The House of Representatives gave final approval to the Respect for Marriage Act Thursday. The bill, which passed 258-169, is now headed to President Joe Biden’s desk. Every single Democrat voted for the legislation, as did 39 Republicans. Most Republicans (169) voted against the measure, while 1 voted “present” and four did not vote. We […]
Ever since Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi released the “Twitter Files,” people have been scrambling to unpack all of the badness contained in the documents and asking what more may still be to come. But some of the key players involved in the censorship of the New York Post’s Hunter Biden laptop story have been […]
Kevin Hassett writes about a new fiscal-policy version of the Greenspan put
The measure now goes to President Biden’s desk for final approval.
Transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney is defending the feminine hygiene brand Tampax, saying the company shouldn’t be targeted just because of its rumored association with the social media influencer. Mulvaney’s TikTok video is called “the great tampon debacle of 2022” and features the activist saying the brand doesn’t deserve boycotts. Rumor had it that Mulvaney was […]
An interview with Luke Hilgemann, head of the hunting and conservation group, the International Order of T. Roosevelt.
A prominent House Democrat raising concerns about hate speech on Twitter received a terse response Thursday directly from Twitter CEO Elon Musk. Singling out “Elon Musk’s Twitter,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) shared statistics showing a rise in “slurs” against black people, women, Jewish people, and gay men. “These numbers are abysmal – and unacceptable,” Schiff […]
On Thursday, the liberal media celebrated Russia’s release of WNBA player Brittney Griner as a triumph for President Joe Biden. But back in 2018, the same journalists were desperate to find a negative framing when the Trump administration negotiated the release of three American hostages from North Korea. Broadcast networks ABC, CBS, and NBC regarded […]
Regulators at the Federal Trade Commission are attempting to block Microsoft from acquiring video game developer Activision Blizzard for $69 billion, claiming that the merger would enable the technology conglomerate to reduce market competition with subsidiary Xbox. The agency contended in a press release that Microsoft routinely acquires gaming companies to “suppress competition from rival […]
