Tucker Carlson’s revealing, ignorant disparagement of the vice president
There’s admittedly not much reason to pay attention to Tucker Carlson these days. You remember Tucker, the guy who used to wear bow ties and then became a prime-time host on Fox News (to Russia’s delight) before losing his job
Maine judge delays Trump ballot decision until Supreme Court ruling
A Maine judge on Wednesday put off deciding whether Donald Trump’s name can appear on that state’s primary ballot, saying the Supreme Court needs to rule on the issue first in a similar case out of Colorado. The ruling sent the
One sign of Trump’s primary strength: Fewer post-Iowa opponents
The Iowa caucuses are a weird element of our politics. It’s not voting, really, but a sort of streamlined debate club. It’s not particularly representative, given the state’s demography and geography. And it’s not predictive for the nomination, particularly in
Supreme Court divided over whether to curb power of federal agencies
A divided Supreme Court debated whether and how to curtail the power of federal agencies Wednesday, with liberals urging the court to defer to the judgment of government experts, and conservatives saying judges should not systematically favor government regulators over
Trump’s unsubtle crusade to cast foes as less American comes for Haley
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: One of Donald Trump’s chief political foes is the non-White offspring of at least one immigrant parent. So he baselessly suggests they are ineligible to serve as president and proceeds to make
Trump won Iowa with fewer than 57,000 votes. So?
Since the Iowa caucuses ended Monday night, there’s been a lot of energy spent on interpreting the results in a way that best reflect the interpreters’ desires. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took to the stage that evening to crow about
Biden administration unveils proposed changes to big banks’ overdraft fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday unveiled long-awaited changes to how the nation’s biggest banks structure overdraft protection plans. The independent watchdog agency said the new rule closes a loophole that for decades has exempted overdraft loans from the consumer
More than 1,400 U.S. flights have been canceled, with thousands more delayed
More than 1,800 flights within, to or out of the U.S. were canceled Tuesday as extreme winter weather continued to wreak havoc for travelers. Data from the tracking group FlightAware also showed more than 4,700 U.S. flights were delayed as of
Bitcoin Miners Curtail Operations During Texas Winter Storm
Everything is bigger in Texas – including the weather. In recent years, The Lone Star State has seen dramatic weather related events, including overly hot summers and unusually cold winters. For instance, an arctic blast hit Texas in February 2021, leaving
Blackout Fears as Russia’s Dagestan Energy Provider Begs Crypto Miners to Turn off Rigs
Source: Tatyana Olina/Adobe The state-run power provider in the Russian republic of Dagestan has asked crypto miners to turn off their rigs this winter to avoid power outages and blackouts. In a Telegram post politely addressed to operators of “mining farms,” Dagenergo