Month: June 2023

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To receive it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — Former President Barack Obama has dropped out of the daily news conversation, but he’s clearly still connected. Sitting down with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour this week, he contrasted the media frenzy over wealthy explorers who died trying to see the wreckage of the Titanic on the seabed with the relatively limited attention given to the hundreds of migrants who died in the Mediterranean while trying to find a better life. RELATED: CNN investigation raises questions about Greek…

washington dc – Be careful what you wish for, goes the old adage. A year after US conservatives fulfilled their decades-long goal of overturning the constitutional right to abortion, Republican politicians are facing setbacks on the issue. Abortion bans and restrictions are unpopular with Americans, and those who defend them are paying electorally. Public opinion polls and numerous election contests, even in Republican strongholds, have suggested over the past year that most American voters want to protect due process. Even former President Donald Trump, who prides himself on appointing three justices to the Supreme Court that overturned Roe v Wade,…

Jonathan Capehart: When we talked about this earlier, I was asked the question, is this justice? How do you define it? What does that mean in this Hunter Biden case? For me, look, a special adviser was appointed. This person is someone who was appointed by President Trump and given incredible power in terms of investigating, in terms of doing all kinds of things. And that’s what he came up with, two minor tax charges and then something that involved: a weapons charge. And meanwhile, you have House Republicans, Speaker Comer, Speaker Comer, who keeps talking about whistleblowers, but he…

That was the title of a recent article in the Financial Times that caught my eye. We see this word a lot these days, but there are also many words similar to what I would call political “slang” that are launched, and I often wonder what exactly they mean. I had assumed it, for example “he woke up” it actually referred to people who used to be called each other “liberals” or “reformers”. These people typically looked to the government for various kinds of social change. However, this article defines “he woke up” how “The number one nonsense word used…

LISBON – In Columbiana County Municipal Court, Joshua L. Gorby, 47, South Market Street, East Palestine, was charged with attempt, a second-degree felony; possession of criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony; and misdemeanor child endangerment and domestic violence linked to the Columbiana County Grand Jury. Gorby is accused of threatening to burn down her house on June 15, pouring gasoline over the back of the house, including the porch and a detached garage, while her young daughter was inside the house. The incident occurred during a large storm in which lightning may have struck the gasoline, causing the fire. Sara Christine…

IRS whistleblowers told Congress that a Justice Department official dissuaded investigators from talking to President Biden’s grandchildren as part of the federal probe into Hunter Biden to avoid getting into “hot water.” On Thursday, the House Ways and Means Committee released transcripts of interviews with two IRS whistleblowers who say decisions made during the investigation by DOJ, FBI and IRS officials appeared to be “influenced by politics”. Testimony from IRS Criminal Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley Jr., who oversaw the investigation, and an unnamed IRS special agent who claims to have opened the initial investigation, allege that investigators they were…

Last month, over the objections of Mayor Eric Adams, the City Council approved a package of bills expanding the city’s rental assistance program. The mayor subsequently agreed to eliminate the so-called 90-day rule, a requirement that homeless New Yorkers reside in a shelter for 90 days before being eligible for housing vouchers. What you need to know Mayor Eric Adams issued a rare veto Friday, blocking City Hall legislation that would expand the city’s housing voucher system. The mayor says if the number of applicants increases, the bills would make it harder for homeless New Yorkers to find apartments and…

Kansas’ attorney general is moving to stop trans people from changing their birth certificatesAnalysis: Donald Trump’s war on truth faces another test with votersThe Supreme Court rejects a lawsuit by states demanding that the Biden administration increase deportationsAs Biden rallies for abortion rights, conservatives a mile away are pushing for a 15-week national banPence urges 2024 rivals to back federal 15-week abortion ban on eve of Dobbs… READ MORE Kansas’ attorney general is moving to stop trans people from changing their birth certificates Analysis: Donald Trump’s war on truth faces another test with voters The Supreme Court rejects a lawsuit…