Alabama’s legislature pushes to protect IVF after court ruling
“We need to make sure that clinics are not put in jeopardy for manslaughter, or some criminal homicide or negligent homicide when an unused embryo is discarded,” he said. “I…
Joe Biden wins Michigan primary despite sizeable Gaza protest vote
Tuesday does not mark the first time a significant portion of Michiganders opted to cast votes as “uncommitted”. Around 19,000 residents did so in 2020’s primary and more than 21,601…
Donald Trump easily wins Michigan primary over Nikki Haley
And Tuesday’s loss represents a further blow to her presidential ambitions. Americans for Prosperity Action (AFP), a libertarian conservative organisation founded by the billionaire Koch brothers, announced after the South…
Fire truck drives through raging Texas wildfire
Video filmed from inside a fire truck shows flames towering above the road as thick smoke obscures the view. Out-of-control fires across the Texas Panhandle – the northern-most region of…
A Transparent, Open-Source Vision for U.S. Elections | naked capitalism
Yves here. Many readers will no doubt recoil at the idea that the answer to bad and fragmented US election technology is yet more technology, even if open-source is arguably…
Biden Takes a Hit in Michigan, and Wildfires Spread Across Texas
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How Visiting the U.S. Border Became a Potent Form of Political Theater
Vice President Kamala Harris went to the U.S.-Mexico border soon after she and President Biden took office, even though she had characterized such visits as empty politics just weeks before.…
Opinion | Why Authoritarians Like Saddam Hussein Confound U.S. Presidents
America committed its worst foreign policy mistake of the post-Cold War era when it invaded Iraq in 2003 to disarm Saddam Hussein of his supposed weapons of mass destruction. The…
What Does the Uncommitted Vote in Michigan Mean for 2024?
In Tuesday night’s results in Michigan, around one in eight Democrats voted “uncommitted” in the Democratic primary — a protest of the Biden administration’s policies toward Israel and the war…
Michigan Primary Takeaways: ‘Uncommitted’ Makes Itself Heard
Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Donald J. Trump won Michigan’s primary elections on Tuesday as the president and his predecessor hurtle toward a rematch in November. But the results showed…