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It’s not clear where things are headed in Congress on the so-called “China bill,” otherwise known as the America COMPETES Act.  The House and Senate have each passed their own versions and appointed more than 60 congressmen and senators to work out a compromise. Where they come out ultimately is anyone’s guess. Both bills have
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Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was optimistic about Elon Musk’s $44 billion purchase of the platform. Newsbusters reported that after several days of back and forth negotiations, Twitter and Musk finally reached a deal. A statement from Twitter’s Independent Board Chair Bret Taylor announced the decision: “The Twitter Board has reached an agreement with @ElonMusk.”
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Gary Varvel Gary Varvel is the editorial cartoonist for The Indianapolis Star. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1957, Varvel was drawn to cartoons as a child when he saw a copy of MAD magazine. His freshman year at Danville High School in Danville, Indiana, Varvel won his first cartoon contest held by the school newspaper.
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Anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. hit an all-time high in 2021, with the states of New York and New Jersey accounting for nearly 30% of the reported total. According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), incidents (being defined as vandalism, harassment, or assault) were up significantly last year. According to the ADL’s annual summary, these incidents
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Many Twitter employees reportedly went “absolutely insane” on Monday after Elon Musk’s acquisition of the social media platform was finalized. What happened? Immediately after the $44 billion purchase was announced, Twitter employees began voicing outrage and shock in private chat rooms. A New York Times reporter described internal communication channels as “absolutely insane.” “I feel
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Disney employees Try Desa (left), Tiffany Cooper, and Nicole Quadros rally against Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 in Glendale, California. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Efforts by Disney executives to re-brand a company known for family entertainment into a political advocate for sex education in
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is facing the threat of impeachment should Republicans reclaim control of the U.S. House. An unprecedented border crisis and its ravaging effects prompted 133 House Republicans to write to Mayorkas on Monday, citing “grave questions” about his “suitability for office.” Only once in U.S. history has the House impeached a
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Democrats have been going after Republican Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin for months. Now there is a new development in that story. Despite constantly claiming that they want dark money out of politics, Democrats in Wisconsin are using a dark money front group to attack Johnson. The Washington Free Beacon reports: TRENDING: BREAKING: IT’S OFFICIAL!
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Jeff Bezos questioned whether China could gain influence over Twitter as the result of Elon Musk’s purchase of the social media company — but after raising the prospect, Bezos said he does not think Musk will pursue a path of censorship. “Interesting question. Did the Chinese government just gain a bit of leverage over the
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The French candidate’s loss reminds us that liberalism is resilient, charisma is indispensable, and class and culture matter. Marine Le Pen delivers her concession speech on April 24, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images) Voters headed to the polls over the weekend for the second round of the French presidential election. The
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In 2008, when coach Joseph Kennedy knelt in silent prayer at the 50-yard line of the Bremerton High School football field after a game, he likely never anticipated his subsequent firing would take him all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.  And it’s been a long journey, to say the least.  First Liberty Institute,
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Anti-Trump demonstrators gather outside of the New York County Supreme Court in New York City, U.S., April 25, 2022.  David Dee Delgado | Reuters A New York judge Monday ordered commercial real-estate services giant Cushman & Wakefield to comply with subpoenas about its appraisals of several Trump Organization properties that are being eyed in a
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Twitter has reached an agreement for the billionaire Elon Musk to buy the social media platform in a $44bn (£34.6bn) deal. The announcement follows, what were reported to be, extensive discussions between Musk and Twitter’s board starting on Sunday that stretched into Monday. Musk announced an offer to buy the social media platform on 14
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Representatives from the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) met with Education Department officials on Monday to discuss “how they are addressing students’ academic needs, tackling the social-emotional needs of students and staff, and using funds from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to help with recovery efforts,” according to a DOE press release. The
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