Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday that a federal no-fly list for violent or unruly airline passengers should be “on the table” as conflicts between staff and travelers on commercial airplanes soar. Asked if such passengers…
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Biden’s approval rating falls to 42% in NBC News poll
An NBC News poll released Sunday had no glad tidings for President Biden, whose approval rating slid underwater for the first time as he struggles to regain his footing ahead of the crucial 2022 midterm elections. The poll found that 42% of U.S. a…
Four anti-Biden ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ songs reach iTunes top 10
The number of songs called “Let’s Go Brandon” rising to the top of the charts has doubled in a matter of days. As of Thursday, there were four anti-Biden rap anthems called “Let’s Go Brandon” on the iTunes top 10 U.S…
Biden heads off to U.N. summit with climate agenda hanging in balance
The plan was for President Biden to mark America’s triumphant return to global climate leadership at the United Nations summit next week with a green energy deal in hand, raise his prestige on the world stage and maybe snag a photo with Greta Thu…
House Republicans launch probe into White House, school board group ‘collusion’
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee started an investigation Wednesday into what they called “collusion” between the Biden administration and the National School Boards Association ahead of the Justice Department’s decision to intervene in squ…
House Judiciary Republicans urge Merrick Garland to call off probe into school disputes
Attorney General Merrick Garland came under pressure Monday to call off his investigation into school board conflicts after the national group that had urged him to intervene apologized for raising the specter of domestic terrorism in its letter. The 1…
Rep. Jim Banks suspended from Twitter for calling Rachel Levine a man
Republican Reps. Jim Banks and Marjorie Taylor Greene were dinged by Twitter this week for saying that Rachel Levine, a transgender Biden administration official, was a man. Mr. Banks of Indiana said Saturday that his official account was suspended aft…
NSBA apologizes for letter linking rowdy school board meetings to domestic terrorism
The National School Boards Association issued an apology late Friday for urging federal authorities to target unruly school board meetings, a missive that spurred Attorney General Merrick Garland’s much-decried decision to bring in the FBI. In a …
Biden caught repeating debunked Amtrak tale in Scranton speech
President Biden was caught in an apparent fib Wednesday after he repeated a previously debunked yarn about an encounter with an Amtrak employee who died a year before the conversation allegedly took place. Mr. Biden told an audience in his hometown of …
Marco Rubio skewers State Department for marking International Pronouns Day
The State Department made it a point Wednesday to recognize International Pronouns Day, much to the frustration of Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican. Mr. Rubio had some choice observations after the State Department tweeted Wednesday about pronoun a…