Politics
Don’t Force the Ten Commandments Out of the Classroom
Contrary to the ACLU’s case against a new Louisiana law, a mountain of robust historical evidence supports the display of the Decalogue in schools. Source link
In Seoul, Blinken Bolsters Alliance Amid Challenges to Democracies
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and the foreign minister of South Korea, Cho Tae-yul, both acknowledged the challenges to democracy in their nations on Monday while asserting that...
Biden, in 11th hour action, bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters
President Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration...
National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter: What It Means, and What’s Closed
A national day of mourning will be observed on Thursday for Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at 100 years old.In a proclamation after Mr. Carter’s death, President...
The Jan. 6 Rioters, 4 Years Later
In the past four years, nearly 1,600 people have been prosecuted in connection with the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Some were accused of felonies like...
Legal Issues Will Follow Trump Into Office, With New York Sentencing Set
As President-elect Donald J. Trump prepares for his inauguration, some of the legal cases that spilled out of Mr. Trump’s first presidency will follow him into the second.Mr. Trump...
Johnson keeps Speaker title with assist from Trump
House Speaker Mike Johnson drew some energetic press coverage following his reelection on Friday. The media had plenty to say about the Louisiana Republican. Here's a few headlines from...
Congress set to certify 2024 election results, four years after attack on the Capitol
Sen. Amy Klobuchar says Washington is prepared for the certification of the 2024 election results on Jan. 6, after "major shifts" were made to avoid a rerun of the...
Speaker Johnson gets rebellious GOP majority in line with tough fights ahead to pass Trump agenda
House Speaker Mike Johnson scored a major triumph in a dramatic single-ballot victory to retain the speaker's gavel, but House Republicans will need to stay united to move President-elect...
How the House GOP upended Democrats' Jan. 6 narrative
Four years after the day of the fateful attack on the U.S. Capitol -- and two years after congressional Democrats' investigation laid blame largely at Donald Trump's feet --...
