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Trump Ratchets Up Regime-change Pressure in Venezuela
chrispecoraro/iStock/Getty Images Plus The White House is determined to make Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro cry uncle. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump ratcheted up pressure to effect regime change in one of Latin America’s most…
Pentagon Probe Into Kelly for “Illegal Orders” Video Upgraded to Command Investigation
AP ImagesMark Kelly The Defense Department is “escalating” its probe of Democratic Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, a retired Navy pilot who participated in a video that urged U.S. military service members to disobey “illegal orders.”Kelly…
Grassley: Obama DOJ Blocked Investigation Into Clinton Corruption
AP ImagesBill and Hillary Clinton The FBI and Justice Department of President Barack Obama didn’t just help 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton stage the Russia Collusion Hoax. Top officials in the two pro-Clinton…
Is Europe Working Toward Peace or a Wider War?
alxpin/iStock/Getty Images Plus There’s a flurry of activity in Europe — some of it appears to be attempts at peace in Ukraine. But there are also signs suggesting something else is going on. What is really happening?Russian Deputy…
FDA Commissioner Makary: No Plans to Put “Black Box” Warning on Covid Vaccines
Matt Hunt/iStock/Getty Images PlusPfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) doses being prepared by gloved medical worker with syringe The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has no plans to add a “black box” warning to Covid-19…
Trump Aggravates MAGA Base With Nasty Post About Murder of Rob Reiner
AP ImagesRob Reiner Already in trouble with MAGA backers because of putative plans to invade Venezuela, President Donald Trump further alienated those supporters today, including top Republicans on Capitol Hill, with a cruel,…
Report: FDA Plans “Black Box” Warning for Covid Vaccines. Is It Enough?
-slav-/iStock/Getty Images Plus The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to put a “black box” warning on Covid-19 vaccines, CNN reported on Friday. If such a plan exists, it remains unfinished and opaque: The plan has not been…
Letitia James Sued for Threatening School Boards That Permit Free Speech on LGBT Issues
AP ImagesLetitia James A coalition of school-board members and parents is suing New York Attorney General Letitia James and other state officials over their threats to remove school-board members who express or allow parents to express…
Trump Says U.S. “Land Strikes” Ahead “Soon” for Venezuela
AP Images For the second time this month, and a day after U.S. authorities seized a Venezuelan oil tanker off the South American country’s coast, U.S. President Donald Trump has said that “land strikes” against the country are ahead, and…
Trump Pardons “Election Denier” Tina Peters, but State Officials Aren’t Releasing Her
AP ImagesTina Peters After 10 months of attempts to convince Colorado’s judicial officials to release her, President Donald Trump stepped in and pardoned “election denier” Tina Peters himself. But she isn’t likely to be released…