Republicans' confidence in public schools drops: Gallup
Republicans’ confidence in the U.S. public school system has plunged to a record low, according to a new Gallup poll. The poll, published on Thursday, found that 14 percent of Republican respondents said that they have a great deal of confidence in the public school system in the U.S. This is a 6-point decrease from the previous year, according to the survey giant. Fifty percent of Republican respondents in the new poll said they have very little to no confidence in the
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Read MoreWatch live: Biden, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid hold joint press conference
President Biden on Thursday will participate in a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid from Jerusalem. The event is scheduled to start at 7 a.m. EDT. Watch live in the video above. Source: TEST FEED1
Read MoreStop the SEC’s power grab to require emissions disclosure
At the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in West Virginia v. EPA that the Environmental Protection Agency had exceeded its congressionally mandated authority when it essentially shuttered coal power plants across the country based on new regulations during the Obama administration. Now, Patrick Morrisey, the attorney general of West Virginia,
Read MoreThe Hill's Morning Report — Inflation report roils expectations
President Biden was in Israel when the Labor Department on Wednesday issued what many called a “shocking” report of 9.1 percent inflation for the year ending in June. The worse-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) sent financial markets reeling, dared the Federal Reserve to be ferocious while raising interest rates and invited the GOP to blame Democrats. “Inflation is uniquely bad here because our all-Democratic government has made uniquely bad choices,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said during a Senate floor speech
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