Boebert taking legal action over ‘outlandish’ claims
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) plans to sue a PAC for defamation after it made a series of wild claims about her without evidence —assertions that quickly spread online. The source of the claims is the American Muckrakers PAC, a group that was also behind the release of a number of salacious videos of Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) ahead of his May primary defeat. But while videos released showing Cawthorn
Read MoreOn The Money — Biden tamps down recession fears as Dow plunges
President Biden is confident in the U.S. economy’s ability to avoid a recession despite a rough week. We’ll also look at another stock market slide, rising mortgage rates and pushback to the White House from the oil industry. But first, a
Read MoreTime for a healing
Our country is wailing. Once again, innocent children are dying at the hands of school shooters, shattering families and communities. A white supremacist guns down Black shoppers at a supermarket, spouting hateful theories that are echoed in the rhetoric of politicians. Two years into a pandemic that has caused higher rates of death among poor counties, we have not seen any permanent expansion of health care. In fact, millions stand to lose their access to Medicaid when the public health emergency ends. Meanwhile, inflation and debt are forcing poor and low-income
Read MoreKemp backs Collins against Trump-endorsed opponent in Georgia House primary runoff
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) endorsed Republican congressional candidate Mike Collins on Thursday in Georgia’s 10th Congressional District primary runoff. The endorsement marks another break between Kemp and former President Trump, who has endorsed Vernon Jones in the runoff election taking place on Tuesday. “As a conservative small businessman, Mike knows firsthand how the disastrous policies of the Biden administration are hurting hardworking Georgians and communities all across our state,” Kemp said in the endorsement announcement. “Mike is strongly pro-life, pro-2nd A
Read MoreEquilibrium/Sustainability — Support for plant meats doesn't translate to buying
More people support plant-based meats in theory than are willing to buy them in practice, a survey of Finnish shoppers has found. The survey determined that while shoppers at Finland’s largest grocery chain tended to agree that they should eat less red and processed meat — and more legumes and fish — red meat still accounted for about 63 percent of their protein purchases, according to the
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