Stopping the fentanyl crisis demands policy changes at border, with China
More than 105,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in the 12 months that ended this past October, with two out of three linked to the scourge of fentanyl almost entirely being smuggled across our Southern border. Alaska, despite its location farther from the Southern border than any state in the continental U.S., has not been spared. Over a period of weeks this past March, there were
Read MorePutin declares benefits for people traveling from Ukraine to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin released a declaration on Saturday detailing benefits that will be given to certain individuals who travel to Russia from Ukraine amid the former country’s attacks on the latter. Disabled people, pregnant women and the elderly who have moved from Ukraine to Russia will receive financial benefits to help support them, according to a decree obtained by Reuters. Those who were pensioners in Ukraine will have the ability
Read MoreProgressives face down disconnect: policy wins, electoral losses
Progressives are facing down a seeming disconnect over what’s politically achievable in Washington and what wins elections back home. On one hand, they’ve won major policy battles from the White House to Capitol Hill this month, moving Democrats beyond what many thought was possible to accomplish under President Biden. On the other, they’ve struggled to translate those victories to the campaign trail and are coming out of the primary season suffering damaging losses and bruised confidence. In November, those two realities will be put to the test.
Read MoreOregon governor invokes emergency act, authorities order evacuations amid 4,700-acre wildfire
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) invoked the state’s Emergency Conflagration Act on Saturday after a massive fire erupted in southwest Oregon. The Rum Creek Fire poses a “threat to life, safety, and property,” according to Brown’s declaration, qualifying for additional resources provided by the state. “It is important for all Oregonians to be prepared, follow all evac
Read MoreFBI says it ‘routinely notifies’ social media companies of potential threats following Zuckerberg-Rogan podcast
The FBI said that it “routinely notifies” private sector entities, including social media companies, of information related to potential threats after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook limited the distribution of a controversial story leading up to the 2020 presidential election because of an FBI warning. The statement followed Zuckerberg’s
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