Both right and left mischaracterize the FBI for political gain
See if this sounds about right: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her husband’s stock picks routinely outperform those of smart investors such as Warren Buffett, which many suspect is because of inside information she possesses. Therefore, all of Congress makes insider trades, is corrupt through and through, and should be disbanded. Or, San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr.
Read MoreWhat’s Liz Cheney thinking about 2024?
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) has said that her priority now will be “doing whatever it takes to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office.” Here’s one way she could do that: become the Ralph Nader of the 2024 presidential election. She could run for president as an independent, split the Republican vote in key swing states and throw the election to the Democrat. That’s what Nader did in 2000 when Florida cast the deciding vote in the presidential election. The official vote count in Florida showed Republican George W. Bush ahead of Democrat Al Gore by 537 votes. Nader, the Green Party
Read MoreState ballot measures are new abortion battleground
State ballot measures are becoming the new battleground over abortion access in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Abortion rights advocates are energized after voters in Kansas earlier this month rejected an attempt to strip abortion protections from the state constitution, the first statewide vote on abortion since the court's decision in June. Polls show most Americans support some form of abortion access, and reproductive rights advocates are eager to take the issue directly to the voters. “When abortion right
Read MoreCheney says she'll work to keep election deniers out of office
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said she will focus on keeping election deniers out of office following a loss in her reelection bid, noting that she is still focused on her role on the Jan. 6 committee as well as "tremendous work left to do as Wyoming's representative in Congress." "I'm going to be very focused on working to ensure that we do everything we can not to elect election deniers," she said during a discussion of her future on ABC's "This Week." "We've got election deniers that have been nominated for really important positions all across the country," she added. "A
Read MoreScientists are considering how the SpaceX Starship can accelerate space exploration
As SpaceX continues ground tests of its Starship Superheavy rocket ship in preparation for its first orbital flight, the scientific community is starting to wake up to the possibilities that the company’s spaceship presents for science-oriented space exploration. The same rocket that will take humans back to the moon and, perhaps, to Mars will also revolutionize sending robotic space explorers to all corners of the solar system, according to a
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