In a matter of weeks, the nations of the world will get together for COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, to try and forge a cooperative agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The timing couldn’t possibly be worse for an energy crisis.Read Full Article »Continue Reading
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Terry McAuliffe is slipping in Virginia. Warning signs first appeared several weeks ago as McAuliffe’s once healthy polling lead over Republican Glenn Youngkin in the Virginia Governor’s race evaporated. Now, as Democrats’ popularity continues to sink throughout the country, Youngkin is surging and has firmly taken the momentum in the race. But…Continue Reading
Elaine Godfrey, a staff writer at The Atlantic, joins the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast to discuss her recent article about what happened when a local paper disappeared from a small Iowa town. And Danny Hayes, a political science professor at George Washington University, also joins to talk about his research on the role local news plays…Continue Reading
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Election Day 2021 is only about two weeks away, and the big race to watch is undoubtedly Virginia’s gubernatorial contest. A still-somewhat purple state with a Democratic lean in recent presidential elections, Virginia will be viewed by many as a bellwether for the 2022 midterms, and the race…Continue Reading
SINGAPORE — The U.S. Defense Department said Friday that it was working to provide condolence payments to relatives of 10 innocent Afghans killed in a mistaken drone strike and to help relocate some of them to the United States.The payments were discussed in a virtual meeting Thursday between Dr. Colin Kahl, undersecretary of Defense for policy, and…Continue Reading
U.S. health advisors on Friday voted to shore up protection for more than 15 million Americans who have relied on Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine for protection against the coronavirus, urging the Food and Drug Administration to greenlight a booster dose for those who got their jab at least two months earlier.The unanimous vote came…Continue Reading
Supply chain disruptions across the U.S. have left shelves empty as the crucial holiday shopping period approaches.President Biden announced Wednesday that the Ports of Los Angeles will remain open for 60 extra hours per week to feed in shipments to which “Special Report” host Bret Baier asked Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, “Is it too little,…Continue Reading
Carlos Correa and Jose Altuve came up in the clutch for the Houston Astros in their 5-4 victory Friday night over the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series.Down two runs in the sixth inning, Altuve hit his 20th postseason home run to tie the game at three runs apiece.…Continue Reading
The Pentagon has offered condolence payments to the surviving family members of the 10 innocent civilians, including seven children, who were accidentally killed in a U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan in late August. The Aug. 29 strike was intended to kill ISIS-K-affiliated terrorists in retaliation for a terrorist bombing three days earlier that killed 13 U.S. service…Continue Reading
NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith on Friday called on the league to release all emails from the workplace misconduct investigation into the Washington Football Team after the latest revelation showed a cozy relationship between a former executive and a top lawyer.The warm messages between the NFL’s top lawyer Jeff Pash and former Washington…Continue Reading