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Federal judge puts brakes on Biden’s climate-change order

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Biden administration's effort to adopt a social cost on carbon and other greenhouse gases, handing a win to 10 Republican attorneys general who accused the president of overstepping his authority.

February 11, 2022

Sen. Rand Paul encourages truckers to hold U.S. protest, clog up cities

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, wants to see truckers stage a Canadian-style protest in America, saying he hopes they "clog things up" with a demonstration against pandemic mandates.

February 11, 2022

ABC refusing to nationally air ad ripping school mandates on ‘The View,’ conservative groups say

Conservative groups on Thursday accused ABC of refusing to run an ad nationally criticizing school pandemic mandates on its popular left-tilting talk show "The View."

February 10, 2022

Beijing bust: Low ratings, bad food, quarantine woes plague Winter Games

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics have seen plenty of crashes already on both the snow and ice, but the most spectacular wipeout of all may be the games themselves.

February 10, 2022

NCAA gives green light to Thomas with no changes to transgender policy at Division I championships

The NCAA cleared the way Thursday for Lia Thomas to compete in Division I swimming championships, announcing that transgender athletes will not be required this year to meet the tighter eligibility standards set earlier this month by USA Swimming.

February 10, 2022

Stacey Abrams apologizes for going maskless at school after outcry

Stacey Abrams has apologized for going maskless while posing with masked children at a Georgia elementary school, as more photos surfaced of the unmasked Democrat.

February 9, 2022

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas fuels nationwide wave of Republican bills on women’s sports

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas may be setting records in the pool, but her standout collegiate season is also propelling Republican-sponsored bills to prevent male-born athletes from competing in female sports.

February 8, 2022

Republicans launch ad capitalizing on ‘hypocrisy’ of unmasked Stacey Abrams

The Republican Governors Association released Monday the first video ads blasting Stacey Abrams for going maskless at a Georgia elementary school, and they probably won't be the last.

February 7, 2022

‘Never Trump’ Jonah Goldberg picked up by CNN after resigning from Fox News

Never Trump conservative Jonah Goldberg has landed at CNN after leaving Fox News Channel last year in dramatic fashion, citing objections to a Tucker Carlson special on the Jan. 6 riot.

February 7, 2022

George Washington president reverses decision to investigate anti-China Olympic posters on campus

George Washington University has executed a 180 on investigating the origin of Olympic-themed posters on campus criticizing China, throwing its support behind the artwork after the president initially said he found them "offensive."

February 7, 2022

Stacey Abrams ripped for maskless photo with masked Georgia schoolchildren

The City Schools of Decatur remain under a mandatory mask mandate, but that didn't stop Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.

February 6, 2022

GOP congressman accuses NBC of rejecting ad blasting Olympics corporate sponsors

Rep. Mike Waltz, Florida Republican, has accused NBC of refusing to air an ad criticizing corporate sponsors of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The 30-second ad features Mr. Waltz as well as NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, a prominent critic of Chinese human-rights abuses, calling out corporate support for what the congressman called the "genocide games."

February 6, 2022

16 Penn teammates back policy likely to exclude Lia Thomas from swimming championships

Not everyone at the University of Pennsylvania appears to be paddling in the same direction when it comes to transgender swimming standout Lia Thomas.

February 4, 2022

Kristi Noem signs bill restricting female sports to female-born athletes

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed legislation Thursday barring biological men from participating in girls' and women's scholastic sports, making her state the tenth to take action on transgender athletes.

February 3, 2022

Biden nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin accused of seeking to politicize Fed against oil industry

Republicans seeking a poster child for soaring energy prices under the Biden administration may have got their wish in Federal Reserve nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin.

February 3, 2022

Brooklyn College hit with federal probe over allegedly labeling Jewish students as White oppressors

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has launched an investigation into allegations of antisemitism at Brooklyn College stemming from claims that Jewish students were smeared by professors and peers as White, privileged oppressors.

February 3, 2022

Jeff Zucker ends CNN saga dogged by undisclosed affair, low ratings and Cuomos

Under Jeff Zucker, CNN built a reputation for left-tilting news coverage with a combative spin, so it came as no surprise that his abrupt resignation Wednesday had the makings of a political soap opera.

February 2, 2022

CNN President Jeff Zucker resigns; failed to disclose romantic relationship with senior executive

CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned Wednesday over his failure to divulge a romantic relationship with a senior network executive.

February 2, 2022

USA Swimming’s new transgender policy puts Lia Thomas’ eligibility in doubt

USA Swimming released Tuesday its revamped transgender-eligibility policy, setting a tight testosterone standard ahead of the NCAA championships that could spell trouble for athletes like Penn swimmer Lia Thomas.

February 1, 2022

Biden accused of hypocrisy for filibuster against Black female jurist’s nomination

President Biden wasn't always a supporter of Black women on the federal bench. As senator, Mr. Biden joined other Democrats in filibustering the nomination of Janice Rogers Brown for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Twice.

February 1, 2022