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Return-to-office mandates are increasingly proving to be a catalyst for brain drain within major corporations, especially among top-tier firms in the tech and financial sectors. New research led by Dr. Mark Ma at the University of Pittsburgh, utilizing data from over 3 million LinkedIn profiles, offers a striking analysis of how such policies affect employee turnover, hiring, and the overall […]

Ask Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg why Democratic lawmakers are heading toward the exits.  It is because people like him want to widen the generational and ideological rifts growing within their party.  Their goal is to remake the Democratic Party in their own narrow, extremist image — even if it means driving everyone else out […]

President Trump is at it again, accusing his political opponents of fraud and corruption. This time, he is targeting ActBlue, a major fundraising platform for Democratic candidates at the local, state and national levels. Since 2004, when it was established, ActBlue has collected almost $17 billion for Democrats and affiliated causes. In the 2024 election […]

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy outlined his ambitions to “radically transform” air traffic control, one of President Trump’s goals since returning to office, as mishaps have caused delays and fewer staff at major airports like Newark International. “We are going to radically transform the way air traffic control looks,” Duffy said Monday evening in an interview […]

On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order announcing a new era of “Unleashing American Energy.” Since then, the White House has declared a national energy emergency, exited the Paris climate agreement, and established the National Energy Dominance Council. In his address to a joint session of Congress in March, Trump […]

Drugs made to treat diabetes and weight loss could stop or even reverse a severe liver disease, according to a new study. The international study led by a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher found the medication semaglutide, commonly known by brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, has the ability to counter metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, or MASH, liver […]

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) is running a massive taxpayer-funded public relations campaign to warn citizens about the dangers of pregnancy help clinics. Healy is claiming that this is necessary because people who run these clinics have “a pro-life and religious bias.” There are some flaws to this thinking. For one thing, approximately half the country has a […]

When Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant in 1864 — setting aside the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias — he did so to preserve these lands for “public use, resort, and recreation.”  He likely said little about conservation in performing that act, but the gesture laid the groundwork for a national ethic of […]

Israel is using President Trump’s upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf as a deadline for Hamas to release hostages and strike a ceasefire deal, threatening to take over the Gaza Strip and occupy it in the long term.  Trump is scheduled to travel to the region on May 16. Israel’s security Cabinet on […]

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The fight over a key internet protection for children is ramping up in Washington, where Big Tech companies are pinning the responsibility on each other as lawmakers push for stricter requirements.   After months of action in the states, age verification legislation made its way to Congress last week, when Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. […]

Fewer than half of Americans believe federal health agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can do key parts of their job, like ensuring new vaccines are safe, new poll findings show.   Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, 42 percent of […]

Former Vice President Pence warned of a “price shock” and other consequences of President Trump’s new tariff policy in an interview that aired Monday on CNN. “I do have a concern that when the so-called 90-day pause comes off, that even the administration has conceded that there may be a price shock in the economy […]

Former Vice President Harris made her debut at the Met Gala this year alongside former first gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vogue reported Monday. Harris’s Met Gala look selection was custom-made by the clothing brand Off-White. A photo featured in Vogue’s reporting on Harris’s attendance at the event shows the former vice president in a floor-length dress […]

A federal judge ordered the North Carolina Board of Elections on Monday to certify the results of the state’s Supreme Court election, giving Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs the upper hand in the still-contested race. Chief U.S. District Judge Richard E. Myers ruled Monday that the state board must certify the results of the November […]

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Monday that President Trump’s base is furious with Congress but not the president himself. Last week, Greene said in a post on the social platform X that “the base is not happy,” noting the Ukraine minerals deal and talks with Iran, among other subjects. “I represent the base and […]

Former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) is “seriously considering” a run for Ohio governor, his communications adviser told The Hill on Monday. Dennis Willard said that different people have approached Ryan about running for governor, with some telling him “that they’re dissatisfied with the direction the country’s going.” Willard said Ryan wants to spend time talking […]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Monday said she will not run for the top Democratic spot on the House Oversight Committee, passing on the opportunity as Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), the current ranking member of the panel, prepares to step down from the post. Ocasio-Cortez, who was seen as a potential successor to Connolly, suggested […]

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Monday that he is skeptical of cutting a trade deal with the Canadian government, calling it a “socialist regime.” “Can we make a deal with Canada?” Fox Business Network’s Larry Kudlow asked on his show “Kudlow.” “I think it’s really complex,” Lutnick responded. “I mean, this is really complex, because […]