Hirono noted that she asks those two questions of all nominees who come before committees on which she sits. Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, asked a question pertaining to an issue that came up quite a bit during Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s … Read More
Daniel Horowitz of Conservative Review says a new Penn State study highlights the ineffectiveness of government-mandated shutdowns. A new study from Penn State University claims that “the number of early COVID-19 cases in the U.S. may have been more than … Read More
Protesters holding signs about the 2020 census gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019. Aurora Samperio/NurPhoto via Getty Images Updated at 7:51 p.m. ET The Trump administration can end counting for the 2020 census after the Supreme … Read More
Flames rise at the scene of a forest fire in Lebanon (AP) Wildfires around the Middle East triggered by a heatwave in the region have killed two people and forced thousands to leave their homes. The fires also detonated landmines … Read More
Election Day is Nov. 3, 2020. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Arms Control: U.S. President Donald Trump: The Trump administration has withdrawn the U.S. from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and (almost) the 1992 Open Skies Treaty. It has loosened … Read More
On 23 September 2020, the European Commission presented its long-awaited draft of a new migration and asylum package to overcome the protracted blockade in this policy area. Central elements are the planned preliminary examinations of asylum applications at the external … Read More
Human rights activists demonstrate outside the European Parliament in Brussels calling on EU member states to take in more refugees from Greek camps. A non-EU member, Switzerland is getting similar pressure from its cities. Keystone / Olivier Hoslet As winter … Read More