As one who opposed, and still opposes, the coal terminal proposed by Phil Tagami and his associates, I am disappointed that the permitting process for the terminal has begun. I now ask that Tagami be held accountable to provide all the high-paying jobs he promised when the terminal was first proposed. Somehow, I doubt that we will see them. I am, however, willing to be pleasantly surprised. Jim HopkinsOakland
One of the covers for the Time issue is a painting by Jason Seiler that repurposes the iconic 1932 photograph Lunch atop a Skyscraper (whose photographer remains anonymous). The original photo shows a group of ironworkers jauntily eating lunch on a steel beam during the construction of Rockefeller Center, seemingly oblivious to the fact that they are 850 feet above the ground.
In 2022, AIPAC's PAC spent $2.1 million supporting Foushee, with Democratic Majority for Israel chipping in an additional $300,000 to back the Democrat. They sought to defeat Allam, who has been outspoken in support of Palestinian rights, and who was the first Muslim woman elected to public office in the state. This funding, as well as a $1 million injection from the PAC funded by crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried for Foushee, made the race the most expensive Democratic congressional primary in state history. Foushee ultimately won by nine points over Allam in 2022, with 46 percent of the vote.
A group of New Hampshire Republicans gathered inside the Massachusetts State House Thursday to "endorse" Gov. Maura Healey, saying that her policies are driving business to the Granite State. New Hampshire state reps. Brian Labrie, Joe Sweeney, and Joe Alexander partnered with the conservative-leaning think tank Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance for the event. They displayed a poster comparing New Hampshire's low or nonexistent taxes to those in Massachusetts, above a message that read "New Hampshire can't afford to lose a friend like Maura!"
I think it's going to be a really steep climb, Dasha, said Short, in relation to GOP midterm efforts. The reality is that Americans like divided government. They don't want one party in control. Each time there's been one party in control, there's been a backlash. The once chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence noted that in previous midterms, the incumbent party is much more vulnerable to losing Congressional seats.
But the truth is, when you've got the situation we have with wide open borders under Biden and Mayorkasor, importantly, through the legal channels with the abuse of H-1B visas, the abuse of diversity visas, the abuse of chain migrationwhen you have people that are being put on welfare And you know, they denied it for a long time because it does not sell very well. But they're basically acknowledging it.
Mayday Health, a New York-based "reproductive health education nonprofit" founded after the Supreme Court killed Roe v. Wade in 2022, is one of countless organizations that have refused to abandon Americans who live in states where abortion is banned. Over the summer, they ran more than 120 mifepristone and misoprostol ads on billboards, trucks, gas stations, and in newspapers in states like Kentucky, West Virginia, and Texas-all of which have a near-total or total abortion ban.
President Donald Trump dismissed a reporter's question about skyrocketing healthcare costs, griping, You make it sound so bad. At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire, said a reporter. What's your message to those 24 million Americans who will see their insurance premiums go up Well, don't make it sound so bad, Trump interrupted, because obviously, you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
The White House is withdrawing @JoeFrancescon as its nominee to be the National Security Agency's (NSA) Deputy Director, meanwhile the acting Deputy Director will retire at the end of the month. This means the top two positions at NSA and the four-star commander at Cyber Command will remain vacant for 8 months and counting. All because of infighting in the White House and the involvement of whacky Laura Loomer in hiring. We are at Cyber War everyday and the inability to get leaders in place is gross negligence.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) revealed that an FBI whistleblower approached him to warn that the Bureau may have arrested the wrong man in connection with the Jan. 6 pipe bomb investigation. Brian Cole Jr. was taken into custody last week, nearly five years after surveillance cameras captured a masked figure placing explosive devices outside Democratic and Republican headquarters in Washington. Investigators said they linked him to the scene using licence plate data and cell tower records.
The presidents' five-year terms were due to end in February, and prior reappointments have typically come closer to expiration dates as they historically have been routine affairs. But recent suggestions from the Trump administration that new conditions ought to be placed on the presidents raised concerns it was seeking a wider leadership shakeup. Earlier this month, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent floated a three-year residency requirement for Fed presidents. Days later, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, who is the frontrunner to become the next Fed chair, endorsed the idea.
COATES: Tonight, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is out of ICE custody, and New York Attorney General Letitia James remains unindicted. Two headlines that will infuriate the president because of just how significant those losses or setbacks really are. Remember, Abrego Garcia was the Maryland migrant that was wrongfully deported to that notorious prison in El Salvador. The administration was forced to bring him back, then they detained him here in the United States. But today, a judge ordered him to be released after three months in custody because she says his detainment is illegal. The administration vows to appeal.
Bacon wrote, This means the top two positions at NSA and the four-star commander at Cyber Command will remain vacant for 8 months and counting. We are at Cyber War every day, and the inability to get leaders in place is gross negligence. Bacon went on to blame the chaos on infighting in the White House and the involvement of whacky Laura Loomer in hiring.
Executive Producer Brian Teta revealed this week on the Behind the Table podcast that Greene will not only be returning to the show, but she'll be joining not long after she leaves Congress. Teta revealed Greene will be back on the show on January 7 during a discussion with Alyssa Farah Griffin, touching on Rep. Jasmine Crockett's (D-TX) run for Senate. Greene will finish her time in Congress on January 5.
Gay Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) reminded Donald Trump that he cannot issue a presidential pardon for former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters. Peters was convicted of election interference in state court in August 2024, and presidential pardons cannot exonerate state-level criminal convictions. As such, Peters will continue to serve the rest of her nine-year sentence, even though Trump has threatened "harsh measures" if she isn't freed.
The new proposals mean travelers will likely soon be obliged to share their social media history, phone numbers and email addresses as part of the travel authorization process. The DHS said the proposal, which will reportedly come into effect on February 8, 2026, unless challenged in court beforehand, originated from US President Donald Trump's January order for arrivals to be "vetted and screened to the maximum degree."
Kilmar Abrego Garcia leaves a check-in at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Baltimore Field Office the day after a federal judge ordered his release from a detention, on December 12, 2025. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images A federal judge has issued an order forbidding immigration officials from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father who was illegally deported to a super-prison in El Salvador earlier this year.
"Public television in Arkansas is not going away," ArkansasTV Executive Director and CEO Carlton Wing said in the announcement. "In fact, we invite you to join our vision for an increased focus on local programming, continuing to safeguard Arkansans in times of emergency and supporting our K-12 educators and students."
The legislation, introduced on Thursday by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., would direct the VA secretary "to establish and implement a comprehensive policy for managing software assets throughout the Department." These steps include requiring VA to create a departmentwide software inventory and purge duplicative or inefficient services. "Major software acquisitions" would also be coordinated by the chief information officer, and the department would be directed to "adopt cost-effective licensing strategies, including enterprise-wide agreements where appropriate."
So, this is just putting transmission lines over this property, McDowell began. I think that the United States would gladly saw off Maryland and kick it into the Atlantic Ocean if you don't like itThey're trying to blame AI, it's not AI, it's something else. It's called growth and development of business. She continued, If there is a need for electricity generation and a conduit like power lines to bring electricity to a densely populated area of business and growth like northern Virginia, then it is not about AI, it is about economic growth for the United States, number one. Number two, it is a tree farm, not growing food. The alternative would be, some liberals put some giant solar panels on that land, and you won't be growing any Christmas trees either.
➡️ California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he's signed more pro-transgender bills into law than any governor - how accurate is this claim? The Advocate breaks down the numbers. Plus, The 19th News reports on the Trump administration pushing testosterone treatments for cisgender men, Budapest's mayor could face charges for hosting a Pride march in June, and the first out gay NBA player has been diagnosed with cancer.
In April, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the country's aerospace industry could see sustained annual growth of as much as 15 percent over the next four years, and attributed the sector's expansion to a robust local manufacturing workforce, increasing exports, and a strong presence of foreign companies. Mexico is striving to become one of the top 10 countries in aerospace production value, a goal outlined in Plan Mexico, the country's strategic initiative to enhance global competitiveness in key sectors.
The dirty secret many now understand is that a lot of wage labor is not enough to get by in America anymore. The past promise of working hard for 40 hours per week and getting a home and a retirement in return is gone for a significant chunk of this country, stripped away by capitalists whose only desire in their miserable lives is to have more than they currently do.
