Comment on Gallup: Voter turnout could be lower than 2004, 2008

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden endorsed a ban on congressional stock trading in an interview that’s being released this week, belatedly weighing in on an issue that has been debated on Capitol Hill for years. “Nobody in the Congress should be able to make money in the stock market while they’re in the Congress,” Biden said. The interview was conducted by Faiz Shakir, a political adviser for Sen.

This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In Southern California, December wildfires are somewhat uncommon, but not completely out of the norm. And this year, extremely dry conditions and strong Santa Ana winds created the perfect recipe for dangerous late-year fires. On the night of December 9, the Franklin Fire sparked in the hills above Malibu, tearing through about 3,000 acres in just 24 hours.

The Aurora City Council will soon return to full strength after it appointed Amsalu Kassaw as the newest member of the 11-person council Monday night. Amsalu Kassaw, who was chosen by Aurora City Council members to fill a vacant seat on the council on Dec. 16, 2024. (Photo courtesy Amsalu Kassaw/via Facebook) Kassaw, who works at U.

Fox was discussing the school shooting in Madison on Monday, and they brought in their "expert," former NYPD Inspector Paul Mauro. It would be an understatement to say that moron Mauro was rather nonchalant about the whole thing, saying that it was just "a fact of life" and that all we could do is pray for the victims: "You know, it's this story again," Mauro opined.

And in a completely unsurprising revelation, conservative men who believe in God are the least likely to commit adultery.

She drew high praise for her coverage of the supposed freeing of a Syrian political prisoner from a local dungeon. Turns out that isn't quite what happened.