The refusal to commit to accept elections results is "deeply concerning," said Steven Levitsky, a government professor at Harvard University who studies democracy around the world. "Accepting the results of elections is in effect the cardinal rule of democracy. It is the first rule of democratic politics. If a major party is not willing to accept defeat in elections, democracy cannot be stable." read more
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a high-performance, hybrid sodium-ion battery that charges rapidly and offers impressive energy density. read more
The cost of extending the 2017 tax cuts enacted under President Donald Trump has expanded to $3.8 trillion over ten years, putting a massive price tag on what is likely to be a top issue in Washington next year, according to new estimates from Congress's fiscal scorekeeper. read more
FreedomWorks, the once-swaggering conservative organization that helped turn tea party protesters into a national political force, is shutting down, according to its president ... read more
The difference between Project 2025 and Trump's usual authoritarian ravings is that Project 2025 isn't an empty threat, it's a concrete plan that will roll back your rights and put the government in your life. We've been warned. read more
The long-awaited first crewed mission of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will be delayed for more than a week after engineers identified an issue that halted launch preparations on Monday. read more
Newsweek talks to experts who say the Biden economy is doing well, much better than other Western economies. read more
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) appears to have ended her media tour to promote her new book as both Greg Gutfeld and Dana Bash announced last minute cancellations from the governor.
Last week New Hampshire House Democrats succeeded in passing State Senate 359 aimed at raising the age of marriage to 18 without exceptions, capping a years-long battle in the legislature which only raised the marrying age to 16 in 2018. The win comes despite significant resistance by Republicans, who voted in large numbers to preserve the practice, with 174 GOP lawmakers voting to keep child marriage legal in the state. read more
An Ohio State University commencement speech delivered at the school on Sunday by an alum named Christopher Pan--described in a pregraduation press release as a "social entrepreneur"--has made a bit of a stir for its focus on two subjects that are generally not covered in commencement speeches; namely 1) Bitcoin, and 2) Pan's own inspirational wristband company.
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Wednesday officially triggered a vote on her motion to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson, but within minutes it was overwhelmingly rejected. read more
President Joe Biden traveled to Wisconsin, on Wednesday to announce a $3.3 billion investment by Microsoft to build a new artificial intelligence data center. The data center will be built on same property of a planned $10 billion Foxconn facility that former President Donald Trump had touted during his presidency as a major revival of tech manufacturing in the U.S.
Russia carried out a "massive" missile attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure overnight into Wednesday, according to local authorities, in the biggest aerial onslaught by Russian forces for weeks. read more
Donald Trump's invitation to address the Libertarian Party's national convention has outraged many members ... read more
The Guardian surveyed the world's top climate scientists and found hundreds believe that the global temperature will reach 2.5 Celsius creating disastrous conditions for humanity. Many expressed feeling hopeless as government officials are not acting despite clear scientific evidence. read more
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