Research shows that a daily dose of tai chi, the slow-moving meditative, martial art can boost our body and brain. A new study finds adding word games to tai chi doubles the increase in memory.
Johnson's election is the latest and perhaps most consequential event to date in the alliance of white evangelical Christians with the Republican Party.
Republican officials are undermining citizen-led ballot initiatives that seek to protect the procedure. Ohio is the latest state to get protections on the November ballot.
Tim Dunn’s public policy groups have helped ensure that tax hike language is attached to school bonds in the state. Now, that language is being used to undercut support for a bond in his hometown of Midland.
Nineteen states have passed legislation to make daylight saving time permanent. But those laws won't take effect until Congress makes it legal. And the medical community sees one major problem.
Rep. George Santos survived a vote to expel him from the House as most Republicans and 31 Democrats opted to withhold punishment while his criminal trial and a House Ethics Committee probe proceed.
The new House speaker opposes abortion rights and same sex marriages. He's also an ally of former President Donald Trump who refused to certify the 2020 presidential election results.
Attorney Jenna Ellis has entered a guilty plea in the Georgia election interference case. The former Trump lawyer is now the fourth co-defendant to plead guilty.
Nine GOP-led states have now pulled out of ERIC, which helps members find election fraud and keep their voter lists up to date. And experts say their new efforts to replicate the group aren't as good.
With nine candidates in the running for Speaker, some Republicans are raising questions over whether their votes on overturning the 2020 election results should be a factor in electing the next lea…
The link to the source of the data was broken and I didn't search around but I was curious how they defined inherited. To be in this class, did they have to inherit a billion dollars? A million? Come from upper middle class? If close to 30 percent are inheriting upwards of a billion, that is a lot.
And look at Russia, yikes! Shows a deep corruption. How that country doesn't devolve into a Venezuela/Liberia/take-your-pick, I do not know
The case has been widely watched, not just because it could produce an additional Democratic House seat, but because the Fifth Circuit's actions are seen as a challenge to the high court's authority.
Kenneth Chesebro, a lawyer who authored memos detailing how Republicans could send false slates of presidential electors to Congress, has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case.
Onetime Trump attorney Sidney Powell has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case. Powell spread baseless claims of widespread election fraud after the 2020 contest Donald Trump lost.
A Democratic group aimed at recruiting and supporting younger candidates for political office announced its first slate of endorsements. Leaders We Deserve — a group founded by March For Our Lives …
Fifteen days after Kevin McCarthy was removed as House Speaker, the chamber remains at a standstill and will not hold another vote to find a leader on Wednesday, a source familiar with the situatio…
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan failed to secure enough votes for the speakership Tuesday, and his allies are continuing to try to convince Republican opponents to get onboard before a second vote on Wednesday.
Conservative Republican Rep. Jim Jordan fell significantly short of winning the House speaker’s gavel on a first ballot Tuesday, leaving the House in paralysis after 20 Republicans opposed the Ohio Republican.
Tai chi helps boost memory, study finds. One type seems most beneficial (www.npr.org)
Research shows that a daily dose of tai chi, the slow-moving meditative, martial art can boost our body and brain. A new study finds adding word games to tai chi doubles the increase in memory.
Mike Johnson's speakership marks a new phase in the white evangelical-GOP alliance (www.npr.org)
Johnson's election is the latest and perhaps most consequential event to date in the alliance of white evangelical Christians with the Republican Party.
Voters in at Least 10 States Are Trying to Protect Abortion Rights. GOP Officials Are Throwing Up Roadblocks. (www.propublica.org)
Republican officials are undermining citizen-led ballot initiatives that seek to protect the procedure. Ohio is the latest state to get protections on the November ballot.
A Texas Billionaire’s Associates Are Trying to Sink a School Tax Election via Their Dark Money Nonprofit (www.propublica.org)
Tim Dunn’s public policy groups have helped ensure that tax hike language is attached to school bonds in the state. Now, that language is being used to undercut support for a bond in his hometown of Midland.
Six things to know about the political debate around daylight saving time (www.npr.org)
Nineteen states have passed legislation to make daylight saving time permanent. But those laws won't take effect until Congress makes it legal. And the medical community sees one major problem.
Rep. George Santos survives effort to expel him from the House (www.npr.org)
Rep. George Santos survived a vote to expel him from the House as most Republicans and 31 Democrats opted to withhold punishment while his criminal trial and a House Ethics Committee probe proceed.
Who is Mike Johnson? An ardent conservative who embraces far-right policies (www.npr.org)
The new House speaker opposes abortion rights and same sex marriages. He's also an ally of former President Donald Trump who refused to certify the 2020 presidential election results.
A Ukrainian soldier went to Washington to explain the war. He says American politicians don't realize much of the funding actually stays in the US. (www.businessinsider.com)
A Ukrainian soldier in Washington, DC told Insider he's using his break from the front lines of the war against Russia to educate US lawmakers.
Trump’s Economic Message Is Fool’s Gold for Swing Voters (nymag.com)
House to enter 22nd day without a speaker, but with a new nominee for the job (www.npr.org)
House Republicans selected Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana to be their latest candidate for speaker.
Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer has dropped out of House speaker race (www.npr.org)
Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., who earlier Tuesday was chosen by House Republicans to be the third speaker nominee in as many weeks, has dropped out.
Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case (www.npr.org)
Attorney Jenna Ellis has entered a guilty plea in the Georgia election interference case. The former Trump lawyer is now the fourth co-defendant to plead guilty.
Republican states swore off a voting tool. Now they're scrambling to recreate it (www.npr.org)
Nine GOP-led states have now pulled out of ERIC, which helps members find election fraud and keep their voter lists up to date. And experts say their new efforts to replicate the group aren't as good.
How each Speaker candidate voted in overturning 2020 election results (thehill.com)
With nine candidates in the running for Speaker, some Republicans are raising questions over whether their votes on overturning the 2020 election results should be a factor in electing the next lea…
The World's Map of Billionaires: inherited vs company founders vs executives (howmuch.net)
Supreme Court ducks, leaving Louisiana redistricting stuck in uncertainty (www.npr.org)
The case has been widely watched, not just because it could produce an additional Democratic House seat, but because the Fifth Circuit's actions are seen as a challenge to the high court's authority.
Lawyer Chesebro, who authored fake elector memos, pleads guilty in Georgia case (www.npr.org)
Kenneth Chesebro, a lawyer who authored memos detailing how Republicans could send false slates of presidential electors to Congress, has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case.
Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case (www.npr.org)
Onetime Trump attorney Sidney Powell has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case. Powell spread baseless claims of widespread election fraud after the 2020 contest Donald Trump lost.
Democratic group aimed at supporting young candidates for office releases first slate of endorsements (thehill.com)
A Democratic group aimed at recruiting and supporting younger candidates for political office announced its first slate of endorsements. Leaders We Deserve — a group founded by March For Our Lives …
Calls for McHenry rise as Jordan faces third Speaker vote: Live coverage (thehill.com)
Fifteen days after Kevin McCarthy was removed as House Speaker, the chamber remains at a standstill and will not hold another vote to find a leader on Wednesday, a source familiar with the situatio…
House Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker of the House, again (www.npr.org)
The House of Representatives remains paralyzed as House Republicans again struggle to agree on any member to serve as speaker.
Jim Jordan's allies tried strong-arming his GOP critics. It backfired. (www.politico.com)
“The one thing that will never work with me — if you try to pressure me, if you try to threaten me, then I shut off,” GOP Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart said.
U.S. House pauses for the night before another attempt to elect a speaker (www.npr.org)
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan failed to secure enough votes for the speakership Tuesday, and his allies are continuing to try to convince Republican opponents to get onboard before a second vote on Wednesday.
Jim Jordan loses first vote for House speaker amid GOP defections | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Conservative Republican Rep. Jim Jordan fell significantly short of winning the House speaker’s gavel on a first ballot Tuesday, leaving the House in paralysis after 20 Republicans opposed the Ohio Republican.