politics

In the book of Genesis, God agreed not to destroy Sodom if Abraham could find 10 righteous people there. Abraham failed, and God wiped the city from the face of the earth. More recently (and much less importantly), my friend and former Foundation for Economic Education president Larry Reed issued a similar challenge: He asked …

Former vice president Joe Biden estimated Thursday that about “10 to 15 percent of the people out there” are “just not very good people” and accused President Trump of dividing the nation, adding that as president he would bring Americans together. “The words a president says matter, so when a president stands up and divides people …

Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday called for legislation to force federal law enforcement officers to identify what department they represent. The calls come after federal law enforcement officers clashed with demonstrators outside the White House, but wore no identifying insignia on their uniforms. While Army and National Guard personnel are required to wear uniforms with insignia, …

North Korea on Wednesday excoriated the U.S. in the midst of George Floyd demonstrations, comparing the country to a setting sun with China rising. “Demonstrators enraged by the extreme racists throng even to the White House,” read a statement in North Korean state newspaper Rodong Sinmun, translated in the New York Times. “This is the …

The Covid-19 pandemic has become—unfortunately—a politicized arena as the United States and China compete over narratives and global influence. While both countries have continued to peddle arguments that blame the other party for the virus outbreak, Beijing has also actively employed economic diplomacy to portray itself as a magnanimous great power. As countries scramble to …

Representative Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.) said he was carrying a “badge of honor” after Twitter labeled one of his tweets against Antifa, saying it violated the platform’s policies against glorifying violence. Gaetz, a prominent ally of President Trump who in 2018 was “shadow banned” by Twitter to limit his visibility, tweeted Monday calling members of …

50 Cent endorsed Andrew Cuomo for president over the weekend after one of the New York governor’s latest coronavirus briefings, which also addressed the demonstrations in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Fiddy posted on Instagram: “THIS IS THE GUY RIGHT HERE, He doesn’t want to but we need him to be president.” The post …

Mark Cuban refused to rule out a run for the White House on Thursday, saying “stranger things have happened.” Asked at a virtual event about his chances of making a bid, Cuban, 61, said, “It’s highly unlikely because of the timing, but stranger things have happened. You know me, I’m an entrepreneur — I’m never …

Former acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will testify next week to the Senate Judiciary Committee as part of committee Republicans’ probe into the origins of the FBI’s Russia investigation. Senator Lindsey Graham, who chairs the Judiciary Committee, announced Wednesday that Rosenstein is slated to testify before lawmakers on June 3 during the first public hearing of …

Rival social media CEOs Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey had a public spat Wednesday night after Zuckerberg criticized Twitter for its fact-check of President Trump’s prediction that mass voting-by-mail would lead to fraud. Speaking to Fox News’ Dana Perino, Zuckerberg — who has repeatedly pushed back on criticism for his decision to not censor political …