While the Proud Boys’ membership is not public, Mr. Holt said the group appeared to be growing in small towns and counties.Often, their presence has been enough to disrupt events. […]
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A few weeks ago, Representative Dan Crenshaw, a Texas Republican, falsely claimed that the centerpiece of President Biden’s domestic agenda, a $1.75 trillion bill to battle climate change and extend […]
Congress, Far From ‘a Series of Tubes,’ Is Still Nowhere Near Reining In Tech
“It’s not a trick question,” Mr. Poe blustered. “You know, you make $100 million a year, you ought to be able to answer that question.”Updated Dec. 10, 2021, 8:09 p.m. ETIt […]
How Bank Regulators Are Trying to Oust a Trump Holdover
Then came the fireworks. The FDIC’s public affairs office, which Ms. McWilliams controls, released a statement:“Earlier today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) posted on its website a document, purportedly […]
November 2021 CPI: Inflation Rose at Fastest Pace Since 1982
Prices are rising at the fastest clip in nearly 40 years, fresh data released on Friday showed, as supply chain disruptions, rapid consumer demand and rising housing costs fuel an […]
Birds Aren’t Real, or Are They? Inside a Gen Z Conspiracy Theory.
Most Birds Aren’t Real members, many of whom are part of an on-the-ground activism network called the Bird Brigade, grew up in a world overrun with misinformation. Some have relatives […]
The Achilles’ Heel of Biden’s Climate Plan? Coal Miners.
All of that has raised the stakes for courting coal miners.“Our guiding principle is the belief that we don’t have to choose between good jobs and a clean environment,” said […]
Biden’s Low-Key Media Strategy Draws Allies’ Concern
As president, Donald J. Trump was a media maximalist whose unavoidable-for-comment style helped generate saturation news coverage, for better or worse.President Biden has taken a stingier approach to his dealings […]
Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ Special Leads Two Fox News Contributors to Quit
For his part, Mr. Goldberg said he has been thinking about William F. Buckley, the late founder of National Review, who saw as part of his mission “imposing seriousness on […]
His Reasons for Opposing Trump Were Biblical. Now a Top Christian Editor Is Out.
The chief executive of God’s World Publications, World’s nonprofit parent, Kevin Martin, played down Mr. Olasky’s resignation, noting that the editor had previously said he’d be departing next summer anyway. […]