Thompson's claim that Jan. 6 committee won't criminally refer Trump or others to DOJ meets resistance from committee

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“The chairman of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol told reporters Monday that the panel will...”

The chairman of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol told reporters Monday that the panel will not make any criminal referral of former President Donald Trump or anyone else to the Justice Department -- a claim that met swift pushback from...

Woodward and Bernstein thought Nixon defined corruption. Then came Trump.

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“Donald Trump not only sought to destroy the electoral system through false claims of voter fraud and unprecedented public intimidation of state...”

President George Washington, in his celebrated 1796 Farewell Address, cautioned that American democracy was fragile. “Cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government,” he warned. Two of his...

Microplastics found in fresh Antarctic snow

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“Scientists have for the first time found microplastics in freshly fallen Antarctic snow.”

"The most likely source of these airborne microplastics is local scientific research stations," researcher Alex Aves wrote in the journal, Cryosphere. Oh.

Walmart drops coconut milk amid monkey labor allegations

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“The nation’s largest retailer has discontinued stocking products from a Thai supplier who has been accused of using monkeys for forced labor,...”

Walmart is the latest retailer to stop selling Chaokoh coconut milk, following retail giants Costco, Target, Kroger and others who have pulled the product from shelves amid monkey labor allegations. Why it matters: The nation’s largest retailer has discontinued stocking products from a Thai...

Matthew McConaughey: It’s time to act on gun responsibility

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“I am a father, the son of a kindergarten teacher, and an American. I was also born in Uvalde, Texas. That’s why I’m writing this.”

I am a father, the son of a kindergarten teacher, and an American. I was also born in Uvalde, Texas.  That’s why I’m writing this. I believe that responsible, law-abiding Americans have a Second Amendment right, enshrined by our founders, to bear arms. I also believe we have a cultural...

The five extra words that can fix the Second Amendment

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“John Paul Stevens served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court from 1975 to 2010. This essay is excerpted from his new book, “Six...”

John Paul Stevens suggested the Second Amendment be augmented with five additional words: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms when serving in the Militia shall not be infringed.” This change was justified in...

Rep. Ken Buck: We Can't Regulate Assault Weapons Because Raccoons Eat Chickens

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“The Colorado Republican appears to care more about chickens than children.”

The AR-15 is apparently the only rifle that can effectively kill raccoons.

Life Is Cheap in America. That’s What Makes Us Exceptional.

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““Not getting vaccinated (and not wearing a mask) are—much like the freedom to be armed—held to be part of a sacred American birthright, even if...”

Between June 2021 and March 2022, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, there were 234,000 preventable deaths from COVID-19—representing 60 percent of the deaths since vaccines became available. “Preventable” includes many people who died because they chose not to be vaccinated. Each of...

I’m from Uvalde. I’m not surprised this happened.

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“I was born in Uvalde, Tex., lived there recently and love its complex history and people. Like most, I’ve been struggling under the weight of grief...”

Neil Meyer, a retired lawyer, is a fifth-generation Texan, born in Uvalde, Texas. He now lives in Bethesda. He share's his insights about the recent tragedy.

Rewrite the Second Amendment

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“What would happen if our right to gun ownership were explicitly protected and balanced against a concern for public safety?”

This Op-Ed, from the New York Times, is as relevant today as it was when it was first published on April 4, 2013. Nothing has changed in the last nine years but that doesn't mean nothing can ever change.