POLITICS | Guide to the Trump Impeachment Trial in the Senate
BY ZACHARY STIEBER The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump will start on Jan. 21, as all 100 U.S. senators gather in Washington to vote on initial trial guidelines. Senators will hear from Trump’s legal team and House impeachment managers as soon as Jan. 21, before submitting written questions to both sides. According to the Republican majority, the matter of […]
Virginia Gun Rally Ends With One Arrest, Peaceful Demonstrations
BY JACK PHILLIPS Thousands of gun-rights activists and other groups amassed at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond on Monday before the rally dispersed. According to local reports, in a later update, there was one arrest, and the demonstration was described as peaceful. There were fears that some militia groups would attempt to carry out acts of violence […]
The Mind Body Benefits of Drinking Tea
BY JAYA JAYA MYRA I’m a very vocal proponent of drinking tea daily. People ask me all the time why tea is my go-to and not coffee: well, let’s be clear. I drink coffee, too, but tea has so many mind-body wellness benefits to it that there’s no debating its advantages for well-being. Let’s take a look. Theanine […]
Decline in Kids Living With Both Parents May Have Bottomed Out, Census Data Show
BY MARK TAPSCOTT WASHINGTON—U.S. Census Bureau data shows that, while slightly more than 60 percent of American children live with their biological or adoptive parents, the downward trend has flattened out and may be heading in a positive direction, according to the Institute for Family Studies (IFS). “As recently as 1960, less than two in 10 […]
Meet Mead, the Ancient Honey Wine Making a 21st-Century Comeback
By Kevin Revolinski I first learned of mead in high school, but then it was only by reputation: The mead hall in “Beowulf” where Danish king Hrothgar and his people quaffed cups to achieve “mead joy”—until Grendel showed up and ruined the party. Others may have recently caught wind of it via Game of Thrones. […]
POLITICS | Senate Passes USMCA Deal, Sending It to Trump’s Desk
BY EMEL AKAN WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Jan 16 approved the U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) in an 89 to 10 vote. The agreement now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature. With the same kind of bipartisan support, the USMCA cleared the U.S. House of Representatives 385-41 on Dec. 19. The Senate approval comes a day after […]
Sanders Doesn’t Support USMCA Because It Doesn’t Address Climate Change
BY ZACHARY STIEBER Top Democratic presidential contender Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he doesn’t support the U.S.–Mexico–Canada trade agreement because it doesn’t address climate change. “We could do much better than a Trump–led trade deal. This deal, and I think the proponents of it would acknowledge, will result in the continuation of the loss of hundreds of […]
POLITICS | House Democrats Demand Documents for Investigation Into Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
BY ZACHARY STIEBER House Democrats demanded documents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for a probe into a policy from President Donald Trump’s administration that requires asylum seekers to stay in Mexico as they wait for their cases to go through U.S. immigration courts. The policy is known as “Remain in Mexico,” or the Migrant Protection Protocols […]
4 Practices Required to Live a Truly Healthy Life
By DEREK HENRY, WWW.HEALINGTHEBODY.CA It’s certainly not easy to live a healthy life in a world full of toxic food, air, water, and thoughts. If that wasn’t enough, we also have a nutritionally inferior food supply and a medical system that is hell bent on applying bandaids at the expense of providing knowledge and solutions that positively […]
Watchdog Group Tells 5 States of Millions of Extra Voter Registrations
BY MATTHEW VADUM At least 2.5 million extra voter registrations are on the voter rolls of 378 counties nationwide, according to the good-government group Judicial Watch. Democrats have long denied that voter fraud affects electoral outcomes and claims that those on the right want to crack down on voter fraud solely as a means of preventing […]
