#Our military is being held as political hostages

#Our military is being held as political hostages

Imagine this: One person wielding arbitrary power over 1.5 million military family members. But surprise, it’s not the president — it’s Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville. His move to block more than 250 officer promotions not only robs the military of valuable talent, it’s left two military branches leaderless: the Marines, without an official chief for…

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#The back-to-school debt blues hit hard on college campuses

#The back-to-school debt blues hit hard on college campuses

Congress, the Supreme Court and the president are still wrangling about student debt relief, continuing with their hyper-partisan and high-profile contest over debt forgiveness for student borrowers. With the fall semester starting back up this week and some 17 million U.S. college students gearing up for a new term, these high-level policy debates seem painfully distant and removed from…

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#Rating the GOP candidates on the climate debate

#Rating the GOP candidates on the climate debate

During Wednesday night’s Republican debate, presidential hopefuls took the stage in Wisconsin and discussed a myriad of topics ranging from Trump’s complicity in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (and democracy) to a national abortion ban to immigration.  They had a real chance to show they’ve come a long way on climate change,…

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#What small businesses want to hear from the GOP debaters

#What small businesses want to hear from the GOP debaters

There’s no shortage of issues to address at Wednesday’s Republican presidential primary debate. These include Donald Trump’s absence, Department of Justice corruption, the Russia-Ukraine War and the latest in the culture wars. Small businesses hope these newsy topics don’t overwhelm discussion of pocketbook issues that have a far bigger impact on Americans’ day-to-day lives. Ordinary…

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#Border security, fighting ‘woke’ agenda top list of Iowa Republicans’ concerns

#Border security, fighting ‘woke’ agenda top list of Iowa Republicans’ concerns

Securing the U.S. southern border and fighting the “left’s woke agenda” top the list of Iowa Republicans’ concerns, according to a recent poll released ahead of Wednesday’s first GOP primary debate. The NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll released Monday asked likely GOP Iowa caucusgoers about seven policy issues, with border security coming out as top priority. The…

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