Sinclair Could Be a Big Winner From the FCC’s Latest Deregulation Move
bx98ct/iStock / Getty Images Plus For almost 80 years, the Federal Communications Commission required that TV and radio stations have a studio in or near the community they served. It was only logical that a TV station covering a particular city or region have a physical presence there—to better cover the news, to give a…
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Russia Probe Just Blew Up
Sen. Chuck Grassley and Dianne Feinstein at a May 10, 2017 Judiciary Committee hearing.Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Wire Senate judiciary committee chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and ranking member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) have broken up over Russia. The committee’s once bipartisan investigation into whether President Trump obstructed justice or his campaign colluded with Russia has hit…
Jeff Flake Just Delivered the Most Impassioned Rebuke of Donald Trump
In an impassioned speech announcing his decision not to seek re-election, Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) on Monday forcefully denounced President Donald Trump’s “daily sundering of the country” and blasted Republican lawmakers for failing to stand up to the president. “I rise today with no small measure of regret,” Flake said from the Senate floor, his voice…
The United States and Syria Are All Alone When It Comes to the Paris Climate Agreement
Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega and vice president Rosario MurilloJeffrey Arguedas/EFE/ZUMA On Monday, Nicaragua officially joined more than 190 countries in signing the Paris climate accord, according to a statement by the country’s vice president and first lady Rosario Murillo. “It is the only instrument we have in the world that allows the unity of intentions and…