Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader and Democratic kingmaker, dies at 82  —  Harry Reid, who rose from abject poverty in rural Nevada to become one of the most influential state and national leaders, died on Tuesday, sources confirmed to The Nevada Independent.  He was 82.

He died after waiting 15 days for a hospital bed.  His family blames unvaccinated covid-19 patients.  —  Throughout his life, Dale Weeks was characterized by family and friends in Iowa as “a good neighbor,” someone who would do anything for anyone.  So when he was diagnosed with sepsis last month …

If You Like All The New Progressive Federal Judges, Thank Trump For Sabotaging Georgia  —  Without Trump's nonstop lies about “voter fraud” having cost him reelection, Georgia's two Senate races likely would have been won by Republicans.  —  By S.V. Date  —  WASHINGTON ― …

Two California teachers were secretly recorded speaking about LGBTQ student outreach.  Now they're fighting for their jobs  —  This fall, a pair of middle school teachers from the Salinas Valley traveled to Palm Springs for the California Teachers Association's annual LGBTQ+ Issues Conference.

America Sticks Out Its Tush  —  For his Christmas Day column William Kilpatrick wrote: … That's a bit of an over-simplification, but it's certainly clear that “barring a miracle” the future is post-western.  Mr Kilpatrick continues: … That was a very sharp way of putting it.

Biden should stop pretending his resistance to a vax-to-fly rule is about public health  —  The decision by federal health officials to cut in half the number of days for people to quarantine if infected with covid-19 says less about our understanding of how the coronavirus spreads than the influence of …

2021 Man of the Year: Jon Gruden  —  Unlike Colin Kaepernick, who lost his job in the NFL due to lack of talent, former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden was forced to resign for using offensive language in a series of old emails leaked to media outlets.  —  Historians and scholars can argue …

Hong Kong pro-democracy Stand News shuts down after police raid, arrests  —  Hong Kong pro-democracy media outlet Stand News shut down on Wednesday after police raided its office, froze its assets and arrested senior staff on suspected “seditious publication” offences in the latest crackdown on the city's media.

Seriously, Upgrade Your Face Mask  —  Omicron is everywhere.  Dr. Abraar Karan explains why cloth masks don't cut it anymore.  —  We're committed to keeping our readers informed. … Throughout the pandemic, wearing a face mask has been one of the best ways that anyone can easily reduce their risk of catching or spreading COVID-19.

Us So Stupid  —  How the Left views middle Americans as sub-human.  —  Bette Midler should wear a name tag that reads, “Hi, I'm a super-rich, Hollywood elitist who thinks Red Staters are sub-human.”  But that would be superfluous.  —  After Sen. Joe Manchin announced …

US shows China its hand on strategic value of ‘unsinkable’ Taiwan  —  Washington's clear statement of island's regional security role part of tougher stance towards Beijing  —  In June 1950 General Douglas MacArthur, the commander of US forces in Asia-Pacific, urged President Harry Truman …

Lou Cannon, ‘Hall of Fame’ political writer and Reagan chronicler, hangs it up.  Sort of  —  One of the giants of political journalism has decided to hang it up at age 88.  But anyone who knows Lou Cannon doesn't think for a moment his retirement means more time on the beach or romping …

Worries that omicron surge could lead to breakdown in essential services spurred new quarantine, isolation rules  —  Health officials worried the volume of expected infections could result in tens of thousands of Americans unable to work.  —  Health officials' recommendation this week …

Anti-Biden 'Let's Go Brandon' merchandise sold at JBER mall prompts update to vendor guidance  —  Ahead of the holidays, a vendor who had set up shop at a mall on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson was selling figurines with an overt political message deriding the commander-in-chief.

Omicron Is Not More Severe for Children, Despite Rising Hospitalizations  —  More children are being treated for Covid, but a combination of factors, including low vaccination rates, most likely explains the increase.  —  The latest coronavirus surge sweeping the United States …

The change we wish to see in the world for 2022: New Year's resolutions  —  For the past nearly decade, I've asked friends, colleagues, politicos and celebs to share their New Year's resolutions with me and my readers.  After the year we've had, I'm especially grateful to get just a glimpse …

White House, Jan. 6 committee agree to shield some documents  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol has agreed to defer its attempt to get hundreds of pages of records from the Trump administration, holding off at the request of the Biden White House.