Are the Biden’s Jeopardizing American Security?

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• Science has a short-term memory problemSeptember 12, 2024
  A biologist peers into a microscope. Back in 2016, Vox asked 270 scientists to name the biggest problems facing science. Many of them agreed that the constant search for funding, brought on by the increasingly competitive grant system, serves as one of the biggest barriers to scientific progress. Even though we have more scientists throwing…
• JD Vance says GOP should threaten a shutdownSeptember 12, 2024
  WASHINGTON — Sen. JD Vance suggested that it could be in Republicans’ best interest to threaten a government shutdown ahead of an impending funding deadline, asking, “Why have a government if it’s not a functioning government?” Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, made the remarks in an interview Wednesday on the Shawn Ryan Show.
• Dem Sen. Blumenthal says Americans will be ‘shocked’ and ‘appalled’ by Trump assassination attempt reportSeptember 12, 2024
  Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., predicted that Americans will be “shocked” and “appalled” when lawmakers release their interim report on the assassination attempt on former President Trump and the security failures of those involved in protecting the GOP presidential nominee.  Acting U.S. Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe provided senators with an update Thursday on the investigation…
• Swing state voters respond to the presidential debate: ‘Trump couldn’t even look at her!’ – The Guardian USSeptember 12, 2024
  Swing state voters respond to the presidential debate: ‘Trump couldn’t even look at her!’  The Guardian US Ex-FBI profiler decodes Harris and Trump’s body language  CNN Harris Extends Lead Over Trump After First Presidential Debate  Morning Consult Pro Column | Congressional Republicans try to hide from Trump’s debate performance  The Washington Post Harris vs. Trump: Who is leading the…
• Yet another person got bird flu. Now should I freak out?September 10, 2024
  Last Friday, the Missouri health department announced a recent human case of bird flu. What’s unsettling about the case is that the patient — hospitalized on August 22 and later released — is the first among 15 people infected in the US who didn’t report having contact with animals. That raises the possibility that the…
• Speaker Johnson sticks to government funding plan despite GOP oppositionSeptember 10, 2024
  Speaker Mike Johnson will put his government funding and Trump-backed voting bill up for a vote, despite Republican and Democratic opposition.
• Back on the trail: Top Biden surrogate Newsom now campaigning for HarrisSeptember 10, 2024
  PHILADELPHIA — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is back on the presidential campaign trail. The high-profile Democrat and two-term governor was one of the top surrogates for President Biden during the president’s re-election campaign. But other than an appearance – but no speaking role – at last month’s Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Newsom has…