Why the Fifth Circuit Keeps Making Such Outlandish Decisions

Where to even start in cataloging the most ridiculous—and alarming—recent rulings to come out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit? There’s a case about whether a class action could go forward that boiled down to a dispute among three Fifth Circuit judges over the meaning of a Bible verse. There’s a case in which the Fifth Circuit allowed three doctors to sue the FDA over a tweet intended to discourage ivermectin use that read, “You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y’all.…

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The Topic Biden Keeps Dodging

President Joe Biden is following a strategy of asymmetrical warfare as the 2024 presidential race takes shape. Through the early maneuvering, the leading Republican candidates, particularly former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis are trying to ignite a procession of culture-war firefights against what DeSantis calls “the woke mind virus.” With the exception of abortion rights, Biden, by contrast, is working to downplay or defuse almost all cultural issues. Instead Biden is targeting his communication with the public almost exclusively on delivering tangible economic benefits to working-class families,…

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Now at 9.1%, Biden’s Inflation Keeps Getting Worse

The June inflation numbers are a disaster, coming in at a 40-year high of 9.1%. After the Biden administration’s repeated victory laps crowing about “the fastest-growing economy in the world” and how we’re “stronger economically” than ever, the downward spiral is feeding a growing consensus that President Joe Biden and his Democrats in Congress are actively making things worse. According to official numbers, prices rose 1.3% on the month, which translates to an annualized pace of nearly 17%. Controlling for manipulated housing statistics, the numbers are even worse: 1.7% on…

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Democrat Stansbury Keeps New Mexico U.S. House Seat In Party’s Hands – NPR

Democrat Stansbury Keeps New Mexico U.S. House Seat In Party’s Hands  NPR US Democrats press to avoid upset in New Mexico special election  Al Jazeera English Democrat Melanie Stansbury wins US House race in New Mexico  ABC News Democrat Melanie Stansbury wins N.M. special election, holding narrow U.S. House majority  NBC News Democrat Melanie Stansbury wins New Mexico special election for US House seat, CNN projects  CNN View Full Coverage on Google News “us democrats” – Google News

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