Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Vice President Kamala Harris is taking a leadership role in guiding United States policy in space, signaling that the focus of the Biden-Harris administration is going to be on the peaceful exploration of space and using our best minds in science, technology, engineering and math to help tackle the…
Congressional Republicans Play With Political Fire by Threatening a Government Shutdown
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republicans are playing with political fire by threatening to shut down the federal government again Friday, this time all in the name of attempting to defund the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate applying to the private sector, according to Politico‘s inside sources. The vast majority of Americans support vaccines…
Trump Supporters from California and New York Arrested and Charged in Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three Trump supporters from New York and another from California have been arrested and charged for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of Congress in the process of counting the electoral votes in the presidential election of 2020.…
Steve Bannon Exploited Google Ads to Monetize Extremism
By Craig Silverman and Isaac Arnsdorf – ProPublica – Almost a year ago, Google took a major step to ensure that its ubiquitous online ad network didnât put money in the pocket of Steve Bannon, the indicted former adviser to Donald Trump. The company kicked Bannon off YouTube, which Google owns, after he called for…
The Stakes Could Not be Higher for Democracy as Congress Returns to Work
Happy Holidays from the New American Journal
On the 400th Anniversary of Thanksgiving, 1621-2021, A Toast to Winning
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Break out the turkey and dressing and don’t forget the cranberry sauce. Get the football game up on the big flat screen HD TV, with the sound bar pumping out the crowd noise and pithy commentary. It’s officially the 400th anniversary of America’s first…
If Democrats Want to Win in 2022 and 2024, Stop Boring People and Go On the Offensive
Gabby and Brian, A Tragic American Story of Love Gone Wrong
Nature Can Be a Fickle Beast – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Autumn 2021 is slipping away from us as the Earth tilts toward its winter position in the Northern Hemisphere, and the southern breezes give way to the north wind and colder temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic region. Old…
International Space Station Goes on High Alert After Russians Blow Up Satellite in Space
Staff Report – The International Space Station went on high alert on Monday when a Russian anti-satellite test destroyed a satellite in space, creating a sufficient debris field to pose a threat to the station and its crew, according to a statement by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “Earlier today, due to the debris generated by…
The United States is Back: The World’s Last, Best Chance to Save the Planet Must Not Fail!
Trump Insurrectionists From Alabama Arrested, One Pleads Guilty on Firearms Charges
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The most heavily armed man arrested and charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack investigation is from Alabama, and he now faces years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to bringing five loaded firearms and 11 molotov cocktails in his truck to Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally, intended to…
Trump Adviser Steve Bannon Indicted for Contempt of Congress for Refusing to Cooperate in the House Capitol Insurrection Investigation
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the face of mounting criticism of President Joe Biden’s Attorney General Merrick Garland for not bringing the full weight of the U.S. Department of Justice down hard on Trump loyalists involved in a plot to mount an insurrection Jan. 6 and stop Congress from legally certifying Biden…
New Jersey Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Assaulting Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – A New Jersey man was sentenced to 41 months in prison this week for assaulting a Metropolitan Police Department officer and committing other criminal conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of Congress in the process of counting the electoral…
Colorado Man Arrested for Assault on Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Colorado man was arrested this week for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of Congress in the process of counting the electoral votes in the the presidential election of 2020. Thomas Patrick Hamner, 48, of Peyton, Colo., is charged with…
Congressional Passage of the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is Huge
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Timing, technical details and the Biden administration’s old fashioned way of using media could be to blame for why the historic and future significance of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act got lost in the mediasphere and the meta verse over the weekend. Depending on what else…
Fall Color, First Frost and Congress Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
Americans Are Not Into Facebook’s New Name or CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Survey Shows
Staff Report – A week after Facebook Inc. announced its new corporate name Meta, along with a new logo as part of the company’s strategic shift toward focusing on the metaverse, the public’s initial reaction to the rebrand is less than enthusiastic, according to new data from Morning Consult. Americans feel even more unfavorably toward…
Biden Administration Announces Plan to Cut Methane Pollution that Threatens the Climate and Public Health
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden administration says the United States will for the first time heavily regulate the potent greenhouse gas methane, which leaks from oil and natural gas platforms and is a significant source of air pollution that is contributing to warming the atmosphere 80 times as fast as carbon dioxide,…