South Carolina Inmate Picks Firing Squad Over Electric Chair
A South Carolina prisoner scheduled to be the first man executed in the state in more than a decade has decided to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair later this month,…
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Biden Picks New NATO Supreme Commander
The Biden administration will name a commander of all U.S. and allied forces in Europe and a new general to lead Special Operation forces, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
Sen. Hawley: 'Expect a Major Battle' If Biden Picks 'Woke' Justice
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said Wednesday that President Biden should “expect a major battle in the Senate” if a “woke activist” is nominated to the Supreme Court following the reported retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer…
Lindsey Graham, Bucking Politics, Has Backed Nearly All Biden's Judicial Picks
Sen. Lindsey Graham has broken with most Republican colleagues by supporting nearly all of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees, sticking to basic standards and historical tradition over politics…
Heritage Picks 'Outsider' as New President
America’s premier conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation has selected a “D.C. outsider” as its new president, Dr. Kevin Roberts.Roberts will succeed President Kay James and become the seventh president in the organization’s 48-year history….
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves: Biden WH Picks and Chooses Laws It Follows
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves told Newsmax that President Joe Biden’s administration is ”picking and choosing” what laws it wants to follow when it comes to conditions at the southern border and using executive orders to…
McCarthy: Pelosi's Jan. 6 Panel Member Picks Share Her 'Pre-Conceived Narrative'
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has created a select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol that shares “her pre-conceived narrative,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said in a statement on Sunday.
McCarthy Pulls All 5 GOP Picks for Jan. 6 Panel After Pelosi Rejects 2
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., rejected two Republicans tapped by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to sit on a committee investigating the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol, a decision McCarthy denounced as “an…
Rep. Van Drew to Newsmax: Pelosi Shouldn't Shoot Down Committee Picks
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s additions to the bipartisan committee investigating the Jan. 6 incidents at the Capitol are “good choices” and Speaker Nancy Pelosi shouldn’t…
Jeff Bezos Picks Female Aerospace Pioneer to Launch With Him
Sixty years after acing astronaut tests but barred because she was a woman, Wally Funk will rocket into space alongside Jeff Bezos in just three weeks.Bezos’ company Blue Origin announced Thursday that the pioneering pilot…
Dems Confident of Confirming Biden's Judicial Picks
Senate Democrats are expressing confidence that they will be successful in confirming President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees, Politico is reporting.
California Picks First 15 'Vax for the Win' $50,000 Winners
Fifteen California residents will add $50,000 to their bank accounts for getting at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Nearly 2M Screened at US Airports Friday; Travel Picks Up on Memorial Day Weekend
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened nearly 2 million travelers Friday heading into the Memorial Day weekend, an indication Americans are traveling again as COVID vaccinations are now widespread, The Hill reported.
Biden Picks Geneticist as Science Adviser, Puts in Cabinet
President-elect Joe Biden announced Friday that he has chosen a pioneer in mapping the human genome – the so-called “book of life” – to be his chief science adviser and is elevating the top science…
Biden Expected to Name Key Cabinet Picks in Early January
Final deliberations are continuing for two key positions – attorney general and CIA director – in a Joe Biden administration. Biden said he now expects to announce his picks for the two spots by early…