Israeli Strikes Kill Six Palestinians Across Gaza

A Modest Proposal: Performance Reviews For Senators Authored by Frank Miele via RealClearPolitics, It seems as though only one thing motivates Congress to act - the threat of elections. That's why both the House and Senate have moved to pass a continuing resolution to keep funding the government until December. Originally funding was going to run out on Oct. 1, the date that was decided during the last shutdown crisis. But with virtually every member of the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate up for election in November, almost no one...

Sen. Lindsey Graham Dead At 71 Following "Brief And Sudden Illness" Lindsey Graham, the Republican foreign-policy hawk from South Carolina, died abruptly on Saturday following what his office described as "a brief and sudden illness," according to a statement posted on X. "On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness. Senator Graham's family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period," Graham's office said. Statement from the Office of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina)....

These Are The Countries Where $1,000 Takes The Longest To Earn How long would you need to work to earn $1,000? In Colombia, the answer is roughly 86 hours. In Luxembourg and Iceland, it’s just 16. Using data from the OECD on average annual wages and Our World in Data’s figures for annual working hours, Visual Capitalist's Srijaa Chatterjee created this visualization ranking countries by how long it takes the average worker to earn $1,000. The figures are expressed in purchasing power parity (PPP)-adjusted dollars, which account for differences in local price levels and make incomes...