The Truman Scholarship has become an award for wokeness

What do Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, Democratic Delaware Sen. Chris Coons and former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams have in common? As undergraduate college students, each of them was a recipient of the prestigious Truman Scholarship, an award granted to public service-minded college juniors to help them move on to graduate school. Since 1977, the award, named after President Harry Truman, […]

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F.B.I. Identifies Group Behind Pipeline Hack

The attack by DarkSide, a relatively new criminal group believed to have roots in Eastern Europe, exposed the remarkable vulnerability of key American infrastructure. By David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlroth President Biden said on Monday that the United States would “disrupt and prosecute” a criminal gang of hackers called DarkSide, which the F.B.I. formally blamed for a huge ransomware […]

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U.S. Vessel Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Patrol Boats

WASHINGTON — A United States Coast Guard cutter fired 30 warning shots after 13 Iranian fast patrol boats menaced a group of American Navy ships sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon said on Monday. The incident marked the third time in little more than a month that vessels from Iran and the United States have come dangerously close […]

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Op-ed: Republican and Democratic leaders are far apart on infrastructure. Here's a commonsense compromise

A smart and targeted federal package to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure is a tremendous opportunity to make America competitive for the 21st century, but once again Republican and Democratic leaders are far apart on the details. Fortunately, I believe there is a clear path for a common sense infrastructure compromise. One of the things that has always made America exceptional […]

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McConnell says it's difficult to be a Black conservative: 'It takes a great deal of courage to deal with the peer pressure'

In a recent interview, Mitch McConnell said that it is “very hard” to be a Black conservative. He added that Black conservatives face “peer pressure” when expressing their political beliefs. McConnell praised his colleague, Tim Scott, who is thought of as a potential 2024 GOP candidate. See more stories on Insider’s business page. GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of […]

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