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Turley: The critics overlook what Trump’s investigation into the cover-up of Biden’s mental deterioration
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Turley: The critics overlook what Trump’s investigation into the cover-up of Biden’s mental deterioration

By Jonathan Turley | Commentary, U.S. News & World Report We need accountability and greater transparency on matters of presidential health and competence. “Jackie, are you here? Where’s Jackie?” When then-President Joe Biden asked in September 2022 if U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, an Indiana Republican who had died weeks earlier in a car accident, was in a meeting, observers were shocked. Biden had not only issued a statement of condolence, he had lowered the flags at the White House in her honor. As Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple noted last week, that moment should have been a wake-up call. In Washington parlance, it left no room for “plausible deniability” about whether Biden was still fit to hold the office of president. And it wasn’t jus...
10 most dangerous states to live in revealed: Colorado comes in at #2
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10 most dangerous states to live in revealed: Colorado comes in at #2

By Elliott Davis Jr. | U.S. News & World Report These states rank lowest for public safety based on property and violent crime rates. American Crime Both violent crime and property crime declined in the U.S. in 2023, according to estimates from the FBI, with the rate of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter dropping by about 12% and the burglary rate down by roughly 8% year over year. The rate of vehicle theft, meanwhile, rose by 12%. But the prevalence of crime – along with the perceptions and rhetoric surrounding it – can vary from state to state, shaping residents’ quality of life along with the futures of politicians and other officials charged with ensuring public safety. As part of the 2025 Best States rankings, U.S. News factored ...