Trump Comments On Senate Recess
Well, the Senate just hit pause for summer, but not before the whole thing turned into a political standoff that had Donald Trump unloading both barrels on Chuck Schumer and the Democrats. Here’s the setup: Republicans have been working to push through a slate of Trump’s nominees, but Democrats — led by Schumer — weren’t …
City Council President Comments On Incident
Now this is one of those stories that makes your blood boil — not just because of what happened, but because of how the people in charge are spinning it. On July 26, several people in Cincinnati were brutally beaten by a mob — a mob that, by all accounts, was largely black. The footage …
New Law Overseas Sees Increase In VPN Use
Well, here we go again — another government promising safety and delivering controversy instead. It’s been just five days since the UK’s Online Safety Act went into effect, and the fallout is already massive: nearly 400,000 people have signed a petition calling for its repeal, VPN downloads in the country have skyrocketed, and the debate …
Biden Comments On KJP
Well, Joe Biden isn’t fading quietly into the background. Speaking at the National Bar Association gala in Chicago on Thursday, the former president reminisced about his career and his push to diversify the judiciary, singling out Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as “one of the brightest lawyers I’ve ever met.” Biden, who made history …
Incident At Local Virginia Pool Sparks Controversy
Now here’s one that’s bound to light up the culture wars: a Virginia father says he was punished not for cursing or threatening anyone — as the pool board claims — but for daring to call out what he saw as a boy competing in girls’ swim races. Luis Enrique Fernandez, a father of six …
Protest In Wisconsin Raises Eyebrows
Well, here’s one way to make a statement — a group of protesters last week turned up at the Wisconsin home of House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., dressed in black, ringing cowbells, and carrying a cardboard coffin like they were staging some sort of political funeral. Video posted online shows more than two …
New Headline About Exercise and Ideology Is Stirring Debate
Oh, the New York Times has done it again — and this time, they’ve managed to turn an op-ed on “diet culture” into an accidental roast of their own side. On Wednesday, they ran a piece titled “Thin, White and Right: The Ideal Christian Woman” — a headline so spicy you could sprinkle it on …
Organizer Arrested and Faces New Charges
A Bay Area tattoo artist facing deportation has been granted a temporary reprieve as his case moves through federal court. Guillermo Medina Reyes, 31, appeared in San Francisco federal court this week surrounded by faith leaders and immigrant rights advocates. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials argue that Medina Reyes violated the conditions of his …
Senate Confirms Trump Nominee For Judge
If you’re keeping score — and at this point, who isn’t — Donald Trump just added another win to the board. Emil Bove, a name that’s been driving Democrats up the wall for months, is now officially Judge Emil Bove of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, confirmed in the Senate Thursday …
Senate Floor Sees Heated Debate Over Bipartisan Bill
Oh boy — if you thought the Senate floor was dull this summer, Cory Booker just blew that notion to pieces. The New Jersey senator lit into his own party on Tuesday, unleashing a fiery tirade at Catherine Cortez Masto and Amy Klobuchar that had all the theatrics of a campaign stump speech. And make …