An iconic game show that survived both the breakdown of the network era and the rise of streaming services may soon be coming to an end. At least as we know it. That’s according to Pat Sajak himself, who told “Entertainment Tonight” that his time hosting “Wheel of Fortune” will soon be at an end. […]
A Delaware judge released his ruling on Thursday, knocking down the state’s mail-in voting law. Vice Chancellor Nathan Cook ruled the measure making vote-by-mail a permanent fixture in elections is unconstitutional and may not be used in this year’s election. Judge Cook ruled based on the Delaware Constitution (see below) and followed the precedent that […]
Things are heating up in Oregon’s gubernatorial election. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report (CPR) shifted the race from “lean Democrat” to “toss up” toward Republicans in a surprising Friday update. The shift comes after another rightward movement in July after CPR moved the race from “likely” to “lean Democrat.” Three candidates are vying for the […]
With his army in retreat in Ukraine, Russian leader Vladimir Putin is facing the biggest threat to his two-decade rule yet. And things aren’t getting any easier. Experts say the likelihood of Putin being forced from power remains small for now. Still, the Ukrainian counteroffensive, a borderline disastrous tour of Asia and once unthinkable condemnation […]
The U.S. Marine Corps has rescinded its policy that penalized many soldiers who applied for a religious exemption from its COVID vaccination mandate. The changes come at the same time the Navy decided to remove the prospect of penalties for a group of SEALs pushing for religious exemptions. It also coincides with reports that the […]
Thursday evening, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon officially appointed a special master to review the thousands of pages of materials seized by the FBI during its August raid of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. Judge Cannon also rejected the Justice Department’s demand she permits federal investigators continue their own probe into the records marked classified, […]
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied George Floyd a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug conviction spurred on by a now-indicted Houston police officer. The unexpected u-turn comes one year after the same parole board voted to unanimously recommend Floyd’s pardon. Floyd rose to national prominence after his death at the hands […]
What Democrats – And Republicans – Don’t Want to Address in This Economy
Official Washington generally agrees that bringing inflation down, and eventually under control, is job #1. And most certainly, the Federal Reserve is doing its part to help clean up the monetary mess it made through a series of interest rate hikes. But the other part of fighting inflation is unpalatable to politicians of all stripes […]