Actor Robert De Niro told attendees at a First Amendment-themed protest concert in New York City on Sunday that he cannot love the United States while President Donald Trump remains in office. Speaking at the “Rise Up, Sing Out” event at Town Hall in Manhattan, De Niro criticized Trump, Congress and several administration policies, arguing […]
Good morning. A political firestorm erupted in California after Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed that the Justice Department has opened an investigation into him and his wife. The Trump administration has officially abandoned a Biden-era firearm regulation targeting private gun sales, and a federal judge facing allegations of misconduct is now apologizing to former staff as […]
Veteran CBS journalist Lesley Stahl is facing renewed criticism after describing the recent purge at “60 Minutes” as the worst experience she has witnessed in a journalism career spanning more than five decades. Speaking to Puck News, the 84-year-old correspondent said the firing of several longtime colleagues during the recent shake-up at CBS News was […]
Major League Baseball franchises have generally tried to stay out of the gun control fight. The Chicago White Sox apparently didn’t get the memo. By Mark Chesnut for The Truth About Guns On June 5, the White Sox used their official social media account to publicly endorse Everytown for Gun Safety and other gun control […]
BILOXI, MISS. — A neighbor in Biloxi answered a homeowner’s call to check on his porch Saturday night and ended up in a fight for his life. He shot the attacker multiple times, lost his gun mid-fight, and survived with facial injuries. The naked man who attacked him walked away, returned to the water, and […]
On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) announced Monday that President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has opened an investigation into him and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, accusing the Administration of political retaliation. Gov. Newsom’s office published a lengthier press release: In recent days, federal agents have knocked on the doors of family friends and former employees. Not […]
A British government program designed to monitor online discussions about immigration is drawing sharp criticism from free speech advocates and opposition politicians, who argue the effort amounts to state-backed surveillance of public opinion on one of the country’s most contentious issues. The controversy centers on the government’s Counter Disinformation Unit and related monitoring programs that […]
Former CBS “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley is facing criticism after saying he had been “in combat for this country,” despite never serving in the military. Pelley made the remarks during a New York Times interview published Sunday, responding to criticism from President Donald Trump, who had called him “stiff” and grouped him with “stupid, […]
The federal judge at the center of a shocking courthouse sex scandal has issued a written apology to a former law clerk as congressional Republicans move forward with efforts to remove her from the bench. According to new reporting from Fox News, U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross recently apologized to a former clerk for what […]
Colorado became the latest state to rein in so-called “asset forfeiture” laws that let police take property and cash from civilians without proving a crime was committed. “Gov. Jared Polis signed HB 26-1250 into law, taking a significant step forward in protecting Coloradans from having their property unjustly confiscated by law enforcement agencies,” the […]
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to revive former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page’s lawsuit against former FBI Director James Comey and several other former FBI officials, effectively ending one of the last major legal challenges stemming from the bureau’s controversial Russia investigation. The justices declined to hear Page’s appeal after lower federal courts dismissed […]
Thune Vs. Thune: The Precedent Senate Republicans Are Pretending Not To See To Pass The SAVE Act
There is a comforting fiction circulating in Washington that the Senate parliamentarian holds a kind of veto over what Congress may and may not do. According to this fiction, when Elizabeth MacDonough offers advice that a provision violates the Byrd Rule, the matter is settled, the provision dies, and elected senators must simply accept the […]