CNN Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten says Democrats have reason to be cautious despite leading Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, arguing the party’s advantage is well below the margins that preceded its previous midterm wave elections. Appearing Monday on “CNN News Central,” Enten pointed to recent CNBC and Washington Post polling that gives Democrats […]
A federal appeals court has struck down New Jersey’s ban on AR-15-style rifles and magazines holding more than 10 rounds, marking the first time a U.S. circuit court has invalidated a state assault weapons ban on Second Amendment grounds. In a 10-5 en banc decision, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that New […]
Congressional investigators are now looking into allegations a top Biden White Host staffer tipped off a major Democrat fundraiser that it may have violated federal campaign finance laws, not to enforce the law, but to cover up the offenses. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI), and House […]
Batarti “Bhakti” Gabbard, the older brother of former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, has been arrested in Hawaii after police say he allegedly tried to lure several children into his hotel room by offering them money and chewing gum. The Honolulu Police Department said the alleged incident occurred around 2 p.m. on July 12 […]
Maine Democrats’ frantic search for a new Senate nominee is rapidly turning into a coronation. Former Maine CDC Director Nirav Shah suspended his campaign Sunday and endorsed former state Senate President Troy Jackson, joining a growing exodus of candidates attempting to replace scandal-plagued oyster farmer Graham Platner. “A few weeks ago, I entered this race […]
A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, handing a coalition of 12 states an early victory in its effort to block one of the largest media mergers in U.S. history. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín issued a temporary restraining order preventing Paramount from completing the roughly $110 […]
The Food and Drug Administration has reversed a key finding in its investigation of a major cyclospora outbreak, acknowledging that a Taylor Farms lettuce sample initially reported as contaminated actually produced a false positive. FDA officials announced Saturday that shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms de Mexico had tested positive for the diarrhea-causing parasite. […]
The Pentagon has identified two of the American soldiers killed during Iran’s devastating missile and drone attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, an assault that not only claimed U.S. lives but also exposed growing vulnerabilities in America’s air and missile defense network after weeks of sustained combat. The Department of War announced Monday […]
On July 14, Governor Kathy Hochul stood before the cameras and told New Yorkers something true. Whoever owns AI, she said, owns the future. Then, in the same announcement, she signed the nation’s first statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers, freezing state environmental permits for facilities of 50 megawatts or more for at least […]
A suspect was taken into custody Monday after allegedly setting off an incendiary device outside a federal complex in Lower Manhattan that houses offices for the FBI and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The incident unfolded around 8:30 a.m. outside 26 Federal Plaza, sending smoke billowing across the plaza and prompting officials to order people […]
A U.S. service member was killed in northern Iraq while participating in the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian attack drone, U.S. Central Command announced Sunday, marking the latest American casualty in the expanding conflict with Iran. A second service member suffered minor injuries during the operation and is receiving medical treatment, […]
Best Picture No Longer Means Best: How Oscar Rules Forced Nolan To Cast For Race, Gender & Identity
Christopher Nolan may have made “The Odyssey” to adapt Homer, but Universal also had to make it for the Academy’s confidential diversity, equity, and inclusion spreadsheet. Before the Academy will even consider a 2026 film for best picture, the studio must document compliance with it’s identity-based standards covering race, sex, and gender identity of the […]