Tom Kean Jr. finally broke his prolonged public silence this week after disappearing from Capitol Hill for months amid mounting questions about his health and political future. Kean said he is recovering from a “personal medical issue” and expects to return to a full schedule soon, though he again declined to disclose specifics about his […]
The United States has deployed the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group into the Caribbean as the Trump administration sharply escalated pressure on Cuba following the indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro. The deployment includes the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, Carrier Air Wing 17, the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley, and support vessels operating in the […]
British authorities said Friday that their investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has widened beyond questions surrounding his conduct as a trade envoy and now includes potential sexual misconduct allegations tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking network. Thames Valley Police confirmed investigators are examining a range of possible offenses connected to former Prince Andrew’s role as the United […]
The woman prosecutors described as the mastermind behind the massive “Feeding Our Future” fraud scandal in Minnesota was sentenced Thursday to more than 41 years in federal prison, marking the harshest punishment yet handed down in what has become the largest pandemic fraud case in American history. Aimee Bock, 45, the former executive director of […]
Good morning. A growing Ebola outbreak overseas is triggering new American travel restrictions, another bizarre chapter emerges from the legal wars surrounding President Trump, and a Democratic Party fracture erupted in Colorado. America Tightens Travel Restrictions as Ebola Outbreak Expands in Africa The Department of Homeland Security announced sweeping new travel restrictions Wednesday as an […]
Kyle Busch, one of the most accomplished and controversial drivers in NASCAR history, has died at age 41 following a sudden illness, according to statements released Thursday by NASCAR, his family, and Richard Childress Racing. Earlier Thursday, Busch’s family announced the two-time Cup Series champion had been hospitalized with what they described as a “severe […]
Senate Republicans delayed key budget and immigration funding votes Thursday as internal backlash over President Donald Trump’s controversial $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” intensified on Capitol Hill. According to reporting from multiple outlets, Republican senators privately voiced serious concerns about the proposed compensation program during closed-door discussions — including questions about how it would legally operate, […]
A California man is facing attempted murder charges after a brutal daytime attack outside a well-known San Diego “Trump House” left an elderly homeowner fighting for his life and a bystander injured, according to police. Authorities say 32-year-old Thomas Caleb Butler is accused of critically injuring the homeowner outside a residence on Buchanan Street in […]
The Department of Homeland Security announced new travel restrictions as an expanding Ebola outbreak in Central and East Africa has prompted heightened concern among global health officials. Under the new rules, all civilian flights carrying passengers who have been in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, or South Sudan within the previous 21 days […]
California’s prison tablet program is facing growing backlash after reports revealed a convicted child sex offender allegedly used the communication system to contact and exploit a young girl from behind bars. The controversy centers on a multimillion-dollar initiative backed during Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration that distributed roughly 90,000 digital tablets to inmates across California prisons […]
Republican attorneys general are intensifying a legal offensive against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing practices inside major American corporations, with Nebraska becoming the latest state to sue one of the country’s most powerful proxy advisory firms. Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced Wednesday that the state filed […]
Coming Up Short: Robert Reich Doesn’t Know What An Effective Tax Rate Is
There is a particular sort of dishonesty available only to a man with credentials. The ordinary liar must hope his audience does not check. The credentialed liar trusts that his audience will not check, because surely a Cabinet secretary, a Berkeley professor, the subject of a Netflix documentary on inequality, would not say something obviously […]