Republican Candidate Disqualified From Senate Race Over Alleged Ploy To Confuse Voters
Alaska election officials have officially booted “Decoy Dan” Sullivan from the U.S. Senate ballot after concluding his campaign appeared designed to confuse voters and undermine the integrity of the election. In a bombshell ruling Monday, Alaska Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher disqualified Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. from the state’s closely watched Senate race, finding […]
Trump Rebukes Netanyahu, Suggests Syria Should Take Lead Against Hezbollah
President Donald Trump publicly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again on Tuesday, arguing that Israel’s military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon has gone too far and suggesting Syria may be better positioned to confront the terrorist group. The remarks, delivered during the G7 summit in France, marked the latest sign of growing tensions between […]
Obama Chimes In With His Prediction For Trump’s Iran Deal
Former President Barack Obama is weighing in on President Donald Trump’s newly announced agreement with Iran — and he’s making a striking prediction. According to Obama, any deal Trump ultimately secures with Tehran is unlikely to be much different from the nuclear agreement that Trump scrapped during his first term. “It is doubtful that any […]
Report: FBI Foils Alleged Drone Plot Targeting White House UFC Event
An alleged plot involving explosive-laden drones and a secondary sniper team targeting Sunday’s UFC fight at the White House was disrupted before it could be carried out, according to FBI Director Kash Patel. Patel described the case as one of the most serious domestic security threats investigators have confronted this year. Patel revealed details of […]
Laverne Cox Blames Anti-DEI Push For Lost Income & Opportunities
Transgender actor and activist Laverne Cox believes the rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives under President Donald Trump has significantly affected their income, particularly by reducing opportunities to speak on college campuses. In recent interviews, Cox said the changing political and cultural climate has led to the cancellation or disappearance of speaking engagements […]
Robert De Niro Says He ‘Can’t Love’ America Under Trump
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 […]
Morning Brief: Newsoms Investigated, Gun Rights Restored & A Judge Faces Impeachment
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 […]
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 […]
Another Major Health Company Agrees To Pay Settlement Over Minor Transitions
A second large health care provider has announced a deal with the U.S. Department of Justice over child sex changes that violated federal law. “The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (“Cleveland Clinic”) has entered into agreements with the Department and the Ohio Attorney General that include a decades-long commitment to not perform or offer sex-rejecting procedures—which includes […]