Though I once checked email in a room where others watched Elf (2003), I have otherwise not seen a Will Ferrell performance since his 2000 turn as George W. Bush (“Strategery!”) on Saturday Night Live. Those wishing to relitigate the merits of Anchorman (2004) or Step Brothers (2008) will need to look elsewhere. What I […]
Former sportscaster and Republican Senate candidate Michele Tafoya said Wednesday that voters told her it was “embarrassing” to be from Minnesota, amid progressive candidates’ wins across the state. In an appearance on Fox News’s “America Reports,” host John Roberts asked Tafoya about polling that showed her trailing behind her opponent Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a...
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Wednesday claimed that the “woke 1” era and its consequences have not ended after recent comments about the time period from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). “The result, the wages of that policy, were a historic increase in murders until President Trump came along. A historic increase in...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday blasted California for allegedly failing to protect female prisoners from sexual abuse and harassment. The DOJ leveled its accusations at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), namely at the two women's prisons that it oversees — the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla and the California...
Vice President Vance issued a warning to Republicans on Thursday about the momentum of progressive candidates on the left, saying GOP members can only blame themselves if they don’t persuade young voters. “Our response to that [socialism] can’t just be to ignore the economic concerns that I think are feeding this rising interest in socialism,”...
A federal judge in Missouri agreed on Thursday to dismiss a subpoena enforcement action against Nike after a federal anti-workplace discrimination agency said the company has complied with its investigation into diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. Judge Cristian M. Stevens granted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) request to dismiss the action. A regional...
Conservative commentator Scott Jennings on Wednesday described Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) as an “heir” to the Democratic Party's growing socialist movement, one he said Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) brought on. “She is the heir to the Sanders socialist movement. She is clearly the inspirational leader of that movement. That energy in the Democratic Party is...
A federal appeals court on Thursday sidestepped major questions on whether President Trump lawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act last year to conduct swift deportations, finding a key challenge moot. The case had boomeranged from the Supreme Court after Trump began deportations under the rarely used law in the early months of his administration’s immigration crackdown. The jurists on...
President Trump is laying the groundwork for private sector firms to take a larger role in the U.S.'s cybersecurity offense against transnational cyber crimes in what could be one of the largest ever changes in U.S. cyber policy. In a memo signed Wednesday, Trump called on the National Coordination Center to create a program for...
The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted for the second time Thursday to close the building for renovations, according to the New York Times. The decision would close the Kennedy Center’s main building, while the Reach, a new building on campus, would remain open for some events and keep...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday claimed that conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier have been “completely misrepresented” following reports that sailors, struggling with low morale during a grueling deployment, have attempted to jump overboard. Speaking with Newsmax, Hegseth did not directly address reports of supply shortages, water contamination and deteriorating mental health...
Senate Democratic appropriators are questioning Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin over the purchase of 12 new planes, including five "extravagant new luxury jets” that have been used by FBI Director Kash Patel and border czar Tom Homan. “These jets were acquired and provided for officials’ use, even though no authorization was ever provided by Congress...
Democratic strategist James Carville said President Trump is losing relevancy, claiming that “the country’s starting to turn away from him.” “I think the most under-covered story in American politics today is Trump’s Republican number,” Carville said in a Thursday episode of the “Politics War Room” podcast. “It’s like — it is falling,” he added. “I...
Luigi Mangione, accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City two years ago, is expected to plead guilty to federal stalking charges on Friday, according to the New York Times.
