WHEN THE GOVERNMENT’S $5 MILLION MISTAKE LEADS TO A COVID SCAM AND A HOUSE MEMBER’S INDICTMENT. Did you know that a Democratic member of the House is under federal criminal indictment? It didn’t receive a lot of news coverage, but the Justice Department announced last Wednesday that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida and three co-defendants have […]
Comedian Seth Meyers on Monday mocked President Trump’s calls for NBC to throw him off the airwaves, the latest tit for tat between the president and late night TV hosts. “When you accuse me of Trump derangement syndrome, I take that diagnosis seriously, because you’re clearly a medical expert, as evidenced by your description of...
Mark Epstein, the brother of Jeffrey Epstein, said Monday that the late convicted sex offender “definitely had dirt” on President Trump. “He didn’t tell me what he knew, but Jeffrey definitely had dirt on Trump,” Epstein told host Chris Cuomo on NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network. Epstein referenced the president numerous times via email prior...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) took a sharp jab at President Trump on Tuesday after their public feud last week over the release of files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Greene joined Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and a group of Epstein victims during a Tuesday morning press conference...
Rev. Jesse Jackson, 84, remains in stable condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, the Rainbow Push Coalition said in a Monday release. The social justice organization, which Jackson formed in 1996, added that the civil rights leader would be moved from the ICU later Monday. Jackson was diagnosed with supranuclear palsy (PSP) in April,...
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the Trump administration’s challenge to a New York law that blocks immigration arrests for people traveling to and from state courthouses. U.S. District Judge Mae D'Agostino rejected the administration’s claims that New York’s restrictions create unconstitutional obstacles to immigration enforcement and are preempted by federal law. “To hold to the contrary would improperly elevate the concerns of the federal sovereign over that of...
The social platform X was down for thousands of users Tuesday morning, as web infrastructure provider Cloudfare experienced issues. More than 10,000 users reported problems with the site starting at around 6:30 a.m. EST, according to Downdetector, which briefly went down itself. As of 8:30 a.m., X displayed a notice of an “internal service error”...
Bill Maher says fears about being "shot by the left or the right" are part of the reason he's no longer doing stand-up gigs around the country. "I got off the road this year," Maher said on his "Club Random" podcast in a conversation with Patton Oswalt, released Monday. "I feel like it was a great choice...
Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who are leading the charge to release files related to the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, will speak with reporters Tuesday morning as the House prepares to vote on the "Epstein Files Transparency Act." In recent months, the Trump administration has faced heavy criticism from both sides...
A coalition of faith groups called on leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday to “act now” on artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots following several teenage suicides linked to the technology. The Words & Wisdom coalition, which includes the National Association of Evangelicals, National Latino Evangelical Coalition, Mormon Women for Ethical Government and...
President Trump ratcheted up the pressure on Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R ) on redistricting on Tuesday, writing in a TruthSocial post that the GOP governor “must produce” on adding Republican congressional seats. “I am working with Governor Mike Braun and other Indiana Republicans, on picking up two Republican Congressional seats. The Governor, a good...
President Trump on Tuesday will welcome Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House, where they will likely discuss Israel's war in Gaza, artificial intelligence and military ties. He will also host the Middle East ally's de facto leader for a black-tie dinner late Tuesday and join a business forum with him on...
The fight to define what the political right will stand for after President Trump leaves office is revving up, not even a year into his second term. Signs of what were once behind-the-scenes rifts are breaking into public view, from the recent turbulence at the Heritage Foundation to Trump’s breakup with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). All of the squabbling is...
