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Celebrities promoting absurd new falsehoods about Project 2025

If you were to take a look at Alyssa Milano’s X profile at this moment, you would see she recently reposted a video claiming the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 wants to ban chemotherapy for women. The video was not made by Milano, but the washed-up Hollywood actress still has 3.3 million followers on X, ensuring […]

The symmetrical vice presidential picks: Polarized politics continues

There is an uncanny symmetry in the two presidential candidates’ choice of vice presidential running mates. There are a few superficial differences — Republican J.D. Vance is 40, Democrat Tim Walz 60, Vance is bearded, Walz balding. The similarities are greater, and they go beyond the fact of their military service. Both were chosen by […]

Air pollution can cause mood swings, in different ways for different people: Study

Exposure to air pollution is fueling fluctuations in mood among many Americans, but precisely how these emotional responses take shape varies greatly from individual to individual, a new study has found. Inhalation of airborne contaminants can cause day-to-day disruptions in "affect," or mood — increasing long-term risk of adverse mental health outcomes and also reducing...

Surge in threats against US leaders demands urgent action

Threats against American leaders have increased significantly in recent years, prompting a need for more aggressive action to protect them and deter potential threats, including from foreign actors.

Who is Wesley Bell, the prosecutor who ousted Cori Bush

St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell defeated Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) in a divisive primary election Tuesday, upsetting the progressive “squad” member in one of the most expensive races in the country. A St. Louis-area native, Bell made his start as a public defender after attending the University of Missouri School of Law and later...

Steve Martin responds to calls for him to play Walz on ‘SNL’

Comedian and actor Steve Martin responded to calls Tuesday for him to join "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) depicting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), after Walz was tapped as Vice President Harris’s running mate. “I just learned that Tim Walz wants to go on the road with Marty Short,” Martin said on Threads. Harris and Walz...

White House says deal between Israel, Hamas ‘as close’ as ever

The White House said Wednesday it is as "as close" as it has ever been to reaching a cease-fire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas. "There is a good proposal before both sides, and they need to both accept that proposal so we can get this in place," White House national security spokesperson...

Democratic lawmakers introduce bill targeting future Muslim bans

A group of Democratic lawmakers introduced bills in the House and Senate on Wednesday aimed at preventing a second ban on immigration from certain Muslim countries. The National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act would strengthen federal immigration law to prevent discrimination based on religion, and limit “overly broad executive authority” to issue travel...

Harris campaign raises $36M in 24 hours after Walz pick

Kamala Harris's presidential campaign raised $36 million in the 24 hours after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) was added to the ticket, officials said Wednesday. Campaign officials touted the haul as one of their best fundraising days of the cycle and a reflection of enthusiasm among Democrats about the vice president's choice of Walz as...

Carville: Vance doesn’t want to get ‘within 50 miles’ of Walz

Democratic strategist James Carville said Tuesday he doesn’t think Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), former President Trump’s running mate, wants to get “within 50 miles” of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Harris’s running mate, for a vice presidential debate. In a CNN interview ahead of Harris’s first campaign event with Walz on Tuesday night, Carville...

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