Conspiracy theories are often simultaneously funny and frustrating. This is especially true regarding conspiracy theories in politics. And, for whatever reason, the country seems to be continuously embracing them. Stories such as that Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is using body doubles or is “essentially brain dead, but it’s being hidden” — an idiotic theory pushed […]
The firing of Ron Rivera as the head coach of the Washington Commanders may have been expected, but team owner Josh Harris has a long way to go to restore a tradition of winning football to the nation’s capital. I was 8 years old when I moved to the D.C. area and adopted the Washington […]
Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams ordered the closure of James Madison High School in Brooklyn on Wednesday, forcing those students into remote learning so that the high school could be used as a shelter for illegal immigrants. New York City had been housing the immigrants in tents at nearby Floyd Bennett Field, but […]
GOP presidential primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is set to air an advertisement during Wednesday’s CNN debate calling on viewers to “turn this s--- off.” In the ad, Ramaswamy claims that the “mainstream media is trying to rig the Iowa GOP caucus in favor of the corporate candidates who they can control.” “They don't want you...
Planet-warming emissions in the U.S. dropped nearly 2 percent last year while the economy grew by about the same amount, according to a new analysis. Research firm Rhodium Group determined that U.S. emissions fell 1.9 percent when compared to 2022, and were 17.2 percent lower than they were in 2005. At the same time, the...
Republican Presidential candidate Chris Christie denounced talk that he would drop out of the 2024 presidential race, accusing New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) — who floated the idea — of lying. “It pains me to say this, but Gov. Sununu is a liar,” Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, said Tuesday in an...
Tonight’s debate will be as much about face-saving for the future as it is a serious effort by Haley and DeSantis to push back against the tidal wave of Trumpism tearing toward them at breakneck speed.
Former President Trump claimed Tuesday that if U.S. presidents were not broadly protected by presidential immunity, their retirement years would be plagued with legal battles that would make it difficult to enjoy their “golden years.” In a series of posts Tuesday, Trump doubled down on his presidential immunity defense, hours after attending arguments before federal...
X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, said Wednesday the hack into the account for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wasn’t due to a breach of the social media company’s systems. In a post Wednesday from X’s safety team account, the company blamed the SEC's security for the hack that led to a false post...