The Capitol has a huge problem. The place where House Republicans used to smoke cigars no longer belongs to the same person. Some representatives are begging Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to solve this problem. “We desperately need a place to smoke cigars,” Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) told Axios on Sunday. Another Republican said, “It’s a […]
Former President Donald Trump last week spoke to CEOs about cutting the corporate income tax rate. President Joe Biden, in contrast, wants to increase the rate. Because Trump’s announcement came before the Business Roundtable, it’s being interpreted as pandering to corporate America. That’s fair enough. But Biden’s counter — a higher corporate tax rate — […]
Just a little over a week after President Joe Biden, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and the New York Times attacked Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) for suggesting it was the Great Society and not Jim Crow that broke up the black family, comedian Larry Wilmore essentially sided with Donalds. “A lot of those programs […]
President Joe Biden‘s campaign on Monday released a new television advertisement in several battleground states targeting former President Donald Trump’s status as a convicted felon. The video concludes with the line: “This election is between a convicted criminal who is only out for himself and a president who is fighting for your family.” Unfortunately for […]
Major League Baseball said Friday night that it has disciplined umpire Pat Hoberg for violating the league’s gambling rules, and he is being held out of games this season while an appeal is considered. Hoberg is a veteran of baseball and appears to have gotten caught up in some nonsense. MLB stated that it began […]
The MAGA civil war surrounding Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good’s (R-Va.) primary in Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District is coming to a head, pitting usual bedfellows against each other. The intraparty battle has positioned former President Trump against some of his key allies, including his former chief strategist Steve Bannon and Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and...
Fox News has promoted Peter Doocy and Jacqui Heinrich to senior White House correspondent, the network announced on Monday. As part of their elevated roles, Doocy and Heinrich will "continue to provide coverage of the President of the United States’ domestic and international activities as well as the issues that affect the administration," the network...
Russia’s use of chemical weapons in Ukraine marks a major escalation. Other dictators now know they can use chemical weapons and the UN, media and the U.S. will look the other way.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was dangerously slow to respond to multiple complaints about conditions at an Abbott Nutrition facility that contributed to a nationwide infant formula shortage in 2022, according to a government watchdog report. FDA did not have adequate — and in some cases completely lacked — policies and procedures to identify risks to infant...