Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) defended her use of the term “genocide” to describe the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians could soon face famine, according to a recent U.N.-backed report. On Sunday, CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Ocasio-Cortez about her comments made on the House floor Friday, …
Read More »Trump Pauses Fraud Bond Meltdown to Sleep for a Few Hours
Donald Trump has been ranting incessantly over his inability to pay his $464 million bond following a New York judge ruling he must pay the state hundreds of millions for fraud. The deadline to pay the bond is Monday, and after the former president fails to do so, state Attorney …
Read More »Biden Is Building a 'Superstructure' to Stop Trump From Stealing the Election
For years, Donald Trump has made it abundantly clear that if he doesn’t win the 2024 presidential election, he is willing to cheat and steal it. Since President Joe Biden’s inaugural address, according to sources with intimate knowledge of the situation, Biden and his inner circle have been drawing up …
Read More »Chuck Todd Blasts NBC for Hiring Ronna McDaniel
The calls are coming from inside the newsroom. NBC’s Chuck Todd, former moderator of Meet the Press, laid into his own network’s executives during Sunday’s show in response to NBC hiring former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor to the tune of $300,000 a year, according to Puck …
Read More »Eric Trump Says Lenders He Hit for Half-Billion Dollars in Father's Bond Scramble 'Were Laughing'
Less than a day before Donald Trump‘s deadline to post a $464 million bond or risk his assets getting seized by the New York State Attorney General’s Office, his children are going to the media to complain about the cash squeeze. Trump’s younger son Eric Trump opined about the ordeal …
Read More »Blocking Burning Man and Vandalizing Van Gogh: Climate Activists Are Done Playing Nice
The morning of the blockade, Emily Collins, co-founder of the climate group Rave Revolution, suits up in a pair of camo pants and combat boots, unaware of the conflict that lies ahead. In the garage, her fellow co-founder, Tommy Diacono, puts the finishing touches on his masterpiece — a human-size …
Read More »Meet the Arizona Lawmaker Who Announced Her Abortion on the Statehouse Floor
On Wednesday, Arizona State Senator Eva Burch had an abortion. Deciding to terminate a pregnancy is a highly personal decision, one that usually takes place quietly, with the involvement of the patient, their medical providers, a cadre of loved ones, and — to the bewilderment and frustration of those seeking …
Read More »Gaza's Children Are Enduring Overwhelming Trauma
On October 30, a lone child, about 7 years old, from northern Gaza arrived by ambulance at the emergency room of al-Shifa Hospital where I worked as a nurse. She needed urgent brain surgery after her home was bombed by the Israeli forces, and most of her family was killed. …
Read More »What Happens If Trump Can't Pay His Fraud Bond?
Throughout his career, Donald Trump has made his vast wealth a central component of his public image. He could use a little more of it this week. The former president is currently struggling to pay off a mountain of legal expenses tied to the seemingly endless parade of court cases …
Read More »Trump Suddenly Claims He Has Cash for Bond Despite Lawyers Saying Otherwise
Donald Trump has been telling the New York courts that he doesn’t have the liquidity to pay a $464 million appeal bond he must post following a massive civil fraud penalty leveled against him by the state last month. On Friday, the former president appeared to show his hand, claiming …
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