“Weak,” “delusional,” “wimp,” “liddle,” and “gone to the Dark Side” are all insults that Donald Trump has flung at his former vice president, Mike Pence. But now that Pence has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, Trump very much wants his endorsement. Trump, who defended his supporters chanting “Hang …
Read More »DeSantis Defends Banning Pro-Palestinian Groups from Florida State Colleges
Ron DeSantis defended his attempt to ban pro-Palestinian groups from state colleges in Florida, claiming that the move is “not cancel culture.” Last week, State University System Chancellor Ray Rodrigues, at DeSantis’ urging, wrote in a letter that the chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) “must be deactivated” …
Read More »Trump Is 'Confused' by Allies' Guilty Pleas, Spokesperson Says
Three attorneys linked to Donald Trump have accepted guilty pleas rather than face a jury in the Georgia election interference case, leaving Trump “confused,” a spokesperson said. Appearing on The Absolute Truth, a show on Lindell TV — a streaming service run by “MyPillow guy” and Trump pal Mike Lindell …
Read More »Bibi's War: How Incompetence, Opportunism, and Rejection Led to a Catastrophe for Israel and Palestine
The tanks are rolling into Gaza, as the Israeli invasion seems to finally be happening, after a pause for humanitarian aid and mostly-fruitless negotiations for the release of 220 hostages being held by Hamas. No one knows how this will end, but one thing is clear: This will be remembered …
Read More »Inside the Alliance Defending Freedom, the Anti-LGBTQ Org Where Mike Johnson Spent Almost a Decade
The Alliance Defending Freedom has been busy this year. Its senior legal council, Matt Sharp, has been on the move, parachuting into different state courthouses to testify or voice support for some of the record-shattering 501 anti-LGBTQ bills that have been introduced in legislatures this year — more than 70 …
Read More »Mike Johnson: Aid for Israel, But Not Ukraine, Is a 'Pressing, Urgent Need'
New House Speaker Mike Johnson is eager to send military aid to Israel but is not willing to prioritize aid to Ukraine as it continues to suffer under attack from Vladimir Putin’s army. “We are going to move a stand-alone Israeli funding bill,” said Johnson during an appearance on Fox …
Read More »Shock, Awe and Absolute Terror as Gaza Goes Dark
Gaza has been plunged into darkness and cut off from the world as Israel knocked out phone and internet connections in the besieged Palestinian strip amidst its military’s unprecedented bombardment campaign from land, air and sea. In the desolate, evacuated southern Israeli town of Sderot, the explosions echo constantly as …
Read More »Mike Pence Suspends 2024 Presidential Campaign
Former Vice President Mike Pence announced that he is dropping out of his campaign bid for the Republican presidential nomination. He delivered the news during the Republican Jewish Coalition conference in Las Vegas on Saturday. “The Bible tells us that there’s a time for every purpose under heaven. Traveling across …
Read More »The Man Who Brought You Sarah Palin Has a New Candidate: Dean Phillips
Dean Phillips — liquor heir, gelato prince, step-grandson of the advice columnist Dear Abby, and Democratic congressman from Minnesota — is challenging Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination for president. Phillips filed his paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday night. Phillips will officially announce in Manchester, New Hampshire, …
Read More »AI Has Made the Israel-Hamas Misinformation Epidemic Much, Much Worse
Since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants against Israel, it’s become near-impossible to avoid images of the carnage and devastation that has befallen Israel and the Palestinians living in the besieged Gaza Strip. Online, it’s already difficult to sift through the barrage of misinformation, recycled footage from past conflicts, …
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