Politics

The Pentagon announced on Thursday that it is tracking what it believes to be a Chinese surveillance balloon soaring over the western United States. President Biden took the military’s advice to refrain from taking “kinetic action” on the balloon, as officials believe it doesn’t pose any physical or intelligence risks …

Disgraced Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) has been acting out a fantasy life for years, but his latest lie puts him directly in the theater. Sources tell Bloomberg that the Long Island congressman courted donors by falsely claiming he had been a producer on Broadway’s disastrous Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark …

Conservatives are fantasizing about taking their shot at bringing down the reported Chinese Spy Balloon floating over the Midwest. We cannot stress it enough: THAT IS A BAD IDEA. The balloon is located at an altitude of about 66,000 feet (12.5 miles), high above the airspace where commercial airliners typically …

A Wisconsin federal judge has ruled that a wrongful death civil lawsuit brought by the family of Anthony Huber, a man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse, will proceed. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman struck down a motion from Rittenhouse’s attorneys requesting that the lawsuit be dismissed. Rittenhouse was acquitted …

Donald Trump is fueled by grievances. He has demonstrated time and time again that he holds grudges, and that he’ll use whatever power he has — legal, political, or *gulp* executive —to punish the people he feels have wronged him. It’s shaping up to be a bloodbath if he wins …

If you come at the most ruthless political operator in recent history, you better not miss. Rick Scott attempted to oust Mitch McConnell as the top Republican in the Senate following last year’s midterm elections. He failed, and now McConnell has yanked Scott from the influential Senate Commerce Committee. Scott …

The House of Representatives voted to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday. The final tally was 218-211, with one member voting present. The vote was largely seen as revenge for Democrats electing to strip Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) of …

Iraq War veteran Kris Goldsmith believes “patriot” and “anti-fascist” should be synonymous —and he’s turning that belief into action with the new Task Force Butler. The nonprofit’s tagline gets right to the point: “We are American veterans who hunt neo-Nazis.” Goldsmith has seen first hand how fascist and militia groups …

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has called a special legislative session to finalize the government’s decision to revoke Disney‘s control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District. The state’s legislature voted last year to strip the media company of special taxing and self-governance provisions in the area around its Florida park after …

The FBI is reportedly in contact with a disabled veteran who alleges that Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) took more than $3,000 in funds raised to pay for his dog’s surgery. According to Politico, federal authorities are now probing Santos’ involvement in the alleged GoFundMe scheme, which allegedly defrauded disabled Navy …