Elon Musk, a key megadonor in the 2024 election, has apparently decided he can’t risk being away from President-elect Donald Trump for more than a few days at a time. To that end, he has since Election Day mainly resided in a cottage at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, …
Read More »'King Hell Bastard of a Speech': Hunter S. Thompson, Bob Dylan, and Carter's Legacy
In May 1974, Gov. Jimmy Carter delivered a blistering Law Day address at the University of Georgia to a distinguished audience of lawyers and public officials, along with members of the press corps. Quietly preparing to run for the presidency two years hence, Carter decided to shake things up, forsaking …
Read More »Jimmy Carter's 'Giant' Legacy: Politicians and Celebrities Pay Tribute
Musicians, actors, politicians, and public figures paid tribute to former President Jimmy Carter, celebrating his philanthropic and political legacy. Carter died at the age of 100 in his Georgia home on Sunday. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden reflected on their close relationship with the former president, calling …
Read More »Incoming Trump Border Czar's Firm Brags About Helping Companies Get Contracts
Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar,” Tom Homan, has led a consulting firm that openly brags about helping private companies secure federal contracts. Asked about this work, Homan says he has recused himself “from any involvement, discussion, input, or decision of any future government contracts.” Homan, who previously directed U.S. Immigration …
Read More »Trump Loses Appeal, Still Owes E. Jean Carroll Millions of Dollars
President-elect Donald Trump lost an appeal today of the $5 million verdict that E. Jean Carroll won. A jury found last year that he was liable for sexually abusing Carroll and defaming her when the allegations became public. Carroll, a former magazine columnist, alleged that Trump raped her in a …
Read More »Trump Backs Speaker Mike Johnson in Post Complaining About Beyoncé, Oprah
In recent weeks, there’s been significant chatter that Donald Trump may have soured on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), after the president-elect and his allies thwarted Johnson’s original short-term funding bill to keep the government open. On Monday, Trump appeared to put that rumor to bed in a lengthy, rambling …
Read More »'Gullible and Wrong': Journalists Lament Missing Joe Biden's Decline
Now that the 2024 election is over, journalists are admitting they missed the biggest story in American politics — 81-year-old President Joe Biden’s decline — prior to the June presidential debate. The event marked the beginning of the end for Biden, who gave a hoarse, rambling, and incoherent performance, and …
Read More »Musk Backs German Far-Right Party in Controversial Opinion Piece
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk strengthened his support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, calling the group the country’s “last spark of hope” in an opinion piece published Saturday. Musk, who spent more than a quarter billion dollars supporting Donald Trump‘s election in the U.S., wrote that AfD “can …
Read More »The 15 Most Memorable Political Quotes of 2024
Politicians talk a lot. They say moving things, insightful things, and incredibly dumb things. Whether it was a meticulously prepared speech, an off-the-cuff retort, or a late night social media post, 2024 was a year of dissecting, analyzing, mocking, and feeling the impact of political speech. Amid a heated contest …
Read More »GOP Gov. Claims Musk Is Too Rich to Be Corrupted by Conflicts of Interest
Republican Gov. Chris Sununu said that Elon Musk is “so rich” that he is “removed from the potential financial influence” when it comes to conflicts of interest related to his future work in government. In other words, Musk is too wealthy to possibly use his forthcoming government position to further …
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