Pete Hegseth’s nomination to head the Department of Defense is in dire straits. On top of allegations of sexual assault, the former Fox News hosts confirmation prospects are being derailed by reports of alcohol abuse that affected his workplace conduct across large swaths of his career. Records obtained by multiple …
Read More »Hegseth's Mom Does Damage Control as Trump Considers Dropping Him
Pete Hegseth is attempting to defend himself against a slew of misconduct allegations that threaten his nomination as Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense — with some help from his mom. Penelope Hegseth appeared on Fox & Friends on Wednesday to defend her son’s nomination and counteract the damage done by …
Read More »Green Energy Depends on Copper. 40 Billion Pounds Are Under an Apache Holy Site
I am cruising across the San Carlos Apache Reservation with Wendsler Nosie Sr., an Apache man asking the Supreme Court to save his place of worship, known as Chi’chil Bildagoteel, or Oak Flat, from what may soon be the largest copper mine in North America. For Nosie and his allies, …
Read More »Ramaswamy Once Called DOGE Partner Elon Musk a 'Circus Monkey' for China
Trumpian rich boys Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have become quite chummy since being gifted positions as powerful unelected bureaucrats influencing the finances of the federal government — but things weren’t always this friendly. According to recordings and social media posts obtained by CNN’s K-File, Ramswamy once described Musk, the …
Read More »All the Ways DOGE Could Help Musk and His Buddies Get Even Richer
Donald Trump has to wait another month and a half until he can start issuing executive orders as president. But DOGE, his newly announced and nebulously defined Department of Government Efficiency, spearheaded by businessmen Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, is already up and running — at least as a social …
Read More »Trump Has Now Tapped Multiple Convicted Criminals to Join Administration
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped fellow convicted criminal Peter Navarro to serve as his Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing. “I am pleased to announce that Peter Navarro, a man who was treated horribly by the Deep State, or whatever else you would like to call it, will serve as …
Read More »Hegseth Is Reportedly Vowing to Stop Drinking, Having His Mom Call Senators
Pete Hegseth’s quest to take over the Pentagon has been fraught — to say the least. The former Fox News host has been struggling to weather a firestorm of scrutiny stemming from a series of damning revelations about his past since Donald Trump tapped him as his secretary of defense …
Read More »Right-Winger at SCOTUS Rally Vows to 'Erase' Trans Ideology 'From This Earth'
The Supreme Court appears poised to uphold Tennessee’s ban on access to gender-affirming medical treatments for adolescents after hearing oral arguments on Wednesday, and right-wing activists are celebrating by vowing to completely stamp out America’s transgender community. Chase Strangio, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, became the first …
Read More »An Islamic Rebel Leader Rises, Challenging Syria's Dictator
An Islamic militant group has made rapid advances across northwest Syria, seizing territory from the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in a dramatic evolution of a thirteen-year-old conflict that had appeared to be frozen. The swift gains by the fighting group Hayat Tahrir ash-Sham, also known as HTS, began with …
Read More »Pete Hegseth's Co-Workers at Fox Were Concerned About His Drinking: Report
Secretary of Defense nomineePete Hegseth has been hit with an onslaught of disturbing allegations since President-elect Donald Trump announced the former Fox News personality as his Cabinet choice. The latest accusations arrive from former colleagues who spoke with NBC News about concerns they had with Hegseth’s drinking during his employment …
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