Supporters of Donald Trump woke up Wednesday morning to a startling email message from the former president: “HAUL OUT THE GUILLOTINE!” Thankfully, it was not a declaration of intent by Trump, but a melodramatic fundraising pitch accusing his political opponents of wanting to behead him. “Remember when that Sicko Kathy …
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Republicans voted on Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress over the Justice Department’s refusal to turn over audio recordings of interviews President Joe Biden gave to Special Counsel Robert Hur. The 216-207 vote came down largely on party lines. In January of last year, Garland …
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In a new recording, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito lashes out at the news organization ProPublica, describing its Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Supreme Court as driven by political animus, insisting: “They don’t like our decisions.” Alito was captured on tape at a June 3 event hosted by the Supreme …
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The nation’s largest gathering of protestants voted to oppose the use of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in fertility treatments, a harbinger of the anti-abortion movement’s growing fixation on care for infertility. On Wednesday, the Southern Baptist Convention — an annual gathering of thousands of “delegates” representing scores of Baptist and evangelical …
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The Supreme Court is, person for person, the most powerful ruling body in the United States. Nine jurists, appointed for life, get to determine the everyday rights of Americans. These jurists can be conservative or liberal, but they’re supposed to rule according to the Constitution, not their political beliefs. Whether …
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Jon Stewart took on corporate America’s performative sincerity in the latest episode of The Daily Show. After paying tribute to Pat Sajak, who stepped down from Wheel of Fortuneafter 41 seasons, Stewart pivoted: “He is gone, ironically, just in time for Pride Month.” “Pride Month is of course that time …
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President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, second gentlemanDoug Emhoff, leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus, and more convened on the White House lawn on Monday evening for a celebration of the upcoming Juneteenth holiday. Comedian Roy Wood Jr. MCed the concert, which featured appearances by Gladys Knight, Patti Labelle, …
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O NE AFTERNOON IN LATE APRIL, Vice President Kamala Harris climbed into a large black car parked in the garage of the CBS Broadcast Center on New York’s West 57th Street and sat bolt-upright in the leather seat. She’d just finished taping an episode of The Drew Barrymore Show — …
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A jury convicted Hunter Biden of three felony counts in Delaware on Tuesday, marking the first time the child of a sitting president has been convicted of a crime. Biden was found guilty of lying on gun paperwork and possessing a gun while battling an addiction to illegal drugs, all …
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The Biden administration has been asked by the Supreme Court to weigh in on Big Oil‘s request to review theHawaiiSupreme Court’s ruling that allowed Honolulu’s pivotal lawsuit against the companies to go to trial. In 2020, Honolulu sued major oil and gas companies, accusing them of knowing for decades that …
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