President Joe Biden pummeled Donald Trump’s long history of racism during a campaign rally on Wednesday in an effort to drum up support from Black voters. Biden spoke alongside Vice President Kamala Harris and several other Black elected officials during the afternoon event at Girard College, a majority-minority boarding school …
Read More »Aid Workers Describe Inferno, Bodies 'Burned Beyond Recognition' In Rafah
For months, Palestinian civilians were told to evacuate their homes and head to Rafah, a tiny Southern city designated a “safe zone” by Israel, while Israel conducted an aggressive military campaign throughout the rest of Gaza. Israel’s effort to root out members of Hamas in the wake of its Oct. …
Read More »Will Anyone Care if Trump Is a Convicted Felon?
Twelve jurors in New York are preparing to hand down one of the most-anticipated criminal trial verdicts in American history. The decision will be historic, but will it be consequential? According to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released Thursday, more than two-thirds of registered voters say the jury finding Donald Trump …
Read More »Chief Justice Blows Off Senators Who Want to Meet About Alito
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has refused to meet with lawmakers regarding their concerns over Justice Samuel Alito’s ability to impartially judge Jan. 6 cases. In a short letter responding to Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), majority whip and chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), chair …
Read More »Donald Trump Again Accused of Using N-Word on 'The Apprentice' Set
Donald Trump is once again being accused of using the N-word on the set of The Apprentice, as a producer on the reality show has resurfaced the allegation following the expiration of their nondisclosure agreement. Producer Bill Pruitt wrote about his experience working on The Apprentice in a new op-ed …
Read More »Donald Trump Is Now a Convicted Felon
A jury in New York City found Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records stemming from a payment to keep adult film actress Stormy Daniels quiet about an alleged affair out of fear that it would hurt his chances of winning the 2016 election. The jury …
Read More »Trump Has Been Convicted in His Hush-Money Case. Now What?
A jury on Thursday found Donald Trumpguilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records stemming from a payment to keep adult film actress Stormy Daniels quiet about an alleged affair before the 2016 election. Such a verdict is unprecedented, just as it was unprecedented when the former president first …
Read More »Trump Rants After Felony Conviction: 'Our Whole Country Is Rigged'
Donald Trump is officially a convicted felon. The former president spoke to reporters as he exited the courtroom after a jury found him guilty of 34 felony falsification of business records charges, telling the gathered crowd that “this was a rigged, disgraceful trial. The real verdict is going to be …
Read More »Justice Alito's Upside-Down Flag Claim Dismantled by Police, Neighbors: Report
After reports that an upside-down American flag had flown outside the Virginia residence of Supreme Court JusticeSamuel Alito during the period surrounding Jan. 6, 2021, the conservative justice blamed the flag’s placement on his wife, Martha-Ann — claiming her actions were a result of a clash over a neighbor’s anti-Trump …
Read More »Amy Coney Barrett's Husband Is Representing Fox in a Lawsuit
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s husband is currently representing Fox Corp., the parent company of Fox News, in a defamation lawsuit, according to court records reviewed by Rolling Stone. The lawsuit relates to reports by one of Fox’s local stations. Jesse Barrett is a trial lawyer and managing partner …
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