Ketanji Brown Jackson is almost certainly going to become the first Black woman to be confirmed to the Supreme Court later this week. Senate Democrats appear to be united in supporting President Biden’s nominee, and three Republican senators — Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitt Romney — have said they …
Read More »Judiciary Committee Republicans Unified in Opposing Confirmation of First Black Woman to Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee was split on whether to approve the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. The vote on Monday went as expected, with the committee’s Democrats voting in favor of holding a Senate-wide confirmation vote, and the Republicans opposing her nomination’s advancement. The vote was …
Read More »Staten Island Is About to Become Home to the First Amazon Labor Union in America
Workers in Staten Island, New York, have voted to form the first union inside an Amazon warehouse in the United States. The election, conducted by the National Labor Relations Board, saw a vote count of 2,654 in favor and 2,131 against. If the board certifies the results, employees at the …
Read More »Turns Out Herschel Walker, Who Questioned How Evolution Is Possible, Repeatedly Lied About His Academic Record
Herschel Walker, the former star running back who is now former President Trump’s pick for Senate in Georgia, repeatedly lied about his academic background, a CNN report found. Walker in December admitted that he did not graduate from the University of Georgia after the Atlanta-Journal Constitution reported that he claimed …
Read More »Trump-Endorsed Texas Republican Under Investigation for Stealing Rival's Campaign Signs
MCKINNEY, Texas — Frederick Frazier, a veteran Dallas Police officer who landed Trump’s endorsement in a tight primary race for a seat in the Texas state House, has been accused of impersonating a public official as part of a bizarre plot to sabotage the campaign of his opponent. On Tuesday, …
Read More »Republicans Are Sharpening a New Weapon in the Culture War. Why Aren't Democrats?
What if the Supreme Court approved a new kind of weapon in the culture wars but only one side used it? With Idaho last week becoming the second state to pass a bounty-style abortion ban, it seems this is exactly what’s happening. Red states are lining up to copy the …
Read More »Sandy Hook Families Reject Alex Jones' 'Transparent and Desperate' Attempt to Buy Them Off
Families suing Alex Jones over his lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting on Tuesday rejected the conspiracy theorist’s attempt to wriggle his way out of sitting for a deposition. Jones’ attorneys had offered $120,000 to each of the 13 plaintiffs, along with the message that their client “extends …
Read More »Trump Is Now Asking Putin to Dig Up Dirt on the Biden Family
Donald Trump famously called on Russia to find Hillary Clinton’s emails ahead of the 2016 election. He’s now calling on Vladimir Putin to dig up dirt on President Biden’s family. The ask came during an interview with Just the News on Real America’s Voice, with the former president citing a …
Read More »Kevin McCarthy Wants to Talk to Madison Cawthorn About Alleged Congressional Orgies
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) said on a podcast earlier this week that fellow lawmakers have invited him to orgies and done cocaine in front of him. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) wants to have a word with him about it, Politico reported on Tuesday. Multiple Republicans aired their grievances …
Read More »'Possible Coverup': White House Logs Show 7-Hour Gap in Trump's Calls on Jan. 6
We learned last month that the Jan. 6 committee found gaps in the White House call logs on the day of the Capitol riot, as well as that those gaps include times the committee knows former President Trump was on the phone. We learned on Tuesday that those “gaps” were …
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