Politics
They Used To Skate With Tyre Nichols In Middle School. They Gathered Together To Grieve Him.
“Nobody wants to leave. What are you supposed to do after this?”
Albert Samaha
The “Special Treatment” Supreme Court Justices Got During The Leak Investigation Should Be Investigated, A Group Told Congress
The justices didn’t have to sign affidavits denying the leak, but their staff did. Congress is being urged to investigate why.
David Mack
Two People Were Charged For Vandalizing Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers
The pair allegedly targeted three so-called pregnancy help centers that offer abortion alternatives that include counseling, pregnancy testing, and ultrasounds.
David Mack
Unlike Their Staff, The Supreme Court Justices Didn't Have To Sign Affidavits Swearing They Didn’t Leak The Draft Abortion Decision
Rules for thee, but not for me.
David Mack
It Appears George Santos Also Lied About Appearing On “Hannah Montana”
Now he’s gone too far.
David Mack
The Person Who Leaked The Supreme Court Abortion Decision May Have Gotten Away With It — For Now
Investigators probing the leak of the draft opinion last May have not been able to identify with certainty any one suspect among the court’s almost 100 employees.
David Mack
A Black Man Flagged Down Police After A Traffic Collision. Four Hours Later, He Died In LAPD Custody.
Keenan Anderson was heard yelling “they’re trying to George Floyd me” in released body camera footage, as police pinned the 31-year-old high school teacher to the ground.
Steffi Cao
Dr. Dre Blasted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene As “Hateful And Divisive” After She Used His Music In A Twitter Video
"I don’t license my music to politicians, especially someone as divisive and hateful as this one," Dr. Dre said.
Anna Betts
Kevin McCarthy's Bid For Speaker Of The House Was A Hot Mess. But After 15 Votes, The California Republican Finally Won The Gavel
The inability of Republicans to coalesce around a candidate for House speaker was the longest bid in 164 years — and the butt of jokes on social media.
Anna Betts
A New Member Of Congress Explained Why He’ll Swear His Oath Of Office On The US Constitution With A First-Edition Superman Comic
“I learned to read and write English reading comics as a kid. Never stopped reading,” Rep.-elect Robert Garcia told BuzzFeed News.
Pocharapon Neammanee
The Men Who Plotted To Kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Have Been Sentenced To Over 15 Years In Federal Prison
Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. were found guilty of conspiring to abduct the governor and planning to use a weapon of mass destruction.
Loren Cecil
The Jan. 6 Committee Asked Congress To Consider Banning Donald Trump From Holding Office Ever Again
"The central cause of January 6th was one man, former President Donald Trump, whom many others followed," the House committee investigating the attack wrote in its final report. "None of the events of January 6th would have happened without him."
Clarissa-Jan Lim
The Man Accused Of Attacking Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Also Wanted To Target Tom Hanks, Hunter Biden, And Gavin Newsom, Police Said
David DePape is facing charges including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and threats to a public official and their family. He could be sentenced to 13 years to life in prison if convicted.
Stephanie K. Baer
Biden Signed A Marriage Equality Law In Front Of Drag Queens And The Nephew Of That Republican Who Cried About It
“It’s really surreal,” said Andrew Hartzler, an openly gay man who was invited to the White House to watch the president sign into law something his Republican lawmaker aunt had tearfully voted against.
David Mack
The Gay Nephew Of The Lawmaker Who Cried While Voting Against Marriage Equality Has A Message For Her
Missouri Republican Rep. Vicky Hartzler went viral for her teary (and unsuccessful) plea to stop the Respect for Marriage Act. Her gay nephew wants a word.
David Mack
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Of Arizona Said She's No Longer A Democrat And People On Twitter Had A Lot To Say About It
“Sinema has always had an independent streak. I don’t think I’m telling you anything that’s a surprise,” Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar said.
Anna Betts
“I Did What I Had To Do”: Christian Walker Opened Up About How He Helped Bring Down His Dad’s Campaign
Christian Walker has zero regrets about the role he played in his father's failed Senate campaign: “I had no choice but to see the hypocrisy."
David Mack
Raphael Warnock Has Defeated Herschel Walker In The Georgia Runoff, Giving Democrats 51 Seats In The Senate
The Senate race in Georgia went to a runoff after neither candidate won more than 50% of the vote in the November midterm election.
David Mack
Supreme Court Justices Warned About The Potential Ramifications In A Major Case On Religious Freedom And Same-Sex Marriage
Lawyers for the Colorado web designer say her First Amendment rights are on the line, but the justices seemed at odds over whether such a case would allow others to discriminate against interracial or disabled couples.
David Mack
The Law That Led To Trump’s Family Separation Crisis Has A Racist History. Now These Attorneys Are Fighting Against It In Court.
“We regularly see people who receive years in prison for what is essentially glorified trespassing.”
Adolfo Flores
Republicans Finally Deleted That Tweet About Ye, Musk, And Trump And All It Took Was Praising Hitler
Turns out Ye saying that Hitler did some good things crossed the line and pushed the GOP to hit delete.
David Mack
Hakeem Jeffries Is Taking Over From Nancy Pelosi As Leader Of The House Democrats
The New York representative is the first Black person to lead a major party in Congress.
David Mack
Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes Was Convicted Of Seditious Conspiracy For His Role In The Jan. 6 Attack On The Capitol
Rhodes and another Oath Keeper are the first people since 1995 to be found guilty by a jury of the Civil War-era charge of seditious conspiracy.
Anna Betts
Trump Admitted To Dining With An Antisemite (Kanye) And A White Nationalist At Mar-A-Lago
Judge a man by the company he keeps.
David Mack
The Ticketmaster Meltdown During Taylor Swift's Tour Sale Has Prompted A Senate Hearing
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has also said Ticketmaster is a monopoly that needs to be broken up.
Paige Skinner
“I Can’t Even Retire If I Wanted To”: People With Student Loan Debt Get Real About Biden’s Plan Being On Hold
“To forgive me for $20,000 is nothing. I’m 61 years old. I have been working. I’ve been paying tax.”
Venessa Wong
Kim Kardashian, Gwyneth Paltrow, And The Reactionary Celebrity Elite
The furor over famous white women’s conservatism exposes the incoherent politics that an elite class keeps trying to sell.
Alessa Dominguez
A Special Counsel Will Decide Whether To Charge Trump With Crimes
The attorney general named former federal prosecutor Jack Smith to oversee two investigations into Trump.
David Mack
How The “Don’t Say Gay” Law Is Affecting Florida LGBTQ Students And Teachers
“You feel the sense of danger — like, school does not feel safe.”
Hallie Lieberman
The Senate Passed A Bill To Protect Same-Sex Marriage. Here’s What It Does And Doesn’t Do.
The bill would act as a fail-safe should the Supreme Court’s right-wing majority do to marriage equality what it did to abortion rights.
David Mack
