The frenzy set off over the end of Title 42 has so far been a misfire, as the policy's end precipitated a pause — not a rush — in migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border. In the week preceding the end of the pandemic-inspired policy, the media ran countdowns and surged coverage at the border,...
Jason Sudeikis says former President Trump’s political rise played a part in shaping the title character the comedic actor plays on “Ted Lasso.” When he first developed the role of fictional soccer coach Lasso, Sudeikis said in a Sunday interview with The Guardian, the character was “belligerent.” But while dining with his then-partner, Olivia Wilde, in...
A federal appeals court on Monday partially paused a ruling from a Texas district court judge that jeopardized access to free preventive care for 150 million Americans. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit granted the Biden administration's request for a partial administrative stay while the ruling from Judge Reed O’Connor is appealed....
John Durham, a Trump-era special counsel assigned to review the investigation of the former president’s ties to Russia, concluded authorities didn’t have sufficient information to open the case. The conclusion, shared in a final report after a roughly four-year investigation, was harshly critical of the FBI in how it launched a probe into the 2016 Trump campaign...
A top White House communications official is planning to leave her role in the coming weeks, administration officials confirmed Monday, as President Biden and his team prepare for the 2024 campaign. Kate Berner, a longtime Biden aide, is departing as principal deputy communications director. Her exit comes a few weeks after Biden made his plans...
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is set to begin public hearings on a proposal to open federal lands leasing to conservationists with the first public presentation to take place Monday evening. The proposed rule, first announced at the end of March, would open the leasing process to those seeking to preserve public lands...
Even though the SCOTUS majority is deserving of a comeuppance for pandering to its right-wing supporters, there are better ways to respond than attacking the court’s financial underpinnings.
The Supreme Court sided Monday with an Alabama death row inmate who is challenging the state’s decision to execute him via lethal injection, with the highest court in the land allowing his lawsuit to stand. Kenneth Smith, convicted for his role in a 1988 murder-for-hire plan, sued Alabama, claiming that the plan to kill him...
AAA is predicting air travel over upcoming Memorial Day weekend will be busier this year than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Roughly 3.4 million Americans are expected to take flights during the holiday weekend, an 11 percent increase since 3.05 million last year, according to the AAA report. This year's figure also represents 5.4 percent more...
A federal appeals court rejected a challenge Monday from Tesla CEO Elon Musk asking the court to terminate an agreement he made with the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC). Musk made a settlement with the federal regulators after he posted tweets in 2018 that claimed he had secured funding to take Tesla private, which ended...
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said Monday that Black taxpayers may be getting audited at significantly higher rates than non-Black taxpayers. “Our initial findings support the conclusion that Black taxpayers may be audited at higher rates than would be expected given their share of the population,” Werfel wrote to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)....
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill Monday that bans public colleges in the state from using funds on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, the latest advance in his battle with higher education. DeSantis signed the bill at the New College of Florida, the liberal arts school where he recently replaced the school’s...
President Biden told reporters that he is meeting with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday to resume talks about the debt limit and avoiding a default. Biden confirmed the meeting while leaving a family lunch in Philadelphia after attending his granddaughter’s graduation ceremony at the University of Pennsylvania. The White House has not yet officially...
Trailblazing politician, activist and former Los Angeles County Board Supervisor Gloria Molina has died at the age of 74, her family announced Sunday. “It is with heavy hearts that our family announces Gloria’s passing this evening. She passed away at her home in Mt. Washington, surrounded by our family,” her daughter, Valentina Martinez, said...
President Biden will leave as planned to Japan on Wednesday, despite questions swirling around whether he might postpone a weeklong international trip given the crunch time lawmakers and the White House are facing to come up with a deal to avoid a debt default. “We are still planning to leave, as scheduled, on Wednesday,” national...
The Senate Democratic campaign arm is preparing to file a lawsuit in an attempt to obtain West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) official schedule, according to a letter sent to the governor's general counsel. Justice is considered the top contender to face off against Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in next year's election if the incumbent Democrat...
No one is arguing that the media should stop covering Trump, but we do need a robust debate over how to cover him better.
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) isn't saying no to launching another presidential campaign. Perry, who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2012 and 2016, was asked by CNN's Jim Acosta on Sunday if he thought former President Trump should be the Republican nominee in 2024. “You know, I'm still trying to sort that out for...
Former President Trump went on a tirade against Fox News on Monday, labeling it the “DeSanctimonious Network” and blasting its coverage of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who is seen as Trump’s main rival for the 2024 GOP nomination. “They are desperately pushing DeSanctimonious who, regardless, is dropping like a rock,” Trump said in a...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said in a new interview that corporate behemoths like Google have far more power than mega companies of the 20th century. “If you look at some of these companies, like Google, and look at the footprint that they have, they don't necessarily offend historical antitrust law because the antitrust law...
Encounters at the border have dropped sharply in the few days since the lifting of Title 42, a pandemic-era policy that allowed for the swift expulsion of immigrants without allowing them to seek asylum. Title 42 was lifted Thursday at midnight, and while many were expecting to see an uptick of migrants at the border,...
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BMW, Mazda, Volvo, Volkswagen and Tesla, among others, have either already removed or plan to remove AM radio from at least some electric models. Ford is going even further and ditching AM in all new cars – gas or electric.
China has sentenced a 78-year-old U.S. citizen to life in prison on spying charges Monday after the man was detained more than two years ago. John Shing-Wan Leung, who also holds a permanent residence in Hong Kong, was detained by China’s counterintelligence agency in the eastern city of Suzhou on April 15, 2021, according to...
Dolly Parton is using her voice to speak out about lawmakers, saying they frequently put political party and partisanship over people. “I don’t think any of them are trying hard enough,” Parton told “Today’s” Jacob Soboroff when asked about lyrics knocking politicians on both sides of the aisle in her new song “World on Fire.” “I'm sure...
