House Democratic members are having a tough 2026 cycle, with seven incumbents losing their primaries as a restless base revolts against the party’s establishment. Seventy-eight-year-old Rep. John Larson (D-CT) marked the latest such loss, losing his Tuesday primary to 47-year-old former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin. Larson had served in Congress for almost three decades but […]
Though I once checked email in a room where others watched Elf (2003), I have otherwise not seen a Will Ferrell performance since his 2000 turn as George W. Bush (“Strategery!”) on Saturday Night Live. Those wishing to relitigate the merits of Anchorman (2004) or Step Brothers (2008) will need to look elsewhere. What I […]
In the crowded ranks of television’s supporting actors, few have burned themselves into our memories with the force of Vincent Pastore. For a handful of seasons on The Sopranos, he played Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero with such lived-in authenticity that his character’s fate (*spoiler alert*) of sleeping with the fishes seared itself into our imaginations. […]
Poland‘s prime minister on Thursday announced that Polish forces thwarted a Russian assassination plot against a U.S. citizen in Warsaw, in what has been deemed an unprecedented attack from Moscow. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said authorities arrested the suspect, who was alleged to have been recruited by the Russian secret service, on Aug. 7. Tusk […]
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) on Thursday tore into President Donald Trump for reportedly signing a memorandum directing the Navy to switch fighter jet launch systems aboard aircraft carriers, a move that is likely to come with a hefty paycheck. Kelly made the comments in response to reporting by the Wall Street Journal that Trump is […]
Embattled Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) told an Ohio judge that he could miss court hearings for a civil protection order the congressman filed against his ex-wife due to his party’s narrow majority in the House. Miller filed for an emergency CPO in February, claiming that his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, was harassing him by “making allegations” […]
The Supreme Court is being urged to hear a religious liberty case about a Korean spa in Washington state that wishes to keep its facility female only, in a dispute that made headlines over a judge’s crude description of what the spa owners wanted to avoid women seeing at their establishment. Alliance Defending Freedom, a […]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is set to campaign alongside Democratic rivals of two of her Jewish peers in the House: Reps. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL). Tlaib, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, will appear alongside fellow socialists Oliver Larkin, who is challenging Moskowitz, and Elijah Manley, who is running […]
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Thursday announced that all Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Maine have been outfitted with body cameras following a fatal shooting in the state last month. “I am pleased to announce that as of today at 2pm, all ICE enforcement officers in Maine have been equipped with body-worn cameras and […]
The Democratic National Committee‘s summer meeting kicked off Thursday in Texas with members rallying around embattled Chairman Ken Martin even as the party wrestles with financial problems and ideological divisions ahead of the midterm elections. DNC members previously signaled to the Washington Examiner that there is little appetite to oust Martin before the midterm elections, […]
