For a horror movie derived from a concept as singularly contemporary as an internet myth, A24’s Backrooms is grounded in a mourning for lost things that could only be called conservative. Like its foundational web-based myth — which, as far as I can tell from my position as one relatively estranged from internet subcultures, refers […]
The first round of June Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in four days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on June 10. The second round will go out on June 17 to those born between the […]
Hunter Biden is having a moment. The younger Biden created an X, then Twitter, account in 2013, but had not posted for years. However, he resumed posting in late May, just before sitting for a surprising interview with right-wing provocateur Candace Owens. And since his return, he’s discussed a wide range of topics, including his […]
President Donald Trump estimates Iran has retained about one-fifth of its missiles as he gave an assessment on where the country’s military stands as peace talks continue. “Most of the drone factories have been knocked out, most of the launching pads have been knocked out, and most of the missile manufacturing areas have been knocked […]
Maine’s under-fire Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner dismissed the mounting series of controversies rocking his campaign as “politically motivated” at a get-out-the-vote rally Friday. Platner’s campaign is taking on water after being hit with a slew of troubling allegations this week. Republicans are pouring money into the campaign of his opponent, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), […]
Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, knocked back a report that she is set to quit her demanding role, describing it as a “piece of Friday fiction.” A story posted on Friday evening by the Daily Mail, citing five insiders, claims Wiles, 69, is planning to depart after the November midterm elections. “She […]
LOS ANGELES — Xavier Becerra, former President Joe Biden’s health and human services secretary, advanced to November’s general election in California’s gubernatorial race on Friday. With roughly 66% of the vote counted, Becerra emerged from a crowded field of more than 60 candidates with about 26.7%, according to the Associated Press, inking the first spot for […]
The U.S. military downed four Iranian drones launched toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday evening, marking the latest scuffle as the fragile ceasefire holds in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. “The attack drones posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic,” U.S. Central Command said in a statement. “U.S. forces subsequently struck Iranian coastal […]
President Donald Trump dinged California for its delay in reporting all the results from this week’s primary elections. During his opening remarks at an agriculture policy roundtable in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Trump alleged without evidence that the delay was due to California “rigging the election.” “Can you imagine?” Trump asked the roundtable and surrounding crowd. […]
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is set to take the stage with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) at a get-out-the-vote event in Bar Harbor on Friday at 7 p.m. The event will cap off what has been a scandal-filled week for Platner, after news broke that he had sent sexually explicit text messages to women […]
