The Handmaid’s Tale burst onto the TV scene eight years ago and launched its sixth and final season earlier this month. From the start, it is an exercise in blunt-force storytelling, eschewing moral subtlety in favor of a didacticism intended to remind progressives of their inherent goodness. The Sons of Jacob, rulers of the Christian-nationalist […]
President Donald Trump is warning Mexico he may impose sanctions and more tariffs on the country if it doesn’t give Texas the water he believes it owes. Trump said Mexico owes Texas 1.3 million “acre-feet” of water under the 1944 water treaty, and he said he halted water shipments to Tijuana, a city bordering California, […]
President Donald Trump gave Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) his endorsement on Thursday days after 2024 Senate candidate Dan Osborn ramped up his campaign. Osborn gave Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) the toughest fight in all three of her Senate runs and came the closest any non-Republican had in years to winning a Nebraska Senate seat. The […]
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) invited Democratic governors to Washington, D.C., to testify about their states’ immigration rules. Govs. Tim Walz (D-MN), Kathy Hochul (D-NY), and JB Pritzker (D-IL) were invited to the committee hearing scheduled for May 15. It follows a separate hearing where the mayors of several other Democrat-led major cities […]
The Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to return a man it mistakenly deported to a Salvadoran megaprison after the administration insisted to the high court that it had no authority to correct its error. The Supreme Court wrote in a brief decision that a lower court judge in Maryland was correct to order administration […]
Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler announced Thursday that he would not seek another term. “Now is the right time for me to take a breath, and to find new ways to advance the fight for a country that works for working people, and one that honors every person’s fundamental freedom and dignity,” Wikler said […]
Businessman Kevin O’Leary largely dismissed the idea that President Donald Trump gave insider trading to his supporters and allies, suggesting the president was “celebrating entrepreneurship” among consumers concerned over the stock market. On Wednesday morning, Trump posted to Truth Social that “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY” on the stock market, just a few […]
A helicopter crashed in New York City’s Hudson River near lower Manhattan on Thursday afternoon, killing six people. The passengers were a vacationing family from Spain, three kids and two adults, as well as a pilot, ABC 7 reported. New York City Fire Department officials told the Washington Examiner they received a distress call at […]
Disturbing video has emerged that appears to show Russian soldiers executing surrendered Ukrainians on the battlefield. The Associated Press released the footage on Thursday, claiming it was provided by a European military official on condition of anonymity. The footage, captured via drone by Ukraine’s 128th Mountain Brigade, shows the gruesome interaction between four Ukrainians and […]
The Education Department has backed out of an agreement to address disciplinary imbalances affecting Native American students in a South Dakota school district, stating that the initiative was improperly based on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. The investigation into Rapid City Area School District began in 2010 and was completed in 2024. It found that […]
