Dozens of states across the country together gave more than $380 million in Medicaid funds to medical providers who were later caught defrauding the federally funded program, and in many cases, after years of pocketing payments, according to a Washington Examiner analysis of Medicaid spending data. Some states continued to pay providers post-conviction, including a […]
At a time when the Federal Communications Commission faces genuinely difficult questions about broadband expansion, spectrum allocation, and the future of communications infrastructure, Washington instead found itself consumed by a late-night comedy segment that never even aired. The spark was simple enough. Late Show host Stephen Colbert revealed that CBS would not broadcast an interview […]
Examining campaign finance records from the most recent presidential election, one would be hard-pressed to find any white-collar profession where conservative donors put up more cash in support of Republicans than liberals did Democrats. Even physicians, long hailed by Republicans for their conservative bona fides, contributed more funds to Democrats by a 2-to-1 margin in […]
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) thinks Democrats have an age problem. He’s making Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) the test case. The six-term congressman shares political views with Markey, the fellow Democrat he’s challenging in a primary for Markey’s Senate seat. He’ll readily admit that. But Moulton thinks it’s time for some fresh blood in the party […]
Gone are the days when stars seemed to go from strength to strength — when Tom Hanks, for instance, followed Philadelphia with Forrest Gump, and Forrest Gump with Apollo 13, and Apollo 13 with Toy Story. Far more common is the stop-and-start trajectory of even an actress as comely and appealing as Sydney Sweeney, whose […]
The other day, I mentioned to a new acquaintance my work as a TV critic for this magazine. I won’t elide the point: I was bragging. As sometimes happens, however, my boast spun around like a boomerang and knocked my teeth out. “There is much to criticize!” my friend replied with a laugh. That shut […]
Despite his impassive eyes, balding pate, and slit of a smile, Robert Duvall could be volcanic and melancholic, mysterious and straightforward, vengeful and merciful. Perhaps no modern American actor marshaled his gifts to such excitingly eclectic ends or with such a lack of concern for whether or not he was the featured player. In several […]
The office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg declined to charge a 27-year-old male for assaulting police officers at Washington Square Park in New York City. Gusmane Coulibaly was arrested on Thursday after his picture was circulated on a NYPD tipline for a massive snowball skirmish that happened earlier this week. He was charged with […]
ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith said Thursday he was not ruling out voting for Secretary of State Marco Rubio in 2028, provided he does not mount his own presidential bid. Smith made the surprising statement during an appearance on Dave Rubin’s talk show when talking about his political views, identity as a moderate Democrat, and former acquaintanceship with President Donald Trump. “Well, let […]
After exiting her deposition on Thursday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suggested some members of Congress were more concerned with UFOs and Pizzagate instead of Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell in their questions. The high-profile witness called the House oversight committee deposition “quite unusual” as it concluded. “I started being asked about UFOs and […]
