BMW acknowledged that its annual celebration of Pride month is nothing more than an advertisement, and that some of its social media accounts can even opt out of celebrating it at all. The revelation occurred at the start of this month when one user asked why BMW’s social media account in the Middle East does […]
The Democratic National Committee unveiled a new billboard campaign in Arizona, a key battleground state, labeling former President Donald Trump a “convicted felon” following a guilty verdict during his New York hush money trial last week. The English and Spanish billboards will be displayed in Phoenix, where Trump is set to hold a town hall […]
The Supreme Court ruled against the Biden administration on Thursday on how to divide up limited funds for tribal healthcare. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote a 5-4 decision in Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe that said tribes could sue the federal government to regain certain administrative expenses to manage their own healthcare programs. The […]
President Joe Biden pledged not to pardon his son Hunter Biden as he faces a federal gun crimes trial in Delaware. During an interview in Normandy, France, where Joe Biden is commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the president provided a one-word response when asked by ABC whether he had ruled out using his clemency […]
There have been fewer requests for mail-in ballots in Florida for the 2024 general election than there were in 2020, a trend that could hurt Democrats in the state just as former President Donald Trump is moving to embrace mail-in voting. In 2020, more than 4.3 million Floridians requested mail-in ballots, far exceeding the only […]
Years after his presidency and his most important role of leading Operation Overlord on D-Day in 1944, Dwight Eisenhower was still in awe of the effect the Normandy landing had on shortening World War II. In a remarkable letter typed 20 years after the invasion of Nazi-controlled France, the former five-star Army general and president […]
President Joe Biden delivered remarks commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France, on Thursday, in which he vowed to continue standing alongside the people of Ukraine. Biden’s remarks, honoring the veterans of World War II, cautioned against allowing “tyranny” and “dictators” to go unchecked across the free world and bore more than a […]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) warned against embracing isolationism and those skeptical of building up defense on the 80th anniversary of D-Day. McConnell detailed his thoughts on what the anniversary means for U.S. foreign policy when faced with threats to democracy in an op-ed published in the New York Times. Eighty years ago today, […]
(The Center Square) — A Georgia state lawmaker who says she was silenced when she switched parties last year convened a hearing to showcase how social media companies can de-platform people to manipulate messaging. Rep. Mesha Mainor, R-Atlanta, said she called the “First Amendment, Free Speech Rally” at the Georgia State Capitol to showcase what […]
(The Center Square) – The largest taxpayer spending plan in Illinois state history was signed Wednesday. Approved by the House last week, and the Senate the week before that, the budget spends $53.1 billion in state funds. That’s 32% higher than when Gov. J.B. Pritzker first took office in 2019. Add federal tax dollars and […]
