Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) announced on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with a skull tumor and will undergo surgery to have it removed. Murphy, a doctor himself, said he has the “utmost faith in my physicians and surgeons” to remove the tumor, which is called a pituitary macroadenoma. Though it is thought to be […]
House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is demanding the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York to recuse himself from the case over allegations his daughter is using the indictment for financial gain. In an ethics complaint submitted to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct on Tuesday, Stefanik […]
Pixar Animation Studios announced Tuesday that it is laying off about 14% of its workforce, which equates to 175 employees. The layoffs by the studio, owned by the Walt Disney Company, mark the biggest shakeup in its employment since it was created. These layoffs are also part of a wider move by Disney CEO Bob […]
Civic-minded Chinese American grandmothers and grandfathers have emerged as a potential deciding factor on who becomes San Francisco’s next mayor. The community is being heavily courted by incumbent Democratic Mayor London Breed and her three closest challengers in November’s election, which political analysts predict will be the toughest in decades and could move the progressive city […]
Former President Donald Trump shared he is looking at restricting contraceptives during a Pittsburgh television interview. The interview aired on Tuesday showed KDKA political analyst Jon Delano asking the former president if he supports any restrictions on a person’s right to contraceptives. “We’re looking at that and I’m going to have a policy on that very […]
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) has filed a trademark application for a biting insult she hurled against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) during a House Oversight Committee hearing, extending a feud between two well-known members of the House. Crockett’s campaign filed the phrase “bleach blonde bad built butch body” with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is increasing pressure on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to join him in inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Congress for a joint address. Johnson’s office gave Schumer a deadline of Tuesday evening to sign on to a letter inviting the Israeli leader to Washington, or else, […]
Newsweek was forced to issue an update to an article it wrote about Tucker Carlson that claimed he launched his own show on Russian state television. The original piece from Newsweek was titled “Tucker Carlson launches show on Russian state TV” and cited how footage of his show on X had been played on Russia […]
Northwestern University has taken at least $1 billion from foreign funders, including Qatar and Saudi Arabia, according to a report from Open the Books. A report released Monday by federal spending watchdog Open the Books showed the school, which has seen massive pro-Palestinian protests on its campus, has been receiving large sums from Middle Eastern […]
As part of a recent poll, young voters identified which celebrity endorsements would be most likely to influence their vote in the 2024 election. Challengers actress Zendaya’s endorsement holds the most weight with voters ages 18-30, the Blueprint poll found, while pop star Taylor Swift didn’t crack the top 20 on the list. Blueprint’s lead […]
