Justice Amy Coney Barrett declined to call social media companies Meta Platforms and Elon Musk’s X by their formal names in a Wednesday opinion footnote, instead opting for their known names: Facebook and Twitter. The Trump-appointed justice reasoned her changes were for the “sake of clarity” in her leading opinion on a 6-3 Supreme Court […]
The pro-Palestinian protester who called for “Zionists” to identify themselves on a crowded New York subway car turned himself in to the police on Wednesday. Anas Saleh has reportedly been charged with coercion after the New York City Police Department released a wanted poster with an image of his face taken from surveillance footage last […]
Republicans are split on whether to celebrate or condemn the freeing of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Assange reached a plea deal with the Department of Justice on Monday, setting him free after five years in a U.K. prison. The news was met with polarized responses among Republicans, with some jubilant and others apoplectic. Leading the pack of […]
James Carville, a Democratic strategist, threw shade at Steve Bannon, who is set to report to prison next week on two contempt charges. Carville appeared on Ari Melber’s The Beat on MSNBC to discuss the 2024 election and Bannon’s prison time. The Democratic strategist had some choice words about the experience of anyone who would […]
Electric carmaker Rivian is getting a jolt from Volkswagen, which announced it will make a $5 billion investment in the company over the next two years. The two parties are expecting this joint venture to be complete by the fourth quarter of 2024, though any transactions in this are subject to definitive agreements, according to […]
Alabama city leaders are opposing a plan that would restore Amtrak passenger service to the Gulf Coast, including Mississippi and Louisiana, for the first time since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Amtrak intends to operate two trains a day from a station near the convention center in Mobile, Alabama, to New Orleans, with four stops in […]
A challenger to “Squad” member Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) could be making strides, according to a new poll, highlighting broad pushback from centrist Democrats this primary season. A poll from The Mellman Group shows challenger Wesley Bell making strides against Bush in the race for the Democratic nomination for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, which includes […]
Former President Donald Trump has long agreed with P.T. Barnum that there is no such thing as bad publicity, a belief that served him well as a real estate developer and reality TV star, with more mixed results as a politician. Trump is betting that there is no such thing as a bad debate with […]
Former President Donald Trump is hosting a roundtable with black American business leaders in Atlanta, Georgia, at 1 p.m. ET. The event will feature a discussion about Trump’s recent “No Tax on Tips” policy, which is meant to help hospitality workers. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) will moderate the debate. Rep Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Dr. Ben Carson, […]
Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy stated Wednesday that Donald Trump wants “national unity” in his presidential run and that Trump should show this during Thursday’s debate. Ramaswamy, who has endorsed the former president in his 2024 bid, commended Trump for agreeing to this debate with President Joe Biden, arguing that it is unfriendly territory for […]
