Los Angeles mayoral candidate and reality TV star Spencer Pratt said his political role model is Jesus Christ during an interview with CNN’s Elex Michaelson on Thursday. “Who is your political role model?” Michaelson said. “Jesus Christ,” Pratt said. “He was a politician, you know, he had to go in and speak.” Michaelson pressed Pratt […]
Chair Ken Martin agreed to release the Democratic National Committee’s 2024 autopsy report on Thursday, after internal pressures built up. He previously announced he wouldn’t release the report because he wanted to move forward. In his statement announcing the release, Martin said the report does not meet his standards. In the attached footnotes, there are […]
Late-night comedian Jimmy Fallon mocked President Donald Trump during a skit on his show, saying, “Trump controls the DOJ, told them, ‘Make it go my way.’ So he got immunity, no more audits, OMG.” Fallon’s skit immediately drew laughs as he turned Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS into a chaotic parody of political […]
A California gun owner asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to allow his lawsuit challenging San Diego County’s “dangerousness” standard for concealed carry permits, after he was denied a gun permit over his membership in a motorcycle club. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard arguments in […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is launching his own streaming series on Twitch, marking his latest effort to use social media to propel his agenda. Mamdani’s first show is set to go live on Thursday at 4:10 p.m. The mayor teased his “Talk With the People” series in posts to social media, and they […]
Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin agreed to release the group’s 2024 campaign autopsy after a concerted pressure campaign from members of the party. Martin had previously decided against releasing the results of the report, which sought to identify why the Democratic Party suffered such blistering losses in the 2024 elections. After heavy backlash, he […]
Texas congressional candidate Maureen Galindo was cut off from a major Democratic fundraising platform and political action committee after a series of antisemitic remarks sparked widespread backlash within the party. ActBlue is no longer processing donations for Galindo, who is competing in a May 26 Democratic runoff against Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnny Garcia in […]
The convicted ringleader of the Feeding Our Future fraud is blaming her Somali co-conspirators for orchestrating the sprawling billing scheme that stole more than $250 million from a federal food assistance program, insisting ahead of this week’s sentencing hearing that she, too, was duped by the Minnesota-based network of Somali fraudsters. Aimee Bock faces a […]
Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said some Republicans are getting “cold feet” over President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom funding in the border-security reconciliation bill. Bedford said the Senate parliamentarian will not allow the funding to pass in its current form. “The bigger problem is that there’s cold feet among some Republicans about backing […]
A British radio station scrambled to apologize after falsely reporting on the death of King Charles III, the result of an apparent “computer error.” On Tuesday, Radio Caroline, based in Essex, England, suddenly ceased playing “What’s Up” by 4 Non Blondes and switched to a prerecorded message. The message said the station was suspending all […]
