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Sylvester Stallone latest to leave California for Florida

Actor Sylvester Stallone will be moving to Florida after decades of living in California with his wife, Jennifer Flavin Stallone. The pair made the announcement during the second season premiere of their reality television program The Family Stallone on Wednesday. After 25 years of marriage and three daughters, the Stallones nearly divorced in 2022 but […]

Protesters descend upon New York Democrats in evening fury over policy decisions

New York‘s most prominent national Democrats dealt with protests of various kinds on Thursday evening, including being shouted down from speaking and having their offices blocked by angry demonstrators. During a town hall she was hosting in Queens, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was yelled at within minutes of taking the stage by two men upset […]

KJP tells superfan to ‘dream big’ for TV segment

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre invited a superfan of hers to visit the briefing room live on television. Jean-Pierre appeared on the Kelly Clarkson Show to surprise a Haitian 16-year-old named Danie who had said she looks up to the press secretary. The two share the same Haitian background and grew up in the […]

CPAC 2024: Tulsi Gabbard warns of ‘assault on American democracy by the Democratic Party’ in tryout to become Trump’s VP

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard warned American democracy is under attack, criticizing the Department of Justice’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump in a speech at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday, days after Trump admitted the former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate is on a list of potential vice presidential contenders.  “The Democratic […]

Transgender cyclist refuses to race with men after UK women’s race ban: ‘Will it be safe?’

Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges will not compete in a men’s or open-category race, suggesting it is not safe. Bridges, a biological man who began identifying as a woman in 2020, was ruled to be ineligible to compete in the British National Omnium Championship in 2022. That Union Cycliste Internationale race would have been Bridges’s first women’s […]

The GOP’s governing crisis: House chaos is just the beginning

Nothing is more certain in life than death and taxes, but the success of a House rules vote was once a close third. This is a key procedural maneuver setting up debate on legislation in a congressional chamber where the majority party, and usually the speaker, historically has substantial control over the agenda. Revise that to […]

Stimulus update: Applicants for $500 direct payment in Texas to be alerted within four days

Within the next four days, Harris County, Texas, officials will share which low-income applicants have been chosen for its pilot basic income program. Last week, it was announced that the Uplift Harris program had roughly 83,000 applicants, with officials also confirming that they would tell those selected for the pilot program by Monday, per the Houston Chronicle. According to officials in […]

Corporate DEI on the chopping block

Less than a year after the Supreme Court ruled against the practice of race-based preferences for college admissions, the landmark decision raises questions on whether corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts should prepare for a similar fate. Hundreds of companies have begun to reassess workplace diversity initiatives since the high court ruled against affirmative action […]

Showdown in Little Saigon: A Southern California district with a large Vietnamese American population could help swing the House

WESTMINSTER, California – President Joe Biden’s disco-era opposition to resettling Vietnamese refugees in the United States is ancient political history to most voters, if they’ve heard about it at all. But not for a small yet politically potent group in Southern California’s Little Saigon. It’s living history for immigrants from Vietnam after the war, and their […]

California districts at center of fight for House control

ANAHEIM HILLS, California — Rep. Michelle Steel’s (R-CA) reelection bid, against likely Democratic opponent Derek Tran, an attorney and U.S. Army veteran, is one of several hotly contested House races in California that could help decide the majority. Republicans are trying to chip away at Democrats’ 40-12 edge in the House delegation California sends to […]
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