A 60 Minutes segment on Sunday night focused on the “growing trend of right-wing book bans” that they report were inspired, in part, by the parental rights group Moms for Liberty. The report by correspondent Scott Pelley featured a sit-down interview with the group’s co-founders, Tina Descovich and Tiffany Justice. Pelley opened his report before […]
State Department officials in Israel have discovered the “death of a direct-hire employee,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s team confirmed. “There’s not much more I can say at this point due to privacy considerations,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters Monday. “There are steps we need to undertake, including next-of-kin notification, whenever such a […]
Democrats in Wisconsin have a chance to flip the State Assembly in their favor for the first time in over a decade under the state’s new legislative maps. The new maps are set to make Wisconsin more competitive as both parties have a realistic chance to control the Assembly for the first time in 12 […]
Philadelphia Councilman Nicolas O’Rourke will give the progressive response to President Joe Biden‘s State of the Union address on behalf of the Working Families Party, one of the first times a noncongressional speaker will deliver the rebuttal. The Working Families Party’s selection of O’Rourke signals the third party is searching for up-and-coming lawmakers to serve […]
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) announced Monday that state authorities are “now authorized” to arrest illegal immigrants just days after an appeals court reversed a lower court’s block on the state’s law criminalizing illegal border crossings. “Law enforcement officers in Texas are now authorized to arrest & jail any illegal immigrants crossing the border,” Abbott wrote […]
The composer of the Halo video game franchise has announced his candidacy for Congress in Nevada, where he will run as a Republican candidate. In announcing his run in Nevada’s 3rd District, Marty O’Donnell said he never had a desire to run for office and still does not want to run. However, he noticed that […]
An investor group has offered another bid to buy out the department store retailer Macy’s, this time offering over $6 billion. The offer by Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital would be to purchase Macy’s shares for $24 a piece, equating to about $6.6 billion. The investor group’s previous offer to acquire Macy’s, which was rejected, […]
The estate of the late musician Sinead O’Connor has asked former President Donald Trump to stop using her music, specifically the song “Nothing Compares 2 U,” at his campaign rallies. The former president had used “Nothing Compares 2 U” as one of several songs ahead of a speech he gave at the annual Conservative Political […]
President Joe Biden has apparently realized that pitching “Bidenomics” is a loser politically, but his White House forgot to tell its media echo chamber. According to an Issues & Insights report, Biden has “ditched” the term, with the report noting Biden and his White House used the term 59 times last July. By last month, […]
Over-the-counter birth control medication will be on pharmacy shelves as soon as late March. Pharmaceutical manufacturer Perrigo announced on Monday that its progestin-only birth control pill, Opill, has already been shipped to retailers and pharmacies across the United States and “will be available on shelves nationwide and online later this month.” “We [Perrigo] champion the […]
