MSNBC host Joy Reid continued her on-air discussion of diversity, equity, and inclusion in a couple of TikTok videos on her personal account that were uploaded Thursday. Earlier that day, Reid had hosted Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott on The ReidOut where he scoffed at the nickname “DEI Mayor” given to him by critics amid the Francis Scott […]
Potatoes are not a grain, according to a bipartisan group of 14 senators who want the Agriculture and Health and Human Services departments to continue classifying the starchy spud as a vegetable. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) penned a letter to the government agencies on Tuesday demanding that potatoes remain a vegetable […]
A third-party group is urging Democratic voters to leave the ballot blank during the Empire State’s primary in protest of President Joe Biden. The New York Working Families Party announced Friday afternoon that it is “encouraging Democratic voters to #LeaveItBlank to pressure President Biden to use his full leverage to end the war on Gaza” […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) was not a welcome sight at the wake for fallen NYPD officer Jonathan Diller. Hochul reportedly left Friday’s reception within 10 minutes after she was greeted by a shout of “Get her out of here.” As she walked back to her car, Hochul was confronted by a man who sources said […]
Former President Donald Trump and eight co-defendants filed an appeal on Friday of a judge’s decision to allow Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue overseeing their election interference case in Georgia. Attorneys said in a brief filed with the Georgia Court of Appeals that Judge Scott McAfee made a “legal error” by not […]
NATO faces a “pre-war era” in which “literally any scenario is possible” given the potential for aggression from Russia, according to Poland’s prime minister, the latest evidence that allies see a growing likelihood of major conflict. “Literally any scenario is possible,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told a group of journalists in a newly-published interview. […]
Self-driving cars will soon be zipping around New York City, but they won’t be without supervision. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has given his approval for several autonomous vehicle companies to deploy cars, but he is mandating these vehicles be accompanied by a person behind the wheel in case of an emergency. “This technology […]
President Joe Biden will travel to Baltimore next week, days after a containership crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse. Biden told reporters who accompanied him to New York for this week’s fundraiser with former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton that he would be in Baltimore “next week” with Gov. Wes […]
After a yearslong fight and high-profile legal battle, New Jersey’s county line will no longer stand as U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi granted Rep. Andy Kim’s (D-NJ) request for a preliminary injunction. Quraishi, who oversaw the case, effectively overturned the county line in Kim’s lawsuit against 19 county clerks who use the line. The county […]
President Joe Biden has fired the longtime U.S. Railroad Retirement Board inspector general on grounds of creating a hostile work environment, the White House confirmed to the Washington Examiner. Martin Dickman had been in the position since October 1994, when he was confirmed by the Senate under the Clinton administration, but he had been under […]
