Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) has raised $18.3 million this cycle to help boost Republican Senate incumbents and hopefuls, raising more than Sen. John Thune (R-SD) as both men compete to become the next Senate Republican leader. Both senators are working to raise money as they compete for the votes of their conference after Senate Minority […]
Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley released a video apologizing for her behavior and interaction with a police officer during a traffic stop last week. Doorley cited “work stress” and a “frightening medical concern” of her husband as the impetus for her behavior. “Last Monday, I failed you and the standards that I hold myself […]
Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell was stripped of her committee assignments in the Minnesota Senate after she was charged with first-degree burglary earlier this month, but she has survived a GOP-lead effort to bar her from voting. Mitchell was arrested and charged with the crime after being caught sneaking into her stepmother’s house through a window in all-black attire, according […]
Northwestern University announced on Monday that it had reached an agreement with anti-Israel protesters, leading to condemnation from the Anti-Defamation League, which called the agreement “reprehensible” and “dangerous.” The university’s agreement with protesters allows protests to continue through June 1, with no tents permitted, except for an “aid tent,” and only faculty, students, and staff […]
A father of four children reportedly complained about his dining experience at a restaurant at Walt Disney World Resort’s Wilderness Lodge, where they claimed a biological man was dressed as the iconic Evil Queen character from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The unnamed father shared the account of his visit with the theme parks […]
Columbia University officials have begun to suspend students who are refusing to comply with its order to disperse anti-Israel encampment protests on campus. The pro-Palestinian protesters have demanded the university divest from Israel, something officials have rejected after negotiations with the student protesters. The protests have garnered national headlines over reports of hostile behavior toward […]
Former President Donald Trump claimed his meeting with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) on Sunday was “great” and that he is “very happy” to have the Florida governor’s support. Trump and DeSantis met privately on Sunday in the Sunshine State, the Washington Examiner previously reported. The meeting was arranged by a “mutual friend,” according to the […]
Celebrity podcast host Russell Brand posted a video on Monday on his social media accounts showing him flipping through tarot cards one day after his Christian baptism. “Oh, it’s the old kidnapped-and-held-hostage-by-some-railings card,” Brand said as he held up a tarot card of a man blindfolded and tied to a fence. “That can’t be good […]
Abortion is slated to be on the ballot across the country this November, but lawmakers in one blue state appear to be happy to let abortion-rights resources flood to other states. Illinois has abortion laws that allow the procedure through viability, with exceptions allowing for later abortions to preserve the physical and mental health of […]
A government watchdog group found that a San Francisco homelessness nonprofit organization was guilty of being “careless and irresponsible” with $240 million of taxpayer money. The report by OpenTheBooks found that HomeRise, which runs 1,500 units across 19 properties on a $34 million annual budget, had misused funds and engaged in practices that “heightened the risk […]
