Milwaukee Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma placed a $36,069 bet on Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt to win the election. Kuzma, who won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, posted the bet on X and said, “For my parlay papis I’m going big on @spencerpratt.” The bet was made through Kalshi and […]
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) examines the state of U.S. politics, culture, and life in his latest book, released Tuesday, becoming the latest possible 2028 presidential hopeful to unveil his vision for the country. Murphy’s book, Crisis of the Common Good, argues the common good is currently missing in the country because there is an emphasis […]
President Donald Trump’s nearly $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” is triggering bipartisan concern on Capitol Hill while simultaneously reigniting a years-old conservative argument against administrations from both parties using the Treasury Department’s Judgment Fund to finance politically sensitive settlements with little congressional oversight. The fund stems from Trump’s settlement with the Internal Revenue Service over the […]
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said his office is “looking into” whether candidates running for governor are paying internet personalities to endorse them, following multiple complaints. In an interview with KCRA 3 released Monday, Bonta was asked about online influencers’ lack of disclosure about why they are choosing to endorse certain gubernatorial candidates and whether they were […]
The Supreme Court rejected on Tuesday the NFL’s bid for a lawsuit over alleged racial discrimination to be moved out of court and into arbitration proceedings controlled by the league. The development comes after several black NFL coaches, led by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, brought a lawsuit against the league and three […]
A federal judge on Tuesday granted former FBI Director James Comey’s request to delay his criminal trial over allegations that he threatened President Donald Trump through a social media post featuring seashells arranged in the numbers “86 47.” U.S. District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan rescheduled the trial to begin Oct. 21 in New Bern, North […]
The Supreme Court denied a lawsuit filed by Florida against California and Washington over their issuance of commercial driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants in violation of federal law. The high court denied the petition to hear the case 7-2, with Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissenting. Florida filed a motion for the Supreme Court […]
Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, delivered a fiery speech alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and former Maine State Sen. Troy Jackson during a tour stop in Portland, declaring, “We will not just fight the oligarchy, we will defeat the oligarchy.” Addressing the crowd, Platner said that everyday Americans already understand the effects […]
President Donald Trump will convene his Cabinet at Camp David on Wednesday to discuss the Iran war negotiations, the economy, and the White House task force to eliminate fraud, a source familiar confirmed to the Washington Examiner. Every member of the Cabinet will be in attendance, including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who recently […]
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) slammed his party’s own Senate candidate in Maine on Monday night, refusing to endorse Democratic oyster farmer Graham Platner over his controversial tattoo that closely resembled Nazi imagery. Platner, the only remaining candidate running for the Democratic Senate nomination in Maine, has caught heat over the past several months for once […]