• The Washington Post’s 2,600-Word Love Letter to a Drag Queen

    Anyone who reads The Washington Post regularly knows that, in its view, the LGBTQ community can do no wrong, that there’s no wretched excess that Read More

  • Las Vegas drag queen competes on national stage in MTV’s Ru Paul’s Drag Race

    Some may see it as fun or funny. Others think it's a joke. However, for some, dressing in drag can be a life-changing experience. Many of the performers are made famous by the Emmy-award-winning competition show on MTV, Ru Paul's Drag Race. For one local, the rise to the national stage was just the beginning of an already arduous journey.

  • Tony Blair is a post-democratic product

    Why was it that when I read a big interview with Tony Blair over the weekend – the ostensible premise…What to read next: Long live the litter lout snitches! | Does Channel 4 think this counts as balanced? | UNRWA hasn’t earned our trust in Gaza | Sunak’s Rwanda Bill finally passes parliament

  • Republicans, Democrats face off in 120th District race

    KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three Republicans and two Democrats faced off in the hotly contested 120th district race. After 10 years in Harrisburg, State Representative Aaron Kaufer is hanging up his orange tie and is not seeking re-election to the state house. Representative Kaufer has served the residents of the 120th district since taking []

  • How to stop Democrats from backing RFK Jr.? Expose him on abortion

    The extended family of third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made an explicit effort Thursday to blunt his appeal among Democratic voters by endorsing President Joe Biden en masse. Robert's sister Kerry Kennedy, daughter of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and niece of former President John F. Kennedy, called Biden “my hero” at an endorsement event in Philadelphia featuring at least 15 members of the Kennedy clan. “We want to make crystal clear our feelings that...

  • These conservative Christian lawyers are helping states defend their abortion bans

    The Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider its third major abortion case in two years—and the third brought with the help of a legal nonprofit attempting to infuse American life with its far-right brand of Christianity. Not only is the group, Alliance Defending Freedom, behind legislation to ban abortion, it is also increasingly representing state […]

  • Meet the Queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 9

    It’s time to meet the 8 Queens returning for All Stars to compete for a spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame, as well as for a $200,000 charitable donation to an organization of their choice (provided by The Palette Fund).Drag queens save the world! 💫 8 iconic queens return to #AllStars9 streaming FRI MAY 17 on @paramountplus! 👑 pic.twitter.com/2dDTzvzEzz— RuPaul's Drag Race (@RuPaulsDragRace) April 23, 2024 CHECK! ✅ @Angeriavm is back for #AllStars9 – streaming FRI MAY 17 on @paramountplus! 💄...

  • Biden Faces Uncommitted Ballot Test in Pennsylvania Democrat Primary

    President Joe Biden faces another uncommitted ballot test Tuesday in Pennsylvania as more than 500,000 voters, including in other key swing states have already cast protest votes against him in Democrat nominating contests across the country.

  • Pinkerton: Trump Tries to Yank the Abortion Issue Out of the Democrats’ Playbook

    In this close election, Trump is fighting for life.

  • After a drag queen show during prom, an Albuquerque high school principal is removed

    The principal of a high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been replaced and multiple employees have been put on administrative leave as the district investigates a drag queen show that took place during prom. Earlier this week, the chief of Albuquerque Public Schools, Channell Segura, sent a letter to parents confirming the performance occurred during April 20's prom and said an investigation would determine how it happened and how it may have affected students. Segura was unavailable for...

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    In Democratic primary, incumbent NJ Rep. Menendez challenged by family name

    An unusually competitive Democratic primary race for Congress is taking place in Hudson County, New Jersey — as incumbent Rep. Rob Menendez, who easily won his seat two years ago, tries to distinguish himself from his embattled father, Sen. Bob Menendez. Hoboken Mayor Rhavi Bhalla is challenging the younger Menendez in the primary.

  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Rips Democrat's 'Shameful' Post on Bernie Sanders

    Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized fellow Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz's social media post on Wednesday about Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, calling it "shameful."On Tuesday in a bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate passed the $95.3 billion foreign aid package to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan by a vote of 79-18. The House on Saturday approved the bill's individual components following months of gridlock. In total, 210 Democrats and 101 Republicans voted in favor of the aid...