MSNBC host Joy Reid said Monday on her network's coverage of former President Donald Trump's trial that it was "wonderfully poetic" the prosecutors in several of the cases against former President Donald Trump are black. | Clips
To the editor: Tyler Laube appears to embody the definition of a thug. He has a history of flouting the law, and yet he consistently receives a "slap on the wrist" instead of well deserved prison time. ("He admitted to punching a reporter. A judge wished him 'best of luck,'" column, April 5) U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney's decision not to incarcerate Laube for repeatedly punching a reporter in 2017 because of the supposed non-prosecution of antifa members does not benefit society. Rather,...
Tennessee is divided over reparations, with a black Memphis pastor leading the charge against a bill that would prohibit the funding of a proposed reparations study in the state.
Speaking before entering the courtroom in Manhattan Trump blamed Joe Biden for his being on trial.
After Iran's strikes on Israel, Speaker Mike Johnson is facing pressure to pass a foreign aid deal to support the embattled country. Senators passed a $95 billion foreign aid package that includes money for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific in February. The deal also includes billions for Ukraine, which many in the GOP don't support. Johnson is also facing the threat of removal from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene if he moves forward with the Senate's bill
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As the Democrat Party and its quasi-official state media continue to melt into puddles of histrionic goo because of the stark reality that Donald J. Trump might very well again be elected president of the United States in November, articles about their hysterics get more and more fun to write.
Dan Rather — the former CBS News anchor who fell from grace over a story about former President George W. Bush that relied on forged documents — doesn't seem to be quietly riding off into the sunset at age 92.In a span of six hours Wednesday, Rather dropped two bombs on social media — one post about former President Donald Trump and a second post about pro-lifers.Around 11 a.m. he let loose with this:Then around 5 p.m. Rather got this in his head:As you might guess, Rather's comments attracted...
President Biden touted his new plans to eliminate student loan debt for as many as 30 million borrowers and vowed to 'never stop delivering relief' on Monday.
James Crumbley was sentenced earlier this week alongside his estranged wife Jennifer earlier this week, with authorities now releasing the phone calls he made while locked up.
Donald Trump has some thoughts about whom Jews should be voting for, and they will not surprise you. But the ongoing debate about whether the Jewish vote is up for
"What are they afraid of by not allowing opposing voices?"