My brain: Don’t say it. Don’t say it. Don’t say it. Me: JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOEMENTUM!!! Sound the starting pistol, the former vice president of the United States has secured his long-prophesied victory in the South Carolina primary, according to network projections, may now begin his classic car cruise to the Democratic nominating …
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Welcome to our modern dystopia where believers in QAnon, a conspiracy theory, are running for elected office. One such follower is congressional candidate Matthew Lusk, who is running unopposed for the Republican nomination in Florida’s fifth district, which is currently represented by Democrat Alfred Lawson. Speaking with the New York …
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President Donald Trump took the stage at the National Prayer Breakfast holding a newspaper for all to see with a headline that read: “ACQUITTED.” When it was time for the president to speak, Trump ignored the tone set by Washington Post columnist Arthur Brooks, who spoke just before him. According …
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Both President Trump and Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg purchased valuable Super Bowl air time for their presidential campaigns, and both ads featured an African American woman speaking about each politician. Trump’s ad capitalizes on Alice Marie Johnson’s release from prison where she had served 21 years for attempted possession of …
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Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), who was sworn in as an “impartial juror” for President Trump’s impeachment trial, appeared on ABC’s This Week on Sunday and ho-hummed the subject of Trump’s solicitation of foreign election interference. Host George Stephanopoulos asked Shelby: “Do you think it was proper for the president to …
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Since we released the first edition of this list in early December, the news cycle has taken several hectic turns. The president was impeached, and responded by issuing “official movement permits” to Santa Claus and his nine reindeer, so they could legally enter the United States (not a joke!). The …
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Former President Barack Obama shared his thoughts on women and leadership, saying that he believes the world would be a better place if women were in charge, at an event in Singapore. Obama expressed his belief that many of the world’s problems were caused by older men clinging to power. …
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its 2019 Arctic Report Card on Tuesday, and folks, the results aren’t great. The report details a rapidly changing Arctic environment featuring melting ice, a greener landscape, and, alarmingly, greenhouse-gas emissions on par with some large nations. The Arctic could be releasing upwards …
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The House Judiciary Committee unveiled formal articles of impeachment on Tuesday seeking to remove Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States, from office. The resolution insists Trump should be impeached for “high crimes and misdemeanors” and is broken out in two articles. The first is “Abuse of …
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After an explosive week of impeachment testimony, we may be in store for more. According to an attorney for Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas, Parnas is willing to testify to Congress that Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, met with a former Ukraine prosecutor late …
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