Politics without the spin: the latest from Washington, campaign trails, and the policy fights that shape everyday life.
The House approved late Tuesday night a stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month. The bill was passed on a 359-57-1 vote. Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did not vote yes or no, but said …
Former President Barack Obama is set to release the first volume of his presidential memoirs on November 17, 2020. Titled “A Promised Land” is the first of two volumes detailing Obama’s presidency. The story begins with his first caucus victory…
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the controversial SB-145 into law amid violent opposition from conservatives. The new law gives local courts that same discretionary ability in cases of oral or anal sex with a minor, as long as the…
DC Comics is releasing a new graphic novel honoring the “Wonder Women of History,” including 17 female “real-world heroes.” Among them are ‘leftist darlings’ Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib, and former presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren. The novel’s list…
Indiana Representative Jim Banks has proposed a House bill that would render anyone convicted of vandalism and violent looting during a protest ineligible to receive federal unemployment money. The Republican congressman’s Support Peaceful Protest Act would also require convicted individuals…
Michael Steele, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee has joined the Lincoln Project, the group of Republicans working to prevent President Donald Trump from getting re-elected. Steele made the announcement on Monday afternoon. He said, “Today is the…
New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking to dissolve the National Rifle Association (NRA) over a multitude of alleged violations of state law governing charities. In a press release, James accused the NRA of “[the] diversion of millions of…
Governor Andrew Cuomo has been visiting New Yorkers who left the state at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic to ask them to come back. These are mostly wealthy residents, New York’s “one percent”, who pay 50% of state taxes.…
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Monday filed a brief to dismiss the charges filed against St. Louis couple Mark and Patricia McCloskey for pointing guns at a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters in front of their home. The…
Following the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell, former girlfriend of billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, activist Rose McGowan, is calling for the arrest of former President Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew, the Duke of York. McGowan, who spearheaded the #MeToo movement, said Prince…
The colorful career history of California Democrat Senator Kamala Harris, rumored Vice-Presidential nominee, is reportedly being scrubbed off online to make her more appealing to voters. Reports said Harris’ records as a prosecutor and Attorney General of California are being…
A Tennessee man has said he will be running for governor in the Republican primary after the state took his pet raccoon captive and has refused to give it back. Mark Brown, also known as ‘Coonrippy’, is a 56 year…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, hosted the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife for dinner on May 2, following a discussion that included Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. What the foreign diplomats did not expect though, was…
39-year-old adult actor Stormy Daniels was paid by President Trump’s personal attorney to keep quiet about her alleged relationship with the Republican official. Now, Daniels has broken the terms of agreement in an interview with Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes.…
This is Daliyah Arana, a little girl who loves books more than anything. She’s 4 years old and has already read more than 1,000 books. So to recognize her amazing achievement, she was asked to the the Library of Congress’…
