AOC Tries To Tussle With Elon Musk And Fails

Screenshots: CNN/The Hill It wasn’t all that long ago that Elon Musk declared of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), “She’s just not that smart.” On Thursday, she did her absolute best to prove him right. This story begins in the early morning hours, as the X CEO posted a message arguing that the goal of the […]

An Enormous Amount Of Money Is Being Lost Due To Baltimore Bridge Collapse

National Transportation Safety Board/Flickr/Creative Commons Following the devastating collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, the extent of the economic damage is gradually emerging. And it’s massive. RELATED: Trump Critic Jon Stewart Made Millions By Overinflating Value Of His Home: Report The Cost Of Losing A Major Commerce Thoroughfare In addition to lives […]

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best […]

Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted Biden's glitzy New York fundraiser

NEW YORK — Pro-Palestinian protesters repeatedly interrupted President Joe Biden’s fundraiser featuring former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton Thursday night — underscoring a serious electoral challenge for the incumbent Democrat even as he raked in $26 million. The frequent protests — including shouts of “blood on your hands” — drew flashes of frustration from […]

Biden rakes in $25 million at New York fundraiser with Obama, Clinton

President Joe Biden was joined Thursday by two of his Democratic predecessors for a star-studded fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall that his campaign said brought in more than $26 million. Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton participated in the event in New York with more than 5,000 supporters in attendance — including several […]

Texas woman’s prison sentence for attempting to vote illegally is thrown out

A Texas appeals court tossed out a woman’s five-year prison sentence for voting illegally Thursday, ending a yearslong saga that garnered national attention. Crystal Mason was sentenced in 2018 to five years in prison after she testified she did not know that she was ineligible to vote because she was convicted of tax fraud in […]

Georgia Republican Party official voted illegally nine times, judge rules

A judge ruled this week that a top Georgia Republican Party official, who has promoted former President Donald Trump’s claims of widespread voter fraud affecting the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, has repeatedly voted illegally. Brian Pritchard, first vice chairman of the Georgia Republican Party and a conservative talk show host, was fined $5,000 […]

Michigan GOP lawmaker falsely labels March Madness athletes ‘illegal invaders’

Maddock’s post drew swift criticism on social media, with multiple accounts noting that an earlier post on the Gonzaga men’s basketball team’s social media page had indicated their departure for Detroit, featuring an Allegiant plane. “A sitting State Representative sees a group of buses at the airport and immediately yells ‘illegal invaders’ which is a […]

Three presidents appear at star-studded Biden fundraiser

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House Oversight chairman invites Biden to testify in impeachment probe

WASHINGTON — The Republican chairman of the House Oversight panel on Thursday formally invited President Joe Biden to testify before his committee as a part of its impeachment probe. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., who leads the committee, proposed in a letter Thursday that Biden appear on April 16, and cited testimony at a public hearing last week […]