Politics
“An Attack On All Speech” Has Passed Its First Hurdle In Florida
A dozen members of the public — including defense attorneys, free press advocates, and LGBTQ activists — all rose to speak against the controversial Florida bill, warning that it likely contravenes long-standing Supreme Court precedent.
David Mack
Pete Buttigieg’s Husband Chasten Hit Back At Mike Pence After The Former VP Made Anti-Gay Jokes About Their Kids
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is among those who are calling on Pence to apologize for his comments.
David Mack
“People Need To Be Paying Attention”: How A Bill Aimed At The Media Could Impact Democracy As We Know It
An “extreme” bill in Florida is aimed at making it easier to sue the news media for defamation — and it's alarmed First Amendment advocates across the country.
David Mack
Tennessee’s Republican Lieutenant Governor Has Been Commenting Heart And Fire Emojis On This Young Man’s Thirst Traps
“Super look,” the politician commented on a shirtless photo of the young man.
Paige Skinner
RuPaul Urged Fans To Fight Back Against The Right-Wing “Stunt Queens” Who Are Legislating Against Drag
RuPaul had faced criticism by some for not speaking out more publicly against the spate of anti-drag bills sweeping state houses across the country.
David Mack
"I Hate Him Passionately”: Tucker Carlson's Texts Reveal How He Really Felt About Trump
"We are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights. I truly can't wait," Carlson texted weeks before the end of Trump's term.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
Biden's Ukraine Visit Was A Logistical Nightmare That Included A 10-Hour Train Trip Through The War-Torn Country
"One year later, Kyiv stands. And Ukraine stands. Democracy stands."
Amber Jamieson
A Grand Jury Believes “One Or More” Witnesses May Have Lied During Inquiry Into Trump’s Efforts To Overturn The 2020 Election
“The grand jury recommends that the district attorney seek appropriate indictments for such crimes where the evidence is compelling.”
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Sen. John Fetterman Checked Himself Into A Hospital For Treatment Of Clinical Depression, And His Wife Said She's Proud Of Him For "Getting The Care He Needs"
It comes a week after he was hospitalized for feeling lightheaded at a Senate retreat.
Paige Skinner
Amazon Warehouse Worker Daniel Olayiwola Decided To Make A Podcast About Amazon’s Working Conditions
On his podcast Surviving Scamazon, Daniel Olayiwola, a 29-year-old warehouse worker, offers frank commentary about the company’s working conditions.
Albert Samaha
A Bill To Ban Gender-Affirming Care For Young Adults In Oklahoma Is Pushing Trans And Nonbinary People To Leave The State Even Though Republicans Backed Off
“We can buy cigarettes, we can buy a gun, we can buy alcohol, but we’re still not old enough to have a private agreement with our medical provider on what we want to do with our own body?”
Lil Kalish
This Member of Congress Called Out The Grammys’ Bad Bunny Snafu As Lacking “Respect”
“This issue is about respect. The millions of Spanish speakers living in the U.S. deserve equal treatment and consideration as CBS’s English-speaking viewers.”
Anthony Robledo
They Used To Skate With Tyre Nichols In Middle School. They Gathered Together To Grieve Him.
“Nobody wants to leave. What are you supposed to do after this?”
Albert Samaha
The “Special Treatment” Supreme Court Justices Got During The Leak Investigation Should Be Investigated, A Group Told Congress
The justices didn’t have to sign affidavits denying the leak, but their staff did. Congress is being urged to investigate why.
David Mack
Two People Were Charged For Vandalizing Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers
The pair allegedly targeted three so-called pregnancy help centers that offer abortion alternatives that include counseling, pregnancy testing, and ultrasounds.
David Mack
Unlike Their Staff, The Supreme Court Justices Didn't Have To Sign Affidavits Swearing They Didn’t Leak The Draft Abortion Decision
Rules for thee, but not for me.
David Mack
It Appears George Santos Also Lied About Appearing On “Hannah Montana”
Now he’s gone too far.
David Mack
The Person Who Leaked The Supreme Court Abortion Decision May Have Gotten Away With It — For Now
Investigators probing the leak of the draft opinion last May have not been able to identify with certainty any one suspect among the court’s almost 100 employees.
David Mack
A Black Man Flagged Down Police After A Traffic Collision. Four Hours Later, He Died In LAPD Custody.
Keenan Anderson was heard yelling “they’re trying to George Floyd me” in released body camera footage, as police pinned the 31-year-old high school teacher to the ground.
Steffi Cao
Dr. Dre Blasted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene As “Hateful And Divisive” After She Used His Music In A Twitter Video
"I don’t license my music to politicians, especially someone as divisive and hateful as this one," Dr. Dre said.
Anna Betts
Kevin McCarthy's Bid For Speaker Of The House Was A Hot Mess. But After 15 Votes, The California Republican Finally Won The Gavel
The inability of Republicans to coalesce around a candidate for House speaker was the longest bid in 164 years — and the butt of jokes on social media.
Anna Betts
A New Member Of Congress Explained Why He’ll Swear His Oath Of Office On The US Constitution With A First-Edition Superman Comic
“I learned to read and write English reading comics as a kid. Never stopped reading,” Rep.-elect Robert Garcia told BuzzFeed News.
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The Men Who Plotted To Kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Have Been Sentenced To Over 15 Years In Federal Prison
Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. were found guilty of conspiring to abduct the governor and planning to use a weapon of mass destruction.
Loren Cecil
The Jan. 6 Committee Asked Congress To Consider Banning Donald Trump From Holding Office Ever Again
"The central cause of January 6th was one man, former President Donald Trump, whom many others followed," the House committee investigating the attack wrote in its final report. "None of the events of January 6th would have happened without him."
Clarissa-Jan Lim
The Man Accused Of Attacking Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Also Wanted To Target Tom Hanks, Hunter Biden, And Gavin Newsom, Police Said
David DePape is facing charges including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and threats to a public official and their family. He could be sentenced to 13 years to life in prison if convicted.
Stephanie K. Baer
Biden Signed A Marriage Equality Law In Front Of Drag Queens And The Nephew Of That Republican Who Cried About It
“It’s really surreal,” said Andrew Hartzler, an openly gay man who was invited to the White House to watch the president sign into law something his Republican lawmaker aunt had tearfully voted against.
David Mack
The Gay Nephew Of The Lawmaker Who Cried While Voting Against Marriage Equality Has A Message For Her
Missouri Republican Rep. Vicky Hartzler went viral for her teary (and unsuccessful) plea to stop the Respect for Marriage Act. Her gay nephew wants a word.
David Mack
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Of Arizona Said She's No Longer A Democrat And People On Twitter Had A Lot To Say About It
“Sinema has always had an independent streak. I don’t think I’m telling you anything that’s a surprise,” Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar said.
Anna Betts
“I Did What I Had To Do”: Christian Walker Opened Up About How He Helped Bring Down His Dad’s Campaign
Christian Walker has zero regrets about the role he played in his father's failed Senate campaign: “I had no choice but to see the hypocrisy."
David Mack
Raphael Warnock Has Defeated Herschel Walker In The Georgia Runoff, Giving Democrats 51 Seats In The Senate
The Senate race in Georgia went to a runoff after neither candidate won more than 50% of the vote in the November midterm election.
David Mack
