A federal judge Monday ruled in favor of Black activists who were fighting for the return of slavery memorial panels that were placed at a historical Philadelphia site in 2002. The National Park Service removed several panels from the President's House in Philadelphia, citing a March 2025 executive order by President Donald Trump to prohibit exhibitions or programs at federal sites based on race. President's House features exhibits about George Washington and among the 34 historical panels, 13 were created after a group of activists lobbied the city and the park service to include information about the nine men, women and children who were enslaved by Washington there.
Jeffrey Epstein expressed sympathy for Brett Kavanaugh as he faced sexual assault allegations during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings, according to newly released files. The Justice Department released emails and text messages sent by the late sex offender during Kavanaugh's contentious 2018 confirmation and suggested that Republicans should have been harder on accuser Christine Blasey Ford, reported The Guardian. "Ive sat in Kavanaugh chair. Im thinking of November," Epstein sent Sept. 22, 2018, to a person whose name was redacted. It's not clear what he meant by his reference to November.
Academy Award-winning actor Robert Duvall died Sunday evening at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, his family announced in a statement on Monday. He was 95. His wife, Luciana Duvall, was by his side. Born Jan. 5, 1931, in San Diego to U.S. Navy Rear Admiral William Duvall and Mildred Hart, Duvall was the middle of three children. He grew up primarily in Annapolis alongside his brothers, William Jr. and John "Jack" Duvall. After earning a bachelor's degree in drama and briefly serving in the U.S. Army, he moved to New York to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse School under renowned acting teacher Sanford Meisner, laying the foundation for a career that would span more than six decades. He became a household name playing Tom Hagen, the capable consigliere to the Corleone family, in Francis Ford Coppola's mob masterpiece "The Godfather," for which he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1973.
Kristi Noem appeared to suggest the Department of Homeland Security was responsible for election security and said she would ensure the "right people" were voting to elect "the right leaders." "Elections is another one of those critical infrastructure responsibilities that I have as well, and I would say that many people believe that it may be one of the most important things that we need," the DHS Secretary said at a press conference Friday. "To make sure we trust is reliable, and that when it gets to election day that we've been proactive to make sure that we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country through the days that we have " knowing that people can trust it." read more
Four months after it opened with promises of stable, high-paying factory jobs, a $5.8 billion Ford-backed battery plant in Kentucky is sitting idle - and 1,600 workers are out of work. Ford and South Korean battery manufacturer SK On opened the sprawling 1,500-acre site in Glendale in summer 2025, and it was hailed as a game changer for the region. By December, that optimism had evaporated when the companies ended their joint venture at the site. Soon after, Ford said it would idle the facility for roughly 18 months while shifting production toward energy storage systems instead of car batteries. Ford says the slowdown in EV demand - blamed in part with changes in federal policy under President Donald Trump - upended the company's original plans. read more
Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this " they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing to tell, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
~ Sen. Jon Ossoff ~
Bingo.