Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been accused of not disclosing a yacht trip to Russia and a private helicopter flight to a palace in President Vladimir Putin's hometown ... read more
Two deputy U.S. Marshals thought to be guarding Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor's home in Washington, D.C. shot a suspected carjacker who pulled out a gun last week, officials said. read more
Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that President Joe Biden's Cabinet should discuss invoking the 25th Amendment in the wake of a politically disastrous debate that compounded age and acuity questions.
Longtime former Oklahoma Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe, one of the most vehement climate change deniers to ever walk the halls of Congress, has died at age 89, the Tulsa World reported Tuesday. read more
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) voted Monday to divest from Israel bonds and begin the process of encouraging two companies it believes are contributing to human rights abuses against Palestinians in the occupied territories to quit their practices. read more
To everyone appalled by NYT's July 4 op-ed "Why I don't vote. And maybe you shouldn't either", note that 1) author Matthew Walther DID vote in both 2020 and 2022, and 2) he's an extremist Catholic graduate of Hillsdale College, part of the religious-right faction behind Jan 6. 1/ pic.twitter.com/R607gD5oRt" capitolhunters (@capitolhunters) July 4, 2024
March 1933 The Enabling Act becomes law in Germany, giving the chief executive power enforce his own laws without checks and balances. The passing of the Act marked the formal transition from democratic republic to totalitarian dictatorship. 6 months later, it was a 1 party state pic.twitter.com/bkB3HplZrT" Vince Mpls (@vincempls) July 1, 2024
If you're writing personal checks holding up the line at the store in 2024 you're an -----.