For years, critics of Vladimir Putin have been warning that the Russians have taken over parts of the Republican Party. They raised the alarm as Republicans defended the Russian leader, parroted clear Kremlin talking points, and became mules for disinformation campaigns. In recent weeks, that criticism has shifted to include not just Republicans who have left the party, including former representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, but current GOP members. read more
Mississippi lawmakers have overhauled the state's civil commitment laws after Mississippi Today and ProPublica reported that hundreds of people in the state are jailed without criminal charges every year as they wait for court-ordered mental health treatment. read more
Federal prosecutors are seeking more than 11 years in federal prison for convicted Jan. 6 defendant Brent Bozell IV, the son and grandson of two men who shaped the American conservative movement in the 20th and 21st centuries. Bozell, also known as "Zeeker," smashed windows at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and was convicted of a host of charges in September, including five felonies. read more
A Trump-appointed judge on Friday delivered a win for big banks when he granted the U.S. Chamber of Commerce a temporary injunction halting a Biden administration rule that would cap credit card fees at $8. read more
On Meet the Press Sunday, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham suggested that Gaza should be nuked like Hiroshima and Nagasaki. When host Kristen Welker was taken aback by his endorsement using nuclear weapons to wipe out 2.2 million Palestinians, half of whom are children, Graham responded, "Why is it okay for America to drop two nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end their existential threat war? Why is it okay for us to do that? I thought it was okay."
Apple Store workers in Towson, Maryland, the first of the tech giant's retail employees to unionize, made history again by voting late Saturday in favor of authorizing a strike. read more
In a major shakeup, President Vladimir Putin has nominated former First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov to replace longtime Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the upper-house Federation Council announced Sunday night. read more
Outside Jimmy Klass's mobile home in Clearwater, symbols of American pride hang not just front and center but also on the side and back of his home. America is, after all, the only home this 66-year-old has ever known. "I moved to the US in 1959. I've been here for 64 years," he recently told us. But after more than half a century in the U.S., where he's lived, worked, gone to school, got married, had kids, paid his taxes, and even voted, Klass said in 2020 he discovered he's not a U.S. citizen. read more
The main United Nations agency aiding Palestinians in Gaza said early Sunday that about 300,000 people had fled over the past week from Rafah, the city in the enclave's southernmost tip where more than a million displaced Gazans had sought shelter from Israeli bombardments elsewhere over the past seven months. read more
According to the posts, Trump supporters began to appear at rallies donning diapers and holding signs that said "Real Men Wear Diapers." read more
Roger Corman, the fabled "King of the B's" producer and director who churned out low-budget genre films with breakneck speed and provided career boosts to young, untested talents like Jack Nicholson, Ron Howard, Peter Bogdanovich, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Jonathan Demme, Gale Anne Hurd and James Cameron, has died. He was 98. read more
Steward Health Care, the struggling health care provider that relied on backing from private equity investors to quickly acquire dozens of community hospitals, including facilities in Massachusetts, Texas and Florida, announced Monday that it is filing for bankruptcy. read more
It's been a year or so since we've heard US officials discussing the potential ramifications of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. However, this week, the US Commerce Secretary was asked about this nightmare scenario, and she didn't mince her words, saying it would be "devastating." read more
US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas decried "the nastiness and the lies" he and his wife Ginni have "had to endure" in recent years. read more
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