Dean Phillips hits Biden over handling of Hamas hostages: ‘Absurd, shocking and dismaying’  —  Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) bashed President Biden Tuesday for the recently negotiated hostage deal between the militant group Hamas and Israel.  —  “No, because we have nine Americans held hostage right …

Have You Listened Lately to What Trump Is Saying?  —  He is becoming frighteningly clear about what he wants.  —  In 2019, Kennedy Ndahiro, the editor of the Rwandan daily newspaper The New Times, explained to readers of The Atlantic how years of cultivated had hatred led to death on a horrifying scale.

Woodbury County supervisor's wife found guilty of 52 counts of voter fraud  —  Prosecutors say Kim Phuong Taylor wanted her husband to win elections in 2020 “by any means necessary.”  —  A jury spent about five hours deliberating before convicting Kim Phuong Taylor on 52 counts of voter fraud in federal court Tuesday in Sioux City.

November 2023 National Poll: Trump Maintains Lead Over Biden  —  A new Emerson College Polling national survey of registered voters finds former President Donald Trump with a four-point lead over President Biden in a hypothetical 2024 matchup, 47% to 43%, within the poll's margin of error.

Nikki Haley is consolidating the ‘Never Trump’ vote  —  The former South Carolina governor is drawing support from Trump-skeptical donors and activists in early nominating states.  —  Two years after Nikki Haley vowed not to challenge Donald Trump for the presidential nomination …

Record percentage says they or someone in household owns a gun: Survey  —  More than half of American voters, a record-high number, say they or someone in their household owns a gun, a new NBC News poll found.  —  According to the survey, which has polled voters since 1999 …

How one judge is slowing down one of Trump's biggest criminal cases  —  The May 2024 trial in Trump's classified documents case appears headed for a politically precarious postponement.  —  Judge Aileen Cannon seems to be in no hurry.  —  On paper, she has scheduled a trial to open next …

Spyglass Says Melissa Barrera Was Fired From ‘Scream’ Due to Rhetoric That ‘Flagrantly Crosses the Line Into Hate Speech’ (EXCLUSIVE) … But now the production banner behind the hit horror franchise's revival is pushing back on a narrative that has quickly coalesced around the decision …

How Many Abortions Did the Post-Roe Bans Prevent?  —  The first estimate of births since Dobbs found that almost a quarter of women who would have gotten abortions carried their pregnancies to term.  —  The first data on births since Roe v. Wade was overturned shows how much abortion bans …

US thwarted plot to kill Sikh separatist on American soil  —  Washington warned India over concerns of government involvement in assassination conspiracy  —  US authorities thwarted a conspiracy to assassinate a Sikh separatist on American soil and issued a warning to India's government …

Roman emperor was trans, says museum  —  Elagabalus will be referred to as she after claims in classical texts that the emperor asked to be called ‘lady’  —  A Roman emperor has been declared transgender by a UK museum, The Telegraph can reveal.  —  The North Hertfordshire Museum has said it will be …

Susan Sarandon dumped by Hollywood agency UTA over anti-Jewish rant  —  Oscar winner Susan Sarandon has been dropped by top Hollywood agency UTA after saying frightened Jews are “getting a taste of how it feels to be Muslim in America,” Page Six can reveal.  —  The 77-year-old actress …

The Red State Brain Drain Isn't Coming.  It's Happening Right Now.  —  On Memorial Day weekend in 2022, Kate Arnold and her wife, Caroline Flint, flew from Oklahoma City to Cabo San Lucas for a little R&R. They had five kids, the youngest of them five-year-old twin girls, and demanding jobs as obstetrician-gynecologists.

MSNBC's Claire McCaskill Argues Trump ‘Even More Dangerous’ Than Hitler: ‘The Only Philosophy He Has’ is Self-Interest  —  MSNBC political analyst Claire McCaskill posited that Donald Trump is “even more dangerous” than Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler because the only thing he cares about is himself …

Abortion rights groups seek ballot measures in 9 more states in 2024  —  Despite an unbroken winning streak since Roe v. Wade was overturned, some of the efforts to enshrine abortion rights in state constitutions face substantial challenges.  —  Seeking to extend their unbroken winning streak …

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Mike Lee get Jan. 6 footage — but trying to blame the FBI could backfire  —  No surprise from a guy who took the lead defending Donald Trump's attempted coup, but the newly appointed Speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., moved quickly to abuse his power …

Biden admin quietly developing settlement with groups seeking to tear down key power source  —  ‘Congress alone has the authority’ to breach federal dams, lawmakers write in letter to White House  —  The Biden administration is quietly discussing a potentially far-reaching settlement …

75% of New Yorkers Think Santos Should Resign From Congress: Poll  —  Only 22% of respondents say they want to see the Republican finish out his freshman term  —  Three-quarters of New Yorkers want Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., to step down from his Congressional seat, according to a new survey.

Donald Trump has worst day yet in NY civil fraud trial as underling's scribbled note ties him to conspiracy  — The Trump civil fraud trial is now in its eighth week in New York.  — The defense called Trump's former spreadsheet czar, Jeffrey McConney, to testify.