On Thursday, Washington Post analyst Philip Bump examined Trump’s 37-page dossier of evidence supposedly proving the legitimacy of questions about the 2020 election. As Bump concludes, this evidence is either false or unrelated to any fraud claims. Fruitless effort “Over the three-plus years since the election,” Bump explains, “no evidence of any schemes that affected…
A 40-year-old woman and her coworker were heading to the airport together when a group of carjackers accosted them. The pair miraculously fought off the armed attackers without suffering any significant injuries, saving the vehicle and managing to get to a hospital to receive treatment. A Normal Day On the early morning of Wednesday, the…
On Monday, Lisa Grouette, a reporter for the Globe Gazette, revealed on X, formerly Twitter, that she and a colleague had been denied entry to a Trump campaign event in Iowa. The journalist’s request for credentials was later granted, but the episode sparked reminders of Trump’s controversial approach to members of the media. Entry denied…
While the so-called “California exodus” appears to be slowing, 2023 saw more than 75,000 Californians leave the Golden State. Continued decline For decades, California’s population grew, eventually making it the most populous state in the union. However, in 2020 that trend reversed. Years and years According to data collected by the US Census, the population…
On Jan 2, Joe Patrice, a legal commentator for Above the Law, published a scathing indictment of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ end-of-year report. Patrice harshly criticized Roberts for his inaction concerning the corruption revelations that have shaken the Court this year. Unacceptable “The Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary is no longer a…
Federal prosecutors and Trump’s defense team have pored over the former president’s tweets, each using them to bolster their arguments. The Posting President Trump’s use of Twitter, now known as X, was legendary. He used his account, which was one of the most-followed on the platform, to attack his enemies, trade insults, and promote his…
Trump supporters erupted in outrage this week after receiving their ballots for the Nevada Republican presidential primary election. They believed the lack of Republicans on the ballot was evidence of Democratic meddling when it was actually due to the Republican Party deciding to hold its own primary, separate from the state-run one. Outrage This week,…
Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio has once again pushed for a bill that would determine how many representatives a state may have based on the state’s population of US citizens. Currently, the number of seats each state has is determined by the decennial Census, which counts total population. Davidson’s argument On Jan 2, Davidson wrote…
Jeff Fortenberry, a nine-term former Republican Representative from Nebraska, was convicted in 2022 of lying to the FBI. On Tuesday, an appellate court reversed the conviction, ruling that Fortenberry’s trial was held in an inappropriate locale. The Incident In 2016, Fortenberry received $30,000 for his reelection campaign from Gilbert Chagoury, a Nigerian billionaire. The funds…
Kari Lake, a controversial far-right candidate for the US Senate in Arizona, attempted to have a defamation suit against her denied. The judge dismissed Lake’s motion, explaining that Lake’s defamatory comments could be proven false before a jury of her peers. Quick Decision Superior Court Judge Jay Adleman of Maricopa County issued his opinion less…