President Donald Trump on Wednesday night announced he would not deliver the State of the Union address on Jan. 29 as originally planned, and his critics on social media are calling it a win for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). Pelosi had earlier this month asked that he postpone the speech due to the ongoing […]
President Donald Trump was rightly taken to task Monday after he once again tried to dismiss climate change as a hoax with this tweet: So, on Tuesday night, Jimmy Kimmel recruited two children to explain the concept of global warming with illustrations that the president might be able to understand. Apollo, 8, and Kaitlynn, 10, […]
Michael Moore lamented the constitutional rule that sets a minimum age of 35 for the president on Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word.” The documentary filmmaker said it was “too bad” because, otherwise, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) would have been able to throw her hat into the ring. Moore appeared to suggest, in a roundabout […]
An 11-year-old boy in Wilmington, Delaware, who was bullied because his last name is Trump will be Melania Trump’s guest at Tuesday night’s State of the Union address. Back in December, Joshua Trump was allowed to change his last name to Berto after enduring relentless bullying from his fellow students. Joshua’s mom, Megan Trump, said the […]
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were reportedly not in attendance when Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, turned 37 earlier this month. Catherine and her husband, Prince William, celebrated her big day with a celebration full of close friends at their country home in Norfolk, England. But Prince Harry and Meghan Markle weren’t supposed […]
By Sarah Garland Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series about how schools, teachers and students are coping with the immigration crisis. PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — Wilda Rosario’s support groups for immigrant students at Patchogue-Medford High School usually start out with lots of laughter. That’s just how teenagers are, she says. But it doesn’t […]
A GOP lawmaker wants to fund President Donald Trump’s border wall by squeezing money out of every Arizonan who patronizes pornographic websites. Republican state Rep. Gail Griffin, R-Hereford, recently introduced House Bill 2444, which would require electronics manufacturers to preinstall porn-blocking software on all electronic devices bought or sold in the state, the Arizona Mirror reported. […]
President Donald Trump on Sunday gave credence to incomplete and possibly inaccurate information about the extent of voter fraud in Texas, marking the latest in a series of misleading and false statements he has made on the topic of voting irregularities. In a call for voter identification laws ― which Texas already has ― Trump […]
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Sunday said “action will be taken” against Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) over his recent comments to The New York Times questioning why terms such as “white supremacist” and “white nationalist” are considered offensive. McCarthy said on CBS’ “Face The Nation” that he will meet with King on Monday […]
Chicago police have located more surveillance cameras in the area where Jussie Smollett was allegedly attacked, and the additional footage could bring them closer to learning what happened in the early hours of Jan. 29. A police spokesman told reporters on Monday that new video was being “downloaded and reviewed.” Authorities are looking for more […]