Progressive political commentator, author and podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen fumed Tuesday night over a tense moment in a House Appropriations Committee hearing in which a GOP lawmaker shut down their Democratic colleague’s line of questioning regarding files on Jeffrey Epstein, a display, he argued…
In 1971, Don McLean wrote an eight-and-a-half-minute elegy for the American soul. “American Pie” begins with a plane crash in an Iowa cornfield in 1959 that killed rock and rollers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper.But the song was never really about the crash. It was about what happen…
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) blamed a staffer for a homophobic post that drew widespread condemnation, even from his own party.The Tennessee Republican’s account wished followers a “Happy Nuclear Family Month” a day after Pride Month began, and added that “homosexuality has no place in America,” but he de…
The city of Bakersfield, California, was rocked on Tuesday as a man claiming to have a bomb strapped to his chest took a hostage at a Chase Bank in the city’s downtown area.According to CBS News, police have secured lockdowns of the surrounding area and have been negotiating with the suspect. The FB…
Judges signaled skepticism of the Department of Justice’s defense for scrubbing references to slavery at a historic site, according to reporting by the New York Times.In January, the Trump administration removed placards and videos commemorating the history of slavery at Independence National Histor…
Texas saw a potential shakeup in government on Tuesday, as Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced her resignation, effective July 17.”It has been an honor to serve the people of Texas in this role,” said Nelson in her announcement. “My time as Secretary came at an important moment for Texas, and I…
Fox News host Sean Hannity ended Tuesday’s episode of his podcast, “Hang Out with Sean Hannity,” with a disclaimer that some political analysts flagged as “notable.”The 90-minute episode featured an interview with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that spanned several conspiracy theories about al…
Trump’s latest appointment is baffling and extremely dangerous, a political commentator warned Tuesday evening on CNN.Bill Pulte, a Trump loyalist and the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, was appointed as the acting Director of National Intelligence. Critics point out that he has no e…
A veteran Democratic strategist revealed the primary race he’s watching as the polls close on Tuesday night.David Axelrod, a former senior advisor to President Barack Obama, said on CNN’s election night coverage that he will be watching the primary election in Iowa with a keen eye. Not only is it a …
The Supreme Court handed Alabama Republicans a massive victory on Tuesday, allowing the state to use a redrawn congressional map that eliminates one of two districts represented by a Black Democratic member of Congress, CNN reported.The court issued an unsigned order on its emergency docket over the…