Sen. Chris Murphy was dining with progressive activists at a French restaurant in Washington’s Georgetown neighborhood when the discussion turned to advancing legislative priorities and the role of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. According to people familiar with the mid-February gathering, Murphy told attendees that some lawmakers had conducted informal vote counts to assess whether … Read more

The U.S. Senate has confirmed a former clerk for conservative Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and the late Antonin Scalia to be a judge on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 52 to 45 in favor of Eric Tung, a partner at Jones Day. This made him the first judge … Read more

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that his country is ready to “facilitate meaningful and conclusive talks” to end the war in the Middle East. Officials indicated that Islamabad is being pushed as a possible place for the US and Iran to negotiate. Pakistani sources said that Vice President JD Vance was being suggested as a possible … Read more

Curious if your sandwich order is a window to your soul? It sounds a bit crazy, doesn’t it? The idea that the key to your personality might be hidden in the combination of bread and fillings might seem far-fetched at first, but when you really think about it, the types of food that we like … Read more

The morning she left, her husband smiled. Not kindly. Not sadly. But like a man watching something end exactly the way he expected. At 73 years old, Evelyn Mercer walked out of her home with one suitcase, a wool coat… and twelve dollars in her wallet. After 38 years of marriage, she had nothing left. … Read more

In 2016, researchers in Australia asked a disturbing question: What would a human look like… if our bodies were built to survive a serious car crash? The answer wasn’t a theory. It was something you could actually see. His name is Graham. And once you look at him… You don’t forget. Graham is a life-size … Read more

A California Court of Appeals has denied Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta’s emergency request to shut down Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s ongoing recount of approximately 650,000 seized ballots. Bonta rushed to the 4th District Court of Appeal earlier this week in a bid to block Bianco’s court-authorized investigation into a significant 45,896-vote discrepancy in … Read more

Florida Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is facing serious legal issues. Last fall, she was indicted for allegedly misappropriating $5 million in FEMA funds. Court records indicate that Cherfilus-McCormick and her brother, Edwin McCormick, received these FEMA funds as part of a COVID-19 vaccination staffing contract in 2021. The indictment claims that the $5 million represents an … Read more

The debate over the SAVE America Act, which requires proof of citizenship for voter registration and proof of identification to cast a ballot, is currently stalled in Congress. It may remain stuck for some time. Congressional Democrats seem to be employing the strategy of opposing Republicans by slamming their heads on a desk, but they … Read more

On Tuesday, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling that significantly expands the federal government’s authority to detain migrants without bond. The court held that even migrants arrested within the United States—well away from any port of entry—can be subject to mandatory detention. In the case of Herrera Avila v. Bondi, the court adopted … Read more