Progressive activist and former Media Matters journalist Kat Abughazaleh lost her bid for the Democratic nomination in Illinois’ 9th Congressional District, falling short in a crowded primary field to replace retiring Rep. Jan Schakowsky. Abughazaleh was one of 15 candidates competing for the seat after Schakowsky announced she would step down following nearly three decades … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a setback to a bid by the heirs of Jewish art dealers to win restitution from Germany in American courts for what they called a coerced sale forced by the former Nazi government in 1935 of a collection of precious medieval religious art. The justices in a 9-0 ruling decided … Read more
The United States Supreme Court ruled against two veterans who argued that their disability claims were unjustly denied, even though the evidence in their cases was equitably balanced. The court, in a 7-2 ruling, determined that the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is not required to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs’ implementation … Read more
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker will face Republican challenger Darren Bailey in this year’s gubernatorial election, after Bailey secured the GOP nomination on Tuesday. Pritzker will attempt to become the state’s first Democrat to win three terms. Bailey defeated three opponents in the Republican primary, according to the Associated Press. A farmer and longtime conservative figure … Read more
Democrats and the Left exploded again at President Donald Trump following remarks he made to reporters in the Oval Office about California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday. Trump, referencing Newsom’s self-described dyslexia, said such a learning disorder should disqualify him from becoming president. “Gavin ‘Newscum’ has admitted that he is a — that he … Read more
Sophia Negroponte, the adopted daughter of former Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte, was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of 24-year-old Yousuf Rasmussen inside a Maryland Airbnb. The sentence was handed down by Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Terrence McGann after a jury convicted her of second-degree murder at … Read more
If you have had your fair share of traveling by plane, you know all too well that it can be tiring, to say the least. Well, according to many, it can also be annoying, especially if you are seated next to someone who won’t stop talking, listening to loud music, or scrolling through reels with … Read more
As people age, it’s not uncommon to run into comments that sound defeating. While most of those comments come as casual remarks, such as “you are too old for that,” and “maybe it’s just the time to slow down,” for those hearing them, they sound like judgments. And it’s not hard to see why. Hearing … Read more
President Donald Trump attended an event for Women’s History Month at the White House and paid tribute to several legendary women, including former first lady, Martha Washington, Betsy Ross (who is credited with making the first US flag), pilot Amelia Earhart, and singer Aretha Franklin. But that wasn’t it, since Trump went on to talk … Read more
The Signature of Betrayal I was blessed with the best husband in the world, a man whose kindness felt like sunlight in a dark room, but I was cursed with a mother-in-law who seemed intent on extinguishing it. Kim was not just difficult; she was a force of cruelty, a woman so consumed by greed … Read more