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We have a photo. We have a statement. We have a medical explanation that is, in retrospect, completely unremarkable for an 84-year-old man who has fallen multiple times this year. And we have a question that nobody in McConnell’s office seems interested in answering: why did all of this take four weeks? The explanation, when … Read more
A federal judge has been assigned to preside over fired FBI Director James Comey’s case after the Justice Department issued new charges against him late last month. U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan of the Eastern District of North Carolina was appointed by George W. Bush and is considered to be right-leaning, according to Ballotpedia. … Read more
Recent updates to the Obama Presidential Center have drawn criticism from some residents following the release of new renderings and details about the project’s design and construction plans. The Obama Foundation unveiled revised renderings this week intended to show how the center’s exterior and surrounding space will look once completed. But the unusual continue reading …
There is no one on the planet less qualified to comment on politicians who won’t accept election results than Hillary Rodham Clinton. And yet here we are. Less than 24 hours after President Trump delivered a nationally televised address revealing declassified intelligence about Chinese interference in the 2020 election — authenticated by the CIA director,continue … Read more
Three 18-year-olds have been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of longtime sports radio personality Jimmy Dodds, whose death has shaken the Kansas City, Kansas, community and renewed concerns about youth violence. Dodds, 64, was killed Sunday outside his home in the 3000 block of 82nd Terrace in Kansas City, Kansas. Known to … Read more
A State Department spokesperson told reporters that, to their knowledge, this is the first time an officer has been terminated under the authority granted by Executive Order 14211, which President Trump signed earlier this year to strengthen accountability within the diplomatic corps. The order states that “all officers or employees charged with implementing continue reading … Read more
President Trump on Sunday appeared to finally deliver what he’s been teasing now for weeks: A peace deal of some sort with Iran: President Donald Trump says an agreement with Iran has been reached and that the US will end its naval blockade on the country. Tehran has not immediately confirmed the agreement. Key mediator Pakistan … Read more
There’s been another chilling update on Kentucky GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell. Emergency dispatch audio indicating that an individual at McConnell’s Washington, D.C., residence suffered a reported “cardiac arrest” earlier this month has renewed questions about the former Senate Republican leader’s health and whether he will return to the Senate. Since the continue reading …
On my sixty-fifth birthday, my daughter-in-law knocked my cake onto the patio, smiled like she had just finished loading the dishwasher, and said, “Oops.” So I picked up her expensive Italian handbag, the one she never stopped mentioning cost more than most people’s monthly rent, dropped it into the fire pit, watched the leather begin … Read more
My mother stared at my newborn as though the nurse had carried in something disgraceful rather than a seven pound miracle. Before I could fully sit up, she announced, we will never acknowledge a fatherless child. My father stood next to her in a charcoal suit, his arms folded. And we will never hold that … Read more
