News That Defies The Status Quo!

It was three or four years ago that the word GOAT finally gnawed through the fence of minor sports blogs and started gamboling in the greener fields of television and newspaper commentary—GOAT, that is, as an acronym for “Greatest of All Time.” Thus, for example, fans of the New England Patriots wear goat’s-head masks to […]

Rep. Cedric Richmond (D., Ill.) compared banning assault weapons to banning plastic straws during an appearance on CNN Friday evening. He questioned why we “have cities that are banning plastic straws but we can’t ban assault weapons” and expressed a hope for widespread support. “How do you plan to convince the Senate majority leader, Mitch […]

An MSNBC panel speculated Friday afternoon about potentially removing President Donald Trump from office due to his mental state, pointing to reports he is exhibiting “signs that were similar to the early stages of Alzheimer’s.” “He attacked a man who turned out to be one of his own supporters,” host Nicolle Wallace said. “I don’t […]

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) will attend an event with a group that supports the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel one day after being denied entry into Israel in part due to her support of BDS. Israeli officials later decided to allow Tlaib to enter for humanitarian purposes to see her grandmother, […]

New York Times reporters have criticized President Donald Trump’s stance toward pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Their reporting on President Barack Obama’s muted stance toward similar protests in Iran a decade ago was passive. In a “news analysis,” Times reporters wrote Trump’s “cautious distance” from the pro-democracy protests against China’s oppressive government leaves him isolated from Congress […]

Indiana state representative Dan Forestal (D.) impersonated an officer to ask where he could find cocaine, and upon his arrest threatened to use his family connections to “have” the badges of those detaining him, according to a police report. The Marion County prosecutor’s office charged Forestal with driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest, and impersonating a […]

The protester removed from President Donald Trump’s Thursday night rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, is actually a Trump supporter—and he still likes Trump, he told Fox News in an interview after the rally. Frank Dawson, a former police officer and retired navy man told Fox that he had actually been trying to stop other protesters […]

Rachel Maddow launched a lengthy attack on a nominee for the Second Circuit on Thursday, misrepresenting his argument in a 2010 law review article in a smear some are deeming anti-Semitic. In the segment, Maddow goes after Steven Menashi’s argument in an article titled “Ethnonationalism and Liberal Democracy,” claiming his article was a “high-brow argument […]

Democratic congressional candidate Dan McCready (N.C.) on Sunday accused his Republican opponent Dan Bishop of not believing in public schools, despite sending his children to a private school that costs $18,000 a year. McCready, who will be facing state Sen. Bishop in a September 10th special election for North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, participated in the […]

Former President Barack Obama has told Joe Biden that his top advisers are too old and out of touch with the political climate, according to a new report on their relationship. Recent Stories in Politics Obama Thinks Biden’s Closest Advisers Are Too Old, Out of Touch Warren’s Indian Country Plan Doesn’t Mention Her Heritage Lieu […]

Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro spent the first part of her show questioning the autopsy results for accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, saying a medical examiner’s finding is “nothing more than an opinion.” “This medical examiner took extra time from Saturday to Friday to put the facts together to determine the manner of death. How do […]

Fox News’ Jesse Watters brought on comedian Pauly Shore to offer his thoughts about current events, including reports that President Donald Trump wanted to buy Greenland. Shore offered a string of jokes about Greenland, including asserting “that’s where all the cannabis is going to be” during his appearance on Watters’ World Saturday. “No the reason […]

Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM), one of the first native American women elected to Congress, said she was disappointed President Donald Trump continues to attack Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) with a slur. “I did the Pocahontas thing, maybe it can be revived,” Trump said at a recent rally attacking Warren. Haaland criticized Trump’s attacks as “racial […]

CNN reporter Sara Sidner managed to interview some Antifa protestors in Portland, who told her they were a part of a “political ideology” and argued they were not trying to provoke conflict. The protestors attempted to justify their demonstrations by arguing far-right groups would be violent regardless of Antifa’s presence. “They come here so you […]

Former Vice President Dick Cheney is planning to attend a fundraiser for President Donald Trump next week, according to a new report. The reclusive politician plans to appear at a Wyoming fundraiser Monday with his daughter, House GOP leader Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), The Washington Post reported. Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and acting White House […]

Filmmaker Michael Moore told MSNBC he was “so glad” both President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are “frightened” by Democrats like Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar. Moore was speaking with MSNBC anchor Brian Williams on The 11th Hour Friday night. “Is the squad blameless for giving the president a steady stream […]

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Chris Wallace and Shepard Smith have achieved fame and fortune by being voices of relative reason in the opinion-dominated Fox News landscape, but the time has come for them to take a stand against the home of Tucker Carlson‘s dangerous rhetoric, and take their talents elsewhere. The offenses of Fox News’ “opinion side” and ostensible […]