News That Defies The Status Quo!

A new poll shows opposition to a ban on so-called assault weapons is near an all-time high despite the confused terminology it used. The Gallup poll of 1,019 adults, conducted between October 1 and 10, found 57 percent of respondents opposed to banning semiautomatic guns that a number of states define as “assault weapons.” Opposition […]

U.S. special operators and other troops have been using advanced war-fighting applications for hand-held devices that contain software weaknesses that render them vulnerable to hacking by hostile actors, a non-public U.S. Navy Inspector General investigation found earlier this year. The mapping applications at issue are known by their acronyms KILSWITCH and APASS and have been […]

ABC reporter Paula Faris told Texas Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke that he was a “rock star” while walking with the candidate in footage that aired Sunday on “This Week.” “You’re a rock star … You really are,” she said as supporters of O’Rourke cheered as he walked past them. She noted how he couldn’t […]

The Democratic mayor of Los Angeles indicated he is seriously considering a run for the presidency in 2020. Eric Garcetti said he will likely make a decision in the next two months as to whether he will run during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “Well, first and foremost I’m having important conversations […]

New court filings document the extent to which the Obama administration used government power to target disfavored industries, and subsequently sought to avoid responsibility for its targeting program. The new information comes from a motion for summary judgement filed in federal court by the plaintiffs in Advance America et al. v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. […]

Something about Tom Brady was different. New England sports diehard Jerry Thornton realized this when the cover of the February 18, 2002, edition of People magazine caught his eye. “Why I Had Plastic Surgery” blared the big-blocked letters. But it wasn’t Greta Van Susteren featuring her new “talk of TV” look that grabbed his attention. Thornton […]

A group of African-American and Latino campaign staffers have filed federal discrimination charges against billionaire J.B. Pritzker, Democratic hopeful for Illinois governor. The suit alleges Pritzker’s campaign routinely marginalizes minority workers. “Although they hire African Americans and Latinos as campaign workers, the vast majority are herded into race-specific positions where they are expected to interact […]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) was confronted at a restaurant Friday by a small group of angry diners who were upset with him over the issue of Social Security. McConnell and his wife, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, were eating dinner at the popular Cuban restaurant Havana Rumba in Louisville when four men […]

Wisconsin Democratic congressional candidate Randy Bryce on Friday night justified his multiple arrests by comparing himself to Rep. John Lewis (D., Ga.), who was arrested dozens of times for peaceful civil rights protests during the 1960’s Bryce and his Republican opponent, Bryan Steil, participated in their first debate, where they debated several issues, including Bryce’s […]

So, here’s a story. You probably saw it in the news, in the dueling op-eds, in the outrage that swirled around it. But the story is still worth revisiting as a microcosm, a little diorama, of our cultural situation. This past July, The Nation published a poem by Anders Carlson-Wee called “How-To,” narrated by a […]

Joe Scarborough thinks it’s time the media shifted focus from President Donald Trump’s alleged tendency for mendacity to the adoring reaction the Commander in Chief receives for his hyperbolic trolling by supporters who attend his rallies. Morning Joe opened with a segment that is best described by the chyron that read “Trump’s Challenge With The Truth,” but after Jon Meacham […]

CNN’s Clarissa Ward reported on CNN’s New Day is reporting that among the Saudi operatives sent to Istanbul to murder Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was a “body double” designed to mislead via surveillance footage. CNN has obtained and aired exclusive footage that showed an individual leaving the consulate wearing the same clothes, glasses and even having the […]

During the CNN televised Florida Governor’s Debate between Democrat Andrew Gillum and Republican Ron DeSantis, talk turned repeatedly to President Donald Trump. And it seems Trump himself was watching. Shortly after the debate, Trump tweeted that “DeSantis had a great debate victory tonight against Andrew Gillum, a mayor who presides over one of the worst run, and […]

During a barb-filled exchange during the CNN televised Florida Governor’s Debate between Ron DeSantis and Andrew Gillum, Democratic Tallahassee mayor Gillum told his opponent that he had to bring his facts because it was not Fox News. DeSantis started by saying that one of the problems Gillum has is that he is presiding “over a city […]

During a Florida governor’s debate televised and moderated by CNN on Sunday, Democratic challenger and Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum got a bit confused when a question about President Donald Trump being a good role model to Florida kids was posed. “I’m confused by the question,” Gillum said when it was his turn to respond during […]

Three NBA players have been suspended after a brawl broke out on the court on Saturday during the Lakers’ home opener. Los Angeles Lakers’ Brandon Ingram was suspended for four games while teammate Rajon Rondo was suspended for three games. Houston Rockets player Chris Paul will sit out two games. Deadline, which also reported on […]

TMZ caught up with Ben Stein on Saturday and asked him to weigh in on Mitch McConnell being confronted in a restaurant in Kentucky. Stein said the whole thing was “disgusting.” “Disgusting…mob rule,” Stein began. “Antifa is becoming like the brown shirts in the early days of the Nazi Party.” He added that he considered the confrontation “as […]

On Sunday, President Donald Trump renewed his ‘fake news’ attack on CNN with a tweet joking that the network — a frequent target of his Twitter kvetching — may soon go bust. “Facebook has just stated that they are setting up a system to ‘purge’ themselves of Fake News. Does that mean CNN will finally […]