Dominion Voting Sues Fox News For $1.6 Billion Over 2020 Election Claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dominion Voting Systems on Friday filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, arguing the cable news giant falsely claimed in an effort to boost faltering ratings that the voting company had rigged the 2020 election. It’s the first defamation suit filed against a media outlet by the voting company, which
What Americans Think About D.C. Statehood, Anti-Asian Discrimination And LGBTQ Rights
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Once again, we’re switching up the format a little, so please let us know your thoughts on it (or any other form you’d like to see this feature take) by shooting us an email. How you frame D.C. statehood matters This week the House of Representatives held a
Ted Cruz Goes Viral For His Spring Break Tank Top
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) hawked his new limited line of Spring Break merchandise on Twitter and immediately became the butt of online jokes. “Show you are a proud member of the CruzCrew,” the Texas Republican tweeted Thursday, promoting two $30 tank tops and a $25 trucker hat featuring a photo of himself and the slogan,
CNN’s Don Lemon Debunks The Go-To Excuse For Racists: ‘I’m Sick Of It, Shut Up!’
CNN’s Don Lemon on Thursday slammed people who spew racist rhetoric and then complain about “political correctness” or “cancel culture” when they are called out for their offensive comments. “Don’t give me that fake ‘I’m being censored’ BS,” said the CNN anchor as he picked apart Rep. Chip Roy’s (R-Texas) defense of inflammatory rhetoric during
Can Biden’s COVID-19 Relief Bill Help Democrats Avoid A Midterm Defeat?
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Poll(s) of the week President Biden’s American Rescue Plan is overwhelmingly popular: Seventy percent of adults said they were in favor of the legislation, compared to just 28 percent who opposed the bill, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Support for the bill crossed party lines,
‘Uh-Oh’: Vaping Hannity, Glasses Askew, Totally Unprepared After Commercial Break
Fox News host Sean Hannity gave his viewers the unintentional silent treatment on Thursday night when he was caught off guard as his show came back from a commercial break. He was staring down, apparently reading something, with his glasses askew as he vaped and let out a puff of mist. Hannity seemed unaware for several
Chuck Schumer Turns Mitch McConnell’s ‘Scorched Earth’ Threat Back On Him
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday dismissed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) threat to go “scorched earth” politics if Democrats abolish the filibuster. In an interview on “The Late Show,” host Stephen Colbert asked Schumer “what could possibly be more scorched earth than the way Mitch McConnell has just run roughshod for the
A Large PR Firm Pledged To Fight Climate Change. Then It Took Millions From A Notorious Fossil Fuel Trade Group.
Edelman, one of the largest public relations firms in the world, has pledged never to work with climate deniers and proudly touts its work on environmental justice campaigns with brands like Tazo Tea. But newly released tax filings obtained by BuzzFeed News show that in 2019 the company accepted more than $4 million from the
Ocasio-Cortez, Bowman And Nadler Call For Andrew Cuomo To Resign Over Harassment Allegations
A majority of the Democratic delegation from New York — including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jamaal Bowman and Jerry Nadler — have joined the call for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign after several women came forward to say the governor had sexually harassed them. “The repeated accusations against the governor, and the manner in which he
COVID Relief Bill Could Profoundly Strengthen Safety Net In War Against Poverty
President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package is being hailed by Democrats and progressive policy advocates as a generational expansion of the social safety net, providing food and housing assistance, greater access to health care and direct aid to families in what amounts to a broad-based attack on the cycle of poverty. With more