Ivanka Trump Visits National Park In The Middle Of Pandemic, And People Are Ticked
Twitter users are annoyed over Ivanka Trump’s visit to a national park amid the coronavirus pandemic for what appeared to be a photo opportunity. Critics tore into President Donald Trump’s daughter and adviser after she tweeted photographs on Thursday of herself celebrating the passage of The Great American Outdoors Act at the Rocky Mountain National
Explosive UFO Report In NYT Mentions ‘Off-World Vehicles Not Made On This Earth’
The Pentagon’s secretive UFO unit is going to make some of its findings public, The New York Times reported. And one consultant to the agency has briefed Defense Department officials of some highly unusual discoveries ― including items retrieved from “off-world vehicles not made on this Earth,” the newspaper said. The Pentagon has claimed it
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says She Is Receiving Chemotherapy
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is receiving chemotherapy to treat a recurrence of cancer, the Supreme Court said Friday. Ginsburg began the treatment in May, she said in a statement released by the court. She said that it “is yielding positive results” and that she intends to remain on the court, “as long as I can
Here’s Why BLM Protesters Have Asked Journalists Not To Show Their Faces
Michael Ciaglo / Getty Images At the Occupy City Hall demonstration in New York in early July, protesters posted signs demanding that photographers receive consent from the people they took pictures of. Kim Vivar, an organizer for NYC Shut It Down, which has been putting together protests for racial justice since 2015, told BuzzFeed News,
As COVID-19 Toll Soars, Trump Brags About Bringing ‘Back’ Incandescent Light Bulbs
In another rambling, campaign-style speech, President Donald Trump boasted at a Thursday news conference about bringing “back” incandescent light bulbs — while failing again to offer a plan to stem the record-breaking wrath of COVID-19. Trump also bragged about “stopping the egregious abuse of the Clean Water Act” when he last year rolled back pollution protections
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Calls Kayleigh McEnany ‘Karen’ After Insult
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday called Kayleigh McEnany “Karen” after the White House press secretary referred to her as a “derelict mayor” at a briefing. “Hey, Karen. Watch your mouth,” Lightfoot tweeted. Hey, Karen. Watch your mouth. pic.twitter.com/zhjRyokKD5 — Mayor Lori Lightfoot (@chicagosmayor) July 16, 2020 “Karen” is a slang pejorative for a rude
Americans Increasingly Dislike How Republican Governors Are Handling The Coronavirus Outbreak
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Poll(s) of the week Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, governors have generally received better marks for the way they’ve handled the crisis than President Trump has. However, new polling suggests that may be changing, especially for Republican governors in states where the number of coronavirus cases has spiked in
The Forces Fighting Congress’s Bill To End Surprise Billing Are Acting Like They’ve Already Won. They Likely Have.
WASHINGTON — One year ago members of Congress declared surprise medical billing an unjust market failure and vowed quick action to fix it. Both political parties agreed. Who could defend the growing cases of massive bills for people who go to the emergency room and are unknowingly treated by out-of-network doctors? One 2019 study found
Trump’s Reckless Push To Reopen Schools Is An Admission Of Failure
By pushing to reopen schools this fall regardless of whether the coronavirus is still spreading wildly, President Donald Trump is giving up on his own plan to contain the virus. In April, the White House unveiled ”Guidelines for Opening Up America Again,” which call for business and other activities to resume in staggered phases, depending
GOP State Lawmaker: ‘I Want To See More People’ Get Coronavirus
A GOP lawmaker in Alabama said he’s “not concerned” about the current spike in cases of the coronavirus in the state. “In fact, quite honestly, I want to see more people, because we start reaching an immunity as more people have it and get through it,” Alabama state Sen. Del Marsh told reporters Thursday. “I