Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a news conference on President Donald Trump’s plan to place Washington police under federal control and deploy National guard troops to Washington, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) The mayor called the police surge in DC an “authoritarian push” in a town hall this week,…
Source: Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Across Washington, D.C., people have been calling out Trump’s latest power grab, with the Free DC Project ramping up its efforts to protect Home Rule and “win lasting dignity” for communities across the District. During Monday’s press conference, a diverse coalition of community members and grassroots leaders gathered to reject…
Online personality Jonathan Moss typically cracks jokes, but this time he used his social media platform to expose rental discrimination in Scottsdale, Arizona. It’s illegal, but one Arizona landlord, whom Moss did not name, turned away his rental application allegedly based on the color of his skin. In a viral TikTok video, the comedian and…
Politicians are known to be forgetful. They’re especially good at forgetting campaign promises. If they don’t have a teleprompter, they’re likely to flub and forget parts of speeches, but forget the Pledge of Allegiance? Republican lawmakers have long supported requiring students in K-12 public schools to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Americans learn the pledge…
Source: With a little over three months left until New York City elects a new mayor, two of its most prominent candidates in Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo, are verbally clashing. This time, Cuomo is attacking the frontrunner over his platform message of adding affordability in housing for citizens, questioning why he’s living in a…
President Donald Trump’s relationship with his phone has always been a source of fascination and concern, from his prolific social media habits to his willingness to answer calls from unknown numbers. But it’s what greets him every time he picks up his device that has captured the internet’s attention once again, confirming what many already…
FILE – Students make their way to classes on the first day of school in Land O’ Lakes, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP, File) Experts share tips to help children ease back into earlier bedtimes and better sleep habits as the school year begins. After a summer of vacations…
LONDON – JULY 07: Venus Williams of USA plays a backhand during the Women’s Singles final match against Marion Bartoli of France during day twelve of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 7, 2007 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) The seven-time Grand…
Conservative CNN analyst Scott Jennings was strangely silent and had his words come back to bite him in a clash on “CNN NewNight with Abby Phillip” Monday night during a panel discussion over President Donald Trump’s order sending the National Guard into the nation’s Capital to crack down on crime. Trump made the announcement Monday…
FILE- People wait in line to enter the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Cultural on the National Mall in Washington, Mat 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) The White House has ordered a sweeping review of Smithsonian museums to ensure exhibits reflect President Donald Trump’s vision of American history, prompting criticism…
