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Elon Musk’s Explosive Day
First SpaceX blew up a rocket. Then Musk blew up Twitter’s verification system.
In 1969 Abe Fortas Became the First Justice Forced to Resign. Should Clarence Thomas Be Next?
As pressure grows on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign over his decades-long relationship with a billionaire benefactor, we speak with legal journalist Adam Cohen, who says there is a precedent that should guide lawmakers in how to address the growing scandal. In 1969, Justice Abe Fortas was forced to resign after his financial relationship came to light with businessman Louis Wolfson, who paid Fortas to consult for his foundation.
Karine Jean-Pierre Sends Brutal Message To Conservatives Over Bud Light Backlash
Dylan Mulvaney, the trans TikTok influencer subject to conservative outrage over a beer partnership, interviewed President Joe Biden last year.
Ex-RNC Chair Who Hates The GOP Explains Why He’s Still A Card-Carrying Republican
Michael Steele also revealed the private comments from national Republicans that anger him “more than anything.
Sen. Ted Cruz’s Telling Call With Fox Business Host Caught On Newly Released Tape
The Texas Republican seemed to suggest there was an absence of “actual facts” about 2020 electoral fraud in his conversation with Maria Bartiromo.
Fox News Parts Ways With ‘Unfiltered’ Host Dan Bongino
The commentator’s “Canceled in the USA” program on Fox Nation will also end.
Radio Host Larry Elder Announces 2024 GOP Bid For President
Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder announced Thursday he is running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
Fox Pays Dominion $787.5 Million in Historic Settlement But Won’t Apologize for Election Lies
We look at the historic settlement reached this week in Dominion Voting Systems’s lawsuit against Fox News for promoting lies about voting machines being rigged against Trump in the 2020 election.
Meet the Abortion Provider Whose Wyoming Clinic Was Firebombed & Who Worked with Slain Dr. George Tiller
As the Supreme Court weighs whether to keep mifepristone available nationwide, we speak with Julie Burkhart, who is on the frontlines of the fight for reproductive justice. Burkhart is president of Wellspring Health Access, the only full-service abortion clinic in Wyoming, that was firebombed by an anti-abortion activist last year, as well as co-owner of Hope Clinic in Granite City, Illinois. Burkhart previously worked for eight years with Dr. George Tiller before his assassination in 2009.
“A New Jane Crow”: Abortion Advocates Brace for Supreme Court Ruling That Could Ban Mifepristone
As the abortion pill mifepristone remains available for at least another two days after a delayed U.S. Supreme Court ruling, we discuss the case with law professor Michele Goodwin. She notes the push to force more people to give birth is taking place against a backdrop of poor maternal health outcomes.
How to Support Evan Gershkovich
Russia’s detention of a Wall Street Journal reporter is part of a disturbing global phenomenon.
Dianne Feinstein Reminded Us That the Senate Doesn’t Have a Plan
The government still doesn’t know what to do when members of Congress cannot serve.
Montana’s TikTok Ban Won’t Work
Technologically speaking, it would be difficult—perhaps impossible—to implement.
Lawrence O’Donnell: ‘Too Stupid’ Fox News Could’ve Saved $787 Million With Just 3 Words
“Everyone working at Fox was too stupid to know those legal safe words,” said the MSNBC anchor.
Biden Blasts GOP ‘Wacko Notions’ Amid Debt Limit Standoff
President Joe Biden has lambasted the House Republicans’ emerging proposal to raise the nation’s debt limit in a speech at a union hall.
Ex-Fox News Host Gretchen Carlson Reveals Why She Implored Dominion Not To Settle
Carlson, who reached a settlement with her former employer in 2016, said she had been living vicariously through Dominion’s defamation lawsuit.
Top Republican Plans To Speak With Marjorie Taylor Greene After She Was Silenced On Panel
Rep. Mark Green, chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, was reportedly furious after the Georgia Republican’s outburst.
IRS Agent Seeking Protection To Provide Info To Congress In Hunter Biden Tax Probe
The agent can offer details that will “contradict sworn testimony to Congress by a senior political appointee,” their attorney said in a letter.
In 1969 Abe Fortas Became the First Justice Forced to Resign. Should Clarence Thomas Be Next?
As pressure grows on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign over his decades-long relationship with a billionaire benefactor, we speak with legal journalist Adam Cohen, who says there is a precedent that should guide lawmakers in how to address the growing scandal. In 1969, Justice Abe Fortas was forced to resign after his financial relationship came to light with businessman Louis Wolfson, who paid Fortas to consult for his foundation.
The Justice & the Billionaire: Clarence Thomas Failed to Disclose Real Estate Deal with GOP Megadonor
Calls continue to grow for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to step down or to be impeached, after ProPublica uncovered more damning information about his relationship with Republican megadonor Harlan Crow. According to the new report, Thomas and his family sold a house and two vacant lots in Savannah, Georgia, to Crow for around $130,000 but never disclosed the sale, which appears to be a violation of the 1978 Ethics in Government Act.
Ending 30-Year Saga, Judge Rules Haitian Activist Targeted by ICE Should Not Face Deportation Again
A New York immigration judge on Tuesday ruled that Jean Montrevil, a Haitian immigrant and longtime activist, will no longer face deportation, after a decade of being targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for his activism. Montrevil was deported to Haiti in 2018 under the Trump administration but got a second chance in 2021, when Virginia Governor Ralph Northam granted him a pardon for two drug convictions from three decades earlier, which ICE had used as a pretext to deport him.
New York Times: Biden Admin Ignored Warnings About Migrant Child Labor, Punished Whistleblowers
Our guest Hannah Dreier, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter at The New York Times, has published a bombshell new investigation headlined “As Migrant Children Were Put to Work, U.S. Ignored Warnings.” It reports that the Biden administration has repeatedly ignored or missed warnings about a surge of migrant children as young as 12 working in factories across the United States under grueling and often dangerous working conditions in serious violation of child labor laws.
The Influencer Economy Is Warping the American Dream
Social-media influencing is both an alternative to traditional American capitalism and an embodiment of it.
Nutrition Research Forgot About Dads
When it comes to their influence on kids’ eating habits, dads are far less studied than moms. But they may leave just as big a mark.
Fox News Lost the Lawsuit but Won the War
The network will pay $787.5 million to Dominion Voting Systems as the price of retaining its audience.
You Should Ask a Chatbot to Make You a Drink
AI is great at coming up with cocktail recipes, even as it fails at other tasks. Just don’t ask it to get too creative with the garnishes.