CNN — There was only one way the chaos in the Republican-led House – likened Thursday by one of its members to a “stupid clown car” – could get more extreme. Enter Donald Trump. The ex-president dived into the mayhem following the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, characteristically seeking to cast himself as kingmaker…
Historical society solves century-old lake mystery The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society has found two of three ships that sank in the same Lake Superior storm more than a century ago, locating one in 2021 and the other in 2022. Source link
Editor’s Note: Ruben Navarrette Jr. is a CNN.com contributor and a nationally syndicated columnist with the Washington Post Writers Group. Story highlights Ruben Navarrette: There is a new term to add to our national lexicon, “white Hispanic” It’s a label applied to George Zimmerman, who shot a black teenager, Navarrette says He says anyone, regardless…
Washington CNN — The Justice Department has directed an FBI special agent not to testify before the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee in a dispute over the agent’s request to have both his personal lawyer and a Justice Department attorney present during his deposition, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. In a letter obtained…
CNN — The top US Navy admiral ardently defended a non-binary sailor on Tuesday amid some criticism from Republican lawmakers, saying he is “particularly proud of this sailor.” The sailor, LTJG Audrey Knutson, had their story shared on the Navy’s Instagram page last week. In a short video, Knutson said they are proud to serve…
Bill Clinton talks about the possibility of Hillary Clinton running for president again. Source link
CNN — Getting rid of Kevin McCarthy didn’t solve anything. Whoever succeeds the former House speaker will need to defuse the hazardous and self-defeating political forces inside the Republican conference that made McCarthy’s tenure, in a job he’d sought for years, so abbreviated. Two candidates, GOP Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Judiciary Chairman…
New York CNN — Netflix is officially winding down the business that helped make it a household name. This fall, the streaming giant will officially say goodbye to its DVD rental service and all of the red envelopes that made it possible. “On September 29th, 2023, we will send out the last red envelope,” the…
Editor’s Note: Kevin Gentry is a board member of the Cato Institute. This letter was written in response to an opinion article published on CNN.com earlier this week. Story highlights Kevin Gentry: Charles Koch has consistently championed libertarian ideas Gentry: Cato Chairman Robert Levy would have you believe otherwise He says the Koch brothers support…
Judge Arthur Engoron sits before Tuesday’s proceedings. Dave Sanders/Pool/AP Judge Arthur Engoron rebuked Donald Trump after the former president attacked his clerk in a social media post on Tuesday and forbade the parties from making any future comments about his staff. “This morning one of the defendants posted on social media account a disparaging untrue and personally…