Major DC car dealer sounds alarm over feds' EV push: 'Everyday Americans' are rejecting mandates

foxnews.com A major auto dealer in the Washington, D.C. area sounded the alarm on customers' distaste or disinterest in electic vehicles, in spite of the Biden administration's…

Donald Trump's 'Genius' Lawyer Throws Down the Gauntlet to Fani Willis

newsweek.com Steven Sadow, Donald Trump's attorney in his Georgia election-interference case, has launched a bid to get the former president's trial delayed. Sadow said it could be the…

Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom score win over Donald Trump

newsweek.com Ratings for Thursday's debate between Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom surpassed audience figures for recent town halls featuring DeSantis' Republican primary rival and…

Teen girls are being victimized by deepfake nudes. One family is pushing for more protections

abcnews.go.com Dorota Mani sits for an interview in her office in Jersey City, N.J. on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. Mani is the parent of a 14-year-old New Jersey high school student…

No good answers for Biden as voters recoil over border crossings

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — Worried about the large numbers of people crossing the border from Mexico, Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas went to White House officials with some advice: Get the…

John Walsh: The Operative Who Paved the Way for Obama’s 2008 Win

politico.com Wash, who died last week at 65 after a battle with stomach cancer, ended up changing American politics with this theory, first upending the Massachusetts political world —…

George Santos seeks revenge

newsweek.com George Santos has vowed to file ethics complaints against four members of the House of Representatives after the lower chamber of Congress voted to expel him in a historic…

A Democratic congressman convicted of tax evasion, bribery, and 8 other criminal charges was the last House member expelled before George Santos

businessinsider.com Left to Right: Rep. George Santos joins a small list of representatives who were expelled from Congress, including former Rep. James Traficant of Ohio. Mandel Ngan/AFP via…

U.S. border officials are closing a remote Arizona crossing because of overwhelming migrant arrivals

pbs.org So many migrants are crossing from Mexico into the United States around remote Lukeville, Arizona, that U.S. officials say they will close the port of entry there so that…

Ron DeSantis vs. Gavin Newsom showdown on Fox drew nearly 5M viewers

politico.com The messy showdown between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Fox Thursday evening might not have produced much beyond renewed partisan sniping,…

Trump Lawyers Ask Judge to Dismiss Georgia Election Case

youtube.com On Friday attorneys for former President Donald Trump appeared in a Fulton County Court. Lawyers for Trump asked for the dismissal of the case based on what they say are…

Here Are The 38 Lawmakers Leaving Congress In 2024 (Twice As Many Democrats As Republicans)

zerohedge.com Here Are The 38 Lawmakers Leaving Congress In 2024 (Twice As Many Democrats As Republicans) Authored by Mark Tapscott via The Epoch Times, Nearly 40 Congressional lawmakers…

Annette Bening said Gavin Newsom made this ‘reprehensible’ decision

siliconvalley.com If Gavin Newsom does one day run for president, he might have trouble getting support from Annette Bening and her husband Warren Beatty, even though the “Bonnie and Clyde”…

Fox Hosts Praise John Fetterman’s ‘Smart’ Remarks About Indicted Senator: ‘We’re Complimenting a Democrat’

mediaite.com The co-hosts of Fox News’ The Five praised Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-PA) “coherent, smart” remarks about the expulsion of Rep. George Santos (R-NY) on Friday. The senator…

Indicted Republican lawmaker George Santos expelled from US House

reuters.com Indicted Republican George Santos' brief career in the U.S. House of Representatives came to an end on Friday, when fellow lawmakers voted to expel him over criminal…

Fetterman re-ups call for ouster of 'more sinister' Menendez amid Santos expulsion

politico.com Sen. John Fetterman argued Friday that the successful expulsion of George Santos from the House should make clear that Sen. Bob Menendez, who is facing his own legal…

John Fetterman gets unexpected praise from Republicans

newsweek.com Senator John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, is getting some unexpected praise from Republicans on Friday after calling for Democratic Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey…

LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears arguments on legality of Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan

pbs.org The agreement by the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of lawsuits over the harm done by opioids could help combat the overdose epidemic that the painkiller helped…

Meta Takes Down Almost 5,000 Fake China-Based Facebook Accounts

mediapost.com In its quarterly threat report, Meta says it has removed 4,789 Facebook accounts based in China. The accounts may have been created to influence the 2024 U.S. presidential…

Chicago and other northern US cities scramble to house migrants with coldest weather just ahead

apnews.com Chicago is scrambling to house hundreds of asylum-seekers who are still sheltering on sidewalks, at police stations and at the city's busiest airport as the cold weather…

Floating Down De Nile: Goldman Declares Hunter Biden Laptop May Be A Fake

zerohedge.com Floating Down De Nile: Goldman Declares Hunter Biden Laptop May Be A Fake Authored by Jonathan Turley via jonathanturley.org, As Stuart Smiley said on SNL’s Daily…

Michigan regulators approve $500-million Enbridge Line 5 pipeline tunnel project under channel linking two Great Lakes

theglobeandmail.com Michigan officials approved a $500 million plan Friday to encase in a protective tunnel a portion of an aging oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great…

How to save money: 13 easy tips

aol.com If you’re struggling to save money, you’re not alone. According to Bankrate data, less than half of Americans have enough emergency savings to cover at least three months’…

Mike Johnson's Christmas is off to a terrible start

newsweek.com House Speaker Mike Johnson is heading into the Christmas holiday facing some of the same problems that plagued former GOP leader Kevin McCarthy and led to his ousting.…

Florida Supreme Court rules police can't use Marsy's Law to hide names of officers who shoot people

reason.com Police departments in Florida will no longer be able to hide the names of officers who shoot people under Marsy's Law, a 2018 state constitutional amendment expanding rights…

Michigan regulators approve $500M pipeline tunnel project under channel linking 2 Great Lakes

aol.com Michigan officials approved a $500 million plan Friday to encase in a protective tunnel a portion of an oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes,…

2:00PM Water Cooler 12/1/2023

nakedcapitalism.com “So many of the social reactions that strike us as psychological are in fact a rational management of symbolic capital.” –Pierre Bourdieu, Classification Struggles “Rep.…

How George Santos spent his last 24 hours in Congress

politico.com George Santos became the sixth person to be expelled from the House on Friday after the New York Republican’s fellow lawmakers successfully voted him out. The first-term…

Nancy Mace flip-flops on George Santos, decrying vote to expel him despite being among the first lawmakers to call for his resignation

aol.com None Rep. Nancy Mace criticized the expulsion of George Santos, saying it's about "power." • None But months ago, the congresswoman who among the few lawmakers calling on…

Federal appeals court rules Trump can be sued for inciting violence on Jan. 6

pbs.org Lawsuits against Donald Trump over the U.S. Capitol riot can move forward, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday, rejecting the former president’s bid to dismiss the cases…

Sayonara, Santos: Here's What Happens Next After Historic Expulsion From Congress

benzinga.com Rep. George Santos (R-NY) made history Friday, Dec. 1, when the GOP House member became just the sixth member of Congress ever to be expelled. What Happened: Before the…

George Santos leaves Congress in a blaze of glory

newsweek.com Representative George Santos, a New York Republican, left Congress with all the bravado and bluster that have become emblematic of the fabulist politician's relatively brief…

Congress Decides It Has Officially Had Enough of George Santos

vanityfair.com Less than a year into his first congressional term, serial liar and alleged thief George Santos was expelled from Congress in a bipartisan effort Friday. The vote to expel…

Will a Democrat replace George Santos? Republicans' chances of losing seat

newsweek.com After what can only be described as a chaotic freshman year in Congress, Representative George Santos was expelled from the U.S. House in a bipartisan vote Friday morning.…

Chicago homeless migrants shelter faces backlash

reuters.com [1/5] Migrants, without a place to stay upon arrival in the city, seek safe shelter inside the District 12 station of the Chicago Police Department in Chicago, Illinois,…

George Santos expelled from Congress in House vote. Here’s what comes next

marketwatch.com Rep. George Santos on Friday was expelled from Congress in an historic vote, following a congressional panel’s findings of substantial evidence of lawbreaking by the New…

Judges open Donald Trump up to flood of lawsuits

newsweek.com Former President Donald Trump can be sued for inciting the January 6, 2021, riot at the United States Capitol building, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday. Trump faces…

Rep. George Santos becomes only the 6th Congress member in U.S. history to be expelled from his job by colleagues

fortune.com The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations…

Fetterman Calls For Fellow Democrat Bob Menendez to be Expelled From the Senate: He’s Even More ‘Sinister’ Than Santos

mediaite.com Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) was the guest on Friday’s episode of ABC’s The View, which was live as the news broke that the House of Representatives voted to expel now-former…

‘A Heartbreaking Day on the Hill’: Florida Republican Slams ‘Inappropriate’ Santos Expulsion on Fox News

mediaite.com The House voted overwhelmingly Friday to expel Rep. George Santos (R-NY) from Congress, but one of the House GOP members who voted against the move told Fox News anchor…

NY Democrats to meet tonight to screen potential Santos replacements

cnbc.com U.S. Representative George Santos (R-NY) walks to a series of votes including a vote to expel him from the House of Representatives, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S.,…

'In Ukraine, sadly, promises are hard to keep'

theweek.com 'Wisdom in foreign policy is found in making credible commitments' President Joe Biden promised to support Ukraine's fight against Russian invaders for "as long as it…

The Newsom-DeSantis debate: Back to the future

politico.com While the event revealed a new side of Newsom — who’d never participated in such a high-profile debate since he governs a deep-blue state — it also laid bare a country…

Clarence Thomas feels squeeze as Senate attorney speaks out on probe

newsweek.com U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' billionaire friend is only pretending to cooperate with a Senate ethics investigation, the former chief counsel of the Senate…

DeSantis and Newsom lob insults and talk some policy in an unusual debate

pbs.org In an alternate reality, the prime-time showdown between California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday could have been a…

Santos is out and a special election looms. How it will work

politico.com “This is gonna be a very well-covered, well-funded and highly interesting special election,” New York Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs said in an interview. “I think…

George Santos Expelled From House

forbes.com Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) was expelled from Congress on Friday after more than 300 of his colleagues voted to oust him, following a scathing ethics report that said he…

Full list of Republicans who voted to expel George Santos

newsweek.com The House of Representatives voted to expel Representative George Santos from Congress Friday morning. More than 100 Republicans joined nearly every Democrat to oust the…

How Israel fractured the left and united the right

vox.com President Joe Biden speaks to the press aboard Air Force One on October 18, 2023, as he returns from a visit to Israel. | Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images What’s…

Rep. George Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote

axios.com The House on Friday voted to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) over his many fabrications on the 2022 campaign trail and his two federal indictments. Why it matters: The…

Rep. George Santos expelled from House in a bipartisan vote

pbs.org The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations…

Trump amplifies call for prosecuting Jan. 6 police officers

msnbc.com The next time Donald Trump presents himself as an ally of law enforcement, keep this report from Mediaite in mind: The original message published to the platform formerly…

George Santos has been expelled from the House

semafor.com The News George Santos, the embattled New York Republican who is accused of largely fabricating his resume and engaging in illegal campaign finance activity, has been…

Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93

fortune.com Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, has died. She was…

They’re Not Presidential Front-Runners. But They Played Them on TV

nytimes.com Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, left, and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California faced off in “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate” on Fox News on Thursday night. Thursday’s…

Fact-checking the Newsom-DeSantis debate: Immigration, abortion, book bans and a poop map

poynter.org Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom challenged each other’s records on immigration, crime, COVID-19 lockdowns, the economy and social issues in a…