Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire alleged to have sexually trafficked and abused young girls for years, was left…
State Department official Matthew Gebert has been put on leave after the Southern Poverty Law Center revealed that he was an active member of a DC-area white supremacist group for more than five years. His former boss told Politico that she was “horrified” to learn of his affiliations. Read more
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There are eight victims of the El Paso shooting still being treated in the city’s University Medical Center, and…
After freaking everyone the fuck out responding to a report of an ex-employee with a weapon at the Gannett Building in McLean, VA, police said this afternoon that their search so far hasn’t turned up any injuries or the suspect. It’s also looking like no shots were fired. This week, man. Read more
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President Trump already had his Charlottesville moment speaking with reporters outside the White House this morning.
There was precious little gained in the last round of Democratic presidential debates—we got to see Bernie Sanders…
President Trump started yesterday off with a hollow call for unity and an end to hate. That sentiment lasted…
Cesar Sayoc, the man who pleaded guilty to sending pipe bombs to prominent elected Democrats and CNN, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday afternoon. When he was arrested back in October, he was living primarily in a white van covered in pro-Donald Trump stickers, per ABC News. Read more
A 15-year-old in Texas died this morning after being shot in the face with an AR-15 rifle. Police are reportedly still looking for the shooter, who they believe knew the victim and acted intentionally. I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to think people shouldn’t have these things. Read more
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In a nauseating address Monday morning after mass shootings in Ohio and Texas claimed at least 29 lives over the…
Donald Trump kicked off the latest Twitter-based news cycle this morning by snidely tweeting about a break-in at…
Donald Trump has spent days waging a one-sided war on Rep. Elijah Cummings, with a particular focus on portraying…
ICYMI (like almost everyone did): Mitch McConnell’s march to flood the judiciary with conservative judges continued unabated this week. As BuzzFeed News reported, Republicans confirmed another 13 lower court judges this week, bringing their total to 61 this year. Read more
Tonight was the fourth 2020 Democratic presidential debate we’ve sat through. It was pretty boring! There was much…
Yes, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren exceeded expectations in tonight’s second round of Democratic presidential…
We’ve reached this part of the mass shooting news cycle: The gunman who killed at least three and injured at least a dozen others at a California food festival used a legally purchased semi-automatic weapon, local police said today. This is almost always the case, and that’s exactly the problem. Read more
After Rep. Rashida Tlaib strongly implied that North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows was racist during a House Oversight…
On Tuesday, in what could only be read as a terrible omen for Mueller Day, a rather large cockroach suddenly…