Category: Politics
Government Shutdown 2018: What’s open, what’s closed?
The U.S. Government went into official shutdown mode last night at the stroke of midnight when Democrats, Republicans and U.S. President Donald Trump could not or would not come to […]
NASA: Moonwalker and pioneer astronaut John Young, dead at 87
Astronaut John Young, who walked on the Moon during Apollo 16 and commanded the first space shuttle mission, passed away on Friday, January 5, at the age of 87 from […]
Jenna Fischer issues apology for spreading misinformation regarding GOP tax bill
Actress Jenna Fischer issued a lengthy apology on Twitter regarding some misinformation she inadvertently posted. “The Office” alum asked her followers to share and retweet her apology in an effort […]
Joy Villa files sexual assault complaint against former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski
Singer, Trump supporter and potential congressional candidate Joy Villa filed a sexual assault complaint this week against former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. In the complaint, Villa alleges that Lewandowski […]
U.S. sending astronauts to the Moon, Mars ‘and beyond’
On December 11 at the White House, President Donald Trump signed Space Policy Directive 1, a change in national space policy that provides for a U.S.-led, integrated program with private […]
Joe Barton’s ex-wife ‘not surprised’ about congressman’s sexually explicit Twitter photo
Terri Barton, one of the two ex-wives of disgraced Texas politician and Republican Congressman Joe Barton, told reporters that she’s not surprised about her ex-hubby’s explicit sexual photos being released […]
Tufts cancels Anthony Scaramucci speech after ‘The Mooch’ threatens to sue student
Anthony Scaramucci, former White House communications director for Donald Trump, was scheduled to speak at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, on November 27, but was uninvited after threatening to sue […]
Texas Congressman Joe Barton apologizes for his nude photo circulating on social media
In an awkward and embarrassing public apology, Texas politician and Republican Congressman Joe Barton released a statement on November 22 saying how sorry he was that a graphic nude photo […]
Donald Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkeys, hints at repealing pardons of Obama’s birds
On November 21, joined at the White House by his son Barron and wife Melania, President Donald Trump granted presidential pardons to two Thanksgiving turkeys, Drumstick and Wishbone. Drumstick was […]
Thank you veterans, one and all
(Updated November 11, 2021) George C. Webster, who would have turned 97 in January 2022, was a World War II veteran who proudly raised the American flag outside of his […]
