Sadiq Khan becomes first London mayor to win a third term
Sadiq Khan was declared the winner of London’s mayoral election on Saturday, becoming the first person to be elected to the office for the third time. “Thank you, London,” Khan wrote in a post on X. “It’s the honour of my life to serve the city I love. Today is not about making history, it’s […]
Former RNC chairman says Trump campaigns as a candidate ‘afraid of losing’
Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele criticized Donald Trump’s campaign for continuing to stoke conspiracies around election integrity. Steele offered his reaction as The Weekend co-host after Trump’s comments in Wisconsin, where he implied he would only accept “honest” election results. The former lieutenant governor of Maryland called it a “weak” campaign tactic. “Donald […]
Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby in photo finish
Mystik Dan won the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, finishing in 2:03.34 on Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race came down to a photo finish, with Sierra Leone and Forever Young just inches behind. Sierra Leone, with jockey Tyler Gaffalione, Forever Young, with jockey Ryusei Sakai, and Mystik Dan, […]
Dan Crenshaw blasts MTG’s ‘game’ of threatening to oust speaker
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) railed against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and her revamped threat to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). The Texas Republican told Fox News’s Neil Cavuto on Saturday that Greene “needs her time in the spotlight … it’s been a while.” “And it’s based in what, exactly?” Crenshaw asked rhetorically, referring to […]
George Santos knocks House lawmakers over Henry Cuellar’s indictment
Disgraced former Rep. George Santos needled two Democratic members of Congress on Saturday over a recently unveiled indictment by the Department of Justice against Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX). The Texas Democrat and his wife were indicted Friday over allegations that they accepted nearly $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities, the government of Azerbaijan and a Mexican […]
Lindsey Graham says ‘Chick-fil-A is on the way’ for UNC fraternity
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) claimed to send Chick-fil-A to a fraternity at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill “as a thank you” for countering protests against the American flag. A group of UNC Pi Kappa Phi members prevented an American flag on campus from touching the ground or being desecrated by pro-Palestinian protesters by surrounding […]
Squad members relate pro-Palestinian protest crackdowns to Kent State massacre on 54th anniversary
Reps. Cori Bush (D-MO) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) compared current law enforcement reactions on university campuses to the National Guard that committed the Kent State University massacre. Saturday was the 54th anniversary of National Guardsmen opening fire on Kent State students who were mid-protest. At the time, students were protesting the bombing of Cambodia. Four […]
Democrats expecting massive show of force from protesters at DNC
The Democratic Party is bracing for massive protests during the Democratic National Committee convention in Chicago in August, reminiscent of the chaos of the 1968 convention. Fears of a repeat of the infamous convention, which saw hundreds arrested, have been thrown around as the Israel-Hamas war continues and as massive campus protests that have paralyzed […]
White House Report Card: Unemployment, campus chaos cast shadow
This week’s White House Report Card finds President Joe Biden in a bind over campus protests of his Middle East policies, rising unemployment and inflation, and depressing reelection polls. Inflation and unemployment flashed red when a jobs report came in weaker than expected on Friday, and the unemployment rate popped up to 3.9%. While it […]
Pro-Palestinian protesters who interrupted University of Michigan commencement met with boos, ‘USA’ chants
Pro-Palestinian protesters who disrupted the University of Michigan‘s commencement were met with a frosty reception, being booed and jeered by the crowd. The group of protesters, carrying Palestinian flags and protest signs, marched into the UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance in the middle of the ceremony, interrupting the proceedings. While some cheers could […]