Lizzo announces she’s leaving music on the heels of Biden fundraising performance
Musician Lizzo announced she’s quitting the industry over criticism she’s received online. Lizzo has been in the spotlight since her background dancers filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against her. These former dancers, Arianna Davis, Noelle Rodriguez, and Crystal Williams, also claimed Lizzo shamed them for their weight. Criticism online renewed after Lizzo’s performance at President […]
Newsom rolls out surveillance plan to crack down on Oakland crime with nearly 500 cameras
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) announced the installation of 480 surveillance cameras in Oakland, California, and the East Bay as part of efforts to aid law enforcement in fighting crime. The advanced cameras from Flock Safety will allow police with the Oakland Police Department and the California Highway Patrol to identify vehicles and track the movements […]
The DNC releases a diss track to Lara Trump’s new single
The Democratic National Committee released an AI-generated song to mock Republican National Committee co-chairwoman Lara Trump. “Party’s Falling Down” was uploaded to Soundcloud the same day that Trump released her first original single, “Anything is Possible.” Trump had teased the release of the song on X hours before it was released on Spotify, Apple Music, […]
Trump’s former Defense Secretary says he’s ‘definitely not’ voting for him
Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper claimed he won’t be voting for Donald Trump this coming November. Esper appeared on Friday’s episode Real Time with Bill Maher to reveal that he is closer every day to voting for his former boss’s opponent President Joe Biden. The former secretary quoted Biden in referring to Trump as […]
Florida Democrats spar with Hispanic columnist over Biden outreach event in Miami
The Democratic Hispanic Caucus of Florida took aim at Miami Herald columnist Fabiola Santiago for her critique of the launch of a Hispanic outreach initiative for President Joe Biden‘s campaign. Santiago wrote a column for the Miami Herald on Friday titled “Three gringos in Coral Gables launch Biden-Harris Latino campaign. (Sad trombone.)” which took aim […]
Republicans hit Biden for inflated cost of Easter holiday
Ahead of Easter, Republicans are highlighting how much inflation has driven up the cost of the holiday since President Joe Biden entered office. Inflation began to spiral upward shortly after Biden entered the White House in January 2021, with annual price growth peaking at about 9%. While price growth has fallen, inflation is still running […]
Social Security update: First round of April payments worth $4,873 goes out in 11 days
The first of April’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest income earners who retire at 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in 11 days. The payment will go out on April 10 to beneficiaries born on or between the first and 10th of a month, according to […]
Speaker Johnson makes common cause with Texas governor on border crisis
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) has found a reliable ally in Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as the two Republicans lock horns with President Joe Biden over the border crisis. Abbott, who has unleashed state soldiers and police to assist with border security in a multibillion-dollar initiative known as Operation Lone Star, is tied […]
Why Russia dislikes journalism – Washington Examiner
For over a year, Russia has wrongly imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. This is egregious behavior but not an isolated example, and the United States must step up its efforts to counter a deplorable pattern of behavior. Gershkovich is no spy. He is just a good journalist who filed a straightforward report on […]
Seven hospitalized after Boeing plane experiences heavy turbulence
Seven people were sent to a hospital in New York on Friday night after their Boeing plane experienced high turbulence, which resulted in their plane being diverted from its scheduled landing in Newark, New Jersey, to Stewart International Airport in upstate New York. A total of 22 passengers suffered minor injuries, with 15 people being […]