New York Times editorial board calls for Biden to end bid
The New York Times editorial board has declared that President Joe Biden should not seek reelection. “To serve his country, President Biden should withdraw from the race.” piece Assert. The editorial board’s suggestion that Biden should not seek reelection came on the heels of the president’s abysmal performance in a debate with former President Donald […]
Costco teaming up with developers to build an 800-unit apartment complex in bid to ease housing crisis
Big-box wholesaler Costco is developing a mixed-use complex aimed at making a dent in the affordable housing crisis. The company plans to open a new store in South Los Angeles, partnering with developer Thrive Living and builder AO to build an 800-unit apartment complex, with 184 units set aside for affordable housing. The club, a […]
Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell belts out ‘Impossible Dream’ as LGBT club leader backs Gov. Kathy Hochul’s re-election bid
Gov. Kathy Hawkle’s “probably impossible dream” — winning reelection to another term — may just be easier. The governor won the endorsement of prominent LGBT political club leaders at an event in Manhattan on Wednesday night, where the announcement was followed shortly by Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell delivering a moving rendition of “The Impossible […]
Biden Admin Slow Rolls Oil Sanctions Against Russia, Iran In Bid To Keep Gas Prices Down Ahead Of Election
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Biden administration is hesitant to fully implement oil sanctions against Iran and Russia as it seeks to stabilize gasoline prices ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November. The administration regularly denounces Russian and Iranian malign actions against U.S. allies and has imposed several rounds of sanctions on […]
Man with less than $1 in account makes bogus bid to bail out space company: SEC
Former NASA executive Edin Uzo Okoro reacts to the Boeing Starliner launch and shares his thoughts on the growth of the private space sector. A Fort Worth, Texas man is facing serious rebukes after the Securities and Exchange Commission announced plans to sue him for making a “false offer” to buy the now-bankrupt space company […]
Tillis pushes back on conservatives’ bid for GOP rules reform
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), an adviser to Senate Republican leadership, circulated a letter to his colleagues opposing conservative senators’ efforts to change the Republican conference rules to take power away from GOP leaders. Senate conservatives, led by Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), want to take advantage […]
Appeals Court Denies Steve Bannon’s Bid To Delay Prison Sentence
A federal appeals court declined Thursday night to delay former Trump advisor Steve Bannon’s prison sentence while he challenges his conviction. The D.C Circuit ruled 2-1 that Bannon should still report to prison for his four-month sentence for his contempt of Congress conviction, even as he appeals the conviction as high as the Supreme Court. […]
Trump’s name, presidential bid real reason behind ex-prez’s ‘hush money’ case: ex-NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is arguing that former President Trump’s hush money case should never have been prosecuted. Appearing on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” on Friday, the disgraced Democrat said prosecutors in District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office pursued the former president’s conviction only because of who he is and what he […]
Dems sue RFK Jr. over Nevada presidential bid — saying he’s not really ‘independent,’ wants to ‘play spoiler’
MESQUITE, Nev. — Two voters filed a lawsuit in state court Thursday arguing that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not a political independent under Nevada law and should be disqualified from voting in the Silver State. Senators Uwe Rockenfeller and Francisco Morales named Kennedy, his running mate Nicole Shanahan and Nevada Secretary of State Francisco […]
Barcelona to ban apartment rentals to tourists in bid to cut housing costs | Spain
The popular Spanish tourist destination of Barcelona has announced that it will ban apartment rentals to tourists by 2028, a surprisingly drastic move to curb skyrocketing housing costs and make the city more liveable for its residents. Barcelona’s leftist mayor, Jaume Corboni, said on Friday that by November 2028, the licences for 10,101 apartments currently […]