Colorado Dem rakes in $750K since primary win — as GOP opponent Lauren Boebert faces fundraising crunch

The Colorado Democratic candidate has raised more than $750,000 in the month since winning her party’s primary, The Washington Post has learned, while her Republican opponent, Lauren Boebert, is facing a fundraising crisis. Democratic House candidate Trisha Calvarese’s campaign is set to announce fundraising figures on Thursday, weeks after her victory over Marine Corps veteran […]
House conservative who’s twice moved to impeach Vice President Harris faces competitive GOP primary

As Tennessee holds its primary election on Thursday, a conservative congressman who has twice filed impeachment charges against Vice President Kamala Harris is drawing national attention. Republican Rep. Andy Ogles, a member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus and a vocal critic of President Biden’s administration, is seeking a second term in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional […]
Johnson faces frustration from hard-liners on spending issues

Hardline conservatives in the House of Representatives left Washington frustrated that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) broke his promise to pass a spending bill, but they didn’t necessarily blame him. Johnson has been in power longer than his predecessor, who was sacked in part over dissatisfaction with his handling of the spending crisis, but he […]
Zero Bond owner Scott Sartiano faces ‘vendetta’ from East Hampton noise police: sources

In the Hamptons, revenge is best taken coldly. SoHo upscale restaurant Sartiano’s opened its East Hampton location less than a month ago, but since opening it’s been subject to nearly daily raids by health inspectors and scrutiny by the city’s notorious noise enforcement police, The Washington Post has learned. Last Saturday, witnesses said three police […]
National Association of Black Journalists faces internal ire over Trump Q&A

A national organization of Black journalists is under fire after announcing that former President Donald Trump will attend the organization’s convention on Wednesday. Leaders of the National Association of Black Journalists defended the decision to invite the 78-year-old Trump to speak at the Q&A, but the group’s rank-and-file members and other reporters slammed the invitation. […]
Algerian judoka faces investigation after missing weight before match against Israeli opponent

An investigation has been launched after Algerian judoka Messaoud Driss failed to weigh in on Sunday, the day before he was due to face Israel’s Tohar Butbul at the Paris Olympics. The International Judo Federation (IJF) said on Monday it would investigate why Doris failed to make the weight limit. The bout was scheduled to […]
Google Faces Backlash For Apparent Censorship Of Trump Assassination Attempt From ‘Autocomplete’ Feature

Google faced fierce backlash on Sunday after it censored an assassination attempt against 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump from its search engine’s “autocomplete” feature. A video posted to X by Libs Of TikTok shows that when you type the phrase “Trump assassination attempt” into Google’s search engine, it doesn’t automatically recommend the related phrase […]
Google Faces Backlash For Apparent Censorship Of Trump Assassination Attempt From ‘Autocomplete’ Feature

Google faced fierce backlash on Sunday after it censored an assassination attempt against 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump from its search engine’s “autocomplete” feature. A video posted to X by Libs Of TikTok shows that when you type the phrase “Trump assassination attempt” into Google’s search engine, it doesn’t automatically recommend the related phrase […]
Spooked stock market faces tech earnings minefield, Fed meeting

Spooked investors are gearing up this week for earnings reports from the market’s biggest tech companies, a Federal Reserve policy meeting and a closely watched jobs report that could determine the short-term trajectory of U.S. stocks after a wild turmoil. A months-long rally for big tech stocks hit a wall in late July, leading to […]
Max Verstappen concedes ‘we have work to do’ as Red Bull faces an F1 title fight

At the Belgian Grand Prix for the past two seasons, Max Verstappen received a grid penalty because Red Bull changed parts on his race car. Verstappen overcame those penalties to win in both 2022 and 2023. As we and others have pointed out, 2024 is not either season. The F1 grid has changed, and the […]