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op Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik filed a judiciary complaint accusing the judge in Donald Trump's January 6 case of engaging in 'highly inappropriate political speech.' The staunch Trump ally and GOP conference chair requested an ethics investigation into D.C. Circuit Court Judge Beryl Howell over her November remarks at the Women's White Collar Defense Gala. During the address Howell signaled the January 6 Capitol riot had been the result of 'big lies.'

A Georgia teacher has been arrested after allegedly shouting 'I should cut your mother******* head off,' at a pupil who criticized his Israeli flag. The 7th-grade social studies teacher Benjamin Reese reportedly made the comments on December 7 at Warner Robins Middle School. The alleged incident occurred after a Muslim student told Reese, 51, she found the Israeli flag in his classroom offensive. Reese asked the unnamed female student if it had anything to do with Judaism, according to a police report seen by WMAZ. She reportedly answered that she wanted to know why it was hanging there, and Reese...

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is calling on corporate America to recommit to diversity, equity and inclusion promises, including $50 billion in investments, made after the 2020 murder of George Floyd. In a corporate accountability letter, previewed by The Hill, the CBC asks corporations for an update on their racial equity investments and to work with the caucus to create legislative solutions that will help close the racial wealth gap. “For years advocates have taken a front-row seat in this fight, working tirelessly to ensure the Black community prospers against these odds,” the CBC said in the letter. “It is...

We all know that dogs have a unique way of expressing their emotions, and one pup has taken it to a whole new level. Meet Miga, a Brussels griffon with a larger-than-life personality. Her owner, Lauren, recently shared photos and a hilarious story online about Miga's "dirty looks" whenever anyone comes near her boyfriend, Jesse Weyher. This tiny dog's expressive side-eye has captured the hearts of many and left the internet in stitches.

The Supreme Court is weighing whether to fast-track arguments about presidential immunity relating to the indictment of former president Donald Trump over his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Special counsel Jack Smith has argued that Trump’s presidential immunity does not extend to the criminal justice system; Trump’s legal team, in a lower-court filing, has argued that it does. And both sides are citing Richard M. Nixon. Smith and Trump’s lawyers have both referred to Supreme Court rulings concerning the 37th president to bolster their arguments. But they’re citing two very different cases with very different outcomes. The special...

Dec. 15 (UPI) -- NASA offered an update on the two tomatoes lost for eight months aboard the International Space Station and offered the first look at the dehydrated fruits. The tomatoes, among the first ever grown in space, were originally suspected to have been eaten by astronaut Frank Rubio, who insisted they were merely lost somewhere on the station, and Expedition 70 crew members recently revealed Rubio was exonerated, as they had located the long-lost foods eight months later. NASA has now provided a first look at the tomatoes, which are dehydrated and squished, but astronauts said they showed...

Recent polls indicate a surprising trend: the more Trump faces indictments, the higher he rises in popularity. While correlation doesn’t necessarily imply causation, this phenomenon sheds light on a deep-seated distrust in the justice system and the Department of Justice (DOJ) among Americans. In a new Bloomberg/MC poll focusing on swing states, Trump emerges with significant leads: Arizona: Trump +4 Georgia: Trump +6 Michigan: Trump +4 Nevada: Trump +3 North Carolina: Trump +9 Pennsylvania: Trump +2 Wisconsin: Trump +4

1. Myth: There's corn in canned corned beef One of the most enduring misconceptions about canned corned beef is its connection to actual corn. Many people when seeing the term "corned," might naturally assume it has something to do with the vegetable. But there's actually no corn in canned corned beef. The name "corned" beef actually refers to the traditional curing process for beef, which was preserved with large grains of salt, also known as "corns." These salt crystals were generously rubbed onto the beef to help draw out the moisture and prevent bacteria from growing in the meat. It...

General Motors’ autonomous vehicle subsidiary, Cruise, has announced the layoff of 24 percent of its workforce as part of a strategic restructuring focused on a single market for its disastrous robotaxis. UPI reports that Cruise, the robotaxi startup owned by General Motors, has revealed significant staff reductions in a recent blog post. Thursday’s announcement details the layoff of 24 percent of its full-time employees. This decision, according to the company, is due to a strategic shift to simplify and concentrate its efforts. The focus now is to launch an exceptional service in one city initially, using the Bolt platform as...

Several years ago, I realized I could save hundreds of dollars on prescription drugs by not using my health insurance. Instead, I pay using cash and a drug discount program like GoodRx. I realized this savings because my insurer/PBM had an incentive to keep list prices high. In plain English, my insurer overcharged me for my prescriptions so it could collect big rebates from drug companies.

After years of trying to “protect democracy” and “fortify democracy”, Democrats finally succeeded in Oregon where they banned Republicans from running for office. That’s what the Democrat flavor of democracy looks like. When the Tennessee House of Representatives temporarily expelled two Democrats who had taken part in an insurrection on its grounds, the media quickly turned it into a national story. The move by the Republican majority was an “attack on democracy”. But when the Democrat majority in Oregon banned half the Republican Senate delegation from running for reelection, that has been treated as a local story. And not an...

A Georgia middle school teacher was arrested last week after multiple witnesses told authorities he threatened to behead a 13-year-old Muslim student who said the Israeli flag hanging in his classroom offended her. Benjamin Reese, a 51-year-old seventh grade teacher at Warner Robins Middle School, was arrested on charges of making terroristic threats and cruelty to children in the third degree Reese was arrested on December 8 and records show he has since bonded out of jail. CNN has been unable to determine if he has an attorney who would comment on his behalf. The incident report – written by...

It has been over three years since the disastrous Covid economic shutdowns of 2020. And here we are again! US investment-grade bond yields have just had the biggest two-day drop since April 2020. And the US Treasury 10Y-2Y curve remains steeply inverted. Help me Jerome!

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A donor-advised fund devoted to supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals has leapt from being a relatively minor charity to one with an asset size comparable to behemoths like the Andrew W. Mellon and David and Lucile Packard foundations. The SDG Impact Fund, based in Cartersville, Georgia, grew from $238 million in assets in 2020 to $10 billion in 2021. That eye-popping growth, which seems to have been fueled by the meteoric rise of cryptocurrencies and digital art assets, has prompted some questions from philanthropy and tax experts. The less stringent legal reporting requirements for DAFs compared with private...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said he would support the legal fund of a man who is accused of vandalizing a display by The Satanic Temple inside the Iowa Capitol on Thursday. “Satan has no place in our society and should not be recognized as a ‘religion’ by the federal government,” DeSantis said on X, formerly Twitter. “I’ll chip in to contribute to this veteran’s legal defense fund. Good prevails over evil — that’s the American spirit.”

You've heard everyone talk about it. "When you look at the end of the Roman Empire and the current state of America, you can't help but see the parallels!" It's time to dig down and discover just how true that is. The Babylon Bee is on the case, presenting the following list of shocking similarities between the later years of the Roman Empire and today's United States

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to block an Illinois law banning assault-style weapons, leaving the measure in place while proceedings before a federal appellate court continue.The decision from the justices, with no noted dissents, marks the second time they have declined to halt Illinois' statewide ban, which a gun rights advocacy group and gun shop owner argued violates the Second Amendment. It has also left in place a similar ordinance in Naperville, a suburb of Chicago.The unsigned order from the court rejecting the request from the pro-Second Amendment organization comes on the heels of the latest spate...

In early December, the Babylon Bee put out one of its better headlines of the year. It targeted Sen. John Fetterman, poking fun at his recent right-ward shift on a variety of issues. Apparently, the Bee is going to need to improve its satire because Fetterman is doing his best to make that headline a reality. As RedState reported, he's already taken right-leaning positions on Israel and the bribery scandal engulfing Sen. Bob Menendez. I don't just mean he's put out a statement either. He's repeatedly expressed his viewpoints in a variety of media venues, including going on The View...