A White House press briefing re-do (Jen’s version)
Jen Psaki offers her own, more clarifying answers to questions asked of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt at a...
Month: May 2025
‘I did not waver’: Rep. McIver speaks out on federal charges after ICE center confrontation
Rep. LaMonica McIver talks with Jen Psaki about what really happened at the ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey,...
A plantation home burned down. As a student of African American cooking, I feel a loss.
A fire that destroyed the big house on Louisiana's Nottoway Plantation led to a predictable response, with some Black people...
Biden disclosure on cancer test undercuts doubts on diagnosis
Joe Biden hadn’t received a commonly used blood test to check for prostate cancer for more than a decade before...
Supreme Court grants emergency relief for Maine Republican in transgender sports dispute
The Supreme Court has granted emergency relief to a GOP lawmaker in Maine who was barred from speaking or voting...
Pedro Pascal offers a refreshing antidote to MAGA masculinity
Pedro Pascal's recent comments at Cannes Film Festival about Trump's rampant deportations set a valuable standard for true masculinity.
Chicago’s mayor says he won’t be intimidated by DOJ investigation
The city of Chicago, a long-standing target for dog-whistling conservatives, is facing a federal investigation related to the city’s hiring...
Elizabeth Warren shares her fears about the bipartisan crypto bill
A bipartisan group of senators approved a major procedural vote to advance a controversial bill that stands to make cryptocurrencies...
The Supreme Court stands up for democracy — and for an anti-trans lawmaker
Transgender rights activists rally outside the Supreme Court. | Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images There are no heroes in Libby...
The significance of Biden’s Hur audio isn’t what he said. It’s how he said it.
The release of the Biden audio amid the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial underscores why the public’s ability to watch and...