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Pam Bondi had to walk back her ‘hate speech’ comments — for good reason

The attorney general previously threatened to “go after” Americans who express “hate speech,” but the nation’s top cop should know better.

Jimmy Kimmel pulled off the air over Charlie Kirk comments, ABC announces

Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will be taken off the air “indefinitely” after remarks he made Monday about the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, ABC announced Wednesday evening.“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said in his monologue

How we Democrats are countering GOP attempts to subvert democracy

Republicans have no path to winning the 2026 midterms in a fair election. So they've pushed unfair redistricting and attempted to restrict how people can vote.

Patel fails to recognize the name of Charleston church shooter at House Judiciary hearing

FBI Director Kash Patel sat through another grueling congressional hearing on Wednesday, where he forgot about one of the more notable mass shootings and hate crimes in recent American history.

Trump admin reportedly makes disturbing demands of UCLA in exchange for federal money

President Donald Trump’s administration appears to be demanding full capitulation to a bevy of far-right demands as part of a proposed settlement with the University of California, Los Angeles over claims involving antisemitism and civil rights.

The Fed cuts interest rates by quarter-point after Trump’s pressure campaign

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates for the first time this year, with policymakers opting for an expected quarter-point cut to the Fed’s benchmark rate

Jerry of Ben & Jerry’s quits, says he was silenced for activism

After a long, rocky road with parent company Unilever, Jerry of Ben & Jerry’s is leaving the famous ice cream company over allegations that his voice was being stifled on social justice issues

Joe Manchin has learned nothing

His book's title, “Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense” has a message of reflexive centrism unchanged from his time as a senator from West Virginia.

The Latin Grammy winner who could become Texas Democrats' secret weapon

Tejano music star Bobby Pulido launches bid for Congress as a Texas Democrat amid a GOP redistricting ploy to keep control of Congress and enact Trump's agenda.

This six-minute scene was one of Robert Redford's best

Robert Redford has a filmography that would be any actor's dream.