A romance author reportedly committed suicide after being relentlessly bullied, but two years later, she revealed in a Facebook post that it was all a lie. Susan Meachen is a self-published romance author from Tennessee, but her apparent suicide in October 2020 tossed the industry into turmoil as writers turned on each other over the
GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas has accused the more than a dozen Republicans blocking Rep. Kevin McCarthy from securing enough votes to become House speaker of engaging in “terrorism tactics” and asserted that “we cannot let the terrorists win.” So far, McCarthy has come up short in six votes, including three on Tuesday and
On Wednesday evening’s The 11th Hour on MSNBC, host Stephanie Ruhle had a surprise guest on the show to discuss the ongoing battle for the election of Speaker of the House of Representatives, this guest was Colorado Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert. During this interview, Ruhle frequently got testy with Boebert and at one point seemed
Democracy is messy. Who knew? The race to become speaker of the House, as of this writing, is in the sixth round of voting, making it one of the most contentious speaker’s races in decades. Republicans hold a narrow majority in the House of Representatives, and many assumed that Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., would win
GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy has reportedly caved and has given in to all demands made by the high-profile GOP detractors. The US House voted for Speaker for the 6th time Wednesday afternoon. McCarthy lost the 6th vote. 20 GOP lawmakers defected and refused to vote for McCarthy. TRENDING: Here We Go… House Reconvenes: CHAOS ON
Incoming Republican Rep. Michael Lawler of New York slammed Republicans holding out against Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s bid for speaker of the House Wednesday. “They have put their own selfish agenda ahead of the conference. The Conference voted overwhelmingly in November, 85%, to support Kevin McCarthy for Speaker. Our rules dictate that Kevin McCarthy is
In this article RIVN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Employees work on an assembly line at startup Rivian Automotive’s electric vehicle factory in Normal, Illinois, April 11, 2022. Kamil Krzaczynski | Reuters Shares of Rivian Automotive notched a new 52-week low on Wednesday after the company missed its 25,000-unit production target for last year.
The US House of Representatives has adjourned after six votes over two days failed to produce a new speaker. The lower house must elect a new leader after the Republicans took control of it in the midterm elections in November, securing a slim 222-212 majority. In a second day of voting on Wednesday, representatives failed
Joe Biden has nominated pro-censorship, George Soros-tied extremist Gigi Sohn to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a second time, as the 2021 nominee’s confirmation continued to stall. The Verge noted that the extra Senate seat Democrats took during the midterms could finally break the deadlock on Sohn’s appointment. The Biden administration has been unable to
On Wednesday, when Republicans failed to nominate a Speaker of the House for, I dunno, the fourth or fifth time, Rep. Cori Bush (R-Mo.) made a controversial tweet about Rep. Byron Donalds, a Republican congressman from Florida who had been nominated. According to Bush, Donalds, a black man, was “merely a prop.” “FWIW, [Rep. Byron
Warning: extremely graphic content A former SWAT commander and sheriff’s deputy in Louisiana will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars after he pled guilty to a battery of horrific crimes, including helping his then-wife bake cupcakes for her junior high school students and using his semen to “season” them. On Tuesday, Dennis
The administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is demanding information about how much money is being spent on “diversity, equity and inclusion” as well as “critical race theory” at state institutions of higher education. Office of Policy and Budget director Chris Spencer called for the information in a Dec. 28 memo to Florida education commissioner
In the most predictable breaking news possible, on Wednesday evening, CNN host Erin Burnett announced on her eponymous program Erin Burnett OutFront that former anti-Trump Republican and Pelosi-picked January 6 committee member Adam Kinzinger had been hired as a “senior political commentator” on the network. This, of course, makes perfect sense because other than our
The Biden administration on Tuesday formalized a process to allow retail pharmacies to join the abortion-pill business. The policy change—originally announced more than a year ago—is the latest example of President Joe Biden doing the bidding of the abortion industry at the expense of women’s health and safety. Here’s what you need to know about
While Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock was being sworn into office, users on Twitter noticed something strange about his pinky finger. A picture of Warnock being sworn into office while standing next to newly elected Republican Senator JD Vance went viral after users on Twitter noticed Warnock’s finger was completely bent backward. In the photo, Warnock’s
Salesforce, the owner of popular business communication app Slack and developer of other sales software, is planning to cut thousands of employees as part of a restructuring plan, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Wednesday. The restructuring plan would cut roughly 10% of the company’s workforce and is anticipated
In this article GM 7203.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate GM DETROIT – General Motors reclaimed its U.S. sales crown from Toyota Motor last year as the Detroit automaker eked out a slight gain in annual U.S. vehicle sales despite supply chain problems. GM said Wednesday it sold
Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind Kevin McCarthy to become the new House of Representatives speaker as chaos gripped the Republicans when hardliners blocked the appointment. Republican bosses had planned to replace Democrat speaker Nancy Pelosi with party leader Mr McCarthy after wresting control of the House in the recent midterm elections But the
Stephen Colbert kicked off the new year by welcoming Michelle Obama back to The Late Show on CBS to pressing the former first lady with tough questions such as “what is the best sandwich?” In reality, the segment was almost certainly filmed for Obama’s November 14 appearance. She was wearing the same gold outfit and
I just want to take this precious moment in time to stand in the rotunda of Congress hoping I don’t get thrown into jail for two years without a trial and scream: “I HOPE YOU LOSERS NEVER GET TO VOTE ON ANYTHING AGAIN!” As the country watches Congress dither around trying and failing to elect
As 2023 opens, experts aren’t particularly optimistic. According to Bloomberg, “Forecasters surveyed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia put the probability of a downturn in the next four quarters at more than 40%, the highest reading since at least 1975. Economists polled by Bloomberg see the chance of a 2023 slump at 65%.” Their
The Overton window has been moved right in front of your child’s bedroom, and the year 2023 will be marked by your willingness to kick down the ladder full of people attempting to enter your home. That is why my personal theme for 2023 and message to fearless men across the country is simple and
Teenage basketball star Enes Kanter was shocked when his teammate criticized President Barack Obama on Facebook. “Dude, what are you doing?” he exclaimed. He feared his teammate would be jailed. Kanter is from Turkey, where, as Kanter explains in my new video, people who criticize the president do go to jail. His teammates laughed at
By now, just about everyone has heard about the massive campaign of lies that Republican George Santos fabricated that just got him elected to a congressional seat from New York. In his various appearances and interviews to explain himself, the lack of shame he seems to feel is almost as uncanny as the lies themselves.
Donald Trump Jr. is coming to a computer, tablet or phone near you. He just signed a large financial deal for a new podcast on Rumble, the free speech alternative to YouTube. Rumble is already getting huge traffic from conservatives who are tired of the censorship on YouTube and this is just going to raise
Last week, Pope Benedict XVI died at the age of 95, nearly a decade after stepping down as head of the Catholic Church. His life was marked by adherence to a belief in an eternal truth above all. As he stated in a 2008 meeting with Catholic educators at the Catholic University of America, “Truth
In this article EDR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Dana White appears at the UFC 282 post-fight press conference on December 10, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. Amy Kaplan | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images Media and entertainment company Endeavor saw its shares fall on Tuesday after a video showing
The man suspected of stabbing to death four university students in their beds will be taken to Idaho to face murder charges after he voluntarily agreed to be extradited. Bryan Kohberger, 28, appeared in court in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested in a raid on his family home last week. He is alleged to have
On Tuesday, which saw the official kick-off of the 118th Congress, NBC Nightly News dedicated their last segment usually reserved for superficial human interest stories to fawn, gush and drool over now-former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi,and what Capitol Hill correspondent Ali Vitali described as being “famous for her toughness and deep understanding of
“The forces of France will bleed to death” was Erich von Falkenhayn’s simple plan for a knockout blow at the fortress city of Verdun. The chief of the German General Staff during the first half of World War I, Falkenhayn was under extreme pressure by the beginning of 1916 to break the stalemate of trench