A Texas businessman funneled $250,000 to a super PAC backing embattled Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign under a fake name, according to a new […]
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Anthropic vs. the Pope
Currying favor: Over the last several months, it appears that Anthropic higher-ups have been meeting with religious leaders from different faith traditions—Catholics and Ubuntu practitioners […]
Bill Pulte Said He Was Cracking Down on Fraud. Now He’s Firing the Investigators.
Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said last year that the agency, which oversees federal mortgage regulators Fannie Mae and Freddie […]
Cornell assault case shows #MeToo didn’t go far enough
Jane Doe, a former Cornell University student who has filed a civil lawsuit alleging gang rape at the hands of seven Chi Phi fraternity members, […]
AEW wrestler Pac’s death exposes pro wrestling’s labor problem
Few things are more difficult to get down in immutable ink than the history of professional wrestling. Born on the carnival circuit, the pseudo-sport maintained […]
Why Trump Opted for Existential AI Risks
On Sept. 29, 2026, President Trump convened the chief executives of several of the world’s most powerful technology companies at the White House and announced […]
Portraits of an American Dopamine Eater
Taylor Lorenz, the former New York Times and Washington Post tech journalist, recently went on The Guardian’s Stateside podcast, where she told host Carter Sherman […]
The Loophole That Likely Doomed the Cornell Rape Case Before It Even Started
“She never says that she was drugged without her knowledge. She admits to taking drugs and alcohol voluntarily and with knowledge. She does not allege […]
Trump’s court setbacks pile up faster than Supreme Court can bail him out: ex-prosecutor
President Donald Trump’s legal setbacks are stacking up faster than a friendly Supreme Court can undo them, according to former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance. Vance, […]
GOP senators rip Trump’s ‘bad form’ splurge with swipe at Kristi Noem: report
Republican senators are turning on President Donald Trump’s government-funded ads glorifying himself, with one pointing to an unexpected source of funding. In a Thursday article […]
What to Know About Hegseth’s New Office of Religious Affairs
On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the creation of a new entity within the Pentagon: the Office of Religious Affairs. The office, Hegseth promised […]
Canadian astronaut takes off for six-month mission to International Space Station
MERRITT ISLAND — Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk’s first thought after being told Thursday he had made it to space was one of disbelief…See More
They Called Her a Domestic Terrorist. Now Renée Good’s Family Is Suing.
Renée Good’s family filed two federal lawsuits on Thursday, nine months after she was fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross amid the Trump administration’s […]
How the death of Nolan Wells exposes the ongoing war on Black America
Young Black Americans should not be robbed of their futures. The struggle for Black liberation is the engine of progress in the U.S. To ensure […]
The Rot at the Top
Democratic candidates should be talking about ONLY two things in these last five weeks before the midterms, and show how they’re connected: higher prices and […]
Kushner, Key Trump Negotiator on Gaza, Owns Firm With Major Stake in Israeli Military
Jared Kushner’s private equity company reportedly has major stakes in companies that provide weapons to the Israeli military, as new reporting reveals the latest conflict […]
Renee Good’s Family Sues Trump Officials Over Fatal ICE Shooting
The family of Renee Good, the Minneapolis resident who was killed by an ICE agent in early January during the Trump administration’s Operation Metro Surge, […]
Trump leans into Iran war, admits it could cost Republicans the midterms
President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, which just passed its seven month mark, is deeply unpopular among Americans, new polling continues to suggest. A survey […]
Liberal Currents Live: The Cheap Precision Strike and the New Way of Raiding
We are told that the rise of “drone” technology will reduce casualties in war; meanwhile, drones are used to hunt civilians from Kherson to Khartoum. […]
In Sworn Deposition, Rep. Max Miller Was Silent on Staircase Assault Allegation
During a sworn deposition on Monday, Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) declined to answer repeated questions from one of his ex-wife’s lawyers about whether he pushed […]