Trump Admin Investigates Nike for Discrimination Against White People

Trump Admin Investigates Nike for Discrimination Against White People

The EEOC’s chair, Andrea Lucas, who first joined the agency as a commissioner after being nominated by Trump in 2020, filed a discrimination charge against Nike in 2024 under President Biden, when the commission still had a Democratic majority. Last year, Trump fired the agency’s chair, Charlotte Burrows, and appointed Lucas to the position. In…

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Trans People Saw the Nancy Mace Crack-Up Coming Long, Long Ago

Trans People Saw the Nancy Mace Crack-Up Coming Long, Long Ago

Former Major League Baseball player Kurt Schilling was fired from ESPN for making anti-transgender comments in 2016. At the time there was some criticism about “cancel culture.” However, Schilling went on to make comments so racist that even Breitbart fired him. Schilling had previously compared Muslims to Nazis. Later, he went on to make statements…

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“This Job Sucks”: DOJ Attorney Asks Judge to Hold Her in Contempt

“This Job Sucks”: DOJ Attorney Asks Judge to Hold Her in Contempt

It’s rough working for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota these days. Many of the office’s lawyers and staff have quit over the Justice Department’s handling of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state, specifically the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.  In federal court Tuesday, the stress apparently got to a lawyer…

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How Polarization Tore a Hole in America’s Mainline Churches

How Polarization Tore a Hole in America’s Mainline Churches

One Sunday, Ryan Burge looked out over his Mount Vernon, Illinois, church as the pianist played the service’s prelude. The American Baptist part-time pastor counted nine people in the sanctuary, including himself. Nine, total. The tiny head count was a shock to Burge but soon enough became the norm. In 2024, the church finally closed,…

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The Media Malpractice That Sent America Tumbling Into Trumpism

The Media Malpractice That Sent America Tumbling Into Trumpism

But Project 2025 broke that pattern. For once, conservatives put their entire agenda in writing. Draft executive orders. Implementation timelines. Agency-by-agency restructuring plans. It was the rare case where the “we don’t know what they’ll actually do” excuse simply did not apply. The document was publicly available. So Trump couldn’t do his usual vagueness routine.…

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Video: Who Is Trump’s New Fed Chair Pick?

Video: Who Is Trump’s New Fed Chair Pick?

President Trump announced Kevin Warsh as his nominee to succeed Jerome H. Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve. Our reporter Colby Smith explains why the choice matters for the economy. By Colby Smith, Melanie Bencosme, Sutton Raphael, June Kim and Thomas Vollkommer January 30, 2026 Source link

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Trump’s Pick for Fed Chair Pops Up in Latest Epstein Files

Trump’s Pick for Fed Chair Pops Up in Latest Epstein Files

Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, appeared in the government’s Friday release of additional Jeffrey Epstein tiles. Warsh’s name appears to be on an emailed list of guests to “St. Barth’s Christmas 2010,” among others such as Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and disgraced director Brett Ratner. Warsh…

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