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Trump purges IG corps in Friday night massacre

7 months 2 weeks ago
The Washington Post reports tonight on Donald Trump's latest effort to make sure the government has nobody left who acts impartially—even in positions where being impartial is the whole point: The White House late Friday fired the independent inspectors general of at least 12 major federal agencies in a purge that could clear the way ...continue reading "Trump purges IG corps in Friday night massacre"
Kevin Drum

Nersesian, Rose Ellen

7 months 2 weeks ago
January 21, 2025, age 71. Services: Visitation Thursday, January 20, 2025, Kassly Mortuary, Ltd. Fairview Heights, IL, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Funeral Friday, January 31, 2025, Holy Virgin Mary and Shoghagat Armenian Church, Swansea, IL. 11:00 am. Contact 618-398-1122…

Justin Baldoni’s Legal Team Decides To Wage A PR War Before Trial

7 months 2 weeks ago
And now this whole thing gets even messier. What started off as something of a Streisand Effect post about Justin Baldoni’s decision to amplify the accusations made against him by Blake Lively has now simply ballooned into something much, much larger. Keep in mind that Lively’s accusations can essentially be distilled down to two main […]
Dark Helmet

Domestic violence cases fuel effort to create registry in Missouri

7 months 2 weeks ago
Cynthia Bennett is the founder and CEO of Journey Against Domestic and Sexual Abuse, or JADASA. She plans on traveling to Jefferson City next month to encourage lawmakers to create a domestic abuse registry in the same way the state operates a sex offender registry.
Jeff Bernthal

Vance breaks tie to confirm Pete Hegseth as Defense secretary

7 months 2 weeks ago
Vice President Vance on Friday broke a Senate tie to confirm Pete Hegseth as President Trump's secretary of Defense, capping a bruising two-month fight over the nominee, who faced a litany of allegations that included sexual misconduct, financial mismanagement and excessive drinking. GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Susan Collins (Maine) and Mitch McConnell (Ky.) voted [...]
Alexander Bolton

Pete Hegseth squeaks by

7 months 2 weeks ago
It looks like Pete Hegseth has survived: It's a tie, so vice president J.D. Vance gets to break it, making it 51-50. Please give a warm welcome to the most aggressively unqualified Secretary of Defense in American history.
Kevin Drum