Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A federal appeals court temporarily blocked Graham from appearing before a Georgia grand jury. Fulton County prosecutors want Graham to offer testimony in their probe into the 2020 election. Graham has argued that his status as a sitting federal lawmaker should exempt him from testifying. A…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw. US House of Representatives GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw rebuked his party’s own violent rhetoric following the Mar-a-Lago raid. Lawmakers like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene have called for the FBI to be defunded. Crenshaw said the majority of Republicans are not calling for violence. Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw rebuked some…
Dennis Rodman Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Former NBA player Dennis Rodman says he plans to go to Russia this week, per NBC News. Rodman says he plans to try and secure the release of WNBA player Brittney Griner. Griner has been detained in Russia since February and was recently sentenced to 9 years in prison. Former…
Rep. Adam Schiff of California. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Rep. Adam Schiff said he was “encouraged” that Mike Pence is considering testifying before the January 6 Committee. Pence said last week that he would consider testifying “if there was an invitation to participate.” Schiff said Pence may have “a lot of very firsthand information” to share…
The past seven days were filled with new phone announcements and some of the trending devices are freshly launched, to noone’s surprise. The iPhone 14 Pro Max is rumored to arrive mid-September, gathering all eyes towards itself. Then the list is followed by two high-profile Samsung devices – the new Galaxy Z Fold4 and the…
Russian military armored vehicles, destroyed by the Ukrainian army, are displayed ahead Ukraine’s Independence Day in Kyiv’s center on Khreshchatyk Street. NurPhoto/Getty Images President Zelenskyy warned Ukrainians that Russia might do something “vicious” on or around Independence Day. A report says Russia appears to be amassing missiles in Belarus in preparation for an attack. Russia…
From left, Peyton, Sarah, and Jackson Reffitt. Peyton Reffitt Guy Reffitt was sentenced to seven years in prison for his involvement in the Capitol riot. His daughter told Insider that “it would only be just for former President Trump to be convicted.” She said the “modern American family is becoming more fragile as the political…
A pool of more than $423.8 million contributed by taxpayers is waiting for Congress to decide how best to use it. In the meantime, no one is using it — and they haven’t for years. Bill Oxford/Getty Images The money is supposed to publicly fund presidential campaigns. But it doesn’t. Republicans and Democrats in Congress…
According to a survey by the AHLA, 58% of hotels rank housekeeping as its biggest challenge after 97% classify themselves as understaffed. Kasea Zeiber/TikTok An AHLA survey found that 97% of hotels say they’re experiencing staff shortages. Summer travelers have sparked a ‘hiring spree’ of hotel employees. One housekeeper uses TikTok to show how much…
Netflix’s forthcoming ad-supported tier could include programming without commercials. According to Bloomberg, the company doesn’t plan to run ads during original movies, at least when they first premiere on the platform. In doing so, Netflix reportedly hopes to keep its service appealing to high-profile filmmakers who may find the idea of commercials interrupting their stories…