Day: December 18, 2024

Durbin faces backlash for remark on trans inclusion in women’s sports

8:00 pm December 18, 2024

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., took heat on social media on Tuesday for a post he made about transgender athletes in women’s sports. Durbin was among the lawmakers who grilled NCAA President Charlie Baker on Capitol Hill. Durbin asked Baker how many athletes were in the collegiate organization and how many of those athletes were transgender. […]

Trending gifts for him this Christmas

7:39 pm December 18, 2024

The holiday season is here, and with it comes the joy and cheer—but also the challenge of finding the perfect Christmas gifts for the men in your life. Whether it’s your father, brother, husband, son, friend or coworker, selecting a thoughtful and unique present can feel overwhelming to say the least. This year, the key […]

Biden sinks to all-time low, while Trump’s numbers rise, in new national poll

7:37 pm December 18, 2024

With one month left in office, President Biden’s approval rating is hitting a new low. Biden stands at 34% approval and 66% disapproval in a Marquette Law School national poll conducted Dec. 2-11 and released on Wednesday. That is down four percentage points from October and the lowest approval for Biden in Marquette Law School […]

MSNBC’s Joy Reid calls out Democratic Party for being run like a ‘gerontrocracy’ of consultants and donors

7:32 pm December 18, 2024

MSNBC host Joy Reid criticized the Democratic Party on Tuesday for refusing to allow the younger and rising stars like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., a chance to take leadership roles away from the oldest and longest-serving members. “[The] gerontocracy seems like it’s intractable,” Reid said. “I recall when Barack Obama was elected, he kind of […]

Republican lawmakers savage spending bill as Mike Johnson defends it: ‘We gotta get this done’

7:23 pm December 18, 2024

As conservative lawmakers decry a government spending measure released at the last-minute to avert the looming prospect of a partial government shutdown, Rep. Kat Cammack quipped that conservatives should launch an OnlyFans account. “Conservative Republicans should start an OnlyFans account considering how often we get screwed… The CR is a bad deal,” the Florida Republican […]