Author: Aidan McLaughlin

60 Minutes Asks Secretary of State Blinken If Americans Should Be Worried About Putin’s Threats of Nuclear War

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said US officials have told Russian officials to “stop the loose talk” about nuclear war. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to draft an additional 300,000 soldiers for his war against Ukraine, as Ukrainian forces have made significant territorial gains in the last month and Russia has suffered a series […]

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Man Arrested For Attacking Volunteers on Texas Governor Abbott’s Campaign: Report

Two volunteers for Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s re-election campaign were attacked by a man near Houston, local officials told Fox News. While door-knocking in Humble, Texas, the two volunteers were chased and attacked by a man who ripped the side view mirrors off their car, Abbott’s campaign said in a statement. He was reportedly arrested […]

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Chris Christie Says Trump Running His Mouth About FBI Investigation is Pushing Him Towards a ‘Self-Inflicted Indictment’

Chris Christie said Donald Trump’s public comments about the FBI investigation into his handling of classified documents is pushing him towards a “self-inflicted indictment.” Christie, the former Republican governor of New Jersey, discussed the classified documents investigation into the former president on ABC News Sunday show This Week. Host George Stephanopoulos asked Christie about the […]

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DeSantis Copying Abbott With Martha’s Vineyard Stunt Has ‘Annoyed’ Texas Republicans: NYT

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis flying a group of nearly 50 Venezuelan migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard has “annoyed” Texas Republicans — who weren’t even given a heads up — according to a new report from the New York Times. Times reporters Michael Bender and J. David Goodman reported the stunt, in which DeSantis paid […]

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BREAKING: New York Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Trump and His Children Alleging Years of Fraud

New York attorney general Letitia James filed a civil fraud lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, his real estate business, and his adult children on Wednesday. “We are filing a lawsuit against Trump for violating the law as part of his efforts to generate profits for himself, his family, and his company,” James said at […]

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JUST IN: Adnan Syed, of ‘Serial’ Podcast Fame, to Be Freed From Prison

Adnan Syed, who was sentenced to life in prison for the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, is set to be freed after a judge overturned his conviction on Monday. Prosecutors in Baltimore last week asked the judge to vacate the sentence of Syed, who was the subject of the first season of […]

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What Does the Detonation of ‘New Day’ Mean For CNN and Its Top Stars?

CNN just announced a major change to its programming: New Day, its flagship morning show for the last nine years, will be scrapped for a new program to be hosted by stars Don Lemon, Kaitlan Collins, and Poppy Harlow. “This is not an incremental change,” CNN boss Chris Licht wrote in a note to staff […]

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Prosecutors Move to Vacate Conviction of Adnan Syed, Subject of ‘Serial’ Podcast

Prosecutors moved to vacate the conviction of Adnan Syed, who is serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. The case was the subject of the hit podcast “Serial” which debuted in 2014 and brought new evidence to the decades-old murder in which Syed has always maintained his innocence. […]

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Politico’s New Owner Denies Sending ‘False’ Email Praising Trump Before Admitting He ‘Could Be’ the Sender

The Washington Post’s Sarah Ellison is out with a fascinating profile of Mathias Döpfner, the CEO of Axel Springer, the German media company which last year bought Politico for more than $1 billion. Döpfner, whose portfolio of publications includes right-leaning German papers Bild and Die Welt, has said he wants to position Politico as a […]

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