Posts by Kim Browne
Try to Make Any Sense of What Trump Is Saying About Venezuelan Oil
Newhouse was also one of 35 Republicans who voted to establish the January 6 commission to investigate the Capitol insurrection, so it’s telling that after surviving two elections after that, he now thinks his time is up. Newhouse’s retirement means that only one Republican who voted to impeach Trump in Congress, Representative David Valadao of…
Read MoreTrump Adds Lame Insults to Presidents’ Portraits in White House
Newhouse was also one of 35 Republicans who voted to establish the January 6 commission to investigate the Capitol insurrection, so it’s telling that after surviving two elections after that, he now thinks his time is up. Newhouse’s retirement means that only one Republican who voted to impeach Trump in Congress, Representative David Valadao of…
Read MoreDan Bongino Is Clearing Out His FBI Office After Rocky Tenure
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, Kash Patel’s woefully underqualified No. 2, is finally headed for the exit. The former talk radio announced Wednesday that he will leave his position next month, the AP reported. Bongino reportedly told confidants that he was not planning to return to FBI headquarters at all this year, eight people told…
Read MoreNew Jobs Data Blows Up One of Trump’s Main Talking Points
President Donald Trump wants to pretend like he’s not crippling the economy, but job growth in 2025 has dropped by more than half and it’s all his fault. Only 499,000 jobs were created between February and November 2025, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, down from 1.57 million new jobs during…
Read MoreFour Republicans Defect From Mike Johnson to Force Health Care Vote
DeSantis’s order prohibits CAIR, a national organization with chapters in states across the country, from receiving contracts, employment, or funding from state agencies. When asked for comment, a DeSantis spokesperson directed Politico to DeSantis’s posts on X, including one where he said legislation was being drafted “to stop the creep of sharia law, and I…
Read MoreAI Isn’t Just Spying on You. It’s Tricking You Into Spending More.
In October, the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator published research showing that companies use loyalty programs to hook consumers, creating a captive audience they can track. Because consumers opt into these programs in the hopes of discounts and rewards, the programs are exempt from many state and federal laws about surveillance. And some companies eagerly abuse that…
Read MoreTop Glove Q1 profit surges more than 600% as costs fall
The glove maker reports a drop in operating expenses to RM842.9 million for the quarter [SINGAPORE] Malaysian glove maker Top Glove on Wednesday (Dec 17) reported a 605 per cent jump in net profit for the first quarter of its 2026 financial year, driven by higher plant utilisation and cost optimisations. Net profit weighed in…
Read MoreCoupang CEO fails to appear at South Korean parliamentary hearing on data breach
[SEOUL] The founder of South Korea’s Coupang failed to appear before a Wednesday parliamentary hearing about the massive data breach at the e-commerce giant, angering lawmakers who said they would hold him responsible. Coupang Inc CEO and Chairman Bom Kim declined to attend the hearing, citing his overseas residence and commitments as head of a…
Read MoreSusie Wiles May Have Screwed Trump’s Revenge Quest on Letitia James
One email reportedly states that at one point, the FBI’s Washington Field Office did “not believe (and has articulated to [DOJ]), that we have established probable cause for the search warrant for classified records at Mar a Lago.” Another email states that the bureau thought a raid would be “counterproductive,” suggesting “alternative, less intrusive and…
Read MoreRepublican Forced to Answer How Many Somalis He Represents Are Garbage
Minnesota Republican Representative Tom Emmer was asked directly if he agreed with President Trump’s assessment that the thousands of Somali residents he represents are “garbage.” He couldn’t give a straight answer. “Mr. Emmer, do you agree with President Trump that say[s] 5,000 Somali residents in your district in St. Cloud are garbage?” Migrant Insider’s Pablo…
Read MoreIlhan Omar Hits Back at DHS After They Claim She’s Lying About Her Son
Representative Ilhan Omar just called the Department of Homeland Security’s bluff after it denied that ICE agents had ever pulled over her son. DHS claimed Tuesday that the agency had “absolutely ZERO record” of federal agents pulling over Omar’s son, after the Minnesota Democrat revealed over the weekend that her son had been in the…
Read MoreStand Strong Show Up For Hanukkah
Hanukkah is not just candles and songs. It’s a story about resilience. Right now, with fresh threats and shaken communities, that story matters. My take is simple: we must stand up, show up, and secure our own future. Attacks on Jews, from Australia to our own neighborhoods, are meant to scare us into silence. They…
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