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Trump’s DOJ tries to combat staff exodus with big bonuses: report
The Justice Department is offering $25,000 signing bonuses and retention incentives ranging from $60 to $220 per pay period through Thanksgiving to address critical staff shortages. The bonuses target positions investigating youth transgender treatments and advancing the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, according to Bloomberg Law. The Civil Division, responsible for defending presidential policies in court,…
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Feds probe LAUSD for allegedly reassigning, not removing, teachers accused of sex misconduct
The U.S. Department of Education is investigating the Los Angeles school district for allegedly reassigning — rather than removing — teachers who have been accused of sexual misconduct, including those who have had “romantic relationships” with students. The department alleges that the district, under terms “cemented” in its contract with the teachers union, “appears to…
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Kash Patel appears to have ripped off iconic Beastie Boys video using AI: report
FBI Director Kash Patel appears to have used an AI-generated ripoff of a Beastie Boys music video to promote the Trump administration’s anti-fraud efforts, NPR reported on Tuesday. “With President Trump’s leadership, this @FBI and our interagency partners are conducting massive fraud takedowns coast to coast — and we’re not stopping,” Patel wrote in a…
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OpenAI’s Brockman details wild meeting with Elon Musk: ‘I thought he was going to physically attack me’
OAKLAND, Calif. — OpenAI’s president Greg Brockman detailed a wild meeting in 2017 with Elon Musk in which the co-founders tussled over ownership stakes in the company – at one point claiming that he feared Musk “was going to physically attack me.” Testifying on Tuesday in the second week of the bombshell trial over the future…
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In Oceano, where cars and ATVs are temporarily banned on the dunes, locals are nervous
The sands of Oceano Dunes — the only state park where visitors are usually allowed to drive on the beach — are unusually quiet right now. Too quiet, many locals say, because off-road vehicles and beach camping have been temporarily banished from San Luis Obispo County’s Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area since April 14.…
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Red state GOP moves to throw out votes already cast without telling voters: report
Alabama GOP lawmakers moved to toss out votes already cast for its May 19 primary amid a gerrymandering push without notifying voters of the changes. According to reporting on Tuesday by Democracy Docket, the Alabama lawmakers began taking votes on Tuesday to change the congressional and state senate maps as a primary election is underway.…
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Lisa Kudrow has a new take on Ross and Rachel’s ‘on a break’ debate on ‘Friends’
The one where Lisa Kudrow gives a hot take. The actress weighed in on a decades-long debate about Ross and Rachel’s relationship on the ’90s sitcom “Friends.” Fans have argued for years about whether or not Ross (David Schwimmer) was justified in sleeping with someone after stating that he and his girlfriend Rachel (Jennifer Aniston)…
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‘Why is everyone giggling?’ Laughter ensues as Rubio calls on right-wing reporter
Reporters at the White House press briefing on Tuesday were audibly laughing after Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on a pro-MAGA correspondent to ask a question. Rubio called on Cara Castronuova, a White House correspondent for LindellTV, which is owned by Mike Lindell, a Trump ally who also founded My Pillow, when the laughter…
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Donald Trump Skewers ‘Terrible’ Norah O’Donnell As ‘Any Woman Off The Streets’ Following ’60 Minutes’ WHCD Interview
Donald Trump skewered Norah O’Donnell, saying “any woman off the streets” could do her job following their “60 Minutes” interview days after the White House Correspondents Dinner attack. In an interview Tuesday with Salem News Channel, the president expressed his displeasure with the CBS News Senior Correspondent after their sit-down last week. Trump explained that…
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Trump snubs one key race in latest barrage of endorsements
President Donald Trump endorsed a barrage of candidates in a key battleground state on Tuesday, but seemed to snub a key race. In a series of Truth Social posts, Trump endorsed candidates ranging from Vivek Ramaswamy, who is running for Ohio governor as a Republican, to allies like Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and up-and-comers like…