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GOP splinters as plan to fund Trump’s ballroom already hitting brick wall: report
In the aftermath of the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the president and some of his closest Senate allies are seizing on the moment to try to do something the polls have foreclosed until now: approve taxpayer funding for the president’s White House ballroom project, under the guise…
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Boy, 13, on e-bike is killed by Amtrak train; community mourns teen with ‘unforgettable smile’
The Simi Valley community is mourning a 13-year-old who, while riding an e-bike, was fatally struck and killed by an Amtrak train — among recent incidents in Southern California involving electric two-wheelers that have resulted in serious or fatal injuries. Authorities have not yet identified the 13-year-old, but the nonprofit youth baseball organization Simi Youth…
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Legal expert stunned by Supreme Court’s latest ‘truly unusual’ order: ‘Entirely worrisome’
A legal expert was stunned on Monday by the Supreme Court’s latest “truly unusual” order in relation to the Texas legislature’s effort to redraw the state’s election map. Steve Vladek, a law professor at Georgetown University, wrote in a new essay for his Substack, “One First,” about the Supreme Court’s order on Monday to “resolve…
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Viral video of man knocking out drunk creep who groped his wife at bar divides the internet
A resurfaced video of a man throwing a savage haymaker at a drunken barfly who groped his wife has gone viral, sparking a fierce debate about whether his use of force was appropriate in defending his spouse’s honor. The undated security footage — which is at least a year old — shows a married couple…
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Alex Jones suggests White House Correspondents’ Dinner conspiracy theory
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones claimed Monday that Israel may have been involved in the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to influence American foreign policy regarding Iran. Jones questioned the official narrative, speculating the incident could be “staged” while avoiding definitive claims without evidence. He criticized security failures that allowed alleged gunman Cole…
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‘Euphoria’ cast member weighs in on feud rumors between Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney
“Euphoria” cast member Jessica Blair Herman shut down ongoing feud rumors between co-stars Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney. Herman, who portrays the neighbor of Sydney and Jacob Elordi’s characters in Season 3, shared that everyone on set got along during Monday’s episode of “Good Day New York.” “They really did,” she said. “And I’m not just…
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MAHA’s Perfect Villain
This morning, a crowd gathered near the Supreme Court to protest the weed-killer Roundup. Inside, justices heard arguments for Monsanto v. Durnell, weighing whether to exempt the company that created Roundup from lawsuits alleging that it failed to warn users that its herbicide causes cancer. Outside, the protesters rehearsed long-running grievances against Monsanto: One man…
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Trump’s ‘decline’ just became ‘impossible to ignore’ after press dinner shooting: analyst
President Donald Trump showed the world that his mental and physical decline has become “impossible to ignore” following the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday, according to one analyst. In an interview following the shooting, during which no one was killed, Trump said that he “didn’t make it easy” on Secret Service…
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Karen Bass Trails LA Mayoral Competitors in 2026 Campaign Fundraising
Mayor Karen Bass will have to compete with several deep-pocketed candidates entering Los Angeles’ primary mayoral election this June, and she’s falling behind. The incumbent trails her competitors in fundraising for this year, raising $494,734 to date since January. Spencer Pratt and Nithya Raman, who each announced their candidacies days before the deadline in February,…
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Weird Things Happen When You Give AI Agents Money and Let Them Spend It
Late last year, Anthropic had its AI model, Claude, run a large vending kiosk in the Wall Street Journal‘s offices. It didn’t take long for the experiment to go off the rails. After being given a starting balance of $1,000, the AI ordered a PlayStation 5, several bottles of wine, and a live betta fish…