The U.S. declared a federal public health emergency over the monkeypox outbreak on Thursday after the states of New York, California and Illinois did the same recently.
A Russian court convicted WNBA star Brittney Griner of smuggling illegal drugs into the country and sentenced her to nine years in prison — all because she had less than one gram of cannabis ... Show More
Yesterday
The Tennessee Democrat Fighting The MAGA Machine
<p>Congress is not exactly a barrel of fun at the best of times. Still, after the unexpected exit of Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene last week, the vibes have reportedly never been worse. According to the Congressional Record, <a href="https://x.com/JNicholsonInDC/ ... Show More
21m 35s
Nov 2023
The Need for Speed (feat. Shanlon Wu)
<p>Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023</p><p>Today, in the Hot Notes: the judge in the Fulton County case denies the DA’s motion to jail Harrison Floyd for violating bond conditions; an aide for Mayor Eric Adams told colleagues to delete text messages hours after the FBI executed a se ... Show More
48m 26s
Feb 2024
No Elvis In Him (feat. John Fugelsang)
<p>Friday, February 9th, 2024</p><p>Today, SCOTUS weighs Trump's ballot eligibility under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment; special counsel Robert Hur’s report on Biden’s handling of classified documents is out and there will be no charges filed; Pete Navarro’s request to stay out ... Show More
58m 46s
Jan 2024
We Knew It, Donald Blew It
<p>Thursday, January 11th, 2024</p><p>Thursday, January 11th, 2024 Today, Trump has refused to follow the rules of the court and will not be giving closing arguments in the NYAG’s civil fraud trial; Republicans in the Ohio House voted to override Governor DeWine’s veto of a bill ... Show More
30m 44s
Feb 2024
Nex Benedict (feat. John Fugelsang)
<p>Friday, February 23rd, 2024</p><p>Today, police in Oklahoma are not yet releasing the autopsy report of Nex Benedict, a non-binary teen beaten in a school restroom who died the next day; President Biden met with the widow of Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, and her daughter in ... Show More
1h 1m
Apr 2024
Gish Gallop (feat. Jennifer Mercieca)
<p>Thursday, April 25th, 2024</p><p>Today, 18 people have been indicted by the Arizona attorney general in the 2020 fraudulent elector scheme; the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on immunity in the Trump election subversion case; Trump is back on trial after the Wednesday resp ... Show More
1 h
May 2024
Bannon’s Headed To Prison
<p>Monday, May 13th, 2024</p><p>Today, Trump could face a $100M tax bill if he loses his IRS audit fight; the DoJ is asking for 40 years in prison with a terror enhancement for the man who attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer; Clarence Thomas has hurt fee fees and calls DC a hideou ... Show More
45m 30s