“Representative Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat who has been one of Congress’s leading liberal voices for three decades, will not seek re-election next year, heeding a call for generational change roiling his party”
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“Representative Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat who has been one of Congress’s leading liberal voices for three decades, will not seek re-election next year, heeding a call for generational change roiling his party”
haha! we are old
I thought she was older! Feels like she’s been around for a while
He is insanely famous among younger folks but worldwide also
Someone wrote a thread about how fame has become siloed thanks to the internet, like there are celebs with entire communities to themselves
Say more
Hot take: I feel like Speed is more of a celeb than anyone in the NFL at current
No I think that makes sense
Wait he’s not American right
Random question: Is Speed the most famous American under 25 years old?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he's awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
ICYMI: ICE detained a mother of 4 last month after she traveled back to the US w/ her passport + valid green card. Her attorney claims she wasn't given any justification for her detainment except a pardoned misdemeanor marijuana conviction from 22 yrs ago www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-de...
If you are a federal employee who can confirm a rumor that some folks are sprinkling bread crumbs on the roof of the Labor Dept building where this banner was hung, I'd love to hear from you. Anonymity granted. Jen.Bendery@huffpost.com On Signal: jbendery.41
NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka eliminates Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-2 at the U.S. Open to reach her first major quarterfinal since 2021.
9 former directors of the CDC penned an op-ed stating that what Robert F. Kennedy has done to the nation's public health system is "unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced" www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Robert Mueller has Parkinson’s disease, his family said, and will not be able to comply with a request that he testify before Congress
Rudy Giuliani suffered severe injuries in a car accident last night, according to his spokesperson
Trump says Chicago is an undesirable ‘hellhole,’ but tourists and transplants keep coming - @thetriibe.com
Mark Knoller, longtime CBS News correspondent, dies at 73
If you're arrested in Illinois protesting the planned ICE HQ in North Chicago, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.
Buford Pusser, the Tennessee sheriff who inspired the Hollywood movie “Walking Tall,” has been implicated in his wife’s murder
Washington Nationals fans head to the game with the National Guard in the background:
I got to talk with @lataco.bsky.social's @eltragon.bsky.social about his tireless documentation of immigration raids in LA, and how his knowledge of the city's street food scene makes him a better immigration reporter
Thinking about taking a dip at the beach over Labor Day weekend? Many beaches are advising against swimming due to fecal contamination levels
A mirror image of Biden's Oval Office and Trump's version www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
The @status.news newsletter looks into the current president's "visible bruises" and asks: Why are the country’s biggest newsrooms silent? www.status.news/p/trump-heal... [paywall likely]
'Trump and his granddaughter Kai Trump load the motorcade on the south lawn of the White House in Washington DC on August 30, 2025, as they head to Trump National golf course in Sterling, Virginia' (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
Trump was spotted this morning in a white polo, MAGA hat and black pants as he heads to a golf course in Virginia, per pool
Only Deion Sanders can make Depend prime time!
WASHINGTON (AP) — Appeals court finds President Trump’s sweeping tariffs unconstitutional but leaves them in place for now.
COVID cases are up throughout the country. I talked to doctors about where cases are highest right now and what folks should do to stay healthy: www.huffpost.com/entry/covid-...
Shows like “Love Island USA” have triggered the worst online behavior in viewers yet. Experts say it reflects a deeper issue with how audiences today choose to engage
“A respected network of hospitals and cancer centers is halting enrollment in clinical trials for children with brain cancer after the federal government said it would no longer provide funding to the group”
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — US Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month that she won't run for reelection in 2026, AP sources say.
BREAKING: Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa won't seek reelection to Senate in 2026, sources say.
Trump has canceled Kamala Harris' Secret Service protection that had been extended by previously undisclosed Biden order
"TMZ Hip Hop confirmed with multiple sources that Funk Flex will operate on the 5 PM to 10 PM slot after the Labor Day holiday" www.tmz.com/2025/08/28/f...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top adviser to RFK Jr. will serve as acting CDC leader after White House pushes out director, AP source says.
Funk Flex announced his last show on NYC's HOT 97 will be September 1 at 7 pm: "All things come to an end!"
“Ssense is filing for bankruptcy protection after what it described as an attempt by lenders to force a sale of the company”
NEWS: A hearing on Lisa Cook's TRO motion is set for 10 a.m. Friday.
NEWS: ABC/ESPN has demoted Doris Burke from its NBA Finals team and promoted Tim Legler, sources tell @andrewmarchand.bsky.social. Legler will pair Mike Breen and Richard Jefferson. Read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...
Ashli Babbitt, the Jan. 6 rioter killed while storming the Capitol, will now receive a funeral with military honors
After over 150 years, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will stop publishing a print newspaper at the end of the year
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fed Gov. Lisa Cook sues Trump administration to block her attempted firing, launching unprecedented legal fight.
70 years ago, on this date, Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered by white men. His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
"Two people fighting the Bear Gulch fire on the Olympic Peninsula were arrested by federal law enforcement, in a confrontation described by firefighters and depicted in photos and video."
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser today praised Trump for flooding the city with federal law enforcement. “We greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance what MPD has been able to do in this city." 😐 www.huffpost.com/entry/muriel... via @delaneyrules.bsky.social @phillewis.bsky.social
Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:
The recently selected chair of a North Carolina county Board of Elections was charged for allegedly drugging ice cream from Dairy Queen with MDMA and Cocaine and giving them to his two grandchildren
Susan Monarez, who just weeks ago became director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has abruptly left her job after reportedly objecting to RFK's changes www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police say a shooting at a Catholic school has left three dead, including the shooter, and 17 injured.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis mayor says children are dead after a shooting at a Catholic school.
The DOJ failed to secure a felony indictment against a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent in protest of Trump's D.C. crackdown
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis hospital says it is treating five children injured from a shooting at a Catholic school.
Police are at the scene of a shooting at a Minnesota Catholic school, Gov. Tim Walz said. A "significant number of victims" has been reported
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak.
The Trump administration is planning to take control of Washington, D.C.'s Union Station, one of the country's biggest rail hubs
“More than 80 years after it was looted by the Nazis from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam, a portrait by an Italian master has been spotted on the website of an estate agent advertising a house for sale in Argentina.”
Read:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some FEMA employees who signed public letter of dissent are put on administrative leave.
NEW: More than 199,000 federal workers have left their jobs or have been forced out by the Trump admin since Jan. 2025, per a new report. That’s nearly 10% of the entire federal civilian workforce. “We’re seeing the arson of our government." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Cracker Barrel has decided to dump its new logo hours after Trump urged the restaurant chain to go back to its old one
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce their engagement on Instagram:
“President Trump has no authority to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. His attempt to fire her, based solely on a referral letter, lacks any factual or legal basis. We will be filing a lawsuit challenging this illegal action,” said Abbe Lowell, Lisa Cook’s attorney
A federal judge threw out the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench over an immigration order
“President Trump purported to fire me ‘for cause’ when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign," Lisa Cook said tonight in response to Trump
“At this point it's become impossible for me to maintain a relationship with Reuters given its role in justifying and enabling the systematic assassination of 245 journalists in Gaza. I owe my colleagues in Palestine at least this much, and so much more.” - Valerie Zink
Trump says that he is removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move and a significant escalation of his attacks on the U.S. central bank
Lil Nas X charged with four felonies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some National Guard units in Washington start carrying firearms as Trump threatens additional cities with deployments.
The Pentagon is working on plans to deploy the U.S. military to Chicago as soon as September, a new report says
It’s not a coincidence that the rise in birth control misinformation is happening at a time when reproductive health and rights are under relentless attack, said Raegan McDonald-Mosley, an OB-GYN. My story today on the rise of "natural" birth control: www.huffpost.com/entry/natura...
Had a chance to stop a member of the Guard and ask whether they carried any guidance on their person about Posse Comitatus Act (and/or a list of "exceptions" like the troops in LA were given per DOJ). He didn't seem sure what PCA is but did show me this doc he had in his pocket on rules of force.
Following his release from jail, the Trump administration reportedly notified lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia that he may be deported to Uganda
In June, Latricia Green pleaded for a protection order from her ex-husband. It was denied. She asked again in July. It wasn’t served. She was shot and killed by her ex-husband this morning inside a Detroit hospital
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration says grants for Hispanic-serving colleges are unconstitutional and it won't defend them in court.
Trump said Chicago will be the next city that his administration targets following D.C.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C., to be armed
Trump on FBI raiding Bolton's house: "I could know about it. I could be the one starting it. I'm actually the chief law enforcement officer."
Florida will phase out certificates of completion for students with disabilities
“Federal agents busted into John Bolton’s house in Bethesda, Md., at 7 a.m. in an investigation ordered by FBI Director Kash Patel, a Trump administration official told The Post.”
“A federal judge barred the DeSantis and Trump administrations from bringing new detainees to Alligator Alcatraz and demanded the state close out operations at the immigration detention facility within 60 days”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Parole board says Erik Menendez should remain in prison despite reduced sentence that makes him eligible for release.
“Defend the District” protest and Go-Go concert against Trump’s takeover at 14th and U St:
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — California Legislature votes to set November special election on new US House map favoring Democrats.
BREAKING: The Trump administration says it's reviewing all 55 million people with U.S. visas for potential deportable violations.
The White House official leading Trump’s review of the Smithsonian Institution believes the museum focuses too much on slavery
Vivian Ayers Allen, Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet and mother to Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, has died. She was 102.
"A bullet broke through the glass of an office at the Chiefs’ practice facility last summer, multiple sources told The Star. Inside the office at the time: Andy Reid."
"A former top City Hall advisor and current campaign confidante to Mayor Eric Adams attempted to give money to a reporter from THE CITY following a campaign event in Harlem Wednesday."
SCOOP: As the National Guard takes over the streets of DC, military officers are now going to be detailed to prosecute civilian criminal cases for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas House gives initial approval to new maps that would create up to 5 more winnable congressional seats for the GOP.
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign, citing a call by the head of the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency urging the Department of Justice to probe Cook over alleged mortgage fraud.
Target's CEO is stepping down after 11 years at the retailer as sales continue to plunge
WASHINGTON (AP) — National Guard troops from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana have begun arriving in Washington.
SCOOP — Members of DC National Guard are preparing to carry M17 pistols, multiple sources confirm to me. This follows earlier reports that the guard reversed course and would soon be arming members in DC. Now we know they’re making sure they meet requirements if/when the order to arm them comes.
Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier is suing over "illegal confinement" after Republicans locked her in the state Capitol for refusing police surveillance
Sheryl Cole, one of the Texas Democrats who broke quorum:
The FDA warns public not to eat, sell or serve certain Great Value raw frozen shrimp sold at Walmart due to possible contamination a radioactive isotope