REDSTATE (Teri Christoph) - Jeanine Pirro Rushes to the White House After Trump Says She 'Folded Like an Umbrella'
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AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - "People are pissed": House Democrats mull whether to push Max Miller expulsion
House Democrats are privately mulling whether to force a vote to expel Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) from Congress over domestic abuse allegations, which he denies. Why it matters: While it is rare for a House member to be forcibly ousted, the mere threat of expulsion has been enough to precipitate multiple resignations this year. - One House Democrat, speaking on the condition of anonymity to offer candid insights into behind-the-scenes discussions, said they are "sure there will be" conversations this week about whether to take action. - "We have a Democratic Women's Caucus call ... but there's a little chatter, and people are pissed," the lawmaker said. Driving the news: Miller said in a video posted to social media Sunday that he will…
House Democrats are privately mulling whether to force a vote to expel Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) from Congress over domestic abuse allegations, which he denies. Why it matters: While it is rare for a House member to be forcibly ousted, the mere threat of expulsion has been enough to precipitate multiple resignations this year. - One House Democrat, speaking on the condition of anonymity to offer candid insights into behind-the-scenes discussions, said they are "sure there will be" conversations this week about whether to take action. - "We have a Democratic Women's Caucus call ... but there's a little chatter, and people are pissed," the lawmaker said. Driving the news: Miller said in a video posted to social media Sunday that he will…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Bryan Kohberger faces steep legal odds in bid to undo guilty plea for Idaho student murders
Bryan Kohberger, sentenced to four consecutive life terms for stabbing four University of Idaho students to death, now wants to take back his guilty plea, and a veteran defense attorney says the effort faces "a monumental uphill battle." Kohberger filed a handwritten petition from Idaho Maximum Security Penitentiary seeking to withdraw the plea he entered […] The post Bryan Kohberger faces steep legal odds in bid to undo guilty plea for Idaho student murders appeared first on American Almanac .
Bryan Kohberger, sentenced to four consecutive life terms for stabbing four University of Idaho students to death, now wants to take back his guilty plea, and a veteran defense attorney says the effort faces "a monumental uphill battle." Kohberger filed a handwritten petition from Idaho Maximum Security Penitentiary seeking to withdraw the plea he entered in July 2025, a deal that spared him from potential execution by firing squad in exchange for life without parole. In the filing, he claims his attorneys manipulated him with false promises about prison conditions, misrepresented what life on death row would look like, and told him his plea "need not be truthful, despite petitioner's vehement denial of actual guilt," AP News reported . …Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Kay Granger, trailblazing Texas Republican and Appropriations chair, dead at 83
Kay Granger, the first Republican woman Texas ever sent to Congress and the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, died Sunday at 83, closing a career that spanned nearly three decades of public service. Her son, J.D. Granger, announced her death. No cause was disclosed, though her congressional office had cited worsening […] The post Kay Granger, trailblazing Texas Republican and Appropriations chair, dead at 83 appeared first on American Almanac .
Kay Granger, the first Republican woman Texas ever sent to Congress and the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, died Sunday at 83, closing a career that spanned nearly three decades of public service. Her son, J.D. Granger, announced her death. No cause was disclosed, though her congressional office had cited worsening "health challenges" in a December 2024 statement, noting that travel to Washington had become "both difficult and unpredictable" since early September of that year. The Associated Press reported that Granger had not cast a vote in Washington after July 2024 and did not seek reelection. Granger served Texas's 12th Congressional District for 14 consecutive terms, 28 years, beginning in January…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Trump rips Pirro for dropping Reflecting Pool vandalism case against Olympian David Hearn
President Trump publicly rebuked his own U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro, after she moved to dismiss a felony vandalism charge against former Olympian David Hearn, a case the government now admits never should have been brought. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday that Pirro "choked" under pressure from a judge […] The post Trump rips Pirro for dropping Reflecting Pool vandalism case against Olympian David Hearn appeared first on American Almanac .
President Trump publicly rebuked his own U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro, after she moved to dismiss a felony vandalism charge against former Olympian David Hearn, a case the government now admits never should have been brought. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday that Pirro "choked" under pressure from a judge and abandoned a prosecution he still believes was justified. Pirro's office, meanwhile, pointed the finger at the Department of Interior for withholding documents that showed the real culprit behind damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool: a contractor that botched a rushed renovation job ahead of Independence Day. The result is a collision between a president who wanted accountability for…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - California woman, 23, identified as In-N-Out employee killed in Twin Falls, Idaho mass shooting
Ashley Garibay, a 23-year-old In-N-Out Burger employee from Stockton, California, has been identified as one of three people killed when a gunman opened fire at the chain's Twin Falls, Idaho location, a restaurant that had been open barely ten days. Garibay was working her shift Saturday afternoon when 24-year-old Chad Williams walked up to the […] The post California woman, 23, identified as In-N-Out employee killed in Twin Falls, Idaho mass shooting appeared first on American Almanac .
Ashley Garibay, a 23-year-old In-N-Out Burger employee from Stockton, California, has been identified as one of three people killed when a gunman opened fire at the chain's Twin Falls, Idaho location, a restaurant that had been open barely ten days. Garibay was working her shift Saturday afternoon when 24-year-old Chad Williams walked up to the drive-thru area carrying what a witness described as an AR-style rifle and began shooting. The gunfire started inside the restaurant and spilled into the parking lot, where an off-duty state trooper and an armed citizen fired back at Williams, Fox News reported . Williams retreated and was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Three people died. Seven others were wounded. The dead…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Lynn Jenkins) - Zapata County election lawsuit exposes troubling pattern of 'assisted voters' in tight Texas primary
A civil lawsuit contesting a 66-vote Democratic primary in rural South Texas has uncovered a striking pattern, nearly 90 voters were assisted by just three county employees, raising hard questions about how the state's disability-voting safeguards are being used. Martha Morales, a Zapata County school board member, lost the March 3 primary for county judge […] The post Zapata County election lawsuit exposes troubling pattern of 'assisted voters' in tight Texas primary appeared first on American Almanac .
A civil lawsuit contesting a 66-vote Democratic primary in rural South Texas has uncovered a striking pattern, nearly 90 voters were assisted by just three county employees, raising hard questions about how the state's disability-voting safeguards are being used. Martha Morales, a Zapata County school board member, lost the March 3 primary for county judge to incumbent Joe Rathmell by 66 votes out of 4,517 cast. She filed a civil election contest alleging fraud involving assisted voters, duplicate ballots, a broken chain of custody, voter registration irregularities, and paid vote harvesting. The case is ongoing, and no court has yet ruled on the merits of her claims. But the numbers she is pointing to deserve scrutiny. Of those 4,517…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Buckled columns in Midtown Manhattan high-rise raise hard questions about two other structurally troubled NYC skyscrapers
Two steel columns buckled inside a 37-story Midtown Manhattan tower on July 7, caving in five floors and forcing a mass evacuation, and the incident is drawing fresh scrutiny to a pair of far taller buildings with documented structural problems of their own. Construction workers were inside 235 East 42nd Street, the former Pfizer global […] The post Buckled columns in Midtown Manhattan high-rise raise hard questions about two other structurally troubled NYC skyscrapers appeared first on American Almanac .
Two steel columns buckled inside a 37-story Midtown Manhattan tower on July 7, caving in five floors and forcing a mass evacuation, and the incident is drawing fresh scrutiny to a pair of far taller buildings with documented structural problems of their own. Construction workers were inside 235 East 42nd Street, the former Pfizer global headquarters near Grand Central Terminal, when the columns on the 21st floor gave way. Floors 21 through 26 sagged and caved under the stress. The New York City Fire Department arrived and confirmed the buckled columns. The Department of Buildings ordered everyone out, and the Washington Examiner reported that nine nearby buildings were also evacuated, including a school with roughly 400 children,…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Carson Daly steps away from hosting The Voice after 30 seasons, citing family and scheduling demands
Carson Daly, the only host The Voice has ever known across 30 seasons and nearly 15 years, will not return to the chair for Season 31, a decision driven by the grind of commuting coast to coast while raising a family. An insider familiar with the situation told The U.S. Sun in plain terms: "Carson […] The post Carson Daly steps away from hosting The Voice after 30 seasons, citing family and scheduling demands appeared first on American Almanac .
Carson Daly, the only host The Voice has ever known across 30 seasons and nearly 15 years, will not return to the chair for Season 31, a decision driven by the grind of commuting coast to coast while raising a family. An insider familiar with the situation told The U.S. Sun in plain terms: "Carson Daly is out. He's not hosting Season 31." The 53-year-old NBC mainstay, who has anchored the network's Today Show from New York City while flying to Los Angeles for days at a time to tape The Voice, reached a point where the math stopped working. The insider said Daly "wasn't able to make the upcoming season's schedule work with his Today Show schedule," adding that "his Today workload mixed with not wanting to be away from family this next…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Christopher Nolan takes aim at amateur critics who think spotting a trick means it failed
Two-time Oscar winner Christopher Nolan says amateur film critics have developed a habit of dismissing storytelling techniques simply because they can identify them, a tendency he calls "a real problem in criticism today." Nolan laid out the argument in a recent podcast interview with Beijing-based host Zhong Shu, a clip of which surfaced on X […] The post Christopher Nolan takes aim at amateur critics who think spotting a trick means it failed appeared first on American Almanac .
Two-time Oscar winner Christopher Nolan says amateur film critics have developed a habit of dismissing storytelling techniques simply because they can identify them, a tendency he calls "a real problem in criticism today." Nolan laid out the argument in a recent podcast interview with Beijing-based host Zhong Shu, a clip of which surfaced on X on July 31. The filmmaker, riding a wave of commercial and critical success with his latest epic The Odyssey, did not mince words about what he sees as a fundamental misunderstanding of how stories work. The core complaint is straightforward: a growing class of online reviewers believes that naming the device a filmmaker used, making a character sympathetic, building toward a heroic moment, leaning…Open