THEFEDERALIST (Brianna Lyman) - Stop Calling Democrats ‘Moderate’ For Hiding Their Socialism Behind A Bad Haircut
The 'moderate Democrat' is a campaign myth meant to deceive voters into electing leftists.
AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Lightning strike hospitalizes at least 16 inmates at Ohio correctional facility
A mass casualty incident was declared Tuesday after lightning struck more than a dozen inmates outside an Ohio prison during severe storms that have already claimed at least one life statewide. Inmates at the Grafton Reintegration Center in Grafton, Ohio, were walking between buildings after a meal when a lightning bolt hit the group. The […] The post Lightning strike hospitalizes at least 16 inmates at Ohio correctional facility appeared first on American Almanac .
A mass casualty incident was declared Tuesday after lightning struck more than a dozen inmates outside an Ohio prison during severe storms that have already claimed at least one life statewide. Inmates at the Grafton Reintegration Center in Grafton, Ohio, were walking between buildings after a meal when a lightning bolt hit the group. The initial emergency call reported five people struck. Within minutes, that number climbed to eight, and then doubled again. At least 16 incarcerated individuals were hospitalized, with several listed in critical condition. Ambulances from three surrounding counties, Lorain, Medina, and Cuyahoga, rushed to the facility shortly before 6 p.m. Two University Hospitals locations, in Elyria and Westlake, were…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Pelosi demands accountability for Biden's hidden decline — after she dismissed the warning signs herself
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi now says those who knew about Joe Biden's cognitive deterioration "should have acted upon that information" earlier, even as her own record shows she publicly attacked the reporters who first documented it. Pelosi, 86, made the remarks Tuesday at Politico's "The California Agenda: Sacramento Summit" in Sacramento, calling on Biden's […] The post Pelosi demands accountability for Biden's hidden decline — after she dismissed the warning signs herself appeared first on American Almanac .
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi now says those who knew about Joe Biden's cognitive deterioration "should have acted upon that information" earlier, even as her own record shows she publicly attacked the reporters who first documented it. Pelosi, 86, made the remarks Tuesday at Politico's "The California Agenda: Sacramento Summit" in Sacramento, calling on Biden's inner circle to answer for what they saw behind closed doors. But the timeline of her own public statements tells a different story, one in which the longtime San Francisco Democrat spent weeks defending Biden's fitness, dismissing credible reporting as partisan overreach, and waiting until the political ground had already collapsed before acting. The contradiction sits at…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Tropical Storm Cristobal fizzles as Invest 92L gains steam in the Atlantic
Tropical Storm Cristobal formed in the open Atlantic on Wednesday morning and is already forecast to fall apart by evening, but a more consequential system, Invest 92L, is organizing behind it with a high chance of becoming a tropical depression within days. The National Hurricane Center gave Invest 92L high-range odds of developing into at […] The post Tropical Storm Cristobal fizzles as Invest 92L gains steam in the Atlantic appeared first on American Almanac .
Tropical Storm Cristobal formed in the open Atlantic on Wednesday morning and is already forecast to fall apart by evening, but a more consequential system, Invest 92L, is organizing behind it with a high chance of becoming a tropical depression within days. The National Hurricane Center gave Invest 92L high-range odds of developing into at least a tropical depression over the next two days, a designation that puts the system on a faster track than Cristobal ever managed. Cristobal, which strengthened from what had been Invest 93L, sits roughly 1,050 miles east-northeast of Bermuda and poses no threat to land. Hostile wind shear is tearing it apart. FOX Weather reported that the FOX Forecast Center expects Cristobal to dissipate…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Unexpected federal hearing in Luigi Mangione case fuels plea deal speculation
Federal prosecutors and Luigi Mangione's defense lawyers have jointly requested a surprise hearing in Manhattan federal court, a move that has triggered widespread speculation about a potential plea deal in the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case. Both sides filed a joint letter asking for the hearing, scheduled for Friday at 11 a.m. in Manhattan federal court. […] The post Unexpected federal hearing in Luigi Mangione case fuels plea deal speculation appeared first on American Almanac .
Federal prosecutors and Luigi Mangione's defense lawyers have jointly requested a surprise hearing in Manhattan federal court, a move that has triggered widespread speculation about a potential plea deal in the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case. Both sides filed a joint letter asking for the hearing, scheduled for Friday at 11 a.m. in Manhattan federal court. Neither the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York nor Mangione's legal team has explained what the session is about. The federal prosecutors declined to comment, and a spokeswoman for Mangione's lawyers did not respond to a request for comment, the New York Post reported . The 28-year-old University of Pennsylvania graduate stands charged in both federal and…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Jonah Adams) - Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson joked he'd have 'ran as a communist' — and his record backs the drift
Troy Jackson, the Maine Democrat now challenging Sen. Susan Collins for a U.S. Senate seat, once told a room of voters he would have run for office "as a communist", a quip that looks less like a throwaway line the closer you examine his political evolution. Jackson made the remark in 2017 while speaking to […] The post Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson joked he'd have 'ran as a communist' — and his record backs the drift appeared first on American Almanac .
Troy Jackson, the Maine Democrat now challenging Sen. Susan Collins for a U.S. Senate seat, once told a room of voters he would have run for office "as a communist", a quip that looks less like a throwaway line the closer you examine his political evolution. Jackson made the remark in 2017 while speaking to Cumberland County voters in Maine, explaining how he first entered politics as a Republican in 2000 despite holding views his own neighbors recognized as Democratic. A New York Post report surfaced a YouTube video of the exchange, in which Jackson offered a candid, and revealing, account of his ideological flexibility. In the video, Jackson told the crowd he ran as a Republican in his first state House race simply because he "had no…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Maryland woman who defrauded USAID-funded charity must pay $160,000 on top of earlier restitution
A 59-year-old Maryland woman who avoided prison after pleading guilty to defrauding a federally funded nonprofit has now agreed to pay $160,000 in a separate civil settlement with the Justice Department, a case that illustrates the oversight failures DOGE and the Trump administration flagged across USAID. Carleena Graham, a former vice president of human resources […] The post Maryland woman who defrauded USAID-funded charity must pay $160,000 on top of earlier restitution appeared first on American Almanac .
A 59-year-old Maryland woman who avoided prison after pleading guilty to defrauding a federally funded nonprofit has now agreed to pay $160,000 in a separate civil settlement with the Justice Department, a case that illustrates the oversight failures DOGE and the Trump administration flagged across USAID. Carleena Graham, a former vice president of human resources at the nonprofit World Learning, entered the civil settlement last month to resolve DOJ allegations that she submitted fraudulent claims for payment to the U.S. government. The $160,000 comes on top of the $425,000 in restitution Graham already owed from her criminal case, in which she pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. Just the News reported that the settlement closes…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Fighter jets escorted 'decoy' Air Force One while Trump flew secret plane out of Turkey
U.S. fighter jets guarded the decoy Air Force One carrying reporters and senior cabinet members to Britain after President Trump secretly boarded a smaller military aircraft in Turkey, a covert operation triggered by a credible Iranian assassination threat. A senior Trump administration official disclosed the fighter escort to Fox News on Wednesday, pushing back on […] The post Fighter jets escorted 'decoy' Air Force One while Trump flew secret plane out of Turkey appeared first on American Almanac .
U.S. fighter jets guarded the decoy Air Force One carrying reporters and senior cabinet members to Britain after President Trump secretly boarded a smaller military aircraft in Turkey, a covert operation triggered by a credible Iranian assassination threat. A senior Trump administration official disclosed the fighter escort to Fox News on Wednesday, pushing back on concerns that the press corps and White House staff aboard the original plane had been left unprotected during the deception. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent were also aboard the decoy aircraft. The operation unfolded after Trump departed a NATO summit in Ankara. Rather than board Air Force One as usual, Trump was smuggled off the tarmac…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Five 17-year-old friends killed after car plunges off cliff in Grand Junction, Colorado
Five teenage boys, all 17, all friends, are dead after their car drove off a cliff edge in Grand Junction, Colorado, late Saturday evening, a loss that has left families and an entire community reeling. First responders reached the crash site at approximately 7:45 a.m. Sunday morning and found the vehicle on a steep hillside. […] The post Five 17-year-old friends killed after car plunges off cliff in Grand Junction, Colorado appeared first on American Almanac .
Five teenage boys, all 17, all friends, are dead after their car drove off a cliff edge in Grand Junction, Colorado, late Saturday evening, a loss that has left families and an entire community reeling. First responders reached the crash site at approximately 7:45 a.m. Sunday morning and found the vehicle on a steep hillside. All five boys were pronounced dead at the scene. The Grand Junction Police Department confirmed its investigation into the fatal crash remains ongoing, and authorities have not yet determined which of the teenagers was driving. The Mesa County Coroner's Office stated that three of the five teens had been wearing seatbelts, including the driver and the front-seat passenger. The other two were not buckled in and were…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Lynn Jenkins) - Jewish Democrats in Michigan signal defections that could doom El-Sayed's Senate bid
Lifelong Jewish Democrats in Michigan say they are prepared to cross party lines and vote for Republican Mike Rogers over progressive nominee Abdul El-Sayed, a shift that could prove decisive in a state where the last Senate race was decided by fewer than 20,000 votes. The November general election for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat is […] The post Jewish Democrats in Michigan signal defections that could doom El-Sayed's Senate bid appeared first on American Almanac .
Lifelong Jewish Democrats in Michigan say they are prepared to cross party lines and vote for Republican Mike Rogers over progressive nominee Abdul El-Sayed, a shift that could prove decisive in a state where the last Senate race was decided by fewer than 20,000 votes. The November general election for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat is shaping up as a direct collision between a progressive movement flush with momentum and a Jewish voting bloc that feels abandoned by its own party. El-Sayed, who narrowly defeated four-term Congresswoman Haley Stevens by fewer than 15,000 votes in the August primary, now faces Rogers, a former Army officer, FBI special agent, congressman, and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, in a race that could…Open