The Daily Beast MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Is Trying To Launch a Social Media Site, and It’s Already Resulted in a Legal Threat Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesMyPillow founder and staunch Trump ally Mike Lindell plans to launch a social network of his own in the next few weeks, creating a haven for the kind of pro-Trump […]
Donald Trump, then president, called Frances Watson, the lead investigator in Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s (R) office, on Dec. 23 to encourage her to look for voter fraud in specific counties, telling her “when the right answer comes out, you’ll be praised.” The gist of Trump’s conversation, which preceded Trump’s covertly recorded call […]
Andy Slavitt, a senior adviser to the White House’s COVID team, on Thursday applauded the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed for the “record time” in which the COVID vaccine was developed, after months of Biden administration officials claiming they had been forced to start from scratch on vaccine distribution efforts. “We’re grateful for the work […]
The New York Times To Stay or Go? Even With Vaccines, Travel Planning Remains Complicated Kristin Botuchis booked the tickets last month, almost on impulse: two round-trip seats to London from Seattle for $1,200 in July — the perfect start to a dreamy European vacation that would include France, Italy and Greece. She found herself […]
American Airlines is “happily” canceling over 10,000 furloughs as Congress’ new COVID-19 relief bill heads to President Biden’s desk. American Airlines CEO Doug Parker and President Robert Isom told employees on Wednesday that after Congress passed the new $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that includes more funding for the Payroll Support Program, it will be […]
Axios Des Moines reporter’s acquittal lauded as victory for press freedom Press freedom advocates are celebrating a decision by jurors in Iowa to acquit Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri of all charges that she incurred while covering a Black Lives Matter protest last May.Why it matters: The verdict sets a critical precedent for journalists […]
WASHINGTON — People fully vaccinated against the coronavirus finally have guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But that guidance, issued on Monday, seems to have raised as many questions as it answered. Even as that guidance permitted small gatherings of unmasked people, it made no concessions to those wanting to travel or […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of his ex-wife and three other people in New Mexico was charged Wednesday with a separate killing in New Jersey. Sean Lannon was arrested in St. Louis on Wednesday morning after a manhunt stretching from New Jersey to Missouri. Wednesday afternoon, […]
The New York Times The Officers Danced at a Black Lives Matter Rally. Then They Stormed the Capitol. ROCKY MOUNT, Va. — One sunny day last spring, Bridgette Craighead was dancing the Electric Slide with three police officers in the grass next to the farmers’ market. It was the first Black Lives Matter protest this […]
Best Life This Is Why the First Dogs Were Really Sent Back to Delaware When President Joe Biden took office, many Americans were eager to see some dogs back in the White House, especially the famous home’s first rescue dog. But on Tuesday, Mar. 9, news broke that the pups had vacated for the time […]