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The U.S. economy added an abysmally low 181,000 jobs in 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on Wednesday, revising the annual job total down by a whopping 400,000 jobs to show that virtually no jobs were added in President Donald Trump's first year in office. The annual job growth was the worst year in decades, and was the result of Trump's idiotic trade policy causing massive uncertai…

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday went off the rails shortly after Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington asked Jeffrey Epstein’s survivors in the audience to raise their hands. Jayapal pressed Bondi to apologize to them, accusing her of protecting “powerful predators” in the release of Epstein-related files while also failing to safe…

If you were weirded out by the extreme close-up convicted rapist Mike Tyson Real Food Super Bowl ad, prepare yourself for new heights—or perhaps depths?—of unpleasant feelings about the whole affair. No, it’s not because the ad was directed by credibly accused sex pest (and Epstein files denizen , of course) Brett Ratner, fresh off his stunning triumph with “Melania .” While repulsive, that’s pre…

Police in Minnesota announced Tuesday that a background checker for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal law enforcement has been arrested as part of an sex trafficking sting. The arrest highlights the problem of crime within the ranks of the ICE agency, which has been exacerbated by funding from the Trump administration and congressional Republicans. Bloomington, Minnesota polic…

The House on Tuesday voted down a bill that would have prevented future votes on President Donald Trump's idiotic tariffs, deciding by the thinnest of margins to keep some power for itself—for now. The bill would have prevented lawmakers from forcing votes on tariffs until August and would have essentially neutered Congress’ constitutionally granted power to “lay and collect taxes.” But it failed…

Ready to run it back and kick it old school like it’s 2020? Let’s welcome back our old pal, ivermectin, everybody! Yeah, if you thought we left horse paste dewormer on the ash heap of history, think again. This time, it’s not being pushed as effective against COVID, which makes sense because conservatives have largely abandoned the belief that COVID was a real threat, warping it instead into bein…

Addressing bottlenecks and giving voters something to do can help shorten waits and improve the experience. By Hayley Harding for Votebeat In the November 2022 election, lines at polling places in Ann Arbor, Michigan, spilled out of buildings and down some city streets. More voters were taking advantage of the opportunity to register and vote on the same day. But the process of registering hundre…

By any normal metric, the Turning Point USA “All-American Halftime Show” was a massive failure. At its peak, it had 6.1 million concurrent views, which might sound good until you learn that the actual NFL halftime show with Bad Bunny had 135 million based on preliminary reports. If that number holds, it will be the most-watched halftime show ever, knocking last year’s Kendrick Lamar show from the…

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