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Actor Patrick Dempsey, best known to many viewers as Dr. Derek Shepherd on Grey’s Anatomy, says he has no plans to enter politics. Instead, the Maine native says he wants to keep serving people through charity work and community support. In an op-ed for the Portland Press Herald, Dempsey addressed speculation that he might run for the United States Senate....
Former Democratic Jackson, Mississippi, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy in connection with a six-figure real estate bribery scheme. According to Fox News, Lumumba accepted $50,000 in campaign contributions from undercover FBI agents who were posing as real estate developers. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, who prosecutors said helped route the money, pleaded guilty on June...
Affluent liberals may still look across the Atlantic with admiration, treating the opinions of European elites as if they carry some special wisdom. Most Americans do not share that instinct. For many ordinary Americans, the frustration is not with the people of Europe or Canada, but with the political class that governs them. These governments often speak to the United...
After a campaign already surrounded by controversy, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing growing pressure from within his own party to end his bid following a rape allegation. Platner is still considering what to do next, according to The New York Times. The paper cited a person familiar with internal campaign discussions who said Platner would not step...
French President Emmanuel Macron was prepared for the possibility of a “shooting war” with the United States earlier this year, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The Journal reported this week that Macron reached that position after American forces carried out a precision strike in Venezuela that led to the arrest of former dictator Nicolas Maduro. The...
Now that MS NOW has cut its NBC ties, the liberal cable mainstay apparently feels free to say the ugly quiet part out loud. In Graham Platner’s case, that quiet part is this: Democrats had already heard troubling allegations about him before. He had been accused of partner abuse. There were already serious questions about his behavior toward women and...
On CNN this week, a panel discussion about the Democratic Party’s future drifted into uncomfortable territory, raising questions about how party strategists are thinking about Jewish identity, Israel, and the growing influence of the Democratic Socialists of America. The conversation took place Tuesday on “The Story Is with Elex Michaelson,” where panelists discussed who might emerge as the Democratic nominee...
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a Texas Democrat, said Friday that the United States owes “everything” to black women, arguing that their contributions should be recognized as part of any Independence Day celebration. Crockett made the comments during Essence’s Festival of Culture, where she said Americans should use the Fourth of July to reflect on the role black women have played in...
A popular Muslim streamer drew attention online Friday after celebrating Egypt’s victory over Australia in the 2026 FIFA World Cup with comments that quickly spread across social media. The streamer is Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy, a 27-year-old New York City native better known online as “Sneako.” In footage posted after the match, Balinthazy was seen celebrating in the streets with...
The debate over communism has returned to the center of American politics, not as a distant history lesson, but as a warning about where some leaders believe the country could be headed. For many Americans, communism is not just an economic theory. It is tied to memories of the Cold War, Soviet spying, religious persecution, government control, and the loss...