Politics

TL/DR - Bernie Moreno, a Republican running for the Senate in Ohio, is portraying himself as an immigrant who overcome financial hardship to become successful. However, his key narrative, that his family arrived from Colombia with nothing and built a new life from scratch, is contradicted by his family's wealthy and politically connected history…

TL/DR - The Biden administration has stated that it is likely US weapons have been used by Israeli forces in Gaza in ways inconsistent with international humanitarian law. However, it stopped short of officially decrying that Israel violated this law. A State Department report on the matter concluded that while there were concerns over the high…

TL/DR - Stormy Daniels finished her testimony on her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Donald Trump, which he denies. Trump's defense team attempted to discredit Daniels, accusing her of creating phony stories due to her career as a porn actress; they also branded her a grifter who relies on profiting from her story. The judge rejected a request…

TL/DR - The Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature is trying to pass House Concurrent Resolution 2060, which critics argue is about job security for the politicians promoting it, not border security. The bill is said to echo controversial Senate Bill 1070, which allowed law enforcement officers to question the immigration status of anyone they…