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“Canary in the coal mine”: McCarthy predicts GOP exodus following Greene resignation

Kevin McCarthy is something of an expert in how quickly the mood of Republican legislators can turn. The Republican representative from California and former House speaker said on Tuesday that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s upcoming retirement should shock GOP leaders…

November 25, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Trump says Biden turkey pardons were “totally invalid” at annual pre-Thanksgiving ceremony

President Donald Trump carried out the presidential tradition of pardoning two turkeys on Tuesday, but not before getting a crack in at his predecessor. Trump said that turkeys that were spared from the annual feast by former President Joe Biden…

November 25, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Menopause is all the rage, from Hollywood stars to “The Change”

If you have ovaries and a uterus, and are somewhere in your late 40s or beyond, you will have a body-informed epiphany. It might be barely noticeable. It may stop you in your tracks. You can see when it happens…

November 25, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

At last, a Yoko Ono retrospective free of The Beatles blame game

The first large image you see when entering the first gallery of “Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind,” the massive retrospective of Yoko Ono’s work currently on exhibit at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art, is the large reproduction poster for…

November 25, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Your big Thanksgiving questions, answered

Every family has a Thanksgiving origin story. Some begin with a grandmother’s battered recipe card, others with a shaky first attempt at gravy. But mine began, this year, with a text from Grace. Grace, who I once buckled into a car seat…

November 25, 2025 · by Jamie Cook · 0

Elon Musk’s beloved DOGE has closed. But its legacy is deadly

The first ten months of the second Donald Trump administration feels like ten years, and nothing brings that home more than the recent exclusive from Reuters that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — also known as Elon Musk’s pet project…

November 25, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Trump’s threats against Dems show he is unfit to lead

The news that came from across the Potomac on Monday was shocking: the Pentagon had launched an investigation into Mark Kelly, a combat veteran and Democratic senator from Arizona, after supposedly receiving “serious allegations of misconduct.” Kelly was unfazed. “If this…

November 25, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Why Mitch McConnell helped kill the hemp buzz

American hemp farmers are reeling after Republicans slipped a provision banning intoxicating hemp products into the deal to reopen the government. Now, industry insiders say that the hemp industry is about to leap into action to overturn the ban — or…

November 25, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

A GOP request pushes the limits on federal interference in elections

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. This news analysis was originally distributed…

November 25, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“It won’t work”: Kelly responds to Trump admin’s court-martial threat

Sen. Mark Kelly isn’t concerned about the Trump administration’s threats of a court-martial. Kelly joined several other Democratic lawmakers earlier this month in a video that encouraged troops to disobey any unlawful orders they might be asked to carry out.…

November 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0