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“Wrong”: House Republicans blast “self-serving” payday for GOP senators in budget bill

House Republicans are going after GOP senators who stand to collect millions of dollars courtesy of a veiled provision within a bill seeking to end the government shutdown. The provision would give members of the Senate the ability to sue…

November 12, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Dog barks: Trump says Epstein emails are Democrats’ “deflection” from their own “failures”

Donald Trump tried to wave away recently released emails from Jeffrey Epstein, saying that House Democrats were perpetrating a “hoax” to “deflect on how badly they’ve done.” “The Democrats are trying to bring up the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax again,” he…

November 12, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Progressive Wilson on the brink of victory in nail-biter Seattle mayoral race

At the end of Election Day, incumbent Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell appeared to have a comfortable path to reelection. Harrell lead challenger Katie Wilson by more than 10,000 votes in the early tally. The race tightened dramatically as late-arriving and…

November 12, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Grocers fill the SNAP gap

Amid an ongoing federal government shutdown, the Department of Agriculture, which administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), froze funding for national food assistance, effective Nov. 1. That left nearly 42 million Americans without benefits to purchase groceries and other…

November 12, 2025 · by Jamie Cook · 0

“Of course he knew about the girls”: New emails reveal Trump “spent hours” at Epstein’s house

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released emails Wednesday in which convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein said President Donald Trump spent significant time at Epstein’s house with one of his victims. The emails, taken from thousands of pages reviewed by…

November 12, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

In “Predator: Badlands,” diversity is the secret weapon

In placing his spin on the “Predator” universe, director Dan Trachtenberg has ushered in several crucial firsts. His 2022 debut, “Prey,” is the first major movie to feature a Native American woman, Amber Midthunder, as the lead in a film…

November 12, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Unreal”: MAGA fury after Trump “broke everyone’s heart” with visa comments on Fox News

President Donald Trump’s defense of the H-1B visa program during a Fox News interview with Laura Ingraham this week set off one of the sharpest MAGA backlashes of his presidency. Pressed by Ingraham on whether he would continue allowing large…

November 12, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Cheesy cacio e pepe rolls, warm from the oven

For all the times that feeding yourself feels like trudging through a fog of obligation, sometimes a craving arrives fully formed, as if it’s been plotting in the background. That happened a few weeks ago, standing at the bakery case…

November 12, 2025 · by Jamie Cook · 0

Donald Trump’s enemies list keeps growing

President Donald Trump has engaged in many televised rants since he entered politics. In fact, most of his appearances could be classified as such. But one of the most stunning he’s ever given came in his Nov. 2 “60 Minutes”…

November 12, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

After Election Day losses, Trump and MAGA will strike back hard

Ever since Donald Trump and Republicans routed Democrats in the 2024 election, the party has been listless, confused, uncoordinated — politically moribund. When I think about today’s Democrats, I see a person performing an autopsy on themselves, looking for signs…

November 12, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0