#Giant panda takes stage alongside Biden in SNL cold open

#Giant panda takes stage alongside Biden in SNL cold open

“Saturday Night Live” featured a talking giant panda participating in a press conference alongside a mock President Biden giving remarks after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in its cold open. “Meeting was a total win. Sure, we made agreements about communications, fentanyl, climate change, but most importantly, got the thing America really needs right…

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#Senate Republicans get ready to roll Tuberville on military holds 

#Senate Republicans get ready to roll Tuberville on military holds 

Republican senators are laying the groundwork to vote before Christmas on a Democratic-drafted resolution to circumvent the blockade that Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) has placed in front of more than 400 military nominees.  Republican frustrations with Tuberville and his ally, Senate Steering Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah), spilled into public view again early Thursday…

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#Santos calls Ethics Committee report a ‘dirty biased act’ that ‘tramples over all of my rights’

#Santos calls Ethics Committee report a ‘dirty biased act’ that ‘tramples over all of my rights’

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) took to social media Thursday evening after the House Ethics Committee released a scathing report about his potential federal crimes, calling politics and the report  “dirty.” “What the ‘ethics committee’ did today was not part of due process, what they did was poison…the jury pool on my on going investigation with…

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#Education Department lists schools under investigation for ‘possible discrimination’ based on shared ancestry

#Education Department lists schools under investigation for ‘possible discrimination’ based on shared ancestry

The Department of Education released a list of higher education and K-12 institutions that are under investigation for alleged shared ancestry violations Thursday as part of the Biden administration’s effort to address reports of rising discrimination in schools. “Hate has no place in our schools, period. When students are targeted because they are–or are perceived…

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#Singer, actress Cassie sues ex, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, alleging years of ‘abuse, violence and sex trafficking’

#Singer, actress Cassie sues ex, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, alleging years of ‘abuse, violence and sex trafficking’

Musical artist and actress Cassie has filed a lawsuit against her former boss and romantic partner, Sean “Diddy” Combs, alleging years of ‘abuse, violence and sex trafficking’ during her relationship with the hip-hop music mogul — allegations he denies. In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court on Thursday, Cassie, whose real name is Casandra Ventura,…

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#IBM pulls ads from X, citing ‘zero tolerance for hate speech’

#IBM pulls ads from X, citing ‘zero tolerance for hate speech’

IBM confirmed to The Hill it is pulling advertisements from X, the platform formerly known as Twitter Thursday, citing “’zero tolerance for hate speech.” “IBM has zero tolerance for hate speech and discrimination and we have immediately suspended all advertising on X while we investigate this entirely unacceptable situation,” IBM told the Financial Times. Elon…

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