Dem Senator: What About The Guy Ranting About Sharks And Exploding Trees?

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that Russian authorities have released Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich along with two other American citizens and an American green-card holder as part of a sweeping prisoner swap. The historic swap, involving seven countries and over 20 prisoners total, marks a significant diplomatic achievement for Biden and a rare moment of cooperation amid deepening global tensions.

NEW YORK — A New York appeals court on Thursday denied Donald Trump’s bid to end a gag order in his hush money criminal case, rejecting the Republican president’s argument that his May conviction “constitutes a change in circumstances” that warrants lifting the restrictions. A five-judge panel in the state’s mid-level appellate court ruled that the trial judge, Juan M.

J. D. Vance spoke in Nevada Tuesday at a rally, and as usual, it was a low-energy, awkward, completely unaware speech. For some reason, he mentioned his wife, Usha, and said that if he calls her up to the stage, she'll probably make him sleep on the couch. Typically, for a normal person, that remark wouldn't be relevant, but he's amid couch-gate after being accused of having intimate relations with living room furniture. The claims are unfounded (wink wink), but as John Oliver said, Vance gives off major couch-fucker vibes. "Now, I would call her up here to come and speak, but then I think I'd have to sleep on the couch tonight, so I'll leave her alone," he told the crowd. The internet piled in: Vance’s PR team: https://t.co/lzq9sLYHDZ pic.twitter.com/OD8SJmIiby — Banality (@EdneckEngineer) July 31, 2024 Vance’s handler right now: https://t.co/v4ZBurIvkT pic.twitter.com/dwofp1o6Woread more

Kamala Harris reeled in a major endorsement yesterday as the UAW International Executive Board voted to endorse her presidential bid. Via The Michigan Advance: “Our job in this election is to defeat Donald Trump and elect Kamala Harris to build on her proven track record of delivering for the working class,” stated UAW President Shawn Fain.

The man accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and two of his co-defendants have reached plea agreements that will allow them to avoid the death penalty, the Defense Department announced yesterday. Via The Washington Post: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi will all plead guilty, according to a letter sent to families of the victims by a senior U.

Finally, hope of progress. Wall St. Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is included in a pending swap of prisoners who were held in Russia. Via The Daily Beast: Rumors flew Wednesday that such a deal between Russia and the U. S. and their respective allies could include Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained by Russian authorities in March 2023. Earlier this month, Gershkovich was sentenced to 16 years in a high-security penal colony under espionage charges internationally condemned as fabricated. Moscow previously said that there was no chance of Gershkovich being exchanged until after his sentencing.