Defense attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse, Mark Richards, accused prominent Republicans of trying to cash in off his client, and called it “disgusting.” “They’re raising money on it, and you have all these Republican congressmen saying MORE
Many hospitals in Michigan are trying to deal with an alarming surge of COVID-19 cases as the state smashes an old record of new cases, the highest so far in the pandemic. The state’s population MORE
President Biden announced on Friday he is replacing two officials to the U.S. Postal Service’s governing board, including its Democratic chairman Ron Bloom. It was a surprise to the USPS and to Congress, as it MORE
Join us for a Live discussion as it appears the verdict has been reached for Kyle Rittenhouse.
Houston Methodist Hospital CEO Marc Bloom said he was offended by claims from Dr. Mary Bowden that the hospital would not treat unvaccinated patients. Bowden, an M.D. and an ear, nose, and throat doctor had MORE
A man who called himself “Maserati Mike” paraded around Kenosha this week with a long gun and a sex toy as an anti-Black Lives Matter demonstrator. Jesse T. Kline confirmed his identity on Thursday, as did MORE
A Senate Banking Committee hearing went off the McCarthyism rails on Thursday when Senator John Kennedy (LA) attacked Biden’s nominee as top banking regulator, suggesting her views are communist. Saule Omarova, tapped to be comptroller MORE
Good morning, NewsViewers, hope you are waking rested, refreshed, and feeling ready to take on today’s outrgeous issues — because we can be sure there will be several to tackle. Coffee Talk gives us a MORE
The House will vote to censure Arizona Rep Paul Gosar and remove his committee assignments. Gosar posted an anime video depicting himself killing Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and threatening President Biden. Speaker Pelosi has said, “We cannot MORE
We’ve all seen Kyrsten Sinema on the Senate floor chatting it up with Mitch McConnell and John Thune, and Thune admits now he has been trying to recruit Sinema to defect to the other side. MORE
Kyle Rittenhouse got to play a direct role in deciding who will be the final 12 jurors that decide his fate at trial on Tuesday morning. At the direction of Circuit Judge Bruce Schroder, Rittenhouse’s MORE
A Republican Michigan state senator faces misdemeanor assault charges after a nurse practitioner accused him of inappropriately touching her. Bizon tested positive for COVID-19 around the same day of his visit, according to the police MORE
Marjorie Trailer Taylor Greene tweeted on Monday that Nancy Pelosi has fined her $60,500 in mask fines so far, and boasted of her unvaccinated status. Given that a congressperson’s salary is set at $174,000, getting MORE
Join us for a livestream scheduled for 3:00pmET when President Biden signs the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. Several GOP lawmakers are expected to attend. Included in the bill, from the New York Times $47 billion MORE
Expect closing arguments and instructions to the jury as deliberations should begin.
The Netherlands returned to a partial lockdown on Saturday as new cases of COVID-19 are surging and straining hospitals. The government ordered restaurants and shops to close early and barred spectators from major sporting events. MORE
Republicans rallying around Steve Bannon are whining that the Democrats will face a GOP kangaroo court if they retake the House in 2022, accusing Democrats of “weaponizing” the DOJ. Bannon is expected to turn himself MORE
From the Washington Post, a headline reads “Harris and Buttigieg under the spotlight amid uncertainty over Biden’s future.” Some quotes from the article: The prospect of former president Donald Trump making another White House bid MORE
When Chris Christie was hospitalized with Covid last October, fighting for his life, Trump called him from Walter Reed where he was hospitalized to ask if Christie was going to publicly blame him for Christie’s MORE
Anti-vax influencers are suggesting some strange methods of “uninjecting” the vaccine to those who caved to mandated shots. One TikTok video by Dr. Carrie Madej outlines ingredients of a detox bath she suggests will pull MORE
“Before the big game, I attended a tailgate on an empty stomach. Much to my surprise, MSU tailgate’s tend to have more alcohol than food, so I thought it seemed like a good idea to MORE
Drew Hernandez testified on Thursday in the Rittenhouse trial describing the video he took during the riot in August 2020, showing the altercation between Rittenhouse and Mr. Rosenbaum, who was killed in the conflict. Hernandez, MORE
Join us for a live discussion of Day 8 of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.
Good Thursday morning and Happy Veterans Day, a day when our infamous Postmaster General Louis DeJoy can’t take the blame for your undelivered mail. Welcome to Coffee Talk where we can generally shoot the breeze MORE
Senator Ted Cruz made remarks to Texas A&M students that Texas should secede if Democrats “fundamentally destroy the country,” but thinks Texas isn’t ready because Texas is keeping the country from “going off the cliff.” MORE