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8 hours ago
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AOC's Hilarious Six-Word Response About Trump And Musk's Breakup Is Going Mega Viral
We're on day two post-breakup. At this point, we need to remember the "good times." Six months is quite the accomplishment, and honestly, waaay longer than we all thought it would last. One person who had some thoughts about it was AOC. Related: This Senator's Clap Back Fully Gagged An MSNBC Anchor, And The Clip Is Going Viral Here six-word response about it is going viral: 'The girls are fighting, aren't they?' — George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway3d) June 6, 2025 Spectrum News/gtconway3d/Twitter: @gtconway3d "The girls are fighting, aren't they?" Related: This Republican Lawmaker's Embarrassing Lack Of Knowledge Of The Term "Intersex" Went Viral After He Proposed An Amendment To Cut LGBTQ+ Funding She went on to explain, "You know, I would say that this was something that was a long time coming. We were saying that these two huge egos were not long for being together in this world as friends. I think this breakup we've been seeing a long time coming, we'll see the impacts of it legislatively." JUST IN - Rep. AOC on Elon Musk and President Trump: "Hoh, man. The girls are fighting, aren't they?""These 2 huge egos were not long for being together in this world as friends." — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 5, 2025 Spectrum News/EricLDaugh/Twitter: @EricLDaugh People in the replies are loving it. "I generally don't care for it when pols do snide, but AOC's charm is so through the roof that she gets away with it," this person commented. "Gonna lib out for a second and say I love her a lot," another person wrote. And this person joked, "Men are too emotional to lead." I'd ALSO like to point out what this person said: "I like how this meme originated with azealia banks chiming in on nicki vs cardi beef in 2018 lol." IYKYK. Also in In the News: People Can't Believe This "Disgusting" Donald Trump Jr. Post About Joe Biden's Cancer Diagnosis Is Real Also in In the News: Republicans Are Calling Tim Walz "Tampon Tim," And The Backlash From Women Is Too Good Not To Share Also in In the News: "We Don't Import Food": 31 Americans Who Are Just So, So Confused About Tariffs And US Trade
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11 hours ago
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AOC's 6-Word Response To The Donald Trump And Elon Musk Breakup Is Going Viral
We're on day two post-breakup. At this point, we need to remember the "good times." Six months is quite the accomplishment, and honestly, waaay longer than we all thought it would last. One person who had some thoughts about it was AOC. Related: This Senator's Clap Back Fully Gagged An MSNBC Anchor, And The Clip Is Going Viral Here six-word response about it is going viral: Spectrum News/gtconway3d/Twitter: @gtconway3d "The girls are fighting, aren't they?" Related: This Republican Lawmaker's Embarrassing Lack Of Knowledge Of The Term "Intersex" Went Viral After He Proposed An Amendment To Cut LGBTQ+ Funding People in the replies are loving it. "I generally don't care for it when pols do snide, but AOC's charm is so through the roof that she gets away with it," this person commented. "Gonna lib out for a second and say I love her a lot," another person wrote. And this person joked, "Men are too emotional to lead." I'd ALSO like to point out what this person said: "I like how this meme originated with azealia banks chiming in on nicki vs cardi beef in 2018 lol." IYKYK. Also in In the News: People Can't Believe This "Disgusting" Donald Trump Jr. Post About Joe Biden's Cancer Diagnosis Is Real Also in In the News: Republicans Are Calling Tim Walz "Tampon Tim," And The Backlash From Women Is Too Good Not To Share Also in In the News: "We Don't Import Food": 31 Americans Who Are Just So, So Confused About Tariffs And US Trade
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12 hours ago
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AOC's 6-Word Response To The Donald Trump And Elon Musk Breakup Is Going Viral
We're on day two post-breakup. At this point, we need to remember the "good times." Six months is quite the accomplishment, and honestly, waaay longer than we all thought it would last. One person who had some thoughts about it was AOC. Related: This Senator's Clap Back Fully Gagged An MSNBC Anchor, And The Clip Is Going Viral Here six-word response about it is going viral: 'The girls are fighting, aren't they?' — George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway3d) June 6, 2025 Spectrum News/gtconway3d/Twitter: @gtconway3d "The girls are fighting, aren't they?" Related: This Republican Lawmaker's Embarrassing Lack Of Knowledge Of The Term "Intersex" Went Viral After He Proposed An Amendment To Cut LGBTQ+ Funding People in the replies are loving it. "I generally don't care for it when pols do snide, but AOC's charm is so through the roof that she gets away with it," this person commented. "Gonna lib out for a second and say I love her a lot," another person wrote. And this person joked, "Men are too emotional to lead." I'd ALSO like to point out what this person said: "I like how this meme originated with azealia banks chiming in on nicki vs cardi beef in 2018 lol." IYKYK. Also in In the News: People Can't Believe This "Disgusting" Donald Trump Jr. Post About Joe Biden's Cancer Diagnosis Is Real Also in In the News: Republicans Are Calling Tim Walz "Tampon Tim," And The Backlash From Women Is Too Good Not To Share Also in In the News: "We Don't Import Food": 31 Americans Who Are Just So, So Confused About Tariffs And US Trade
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29-05-2025
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Trump finds more convicted congressional Republicans to reward with pardons
It's been a challenge keeping up with the flurry of pardons Donald Trump has issued in recent days, specifically rewarding his political allies and donors, though one trend is increasingly unavoidable: The incumbent president has a real soft spot for congressional Republicans who've been convicted of felonies. Take former Republican Rep. Michael Grimm of New York, for example. NBC News reported: Trump this afternoon pardoned former Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., who was convicted in 2014 of tax fraud and related charges. Grimm pleaded guilty to a single count of tax fraud after he was accused in a 20-count indictment of underreporting nearly $1 million in earnings and lowering payroll taxes through 'off-the-book' payments at a Manhattan restaurant he previously managed. After the conviction, Grimm resigned from Congress and was sentenced to eight months of incarceration. He was released in 2016, according to Spectrum News. Grimm had a brief and unfortunate career on Capitol Hill, punctuated by an incident in which he threatened physical violence against a reporter, vowing to break him 'like a boy' after the journalist had the audacity to ask the lawmaker about the criminal investigations pending against him at the time. There was also a memorable incident in 2021 when Grimm, who ran on an anti-Affordable Care Act platform, was asked whether he would forgo the taxpayer-financed coverage he hoped to deny others. The Republican responded, 'What am I, not supposed to have health care?' Two weeks later, Grimm voted to repeal the ACA and deny coverage to millions. But it was Grimm's crimes that derailed his career. Though he initially claimed he was the victim of a 'political witch hunt' — a familiar phrase, to be sure — the New Yorker ultimately agreed to plead guilty to a felony count of tax fraud. Though Grimm tried to remain in Congress anyway, GOP leaders pressed him to resign. He succumbed to party pressure soon after. More than a decade later, Grimm, who was seriously injured in a polo tournament last year, is the beneficiary of a presidential pardon. It coincided with Trump also pardoning former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland — who served three terms as a Republican member of Congress — whose record is even more controversial. As The New York Times reported, Rowland was forced to resign in 2004 to avoid impeachment stemming from a corruption scandal. The Times added, 'He pleaded guilty later that year and was sentenced to a year and a day in prison. Ten years later, Mr. Rowland was convicted again of public corruption, including obstructing justice, conspiracy, falsifying documents relied on by federal regulators and other violations of campaign finance laws.' There's nothing to suggest there was anything wrong with his prosecution, but Trump pardoned him anyway. If at this point readers are thinking that the president has pardoned several former GOP members of Congress, there's ample evidence to bolster the point. The Washington Post published this memorable roundup on the last day of Trump's first term: Since Trump took office, two incumbent Republican congressmen have been convicted of crimes, Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) and Duncan D. Hunter (R-Calif.), as has a former congressman, Steve Stockman (R-Tex.). Trump pardoned all three of them. Trump also pardoned four former Republican congressmen convicted before his presidency: Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.), Robin Hayes (R-N.C.), Mark Siljander (R-Mich.) and Randall 'Duke' Cunningham (R-Calif.). ... [A]ccording to GovTrack's Legislator Misconduct Database, Trump has now pardoned a majority of Republican congressmen convicted of felonies in the 21st century. With the Grimm and Rowland pardons, the new total of Trump pardons for congressional Republicans convicted of crimes has reached nine — and counting. (While some congressional Democrats have also been convicted of crimes in recent years, to date, none of them has benefited from the incumbent president's magnanimity.) What's more, if we widen the aperture a bit, it's also worth emphasizing that the Trump administration has also abandoned the criminal case against a former Republican congressman who'd already been found guilty of corruption by a jury, while simultaneously taking steps to abandon a corruption investigation targeting an incumbent Republican congressman. The message to Republican politicians convicted or accused of corruption couldn't be clearer: You have a friend in the Oval Office. This post updates our related earlier coverage. This article was originally published on
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20-05-2025
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Spectrum Launches 24/7 Channel Spectrum News Michigan
Spectrum News has launched Spectrum News Michigan. Spectrum News Michigan is available 24/7, and available to Spectrum TV customers across the state on channel 1. The channel features local headlines every thirty minutes, at the top and bottom of every hour, and hyperlocal weather forecasts every 10 minutes on the 1s. The new network will be led by executive producer Craig Huber, a Michigan native with more than three decades of journalism experience. "Michigan welcomes the launch of Spectrum News to our roster of state media," said Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks. "At a time when it can be difficult to differentiate fact from fiction, I am glad to see more space being created for journalists who are dedicated to providing hyperlocal coverage and encouraging informed engagement in communities across the state." 'People across Michigan, from big cities to our close-knit communities, want access to news that impacts their lives," said Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt. "I'm pleased Spectrum News is stepping up with its trusted journalism to deliver the stories that matter most to Michiganders.' The new linear network features reporting from Michigan-based journalists as well as relevant stories from across the country. "From Metro Detroit to West Michigan and Up North, Spectrum News delivers meaningful journalism," said Huber. "As a native of the Mitten State, I know Spectrum News' community-focused storytelling will resonate with our audience." Huber began his journalism career in 1993. Also joining the network is journalist Brian Farber, who will report on the community in and around Grand Rapids, an area he has been covering since 1998. It is also available to Spectrum customers via the Spectrum News App on mobile, Xumo Stream Box, Roku and Apple TV.
