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Attorney General Pam Bondi must resign in wake of her scandalous testimony. (Photo: U.S. Justice Dept.)

Pam Bondi’s Nasty House Testimony Is Not the Own She Thinks It Is; She Needs to Resign Now

Keith GirardFebruary 11, 2026

Attorney General Pam Bondi was playing to an audience of one -- Donald Trump -- at House Judiciary Committee hearing today. Here's why she needs to resign. ...

CONGRESSCRIMEPOLITICS

Barack and Michelle Obama on inauguration day in 2009. (Photo: Govt)

Trump Racist Post of Obamas as Apes Serves Far Darker Purpose — ‘Dehumanizing Propaganda’

Jim AstrachanFebruary 10, 2026

President Trump's racist portrayal of the Obamas as apes is known as 'dehumanizing propaganda,' a technique Nazi Germany used against the Jews. ...

COMMENTARYPOLITICS

Bruce Springsteen lends his voice to th protests of ICE raids in Minneapolis. (Photo: ScreenCap)

Springsteen ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ Ignites Power of ’60s Protest Songs (Video!)

Jim AstrachanFebruary 3, 2026

Bruce Springsteen released a song, protesting Donald Trump, “King Trump," ICE and the murders of two people in Minneapolis recalling'60s protest songs. ...

ENTERTAINMENTMusicROCK

The Epstein 29 are men and possibly women who received sweetheart plea deals that allowed them to remain secret. (Illustration: NYI)

The Epstein 29: Who Are Abusers and Sex Traffickers With Secret Plea Deals?

Keith GirardJanuary 29, 2026

Ghislaine Maxwell has made an extraordinary claim that could blow open the Epstein child sex trafficking scandal....

CRIMECULTURE

Federal ICE agents congregate on Portland Ave in Minneapolis near where Renee Good was shot to death. (Photo: Chad Davis)

ICE Abusive Tactics Against Minneapolis Protesters Erupts in Heated Legal Battle (Video)

Keith GirardJanuary 22, 2026

The Trump administration is in a heated legal battle over abusive ICE tactics in Minneapolis as part of Operation Metro Surge. ...

CRIMELAWPOLITICS

Spelling It Out: Autumn Best on Politics, Improv, and Joy of ‘Spelling Bee’ in an NYI Q&A

Iris WienerJanuary 15, 2026

Matt Manuel (left) Autumn Best and Justin Cooley in 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.' (Photo: Joan Marcus) Autumn Best marked both a return to h...

COMEDYENTERTAINMENTMUSICALOFF-BROADWAY

ICE agents detain a person during a sweep in Los Angeles. (Photo: USGovt.)

Trump Has Long Fetishized Violence; Gives ICE Carte Blanche to Satisfy His Fixation

Keith GirardJanuary 13, 2026

Donald Trump has a long history of advocating violence against political opponents and masked ICE agents are carrying out his wishes....

ADMINISTRATIONCRIMEPOLITICS

Ilyssa Paniz pioneered divorce counseling after her own marriage broke up. Today, she's an expert in her field. (Photo: DisCompany)

Ilyssa Panitz Channels Her Divorce Experience to Help Others in Trailblazing Podcast (Video!)

WinchesterJanuary 7, 2026

For Ilyssa Panitz, a veteran, 24-year journalist reporter and producer, going through her own divorce prompted a major change in her career focus....

CULTURELAW

Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro in handcuffs aboard the USS Kitty Hawk. (Photo: Government)

Trump Gunboat Diplomacy Pegged to Maduro Arrest, Venezuelan Oil Is a Losing Proposition

Keith GirardJanuary 6, 2026

The Trump administration has offered a mish-mash of reasons for snatching Venzuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, but only one seems to have legs -- oil....

CRIMEFOREIGN POLICYPOLITICS

Donald Trump, the eyes of an alleged killer? (Photo: Fulton County)

Trump Implicated in Two Alleged Epstein Killings; Death Threats Were Used Pervasively to Silence Victims

Keith GirardDecember 30, 2025

Donald Trump has been implicated in at least two alleged murders involving Epstien sex victims and a disturbing pattern is emerging....

CRIMECULTUREPOLITICS

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell on Epstein's private jet, dubbed the 'Lolita Express.' (Photo: HOC)

Epstein Lusted for Ever Younger Girls; Maxwell Groomed Them for Sex; Newly Released File Details Sordid Lives

Keith GirardDecember 25, 2025

SPECIAL REPORT; Jeffrey Epstein's lust for sex with young girls grew to a point that 14-year-olds no longer satisfied him, newly released grand jury testimony shows. ...

CRIMECULTURE