Anders Hagstrom An instructor at the University of Utah tried to restrict her students’ 2nd Amendment rights to a tiny, taped-off square at the back of her classroom — it didn’t go well. In TheDCNF’s fact check videos, Anders Hagstrom highlights claims from politicians and the media alike, setting the record straight on double standards…
Kevin Daley Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke candidly about her experiences as an undergraduate student Monday, styling herself an ideal beneficiary of affirmative action. Speaking to a student assembly at Michigan State University’s convocation, the justice discussed the challenges of diversity and inclusion, which increasingly define her public profile outside the high court’s official…
Jason Hopkins A socialist candidate for office and rising star in the Democratic Party believes capitalism is racist, according to an interview. “What I understand very, very well,” Summer Lee, a state House candidate, stated in an exchange with ThinkProgress, “is capitalism is inextricably linked to racism and how, if we want to do something about race…
Steve Birr Federal agents seized nearly 100 pounds of cocaine worth several million dollars smuggled inside a shipment of imported pineapples bound for New Jersey. Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) conducting a surprise inspection at the Port of Wilmington in Delaware made the discovery Wednesday after a K-9 unit alerted them to…
Robert Donachie Sen. John McCain of Arizona passed away at his home in Arizona on Saturday evening, putting an end to a nearly six-decade-long career in public service. The 81-year-old senator ultimately succumbed to a battle with a highly malignant form of brain cancer, known as glioblastoma. Fewer than 5 percent of patients live beyond five years of…
Molly Prince A sponsor announced on Friday that it has ended its partnership with NASCAR driver Conor Daly after it was reported that his father used racially insensitive language during an interview in the early 1980s. Lilly Diabetes pulled its sponsorship from Conor’s No. 6 car in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity race, citing his father’s alleged use…
Steve Birr A man pleaded guilty Wednesday to smuggling cocaine on a flight from the Dominican Republic to Newark Airport stuffed inside two pillows. Authorities with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) arrested 21-year-old Rafael Francisco Bautista Perdomo and fellow conspirator Brenda Mancebo Oct. 11, 2017, when they arrived at Newark Airport with the narcotics haul. Agents found…
Kyle Perisic A documentary trailer released on YouTube Friday aims to expose how Facebook and Google not only exploit nearly every facet of their users’ lives for profit, but how they manipulate them, too. “The war on your free will is already over,” a screen card reads during the trailer for “The Creepy Line.” The…
For 28 years, Union Square’s iconic cafe the Coffee Shop—located at 29 Union Square West—served New Yorkers and tourists who wanted to get a glimpse of where Carrie Bradshaw and her friends would hang out on Sex and the City. (The coffee shop was frequently featured on the hit HBO show. And yes, ahem, I’ve…
Molly Prince The Senate rejected an amendment to the government spending bill Thursday that would prevent Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers from receiving federal funding. Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky proposed the provision, which was defeated 45-48 and required a 60-vote threshold to pass. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska…