Ryan Pickrell North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to be pushing ahead with plans for the development of his weapons programs even as the Trump administration insists the young despot understands the need for disarmament. Kim assured President Donald Trump at the June 12 Singapore summit that North Korea would “work toward” the complete…
Chuck Ross President Donald Trump says that he hopes that Democrats continue pushing to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying that the party will “get beaten so badly” in the upcoming midterm elections. Trump addressed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s stunning defeat in a New York congressional primary over Joe Crowley, one of the top Democratic leaders…
Chris White Tesla customers holding Model 3 reservations are being asked to provide an additional $2,500 on top of the $1,000 initial deposit before the electric automaker begins building their car. Customers must pay another $2,500 before the California-based company begins building their car, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The ploy allows the company to double up on cash…
Julia Cohen President Donald Trump’s White House expense cuts might save up to $22 million for American taxpayers compared to the Obama administration. The president refused to take a salary, and also cut spending on first lady Melania Trump’s staff, according to a Forbes report. Melania Trump only has 10 staffers. In contrast, former first lady…
Government agencies and researchers produce endless reams of statistics. While statistics can be valuable, they can be easily misrepresented. A 2017 study on the use of statistics in news characterized the problem as such: “The constant supply of data produced by think tanks, government agencies, independent researchers, academics and others is a significant and a…
A federal judge recently pushed back on Twitter’s legal assertion that the company can ban any user any time for any reason. The case raises interesting practical questions about censorship and social media. Twitter, after all, is hardly the only social media giant using questionable judgment in how it censors users. In Sweden, uproar is…
Kevin Daley The Trump administration will move rapidly to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement. The time horizon the administration imagines would ensure the new justice is in place for the Court’s next term. Politico reportsthat the White House hopes to announce the nominee by July 10, in advance of…
Anders Hagstrom CNN’s Ana Navarro blasted Republicans as hypocrites for complaining when White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was kicked out of a Virginia restaurant for supporting President Donald Trump. Is her criticism fair? In TheDCNF’s fact check videos, Anders Hagstrom highlights claims from politicians and the media alike, setting the record straight on…
Henry Rodgers The suspect responsible for killing five and injuring several others in a Annapolis, Maryland newsroom has been identified as Jarrod Warren Ramos. Ramos, the shooter allegedly responsible for entering the Capital-Gazette newsroom with a shotgun, shooting through a glass door at the newspaper’s headquarters and opening fire on employees. Five were confirmed killed…
It’s a common occurrence: a math teacher stands at the front of the classroom, struggling to keep the student’s attention. One student is on the phone. Another stares straight ahead into the distance. And the kid in the back row is asleep. Again. However, as the teacher moves to the next topic, one student blurts:…