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Trump Wants Iowa Pollster Investigated After She Predicted a Harris Win

Donald Trump is calling for the investigation of pollster Ann Selzer after she released a bombshell Iowa poll just days before the presidential election that showed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris up in the state by three points. The infamous poll, which came out three days before the election and instilled false hope for many Democrats, showed Harris at 47%—with rival Donald Trump at 44% in the state. Ultimately, Selzer was off by 16 points.
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Several injured, 2 hospitalized after L.A. bus collides with other vehicles

A bus collided with other vehicles in Los Angeles on Sunday, leaving two people hospitalized, according to authorities. The crash was reported at 11:04 in the area of 5025 S Broadway Street in South L.A. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, an LA Metro bus was involved in a three-vehicle collision. Images captured by […]
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Bill Clinton Says He ‘Still’ Predicts There Will Be Female President ‘Pretty Soon’

Bill Clinton has said that he believes the first female president of the U.S. will be elected “soon” but suggested that it may be “easier” for her to be a Republican candidate. In an interview with Tracy Smith on CBS Sunday Morning ahead of the launch of his book “Citizen,” the former president spoke candidly about his hopes for a Donald Trump “conversion” and the possibility of America electing a woman president. When asked by Smith about whether America was “just not ready” to elect a female p
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‘F*** you’: Brazil’s First Lady Aims Expletives at Elon Musk

Speaking at an event about social media misinformation on Saturday at the G20 summit, Brazilian First Lady Janja Lula da Silva swore at billionaire Elon Musk, who owns the platform X. Lula da Silva, wife to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, spoke at length during her address about the way regulations can help stop the spread of false information online—policies that appear to be the antithesis of Musk’s approach to running X, formerly known as Twitter. According to Reuters, a ship’s horn went
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Fetterman Credits Musk With Trump Being ‘Strongest’ in Three Election Cycles

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) has admitted that Elon Musk “helped move the needle” in getting Donald Trump elected, adding that the president-elect will be able to “run the table” with Republicans winning the House and the Senate. In an interview with Jake Tapper on CNN’s State of the Union, Fetterman said he had previously warned Democrats about the prospect of Republicans taking charge of national policy-making through smart politics. “Trump is the strongest that he’s been in the three cycles,” h
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Plane crashes at NHRA Finals in Pomona, 3 injured

A plane crash at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona has left three people injured, according to authorities. The Los Angeles County Fire Department confirmed the crash, which occurred at 11:10 a.m. at the Pomona Fairplex. Authorities described the aircraft as a single-engine plane carrying a pilot and three passengers. All three were transported […]
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DOJ and FBI Employees Scramble for Lawyers as Trump Revenge Looms

Several current and former Department of Justice and FBI officials have begun preparing to be potentially targeted by President-elect Donald Trump’s loyalists. Concerns about criminally investigations by the Trump administration reportedly intensified following the president-elect’s nomination of Matt Gaetz for Attorney General. Throughout his 2024 presidential bid, Trump and his allies consistently railed against the president-elects numerous enemies and criminal investigations, calling them po
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State-of-the-art puppetry comes to The Wallis in ‘Michael K.’

Cape Town’s Baxter Theatre and Handspring Puppet Company, the artistic innovators who built War Horse, bring their cutting edge creations to Southern California in a new show. Life &Times of Michael K. comes to The Wallis in a limited run, November 21 to 24. Baxter Theatre writer and director Lara Foot and puppet master Craig […]
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Musk’s Co-Chief Vivek Ramaswamy Vows to ‘Delete’ Entire Government Agencies

Department of Government Efficiency co-chief Vivek Ramaswamy has vowed to eliminate federal government agencies and fire civil servants as part of the Trump administration’s radical cost-cutting operation. Ramaswamy, who will lead the newly-created department alongside the billionaire Elon Musk, told Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures that he would slash the size of the government in the U.S. “We expect mass reductions,” he said. “We expect certain agencies to be deleted outrigh
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Multiple E. coli infections, 1 death in California linked to organic carrots

An E. Coli outbreak linked to organic carrots has infected at least 39 people across 18 states, including in California. The outbreak is connected to several brands of the carrots, which have been since recalled according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The carrots, according to the CDC, come from Bakersfield-based Grimmway Farms. […]
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Lara Trump Says Barron Deserves ‘Serious Credit’ for Dad’s Win

Lara Trump revealed the impact Barron Trump had on his dad Donald Trump’s re-election bid, referring to him as the “sleeper” behind the win. The incoming president’s daughter-in-law said that during the 2024 campaign, the 18-year-old New York University student would call the president-elect and give him ideas of how to get more voters. “He’s his father’s son, there’s no doubt about it,” the wife of Eric Trump said on the PBD Podcast. “He’s always throwing ideas out there...we’ve got to give Bar
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Real Cost of Harris Event With Oprah Leaked as Campaign Struggles With Bills

Vice President Kamala Harris campaign, which spent 100millionperweekduringhercondensedrunforthepresidency,isstillfloodingsupporter’sinboxeswithrequestsforcash.That’sledtoheightenedscrutinyabouthowthecampaignspentitsrecordwarchestandstillendedupnomatchforPresident−electDonaldTrump’sMAGAroadshow.Amongtheeye−poppingexpenseswasa100 million per week during her condensed run for the presidency, is still flooding supporter’s inboxes with requests for cash. That’s led to heightened scrutiny about how the campaign spent its record war chest and still ended up no match for President-elect Donald Trump’s MAGA roadshow. Among the eye-popping expenses was a 100millionperweekduringhercondensedrunforthepresidency,isstillfloodingsupporter’sinboxeswithrequestsforcash.That’sledtoheightenedscrutinyabouthowthecampaignspentitsrecordwarchestandstillendedupnomatchforPresident−electDonaldTrump’sMAGAroadshow.Amongtheeye−poppingexpenseswasa1 million paid to Oprah Winfrey’s production firm, Harpo Productions, for a town hall event she television star hosted w
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VideoOTD In Space - November 17: 1st Successful Lift-Off From Lunar Surface

On November 17, 1967, NASA's Surveyor 6 spacecraft made the first liftoff from the lunar surface. Surveyor 6 was one of several robotic missions NASA sent to scout the lunar surface before sending humans there. It took television pictures of the surface, and learned about the composition of moon soil. Then came the big liftoff. Surveyor 6 launched from the surface, and hopped to another position about eight feet away. Next, Surveyor 6 took pictures of its original landing site. Controllers on Ea
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Los Angeles students gather to participate in SRLA Endurance Run

The weather on Sunday morning was perfect as hundreds descended upon Woodley Park in the San Fernando Valley for the SRLA Endurance Run. SRLA (Students Run L.A.) is a program that creates opportunities for students at 190 Greater L.A. area schools to train – and eventually run in – the Los Angeles Marathon. 600 volunteer […]
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Johnson Won’t Rule Out Using Loophole to Fast-Track Cabinet Nominations

House Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to rule out the use of recess appointments to appoint Donald Trump’s cabinet nominations of Pete Hegseth and Matt Gaetz without Senate approval. In an interview on Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream, Johnson said the constitutional loophole could have some “function” in getting his nominations through. He also said that there would be a process of evaluation “at the appropriate time.”
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GOP Senator Shut Down on ‘Meet the Press’ Over Bonkers Vaccine Conspiracy

Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker shut down Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)‘s repeated attempts to peddle a debunked claim that vaccines were linked to autism as he praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health and human services secretary. Welker questioned Mullin on whether Kennedy’s unfounded opinions on vaccines would be a dealbreaker in his quest to be confirmed for a cabinet position. Kennedy has frequently linked vaccines to autism, an assertion that has no basis in science and
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‘You’re a Man of God’: Tapper Calls Out Johnson for Supporting Trump’s Cabinet Picks

CNN’s Jake Tapper took his interview with Mike Johnson to a personal level as he quizzed the Republican House Speaker on how his support for President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial Cabinet nominations squared with his Christian family values. Johnson has been asked by several Republican congressmen and senators to release the details in a House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations that Matt Gaetz, who is Trump’s pick for Attorney General, had sex with a 17-year-old. In an intervi
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VideoSuperheavy Neutron Star Merger's Audio Jumps Thousands Of Hertz In Simulation

See a pair of superheavy neutron stars collide in this simulation with gravitational wave audio. "An audible tone and a visual frequency scale (at left) track the steady rise in the frequency of gravitational waves as the neutron stars close," according to NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and STAG Research Centre/Peter Hammond
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