Chris Coons must be having the mother of all sads today. After Kave-in McCarthy was ousted as House speaker, a GOP member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus told CNN that Republicans in the group are considering quitting en masse because none of its Democratic members voted to retain him. Republicans apparently can’t conceive of solving their own problems. McCarthy’s temporary replacement: his close ally, Patrick McHenry of North Carolina.
Donald Trump finally got slapped with a gag order after doxxing a court clerk in this New York fraud trial. He also was either stupid or lying when he claimed threw out most of the charges against him because of the statue of limitations. Turns out that every time he lied about the value of his properties started the clock anew.
But the news that’s bound to piss off the man-baby the most: Forbes magazine booted him from its list of the 400 richest people.
In news that got no traction because reporting about clownish Republicans and ex-presidents is more important, the U.S. took action against Chinese and Mexican fentanyl traffickers.
In case you wonder why Hollywood actors went on their recently ended strike, Tom Hanks took to social media to warn fans that a bogus commercial featuring him was created using AI.
The floor’s yours.