Tag: post

Ex-McCarthy staffer trolls Gaetz on social media over Hunter Biden post

An ex-staffer of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy took a jab at Rep. Matt Gaetz over the Florida Republican’s post on Hunter Biden’s guilty verdict, the latest dust-up in a long-standing feud between the two Republicans. Gaetz, who has clashed with McCarthy ever since he led the effort to oust the former speaker, wrote on X […]

American Legion Post 258 in Little Chute appoints first woman commander

LITTLE CHUTE, WI (WFRV) – Maranda Wendell became the 1st Commander of American Legion Post 258 in Little Chute, Wisconsin Monday night. She immediately honored Alice Ludwig for her 70-year membership with the post. Ludwig served in the Women’s Army Corp in WWII and at 102 years old is the Post 258’s oldest member. Wendell […]

Trump attempts to take credit for insulin pricing in Truth Social post

Former President Trump attempted to take credit for insulin pricing in a post on Truth Social Saturday. “Low INSULIN PRICING was gotten for millions of Americans by me, and the Trump Administration, not by Crooked [President Biden,]” Trump said in the Truth Social post. “He had NOTHING to do with it. It was all done […]

Morale plummets inside The Washington Post as staffers express alarm over publisher’s attempts to squash story

Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. Will Lewis is quickly losing the confidence of his newsroom. The chief executive and publisher of The Washington Post, who took the helm of the venerable newspaper in January — and was initially […]

Post misleadingly uses training video as evidence of hajj ritual in Nigeria

Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. To ensure perfect worship during hajj, government bodies around the world organise pre-departure classes for those attending. A post alleged a video of people circling a structure resembling the holy Kaaba stone  —  the most sacred site in Islam  —  was proof that followers […]

Florida investigated 2 former employees involved in Washington Post records lawsuit

Florida’s main law enforcement agency launched an extensive investigation of two former employees who are tied to a contentious battle and litigation against the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis over the handling of public records. The 129-page report prepared by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and obtained by POLITICO delved into allegations of conflicts-of-interest, […]