Law enforcement seized over 1,000 firearms from a mansion in the wealthy Los Angeles neighborhood of Holmby Hills on Wednesday, according to CNN. The home was raided by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the LAPD, who were there serving a warrant on the suspicion that someone in the…
As much of the country hems and haws about legalizing a plant that nearly half of adults in the U.S. have tried at least once, Denver is ahead of the curve, as usual: The city has voted in an initiative that will decriminalize hallucinogenic mushrooms.
After almost eliminating press conferences, the Trump administration’s campaign against journalists covering the White House has reached a new peak. On Wednesday, the administration today revoked the hard passes of almost the entire White House press corps, the Washington Post reports.
Today, the FBI Assistant Director Michael McGarrity testified to the House Committee on Homeland Security that the bureau is currently investigating 850 cases of domestic terrorism, many of which are white supremacists, according to MSN. McGarrity warned that self-radicalized individuals with weapons are more…
This week’s Ask a Clean Person/Style Girlfriend crossover event was all about colorful sneakers—which ones to buy,…
Jeff Sessions may be interested in taking his talents for racism back to the Senate by challenging Doug Jones in 2020. Per the Hill: “‘I haven’t made a formal announcement about the Senate race, but I am interested about the issues,’ Sessions said Wednesday.” Oh boy.

We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
Today the Sacramento Kings and De’Aaron Fox invited everyone into their shared mind palace when they asked what the answer to this seemingly simple math equation. The result was chaos, and it nearly broke the Deadspin staff, although to be fair, basically any meaningless argument can break the Deadspin staff.
“We are now in a constitutional crisis,” House Judiciary Committee chair Jerry Nadler reportedly said following the committee’s vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt today. So, I guess it’s official, folks: the government is broken. We broke it.
Donald Trump Jr., the president’s largest, eldest son, has been subpoenaed to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee, according to Axios and NBC News.
On Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump shot off a tweet that knocked a proposal he characterized as “a special interest casino Bill.”
The New York State Senate passed two bills today, one to authorize the state tax commissioner to release returns requested by Congress and the other eliminating a loophole giving those who’ve been pardoned at the federal level immunity from state prosecutors. Wonder if they have anyone in mind.
You might feel like a dad on vacation with this Herschel Supply Co. Fanny Pack, but that’s okay. Fanny packs might…
Ten eggs is a gargantuan breakfast order. Who would order 10 eggs, fried, sunny-side up, with no other items save perhaps a small stack of toast? Well, according to this morning’s episode of Fox & Friends... multiple people would. OR WOULD THEY??
Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz—a racist, conspiracy theory spreading, maniac—spent the bulk of his Wednesday morning ranting and raving during a House Judiciary hearing on whether or not to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress. But at the same time that Gaetz was gnashing his teeth in defense…
Since April 3, students and community members at Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University have been protesting the university’s state-approved plans to build a private police force, as well as John Hopkins’ contracts with ICE, with a sit-in at the university’s main administration building. Last week, they locked…
It is hard to beat Illinois congressman Dan Lipinski for the coveted title of Worst Democrat in Congress, given his positions on abortion and healthcare. But a challenger has emerged: Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, the subject of an extensive Intercept profile today.
The staff of Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, which unionized in March, just announced that it has ratified its new union contract. Now do every other campaign, and company.
Thomas Friedman, a free AOL CD-ROM from 1994 resting atop a Jon Meacham book, reveals today: How to Defeat Trump. Does it involve a horribly twisted and nonsensical metaphor? You bet!