The Daily Caller has retracted and removed an article falsely accusing the Biden administration of banning religious designs on Easter eggs submitted to a White House art contest. The retraction comes days after the right-wing media ecosystem ran wild with the story (alongside misleading claims about Transgender Day of Visibility)‚ claiming that it was further proof of President Joe Biden’s supposed war on Christianity. Reacting to a flyer sent out for the “Celebrating National Guard...

Despite an expanded gag order placed on him over his upcoming hush money trial‚ former President Donald Trump continues to rant on social media. “I just was informed that another corrupt New York Judge‚ Juan Merchan‚ GAGGED me so that I can not talk about the corruption and conflicts taking place in his courtroom with respect to a case that everyone‚ including the D.A.‚ felt should never have been brought‚” Trump posted on Truth Social early Tuesday morning. “They can talk about me‚ but I...

A Florida man was sentenced Monday to 14 months in prison for threatening to kill Chief Justice John Roberts last year. Neal Brij Sidhwaney‚ 43‚ of Fernandina Beach‚ Florida‚ pleaded guilty in December to transmitting an interstate threat to kill. He had faced up to five years in federal prison. Sidhwaney was also sentenced to three years of supervised release following his imprisonment. CNN previously reported that Sidhwaney called the Supreme Court last year on July 31 “and left an...

A new survey found that LGBTQ Americans are twice as likely to experience discrimination in their health care. The survey‚ conducted by KFF‚ noted that members of the LGBTQ community have historically faced disparities while receiving health care‚ including challenges to accessing mental and physical health care. “LGBT adults are also twice as likely as non-LGBT adults to report negative experiences while receiving health care in the last three years‚ including being treated unfairly or...

Four migrants have been arrested and charged with trying to cut through concertina wire installed along the Texas-Mexico border. The Texas Department of Public Safety announced the arrests in a post on X‚ which included video of the alleged act that took place Friday near Gate 36 in El Paso. “Destroying state property is a crime — those responsible will be arrested &; charged‚” the department said. The arrest comes after migrants tore down other razor fencing and rushed National...

The killing of seven members of World Central Kitchen (WCK) in Gaza has starkly highlighted the food charity's often dangerous work around the globe. For 14 years‚ the non-profit founded by chef Jose Andres has provided millions of meals in places ravaged by natural disasters and violent conflicts. It had been bringing food to civilians in the Israel-Hamas war since October. After the airstrike on its aid convoy‚ it suspended that work‚ sparking fears that a vital lifeline will be cut...

New York City‚ Denver‚ Chicago and other cities are urgently recruiting bilingual education teachers as the children of migrants enroll in school.  Bilingual ed will doom most of these kids to failure.  All too often it’s an educational ghetto‚ producing dropouts who can’t speak English and face a lifetime of poverty.  Non-English-speaking students should be given intense instruction in English when they first arrive at school and then...

Former President Donald Trump traveled to Grand Rapids‚ Michigan‚ on Tuesday where he joined law enforcement officers and Republican lawmakers for an event and addressed the murder of 25-year-old Ruby Garcia‚ who was allegedly killed by a once-deported illegal immigrant last month. During his remarks on “Biden’s border bloodbath‚” Trump discussed how the suspect‚ Brandon Ortiz-Vite‚ also 25‚ was deported under his administration before returning and again entering the U.S. illegally. Garcia’...

House Republicans are probing the Department of Justice (DOJ) about possible retaliation against whistleblowers connected to its impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden‚ letters obtained by the Daily Caller Tuesday reveal. Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan‚ Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith addressed letters to Attorney General Merrick Garland‚ Special Counsel David Wiess and U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Daniel...

Grief and gratitude might seem to be in opposition to the other‚ but in times of loss‚ they both work in tandem to help us process our pain. As the “Ten Percent Happier” blog eloquently puts it‚ “grief embodies our humanity even as gratitude allows us to embrace pain and hardship.” Actress Jennifer Garner recently gave a poignant example of this. On April 1‚ the “Alias” star took to her Instagram page to share the news that her father‚ William John Garner‚ died “peacefully” in the afternoon on March 30. Though her tribute expressed the loss she felt‚ it made plenty of space for humor and appreciation for the precious memories she got to create with her “kind and brilliant” dad.Garner began her caption with a joke‚ saying‚ “We were with him‚ singing ‘Amazing Grace’ as he left us. Did we carry him across or scare him away — valid question.” The lighthearted moment was followed by a nugget of heartfelt truth. “While there is no tragedy in the death of an 85-year-old man who lived a healthy‚ wonderful life‚ I know grief is unavoidable‚ waiting around unexpected corners.”Still‚ Garner noted that “Today is for gratitude‚” reminiscing her late father’s “gentle demeanor and quiet strength” his “mischievous smile‚” and “for the way he invented the role of all in‚ ever patient girl dad.”She then sent thank-you's to the medical staff that helped him during his final chapter‚ helping him get a few more days to spend with his grandchildren.“There is so much to say about my dad— my sisters and I will never be done talking about how wonderful he was‚ so bear with us‚” she concluded. “But for today‚ I share these memories with my appreciation for the kind and brilliant man‚ father‚ and grandfather he was‚ as well as the loving legacy he left behind.” Along with the tribute‚ Garner shared a carousel of images of her dad‚ including a clip of their iconic Capital One commercial spot‚ where her father got to deliver the famous “What’s in your wallet?” tagline. See on Instagram Garner aimed to honor her father in her tribute‚ and she succeeded. “My heart aches a little because you lost someone so incredibly special‚ but also celebrates the comfort you must have in knowing what a precious and wonderful human being he was here on Earth. I am now singing to him as well!” one person wrote. Another added‚ “What an amazing father and beautiful example.”It prompted a few to reflect on their own relationships with their father.“Dads are so precious. Sorry for your loss.”“A father daughter bond is like no other — I’m so very sorry — sending love and prayers for your family.” “What a lovely face he had! A wonderful father is a tough thing to beat. I had one too and know in my bones how lucky I was — how lucky you were— thinking of you and sending buckets of love.” Part of being human means eventually losing everyone we love. We can choose to focus solely on mourning. We can also choose to try to bury the pain. But neither of those options helps us fully experience our own humanity. The hidden opportunity of grief is to feel gratitude at a profound level‚ as if to say “I am now more fully aware of how precious our time together was‚ now that it is no longer here.” May we all have the grace to embrace both sides when the time comes.