Knewz

By David Wetzel New York (Knewz) — The Democratic National Committee raised $16.1 million in May, according to a tweet. The Democratic National Committee touted the amount on Twitter, noting that it has raised $66 million total this year, “the most eve…

By Alex Lang New York (Knewz) — Yuck! Broccoli! Yet that is America’s favorite vegetable, according to a recent poll for Green Giant. The vegetable brand recently asked America about its favorite vegetable and the results were clear — America loves lit…

By Alex Lang New York (Knewz) — What to watch? Streaming services accounted for nearly 32 percent of total television consumption in May, a figure that is a new record high. Streaming’s monthly share was up 1.5 percent from April and the only segment –…

By Richard Horgan Los Angeles (Knewz) — There are nine nuclear-armed states in the world, but only four currently deploy warheads. This is just one of the many interesting factoids to be found in the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s 2…

By David Wetzel New York (Knewz) — President Joe Biden’s approval rating dropped to 39 percent, according to a new USA Today-Suffolk poll. Also, 47 percent of those polled said they “strongly” disapprove of the president’s performance. That is up from …

By David Wetzel New York (Knewz) — Catholics in the United States gave $13 million to the Vatican’s Peter Pence fund in 2021, according to reports. The Catholic News Agency reported the figures, which represent 30 percent of all donations to the church…

By David Wetzel New York (Knewz) — A federal judge rejected Steve Bannon’s challenge to dismiss a criminal contempt case against him for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 House select committee, according to POLITICO. U.S. District Judge Carl Nicholas…

By David Wetzel New York (Knewz) — The Biden Administration announced June 15 that it has nominated Derek Chauvin prosecutor Jerry Blackwell to be a federal district court judge for the District of Minnesota. Biden nominated Jerry Blackwell, who helped…

By David Wetzel New York (Knewz) — President Joe Biden was expected to sign an executive order on June 15 that is designed to protect LGBTQ children from a bevy of conservative state laws that makes certain health care practices and housing illegal. “P…

By David Wetzel New York (Knewz) — A Virginia Democrat has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives to impose a large tax on the sale of assault-style weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines. Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., on June 15 introduced…