What Started as a Joke About Cats Has Become a Federal Free Speech Battle

For nearly two years, Amanda McGonigle has run one of the internet’s most unexpectedly influential political meme accounts. Its premise is simple. Photos of cats. Captions poking fun at Vice President JD Vance. A running mission statement that says the account exists solely to gain more followers than Vance himself. What began as internet satire […]

A Coin Meant to Celebrate America Is Quickly Becoming One of the Year’s Biggest Political Flashpoints

The United States is preparing to celebrate its 250th anniversary in 2026. To mark the occasion, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled a new commemorative $1 gold-colored coin bearing the image of President Donald Trump, describing it as a tribute to “liberty,” “patriotism,” and America’s semiquincentennial. Within hours of the announcement, however, the celebration had evolved […]