Today U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday threw out the $15 billion lawsuit President Donald J. Trump filed on September 15 against the New York Times for defamation. The judge, who was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, called the complaint “decidedly improper and impermissible” and took Trump’s lawyers to task for using a legal complaint as a public forum for …
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September 3, 2025 – by Heather Cox Richardson
[Please note that this post talks about sexual assault in the last four paragraphs.] A Wall Street Journal–NORC poll released yesterday found that only 25% of Americans believe they have a good chance of improving their standard of living. Nearly 70% said it was no longer possible to work hard and get ahead. A majority of those polled said the …
Read More »September 2, 2025 – by Heather Cox Richardson
In the early hours of Sunday morning, in the middle of a three-day holiday weekend, the Trump administration attempted to take children out of government custody and ship them alone to their country of origin, Guatemala. On Friday, Priscilla Alvarez of CNN broke the story that the administration was planning to move up to 600 children from the custody of …
Read More »August 31, 2025 – by Heather Cox Richardson
Almost one hundred and forty-three years ago, on September 5, 1882, workers in New York City celebrated the first Labor Day holiday with a parade. The parade almost didn’t happen: there was no band, and no one wanted to start marching without music. Once the Jewelers Union of Newark Two showed up with musicians, the rest of the marchers, eventually …
Read More »Chris Ballard: Anthony Richardson isn’t done in Indianapolis
The Colts’ decision to name Daniel Jones their starting quarterback over Anthony Richardson led many people to believe that Richardson doesn’t have a future with the team. Richardson was the fourth overall pick in 2023 and missed most of his rookie year with a shoulder injury. He was benched during the 2024 season and losing a competition to Jones does …
Read More »Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson needs to make the right move — Andscape
The good news for Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson is that he still has time to recover from another major setback early in his career. Whether he does will depend on many factors, the biggest of which is Richardson’s next move. After the Colts this week named Daniel Jones as their Week 1 starter over Richardson, there’s no putting a …
Read More »Daniel Jones-Anthony Richardson situation carries a lesson for New York Giants
Daniel Jones, often scorned and finally booted as New York Giants quarterback, is now the starting quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts. There is a lesson for the Giants in there, a lesson that has far more to do with the player Jones took the job from, Anthony Richardson, than with Jones himself. It can’t be denied that the Giants organization, …
Read More »Cam Turner on Anthony Richardson: I’ve tried everything I can do, and he’s given great effort, too
The Colts have benched Anthony Richardson a second time in a short career. It’s fair to wonder what Richardson’s future is in Indianapolis. In fact, Richardson’s agent, Deiric Jackson, has wondered that himself. The Colts drafted Richardson in the first round knowing that he had limited experience, starting only 13 games at the University of Florida and seeing fewer than …
Read More »Have Colts quit on Anthony Richardson? They say no, but it feels like it’s over for QB in Indy
This isn’t the end for Anthony Richardson in Indianapolis. That’s what Colts general manager Chris Ballard will likely say because that’s what he’s already said. It’s been what he’s said every time Richardson, the 2023 No. 4 pick, hits a crossroads in his tumultuous tenure with the franchise. When the young Colts quarterback suffered a season-ending shoulder injury just five …
Read More »Anthony Richardson on losing Colts starting QB job: You have to respect the decision
Anthony Richardson officially lost the quarterback competition today when the Colts named Daniel Jones their starter. Richardson said he accepts that. “You’ve got to respect the decision,” Richardson said. “You’ve got to respect it and just keep working.” The Colts have spent two and a half years working with Richardson in the hopes he would develop into a franchise quarterback, …
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