In American pop culture, "86" most commonly means to eject someone from the premises. But it has grown conflated with a similar-sounding mobster term "eight miles out, and six feet deep."

It was a bumper sticker I spotted on a truck in my town the other day. "I grew up in a place called America," it said, implying it no longer existed. Depending on how old you are, you may or may not agree.

In the spirit of fairness doctrines, this edition of "Red, White & Blog" provides links to two versions of the White House Correspondents' Dinner: the official one hosted by mentalist Oz Pearlman Saturday night and Jimmy Kimmel's alternative version monologue from last night's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live." You decide which is worth more of your time.

Not surprisingly, TikTok still reigns supreme among American teens for information on politics and political issues, but Instagram is a close second. Snapchat, not so much.

Actually, MediaPost's new award is the third such industry award announced in recent weeks. Will they help democracy? They probably can't hurt.

In a matter of weeks, the only perceived economic bright spot for American voters - gas prices - has gone from not-so-bad to not-so-good, finds Ipsos' tracking team.

Nearly a quarter of every dollar raised by the Big 4 super PACs in 2025 came from anonymous "dark money" groups - up 65% from 2024, according to new data released this week.

Trump already accounts for a third of all unilateral military strikes, more than a quarter of all "emergency" declarations, and two-thirds of all SCOTUS "emergency docket" rulings. Why the bum-rush?