Washington Times debuts ’Defiant Ones’
The Washington Times is starting a podcast series highlighting the bravest women of the American Revolution.
“Defiant Ones” is an immersive dramatic audio series that takes listeners through true stories of women who helped secure America’s independence.
Eight women are featured in the series.
The first episode, which runs nearly two hours, features Abigail Adams’ “remember the ladies” letter to her husband, John Adams, urging him to give women legal rights.
The letter was sent to him while he was at the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, urging him to limit men’s “tyrannical” control and let women have more “voice” or “representation” in affairs.
The podcast debuted on Thursday and helps celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.
“I’m honored to be part of ’Defiant Ones,’” said Billy Hallowell, journalist for The Washington Times and producer of the podcast.
“This series doesn’t just tell history — it brings to life the incredible faith, courage and sacrifice of women whose stories deserve to be remembered. Their lives remind us that ordinary people, trusting an extraordinary God, can help shape the course of a nation. I think audiences will be inspired, challenged and deeply moved by these powerful stories.”
Supreme Court retirement? Uh, not yet
NPR’s Nina Totenberg sent a letter this week apologizing to Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. for wrongly reporting that he had announced his retirement.
Ms. Totenberg, who has covered the Supreme Court for nearly five decades, reported Tuesday — the final day of rulings on cases argued this term — that Justice Alito was departing after 20 years on the bench.
She quickly retracted the story.
“Dear Justice Alito, there are no words to adequately apologize for today’s error in reporting your retirement. It was entirely my fault,” she said in her letter, posted on social media.
“I rushed out of the courtroom after the opinion announcements, and when I realized that the usual rush of folks after a few minutes had not happened, I asked somebody what was going on inside, to which the answer was, ’retirement announcements.’ I didn’t hear the ’s’ on ’announcements,’ and I assumed something no reporter should ever do, that you were retiring. It was the worst professional mistake of my more than 50 years in journalism. I could go on, but I don’t know what else to say, except that I am so, so sorry.”
Her reporting went online and on NPR’s air.
Ms. Totenberg was likely swept up in the usual guessing game that occurs at the end of each court sitting, when retirements are often announced.
Rumors that one of the court’s long-serving GOP appointees might call it quits have circulated through Washington for months.
Republicans hold 53 seats in the Senate, or more than enough to confirm a Trump pick. But that could change in 2027, based on November’s elections.
President Trump told Breitbart News on Wednesday that he is “certainly prepared” should an opening arise.
Justice Alito has his first book coming out in October: “So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country.”
As for retirement, it doesn’t seem so. It’s been reported that he hired law clerks for the upcoming term, which begins in October and runs through next summer.
New lineup
Helios Media added Matt Morse’s show “The Morse Report” to its roster, where it also features shows like “The Dana Show” with Dana Loesch and “Chicks on the Right.”
Mr. Morse is an independent, pro-American political commentator who maintains more than 800,000 subscribers on YouTube, one of the platforms where his show airs.
His show is interactive as he chats with the audience during his web broadcast.
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