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DAILY RUSH HOUR: Democrats invented the game. Now they don’t want to play.
Hey folks—I know not everyone gets a chance to catch Rush Hour live, so I'm going to start including a link to each episode right here in the blast. That way, if you missed the show or just want to hear it again, it's only a click away - or check out my thoughts...
Canada retaliates for ‘Lake America,’ renames Niagara Falls
OTTAWA — Canada retaliated Friday against President Donald Trump's decision to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” announcing that Niagara Falls will henceforth be known as “Carney Falls.” Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled the new name after an emergency meeting of...
Guns seized from apartment where Ilhan Omar’s son reportedly lives — roommate arrested
BS BULLETIN: Minneapolis police reportedly seized guns and ammunition from an apartment shared by Ilhan Omar’s son and his roommate. The roommate, Abdulrahman Abdi, was arrested after police reportedly discovered a firearm in his vehicle. Omar’s son has not been...
Trump tells Bret Baier to ‘straighten out his flunkies’ — Baier corrects him live on Fox
BS BULLETIN: Trump blasted Fox News correspondent Jonathan Hunt for a “particularly inaccurate” report on Iran. He told Bret Baier to “straighten out his flunkies, for a change!” Baier responded live: “Jonathan Hunt’s not a flunky. He’s a great reporter.” President...
Jon Stewart ventures outside NYC — discovers ‘Hillary for Prison’ people are still out there
BS BULLETIN: Jon Stewart told Michelle Obama that leaving New York City for neighboring New Jersey exposed him to a rather different political world. His evidence included spotting a “Hillary for Prison” bumper sticker. Stewart acknowledged that living inside...
BS daily political cartoons: And, as a bonus…
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Pritzker mocks Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario amid trade discussion breakdown
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday renaming Lake Ontario, the smallest of the Great Lakes by surface area, to Lake America. With Canada as Illinois’ top international trade partner, the largely symbolic renaming is...
$3 trillion later, only 3 in 10 kids can read and do math proficiently
BS BULLETIN: The Trump administration says roughly $3 trillion has been spent since the federal Department of Education was created. Yet only about 3 in 10 American students are proficient in reading and math. Education Secretary Linda McMahon says those results are...
Trump admin sounds alarm on global Chinese AI expansion
The global expansion of Chinese artificial intelligence data centers sounded alarm bells for the Trump administration, leading them to create an American coalition that seeks to counter China. Huawei, a major Chinese AI infrastructure manufacturer, pitched the...
Democrats spent years fighting Trump’s tariffs — then voted to hand him a 500% tariff cannon
BS BULLETIN: Senate Democrats have spent years hammering Trump over his aggressive use of tariffs. Then nearly the entire Democratic caucus voted for a Russia sanctions package giving Trump explicit new tariff powers. The bill allows tariffs of up to 100% on major...
Climate scores seem to be scaring off homebuyers. AG takes company behind them to court.
Republican Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit against a company behind a climate scorecard, alleging it “depressed Nebraska’s real estate market.” Private company First Street uses inaccurate or incomplete property data to generate climate-risk...
Minnesota’s Hennepin County tops U.S. in federal spending
(The Center Square) – Hennepin County in Minnesota has received the most federal spending of any county both in Minnesota and the U.S. overall in the past year and a half. This is according to a new study from SmartAsset, which looked at which counties...
