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MY WEEKEND MIX: My Weekend Mix: Fly 6,000 miles to vote? Trump goes global, and Karl Rove gets roasted
Trump’s Latin American revolution, the 6,000-mile ballot, and a surprising Karl Rove story What does an American president have to do with elections in Brazil, the future of Latin America, and the fight against drug cartels? Quite a bit, as it turns out. On Saturday's...
Trump calls LeBron a ‘TOTAL DISGRACE’ over anthem warmups — James fires back
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). Trump criticized video of LeBron James making practice motions during the national anthem before an NBA game. Trump called James a “TOTAL DISGRACE” and demanded an apology. James remained...
Trump says ‘jihadist’ El-Sayed needs a metal detector to enter Senate — then brings 9/11 hero’s father onstage
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). Trump called Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed a "jihadist" Sunday and demanded he pass through a metal detector if elected. The president invoked September 11,...
Ilhan Omar’s deleted Father’s Day tweet resurfaces — and the name matches her ex-husband’s
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). A deleted 2013 Father's Day tweet referring to Ilhan Omar's father as "Nur Said" has resurfaced amid a reported federal investigation into her immigration records. The name resembles that...
Dolly Parton’s sister wishes death on Musk after she said her voting machine kept auto-voting Republican
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do). Stella Parton complained that her voting machine repeatedly selected Marsha Blackburn, then invoked Elon Musk and Russian bots while suggesting election interference. In a follow-up...
Larry the Cable Guy calls out Fox News for taking him ‘outa context’ — network revises story after his complaint
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). Larry the Cable Guy accused Fox News of taking his remarks about corporate advertising and missed endorsement opportunities out of context. The comedian says he was joking about decisions...
DOJ to disperse thousands of election monitors in largest-ever effort. Democrats plan to respond with 10,000-volunteer Army
As midterms loom the Department of Justice is ramping up enforcement across the country in an effort to preserve election integrity — but Democrats are responding by mobilizing a volunteer army of their own to send to the polls. State Democratic parties and coalition...
Gop rep hastily posts psa after he appears to violate basic firearms safety rule
A Republican congressman posted a video Sunday explaining how a break-action shotgun works after he was accused of violating a basic rule of firearms safety. Republican Montana Rep. Troy Downing posted two photos from a hunting trip for upland game birds Saturday, one...
Democrats descend into circular firing squad over Biden-era electric car credits
Democrats hoping to win back Congress are split over whether to revive a Biden-era tax break for electric car buyers. Rank-and-file House Democrats want to restore the $7,500 credit Republicans ended in 2025, but party leaders have not committed to it, Politico...
Democrats in four key governor races want to pause data centers, and some Republicans agree
Democrats from Florida to Iowa are running on data center crackdowns ahead of Nov. 3, and some Republicans have proposed pauses of their own. Democratic nominees for governor in Florida, Georgia, Ohio and Texas have called for moratoriums, according to NewsNation and...
Wealthy Americans fueling disproportionate share of consumer spending
America’s wealthiest households account for an outsized share of consumer spending, according to Federal Reserve research published Oct. 9, raising questions about how broadly the benefits of continued economic growth are reaching ordinary Americans. The richest 10%...
Trump’s latest push to end bloody Ukraine war faces same thorny obstacles
Russia and Ukraine are preparing to resume American-brokered peace negotiations in November after months of stalled diplomacy, with President Donald Trump still facing the same obstacles that brought earlier talks to a grinding halt. Negotiating teams from Washington,...
