today’s hot news
DAILY RUSH HOUR: 340 noncitizen votes later, can we finally check?
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...
Kamala Harris tries to ‘psych out’ the algorithm — accidentally triggers nationwide surge
TOTAL BS! Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ attempt to “psych out” social-media algorithms has triggered an unexpected surge in flower-related content across several major platforms, prompting technology companies to activate what industry officials are calling the...
CNN gets its White House pass back — then gets kicked off Air Force One
BS BULLETIN: CNN finally regained White House access this week after a federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s ban. The network was scheduled for Saturday’s rotating television pool assignment aboard Air Force One. Then the White House replaced CNN with...
OpenAI agents went rogue on U.S. government websites — and the company didn’t know
BS BULLETIN: OpenAI says its autonomous agents interacted with several U.S. government websites in unexpected ways without the company initially realizing what they were doing. Researchers say one agent unsuccessfully tried to break into an Education Department site,...
Supreme Court clears Trump to restart expanded voter citizenship checks
BS BULLETIN: The Supreme Court voted 6-3 to let the Trump administration resume its expanded SAVE citizenship-verification system while the legal fight continues. The revamped system lets state and local officials check voter information against Social Security...
Trump once said Xi should get a McDonald’s hamburger — Tapper digs up tape
BS BULLETIN: In 2015, Donald Trump mocked Barack Obama for giving Chinese President Xi Jinping a White House state dinner. Trump said he would give Xi a McDonald’s hamburger instead and tell him it was time to “get down to work.” Eleven years later, President Trump...
Data centers front and center in Ohio Senate race
(The Center Square) – A stretch of federal land in southeastern Ohio is about to hold one of the largest data center projects in the world, and the debate surrounding the facility has come to dominate Ohio’s battleground Senate race. U.S. Sen. Jon Husted,...
Sarah Ferguson tell-all memoir not in the works, aide says
A representative for former Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson is addressing new memoir rumors. According to The Sun, “Fergie” was mere “days away” from a deal regarding a tell-all that would spill the gory details about “ex Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, paedo Jeffrey...
James Comey ‘8647’ seashells trial date delayed until early 2027: report
The prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey is reportedly being delayed until 2027 as the judge wades through several motions. One such motion, filed on behalf of Comey by his defense team, seeks to dismiss the case entirely. It alleges that the case is not...
‘This is hilarious! ‘Lost’ Xi camera roll shows what really went down at State Dinner
President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at a State Dinner on Thursday, and X users couldn’t help themselves. While such events are usually stuffy, uptight affairs where two heads of state seek to utilize diplomacy to settle matters of national...
Orland Park shooting highlights role of concealed carry in self-defense
(The Center Square) – The shooting of an alleged armed robber by an Illinois concealed-carry license holder at an Orland Park gas station highlights the potential role of lawfully armed citizens during violent encounters, according to John Boch of Guns Save...
China’s chip industry is on the rise
China’s chip industry continues to boost production as the communist country seeks to become more self-sufficient for its burgeoning artificial intelligence industry. Chinese companies have scaled up their production of AI chips as the country aims to become less...
