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Pete Hegseth breaks out killer Trump impression while explaining how he got offered his job
President Trump’s Pentagon chief just proved he’s been spending a lot of time around the boss. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amused a Kentucky campaign crowd Monday night when he slipped into a dead-on Donald Trump impression while campaigning against Rep. Thomas...
Hegseth’s blunt West Point message hit a national nerve
If you missed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s West Point commencement address, you might want to pull it up before someone tries to explain it away for you. Because it wasn’t just another polite graduation speech with handshakes and platitudes. It was a verbal gut...
Susie Wiles’ ‘do not leak this’ memo gets promptly leaked
Top Trump aide Susie Wiles — the famously tight-lipped operative credited with turning Trump’s 2024 campaign into a far more disciplined operation than the chaos circus of years past — fired off a stern warning to staffers in March demanding they stop blabbing to...
Tlaib’s $168B homeless ‘bill of rights’ reads like an SNL script
Rep. Rashida Tlaib just dropped a proposal that reads less like incremental reform and more like a sweeping rewrite of how America treats life on the streets — complete with a nine-figure price tag yanked straight from defense spending. Her so-called “Unhoused Persons...
Rubio and Leavitt share sobering behind the scenes photos at White House after gunman attack
Gunshots shattered the smug serenity of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night, sending tuxedo-clad elites scrambling under tables in a scene that looked less like a gala and more like a war drill. Among those ducking for cover: President Donald Trump,...
BS daily political cartoons: Donkey Blowback
Best political cartoons of the day: In case you missed it:
What the SHELL? WNBA’s newest mascot is a non-binary turtle with pronouns
BS BULLETIN: The Toronto Tempo unveiled two mascots: Dez the snapping turtle and Dot the Arctic hare. The team’s official bio identifies Dez with “she/they” pronouns and Dot with “she/her.” The reveal came against the Indiana Fever — right in the middle of the WNBA’s...
Mom wants Oreos banned because her daughter is jealous — other parents try not to lose it
BS BULLETIN: A viral parent-group-chat drama erupted after a mother complained that her daughter came home crying because another child had Oreos in her lunch. The mother wanted other parents to reconsider the snacks they packed. The school ultimately reminded...
Trump tells South Carolina: Pretend I’m on the ballot — and vote for Darline Graham
BS BULLETIN: Trump made a personal plea for Darline Graham ahead of Tuesday’s runoff: “Pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot.” Graham faces conservative Rep. Ralph Norman, who calls Trump’s endorsement a “head scratcher.” Trump warned Republican voters that...
The cost of America’s 25-year War on Terror: Closing in on $10 trillion
(The Center Square) – Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks, the cost to taxpayers for the U.S. War on Terror is approaching $10 trillion. Initial costs for two conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan were more than $8 trillion. An additional $2...
Ruling expected soon in California redistricting lawsuit
(The Center Square) – Arguments in the California redistricting lawsuit were heard in a federal courthouse in Los Angeles earlier this week, attorneys involved in the case told The Center Square. They expect a ruling soon. The case, which actually involved two...
WATCH: Washington therapist takes ‘counseling censorship’ fight back to court
(The Center Square) - A Washington state marriage and family therapist will have another opportunity to challenge a 2018 Washington law that his attorneys contend censored his speech. In 2018, Washington state enacted a counseling censorship law that prohibited...
