today’s hot news
‘Don’t choke on your own smoke’: Secret Service takes veiled swipe at Patel after ‘premature’ terror plot reveal
FBI Director Kash Patel stunned observers Tuesday when he publicly revealed that federal authorities had disrupted what officials described as a planned drone attack targeting the heavily publicized UFC event held on the White House South Lawn over the weekend. Patel...
Retirees are leaving Florida for unexpected new hotspots
For generations, retirement planning in America came with a fairly simple script. Work hard in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Ohio, or somewhere else where winter seemed to last six months. Build your nest egg. Then head south to Florida, buy a condo near a golf...
Joy Reid says Black people won’t celebrate July Fourth; they hate it like they do Thanksgiving
Every year around this time, Americans fire up the grill, wave the flag, complain about the heat, and pretend they know how to safely light fireworks. It's one of the few traditions that still manages to bring together people who disagree about almost everything else....
White house UFC terror plot mastermind was an illegal immigrant with DACA protections, DHS says
SOURCE: Wire So much for a night of fists and fanfare at the White House. What was supposed to be a spectacle UFC event on the South Lawn has now morphed into something straight out of a political thriller—except federal officials say it was very real, and allegedly...
New Jersey’s arsonist governor demands someone put out the fire
When a governor spends days pouring gasoline on a political bonfire, it takes real nerve to complain about the flames. That’s why New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is taking heat after attempting to pin the escalating chaos outside Newark’s Delaney Hall immigration...
‘Mr Bean on crack’ becomes immediate classic nickname
You know what's funny about Washington? The people who spent years telling us Donald Trump was the one constantly blowing up diplomatic norms now can't stop publishing books about foreign leaders blowing up meetings with Donald Trump. Every few months another insider...
Poll: Majority rejects AI fraud detection if eligible people lose out
(The Center Square) – A majority of voters oppose using artificial intelligence to hunt fraud in government programs if it also risks wrongly flagging or denying benefits to people who qualify for them, a new The Center Square poll found. The Center Square...
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...
Born yesterday, looks 45! Mustachioed newborn has the internet howling
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). A viral video appears to show a newborn sporting a thick, dark mustache worthy of a middle-aged accountant. X users responded with jokes about the baby's mortgage, work history, beer...
She thought Jon Bon Jovi loved her — then the rock star’s secret romance turned into a $10,000 nightmare
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). Louisiana woman Leslie Pickett says a scammer posing as Jon Bon Jovi used convincing AI-generated videos and months of romantic messages to win her trust. The impostor even produced...
Iowa U.S. Senate candidates disagree on range of issues
(The Center Square) – U.S. Senate candidates in Iowa disagree on a range of issues, from tariffs to energy and healthcare costs. U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, and Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek are battling for the seat as concerns about inflation mount across...
Trump calls swimming-pool report ‘stupid’ but may plan ‘less obnoxious location’ for the ‘fake news’
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). President Trump denied Saturday morning that he plans to replace the White House press briefing room with a swimming pool, calling the reported idea something he never even considered. But...
