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House conservatives race to codify Trump border policies before midterms
President Trump may have slammed the brakes on the chaos at the southern border, but House conservatives say the real fight is just beginning. A group of Republican hardliners is pressing GOP leadership to move quickly on legislation that would write Trump’s border...
Dem candidate duped by selfie request, gets hit with stock-trading ambush: ‘Your net worth increased 2000%’
A campaign photo-op turned into a political bear trap this week when former Virginia Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria found herself facing something politicians dread more than a tough debate moderator: an ordinary voter with a camera and uncomfortable questions. The...
‘Good vibe’: Joy Behar confesses she told JD Vance to run for president: ‘I don’t think that he’s a bad guy’
For years, Joy Behar has been one of the loudest anti-Trump voices on daytime television. So when the longtime co-host of The View started handing out compliments to Vice President JD Vance this week, it was enough to make political observers do a double take. Fresh...
Elon hits a trillion, CNN hits DEFCON 1
The ink was barely dry on reports that Elon Musk had become the first person ever to cross the trillion-dollar mark in net worth before the usual suspects began hyperventilating. On a recent CNN panel discussion, the reaction from some commentators wasn't amazement at...
Ilhan Omar-backed Jersey Dem Congressional Candidate reportedly volunteered for Al-Qaida affiliate
New Jersey Democratic House candidate Adam Hamawy worked for an Al-Qaida-linked nonprofit in the 1990s before international investigations led to its closing, Jewish Insider reported. Hamawy said in a 1996 interview that he had passed out humanitarian supplies around...
BS political cartoons of the week: What NOT to bring to a track meet
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Iowa House candidates divided on tariffs, Iran
(The Center Square) - Candidates in Iowa’s second congressional district are divided on tariffs, healthcare and gas prices as the race for control of Congress comes to the heartland. Iowa Rep. Lindsay James, D-Dubuque, and Republican former Iowa state Rep. Joe...
America’s companies keep flirting with security nightmare that’s ‘100 times’ worse than TikTok
A rising San Francisco human resources startup’s use of a blacklisted Chinese AI lab’s model is setting off alarm bells as Beijing continues to reel in American companies. Rippling touts itself as a one-stop-shop AI platform for human resources, information technology...
When the president insults a reporter, who really wins?
Donald Trump ended the week doing something he has practically turned into an art form: making reporters part of the news. On Thursday, CNN and ABC reporters got an earful. By Friday, it was NBC's turn. A question gets asked. Trump doesn't like the question. He...
Trump says he ordered DOJ to sue Alaska over ‘fake’ Dan Sullivan — lawsuit could block Democratic victory
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). President Trump acknowledged Friday that he personally directed the Justice Department to sue Alaska over its Senate election, declaring, "I'm the one that said do it." Two candidates...
El-Sayed tangles with Bret Baier in testy round: ‘just stop’
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed repeatedly interrupted Fox News anchor Bret Baier when confronted about a 2012 letter urging Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood president to purge...
Dad who killed Oregon school shooter breaks down incredible details of horrific day
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). Kaylub Giamanco, the Oregon father who fatally shot an elementary school attacker, revealed that he believed he was going to die as he crawled toward children screaming inside their...
