today’s hot news
Don Lemon’s church invasion crew dodges state charges in Minnesota
Minnesota officials have apparently discovered a fascinating new legal principle: if activists storm a church service screaming about immigration policy, it magically transforms from disruption into “peaceful protest.” That’s the message critics took away this week...
Hunter Biden floats vice-presidential ambitions in Gavin Newsom’s 2028 fantasy rollout
So much for political rehab staying quiet. Hunter Biden is back in the headlines—this time not for courtroom drama or family-name baggage, but for casually floating the idea of a future White House role alongside California Governor Gavin Newsom, one of the Democrats’...
How one Supreme Court case could slam the brakes on California’s weeks-long vote counts
WASHINGTON — In most of America, Election Day is supposed to be exactly that: a day. In California, it often feels more like an election season. As Los Angeles voters continue playing the waiting game while officials sort through piles of mail ballots days after polls...
‘Our next Jack Kennedy?’ Slow down Democrats.
For a party that spent years warning Americans about personality cults, Democrats sure seem eager to build another one. Their latest crush is Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia, the photogenic 39-year-old Democrat whom liberal activists and social-media influencers are...
Trump seemingly defends Chinese nationals buying farmland in the US
President Donald Trump on Thursday defended Chinese nationals purchasing U.S. farmland. When asked about Chinese nationals buying farmland in the U.S., Trump told Fox News’ Sean Hannity during a Thursday evening interview: “look, it’s not that I love it—you want to...
BS daily political cartoons: Mamdani has his own Israel march after skipping parade
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The bill is coming due for Democrats’ Medicare overhaul
Democrats have made affordability a central theme of their midterm campaign. In these closing weeks before the election, Republicans should hold them to account for the unsustainable costs of the Medicare prescription drug overhaul they passed in 2022 without a single...
Knicks dangle championship rings for employees; gives them cybersecurity training instead
Madison Square Garden (MSG) employees received an email offering them championship rings, but those who clicked on the email were instead assigned mandatory cybersecurity training. After the Knicks won the 2026 NBA Finals, MSG employees received an email promising...
Elections forecaster shifts 19 more House races in Democrats’ favor
A major elections forecaster shifted 19 House races in the Democrats’ favor Friday, including Republican-held seats. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifted some races from “Lean Republican” to a “Toss Up” and others from “Solid Republican” to “Likely...
DAILY RUSH HOUR: Ilhan Omar’s four-word answer, Trump’s CNN blowup, and a debate that got personal
LISTEN TO THE SHOW HERE What do you say when somebody asks whether you were ever married to your brother? Ilhan Omar's answer to Chris Hayes was four words: "Not to my knowledge." That stopped me in my tracks. And when I put the same hypothetical question to Karolos,...
Utah synagogue-threat suspect had six functional pipe bombs — and child sexual abuse material, feds allege
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do). Skyler AJ Rose, 22, of Ogden, faces a federal attempted hate-crime charge after allegedly threatening to bomb a synagogue. Investigators say they recovered six functional pipe bombs, two...
Supreme Court allows New Hampshire student-ID restriction for midterms — Jackson dissents
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). The Supreme Court stayed lower-court orders affecting how New Hampshire handles student IDs in the upcoming election. The ruling allows the state to bar student IDs as a backup...
