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White House reporter calls it quits after Trump’s swipe at MTG romance
After years of surviving campaign chaos, media trench warfare, and enough airport coffee to stop a horse, White House correspondent Brian Glenn is cooked. He’s hanging up the press badge, heading back to Georgia, and apparently planning a wedding with the most...
Hakeem Jeffries leads 173 Democrats to vote ‘NO’ to honoring police during police week
House Democrats picked a curious week to send another muddled message on policing. During National Police Week — while grieving families and officers gathered in Washington to honor cops killed in the line of duty — 173 Democrats voted against a Republican-backed...
Cobra slithers up tourist’s pants during resort performance, turns vacation deadly
A German tourist’s sunny getaway to Egypt’s glitzy Red Sea coast took a grotesque turn when a cobra — yes, a live, venom-packed cobra — allegedly slithered straight up his pants during a hotel snake show and bit him, killing him within hours. Authorities in Germany...
Suspected shooter at White House Correspondents Dinner identified as California teacher
Authorities identified the gunman who opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington on Saturday night as a California man, according to reports citing law enforcement sources. Cole Allen, from Torrance, California, allegedly attacked the event...
Marcus Luttrell tells Trump how ibogaine changed his life – POTUS speeds treatment access
Marcus Luttrell believes in the power of psychedelics as a way to help veterans get their lives back. Those who have served will tell you that reintegrating into civilian life is one of the hardest missions they have undertaken. In many cases, the psychological impact...
BS daily political cartoons: Hakeem grows a new mouth
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DAILY RUSH HOUR: China wants 100,000 young Americans. I have questions.
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...
California faces barriers from feds on the road to EVs
(The Center Square) – An often-used federal law that allowed California to set its own vehicle emissions standards is being challenged in court this month, potentially barring the Golden State from meeting its goal of banning sales of new gas-powered vehicles...
Mass immigration drastically altered California’s state landscape, new study finds
Immigration cost California much of its agricultural land and had devastating consequences on its natural resources over the past 50 years, a newly published report indicates. NumbersUSA conducted Paving Paradise, a research analysis study examining the loss of...
As Trump meets Xi, experts say China targets weak spots in Western tech
Experts warn that China is gaining ground in the artificial intelligence race as the world’s two largest competitors meet to discuss the technology. As President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, D.C. for Thursday’s summit, China may...
Scott bill would add interest costs to CBO estimates
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., wants federal budget scorekeepers to include the cost of servicing the public debt in every estimate, which he says would give taxpayers a fuller picture of what bills actually cost. Scott introduced S.5442 on...
Lawmakers, advocates protest China visit
(The Center Square) - Lawmakers and advocates rallied against Chinese President Xi Jinping outside the U.S. Capitol Building on Thursday. U.S. Reps. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Jim McGovern, D-Mass., and hundreds of others called for Xi and President Donald...
