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DOJ launches criminal probe on Trump sex assault accuser E. Jean Carroll, report
For years, E. Jean Carroll was treated by the media like an untouchable folk hero in the anti-Trump resistance — the advice columnist who hauled Donald Trump into court, won eye-popping judgments and became cable news royalty overnight. Now the spotlight is swinging...
Bolton cuts deal with prosecutors, now faces up to 5 years in federal prison
For years, John Bolton strutted around Washington as the ultimate national-security tough guy — the walrus-mustached bureaucratic brawler forever lecturing America about patriotism, foreign threats, and “protecting democracy.” Now the longtime Beltway hawk is...
Krugman urges purge: ‘We need a deMAGAfication…similar to de-Nazification’
If anyone was wondering whether Trump Derangement Syndrome has finally jumped the shark, former New York Times economist Paul Krugman may have provided the answer. In a remarkable video posted Sunday, the Nobel Prize-winning economist moved well beyond his usual...
Shooting outside White House leaves one dead, one injured
(The Center Square) – Two people were shot, including the suspected gunman, in a shooting outside the White House Saturday night. The suspected gunman was shot and killed by the U.S. Secret Service, and a bystander was injured, according to the White House. The...
Texas water park pulls plug on ‘Muslims-Only’ splash bash after Abbott lowers the boom
A Texas city learned the hard way that “public” doesn’t mean “private club for one religion.” A controversial Eid celebration planned at the taxpayer-funded Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark in Grand Prairie has officially been canceled after furious backlash — and after...
BS political cartoons of the week: The tip of the fraud iceberg
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Court tosses decades-old knife ban on Second Amendment grounds
A federal appeals court threw out a federal ban on switchblades, saying the measure violated the Second Amendment. A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, consisting of a George W. Bush appointee and two Trump appointees,...
The deep state is leaking Trump’s most sensitive undercover operations to The Washington Post
Anonymous sources have exposed sensitive details of the Trump administration’s reported plans to establish a clandestine espionage program targeting China to legacy media, potentially revealing American intelligence strategies to foreign adversaries. The Pentagon is...
Ireland discovers real culprit behind rape crisis: Grandparents hugging their grandkids
The Irish government released an advertisement depicting grandparents hugging their grandchildren in an effort to combat rape. Ireland’s taxpayer-funded Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) faced criticism Tuesday from Irish lawmakers for a TV advertisement promoting...
EPA extends emergency diesel waiver for Texas as fuel supply crisis drags on
The Trump administration is extending emergency diesel relief in Texas as soaring fuel prices and strained supplies push states to take extraordinary measures to keep trucks moving. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended Texas’ emergency diesel waiver...
ISIS-inspired attack thwarted: an attempted assassination of TX congressman
(The Center Square) – Another ISIS-inspired attack has been thwarted in Texas, this time an alleged attempted assassination of a U.S. congressman in north Texas: U.S. Rep. Keith Self. The FBI arrested and charged a 17-year-old resident of McKinney for planning...
Supreme Court to examine congressional tax authority
(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a case to determine Congress’ tax authority inside a home, with a particular focus on home distilling. Justices on the high court agreed on Monday to hear arguments in McNutt v. Department of Justice, a...
