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Acosta says CNN needs to fire Scott Jennings over F-bomb, then attacks Jesse Watters
If you thought cable news couldn’t get any more theatrical, think again. This week’s episode of CNN NewsNight delivered less “civil discourse” and more cage match — and now the fallout is pure media melodrama. The spark? A heated on-air clash between GOP analyst Scott...
Virginia smackdown sparks red-state redistricting frenzy, Dems cry ‘democracy!’ after years of drawing own lines
For years, Democrats treated congressional maps like a rigged carnival game: redraw the lines, pack the districts, lecture America about “saving democracy,” repeat. Now the tables are turning — and suddenly the Left can’t stop screaming about fairness. Three Southern...
Lawmakers say Trump should pardon US sergeant who placed bet on Maduro’s capture
A decorated U.S. Army Special Forces master sergeant is staring down decades behind bars after allegedly turning classified intel into a $400,000 payday — and now some Republicans are asking why he’s the only one getting hauled into court. Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van...
Obama cheers Virginia’s unfair carve-up that hands Dems 10–1 edge, Youngkin asks for Supreme Court help
Former President Barack Obama is catching heat after giving a digital high-five to a controversial redistricting plan in Virginia that critics say slices up the state’s electorate like a political deli platter. “Congratulations, Virginia!” Obama posted on X after...
Trump predicts ‘big, fat hug’ from Xi after Hormuz power play
President Donald Trump raised eyebrows Wednesday by boasting he expects “a big, fat, hug” from Chinese leader Xi Jinping after what he claims is a decisive move to keep one of the world’s most critical chokepoints flowing. “China is very happy that I am permanently...
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More than 260,000 pounds of cocaine seized by Coast Guard
(The Center Square) - In less than one week, a U.S. Coast Guard crew seized more than 25,000 pounds of cocaine across three interdictions in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Their efforts are part of an international drug trafficking interdiction effort, Operation...
Analyst: Rising energy costs put Michigan rate hikes in election spotlight
(The Center Square) – As Michigan voters head toward the 2026 election, rising energy costs and potential rate hikes from the state’s two largest utilities are drawing increased attention. In an interview on The Center Square’s daily show, The States, Sarah...
Inflation fears surge as economic expectations plunge
Americans grew more pessimistic about the economy in September as inflation expectations surged and consumers braced for higher fuel prices and renewed trade tensions, according to data released Friday. The University of Michigan’s Index of Consumer Sentiment fell to...
Man shot at Trump rally in Butler dies from complications
(The Center Square) – One of the men shot during an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania has died. Attorney General Dave Sunday said Thursday that James Copenhaver, who was 74 years old when he was wounded at the president’s campaign...
Trump shows Xi the Biden autopen portrait — and the internet loses it
BS BULLETIN: President Trump personally showed Chinese President Xi Jinping the Biden “autopen” display on his Presidential Walk of Fame during Xi's White House visit. “This is the autopen,” Trump told Xi before making sure the Chinese leader got the joke: “It’s...
Sunny Hostin’s cannibal-jury story gets messier as her own 1991 quotes resurface
BS BULLETIN: Sunny Hostin said this week she was the holdout juror who helped secure an insanity verdict for the notorious “Butcher of Tompkins Square Park.” Contemporary reporting indicates there were actually two holdouts — including an unidentified male juror. Even...
