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Acosta’s ‘real news’ gold: Ex-CNN buffoon finds gold Trump statue, calls it ‘journalism’
Jim Acosta, the former cable-news courtroom bulldog turned independent media wanderer, appears to have found his latest assignment: Florida’s sunshine, golf turf, and a shiny, oversized tribute to Donald Trump that’s got the internet doing what it does best—rolling...
Mark Cuban deletes post; backlash over stage alliance with wise-cracking Trump gets to him
President Trump couldn’t resist taking a victory lap Monday when billionaire loudmouth Mark Cuban showed up at the White House to help tout cheaper prescription drugs through TrumpRx — and, naturally, the president made sure everyone remembered Cuban backed Kamala...
Museum exhibit uses black man to shackle white guilt-riddled Americans, gets $1 M in grant money
There’s no shortage of ways Americans process the legacy of slavery — from serious academic study to heated political arguments about reparations and national memory. And then there are museum exhibits that take a far more theatrical route. At the Roots 101 African...
‘This Isn’t Funny’: Jersey finally pulls anti-Trump vanity tag after public backlash
Only in New Jersey could a state agency allegedly spend years policing harmless vanity plates — then somehow miss one that critics say practically screamed anti-Trump hatred in giant block letters. The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission is finally pulling the plug on...
Dems just hit the jackpot with Tucker clip
Charlamagne Tha God isn’t buying the soul-searching act from Tucker Carlson — and frankly, he doesn’t think it matters anyway. After Carlson went on his own show earlier this week claiming he’s been “tormented” by his past support for Donald Trump, the usual suspects...
BS daily political cartoons: Somewhere in an advanced civilization
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Trump’s energy chief wants to reopen ‘every refinery we can’ to make more fuel
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Tuesday that the Trump administration is discussing reopening shut-down refineries to produce more fuel. Wright said at an event in Houston that the administration has been talking to the owners of every refinery that closed in the...
Mystery chemical leak forces Toledo residents from homes as hazmat crews scramble
Nearly 1,000 Ohio residents were ordered to evacuate Tuesday night after a hazardous chemical leak sparked explosion fears. Toledo Fire & Rescue ordered residents within a one-mile radius of MC Tank Terminal to evacuate at approximately 10:48 p.m. Tuesday after a...
Trump administration touts efforts to combat cybercrime
(The Center Square) – U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and others joined the president at a roundtable Wednesday promoting the administration’s work on preventing and responding to cybercrime by transnational...
Coast Guard crew monitor Chinese vessels in Arctic
(The Center Square) – Coast Guard crew are monitoring Chinese-flagged vessels in the Arctic as border security efforts remain a Trump administration priority. The Coast Guard also is working with Canadian military to expand maritime defense in the Arctic after...
New York has 90 days to answer fraud mismanagement, CMS shares
WASHINGTON — As the Trump administration continues to wage its war on fraud, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) says it has taken steps to crack down on the apparent widespread misuse of federal funds in the state of New York. CMS officials hosted a...
U.S. House committee subpoenas NJ SOS, probes 6.6k illegal voter registrations
(The Center Square) – Two U.S. House committees are jointly subpoenaing the New Jersey State Department, accusing the state of not fully cooperating with an investigation into what it says are the more than 6,000 noncitizens recently found on the state’s voter...
