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Newsmax host goes scorched earth on Pete Hegseth
Newsmax host Greg Kelly criticized Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Friday over the firing of Secretary of the Navy John Phelan. Phelan’s immediate departure from the administration was announced Wednesday, with Undersecretary of the Navy Hung Cao stepping in as acting...
Defiant Kimmel doubles down on Trump widow joke, adds more Melania cracks
The ABC funnyman is digging in after his eyebrow-raising crack about Donald Trump and Melania Trump — a line that landed like a lead balloon once real-world violence entered the picture just days later. Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Kimmel tried to play...
DeSantis to Tallahassee: Stop stalling — redistricting showdown is coming
Call it a Tallahassee tug-of-war — with maps, money, and midterm math all colliding at once. Ron DeSantis is making it crystal clear: whether lawmakers like it or not, Florida’s looming redistricting brawl is happening “one way or another.” The only question? Exactly...
Artemis crew returns to Earth after successful mission
The Artemis II crew completed their mission Friday and returned to Earth following an historic journey in space. National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Artemis II mission launched at 6:35 p.m. on April 1 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after...
Why President Trump’s war on fraud exposes national scandal
For decades, Washington tolerated fraud, waste, and abuse as an unfortunate side effect of government. Under President Donald J. Trump, that era is ending, and nowhere is that more evident than in what’s unfolding across Minnesota, California, and other Democrat-led...
BS daily political cartoons: Tampon Tim is cut off
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Election 2026: Story on halting cash to Whatley campaign ‘Hogwash!’
(The Center Square) – With apologies to Mark Twain, the reported campaign death of Republican Michael Whatley from lack of ongoing cash from the National Republican Senatorial Committee was an exaggeration. Or as Chairman Tim Scott, the senator from South...
Xi wraps up historic state visit; more meetings planned
(The Center Square) – After a historic state visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife departed Washington, D.C., Friday afternoon, with President Donald Trump and the Chinese leader confirming two more meetings this year. On Truth Social, Trump...
He stopped a car thief — Now, he’s charged with 7 felonies
A Memphis man who acted in self-defense against a car thief has been charged with seven felonies by local prosecutors. Authorities claim 27-year-old Demarcus Collier fired at least nine rounds at a teenager trying to break into his car after the would-be burglar acted...
Comey’s arraignment postponed 3rd time; now in January
(The Center Square) – James Comey, former FBI director in hot water for a social media post of seashells spelling out 86 47 on a North Carolina beach, will not face arraignment next week in New Bern. Judge Louise Flanagan, of the U.S. District Court for the...
Big Tech’s AI boom is hiding hundreds of billions in financial risk
Big Tech companies are using hundreds of billions of dollars in guarantees to finance the artificial intelligence boom while keeping much of the exposure from appearing as conventional debt on their balance sheets. Technology companies issued as much as $300 billion...
Feds begin review, permitting of two big Texas LNG plants
(The Center Square) - Federal regulators have begun the review and permitting process for two large-scale liquified natural gas export projects on the Texas coast, one a proposed expansion of an existing plant located near the Louisiana border and the other a...
