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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...
Rubio breaks the Internet with Air Force One ‘Maduro’ tracksuit ‘GQ’ photo
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ditched the Beltway uniform and stepped onto Air Force One looking less like America’s top diplomat and more like he was headed to an underground DJ set in Miami. And naturally, the internet lost its mind. Photos posted online by White...
Trump’s promo of UFC smackdown on White House lawn: ‘I’d rather sink a three-footer personally’
During an unscheduled Oval Office appearance Wednesday, President Trump slipped comfortably back into his old promoter-in-chief role as he hyped the upcoming “UFC Freedom 250” event set for June 14 outside the White House. Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with UFC stars...
Lawyers float ‘it was only a shotgun’ defense in attempt to free would-be Trump assassin
In a desperate courtroom gambit, lawyers for accused White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman Cole Allen tried to argue that their client wasn’t really equipped for a mass shooting — because, wait for it — he brought the “wrong kind” of gun. Allen, 31, stands accused...
Iran opens Strait of Hormuz… for now
President Donald Trump and Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi announced Friday that the Strait of Hormuz was officially open. Trump took to Truth Social to thank the Iranians for opening the strait after previously claiming the U.S. was close to a deal to...
BS daily political cartoons: Hakeem grows a new mouth
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The FDA already drew line on China-linked experimental drug. Now it has to enforce it
In July, a 41-year-old woman went into cardiac arrest after taking retatrutide that a health care worker said came from an “unreliable source.” A second report followed in September. A 49-year-old patient had died of cardiac arrest after severe dehydration and...
Trump’s pause on Russia sanctions triggers pushback from Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) – Several Pennsylvania lawmakers are criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to pause a bipartisan law that would have expanded sanctions on Russia. U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., an ally of Trump, voted in support of H.R. 5334, the...
Trump announces release of Russian-held American prisoner
(The Center Square) – Stephen Hubbard, a retired American teacher from Michigan, has been released from a Russian prison, according to President Donald Trump. Less than 24 hours after the president was asked about the potential release, the president told...
45% of college students say violence can stop ‘hate speech’ — 22% say America deserved 9/11
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). A national survey found 45% of college undergraduates believe physical violence can be justified to stop speech they consider hateful, including 54% of liberal students. Another 40% favor...
Mamdani says Michigan’s Senate race is critical to New York — and he’s backing the candidate who called Israel ‘not our friend’
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says electing Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed to the U.S. Senate is of "critical importance" to his city. Mamdani attended an El-Sayed fundraiser...
Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey says Somali entrepreneurs are being targeted because they are so awesome
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told a Somali networking audience that Somalis are being targeted because they are future CEOs and entrepreneurs. The video circulated Tuesday, triggering a...
