today’s hot news
Trump: ‘Wipe 2020 election off the books’ if SPLC fraud is proven
President Donald Trump lit up Truth Social Friday with a scorcher: if the Southern Poverty Law Center — long marketed as America’s moral hall monitor — is convicted in a jaw-dropping fraud case, then the already-disputed 2020 election should be “permanently wiped from...
U.S. House Republicans face jam-packed week ahead
(The Center Square) – U.S. House Republicans face a daunting legislative to-do list for the week ahead. The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down for more than 70 days, but House Republicans are still refusing to vote on Senate-passed legislation...
Analysis: Homelessness predicted to rise despite policy efforts
(The Center Square) — Homelessness is predicted to rise, while policies predicted to lower the homeless numbers only address part of the cause, according to analysts. The annual Point-In-Time (PIT) count, conducted by the Continuums of Care for the U.S....
Dem hopeful’s mouth gets him in trouble again, this time it’s the ‘R-word’
If self-inflicted political wounds were an Olympic sport, Graham Platner would be on the podium — and still apologizing for how he got there. The progressive Maine Senate hopeful is once again doing damage control, this time over a jaw-dropping choice of words during...
White House govt funding request for 2027 cuts $73 billion
(The Center Square) – The White House proposes a dramatic increase in defense spending in fiscal 2027 while significantly reducing spending in other departments, according to its budget submission released Friday. The request comes as U.S. lawmakers still...
BS political cartoons of the week: They’re foaming at the mouth
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U.S. Supreme Court declines to weigh Maine’s 72-hour waiting period
(The Center Square) — Maine's three-day "cooling off" period for firearm purchases remains in effect after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider a challenge to the controversial new requirement. The high court’s rejection leaves intact an April decision...
Young Americans lead credit card spending surge as cost of living squeezes paychecks
Gen Z and millennial customers recorded the fastest growth in credit card spending at Synchrony Financial during the third quarter, the company reported Tuesday, as rising living expenses and elevated borrowing costs strained household budgets. The lender’s purchase...
Report: Michigan still lacks funds to cover $6.7B in bills, ranks 30th nationally
(The Center Square) – Michigan ranked 30th nationally in Truth in Accounting’s 2026 “Financial State of the States” report. The state received a “C” grade because it does not have enough money to cover its bills, according to the report. Michigan had a $2,000...
Federal funding still available to Carolina in Trump administration settlement
(The Center Square) – Federal funding remains available to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, says a settlement for litigation between the nation’s oldest public university and the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education. That...
Muslim man sentenced for conspiring to commit ISIS-inspired attack
(The Center Square) – Another Muslim man has been convicted and sentenced to years in prison on terrorism charges, including providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Abdulrahman El...
California lawmaker allegedly followed, tried to block car of random man she thought was ICE
Mayor Maria Pacheco of Kerman, California, was alleged to have followed and harassed a random man on Wednesday because she mistakenly thought he was an ICE agent. Fresno resident Eric Bridges accused Pacheco, who is listed as “non-affiliated” but was endorsed by...
