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Trump plays Oprah with shoe gifting splurge: ‘everybody’s afraid not to wear them’
In an era when most political perks come in the form of policy influence or prime office space, President Donald Trump has reportedly introduced a far more personal White House tradition: handing out shoes. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the...
Michigan synagogue attacked by explosives-filled car had hosted FBI training weeks prior
An FBI team conducted active-shooter preparedness training at a Michigan synagogue just weeks before an attacker targeted the building Thursday. A suspect crashed an explosives-laden truck into the entrance of a synagogue in West...
Kamala Harris says Save Act must be stopped because ‘40% of Americans’ don’t have birth certificates, passports
Former Vice President Kamala Harris suggested that the SAVE America Act is bad because it would require people to present basic documents to register to vote — which she claimed 40% of Americans do not have. The failed 2024 Democratic presidential nominee told...
Exclusive: Mike Benz says Trump admin has ‘once-in-generation’ chance to put deep state on defense post-Epstein files
Former State Department official and investigative journalist Mike Benz warned time is running out for the Trump administration to expose government corruption before November’s midterm elections possibly hand Democrats congressional majorities. Benz, who served in...
‘Write out your bullet points here’: Jasmine Crockett’s campaign launches embarrassing website
Texas Democrat Jasmine Crockett wants voters to believe she’s “Texas Tough.” But before her Senate campaign even finds its footing, her website told a very different story — sloppy, rushed, and riddled with errors. The 44-year-old congresswoman, a nationally known...
BS daily political cartoons: It’s okay, I’m a journalist
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Judge: Milwaukee County must contribute to Wisconsin Common School Fund
(The Center Square) – Milwaukee County can no longer keep 100% of certain motor vehicle fines and forfeitures after a judge ruled an allowance for only Milwaukee to do so was unconstitutional. The Wisconsin Constitution requires counties to send at least 50% of...
Newly declassified FBI files blow open the Eric Swalwell–Fang Fang story
BS BULLETIN Newly declassified FBI records say agents investigated whether Christine “Fang Fang” Fang secretly funneled foreign money into Eric Swalwell’s campaigns through straw donors. Swalwell acknowledged to agents that he had a sexual relationship with Fang and...
Trump DOJ zaps gun rights restoration for felons back to life
Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Monday that the Justice Department (DOJ) was reviving a process by which those who lost gun rights due to criminal convictions could have them restored. While federal law provides for a process to restore Second Amendment rights...
Trump wants a makeover for America’s aircraft carriers— critics say his ‘aesthetic whims’ could cost billions
BS BULLETIN The Navy is studying whether to move the Ford-class carrier's command “island” forward after Trump complained about the look of the newer ships. Trump has separately ordered the Navy to develop plans for returning future carriers to steam catapults....
Report: Chinese influence on American education still present with the YES program
(The Center Square) – A new report from Defending Education details Chinese influence on American education from kindergarten to college, with programs such as the Young Envoys Scholarship where China invited 50,000 U.S. students to study in the nation in...
Locals rally against Chicago quantum park; company commits to no data center
(The Center Square) – Residents on Chicago’s South Side booed their mayor off stage following his answer to questions from the crowd at an event put together by community groups against a large taxpayer-funded development over the weekend. The Illinois Quantum...
