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‘He’ll gut you like a trout!’ Bondi replacement spells trouble for Dems
Donald J. Trump yanked the plug on his attorney general, Pam Bondi, Thursday — tossing her from the top law enforcement post and immediately elevating her hard-charging deputy, Todd Blanche, to take the reins on an interim basis. The Beltway chatter class may be...
Dems’ Easter snub: Where’s Joe? Party fires ‘brutal smack down of Biden’
In a tone-deaf Easter weekend post, the party’s official X account tried to serve up some warm-and-fuzzy nostalgia. Instead, it triggered a backlash over what many are calling a glaring and telling omission: President Joe Biden. The now-viral post featured former...
How Trump reacts when asked to sit next to Jessica Tarlov on ‘The Five’
President Trump said Thursday that he’s “not a fan” of Jessica Tarlov after Jesse Watters asked the president to sit next to her. During an interview on “The Five,” Trump brushed off a lighthearted invitation to sit next to Tarlov, calling her polling references “fake...
High-profile scientists keep winding up dead or missing — GOP rep suggests there may be a conspiracy at play
Several prominent scientists and researchers in the U.S. have reportedly died or gone missing over the past year, fueling speculation about whether some of the disappearances may have occurred under suspicious circumstances. William Neil McCasland, a 68-year-old...
Nation rallies around struggling elderly DoorDash driver after video goes viral
A retired Tennessee man is capturing hearts across the country after being forced back to work to help cover his family’s bills. Richard Pulley, 78, had enjoyed retirement until his wife lost her job — and along with it, her health...
BS daily political cartoons: Your father’s cloak
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Senate fails to advance GOP-led data center bill that had no teeth
The Senate blocked legislation Wednesday that would require states to consider making data centers foot the bill for higher electricity costs without an enforcement mechanism. The bill failed to pass the necessary 60-vote threshold to reach the floor in a 57 to 43...
Gun rights groups want Supreme Court to shoot down suit against AR-15 manufacturer over ads
Two pro-Second Amendment organizations asked the Supreme Court to shut down a lawsuit against a firearms manufacturer in a brief filed Monday. The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., said in an April 2022 release that Raymond Spencer fired over 200...
Top federal regulator opens probe into whether AI will kill us all
Federal regulators are preparing to make the companies building the most powerful artificial intelligence answer for its apparent risks. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) plans to compel documents and testimony from executives at OpenAI, Anthropic and other leading...
Energy advocate: Reset of fuel economy standards will reduce costs for Americans
(The Center Square) – The American Energy Alliance praised the Trump Administration’s finalization of the “Freedom Means Affordable Cars” rule that will reset the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, thereby reducing costs for American families and causing...
Senate votes down stock trading ban that critics say doesn’t go far enough
Legislation aiming to ban members of Congress from insider trading failed to meet the necessary 60-vote threshold Wednesday after Democrats voted against it. The Stop Insider Trading Act would generally prohibit members of Congress, their spouses and children from...
Ken Paxton reportedly slams Trump’s midterm convention gambit: ‘Everybody’s numbers dropped’
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton privately said that the Republican National Convention (RNC) midterm convention hurt his Senate bid, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Audio captured Paxton saying Republicans’ numbers dropped after the convention,...
