today’s hot news
DAILY RUSH HOUR: They wanted Alito to say ‘Trump.’ He kept saying something bigger.
Hey folks—I know not everyone gets a chance to catch Rush Hour live, so I'm going to start including a link to each episode right here in the blast. That way, if you missed the show or just want to hear it again, it's only a click away - or check out my thoughts...
America.gov chatbot sent back to orientation after taking every question literally
TOTAL BS! The Trump administration’s newly revamped America.gov website debuted Tuesday with a straightforward mission: make federal information easier for Americans to find. Its new AI assistant appears to have interpreted that assignment quite literally. The chatbot...
Mamdani calls Trump demanding release of migrant shot by ICE — gets rude awakening
BS BULLETIN: ICE shot and wounded a Dominican migrant during an attempted arrest in New York City, with a 5-year-old child inside his vehicle. The man has a grand larceny conviction, multiple prior arrests and alleged ties to the Trinitarios gang. Mayor Zohran Mamdani...
Trump wants to turn his own golf course into America’s next Camp David — the same place a gunman tried to kill him
BS BULLETIN: President Donald Trump is backing a proposal to transform part of his West Palm Beach golf club into a permanent presidential retreat for future commanders in chief and visiting world leaders. Trump says the military and Secret Service suggested the idea...
White House boots CNN from Trump’s Texas-Oklahoma press pool duty
BS BULLETIN: CNN had been scheduled to provide television pool coverage for President Trump’s Thursday trip to Texas and Oklahoma. The White House quietly removed the network from the assignment in its updated daily guidance. A federal judge recently restored CNN’s...
Starship finally reaches orbit — and Elon Musk’s doubters are having a very bad morning
BS BULLETIN: SpaceX's massive Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time Monday on its 14th full-scale test flight. The spacecraft deployed 26 next-generation Starlink satellites — Starship's first operational payload. It pulled off the milestone despite an...
Justice Department updates Alaska election integrity lawsuit after report
(The Center Square) - The U.S. Department of Justice amended its lawsuit on Thursday over spoiler candidates in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race following public reports. Lawyers for the U.S. Justice Department filed an amended complaint that included updated allegations...
Minnesota fraudster gets 30 years for $44M scheme
(The Center Square) – Federal lawmakers are touting a 30-year prison sentence for Minnesota fraudster Salim Said as accountability for stealing $44 million from taxpayers. Said was sentenced Wednesday after the federal government said he helped orchestrate the...
VA to hire 2,000 new employees in 2027 to process record number of claims
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to hire an additional 2,000 employees in fiscal year 2027 to help process an expected surge in benefits claims during the next several years. “VA is putting veterans first by making major improvements...
Arizona’s Central Arizona Project joins Colorado River lawsuit
(The Center Square) - The canal system that provides 36% of all water in Arizona is officially joining the state’s litigation against the Trump administration over Colorado River water cuts. Officials representing the 336-mile-long Central Arizona Project, which runs...
Gun-control groups ask Supreme Court to reverse landmark ruling
Two gun-control organizations called on the Supreme Court to use a case challenging laws banning modern semiautomatic firearms as an opportunity to overturn the court’s landmark Heller ruling. The justices granted writs of certiorari in two cases involving bans on...
Millions of residents exposed to toxic metals from LA fires, study shows
As homes ignited and burned down during the 2025 Los Angeles fire, millions of California residents were exposed to a high concentration of airborne toxic metals, a new study discovered. Almost two years ago, wildfires spread through southern California killing at...
