today’s hot news
DAILY RUSH HOUR: Government grocery stores meet actual grocery owners
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...
Trump opens financial war on ‘far-left terrorists’ — Antifa-linked network gets Treasury hammer
BS BULLETIN: The Trump administration slapped counterterrorism sanctions on three far-left organizations Wednesday, including an Italian tech collective accused of supplying digital infrastructure to violent Antifa cells. Treasury says Autistici/Inventati provides...
‘Are you circumcised?’ El-Sayed takes Jesse Watters interview somewhere nobody saw coming
BS BULLETIN: Abdul El-Sayed defended keeping government out of medical decisions involving minors during a fiery Jesse Watters interview. Then he asked Watters: “Are you circumcised?” Watters fired back: “Circumcision is different than castration!” Michigan Democratic...
Usha Vance has the perfect response to Abdul El-Sayed’s ‘racist’ Papaw attack
BS BULLETIN: Usha Vance has responded to Abdul El-Sayed’s controversial “Papaw” swipe involving her Indian heritage. Rather than return fire, she said JD Vance’s Ohio family has been “incredibly loving” toward her. El-Sayed has since tried to explain his remark as an...
Secret Service mystery deepens: 3 officials put on leave, security clearances pulled
BS BULLETIN: Three Secret Service officials have been placed on administrative leave while the agency investigates potential misconduct. All three work in the communications office, including communications chief Anthony Guglielmi, and have reportedly lost their...
A rabid bat walks into Martha’s Vineyard…
BS BULLETIN: A bat killed by a household cat on Martha’s Vineyard tested positive for rabies, only the third confirmed rabid animal on the island since testing began in 1985. Three cats in the home were placed under a 45-day quarantine because officials couldn't...
‘No slack’ left in US refineries as diesel tops $6.50 a gallon
U.S. refineries have little room to absorb another supply shock as diesel prices keep climbing, an energy analyst told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The national average price of diesel reached a record $6.51 a gallon Monday, up from $6.23 a week earlier and $3.70...
DOT unveils air traffic ‘smart system’ to reduce flight delays
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Transportation is launching a first of its kind AI-enhanced air traffic control support system meant to reduce flight delays and cancellations. The Strategic Management of Airspace Routes and Trajectories (SMART)...
Tucker Carlson, Thomas Massie, and other critics accuse RFK Jr. of ‘bait and switch’ on COVID vaccines
After a succession of puzzling decisions by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services on mRNA vaccines, erstwhile supporters are going public with their objections. In an open letter to Kennedy and President Donald Trump, Tucker...
Pritzker detours from distancing Dems from socialist live-streamer
(The Center Square) – As Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker appeared on a national news program Sunday, he avoided answering a question about the Democratic Party and if it should be tossing aside controversial influencer Hasan Piker – known for inflammatory rhetoric...
Paramount settles lawsuit with Dem AGs
Paramount Skydance reached a settlement Monday with Democratic state attorneys general seeking to block its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing a major obstacle to the Hollywood megamerger. The agreement ends the antitrust challenge brought by California...
Affordability central to Ohio race that could decide House control
(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, is facing Democrat Brian Poindexter on November’s midterm ballot in a race neither party expected to be competitive. The race for Ohio’s 7th Congressional District, a previously solid red seat, was moved to a...
