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Jake Tapper stunned as Minnesota business owner suggests ICE agents could start ‘putting people in ovens’
A Minnesota business owner left CNN host Jake Tapper stunned Friday after he compared federal immigration enforcement’s detention facilities to concentration camps. A handful of Minnesota businesses closed to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations,...
Jury punishes city for letting teen die inside BLM rioters’ anarchist commune
Seattle, Washington, was found liable on Thursday for the shooting death of a 16-year-old during Black Lives Matter riots in 2020, multiple media outlets reported. A civil jury reportedly awarded more than $30 million to Antonio Mays Jr.’s family after the teen was...
Jerome Powell claims Trump’s DOJ probe is retaliation for interest rates
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Sunday accused President Donald Trump of trying to “manipulate” the Federal Reserve through a criminal perjury investigation. Republican Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna referred Powell to the Justice Department in July,...
Trump’s unveiled ballroom plans reveal bigger, taller White House addition
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s ambitious vision for an East Wing modernization and state ballroom addition to the White House underwent its first test of public scrutiny Thursday, as designers presented the project before the National Capital Planning...
Abrego Garcia makes TikTok videos as DHS stays silent under gag order
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been creating TikTok videos while the Trump administration has been forced to keep quiet under a federal judge’s gag order. Abrego Garcia, one of the most high-profile illegal migrants living in the U.S., has taken to social media since his...
BS daily political cartoons: Bigger turkeys to fry
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Less Americans may be gambling — but are polls telling the full story?
While a new Gallup survey suggests that Americans are now much less likely to participate in gambling-related behaviors than they were a decade ago, some adults may still be falling victim to harmful gambling practices. Gallup’s latest poll shows that the estimated...
Blue state’s Glock ban just got smothered with legal filings
Pro-Second Amendment organizations filed suit Thursday to block New York’s ban on Glock pistols, saying it violated the right to keep and bear arms. Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the ban into law as part of the state’s budget in May, becoming the fourth...
Democrats hold ‘shadow’ hearing in Maine over ICE shooting death
(The Center Square) — A group of congressional Democrats held a "shadow" hearing in Maine on Monday to take testimony from witnesses to the shooting death of a man by an ICE agent last month. Monday's field hearing in Biddeford, titled "Seeking Justice in...
Youngkin-backed group launches ad campaign for federal school choice program
(The Center Square) – A new organization founded by a former Republican governor and potential 2028 presidential candidate has launched an ad campaign that is urging Pennsylvania to opt into a federal school choice program. Empowering America’s Parents, created...
House Ethics Committee opens investigation into Democrat Rep. Jimmy Gomez for sexual misconduct
The House Ethics Committee opened an investigation into Democratic California Rep. Jimmy Gomez Monday over sexual misconduct allegations. Gomez was accused in June of kissing a much younger aide who worked for a different member of Congress, the New York Post first...
Election 2026: Balkcom, Walsh on ballots, ready for campaign sprint
(The Center Square) – Absentee ballots go out for North Carolina voters two weeks from Friday, and late changes are complete in the 11th Congressional District and state District 117 of the House of Representatives. State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom, R-Henderson, is...
