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MY WEEKEND MIX: My Weekend Mix: Fly 6,000 miles to vote? Trump goes global, and Karl Rove gets roasted
Trump’s Latin American revolution, the 6,000-mile ballot, and a surprising Karl Rove story What does an American president have to do with elections in Brazil, the future of Latin America, and the fight against drug cartels? Quite a bit, as it turns out. On Saturday's...
DBS BILL BRIEF: Congress proposes a tax credit for every fill-up — and there’s no stated dollar cap
Congress churns out thousands of bills, but what’s really in them, and how could they affect you? DBS BILL BRIEF breaks down two bills a day IN PLAIN ENGLISH. IN PLAIN ENGLISH What if your gasoline purchases could lower your federal income-tax bill? That's the idea...
‘Fake & Gay!’ ICE’s official account unloads on CBS after deported dad’s asylum claim is touted
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). The official U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement X account responded to a 60 Minutes deportation story Monday with the words "Fake & Gay!" ICE accused CBS of producing a poorly...
Chicago’s fake-crime factory sold armed robberies to visa seekers — until someone brought a loaded gun
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). A Chicago-area man received two years in federal prison for organizing hundreds of fake armed robberies designed to help foreigners fraudulently apply for U.S. crime-victim visas....
Bessent visits Cheesecake Factory after Obama’s Trump insult — and serves up a zinger with a side of Darth Vader
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). Barack Obama mocked Trump's White House renovations by comparing the décor to a Cheesecake Factory opened by Saddam Hussein. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent visited an actual Cheesecake...
Jim Acosta joins podcaster in push for Barron and Tiffany Trump to go on trial – for what exactly?
SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do). Podcaster Jennifer Welch called for investigations and possible trials involving Trump’s children, explicitly naming Barron and Tiffany, as well as Jared Kushner. During a public discussion with former CNN reporter Jim Acosta,...
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...
It’s not just ‘the economy, stupid’: Political corruption giving inflation run for its money as top voter issue
Corruption has become a top issue alongside affordability for many voters ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections. Polls show that corruption has joined affordability as the issues voters are most concerned with in the 2026 midterm election cycle as the latter issue is...
Havana Syndrome hits the homefront: Senior defense officials hospitalized in DC
At least six new suspected Havana syndrome cases are being treated at Walter Reed as reports of mysterious neurological incidents involving U.S. government personnel emerge in the Washington, D.C. area. The patients are receiving treatment for confirmed or suspected...
