today’s hot news
DAILY RUSH HOUR: 340 noncitizen votes later, can we finally check?
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...
Networks boycott Trump coverage — White House responds by launching its own TV station
BS BULLETIN: Five major television networks halted White House pool coverage after the administration barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. The White House responded with a teasing video, promoted its own streaming app — and then rolled out “TRUMP TV.”...
White woman lasted two weeks running a rock opera — booted for wearing cornrows at Burning Man
BS BULLETIN: Baltimore Rock Opera Society hired Kelly Carnes as executive director effective Sept. 8. Days later, a video showing the white arts executive wearing cornrows prompted complaints about “cultural appropriation.” Carnes was soon out, four of the...
Foiled terror plot: Five arrested near key U.S. bomber base after explosives found in three vans
BS BULLETIN: Five men were arrested on terrorism charges near RAF Fairford in England, a strategically important base used by the U.S. Air Force. British authorities were examining suspected explosive devices found in three vans reportedly traveling toward the base....
CNN, MS NOW get back into White House after morning standoff over judge’s order
BS BULLETIN: A federal judge ordered the White House to immediately restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico early Thursday. Reporters from all three outlets were nevertheless turned away Thursday morning, prompting an emergency court filing. By around noon, CNN and...
Taylor Swift flashed her wedding ring after Kelce’s TD — somehow that made people mad
BS BULLETIN: Taylor Swift celebrated husband Travis Kelce’s touchdown Sunday by pointing at her wedding ring and apparently yelling, “That’s my husband!” The newlyweds married in July, making this Swift’s first NFL season cheering for Kelce as his wife. The perfectly...
US Attorney, ICE push back on Harris County indictment of ICE agent
(The Center Square) – U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas Aaron Reitz and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are pushing back against a Harris County indictment of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. Reitz said no federal charges would...
Criminal investigator swarms trigger new fraud takedowns in Minnesota, officials announce
Members of the White House Fraud Task Force assembled in St. Cloud, Minnesota on Friday to announce new takedowns in the state from ongoing fraud investigations across government agencies. Key Trump administration officials from the FBI, Centers for Medicare &...
Six attorney general races to watch on Election Day
(Legal Newsline) - Some states could soon have top lawyers with wildly different platforms than their predecessors, as voters in 28 states will decide on their next attorney general on Tuesday. Democrats hold 16 of them currently and Republicans 12 (two GOP AGs are...
Los Angeles mayor orders streamlining for housing
(The Center Square) – With just days before Tuesday's election, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has signed an executive directive to streamline how Angelenos search and apply for affordable housing. Executive Directive No. 26 directs city agencies to begin laying the...
Turns out AI is taking sledgehammer to job gains afterall
Industries adopting artificial intelligence at higher rates are experiencing weaker employment growth and higher unemployment, according to Goldman Sachs research released Monday. Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius identified statistically significant...
Iran War pushes US Navy into years of extended deployments
The U.S. Navy expects extended deployments to remain standard for the next several years as American warships continue operations related to the Iran war. The Navy is warning sailors to expect deployments lasting 10 to 11 months for at least the next couple of years —...
