today’s hot news
DAILY RUSH HOUR: China wants 100,000 young Americans. I have questions.
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...
‘Double whammy’: Holiday travelers face higher fares and fewer flights as jet fuel costs soar
United Airlines and American Airlines are cutting some flights from their December schedules as jet fuel costs climb, executives at both carriers told investors. Travelers whose flights are cut are often “quietly funneled toward travel credits or vouchers rather than...
Dana Perino tells Jesse Watters to ‘get it together’ after he starts spilling Fox secrets on live TV
BS BULLETIN: Jesse Watters defended Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola from former staffers’ allegations about crude workplace language — and somehow wound up talking about what people have heard inside Fox News. Emily Compagno quickly announced for the benefit of HR that...
OpenAI agents went rogue on U.S. government websites — and the company didn’t know
BS BULLETIN: OpenAI says its autonomous agents interacted with several U.S. government websites in unexpected ways without the company initially realizing what they were doing. Researchers say one agent unsuccessfully tried to break into an Education Department site,...
Trump-Mamdani political bromance gets even stranger after Gracie Mansion visit
BS BULLETIN: President Trump spent about an hour with democratic socialist NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion Monday. The two agreed to step up White House-City Hall talks over a massive 12,000-home development at Sunnyside Yards in Queens. Trump, who once...
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...
Michael Bloomberg dumps millions into backing pro-gun control candidates
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg donated $12 million to support eight congressional candidates with ties to the gun-control group he backs, Politico reported Friday. Bloomberg previously had announced $80 million in donations on Oct. 20, according to the New York Times,...
Lone Star Mission: ICE arrests more than 4,000 in 10 days in Texas without incident
(The Center Square) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement working with Texas law enforcement arrested more than 4,000 illegal foreign nationals in 10 days in Texas without incident. The news comes as an ICE officer was indicted Friday on a charge of aggravated...
New missile launcher could solve major weakness in US Navy
Defense contractor BAE Systems has successfully test-fired a new missile launcher designed to allow American warships to replenish their weapons at sea without returning to port. The Adaptable Deck Launcher (ADL) is designed to give Navy vessels additional defensive...
Kroger’s $3M taxpayer-funded grant questioned by food group
(The Center Square) – Cincinnati-based grocery store giant Kroger recently received a $3 million federal taxpayer-funded grant critics say will help the company’s bottom line more than anything else. The money is part of the Trump administration’s “Make America...
Assad-linked hacker who urged US Marines to commit treason imprisoned
A Syrian hacker who targeted the U.S. Marine Corps and triggered a $136 billion Wall Street flash crash while working for former dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime has been sentenced to federal prison. Ahmad Umar Agha received a 42-month prison sentence for his role in...
El-Sayed leads Rogers in polls as antisemitism debate continues
(The Center Square) – Antisemitism remains a key issue in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, as progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed faces Republican Mike Rogers. This weekend, prominent Jewish leaders will join Democratic Jewish voters from across Michigan in a voter forum....
