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Netanyahu cancels trip to Washington amid apparent tensions with Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled this week’s meeting with President Donald Trump amid apparent tensions with the American president. Netanyahu cancelled his plans to visit the U.S. due to a scheduling conflict surrounding the late Republican South...
Fauci’s diary melts down over Elon Musk: ‘What b*llshit!’
BS BRIEFING Newly released COVID-era diary entries show Dr. Anthony Fauci privately venting about Elon Musk's criticism, including writing, "What b*llshit!" after Musk amplified a post questioning Fauci's daughter's past employment at Twitter. The entries are among...
Elon unloads on media’s ‘far right’ label in explosive sit-down: ‘False, misleading and nonsense!’
BS BRIEF: Elon Musk forcefully rejected claims that he supports the "far right," telling The Economist the media has redefined mainstream views as extremism. He challenged the interviewer to explain how secure borders, safe cities and responsible spending qualify as...
Ilhan Omar’s sister linked by business address to web of Feeding Our Future fraud figures
BS BRIEF: A new public-records investigation reports that Grit Partners Consulting, founded by Rep. Ilhan Omar’s sister Sahra Noor, was incorporated at a Lakeville residence connected through business filings to several figures convicted in the $250 million...
Olive Garden’s never-ending pasta pass becomes latest flashpoint in voter ID debate
BS BRIEF: CNN's Laura Coates devoted a segment of "Laura Coates Live" to the viral comparison between Olive Garden's photo ID requirement for its Never-Ending Pasta Pass and the national debate over voter identification laws. Republicans have increasingly cited Olive...
Father who armed Georgia school shooter son learns his fate in historic case
BS BRIEF: Colin Gray was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison after becoming the first parent in the United States convicted of second-degree murder over a mass shooting committed by his child. The prosecution had requested an 80-year sentence, while the defense...
Swing-state Dem announces plan to tie up gun stores with red tape
A Pennsylvania lawmaker declared his intention to pass new regulations targeting gun stores in the state, according to a memo released Monday. Democratic Pennsylvania state Rep. Christopher Rabb said the “Establishing the Firearms Dealer Accountability and...
Kim, Putin near completion of first-ever road link as military partnership grows
North Korea and Russia are nearing completion of their first road bridge across the Tumen River, potentially giving the two increasingly close military partners a new overland route for moving goods across their 11-mile-long border. The North Korean approach to the...
Anti-2A group plots new gun ban in blue state
The gun-control organization March For Our Lives sent an email fundraiser announcing plans to pass a “weapons ban” in New Jersey, according to screenshots posted on social media. The group, founded by survivors of the February 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas...
Judicial order blocking Trump’s post office rule for mail-in ballots lifted after SCOTUS intervention
A federal judge lifted a preliminary injunction Wednesday blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani vacated her injunction because the U.S. Supreme Court allowed some of Trump’s mail-in ballot...
Speaker Johnson blames foreign bettors as prediction markets favor Democrats
(The Center Square) – U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson says foreign bettors are helping push prediction markets into giving Democrats better odds of taking over the House. Johnson made the claim while campaigning for Republican House candidates in Pennsylvania...
Josh Hawley launches investigation into Flock over surveillance concerns
Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley opened an investigation Wednesday into Flock Safety cameras and its access to Americans’ data. Hawley sent a letter to Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley requesting that he send all documents and information by Sept. 8 to investigate...
