today’s hot news
Mayor Jacob Frey uses Memorial Day to salute George Floyd
Minnesota liberals just can’t help themselves. As much of America paused Monday to honor the men and women who died defending the country, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey decided to lead with a tribute to George Floyd — and the internet instantly lit him up for it. The...
San Francisco YMCA’s ridiculous rule change after trans locker room exposure
A San Francisco YMCA is finally putting some guardrails around locker room behavior after furious female members spent months complaining about a biological male allegedly parading around naked in women’s changing areas like it was his own private spa. The Stonestown...
Making DC square again really makes it solvent again
Much has been said lately about making Washington, D.C., square again. The focus has been on power imbalances that Virginia enjoys. Indeed, Virginia claims land — and the voters who live there — that were never intended to belong to the Commonwealth. Virginia does...
Shooting outside White House leaves one dead, one injured
(The Center Square) – Two people were shot, including the suspected gunman, in a shooting outside the White House Saturday night. The suspected gunman was shot and killed by the U.S. Secret Service, and a bystander was injured, according to the White House. The...
Here are all the times Congress gave themselves a vacation in past year
The 119th Congress has taken roughly 16 breaks from Capitol Hill thus far despite a record-long shutdown and a war with Iran. The House and Senate followed through with their recesses during historically rocky times, including when the longest government shutdown in...
BS political cartoons of the week: The tip of the fraud iceberg
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Senate GOP begrudgingly circling wagons behind Ken Paxton after he defeated one of their favorites
Senate Republicans scrambled to smooth things over with Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday after he defeated their preferred candidate in a landslide. Republicans immediately set aside their differences with Paxton after he unseated incumbent...
Bribery allegations for scandal-prone DC politician get even worse
A Democratic Washington, D.C., councilman battling bribery allegations took two trips to the Dominican Republic that a campaign donor paid for, prosecutors said Tuesday. Trayon White took the trips around 2019 and 2021 with the same associate from whom he is accused...
Poll: Voters have unfavorable opinions of Owens, Shapiro, Kirk, Pratt
(The Center Square) – American taxpayers have a heavily unfavorable opinion of Candace Owens, Ben Shapiro and Erika Kirk but Los Angeles Mayor candidate Spencer Pratt was barely underwater in favorability according to a new poll from Overton Insights. The poll...
Historic town cancels America’s 250th Fourth of July celebration, then keeps the donations
Just in time for America’s 250th birthday bash, one Massachusetts town has managed to torch its own Independence Day celebration—and residents are not exactly applauding the “fire safety” decision. The historic town of Rutland has abruptly pulled the plug on its...
Ex-CIA big shot busted after feds find $40M in gold bars, Rolexes and cash pile in Virginia home
The swamp may finally have coughed up one of its flashiest creatures yet. Federal agents say a former senior CIA official with high-level security clearance was living like a Bond villain — complete with gold bars, stacks of cash and a wristwatch collection fit for a...
Iran’s drone gamble backfires as Trump says enough is enough
US forces blasted four Iranian attack drones out of the sky near the Strait of Hormuz and hammered a drone control site in Bandar Abbas after intelligence showed another launch was imminent, according to US officials. The military described the operation as purely...
