today’s hot news
Fla congressional candidate, fmr. US Marine calls Trump the ‘Antichrist,’ says president ‘must be killed’
BS BRIEF: The U.S. Secret Service confirmed it is reviewing comments made by Florida congressional candidate William Upham after he posted a video declaring President Donald Trump "the Antichrist" and saying he "must be killed." The U.S. Marine Corps publicly...
Trump returns to WHCA dinner with props, roasts everyone in sight
BS BRIEF: President Trump returned for the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner three months after an armed suspect allegedly tried to breach the original event and assassinate him. The smaller July 24 gathering was moved from the Washington...
Hunter Biden offers his ‘genius’ opinion on his dad’s single ‘greatest mistake’
BS BRIEF Hunter Biden called former Attorney General Merrick Garland "the single greatest mistake" of President Joe Biden's administration during an appearance on the "I've Had It" podcast. Hunter argued Garland should have pursued President Donald Trump more...
No evidence of foul play, but Sharpton, Tyler Perry offer $100K reward for info about young black teen’s death
BS BRIEF Sharpton and Tyler Perry announce $100,000 reward. Rev. Al Sharpton revealed during Nolan Wells' funeral that he would offer a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction, and actor Tyler Perry immediately matched it, bringing the total...
Trump blasts ABC and NBC for refusal to air election address, calls for license revocation
BS BRIEF: ABC and NBC declined to air President Trump's Thursday night election-security address on their primary broadcast networks, instead directing viewers to streaming and digital platforms. CNN also did not carry the speech live on its main channel. During the...
Media outrage over Trump WHCD joke runs into Rush Limbaugh reality check
BS BRIEF: President Donald Trump's joke comparing CNN's Kaitlan Collins to Dylan Mulvaney during the White House Correspondents' Dinner ignited a media backlash, with some journalists arguing the event has lost its purpose. The controversy quickly prompted...
Dolly Parton was packing heat: Legendary singer recounts backing off harasser with gun in resurfaced clip
Legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 80, recounted a time she used a firearm for self-defense in a resurfaced interview. During the 2021 interview with the Nashville Soundbite on YouTube, Parton was asked about a famous scene...
Major U.S. agencies targeted by Chinese hackers
(The Center Square) - U.S. officials disrupted a plot by Chinese hackers to infiltrate online systems at several high level executive agencies. The U.S Justice Department found a state-sponsored group associated with the People's Republic of China was...
Facebook, Instagram agree to $17B settlement in states’ suit
(The Center Square) – A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general, including California’s Rob Bonta, have announced a $17 billion settlement with Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, in a lawsuit over risks to youth. The...
Uncle Sam’s aggressive rare earth dealmaking strikes a chord overseas
In June of 2021, President Joe Biden announced that his administration would mount a “whole of government” effort to secure U.S. supplies and supply chains related to a raft of critical energy minerals. Biden was responding to the then-dawning reality that the...
Democrats sue Postal Service over rule on mail-in ballots
(The Center Square) - Democratic attorneys general from California, 22 other states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the U.S. Postal Service over its rule on mail-in ballots. The suit follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Monday...
CBP expands maritime interdiction efforts in four major regions
(The Center Square) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expanding maritime interdiction efforts in four major regions in U.S. coastal and international waters. It has established four new “Customs Enforcement Areas,” expanding its enforcement jurisdiction...
