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RUSH HOUR WRAP: The reckoning Democrats keep trying to postpone
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. VIEW HERE: There comes a point...
‘I was born a woman, period’: AOC blames sexism for egg-freezing backlash
BS BULLETIN AOC says she has “no regrets” about publicly documenting her decision to freeze her eggs despite political criticism. She argues the scrutiny reflects a double standard her male colleagues don't face. The intensely personal rollout comes as AOC weighs her...
Former SPLC intelligence chief charged in alleged $4 million donor-fraud scheme
Former Southern Poverty Law Center intelligence chief Heidi Beirich is scheduled to be arraigned in Alabama on August 19 after federal prosecutors accused her of helping conceal millions of dollars in payments to people embedded in white-supremacist and extremist...
Marco Rubio gets hilarious birthday gift from White House – and Trump makes the meme official
WASHINGTON — Marco Rubio has finally received the one government assignment that may be beyond even his capabilities: being 68 people at once. A hilarious White House birthday present to the secretary of state exploded into public view this week after Axios reporter...
‘Why did you cheat on your wife?’ Ken Paxton’s campaign baggage crashes his town hall
Ken Paxton wanted to discuss the future of Texas. One caller wanted to discuss the past of Ken Paxton. During a telephone town hall Monday, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate was greeted politely before being hit with a question possessing all the subtlety of a...
NY Times discovers Pete Hegseth listens to his wife — ‘Pete for President’ must have jolted them
BS BULLETIN The New York Times says Jennifer Hegseth has become Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “most influential adviser” and “de facto producer” at the Pentagon. She has reportedly attended sensitive meetings, helped vet staff and appeared in a Signal group where...
Milwaukee mayor pitches tax, fee increases to fund $2.2 billion city budget
(The Center Square) – People living and visiting Milwaukee will likely be paying more under Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s latest spending plan. The mayor unveiled his 2027 city budget that is built on a property tax increase, a series of fee increases and increases...
Trump has a plan for Cuba: Drop Marco Rubio off and let him ‘figure out the rest’
BS BULLETIN: President Trump joked Tuesday that the U.S. could simply “drop” Secretary of State Marco Rubio into Cuba and let him handle things. The crack came hours after Trump told the U.N. that Cuba is a “failed state” that “will fall.” Rubio, whose parents were...
After 100 years, The Laughing Cow isn’t laughing anymore — and she wants to talk
BS BULLETIN: The Laughing Cow has lost her famous grin for the first time in more than a century. Special packages featuring a stone-faced cow and the message “We need to talk” are appearing in more than 4,700 U.S. stores. The company insists nothing has changed about...
MS NOW cuts away from Trump to fact-check him — then has to correct itself
BS BULLETIN: MS NOW abandoned President Trump's U.N. address roughly 20 minutes into the speech so Stephanie Ruhle could begin live fact-checking. Ruhle challenged several Trump claims, declaring that his speech was “riddled with false claims.” One of those...
Byron Donalds scrubs Trump from campaign homepage — but says he’s still ‘proud’ of endorsement
BS BULLETIN: Florida GOP gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds revamped his campaign website and removed numerous prominent references to President Donald Trump. Gone from the homepage are “Trump-endorsed” branding, a photo with Trump and a fundraising pitch built...
Trump spots CNN’s Kaitlan Collins at the UN: ‘You shouldn’t be here’
BS BULLETIN: CNN's Kaitlan Collins confronted President Trump at the United Nations with polling about the Iran war. Trump seemed more interested in why CNN was there at all: “You shouldn't be here.” Collins reminded him of one rather important detail: “The United...
