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Homeless tent city explodes 12 blocks across Manhattan as Mamdani says he’ll ‘look into it’
A sprawling homeless encampment stretching roughly a dozen blocks along Manhattan's West Side has become the latest flashpoint in New York City's battle over public safety, homelessness, and the governing philosophy of Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The growing camp, located...
Trump activates never-used terrorist removal court in deportation fight, CNN calls it ‘secretive’
BS BRIEF: The Trump Justice Department has filed the first-ever petition with the Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC), a specialized court Congress created in 1996 that had never heard a case until this month. The filing remains under seal because it involves...
Airline lets Trump-triggered travelers reroute to avoid DJT International airport
BS BRIEF: • United Airlines has reportedly instructed reservation agents to offer free flight changes for passengers who object to landing at the newly renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach. • The airport's transition from Palm...
Lawyer says white crystals in ICE shooting van were salt, not narcotics
BS BRIEF: The attorney for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's brother says the white crystalline substance found in the van was granulated salt used in a homemade electrolyte mix, not illegal drugs, and urged the FBI to expedite laboratory testing. Federal investigators have...
Senate holding slew of confirmation hearings for Trump nominees as time runs short before August recess
The Senate scheduled several confirmation hearings starting Monday to confirm many of President Donald Trump’s nominees before the August recess. The Senate will move to confirm several nominees to serve in key positions, including the next director of national...
BS political cartoons of the week: The man in the mirror
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Election 2026: Ojeda calls out president in defense of cattlemen
(The Center Square) – At a grocer in Hoke County, the tariff break for a foreign exporter doesn’t produce a better price, says the Democratic nominee in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District. It does, says retired Army Maj. Richard Ojeda, deliver a...
Hillary Clinton backs Democratic experiment to determine how many socialists it takes to elect a Republican
CHAPPAQUA, NY — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has endorsed an ongoing Democratic Party experiment to determine how many socialists can be added to the party before Republicans begin winning elections by default. Clinton described the experiment as...
Other Dan Sullivan advances to general election against incumbent Dan Sullivan
Former schoolteacher Dan J. Sullivan advanced to the general election Tuesday against incumbent Republican Alaska Sen. Dan S. Sullivan. The retired teacher was among the top four finishers after the Aug. 18 primary and will face Sullivan and former Democratic Alaska...
Air Force awarded nearly $750,000 for AI-powered DEI training tool under Biden
The Biden-era Air Force awarded nearly $750,000 to develop an artificial intelligence-powered virtual reality simulator for Air Force Academy cadets to practice conversations involving diversity, equity and inclusion, internal records show. Smarter Reality LLC was...
Latest poll shows Talarico, Abbott ahead in races
(The Center Square) – The latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll shows Gov. Greg Abbott is still ahead in his reelection bid and Attorney General Ken Paxton continues to trail state Rep. James Talarico in the U.S. Senate race. A new University...
Election integrity group urges Supreme Court to take up voter roll case
(The Center Square) – Honest Elections Project filed an amicus brief on behalf of the petitioner in Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Nago, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to decide the case, with an attorney arguing that voter rolls being available for public...
