today’s hot news
Troops deployed after thousands overwhelm border and 18 migrants die in Spain
BS BRIEFING: At least 18 migrants have died after thousands poured into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, doubling the initial death toll reported Thursday. Officials said many drowned, while others were killed in a stampede near the Tarajal beach...
No cops for this trip: NYPD shuts down escort for Mamdani’s wife
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani now says his wife will travel to Syria and Lebanon without an NYPD security detail, following an extraordinary public contradiction between City Hall and the police department over who approved what. The final answer from the mayor...
Jack Smith probe suspended by Trump appointees
A long-running Justice Department watchdog investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith was reportedly suspended at the request of Trump administration political appointees—even as the department launched a separate criminal investigation into the prosecutor...
CNN grills Tim Scott over ad using El-Sayed’s full name. Isn’t this an anti-Muslim signal?
Sen. Tim Scott denied that Republicans were attempting to emphasize Abdul El-Sayed’s Muslim identity by repeatedly using the Michigan Democratic Senate nominee’s full birth name in attack ads. RAJU: Why use El-Sayed's full name in attack ads? Are you trying to say,...
Trump stands behind Miller despite Moreno’s allegations, call for resignation
(The Center Square) – President Trump on Monday did not call on an Ohio Republican Congressman to resign his seat even though the congressman’s former father-in-law – a Republican U.S. senator from Ohio – had done just over the weekend. The congressman, U.S...
BBC admits it botched Trump’s Jan. 6 speech — now it wants his family under subpoena
BS BULLETIN The BBC wants testimony and records from Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner as it fights Trump's $10 billion lawsuit. The BBC has already admitted its edit gave the “mistaken impression” Trump directly called for violence. The disputed clip...
GOP candidates suddenly get cold feet on Iran war as election looms
Republicans running in battleground states began speaking out against the Iran war as the midterm elections inched closer. Candidates called for an end to the war while a majority of Americans disapproved of the conflict and expressed concerns about the economy....
Fish become the newest political football in senate race Democrats desperately want to flip
Former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola has made fishing the centerpiece of her campaign to unseat Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska. Peltola, who is Yup’ik and grew up fishing on the Kuskokwim River, has revived her longtime “Fish, Family, Freedom” slogan from her...
Michigan leads nation in year-over-year gas price increase of 56.6%
(The Center Square) – Michigan saw the largest year-over-year gas price increase of any state in the nation, up 56.6% in just one year. This is according to Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. He said these increases nationally are having a...
Dear Congress: don’t make America’s diesel a hostage to your election year politics
Farm state Republicans are in a panic, and it’s hard to blame them. Less than two months before Election Day on Nov. 3, diesel prices are at all-time highs, harvest season is here, and no relief is in sight. Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley wants an embargo. Tennessee Rep....
Wisconsin lawsuit filed over forced union membership, dues
(The Center Square) – A Wisconsin employee has filed a class action lawsuit against the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 7 and Olympic Companies claiming the company and union continue to deduct dues from her paychecks even...
Skyrocketing diesel costs hammer America’s construction industry
Construction companies are grinding their teeth as exploding diesel costs create headaches at jobsites across America. Construction companies rely on diesel to fuel trucks and heavy equipment, while fuel costs are also embedded in the thousands of truckloads used to...
