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‘Is Mickey Mouse racist?’ Smithsonian director grilled over museum exhibits at heated House hearing
BS BRIEF: House Republicans sharply questioned National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig over exhibits, educational materials and museum guidance they argued reflect ideological bias. Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) repeatedly pressed Hartig about an...
‘The movement has begun’: MTG and Tucker tease new party next steps with strategy meeting photo
BS BRIEF: Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tucker Carlson, former Rep. Thomas Massie, and former Trump official Joe Kent are signaling that plans for a new political movement are accelerating. Greene posted a photo from a strategy meeting Saturday with the message:...
First Amendment firestorm: Minnesota jury criminally convicts woman for using N-word
BS BRIEF: An Olmsted County jury acquitted Shiloh Hendrix of disorderly conduct involving the Black child at the center of the viral playground controversy but convicted her on a separate count involving Sharmake Omar, the man who filmed and confronted her. The split...
Smithsonian keeps Fauci’s halo polished, tribute becomes exhibit A in museum bias fight
BS BRIEF: The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History still displays Dr. Anthony Fauci’s signed Washington Nationals cap beside text portraying him as a trusted scientific voice battling “misinformation and denial” during the pandemic. The exhibit remains...
Laura Ingraham concedes AOC is a talented force: ‘long, sleek raven hair and red lipstick’
BS BRIEF: Fox News host Laura Ingraham surprised viewers by acknowledging Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's political appeal, calling the New York Democrat "an attractive millennial with a powerful surface appeal" while arguing her policy agenda remains deeply flawed....
Tucker Carlson unveils 10-point vision for America, a blueprint for ‘whatever comes next’
Tucker Carlson says he's laying out a blueprint for "whatever comes next." After weeks of speculation that he could help launch a new third party—or even become part of it—Carlson used a highly anticipated livestream to unveil his 10-point vision for America's future....
Xi greeted by Trump, military flyover
(The Center Square) – Chinese President Xi Jinping, met by President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, arrived at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington, D.C., Wednesday night, kicking off an historic visit. In a rare move, Trump greeted Xi and his wife...
‘Treated like a criminal:’ Witnesses testify on abuse of Flock cameras
(The Center Square) – Advocates of the growing network of AI-driven surveillance cameras argue the technology can help make communities across the U.S. safer. But the controversial cameras have also wreaked havoc on the lives of innocent American citizens,...
Poll: Los Angeles mayor behind general election opponent
(The Center Square) – A new poll from the University of California, Berkeley's Institute for Government Studies says Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has fallen behind her general election opponent, City Councilmember Nithya Raman, by 11 percentage points. The UC...
Treasury yields hit highest level since 2007 as IMF warns on interest costs
(The Center Square) – The federal government has spent more on net interest than on Medicare or the military so far this fiscal year, and borrowing costs climbed again Wednesday as Treasury yields hit their highest levels in nearly two decades. Net interest on...
Democrats in Texas ramp up anti-ICE rhetoric
(The Center Square) – After the third U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shooting in Texas, Democrats in the state have ramped up anti-ICE rhetoric. During the second Trump administration, there have been three ICE shootings in Texas resulting in two...
Trump EPA moves to let New Hampshire scrap car emissions tests as public comments close Friday
Public comments close Friday on the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to let New Hampshire leave a Northeast air pollution zone that requires car emissions testing. The EPA’s proposals, published Aug. 11, would grant New Hampshire’s petition to leave the Ozone...
