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Poll: Voters more likely to support GOP over Trump
(The Center Square) – Republican voters are more likely to identify themselves as supporters of the party itself rather than supporters of President Donald Trump, results of a new poll show. The Center Square’s Voters Voice Poll, conducted by Noble Predictive...
New accuser says Platner’s behavior was ‘absolutely’ rape in CNN interview
The political crisis engulfing Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner deepened Monday after a woman who accused him of sexual assault told CNN she believes what happened to her "absolutely" constituted rape. Jenny Racicot, who first detailed her allegations in...
AOC declares war on new corporate villains: We need to break them up, ‘they think they are governments’
There is a familiar ritual in Washington. Something gets expensive. Politicians gather. Cameras turn on. Someone announces that the real problem is not supply, demand, production costs, or global markets. The real problem is a company that needs to be punished. This...
Trump administration seeks limited release of OpenAI model after anthropic shutdown
The Trump administration requested that OpenAI to stagger the release of its latest model for security concerns just weeks after Anthropic was told to suspend global access to two of its most capable artificial intelligence models. Sam Altman’s GPT 5.6 was set to...
CNN panel tries to credit Obama with beating pond scum — Jennings brings receipts
If you've been wondering what story much of the legacy media would rather talk about than explosive allegations involving Dr. Anthony Fauci, congratulations — apparently the answer is algae. Yes, algae. While Washington continues digesting newly released intelligence...
‘Commie corridor’ goes west: Here’s who propelled Dems’ latest socialist candidate to victory
Young people residing in urban areas helped propel Democratic Socialist candidate Melat Kiros to victory in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District primary Tuesday, a Daily Caller News Foundation review of election data found. Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist,...
Elon releases Human Wisdom Toolkit for the Age of AI
(The Center Square) – Elon University, powered in part by its Imagining the Digital Future Center, has brought together for higher education institutions and students several elements of research on artificial intelligence in the 21st century – some in...
The bell tolls for the US dollar
Last Tuesday, the U.S.’s debt passed the $40 trillion mark. D.C. enjoys ignoring the debt almost as much as it loves piling it up. But that grim mile marker forced some of D.C’.s denizens to extrude some fake concern. The tenor of which was almost entirely that of...
J&J loses attack on talc researchers, couldn’t prove malice
(Legal Newsline) - Researchers who published a paper claiming 75 cancer patients had no “known exposure to asbestos” other than Johnson & Johnson cosmetic talc even though some had sued over other exposures cannot be accused of trade libel, a judge has...
Mass school violence threats suspect out of jail 4 days before classes begin
(The Center Square) – Students are back Tuesday for the first day of school in the nation’s 14th largest city just four days after a jailed suspect threatening to “kill all the Blacks” at Garinger High bonded out of jail. Police on Feb. 16, 2025, became aware...
Clarity for emergency, law enforcement ops requested from FAA on drone rule
(The Center Square) – Protections so emergency responders can respond to crises are being sought in federal drone regulations by multiple attorneys general, including North Carolina’s first-term Democrat Jeff Jackson. Specifically, Jackson and other state...
Report: AI for students may still promote DEI ideology
(The Center Square) – Diversity, equity and inclusion principles will still be promoted to American students through AI that’s been infused with the identity-based ideology, despite educational institutions’ recent backtracking, a new report from Defending...
