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Trump fires Seattle prosecutor less than an hour after judges install him!
BS BRIEF: President Trump removed Roger Rogoff less than an hour after federal judges in Seattle appointed and swore him in as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche publicly defended the move, arguing that district...
Mamdani won’t rule out reparations—and New Yorkers may get another bill
BS BRIEF: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he is open to cash reparations for descendants of enslaved people, declining to rule out direct payments during a wide-ranging interview with columnist Charles Blow. Mamdani said any discussion should be guided by New...
IRS wants to score its share of Spain’s $50 million World Cup prize: If Americans have to …
BS BRIEF: Bipartisan criticism erupted on Capitol Hill after lawmakers learned Spain's $50 million FIFA World Cup championship prize could face substantial U.S. taxation because much of the tournament was played on American soil. Tax experts say the issue extends well...
NYPD blasts Mamdani after he urges mass protests over Netanyahu visit
Just days after conceding that New York City has no legal authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is drawing fresh criticism for encouraging New Yorkers to protest the Israeli leader when he arrives for the United Nations...
Who said it worst? AOC joins Hillary, Kamala in running for Southern accent cringe contest
BS BRIEF: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined Tennessee Democrats in Memphis Friday to protest Elon Musk's xAI supercomputer expansion, with organizers citing concerns over air quality, emissions and the impact on nearby neighborhoods. Video of AOC's remarks quickly...
Father who armed Georgia school shooter son learns his fate in historic case
BS BRIEF: Colin Gray was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison after becoming the first parent in the United States convicted of second-degree murder over a mass shooting committed by his child. The prosecution had requested an 80-year sentence, while the defense...
China lags on $17B farm pledge as Xi visit nears tariff deadline
(The Center Square) – China remains behind on its May pledge to buy U.S. farm goods as President Donald Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping, with a trade truce set to expire Nov. 10. The talks could decide whether suspended higher tariffs on some Chinese...
McCormick calls for doubling NIH budget within five years
(The Center Square) – Arguing that the U.S. is “underinvesting in discovery,” U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., is calling for changes to the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, which include increased investments from the federal government. “Rather than cut...
Banker accidentally leaks internal information. He immediately regrets it.
A Morgan Stanley employee accidentally leaked an internal list containing more than 100 potential deals the Wall Street giant was pitching and monitoring this week. The document contained potential initial public offerings across China, South Korea and India, as well...
NASA won’t say what its mystery aircraft is, but it wants to fly ‘higher, farther, and faster’
NASA is staying tight-lipped about a mysterious Blackbird-like aircraft teased by Administrator Jared Isaacman as the agency pushes to develop experimental planes capable of flying higher and faster than they have in decades. Isaacman displayed the dark, unidentified...
United offers woman measly flight credit after trapping her next to masturbating man
A United Airlines passenger says she was forced to return to her seat next to a man who allegedly masturbated while staring at her during a September flight, receiving only a $100 credit as consolation. The 25-year-old woman was traveling from Rochester, New York, to...
Jack Smith violated Constitution to spy on Republicans in lawless ‘Arctic Frost’ investigation, committee alleges
The Biden administration wielded the country’s most powerful law enforcement tools to spy on Republicans with little concern for whether they violated key tenets of the Constitution, according to new evidence unearthed by congressional investigators. Biden-era...
