today’s hot news
Fla congressional candidate, fmr. US Marine calls Trump the ‘Antichrist,’ says president ‘must be killed’
BS BRIEF: The U.S. Secret Service confirmed it is reviewing comments made by Florida congressional candidate William Upham after he posted a video declaring President Donald Trump "the Antichrist" and saying he "must be killed." The U.S. Marine Corps publicly...
Monica Lewinsky’s unexpected personal Lindsey Graham tribute triggers partisan backlash
BS BRIEF: Monica Lewinsky drew praise and criticism after honoring the late Sen. Lindsey Graham for investigating what she described as a White House smear campaign against her during President Bill Clinton’s impeachment—even while making clear that she disagreed with...
‘Hard pass. Birthright senatorship is idiotic’: Darline Graham’s announcement not loved by all
BS BRIEF Sen. Darline Graham announced she will seek a full six-year Senate term after being appointed to complete the remainder of her late brother Lindsey Graham's term, ending days of speculation about her political future. President Donald Trump has endorsed...
Oops! Hot mic catches Sacramento leaders plotting to ban critics after immigration meeting explodes
BS BRIEF: A live microphone captured Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty and Vice Mayor Karina Talamantes discussing how disruptive attendees could potentially be barred from future City Council meetings after a contentious immigration-related debate forced officials to...
Meet the ‘rogue’ FBI bureaucrat who said she ran a ‘shadow government’
“Oh crap.” That was the response of FBI Foreign Interference Task Force Lead Nikki Floris to a tip in late September 2020 about possible Chinese election interference in the upcoming presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, according to newly...
Trump’s regilded sculptures unveiled, America’s golden horses emerge from behind scaffolding
BS BRIEF President Trump shared the first unobstructed look at the newly restored and regilded Arts of War sculptures near the Lincoln Memorial as crews removed months of scaffolding surrounding the historic monuments. The restoration is part of a National Park...
Exclusive: Gov’t healthcare price transparency push seems to be working, advocacy org says
Patient Rights Advocate sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Wednesday touting his administration’s efforts to bolster healthcare price transparency in the U.S., the Daily Caller News Foundation first learned. PRA’s letter partly highlights data from one of its...
CEOs skip Senate hearing about automated surveillance
Technology CEOs did not show up to testify before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing Wednesday about mass surveillance concerns related to Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs). Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, who chairs the Subcommittee on Crime and...
Florida man said he was ‘gonna hunt Jews,’ prosecutors allege
A Florida man has been charged for allegedly making threats against Jewish people in videos posted on social media, according to news coverage. Duncan Fraser MacDonald was charged with one count of interstate transmission of a threat to injure another individual, 10...
Property taxes front and center in Texas gubernatorial race
(The Center Square) – The gloves are off in the Texas gubernatorial race with attack ads being launched on both sides. One key issue is property taxes. Abbott’s campaign launched a $12 million ad buy targeting the voting record of his Democratic opponent, state...
Legislation proposed to dismantle DHS, divert funding
(The Center Square) – An Illinois congresswoman says new legislation to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection will pour $150 billion into communities around the country. Illinois U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Chicago,...
Budd, Trump in different arenas speak on behalf of persecuted Christians
(The Center Square) – On the same day second-term Republican President Donald Trump called out the United Nations for silence on the persecution of Christians, a North Carolina senator was on the floor in Washington calling out China’s war on religious freedom...
