today’s hot news
‘Ethical obligation’: AOC urges media blackout of Trump speech on election fraud
BS BREIF: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said news organizations have an "ethical obligation" not to air President Trump's upcoming address if it contains claims about elections she considers unsupported. Trump has teased a major Thursday night speech focused on...
Trump returns to WHCA dinner with props, roasts everyone in sight
BS BRIEF: President Trump returned for the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner three months after an armed suspect allegedly tried to breach the original event and assassinate him. The smaller July 24 gathering was moved from the Washington...
Tom Brady loses his cool, slaps Logan Paul in the face at Fanatics Fest
BS BRIEF: The Brady-Paul confrontation instantly became one of the biggest viral moments of Fanatics Fest, with millions of views flooding social media within hours as fans debated whether the slap was real or a carefully orchestrated WWE-style stunt. Neither Brady...
‘Holy sh*t!’ Reaction after New Jersey finds 6,600 noncitizens on voter rolls after software error
BS BRIEF: New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill says approximately 6,600 people who identified themselves as noncitizens were mistakenly registered to vote because of a software error in the state's Motor Vehicle Commission system between June 2023 and June 2024. The...
Pray in your own house? One city said not so fast
BS BRIEF: An Ohio city sent an Orthodox Jewish homeowner a cease-and-desist letter after he hosted prayer gatherings in his own home, warning he needed a special permit or could face penalties. A federal appeals court refused to hear his constitutional claims, ruling...
GOP unveils ‘BOASBERG Act’ to stop judges from steering Trump cases
BS BRIEF: Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., is introducing the Blocking Overt Attempts at Shopping By Enforcing Randomization Guidelines (BOASBERG) Act, legislation requiring federal civil cases to be assigned randomly and limiting the ability of chief judges to influence...
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...
Newsom to sign law banning child marriage
(The Center Square) – California is the next state poised to ban child marriage after human rights groups have been calling on state legislatures to ban the practice. Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign AB 1267 before a legislative deadline at the end of the...
Appeals court upholds onerous Hawaiian gun-purchase laws
A closely-divided federal appeals court upheld restrictive laws imposed by Hawaii governing firearms sales Tuesday, overturning lower courts’ decisions. An 11-judge panel from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned lower court rulings that...
Cook Report: U.S. Senate a ‘True Tossup’
(The Center Square) – Cook Political Report, which conducts election forecasting in races across the country, shifted its prediction outcomes for the U.S. Senate to a “true toss up,” meaning either party has a chance of winning control of the body. The national...
Congress may be out of time to strike deal on permitting reform
Republican members of Congress are running out of time to strike a permitting reform deal after the House passed its own overhaul and left Washington for the midterm campaign trail. The House passed the bipartisan Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic...
Absentee voting underway in Minnesota
(The Center Square) – Minnesota voters have begun casting ballots for the 2026 general election, making it one of the first states to begin absentee voting. With the 46-day absentee voting period kicking off last Friday, Minnesota voters have already begun...
