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MAGA meets Mama Mia: Trump and Meloni trade MORE blows
SOURCE: Wire One thing that has always separated Donald Trump from the traditional political class is that he rarely treats foreign leaders like members of an exclusive diplomatic country club. Most presidents save disagreements for private meetings and carefully...
‘Widow Maker’ pecan tree kills man eating at Texas BBQ, family sues for negligence
There are few things more American than sitting outside at a barbecue joint, enjoying smoked meat, cold drinks, and a little sunshine before the weather decides to do what Texas weather does — change its mind. For 64-year-old Kirk Foyle, that ordinary moment turned...
DOJ dares judge to challenge executive power in explosive fund dispute
A federal courtroom in Virginia is rapidly becoming the latest battleground in Washington's endless war over executive power, judicial authority, and, naturally, anything connected to President Donald Trump. The latest clash centers on a controversial $1.776 billion...
White house UFC terror plot mastermind was an illegal immigrant with DACA protections, DHS says
SOURCE: Wire So much for a night of fists and fanfare at the White House. What was supposed to be a spectacle UFC event on the South Lawn has now morphed into something straight out of a political thriller—except federal officials say it was very real, and allegedly...
Tarp on Kennedy Center foils spectacle as ‘haters stand out on the street, screeching about a name’
Washington’s political class finally got the performance it had been waiting months to stage — and fittingly, it unfolded at a performing arts center. In a scene that looked more like political theater than public works, crews working to strip President Donald Trump’s...
Tucker Carlson says Trump now sees ‘the biggest threat to his administration is Israel’
Tucker Carlson devoted a significant portion of the latest episode of The Tucker Carlson Show to discussing U.S.-Israel relations, suggesting the president's thinking has shifted after months of growing tensions surrounding the conflict involving Iran. Carlson has...
Vance touts ‘manufacturing renaissance’ during visit to Maine factory
(The Center Square) — Vice President JD Vance touted a manufacturing "renaissance" Monday during a visit to a Maine factory, where he highlighted the Trump administration's economic policies and stumped for Republican candidates ahead of the high-stakes...
Company powering Truth Social lands $13,700,000,000 American AI deal
A Trump-linked media company locked in a huge artificial intelligence data center deal with a mystery customer as the market for the technology rises. RUM Group Inc., formerly known as Rumble Inc., scored the $13.7 billion AI infrastructure agreement despite lacking...
Massachusetts’ top dog climate regulator under for over ‘missed’ records
Massachusetts’ top environmental regulator is taking heat after it “missed” records it had been asked to hand over in a records request. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) asked the Superior Court Friday to extend a deadline for summary...
‘Purged’ CIA officials plan their return at ‘Deep State plot’ party at gay karaoke bar
LGBTQ officers in the intelligence community who claimed to have been “silenced or purged” by the Trump administration are seemingly plotting their return to intelligence roles, according to HUMINT founder and intelligence correspondent Sasha Ingber. Ingber wrote in...
Fifth Circuit to hear Louisiana challenge to mail-order abortion pills
(The Center Square) — Louisiana's effort to keep mail-order abortion pills out of the state is headed back to a federal appeals court next month, with the legal fight potentially affecting how mifepristone is distributed nationwide. The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court...
Bessent unveils ‘economic D-Day,’ penalizing countries aiding Iran
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration is launching “Operation Economic Outcast,” a plan to broaden secondary sanctions on entities that financially aid Iran. The goal, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the press Monday, is to economically...
