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Supreme Court secretly plotting GOP victory, says podcast pundit with zero chill
Raw Story headline: Supreme Court has a 'self-serving' interest in helping the GOP win the midterms: expert ~ 5/5 on the Snerdley Scale The latest entry in the “everything is a Republican conspiracy” genre comes wrapped in a dramatic warning that the Supreme Court...
‘No thanks!!!’ Trump unloads on Meloni as dispute boils over
Just when it looked like the Iran conflict was beginning to settle into the diplomatic phase, President Donald Trump decided he wasn't finished firing shots. This time the target wasn't Tehran. It was a return round to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. In a...
JD Vance’s custom taxpayer-free chicken coop at vice president’s residence is MAGA-nificent
Washington has seen its share of political birdbrains over the years, but Vice President JD Vance is bringing in the real thing. The vice president has installed a custom-built chicken coop on the grounds of the historic Naval Observatory, the official residence of...
Dems’ Senate gamble won’t fold: Platner insists he’s going nowhere
The Democratic Party's handpicked hope for flipping a crucial Senate seat is refusing to head for the exits — no matter how ugly the headlines get. Progressive oyster farmer-turned-Senate candidate Graham Platner declared Thursday that he has "not once" considered...
Swamp’s new draft defense bill would open up billion-dollar taxpayer purse for foreign countries
A newly proposed draft defense bill signals Congress has no plans to slow down the flow of American tax dollars to foreign countries. The 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), unveiled by Republican House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers...
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Crypto industry raining millions on candidates that back its favorite bill
The crypto industry poured nearly $200 million so far into candidates backing the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, which was the industry’s biggest legislative priority. Cryptocurrency companies contributed $189 million as of Jun 30 toward influencing the...
Blue state’s green energy push threatens iconic ‘sacred’ food source
Inside the Massachusetts State House hangs a five-foot wooden fish known as the Sacred Cod. It has watched over the House of Representatives for generations, a reminder that cod was once central to the state’s economy and identity. The Sacred Cod dates to 1784, when...
Advocates call for federal self-driving rules, manufacuturing
(The Center Square) - U.S. lawmakers and industry leaders are pushing for a national framework to govern self-driving cars and increase domestic manufacturing. Leaders spoke at an event hosted by Axios in Washington, D.C., while drivers raced through the...
Clinton judge spares Massachusetts’ ban on 18-year-olds owning guns
A federal judge in Massachusetts allowed the state’s restrictions on gun ownership by adults under the age of 21 to stand Friday. Multiple pro-Second Amendment organizations sued Massachusetts over its refusal to grant 18-to-20-year-old adults a “License to Carry”...
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...
