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House conservatives race to codify Trump border policies before midterms
President Trump may have slammed the brakes on the chaos at the southern border, but House conservatives say the real fight is just beginning. A group of Republican hardliners is pressing GOP leadership to move quickly on legislation that would write Trump’s border...
‘Give me a break…Bye!’ AG Ellison storms off when grilled on Minnesota fraud scandal
SNERDLEY SCALE 1/5 Well, this one is not exactly a graduate seminar in transparency. A reporter asks Minnesota’s attorney general about a fraud scandal, and Ellison responds like someone just asked him to split the dinner check after ordering lobster. The most...
Dem tries to ambush Alveda King while she was torching SPLC; his mistake ends with ‘cutting penises off’ line
Rep. Raskin asks Dr. Alveda King if she opposes the Anti-Weaponization Fund. Dr. Alveda King: “I think we need to stop cutting the penises off and killing the babies!” Dr. King is a national treasure! pic.twitter.com/ouSk8h6la4 — Mark Meadows (@MarkMeadows) June 9,...
‘Unhinged’ Al Green outburst fuels GOP firestorm
Washington didn’t need another reminder that Capitol Hill has turned into a reality-TV pressure cooker — but Rep. Al Green delivered one anyway, courtesy of a viral shouting match that sent conservatives into full-blown outrage mode. During a heated House hearing, the...
Ilhan Omar-backed Jersey Dem Congressional Candidate reportedly volunteered for Al-Qaida affiliate
New Jersey Democratic House candidate Adam Hamawy worked for an Al-Qaida-linked nonprofit in the 1990s before international investigations led to its closing, Jewish Insider reported. Hamawy said in a 1996 interview that he had passed out humanitarian supplies around...
BS daily political cartoons: A time for choosing
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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...
Trump administration announces $100M in school lunch programs
(The Center Square) - The Trump administration will invest more than $100 million into school lunch initiatives across the country, the White House said Monday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services said it would fund...
U.S. Senate, governor races in Michigan take shape ahead of absentee voting
(The Center Square) – With just one month until absentee ballots go out in Michigan, state Republicans gathered at their nominating convention over the weekend to solidify their nominees. Michigan Democrats will gather this weekend to do the same. This comes as...
