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DOJ finds EEOC guidelines on workplace discrimination race-based and unconstitutional
The Trump administration’s campaign against what it sees as race-conscious hiring just scored another major victory — and the federal bureaucracy is suddenly finding itself on the receiving end of the scrutiny. In a move that sent shockwaves through the civil rights...
Joe Rogan claims multiple US presidents pressured Spotify to cancel him
Joe Rogan is pulling back the curtain on what he says was one of the biggest behind-the-scenes censorship battles of the COVID era—and if his account is accurate, the players involved reached far beyond angry Twitter mobs and blue-check fact-checkers. During a...
Six GOP senators vote with Dems to block Trump’s White House ballroom
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s plan to add a massive new White House ballroom just ran into friendly fire — and the shots came from inside the Republican Party. Six Republican senators crossed the aisle Wednesday and sided with Democrats on an amendment designed to...
Dems say if taxpayers won’t fund ‘period leave’ it’s ‘economic violence’
Democrats have found a new villain in America’s economy — not inflation, not the national debt, not the cost of housing, but apparently the expectation that employees show up to work. A group of progressive lawmakers is drawing ridicule after labeling the lack of paid...
Here are all the times Congress gave themselves a vacation in past year
The 119th Congress has taken roughly 16 breaks from Capitol Hill thus far despite a record-long shutdown and a war with Iran. The House and Senate followed through with their recesses during historically rocky times, including when the longest government shutdown in...
BS daily political cartoons: I didn’t mean believe ALL women
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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...
US tankers quietly leave Bulgaria after deployment enraged Iran
U.S. refueling aircraft left Bulgaria after Iranian officials made statements condemning the deployment of the American aircraft. The two U.S. Air Force KC-135 tankers were deployed to Bulgaria’s Bezmer air base after Bulgaria’s parliament approved the deployment on...
American AI chips now power Russian killer drones
Russia appears to be building weapons using American chips for artificial intelligence-guided military efforts against Ukraine. Nvidia Jetson Orin computer chips were reportedly discovered within Russia’s AI-powered drones after Ukrainian intelligence examined the...
Scott Bessent skimps on details in big ‘economic D-Day’ Iran sanctions announcement
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent provided few specific Monday during his highly-anticipated announcement about sanctions against Iran. The expanded “secondary” sanctions, which Bessent dubbed an “economic D-Day,” were intended to intensify pressure on Iran amid the...
US Navy spy plane makes rare Taiwan Strait flight ahead of XI White House visit
A U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft flew through the Taiwan Strait on Friday for the first publicly reported time in five months, drawing attention from the Chinese military ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to Washington in September. The P-8A...
