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Jasmine Crockett sparks backlash after ugly belittling of MLK Jr and Dr. Alveda King to her face
Washington has seen its share of political theatrics, but Rep. Jasmine Crockett just added a fresh round of controversy to the Capitol circus — this time dragging the King family legacy right into the partisan mud. During a heated exchange, Crockett took aim at Dr....
Vance squashes ‘The View’ hosts claim ‘Black history has been erased’ by Trump administration
Vice President JD Vance walked into one of the unfriendliest venues and still managed to flip the script. During a tense appearance on ABC’s “The View,” Vance found himself facing familiar accusations from the show’s liberal co-hosts, who charged that the Trump...
‘I’ll wear a suit every day’: Fetterman dares scandal-hit Platner to release mystery messages
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman may dress like he’s headed to a pickup basketball game, but on Wednesday, he came out swinging like a political heavyweight against fellow Democrat Graham Platner — the scandal-battered Maine Senate candidate whose campaign...
French Open firestorm erupts after losing player says ‘this sort of match needs to be umpired by a man’
Paraguayan tennis player Adolfo Daniel Vallejo found himself at the center of a firestorm after a grueling, nearly five-hour French Open marathon against French teenager Moïse Kouamé. The 22-year-old battled through brutal Paris heat, a deafening pro-French crowd, and...
Fox News forced to explain that retired admiral is not wearing a Hollywood disguise on air
Fox News is finally putting the brakes on one of the dumbest internet conspiracies of the year — the now-infamous “Maskgate” frenzy that had social media sleuths convinced a retired Navy admiral was secretly wearing a Mission: Impossible-style disguise on live...
BS political cartoons of the week: He might have sprained his wrist from stabbing you
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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...
Trump waves green flag at D.C.’s Freedom 250 — Adam Schiff immediately waves the grievance flag
Gentlemen, start your engines. Liberals, start your complaints. President Donald Trump helped kick off what may have been the most unapologetically American sporting spectacle Washington has seen in quite a while Sunday, waving the green flag at the inaugural IndyCar...
