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What College Students Really Think of Charlie Kirk
A new Generation Lab poll found that Charlie Kirk was almost universally known among college kids: 94% of students had heard of him, a remarkable level of name I.D. for…
Fired BLS Chief Breaks Her Silence
In her first public comments since President Trump fired her, the former head of the government agency that measures inflation and job growth called her dismissal “a dangerous step” for…
Trump Invokes Kirk’s Killing to Silence Opponents
“President Trump has begun a major escalation in his long-running efforts to stifle political opposition in the United States, using the assassination of the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk to make…
Trump and Epstein Images Projected on Windsor Castle
“Four people were arrested in the United Kingdom in connection with the projection of an image onto Windsor Castle showing President Donald Trump with his then-friend, notorious sex offender Jeffrey…
Consortium Would Control 80% of TikTok
“TikTok’s U.S. business would be controlled by an investor consortium including Oracle, Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowitz under a framework the U.S. and China are finalizing as talks shift into…
When You Come at the King
Just published: When You Come at the King: Inside DOJ’s Pursuit of the President, From Nixon to Trump by Elie Honig. “You might unearth information that will be politically, professionally,…
Activists Unfurl Huge Banner of Trump and Epstein
An activist group in the U.K. has unveiled a massive poster of Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein near Windsor Castle ahead of the U.S. president’s official state visit, People reports….
Oklahoma Schools Held Moment of Silence for Charlie Kirk
“Ryan Walters, the Republican superintendent of schools in Oklahoma, instructed schools across the state to observe a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk on Tuesday,” the New York Times reports….
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Men Tried to Kill Zambian President with Witchcraft
“Two men in Zambia have been handed two-year prison sentences with hard labor after being found guilty of plotting to assassinate the country’s president through witchcraft,” The Independent reports. “The…
Trump Says His Personal Brand Is Worth $100 Billion
President Trump claimed his personal brand is worth $100 billion in his $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times. Save to Favorites
Fake Shooter Charged for Child Porn
The man who told police he shot Charlie Kirk is being charged with possessing child pornography, TMZ reports. After his arrest, George Zinn admitted he did not shoot Kirk and…
Andy Beshear Heads to New Hampshire
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) will visit the Granite State on October 7, holding multiple events to help Democrats at the municipal and state levels, WMUR reports. Save to Favorites
Eric Trump Has a Book Coming Out
Eric Trump announced his book Under Siege: My Family’s Fight to Save Our Nation will be published on September 5, and will give an “unfiltered look at the highs and…
Trump Says Republicans Will Host a Midterm Convention
“President Trump said on Tuesday that Republicans would host a rare midterm convention ahead of the elections next year, the results of which will serve as a referendum on the…
Democrats Oppose GOP Funding Bill
“The top Democrats in Congress on Tuesday said they opposed Republicans’ stopgap spending plan to fund the government past a Sept. 30 deadline, increasing the chances of a shutdown within…
The Next Three Election Cycles Are Critical for Democrats
The political map is changing — and not in ways that favor Democrats. By the next census, several blue states are projected to shed electoral votes: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Pennsylvania,…
House Votes to Surrender Tariff Powers to Trump
“House Republicans voted in near lockstep Tuesday to again cede congressional power over tariffs to President Donald Trump,” Politico reports. Save to Favorites
Schiff and Patel Get Into Shouting Match
“The yearslong feud between longtime political rivals Adam Schiff and Kash Patel reached a fever pitch Tuesday afternoon, complete with a shouting match that briefly derailed an ongoing Senate Judiciary…
Pam Bondi’s Ridiculous 24 Hours
Charles C.W. Cooke: “It has not been a good 24 hours for Pam Bondi, the attorney general of the United States. Yesterday, on the Katie Miller Podcast, Bondi said: ‘We…
