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Pennsylvania’s treasurer blocks $1 million for Josh Shapiro’s home security one year after attack

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — State Treasurer Stacy Garrity says that her agency doesn’t have the authority to pay for the security upgrades done at the private home of sitting Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA). Garrity says that state rules prohibit her from doing so. Garrity said that procurement rules do not permit public funds to be used […]

Trump drops a narco-trafficking nuclear bomb into Mexican politics

Imagine if Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), both close partners of President Donald Trump, were suddenly indicted for taking huge bribes from an international drug cartel operating out of Texas. That’s essentially what just happened with the Justice Department indictments issued against the Sinaloa drug cartel on Wednesday. Based out of […]

Congressional Progressive Caucus unveils midterm agenda

The Congressional Progressive Caucus on Wednesday unveiled their new agenda ahead of the midterm elections to demonstrate a path for how the Democratic Party can tackle cost of living issues facing millions of Americans. The caucus dubbed their plan the "New Affordability Agenda," a legislative package that would focus on making costs behind common kitchen...

Van Hollen defends Platner over controversial past: ‘People should have second chances’

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Thursday defended Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D), who has faced criticism for past controversial online posts and a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol, saying that "people should have second chances." Van Hollen addressed Platner in an interview with Punchbowl News when co-host Jake Sherman said, "The dude has...

Desire to move to US drops to new low: Survey

A new poll released Thursday shows that respondents' desire to move to the U.S. has dropped to a new low despite still being the most preferred destination among foreign citizens to permanently move to. Global polling taken by Gallup in 2025 found that 15 percent of surveyed adults worldwide say they would move to the...

Anthropic becomes impossible for White House to ignore

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Anthropic becomes impossible for White House to ignore Anthropic’s new Mythos model is keeping the company’s foot in the White House’s door despite the Trump administration blacklisting the firm’s products from military and government work earlier this year. © Prakash Singh, Bloomberg via Getty Images Mythos, Anthropic’s most...

Trump announces Israel-Lebanon 3-week ceasefire extension

President Trump announced Thursday that the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended by three weeks following talks at the White House.  Trump posted news of the extension on Truth Social following a meeting at the White House that included “high ranking” representatives from Israel and Lebanon in addition to Vice President Vance,...

Lutnick says Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ visa approved for 1 person so far

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday said only one person had been approved for President Trump’s $1 million “Gold Card” visa that offers an expedited pathway to U.S. citizenship. “They have approved, recently, one person, and there are hundreds in the queue," the Commerce secretary said during testimony before the House Appropriations Committee.  "They wanted...

Soldier in Maduro raid charged over prediction market bets on operation: DOJ

A U.S. Army soldier has been accused of using classified information about the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to place bets on the prediction market Polymarket, federal officials said Thursday. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a soldier stationed at Fort Bragg who was involved in the planning of the operation, was charged with using confidential government information...

McBride predicts Trump will fire Gabbard next: ‘He only fires women’

Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) on Thursday predicted that President Trump will fire Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard next because he "only fires women." McBride told MediasTouch reporter Pablo Manríquez that all of Trump's Cabinet officials "deserve to be fired," and added that she supports an impeachment effort against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the U.S.-Israeli...

Trump says no nuclear weapon will be used on Iran

President Trump ruled out using nuclear weapons in Iran on Thursday, saying there’s no need.   “Why would I use a nuclear weapon when we’ve totally, in a very conventional way, decimated them without it?” Trump said in the Oval Office after an event on drug pricing.  He called the question “stupid.” “No, I wouldn’t use...

IEA chief says world faces major energy security threat

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story IEA chief says world faces major energy security threat The world is staring down the “biggest energy security threat” it has ever seen, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Thursday. © AP “We are facing the biggest energy security threat in...

Tillis thanks Mullin for FEMA approval for North Carolina hurricane recovery

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) thanked Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Thursday after the agency approved more than $200 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding for recovery efforts in western North Carolina, an area devastated by Hurricane Helene two years ago. “I am grateful for the leadership of DHS and...

Jim Jordan blames Democrats for 10 percent approval rating of Congress

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) blamed Democrats for the approval rating of Congress falling to a mere 10 percent in a new Gallup poll.  Speaking to host Stuart Varney on Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.,” the Ohio Republican blamed the minority party for the record-long government shutdown in the fall. That stalemate stemmed from Democrats...

IEA chief: ‘We are facing the biggest energy security threat in history’

The world is staring down the “biggest energy security threat” it has ever seen, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Thursday. “We are facing the biggest energy security threat in history,” IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol told CNBC. His comments come amid the ongoing war in Iran, during which the Strait of Hormuz,...

Live updates: Trump says ‘don’t rush me’ on Iran

President Trump, asked Thursday about the timeline in Iran, told reporters, "Don't rush me." Trump this week extended a ceasefire indefinitely as it was about to hit a deadline. There is no indication of whether peace talks will occur. Trump on Thursday morning issued a warning to small Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz:...

Iran Foreign Ministry spokesperson: US ‘appears to become a promoter of terrorism’

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Thursday accused the U.S. of being a "promoter of terrorism" after President Trump shared a quote suggesting Iranians opposed to a peace deal should be killed. Baqaei referred to Trump sharing a post on Truth Social that quoted Fox News contributor Marc Thiessen. The post showed a video...

Pence says he would’ve advised Trump to ‘let the pope be the pope’

Former Vice President Mike Pence criticized President Trump’s recent feud with the head of the Catholic Church.  “If I was advising him, as I did every day for 4 1/2 years, I’d say, ‘Let the pope be the pope and you be the president,’” Pence told MS NOW in an interview clip shared Thursday.  When...

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