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Best of the Babylon Bee: Trump gives King Charles autographed copy of Declaration of Independence

Every week, The Post will bring you our picks of the best one-liners and stories from satirical site the Babylon Bee to take the edge off Hump Day.

Trump’s defiance of assassins shows why he’s so exceptional a history-maker

President Trump's omnipresence, ambition and willingness to exercise power are making him one of...

As progressives Chi Ossé and Tish James posture, the fragile senior behind the deed-theft farce remains missing

If James and Ossé truly wanted to help the helpless here, they should be...

OPEC: UAExit

OPEC’s diminishing power is being accompanied by an increase in American production.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—April 29

1998—The Ninth Circuit’s hijinks in blocking the execution of Thomas M. Thompson for a...

Trump’s top two voting initiatives could disenfranchise many Americans

Trump’s executive order abolishing birthright citizenship, now before the Supreme Court, is at direct odds with the SAVE America Act.

Another strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific

The U.S. military killed three “narco-terrorists” in a strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Sunday, U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) claimed on social media.  In a video posted on social platform X, the command showed a boat moving across the water for several seconds before it exploded into flames. Southcom repeated...

Melania Trump rips WHCA sketch recorded before shooting: ‘Kimmel hides behind ABC’

First lady Melania Trump is calling on ABC to punish comedian Jimmy Kimmel over a sketch during which the late-night host joked that she had the "glow" of an "expectant widow." Kimmel's sketch aired on Thursday evening, just two days before a shooting outside the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, where authorities say an...

Putin meets Iran’s top diplomat, commits to deep ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Moscow on Monday, with the two countries reaffirming their deep ties and pledging to work together amid Tehran's war with the U.S. and Israel.  Putin said Moscow “intends to maintain” its strategic relations with Iran, Russian state-owned media TASS reported, adding that Russia is...

Patel expecting future WHCA dinner security to be ‘entirely’ different

FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday said security at future White House Correspondents Association dinners will look “entirely” different following a shooting at the Washington Hilton Hotel this weekend.  Journalists and attendees raised concerns about the lack of vetting for guests at this year’s event, including the absence of magnetometers, ID checks and requests to...

Listen live: Supreme Court hears case that could limit pesticide liability 

The Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a case that could curtail antipesticide lawsuits — an issue that pits the Make America Healthy Again movement against the Trump administration. The high court agreed to take up the case earlier this year after a request from Monsanto, maker of the frequently litigated weedkiller Roundup. Listen to the...

German Chancellor Merz says US ‘being humiliated’ by Iran

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reportedly said Monday that Iran’s leadership is humiliating the United States in talks to end the war by getting President Trump to dispatch and then abruptly cancel travel by his top envoys. "The Iranians are obviously very skilled ⁠at negotiating, or rather, very skillful at not negotiating, letting the Americans travel...

Trump backs idea of changing ICE’s name to ‘NICE’

President Trump on Sunday endorsed the idea of changing the name of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to National Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which would give the agency the acronym NICE. The idea was promoted by conservative influencer Alyssa Marie last month. “I want Trump to change ICE to NICE (National Immigration and Customs...

WHCD shooting suspect expected to make initial court appearance

The alleged gunman at the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD) is expected to make his initial court appearance on Monday. Cole Allen, 31, has been identified by multiple outlets as the suspect. The Hill has not independently verified the suspect's identity.  Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, said at a press conference...

Trump says dinner shooter was ‘blur’: ‘NFL should sign him up’

President Trump said that the shooter at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was a “blur” and cracked a joke that the NFL “should sign him up.” “His speed was rather incredible. Actually, it was, it was like a blur,” the president remarked about the gunman in an interview with CBS News’s Norah O’Donnell on...

Republicans are sinking, but Democrats aren’t rising

Ultimately, while Democrats benefit from a favorable environment, their advantages are not yet anchored in broad confidence in the party itself. 

Trump backing Secret Service leadership after correspondents’ dinner shooting

President Trump is standing by Secret Service leadership following the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday. In a statement, a senior White House official said Trump thinks the Secret Service did “an excellent job” of neutralizing the shooter and moving the president, along with first lady Melania Trump and Vice President Vance...

Senate Republican calls for scrapping filibuster to fund DHS after correspondents’ dinner shooting

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) says Republicans should “nuke" the Senate’s filibuster rule if Democrats continue to block Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding after the third assassination attempt against President Trump, citing “a moment of national danger.” Johnson acknowledged in an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures” that Republicans would want...

America cannot afford to wait for a new Fed chair — confirm Kevin Warsh now

If the Senate wants to help restore trust in the dollar, in the Fed, and in the broader long-term economic direction of the country, then it should act with urgency by confirming Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chairman without hesitation or delay. 

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