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Rove: Trump must stop ‘gaslighting’ Americans over economy
Republican strategist Karl Rove on Friday criticized President Trump’s insistence that the U.S. economy is thriving despite rising prices amid the Iran war. Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews on Friday that the “economy was doing unbelievably from the standpoint of Wall Street.” Rove told Fox News’s Gillian Turner that the president should “start…
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Senate investigates kids’ safety issues in online game Roblox
A bipartisan pair of senators launched an investigation this week into the gaming platform Roblox, citing concerns around explicit content and its alleged “connection to real world child abuse.” Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sent a letter on Wednesday informing Roblox CEO David Baszucki that the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and…
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Gov. DeSantis latest to not support Rep. Mills ahead of Florida primary
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Friday became the latest elected Republican to declare he would not support Rep. Cory Mills’ (R-Fla.) reelection bid in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. “I have not endorsed Cory Mills, and I do not support Cory Mills,” the Florida governor said when asked during a Friday press conference, captured by…
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Trump leaves stage mid-speech to embrace parents of 12-year-old killed by stray bullet in the Bronx
President Donald Trump briefly left the stage during a speech at the Nassau County Police Academy on Friday to embrace the parents of Jacob Freytes, a 12-year-old boy killed by a stray bullet in the Bronx. The moment came as Trump addressed law enforcement and promoted his administration’s approach to tackling crime, using the family’s…
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Farmers to get £65m drought aid as Burnham warned industry at ‘breaking point’
Farmers across England are set to receive £65 million in drought support, alongside a £15 million fund for on-farm reservoirs, as ministers respond to warnings that the sector is nearing “breaking point”. The measures aim to help farms secure water, feed livestock and sustain production amid drought, poor harvests and rising costs, while addressing concerns…
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USS Abraham Lincoln controversy likely to loom over Pentagon
Reports of low morale and poor conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln has prompted new scrutiny from Congress and the families of those serving during the Iran War, scrutiny unlikely to end even as the administration said the aircraft carrier was returning home on Friday. The return caps a grueling, more than 265-day deployment aboard…
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Trump claims AOC may run for president as far-left Dems back away from extreme policy
President Donald Trump said that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other left-wing Democrats were moving away from some previously held positions, and suggested this could be linked to a possible 2028 presidential campaign. The comments matter because they reflect continuing disputes within US politics over policing, socialism and the Democratic Party’s direction. The article refers to…
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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Beneficiary of $27.1 Million in Stock Sales as Paramount Merger Is Stuck on Hold
Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive David Zaslav has sold a further $27.1 million of company shares while Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of WBD remains delayed by an antitrust challenge. The sales bring his stock disposals since the deal was announced to about $200 million, highlighting the substantial personal financial stakes surrounding the merger. The latest…
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El-Sayed Shouldn’t Blame Muslim America for His Radical-Islam-Curious Views
The Michigan Senate candidate and his defenders are wrong to imply that his views and statements are uncontroversial among his fellow Muslims.
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Accused Olympian seeks protection from future Reflecting Pool charges
Attorneys for the Olympian previously accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool filed a motion Thursday to bar prosecutors from bringing further criminal charges against him related to the case, citing fears of “prosecutorial harassment” by President Trump. The legal team for Olympic canoeist David Hearn called for Judge Todd Edelman of the District…