‘Rebuke or punishment’: Trump threatens to report Kristen Welker to FCC
Press can be criticized, but the president cannot use the power of the federal government as a threat against a journalist because the coverage is unfavorable.
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Abdul El-Sayed still fails to denounce Hasan Piker
Now that El-Sayed is competing in a general election for the votes of normies, including many Jewish Michiganders who don’t at all appreciate what Piker has said about Israel, El-Sayed is not sure what to do.
Frost: Biden should have released Epstein files
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) on Sunday said former President Biden and his administration should have released the federal government’s documents and files connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Frost appeared on Jubilee’s “Surrounded,” where a guest confronted him about President Trump before the lawmaker asked if he did not believe the president has been…
Iran war flares up on two fronts as Trump issues fresh threat
⏰ House returns to face shutdown clock {beacon} It’s Monday … and the last day of August, as the end of summer rapidly approaches. Soak it up, 12:30 Report readers. In today’s issue: U.S., Iran resume strikes Pentagon on defense over leak House returns from monthlong break Bessent to invoke China at G20…
Met Gala exhibition honoring John Galliano canceled
The Met’s Galliano retrospective exhibition announcement received widespread backlash due to his past antisemitic and racist statements.
Trump: Reflecting Pool ‘almost completely fixed’ with improvements
President Trump on Sunday said the improvements to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are “almost completely fixed.” Trump shared a photo of the grass near the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, where an etching of “86 47” was seen in the grass in June. The aerial shot also showed the Lincoln Memorial…
Paxton responds to Cornyn calling him ‘lazy’: ‘They don’t know my schedule’
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Sunday pushed back on Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) calling him a “lazy” campaigner. “John Cornyn doesn’t know my schedule. He doesn’t know how many hours I’m putting in every day, 18 hours a day,” Paxton told host Jacqui Heinrich on Fox News’s “The Sunday Briefing.” Paxton, who beat…
Can Iowa Democrats help the national party appeal to working-class voters?
Democratic candidates Josh Turek and Rob Sand are attempting to reach working-class white male voters in Iowa by focusing on issues like healthcare, government efficiency, and right-to-repair legislation.
Trump knocks ‘highly conflicted’ judge in Kennedy Center case
President Trump on Sunday knocked U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, who has overseen the case over the Kennedy Center and the president’s attempts to refurbish and rename the living memorial, as “highly conflicted.” “Kennedy Center is an old and decrepit building that is badly in need of a major construction and public relations fix before…
Trump vows response to Iran’s retaliatory strikes: ‘We’re going to hit them hard’
President Trump vowed to respond to Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Monday after the two countries exchanged strikes late Sunday. “We’re going to hit them hard. There will be a response,” Trump told Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst. The president’s remarks to Fox News come after he lashed out at Iran in a TruthSocial post, calling…
House returns after five weeks away with a top priority: Avoid a government shutdown
The House is back ith a top priority of avoiding a government shutdown before the midterm elections.
Live updates: House returns with shutdown bill on tap; US strikes Iran as report reveals warnings to Hegseth
The U.S. resumed strikes on Iran on Sunday, hitting rocket launchers on Larak Island that U.S. Central Command said were ready to deploy mines into the Strait of Hormuz. The United Arab Emirates said Iran retaliated by sending drones toward the American ally. Oil prices jumped Monday morning upon the return to military action after…
FIRST ON FOX: Texas becomes testing ground for new defense against attacks on America’s water systems
Project Watershed 250 pairs AI security tools with Texas water systems to find cyber vulnerabilities before adversaries can exploit them first.
In Florida, illegal aliens who commit crimes aren’t deported — they’re put to death
The state of Florida has been dogged in its determination to become the death penalty capital of the nation. It allows non-unanimous juries to impose death sentences. It allows prosecutors to seek such sentences for people convicted of sexual battery against children under age 12. And in 2025, it passed a law making the death penalty mandatory for any illegal alien convicted of first-degree murder.…
How Meta got away with a $17.1 billion slap on the wrist
The lesson: don’t settle. Make Meta face a jury.
Why the left can’t stop obsessing over Trump
Trump’s supporters aren’t the mystery — his critics are more interesting.
Live updates: House returns to work on funding bill before midterms
Live updates and the latest news as the U.S. and Iran trade strikes after monthlong lull and Trump voters express frustrations with the administration in interviews with NBC News.
Pentagon erupts over classified leak of Iran war dissent
In today’s issue: ▪ U.S. strikes Iran after monthlong pause ▪ Trump touts Venezuela oil deal ▪ House back in session ▪ GOP midterm convention frustrations The Pentagon is seething over a Washington Post report that top military leaders recently warned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against extending large-scale Iran war operations. People familiar with a classified assessment prepared…