Talarico embraces Paxton’s ‘Talafreako’ taunt with new merch line
Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico is embracing Attorney General Ken Paxton’s taunting nickname of “Talafreako” as the general election starts.
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Bessent: No sanctions lifted on Iran until enriched uranium given up
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that the United States would not lift sanctions on Iran until the country hands over all of its enriched uranium and commits to not working toward obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Scott Bessent blasts Newsom's tax on anti-weaponization fund
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent rebuffed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) threat to tax the nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” with a simple response during a Thursday afternoon press briefing.
Newsom airs late endorsement for Karen Bass in heated LA mayoral race
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Thursday offered Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s campaign for reelection his endorsement, just days before voters head to the polls.
Police thwart attempted swatting of Amy Coney Barrett's house
Police responded to a swatting attempt at the Virginia home of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett after a false report of gunfire prompted officers to rush to the residence.
Board of Peace won't 'hoard' $1 billion pledges as lump sum and will 'collect the funds necessary' as Gaza rebuilds
President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is not hoarding lump-sum payments from member states and collecting on each nation’s pledges bit by bit as required for its projects in Gaza instead.
Entertainer lineup for National Mall fair unveiled as some drop out
Celebrity performers set to headline the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., were announced Wednesday, as the exposition marking the country’s semiquincentennial draws near.
James Talarico’s Problematic ‘God is Nonbinary’ Timeline
James Talarico is the Democratic Senate nominee in Texas this year. He is raising money hand over fist, will enjoy Beto O’Rourke-style adulation from most of the “news” media, and now faces an exceptionally flawed Republican opponent in the general election. The GOP, desperate to hold this seat, will spend the next several months defining Talarico, accurately, as a radical leftist. He looks and speaks like a youth pastor, but his substantive views and voting record would fit comfortably on, say, the Seattle City Council. The opening general election salvo, or “silo,” as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez might call it, from Talarico’s Republican rival seeks to introduce the leftist to a Texas audience.
Bovino teases visit to NJ immigration center to 'handle' protests
Former Border Patrol commander-at-large Gregory Bovino criticized the Department of Homeland Security‘s response to the outbreak of protests at New Jersey‘s Delaney Hall immigration detention center on Thursday.
Netanyahu says he directed IDF to take over 70% of Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he directed the country’s military to take control over 70% of Gaza, much more than the 53% it controlled under the October 2025 ceasefire agreement.
Democrats Try to Pass Off Weird Progressives as Normal
Democrats simply cannot or will not find a normal candidate to run in competitive or hostile Senate races. That leads to candidates such as Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico, who have to run away from their bizarre past comments to avoid alienating voters.
The president who still believes Americans belong to one another
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Whitmer rules out 2028 White House bid
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) said she will not run for president in 2028, ending speculation over whether she would throw her hat into what is expected to be a crowded Democratic primary field.
As pope apologizes for slavery, remember it was African countries that started slave trade
During a 1998 trip to Uganda, President Bill Clinton provided what many historians considered to be the first apology by the United States for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Speaking before a school in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, Clinton apologized for “European Americans” benefiting from the “fruits of the slave trade.”
Israel severs ties with Antonio Guterres over sexual violence report
Israel on Thursday severed its relationship with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and his office after the Jewish state was added to a blacklist of groups committing conflict-related sexual violence.
US nears 60-day ceasefire with Iran, but Trump needs to bless deal
U.S. and Iranian negotiators have agreed to extend the ceasefire for two months and begin substantive negotiations on the future of Iran's nuclear program, but President Donald Trump is still mulling the final agreement.
Mamdani announces NYC's Commission on Government Efficiency
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a plan to recreate a Big Apple version of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, called the Commission on Government Efficiency.
Bessent announces sanctions on Iranian strait authority to block toll payments
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced sanctions on Tehran’s nautical authority that is seeking to establish control over the Strait of Hormuz, denouncing it as “maritime extortion.”
The CIA's Insane Gold Bars Scandal
THE CIA’S INSANE GOLD BARS SCANDAL. Here is the basic story, as alleged in an affidavit filed in federal court:
Iran arbitrarily arrested at least 6,000 people since war began
The United States and Israel’s war with Iran triggered a massive repression campaign, with Iranian authorities arbitrarily arresting at least 6,000 people since Feb. 28, a new human rights report said.
