Trump to sign bill defunding NPR and PBS, slashing $8B from USAID

Trump directs Pam Bondi to release grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein case
“Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein, I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, subject to court approval. This SCAM, perpetuated by Democrats, should end, right now!”

Trump denies report of letter and drawing sent to Jeffrey Epstein on his 50th birthday
"This is not me. This is a fake thing. It's a fake Wall Street Journal story. I never wrote a picture in my life. I don't draw pictures of women. It's not my language. It's not my words," Trump said to the Journal.

Conservatives rally to Trump’s defense
Allies including JD Vance, Megyn Kelly, and Charlie Kirk slammed the story as fake, demanding proof and backing Trump’s threat to sue.

Not even Elon buys the WSJ story
"It really doesn’t sound like something Trump would say tbh," Musk wrote on X.

White House explains Trump’s Epstein ‘hoax’ claim
"He doesn't like to see Democrats and the mainstream media covering this like it's the biggest story that the American people care about."

Pelosi calls Epstein files uproar a ‘distraction’ – backtracks an hour later: ‘Release the files’
About an hour after suggesting that Americans should focus on the debate over the rescissions package being considered in Congress, rather than the so-called “Epstein files,” Pelosi weighed in on Trump’s handling of the case – demanding that documents be released.

JD Vance op-ed for Blaze News: Rekindling statesmanship to secure America’s golden future
America’s blessings didn’t appear by accident. It took vision, sacrifice, and love of country — virtues we must revive to sustain a new golden age of citizenship.

Secret meeting opens document floodgates on Trump/Russia hoax
Trump officials are preparing to declassify evidence linking Obama-era intel chiefs to a coordinated scheme using Clinton-funded disinformation to target Trump and protect Hillary.

California shelves plan to seize fire lots and rebuild low-income housing after backlash
A bill to create a powerful authority that could buy burned properties, override local input, and rebuild them as rent-restricted housing in wealthy fire-hit areas was pulled after public outcry over fears of land grabs and forced zoning changes.

Erie City Council president claims mafia helped him walk after shooting man in head
Democrat Mel Witherspoon bragged he killed a man at 17, spent one night in jail, and dodged charges thanks to a call from connected "family" members.

LA junkie charged in murder of ‘American Idol’ exec had attacked his family with knife — and had all charges dropped
The lowlife accused of killing Robin Kaye in cold blood was previously accused of pulling a knife on his stepfather and threatening his own mother and sister — but only spent six months in custody before his charges were dismissed.

Millionaire busted after running fake fire department out of Brentwood mansion
Police raided Andrew De Boer's $8M L.A. home and seized weapons, uniforms, and a bogus fire truck registered to his made-up "Santa Muerte Fire Department" — just two years after he was caught impersonating a cop.

Paranormal investigator dies after touring with ‘haunted’ Annabelle doll
Dan Rivera, who’s been touring the United States with a supposedly haunted Raggedy Ann doll named Annabelle, died unexpectedly at a hotel, sparking a big reaction online.

House passes rescissions package slashing $9B in federal funding for foreign aid, NPR, and PBS
The bill cuts $8 billion from USAID and $1 billion to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

To Celebrate NPR Losing Federal Funds, Here Are Seven Of Its Worst Stories
NPR publishes hard-hitting journalism about everything from gay immigrants to transgender dinosaurs.

Taxpayer-funded ‘Washington Week’ hits Trump with 93% negative coverage
A review of recent episodes found the PBS political show overwhelmingly bashed Trump and his administration, featuring nearly all left-leaning panelists and ignoring major successes under his presidency.

Flashback: 'PBS News Hour' is 27 times more likely to find 'far-right' over 'far-left'
A study found PBS labeled conservatives with terms like “far-right” and “hard-line” nearly 200 times, while left-wing figures and policies received virtually no ideological labeling.

Flashback: 'PBS NewsHour' gives 90% of its time to the radical left on LGBT issues
Over a seven-month period, PBS aired 172 minutes pushing left-wing “LGBTQ” positions while offering just 19 minutes for more traditional views — most of it brief clips or hostile interviews — despite federal law requiring objectivity on controversial topics.

POLL: Trump’s popularity grows with Republicans amid Epstein uproar
“You might think his approval ratings were going down with Republicans — if anything, they’re going up,” Enten said. According to CNN’s numbers, Republican approval of Trump rose from 86% in the previous poll to 88% this week. Quinnipiac’s poll showed a similar jump, from 87% to 90%.

POLL: Democrats hit a new low
Only 19% of voters are satisfied with how Democratic officials are performing in Congress — the lowest rating ever recorded by Quinnipiac.

Cruz says Biden autopen pardons could be null and void
The Texas senator argued on his podcast that decisions signed by aides — not Biden himself — may have no legal standing and urged DOJ to challenge the unconstitutional use of the autopen.

Criminal referral against Adam Schiff details possible violations of federal laws
Schiff is facing scrutiny over claiming two primary residences, one in California and one in Maryland, awarding him tax and loan benefits in an arrangement that may violate federal law.

Zohran Mamdani casually says he would support the abolition of property in resurfaced video
The communist NYC mayoral candidate said guaranteeing housing is more important than preserving property rights.

Jill Biden dethroned as America's 'Lady Macbeth'
Gisele Fetterman joins the ranks of Democrat power-wives airing personal details about their ailing husbands, using a new memoir to spotlight Sen. John Fetterman’s bleak mental state and passive attitude toward death.

House Sends GENIUS Act To Trump, Passes Two Other Crypto Bills
Republican proponents tout legislation they say will "ensure U.S. leadership in digital assets."

CBO warns national debt will hit post-WWII record by 2029, explode past 150% by 2055
Despite recent spending reforms, entitlements like Medicare and Social Security are driving the U.S. toward a debt crisis, with the CBO projecting massive deficits, rising interest rates, and long-term economic stagnation unless Washington enacts serious cuts.

Trump signals he may designate organizers, financial backers of violent ICE protests as terrorists
Officially designating an organization as a terrorist organization has significant legal, political, and social consequences.

Feds say illegal alien faked kidnapping to smear ICE and raise cash
Yuriana Calderon’s tale of masked bounty hunters and secret warehouses collapsed when investigators found her at a shopping center; she's now facing federal charges for fabricating the hoax.

Obama thinks every male 'friend group' should have a gay buddy
On his wife’s podcast, Obama said men need gay friends to check their ignorance and make their social circles more “inclusive.”

Rubio tells US outposts to stay out of foreign elections without 'clear and compelling' US interests
The directive claims that U.S. consulates and embassies can still congratulate the winner of a foreign election, but should not criticize an election without approval from a senior official.

How Trump can mold the new Middle East in his own deal-making image
As Iran’s clout fades, more nations see that their future lies in normalization and economic cooperation with Israel — not endless conflict and grievance.

Study says US news outlets served as 'megaphones' for Hamas in Gaza war
CNN, MSNBC, Reuters, and others are accused of amplifying unverified Hamas-linked claims that undermined a U.S. aid effort and helped spread anti-Israel disinformation.

Trump discussing drone ‘mega deal’ with Ukraine — as US tech lags behind adversaries
The U.S. and Ukraine are on the cusp of striking a deal that would send battle-tested Ukrainian drones to the United States in exchange for Kyiv receiving another batch of weapons from Washington.

Nigel Farage Slams UK Labour Push For 16-Year-Old Voters
The U.K. Labour government unveiled a controversial plan this week to lower the voting age to 16 ahead of the next general election, in what many conservatives are calling a blatant attempt to sway the next election in Labour's favor.

CBS to Cancel ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ Citing ‘Financial Decision’
Democrat Senator Adam Schiff took to social media Thursday to push a conspiracy theory that CBS canceled the show to appease Trump: “If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.”

Coldplay’s ‘kiss cam’ zeroes in on mortified tech CEO and alleged HR-chief mistress
The couple scrambled to hide their faces when they were caught on the jumbotron canoodling at Gillette Stadium near Boston on Wednesday night.

CBS News reporter Scott MacFarlane says he got ‘PTSD’ from Trump assassination ... from the crowd reaction
“I got diagnosed with PTSD within 48 hours. I got put on trauma leave. Not because, I think, of the shooting, but because you could — you saw it in the eyes, the reaction of the people. They were coming for us. If he didn’t jump up with his fist, they were going to come kill us.”

Ex-'Voice of America' staffer arrested for threatening to kill Marjorie Taylor Greene and her family
Seth Jason allegedly made eight threatening calls using government phone lines over 15 months, targeting the congresswoman, her staff, and their families with threats of gun violence; he now faces multiple federal charges.

‘I’m Not Even Going To Read That’: Dana Bash Edits Trump Truth Social Post Because He Insulted CNN
Bash read Trump's post from start to finish, omitting only the part that targeted CNN and MSNBC.

Karoline Leavitt celebrates closure of transgender hospital programs for kids: ‘Barbaric procedures’
"This is a wildly popular and commonsense endeavor this administration has taken," Leavitt told reporters.

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Star Xunami Muse, a DACA Recipient, Self-Deports Back to Panama
Oh no, we lost him.

Columbia set to pay $200M fine in deal to restore federal funding and avoid deeper reforms
The draft agreement would restore most of the $400 million in federal funding cut earlier this year, in exchange for a $200 million fine and transparency on admissions and hiring data, but it drops earlier demands for governance changes and protest rules.

UC San Diego Thought It Found a Loophole To Offer Race-Based Scholarships. Now It’s Being Sued Under the KKK Act.
Lawsuit shows how a 150-year-old law could upend race-based scholarships run by private nonprofits.

Karoline Leavitt releases health update on Trump after questions arise from swelling seen in photos
"The president underwent a comprehensive examination, including diagnostic vascular studies. Bilateral lower extremity intravenous Doppler ultrasounds were performed and revealed chronic venous insufficiency," said Leavitt, "a benign and common condition, particularly in individuals over the age of 70."

Why buying raw milk feels like breaking the law
The world of raw milk, which has been suppressed by overregulation, requires complex legal workarounds like herd shares in states like Colorado. The dangers of raw milk are overstated compared to pasteurized milk.

Long Island man, wearing large metal necklace, sucked into MRI machine
The freak incident occurred Wednesday when the man walked into the exam room at Nassau Open MRI sporting the chunky chain while a scan was already underway, according to Nassau County Police.

NY Times: Is ‘Toxic Empathy’ Pulling Christians to the Left?
How Allie Beth Stuckey is holding the line on the right.

Wall St. Firms Are Buying Utilities to Tap Into the AI Boom
Consumer groups say proposals by BlackRock and Blackstone to buy energy companies in Minnesota, New Mexico, and Texas could hurt residents.

Mike Rowe warns America’s trade worker shortage is a national security crisis
Speaking at a summit in Pennsylvania, Rowe said AI is replacing coders — but not welders, electricians, or pipefitters (for now) — and warned the Navy can’t build subs without 90,000 skilled workers right now.

Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Says AI Will Make Movies and TV 'Better, Not Just Cheaper'
The streaming giant’s co-CEO told financial analysts that artificial intelligence tools are expanding creativity.

Florida woman swindled out of $15K after AI clones daughter's voice
The family believes that those behind the phone call used videos from social media platforms to create the AI-generated copy of her daughter’s voice.

Shane Gillis’ hilarious ESPYs set was a litmus test for our uptight culture
The performance felt like an infusion of wheatgrass — cleansing out the residual crud left over from more than a decade of hyper-political correctness.

Fan rips ‘extraordinary’ fart during pro golfer shot — cracking up British Open broadcasters
As Scottie Scheffler sent a picture-perfect approach shot sailing toward the hole on the 17th during the first round of the tournament, one attendee at Royal Portrush Golf Club passed some gas – very loudly.