The US State Department informs: "In response to overwhelming demand, the Department of State is making an additional 250,000 of the special commemorative passports available to the public. Americans all across the country will now have the opportunity to apply for one of these additional special passports, known as the "Patriot Passport." The DOS' 27 passport agencies nationwide will start offering the Donald Trump branded special travel documents next month which were only been available at the Wash DC passport office for in-person applicants.
DJT Passport
Boy George has withdrawn from the West End Jesus Christ Superstar revival just days before he was set to appear in the role of King Herod, apparently as a result of the former Culture Club singer's recent release of a pro-Israel song that disputes the charge of genocide and calls pro-Palestine supporters "sheep." Boy George is the opposite of the late George Michael ("Wham!") who anonymously gave away millions of dollars in charity -- including Palestinians -- or Roger Waters ("Pink Floyd") who is risking imprisonment in the UK for denouncing Israel's ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the West Bank. To be on the wrong side of history is forever; see stories of Judas Iscariot, Oswald Mosely, George Wallace, or Andrew Cuomo for more information.
Boy George: "These people are sheep."
The ex-wife of Ohio Rep. Max Miller requested a restraining order against him that would limit his ability to contact her lawyers amid abuse allegations and a legal battle, as she alleges that the politician has not been able to "control himself" during their divorce proceedings. The filing comes amid allegations that Miller held a gun to his ex-wife's head and threatened Sen. Bernie Moreno, Moreno's father and a fellow Ohio Republican. Moreno has previously alleged that Miller was violent toward his estranged wife, claiming that he'd thrown hot water at Moreno and shoved her in the past. Moreno further alleged that Miller grabbed her on Feb. 1, "threw her against the wall" and left her with "an obvious grab mark on her upper arm and bruising to her stomach" while their daughter looked on.
Witnesses said the 16-year-old lifeguard never released the child despite relentless waves that repeatedly dragged both beneath the surf
62 percent of young people want to see significant changes' to government. It's no secret that both political parties are unpopular. This is particularly true of Gen Z, which polls suggest feels like it is set to inherit a political system riddled with partisan hostility and congressional gridlock.
President Donald Trump and his aides rarely go easy on their perceived enemies. But their attacks on the International Criminal Court -- describing it as, among other things, filled with "lunatics" and pledging to destroy it -- are hyperbolic enough that you have to wonder:
Are they afraid the court will prosecute them?
The U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.5% in the second quarter.
The Supreme Court deadline to request a reconsideration on President Trump's birthright citizenship order passed on Tuesday without a filing from the Department of Justice. The Trump administration had 25 days to petition the court for a rehearing regarding the president's attempt to strip the U.S. of jus soli, or right of the soil privileges.
Poll: Trump's MAGA voters would stick by a candidate through the most serious of scandals
Most of President Donald Trump's MAGA base say they'd still vote for a GOP candidate when confronted with an array of scandals " more so than Republican voters writ large or Democrats.
The POLITICO Poll finds President Donald Trump's MAGA supporters are the most loyal of any group of voters " with majorities saying they would stick by GOP candidates confronted with an array of scandals, from a DUI conviction or accepting lobbyist gifts to more serious accusations including domestic violence, sexual assault and antisemitic social media posts.
The Department of Commerce quietly announced this week it will designate more than $870 million in federal incentives for semiconductor manufacturing in exchange for a minority equity stake in seven companies.
The judge sentenced Colin Gray, the father of Apalachee school shooter Colt Gray, to 15 years in prison. Colin Gray was convicted of two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo. He also was guilty of two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the deaths of two adults, teachers Cristina Irimie and Ricky Aspinwall. Judge Nicholas Primm sentenced the shooter's father to 15-year sentences for each second-degree murder charge and 10 years for each reckless conduct charge. He also was sentenced to 10 years for child cruelty, with lesser sentences for his other charges and all prison time to run concurrently.
A Senate candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump fled a rural Georgia press conference Thursday rather than answer questions about his son-in-law, white nationalist influencer David Alan Scheer II. Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) abruptly ended the event after reporters peppered him with questions about a CNN report that found Scheer had built a large online following promoting white nationalist ideology, sharing Nazi imagery, and posting antisemitic conspiracy theories. Collins is the Republican Senate candidate challenging Democratic incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) in November.
For a year now, the AI safety testing firm Andon Labs has given frontier models various real-world tasks to determine how well they do as agents running for long periods with no human supervision. On Wednesday, Andon published a new installment in how things are going in its Vending-Bench research, where the lab has frontier models run a simulated vending machine business for a simulated year.
"More and more uninsured patients are showing up in hospital emergency rooms and clinics, having lost their coverage under the Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare). Executives running some of the biggest hospital systems, including large for-profit chains spanning many states, expressed concern over the unexpectedly sharp rise in uninsured patients and the costs associated with treating them. And many executives said that the hospitals were also reporting more unpaid medical bills and providing more in the way of charity care."
Money for war, none for patients. And Red States are getting hit the hardest. MAGA and MAHA!
"A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screenshots and posted them online.
Reuters viewed a video of the presentation given at the AIDS 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro, which shows the errant map displayed halfway during a presentation about the State Department's new health agreements.
A Reuters analysis found the image of the map included in the presentation contained an artificial intelligence watermark that signals it was made with OpenAI tools. The company did not respond to a request for comment."
Like I wrote, just plain nuts.
