Missouri's former election integrity director filed a whistleblower lawsuit Monday against Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, alleging he was fired after raising concerns that staff were plotting to file a fake complaint in a legal case about the state's voter database. The lawsuit by Nicholas La Strada, a Republican, also asserts that Hoskins' office illegally directed local election officials to change the results of a city council race and used state funds for a politically oriented mailing. Hoskins "will not be able to comment on pending litigation involving a personnel matter," spokesperson Anne Marie Moy said. read more
In a first-of-its-kind mandatory report to Congress, the [Defense Department's inspector general] said that between Feb. 28 and June 30, Operation Epic Fury (OEF) had an estimated cost of $33.4 billion, with $22.3 billion of that spent on munitions alone. "The munitions expenditure on OEF has resulted in strategic inventory shortfalls and revealed industrial base bottlenecks for munitions resupply," the report states. read more
Pennsylvania officials have reported a fourth measles-associated death. read more
The Kentucky Republican read his impeachment resolution on the House floor, where he accused Hegseth of shredding safeguards intended to protect civilians during U.S. military operations. read more
FBI director Kash Patel defended his agency's decision to roll back restrictions on agent applicants who have previously engaged in bestiality, arguing the FBI "did not want to punish victims of bestiality" by automatically disqualifying them. read more
Patrick De Haan
@GasBuddyGuy
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staggering diesel increases! diesel has surged over $1/gal in the last 30 days in California (+$1.30/gal), Oregon (+$1.19/gal), Washington ($+1.08/gal) and New Mexico (+$1.07/gal). Beyond that, 21 states have seen more than a 90-cent rise in diesel in the last 30 days.
The brain dead orange chomo did that.