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Friday, July 03, 2026

The Russian president, who has reportedly become more paranoid over his safety in recent months, ordered the increase at the central apparatus of the Federal Protective Service (FSO), according to a draft decree set to take effect on Wednesday. read more


Video footage captured Miller trying to speak over the sound of chanting and sirens. read more


Olympian David Hearn, who faces a felony charge, has denied doing any damage to the pool. Hearn has publicly stated that he had heard about the problems with the iconic DC reflecting pool and went by to check it out while on a 50-mile bike ride. He said he saw stuff floating in the pool and touched it but did not rip or damage anything. read more


Thursday, July 02, 2026

Adam Gabbatt: Attendance at the Great American State Fair is sparse and the heat is extreme, but at least you can pay $25 for a pretzel read more


Trump plans on razing "Washington's oldest grove of cherry trees," the sole survivors of Japan's original 1910 gift to America ... read more


Iran and the United States concluded a round of indirect talks on Wednesday with no sign they had made headway toward a lasting peace ... read more


Under President Donald Trump, this anniversary has been hijacked and perverted into a hotbed of corruption and self-enrichment. This interim report documents how the machinery built for a national commemoration was converted, deliberately and over a period of months, into an apparatus for raising and spending
money in service of the President's ego, political ideology, and pet projects. read more


The Tesla driver who claimed his car was in self-driving mode when it crashed into a home and killed a woman has been charged with manslaughter, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. read more


In 2020, when wealthy Tommy Tuberville was running for the US Senate, he said he would "donate every dime" he made in Washington to Alabama veterans. Six years later, as he runs to be governor of the Cotton State, the Republican Senator won't say whether he has kept that promise. read more


Embattled FBI Director Kash Patel is being accused of breaking the law after failing to properly report a six-figure purchase of stock in a crypto company that has received millions of dollars in government contracts through the Justice Department. read more


Congressman Andy Ogles (R-TN) has just filed legislation to ban certain pregnant foreigners from entering America after SCOTUS upheld birthright citizenship ... read more


President Donald Trump's plan to "fill the digital potholes" and use AI to quickly redesign every government website isn't going very well. read more


Thomas Nilsson, head of Sweden's Military Intelligence and Security Service (MUST) reported that Russia is likely to remain a security threat long after President Vladimir Putin (73) leaves office, describing Moscow's confrontation with the West as "deep, structural, and enduring." read more


Speaker Mike Johnson has once again lost a battle against hardline conservatives for control of his own House floor ... read more


President Donald Trump on Wednesday is taking the first ride on the newly retrofitted Air Force One 747, which was donated by the Qatari royal family. read more


American workers' share of the economic pie has fallen to its lowest level since at least 1947 ... read more


 

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