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Apr 28, 2026Center Right

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Sabrina Carpenter and Graham Norton spotted in NYC before rumoured Swift wedding celebrations

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Sabrina Carpenter and Graham Norton spotted in NYC before rumoured Swift wedding celebrations

Stars have been spotted arriving in New York ahead of Taylor Swift's rumoured wedding celebrations at Madison Square Garden.

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Florida woman fatally guns down Army veteran during petty dispute over Walmart parking spot

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Florida woman fatally guns down Army veteran during petty dispute over Walmart parking spot

Shocking video obtained by WPLG, captured the moment an Army veteran was gunned down, seemingly in a petty argument over a parking spot in a Florida Walmart. The horrific cellphone footage captured 62-year-old victim, Bart Diguglielmo, seemingly exchanging angry words with an unidentified woman in the parking lot of the North Lauderdale store around 12:30...

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‘New talking point?’ Hollywood actor drops Barron Trump ‘anchor baby’ accusation following SCOTUS ruling

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‘New talking point?’ Hollywood actor drops Barron Trump ‘anchor baby’ accusation following SCOTUS ruling

Social media accounts weighing in on birthright citizenship were raked over the coals for an ignorant jab at President Donald Trump’s family. Barron Trump’s citizenship was the […]

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The backlash to Iranian oil sanctions relief misses the point

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The backlash to Iranian oil sanctions relief misses the point

Sometimes the choice is between an imperfect deal and no deal at all.

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Collins leading Platner by 3 points in Fox News poll

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Collins leading Platner by 3 points in Fox News poll

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is narrowly leading Democratic candidate Graham Platner in the Maine Senate race, according to a new survey. The Fox News poll, released Tuesday, shows Collins with a 3-point advantage over Platner. The Lumber State Republican garnered 50 percent support, while the Democrat brought in 47 percent. Despite the incumbent’s edge overall,…

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DC insider points out a slip that may confirm Alito's pending resignation

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3 days ago

DC insider points out a slip that may confirm Alito's pending resignation

On Tuesday morning, amidst the release of several consequential Supreme Court rulings, NPR ran a story stating that Justice Samuel Alito had just announced his retirement — but he hadn’t. The news outlet quickly retracted the story, issuing an apology. But according to one DC insider, this minor media incident may have in fact revealed Alito’s impending retirement, which would have major implications for the future of the court and country. “Given that the Speaker had a statement ready to go, and that Nina Totenberg is the dean of the SCOTUS press corps, who is a logical recipient of this big retirement story, this looks like an embargo broken to me,” posted Douglas Farrar, Former Director of Public Affairs at the Federal Trade Commission. “I expect we'll see Alito announce his retirement soon.”Farrar was referring to three key points. First, the retracted NPR story by Nina Totenberg. Second, the rumor that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had sent an email to staff and stakeholders with the subject “Thank you, Justice Alito.” And finally, the concept of a “media embargo,” in which a piece of news is shared with select media outlets with the understanding that it won’t be revealed until an agreed-upon time, allowing journalists to prepare their stories. As Farrar suggests, the NPR story and Johnson email could both be the result of a broken embargo, and Alito’s actual announcement is soon to come.If that is the case, it means two things. First, and less importantly, Totenberg and someone working in Johnson’s communications team have a lot of explaining to do, and they are unlikely to be trusted with scoops in the future. But more importantly, if Alito is in fact leaving, that means President Donald Trump will appoint his replacement — a move he would be eager to press with the midterms looming. If the Republican Party takes the losses that are projected and loses its majority, the Democrats will be significantly better positioned to oppose confirmation of his nominees. If Alito is indeed retiring, it would represent a strategic move on the part of conservatives, affording Trump the opportunity to select his fourth judge rather than leaving the possibility open to a Democratic successor were Alito to retire or die during a future term. This ensures that Republicans will shape the court for a generation and have a major impact on how the judiciary drives policy for decades to come. While this certainly represents a threat to the Democratic agenda, interestingly enough, rumors of Alito’s retirement came as the Supreme Court issued a consequential ruling in which three conservative justices — including two appointed by Trump — slapped down the president’s executive order attacking birthright citizenship.

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MAGA fury forces 'triage nurse' Mike Johnson into tough spot: report

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MAGA fury forces 'triage nurse' Mike Johnson into tough spot: report

The hardline MAGA wing of the House Republican caucus has once again forced House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) into a difficult spot, one that has relegated his role to “something like a triage nurse,” Punchbowl News reported, despite being arguably the most powerful lawmaker in Washington and third in line to the presidency.Johnson ultimately caved Monday to a demand from Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) to attach the SAVE Act – President Donald Trump’s controversial voter ID bill – to the annual defense spending bill. While the SAVE Act has no path forward in the Senate according to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Luna had threatened to stall House proceedings unless her demand was met.“Speaker Mike Johnson’s job these days is something like a triage nurse. His function almost every day in the Capitol is to stop the bleeding in the House Republican Conference,” Punchbowl News’ report reads.“Don’t get us wrong: Johnson’s play was creative. There’s very little chance that House GOP leaders would’ve been able to advance a rule without this move. But it does little to mask the larger internal problems that House Republicans have with their agenda for the rest of 2026.”Punchbowl News described Johnson’s decision to concede to Luna’s demand as “yet another Band-Aid” that, at most, “should keep the floor open for this week.” For Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), however, the move was a wasted effort to appease the speaker’s hard-right flank, and a fruitless one at that.“This really accomplishes nothing. The Senate has already moved to bring their own [defense spending] bill to the floor that doesn’t have this in it, they’ve made it clear they’re not going to take this up,” McGovern said, according to Punchbowl News.“I don’t know what Rep. Luna thinks. She’s accomplished nothing. … If we come to the floor tomorrow at noon and actually bring this up, then Luna was bought off, I guess, or this satisfied her. I don’t know how it would, because again this does nothing to force the Senate to accept this.”

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