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Daniel Gafford, Cam Johnson among players Lakers should consider trading for

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The NBA Finals matchup between the Spurs and Knicks may be the main focus for collective NBA observers. But in the background, teams throughout the league are working toward improving for the 2026-27 season. Predraft workouts have been taking place for nearly a month ahead of the NBA draft in two weeks — which typically...

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A (total) beginner’s guide to the World Cup: how does it work and the players to look out for

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A (total) beginner’s guide to the World Cup: how does it work and the players to look out for

The tournament kicks off on Thursday in Mexico City. Here’s what newcomers can expect from one of the world’s largest and most watched eventsIt is! Every four years the best men’s teams on the planet gather to see who will be crowned world champions. This year’s tournament will be co-hosted by frenemies Canada, Mexico and the United States in 16 cities as different as Vancouver, Kansas City and Guadalajara. The 48 teams are initially divided into [does arithmetic] 12 four-team groups with each team playing the others in the group once. The top two from each group, along with the eight best third-placed teams – 32 in total – will advance to the knockout stages. Matches from that point on are single-elimination - lose and you’re out. If scores are level at the end of extra-time, the match is decided by a penalty shootout. Continue reading...

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Johnson looks to muscle through immigration enforcement bill with an unruly caucus

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Johnson looks to muscle through immigration enforcement bill with an unruly caucus

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is attempting to usher through a party-line immigration enforcement funding bill on Tuesday in what will be a test of party unity despite a slim margin in the House. The $70 billion legislation will give funding to Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which were left out of a Department […]

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CNN's Phil Mattingly chides Mike Johnson's rigged election claim

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CNN's Phil Mattingly chides Mike Johnson's rigged election claim

CNN's Phil Mattingly chided Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Monday after Johnson offered a startling answer to a reporter asking about alleged election fraud in California. Republicans have been up in arms since Sunday after Democrat Nithya Raman leapfrogged Republican Spencer Pratt, a reality TV personality, in the Los Angeles mayoral primary race. Raman built up her lead as a slew of mail-in ballots went her way, a trend that analysts at the Los Angeles Times expect to continue through the deadline to receive ballots on Tuesday. President Donald Trump and several high-ranking Republican lawmakers have claimed, without evidence, that the election appears to have been rigged. "I'm saying it stinks to high heaven," Johnson said on Monday when he was asked about the results by CNN's Manu Raju. "And everybody knows that. I think California is playing around with this.""But what evidence is there to prove this was rigged?" Raju replied. "Some of these efforts are so diabolical and so far upstream, it is impossible to prove," Johnson said. "But I think everybody knows instinctively something is wrong here."Mattingly chuckled as he replied to Johnson's comments on "The Lead." "So diabolical it's impossible to prove," Mattingly said. "Which just sounds like anything my four-year-old does most days." CNN's Jamie Gangel, a special correspondent, said Johnson's comments show he was playing to an audience of one — Donald Trump. "He is not going to contradict Donald Trump, but the way he's saying it is really disingenuous," she said. "It's a distinction without a difference, because he is saying it stinks to high heaven. So he's not using the word rigged, but that's what he's putting out there. I think the problem here ... this is dangerous when you undermine faith in the election. Let us not forget we have seen the result of what happened on January 6th. We do not want that to happen again."

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Mike Johnson says Los Angeles mayor result ‘stinks to high heaven’

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Mike Johnson says Los Angeles mayor result ‘stinks to high heaven’

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said on Monday that the California mayoral race result “stinks to high heaven” as the state’s vote-counting process drags on nearly a week after the primary. President Donald Trump had previously said on social media that the race is “rigged” and called California a “3rd World Nation.” Nearly a week […]

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Johnson defends Trump’s rigged elections claim — says it’s 'impossible to prove'

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Johnson defends Trump’s rigged elections claim — says it’s 'impossible to prove'

President Donald Trump just received a public assist from House Speaker Mike Johnson in his unsubstantiated claims that California’s elections have been stolen — but Johnson himself admitted that Trump’s claims are “impossible to prove.”“I'm not saying it's rigged,” Johnson told CNN’s Manu Raju on Monday. “I'm saying it stinks to high heaven. And everybody knows that. Let's remove the appearance of impropriety. Let's have, what a concept, let's have votes on an election the day of the election. That's what many states are able to do. I think California is playing around with this.”When Raju asked whether Johnson has any evidence that the election is being rigged, the House Speaker admitted that he does not.“I don't — some of these efforts are so diabolical and so far upstream that it is impossible to prove,” Johnson told Raju. “But I think everybody knows instinctively something is wrong here. And that's a concern. We need people to believe in the integrity of our election system.”Johnson has been accused of controlling the House Republicans rather than serving the traditional presidential role of respecting the balance of power between the executive and legislature. In fact, NOTUS reported on Monday that Trump has so much power over the House, he has joked that he and not Johnson is in fact the real House Speaker.“I have two jobs: being president and being speaker,” Trump once teased Johnson while other lawmakers watched him do it. Trump’s joke refers to Johnson repeatedly going to the president to get potentially defecting Republicans in line behind his agenda, with Johnson himself repeatedly failing to do so.For example, in 2025 Trump reportedly yelled at Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) over the phone until she started crying and walked away, according to what two sources told NOTUS. After she left, Trump continued to rant to the remaining lawmakers who were present for her humiliation.“I have no f—— idea what she just said," Trump told the other members.That incident, according to NOTUS, was merely one of many. Two sources told NOTUS that House members are instructed to check with the White House before proposing legislation. One anonymous House Republican lawmaker told NOTUS that as a result, House Speaker Johnson and the rest of that body’s leaders have failed in their basic legislative duties.This is "a total shirking of responsibilities to the White House,” the source told NOTUS. “Everything has to be preordained and pre-blessed, and there’s very little that we’re able to have our own will on. We should be empowered to pass our own priorities, not just follow what the mandate of the day is.”

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CNN forces Mike Johnson admission on Trump's rigged election claim: 'Impossible to prove'

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CNN forces Mike Johnson admission on Trump's rigged election claim: 'Impossible to prove'

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is echoing President Donald Trump's allegations of fraud in the Los Angeles mayoral race — but admitted Monday he has no evidence to back them up, telling CNN's Manu Raju the claims are "impossible to prove."Trump fired off a Truth Social post Sunday declaring the L.A. results fraudulent. "Not possible for Spencer Pratt to have lost the L.A. runoffs after the big lead he had," Trump wrote. "3rd World Nation. Rigged Elections!"Pratt, the former MTV reality star turned Trump-backed mayoral candidate, led the field in the days after the June 2 primary. But as mail and provisional ballots continued to be counted, progressive City Councilmember Nithya Raman (D-Los Angeles) closed the gap and overtook Pratt for the second runoff spot by Sunday, with 83% of the expected vote in. Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) has already been projected to advance to the November runoff.Raju pressed Johnson if he had evidence supporting the fraud allegations — but the speaker failed to offer any."I don't — some of these efforts are so diabolical and so far upstream that it is impossible to prove," Johnson said. "But I think everybody knows instinctively something is wrong here."When Raju asked directly whether the election was "rigged, like the president says," Johnson pulled back from the word itself."I'm not saying it's rigged," he said. "I'm saying it stinks to high heaven, and everybody knows that."Johnson instead pointed to California's vote-counting timeline, arguing the state should be able to deliver results on election night the way other states do — and other countries do. "We have entire nations with huge populations like India that can count their votes in 24 to 40 hours," he said.He also used the moment to plug the SAVE America Act, a Republican voting-restrictions bill that would require proof of citizenship and a photo ID to vote. Johnson claimed the measure enjoys more than 90% public support and that 70% of Democrats back it — figures he did not cite sources for.When Raju suggested Republicans were raising fraud claims simply because their candidate lost, Johnson brushed it off. "Every leader of all parties should demand election integrity," he said. "And if somebody is opposing that, you should look at their motives. That's what I'm telling you."

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Mike Johnson: California election ‘stinks to high heaven’

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Mike Johnson: California election ‘stinks to high heaven’

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) asserted that the California primary election “stinks to high heaven,” echoing gripes from President Trump and other Republicans about the integrity of the state’s election system. “They are counting votes weeks after the election,” Johnson said in the Capitol on Monday. “I’m not saying it’s rigged. I’m saying it stinks to…

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Epstein reading room prominently features Trump connection among 3.5 million DOJ documents

A temporary exhibit displaying 3.5 million documents related to the Department of Justice’s investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein will open in Washington, D.C., this week, highlighting Epstein’s long documented association with President Donald Trump. The “Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room,” put on by the Institute for Primary Facts, will be […]

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