Trump demands Biden take drug test before debate

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NY Times: A New Centrism Is Rising in Washington
Call it neopopulism: a bipartisan attitude that mistrusts the free-market ethos instead of embracing it.

Biden Races To Add One Trillion In New Regs As Election Looms
The Biden administration has added a total of $1.2 trillion in costs to the economy in the first several months of 2024 from finalized regulations as the president rushes to protect his agenda ahead of the November election.

CDC estimates decline in overall US overdose deaths in 2023, but totals remain 'staggering'
Despite the national decline, some states reported double-digit increases in overdose deaths including Alaska (44.1%), Oregon (30%), Nevada (28.9%), and Washington (27.6%).

Temporary block granted on federal firearm law challenged by Texas AG Paxton
The law would have required background checks for all gun sales.

Dozens of House Dems Vote Against Measure Condemning Calls to Defund Police
The resolution, approved in a 337-61 vote, was part of the House Republicans’ National Police Week push to denounce efforts to defund the police and "[express] condolences and solemn appreciation" to family members of officers who died in the line of duty.

Boeing whistleblower's autopsy revealed
John Barnett was found dead in his truck with gun in hand next to a suicide note.

NYC’s last superhero: On patrol with real-life crimefighter — the Brooklyn Devil
The Brooklyn Devil is the last of a dying breed: Once part of a 15-person collective of anonymous, self-appointed crime disruptors, he’s now New York City’s last remaining real-life superhero.

NYC law student addicted to cheese went to nearly $6K-per-week rehab
“It was the only thing that would make me feel somewhat whole.”

Attempt To Break Guinness World Record Fails Yet Again As Only 706 People Named ‘Kyle’ Gather In Texas City
For the fifth year in a row, the city of Kyle tried to break the record for most people with the same name gathered in one place, and once again it failed miserably.

Republicans introduce bill to block 'weaponized gag orders'
The proposed bill, coined the "Let Trump Speak Act," would prohibit federal and state judges from placing gag orders against defendants in "any criminal or civil proceedings."

Rudy Giuliani Served With Indictment On Night Of 80th Birthday Party
The mayor was “unfazed by the decision to try and embarrass him during his 80th birthday.”

Forget ‘Never Trumpers’ — Majority Of Swing State Voters Now Say They’ll Never Vote For Biden
The American voter’s refusal to even consider voting for Biden is a reversal of the situation during the 2020 election.

Trump leads in Florida and Arizona despite Biden stoking fears about abortion: Poll
A new CBS News/YouGov poll found Trump has a 5-point lead in Arizona and a 9-point lead in Florida.

CNN Data Guru Breaks Down How Bad Biden Is Doing With Black Voters
"Biden still leads among black voters over Donald Trump, 69% in an average of polls. But look at this number for Donald Trump, 22%, where was Donald Trump at this point four years ago? In the polls, he was just at 9% of the votes.”

NYT Reporter Pours Cold Water On Biden’s Plan To ‘Energize’ Black Voters With Marijuana Action
“They are ... sort of scrambling for different policy achievements now that you can show that they can energize not just voters in the black community ... but specifically young black voters as well. So that falls as the marijuana announcement definitely is an example of that.”

It was another one of 'those' weeks for Biden
Beyond expanding federal regulations and forcing his green agenda on the nation, Biden is hinting of higher taxes and even more illegal immigration.

Trump Says He Will Demand Biden Take A Drug Test Before Debate
"I just wanna debate this guy, but you know — and I'm gonna demand a drug test too, by the way," Trump said to cheers. "I am. No, I really am. I don't want him coming in like the State of the Union. He was high as a kite."

Biden mocked for apparent small showing of supporters in Atlanta: ‘Nobody cared’
“If a presidential motorcade passes through town but absolutely nobody cares — did it really pass through town?” RNC Research asked.

RFK Jr. lists voting address at Westchester home — that’s in foreclosure and neighbors have never seen him
The independent candidate claims his voting address is 84 Croton Lake Road In Katonah, though he is not the owner of the property, does not show up in resident searches for it, and some longtime neighbors and authorities were shocked at the notion it’s his home.

Romney says he laughs at the term 'America first'
He went on MSNBC to say he finds it "unimaginable" that there is "a growing isolationism" in the Republican Party. "America is putting ourselves first when we're involved in the world, when we stop bad people."

Congressman Indicted For Bribery Spent Roughly Half Of Campaign Cash On Legal Fees
Democratic Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar spent more than $750,000 on payments to various law firms during the 2024 election cycle as authorities investigated him for accepting foreign bribes, constituting roughly half of the $1.6 million total the congressman spent during that period.

Inflation flattens Americans' wealth gains under Biden
A pair of graphs comparing household wealth under former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are going viral on social media this weekend, particularly for showing how inflation creates a significant disparity between them.

‘Biggest Mistake Of My Life’: Biden 2020 Voters Explain Why They’re Backing Trump In 2024
“Everything is just about the economy,” Westbrook said. “I don’t really trust Donald Trump at all. I just think housing, food, my car, my insurance, every single piece of living has gone up.”

Conservatives are fighting guaranteed basic income programs using a surprising argument: They aren't universal
Numerous cities and counties are experimenting with guaranteed basic incomes to support their most vulnerable populations. They typically offer no-strings-attached monthly payments between $500 and $1,000 to specific groups, like new moms, Black women, or trans people.

Penske Truck Rental employees in Nashville, Minneapolis oust union: 'We are better off without'
The vote came after each petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to remove the union from their workplace: "We are better off without union officials so-called ‘representation.’”

Rubio Supports Mass Deportation Of Illegal Aliens Following ‘Invasion Of The Country’
"We cannot absorb 25, 30 million people who entered this country illegally. They’re here illegally. What country on earth would tolerate that?"

Pope Francis denounces attempts to close southern border as ‘madness’
“Migration is something that makes a country grow,” he said. “They say that you Irish migrated and brought the whiskey, and that the Italians migrated and brought the mafia. Migrants sometimes suffer a lot. They suffer a lot.”

Former NIH Director Admits Government Was Top Source Of COVID Misinformation
Francis Collins admits there was no "science or evidence" to support social distancing the government used censorship to push.

Elon Musk demands Anthony Fauci be prosecuted after NIH admits to funding gain-of-function research at Wuhan lab
In May 2021, under oath, Fauci told a senate panel, "The NIH has not ever, and does not now, fund 'gain of function research' in the Wuhan Institute." In later testimony, when given the chance to clarify his statement, he repeated the claim.

All Charges Dismissed Against NJ Gym Owner Who Wouldn’t Close During COVID Lockdown
“4 years ago today, we reopened Atilis Gym in direct violation of an unconstitutional order by Governor Philip Murphy to close small businesses in New Jersey,” says gym owner Ian Smith.

World War III May Already Have Started — in the Shadows
Britain's signals intelligence spy chief raised eyebrows last week with warnings that Russia is coordinating both cyberattacks and physical acts of sabotage against the West. There's evidence to back her claims — and the West may be returning the favor.

Experts Warn Biden’s Latest Plan For Middle East Will Ignite Nuclear Arms Race In Islamic World
According to the NY Times, the Biden administration wants Israel to reward the Palestinian people for the unprecedented terrorist attack from Hamas, by agreeing to give them their own official state.

Netanyahu reportedly blocking Israeli intelligence and security chiefs from meeting with US officials
The effort, reported by Axios, appears to be an attempt from the prime minister to control what information officials from the United States hear directly from the Jewish state as it fights in its war in Gaza against Hamas.

House GOP Leader Addresses Israeli Parliament, Vows Ironclad US Support to Eradicate Hamas
Rep. Stefanik is the highest ranking House member to visit Israel since Oct. 7.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, known for brutal crackdowns against political opposition, dead as a doorknob
Raisi was sometimes notably referred to as the “Butcher of Tehran” after being one of the four judges who oversaw the mass execution of thousands of political prisoners in 1988 after the Iran-Iraq war.

Tehran Times: Martyrdom in the line of duty
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi made a “tough landing” on Sunday. The incident occurred as a result of dense fog in the region, which is making conditions difficult for rescue teams, the TV said.

Argentina President Javier Milei Causes Leftist Meltdown In Europe While Ripping ‘Satanic’ Socialism
During his speech in Spain he said, “Let us not let the dark, black, satanic, atrocious, horrible carcinogenic side that is socialism prevail over us.”

Congo army says it stopped attempted coup involving US citizens
The leader of an attempted coup on Sunday in the DRC has been killed and some 50 people, including three American citizens, arrested.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs apologizes after video shows him beating ex-girlfriend
"A reminder as you watch this that Diddy has been credibly accused of many years of abuse, trafficking, rape, and much much more. He also spent months denying that he ever committed any acts of domestic violence," Yashar Ali wrote on X.

Courteney Cox says late costar Matthew Perry still ‘visits’ her after death
“I talk to my mom, my dad, Matthew. I feel like there are a lot of people that, I think, guide us,” she explained. “I do sense — I sense Matthew’s around for sure.”

Former NYT reporter says paper wouldn't allow her to question progressive policies
"I'm from San Francisco. I lived there my whole life. If you're not looking around and seeing the streets and starting to question some of the ideas that got us to that place, I think you're fooling yourself. I think you're an absolute fool if you don't do that."

Alice Stewart, CNN commentator, dies at 58 just hours after appearing on network
Police said no foul play was suspected.

America at higher blackout risk as EPA aims to shut down more power plants, despite grid assessment
As summer rolls in with warmer temperatures, large portions of the U.S. are at a higher risk of blackouts, a new report warns.

New Study Finds 12x Higher Suicide Risk For People Who Get Sex Changes
A new study hot off the press has confirmed what most of us already knew: People who get "gender-affirming" surgery have more than 12 times higher instances of suicide attempts than those who don't get the surgeries.

Families flee Boy Scouts of America as organization moves toward ‘progressive vision’
Membership has fallen to 1.12 million last year from 1.97 million in 2019.

OpenAI researcher resigns, claiming safety has taken ‘a backseat to shiny products’
“We are long overdue in getting incredibly serious about the implications of AGI. We must prioritize preparing for them as best we can,” Leike said in follow-up posts about his resignation Friday morning. “Only then can we ensure AGI benefits all of humanity.”

OpenAI’s Long-Term AI Risk Team Has Disbanded
The entire OpenAI team focused on the existential dangers of AI has either resigned or been absorbed into other research groups.

Sony Music Group warns more than 700 companies against using its content to train AI
The company said "songwriters’ and recording artists’ rights, including copyrights" still need to be respected amid innovations in AI.

Fat 'influencer' says she almost fainted after an airport worker refused to push her in a wheelchair off a plane
A 27-year old "plus-size" social media "star," who chooses to use a wheelchair, claimed that an airport worker refused to push her off a plane. "By the time she let me reach the wheelchair and sit down my lips were white, my oxygen levels had dropped, and I almost fainted.”

Related: Mr. Show — The Hail Satan Network
Learn about Kevin, who is also in a wheelchair by choice.

Bill Maher takes jab at the left's outrage brigade who believes Harrison Butker is 'history's greatest monster'
"I find it very ironic that he's saying, ‘You know what, in my world, you know, we like the women to stay at home and just have babies’ and the college kids and the young people find this absolutely abhorrent, but they're demonstrating for Hamas, who make that the law!" Maher said.

Mike Tyson Says He 'Had An Erection' From Watching 16-Year-Old Jake Paul Dancing Online
“He wanted to kiss me? That’s so ironic that he said that because I saw pictures of him dancing at 16, doing that little dance on YouTube and for some reason I had an erection.”