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A photo illustration of the Instacart logo. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesInstacart’s artificial intelligence (AI) price-optimization software, dubbed Eversight, charged customers higher prices for identical grocery orders by as much as 23 percent, a recent investigation found.The online delivery service confirmed on Dec. 9 that it is using Eversight to conduct ongoing pricing experiments with 10 grocery retailer partners with the goal of optimizing price markups on goods consumers want the most. Retail markups and same-as-store pricing policies are controlled by retailers, the company noted.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue…

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Tyler Robinson, accused of the murder of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, on Dec. 11, 2025. Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, PoolTyler Robinson, the Utah man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk earlier this year, appeared in court in person for the first time on Dec. 11 as the judge considers how much access the media will have in the prominent criminal case.The state of Utah has charged Robinson, 22, with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting of Kirk during an event at the Utah Valley University campus…

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Senator Eric Schmitt delivered an absolute demolition of a clueless reporter on Tuesday after she tried—and failed spectacularly—to equate narco-terrorist drug-running vessels as harmless “fishing boats.” What followed was a brutal reality check that the fake news media desperately needed. While Democrats obsess over protecting cartel operatives and criticizing U.S. interventions, Schmitt made clear the only victims in this story are American families burying loved ones poisoned by fentanyl. The exchange was filmed by Caden Olson, a congressional reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation. Reporter:If you can seize a tanker without killing anyone, shouldn’t that… If you can seize…

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911 audio released of the Sherrone Moore incident following his firing by Michigan, along with President’s plea for helpPublishedDecember 11, 2025 7:51 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 11, 2025 7:51 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkThe University of Michigan is continuing to investigate former football coach Sherrone Moore, one day after his firing. And now, the schools’ president, Domenico Grasso, is asking for the help of students and faculty members in relation to any further misconduct by the former head coach. On Wednesday, Sherrone Moore was terminated after school officials discovered more information related to an ‘inappropriate relationship’ he was having with a fellow staffer. Sources have told…

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Indiana Senate Majority Leader Chris Garten gave a screaming endorsement of the Indiana redistricting plan that will give Republicans nine congressional seats ahead of the Senate’s vote on Thursday.  The map would give Republicans a 9-0 advantage in Indiana as Democrats attempt to cancel Republican votes in blue states. “Some will say these maps are political,” Garten said before a long pause, then smacking the table in front of him. “Let me be clear: YOU’RE DAMN RIGHT THEY ARE! POLITICAL POLICY IS POLITICAL! SAFE STREETS ARE POLITICAL!” “If drawing a map that secures two more seats for the Republican Party…

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The Starbucks sign at a Starbucks kiosk in the Walden Galleria in Buffalo, NY., on Nov. 29, 2024. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, FileA new lawsuit has accused the Starbucks Corporation of violating Florida’s Civil Rights Act with its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies.Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a complaint against the Seattle-based coffee company on Dec. 10, accusing it of implementing and enforcing race-based quotas for hiring and advancement.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.

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North American stargazers can catch the peak of the Geminid meteor shower during the night of Dec. 13. Observers could see up to 120 meteors per hour.The Geminids are one of the Northern Hemisphere’s most reliable and spectacular annual meteor showers, known for producing bright, fast-moving, yellowish meteors, according to NASA. The Geminid meteor shower started in early December and will continue into Dec. 21. (RELATED: Polar Vortex Could Trigger Major Snowstorm, Soul-Piercing Freeze Across Interstate 95 Corridor) Even outside the peak, skywatchers could still see 40 to 50 meteors per hour. The Geminids, visible from both the Northern and…

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Yesterday I wrote a story about Guttmacher headlined “Insights into the pro-abortion mind: Guttmacher’s “State Policy Trends 2025 Full-Year Analysis” and, as promised, I am analyzing the annual “Communities Need Clinics” report of the Abortion Care Network today. We’re told, “Abortion Care Network is dedicated to the unique needs of these providers [“indies”] and the people they serve.” [They are “indies” because their clinics are not part of Planned Parenthood or hospitals.] The report is “highlighting the role of independent abortion clinics in the U.S.” I’ve written about them for the last few years for many reasons. Their calling card is two-fold. HELP LIFENEWS…

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President Trump on Thursday granted Tina Peters a full pardon. Tina, a Gold Star Mother who is in poor health, is now serving nine years in a Colorado state prison for challenging the 2020 elections. The left wants her dead. Tina Peters has been found guilty on state charges and is serving time in a state prison, so the presidential pardon will not result in her immediate release. Last week, a magistrate judge dismissed Tina Peter’s habeas corpus petition seeking an early release from prison. President Trump’s close friend, former schoolmate, and attorney, Peter Ticktin, recently wrote in a letter…

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President Donald Trump vowed to support a primary challenge to the Republican leader of the Indiana Senate who helped kill an effort to redraw the state’s congressional map. On Thursday, Indiana senators voted down a map designed to give Republicans a 9-0 advantage among the state’s congressional delegation. Twenty-one Republicans joined 10 Democrats to defeat the measure, which Trump lobbied for in the hopes of helping the GOP maintain the House after next year’s midterm elections. One of the Republicans who opposed the measure was Senate President Pro Tempore Rod Bray. Shortly after the new map failed, Trump took questions…

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My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell gestures as supporters of President-elect Donald Trump gather outside Capital One Arena, for a rally a day before he is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington on Jan. 19, 2025. Reuters/Daniel Cole/File PhotoMike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, Inc. and a widely known political supporter of President Donald Trump, announced via social media on Dec. 11 that he is running for governor of Minnesota in the 2026 general election.Lindell is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), the Democratic Party’s vice-presidential nominee in the 2024 presidential election, who…

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Every year, typically the day before Thanksgiving, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued its Abortion Surveillance report, usually giving us abortion data from most of the states for two years earlier. It takes that long to compile it. This year, Thanksgiving came and went, and, surprisingly, no study from the CDC. We were especially anxious to see this year’s report. It would have given us data from 2023, the first full year since Dobbs and the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Though CDC numbers have always been incomplete, always undercounting and missing data from some critical states since at least…

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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro holds Simon Bolivar’s sword as he addresses members of the armed forces, Bolivarian Militia, police, and civilians during a rally against a possible escalation of U.S. actions toward the country, at Fort Tiuna military base in Caracas, Venezuela, on Nov. 25, 2025. Leonardo Fernandez Viloria / ReutersWASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned three family members of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and six businesses, along with the oil tankers they operate, on Dec. 11. Three nephews of Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, were added to the Office of Foreign Asset Control’s Specially Designated Nationals list.We had a problem…

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We’ll believe it when we see it…PublishedDecember 11, 2025 7:10 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 11, 2025 6:57 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkReactions are still rolling in after news broke this week that the Indianapolis Colts have signed formerly-retired 44-year-old quarterback Philip Rivers, and now, the man who had previously been the eldest signal caller in the league, Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers, has offered his take.He also revealed if he would ever go for the ol’ presto-changeo unretirement move after he finally hangs it up for good.Ahead of the Steelers’ game against the Miami Dolphins on Monday, Rodgers was asked about the Rivers situation.”Well, I’m…

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Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-MA) introduces self-deported illegal alien Sae Joon Park to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem via Zoom. Credit: CNN Screenshot A Democrat congressman’s attempt to embarrass Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with a sob story about an illegal alien veteran being deported by President Trump backfired when conservatives uncovered some damning facts about the migrant. As The Gateway Pundit’s Jordan Conradson reported, Noem testified on Thursday alongside National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent and FBI National Security Branch Operations Director Michael Glasheen before the House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday. During the hearing, Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-MA) decided…

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Pediatric cardiologist fired solely because he chairs CDC advs comtt for vaccines “The greatest irony is my husband has been a vaccine advocate throughout his career,” yet Kirk Milhoan’s practice buckled under “overwhelming number of calls” demanding his firing for ACIP role. ~Kimberly Milhoan By Greg Piper The chair of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which last week voted to stop recommending the hepatitis B shot at birth, has been fired from his pediatric cardiology practice “solely because” of his role on the vaccine advisory panel, according to his wife. Kirk and Kimberly Milhoan were…

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President Donald Trump makes an announcement from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Dec. 3, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 11 that seeks to establish a federal standard on regulating artificial intelligence (AI) companies and prevent states from putting limits on the booming industry.“You have to have a central source of approval,” Trump said during a signing ceremony at the White House on Thursday. “When they need approvals on things, they have to come to one source. They can’t go to California, New York, and various…

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Takes a real creative to swindle Netflix this badly.PublishedDecember 11, 2025 6:50 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 11, 2025 6:07 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkHollywood director Carl Rinsch was convicted of fraud and will face time behind bars after going on an unauthorized spending spree with Netflix’s funds. The plot, wild as it is, would also make the perfect Netflix project.Rinsch secured millions from the entertainment giant, initially paid for his projects, and allegedly diverted those funds to speculate on cryptocurrency. Over several months, Rinsch made millions trading that crypto and used the earnings for personal expenses and luxury goods, including five Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari. He also…

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President Trump this evening signed an executive order establishing a national rulebook for regulating artificial intelligence. He previewed the move earlier this week on Truth Social, saying that if the U.S. wants to lead in AI, it cannot have 50 states each making their own rules. The Indiana Senate today voted down a new con…

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Rep. Delia Ramirez lost it over Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem “smiling” during her wild anti-ICE rant during Thursday’s House Committee on Homeland Security hearing. The confrontation began when Ramirez played a video clip of Noem testifying that no American citizens had been arrested or detained by ICE, claiming that she was lying about this information. “Secretary Noem, you lie and you lie to the American people. I will be including into the record an article by ProPublica from October 16th, 2025, entitled ‘We found that more than 170 U.S. Citizens have been held by immigration agents. They’ve…

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Models of the Chinese-made Chery Omoda 5 and Chery Omoda E5 on display at Stoner Motor Company in Gillingham, UK, on Nov. 6, 2024. Reuters/Chris J. Ratcliffe/ File PhotoThe rise of China’s government-subsidized auto industry poses a real economic and national security threat to the United States and its major auto manufacturers, experts told members of a U.S. House committee Thursday.“Chinese vehicles pose the same kind of risks in the physical world that TikTok represents in the digital world,” said Peter Ludwig, cofounder and chief technology officer of tech company Applied Intuition, told the House Select Committee on the Chinese…

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Duncan didn’t position herself as a progressive thought leader until around 2020, after ESPN had let go of Jemele Hill and Bomani Jones. Put simply, she saw an opening.PublishedDecember 11, 2025 6:30 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 11, 2025 5:24 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkOn Thursday, ESPN announced that Duncan will host her final SportsCenter on December 16. Sources confirm to OutKick that she has accepted a role with Netflix and will leave the network entirely.ESPN will be better off without her. In recent years, Duncan had become one of the network’s biggest internal distractions, often turning sports segments into her own personal soapbox. She…

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Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze addresses a press conference after a meeting of foreign ministers from the member countries of the Nordic-Baltic Eight, in Ronne on the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm on April 29, 2025. Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix/AFPLatvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze said U.S. President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy should be a spur for Europe to strengthen its own defenses and competitiveness, not a cause for panic about U.S. abandonment.In an exclusive interview on EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders,” Braze said Latvian officials have reviewed the Trump administration’s national strategy and see it as more coherent and constructive…

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*Beavis Voice* Fire, he-heh, fire…PublishedDecember 11, 2025 5:50 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 11, 2025 5:12 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkSometimes, when I’m just sitting around doing nothing in like a waiting room or something, my mind wanders. Pretty frequently, I start thinking about the first person to do things. And I don’t mean fly or cram two dozen cigarettes in their mouth, I mean who was the first person to look at a lobster and say, “Y’know what? I bet its ass is mighty tasty. Maybe dunk it in a little butter… once we discover butter.”And they were right!But the granddaddy of them all is…

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AP Photo/Michael Conroy Social media exploded with users celebrating the Indiana Senate for rejecting President Donald Trump’s attempt at redistricting before the 2026 midterm elections. Trump sought to redraw the state’s district map that would have given Republicans more congressional seats. In a special session on Thursday at the Indiana Statehouse, 31 state senators voted against the bill, 21 of whom were Republicans. Right before the vote, Trump threatened Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray and his Republican colleagues. “Anybody that votes against Redistricting, and the SUCCESS of the Republican Party in D.C., will be, I am sure, met with…

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An executive director of Black Lives Matter Oklahoma was charged with wire fraud and money laundering. A federal grand jury on December 3 returned a 25-count indictment against Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson, 52. Dickerson was charged with 20 counts of wire fraud and five counts of money laundering. “On December 3, 2025, a federal Grand Jury returned a 25-count Indictment, charging Dickerson with 20 counts of wire fraud and five counts of money laundering. For each count of wire fraud, Dickerson faces up to 20 years in federal prison, and a fine of up to $250,000. For each count of…

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The U.S. is reportedly planning to seize more oil tankers off the coast of Venezuela after successfully carrying out the first such operation on Wednesday, according to sources who spoke to Reuters this week. The interdiction on Wednesday marked a significant escalation of military action in the Caribbean, with the Trump administration continuing to pressure Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro to resign from his office. Venezuela has been under U.S. sanctions since 2019.At Thursday’s briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the DOJ obtained a warrant for Wednesday’s operation because the vessel was “a sanctioned shadow vessel known for carrying…

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The original painting that introduced “Star Wars” to the public nearly 50 years ago and later became the basis for the film’s iconic poster sold for $3.875 million at auction. Created in acrylic and airbrush by artist Tom Jung, the artwork debuted in newspaper ads on May 13, 1977, less than two weeks before George Lucas’s space opera hit theaters. It went on to appear on billboards, magazine ads and theater programs, according to the Associated Press. (RELATED: Costume From ‘Elf’ Sells For Big Bucks At Auction)Charles Epting, director of pop culture and historical consignments at Heritage Auctions, told the…

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This is the peak of culinary excellence…PublishedDecember 11, 2025 6:10 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 11, 2025 5:52 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkWe’ve hit that lull between the end of the college football regular season and the start of bowl games and the College Football Playoff, but that just means that it’s time for the great American tradition that is the Army-Navy game.And this year, one of the stars of the show might be the grub… or, more accurately, what the grub is being served in.This year’s edition of the classic rivalry — the 126th — will be played in Navy’s neck of the woods…

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“Wolves, bears, and boars are growing in number in Greece. A wildlife specialist referenced in the article credits milder winters and the falling popularity of hunting,” reports The Doomslayer. The Independent adds: Brown bears, Greece’s largest predator, have made a remarkable comeback. Their numbers have increased roughly fourfold since the 1990s, said Dimitrios Bakaloudis, a professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki who specialises in wildlife management and conservation. Up to an estimated 870 brown bears roam the forests of northern Greece, according to the most recent survey by Arcturos, an environmental organisation set up in 1992 that provides a…

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Podcast host Candace Owens responded after Erika Kirk went off on her for profiting off of her husband’s murder. Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika, hit back at Candace Owens and others profiting from her husband’s murder on Wednesday during a sit-down interview with Fox News host Harris Faulkner. Candace Owens has suggested the French Government, Israel/Netanyahu, Jewish donors, US government/Deep State, TPUSA leadership, Erika Kirk and many others are to blame for Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Without mentioning her name, Erika Kirk went scorched earth on Candace Owens for making ‘hundreds and thousands of dollars’ going after her TPUSA family. “Here’s my…

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Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) speaks with reporters while waiting to catch the Senate subway to the Hart Senate Office Building from the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 25, 2024. Kent Nishimura/Getty ImagesThe U.S. Navy has submitted a report to the Department of War’s (DOW’s) top legal office, offering its assessment of the potential case against Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) after he and other Democratic lawmakers filmed a video last month advising U.S. military personnel to disobey what they called illegal orders.“The Navy submitted the report to the DOW’s Office of General Counsel, where they are providing a legal review…

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President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are hitting the road to tout the administration’s economic policy, and Vance is seemingly playing the long game in combatting Democrats’ effective “affordability” messaging. Trump visited Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, kicking off a year-long tour across the country to ease voters’ concerns about the economy. The affordability crisis has been top of mind for the GOP going into a midterm year following some key wins from Democrats who campaigned on the issue.Vance, who is set to appear in Allentown, Pennsylvania, next Tuesday, has typically acknowledged voters’ struggles when talking about the economy…

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During a White House press briefing on Thursday dominated by questions about either the economy or Venezuela, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt threw down with former conservative reporter-turned-liberal CNN host and chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins over the former topic with Collins insisting the state of the economy was not as strong as Leavitt made it seem and Leavitt hitting back the economy has improved from the Biden years. Collins started off by asking about President Trump’s comments from Tuesday night in which he was “telling parents two weeks before Christmas that they should only buy two or three dolls…

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When Univision decided to rehire Daniel Coronell as president of Univision’s news division, we harshly criticized the move as the dog returning to its vomit. It appears that the dog has decided to vomit again. Per corporate parent TelevisaUnivision’s press release: TelevisaUnivision, the leading Spanish-language media and content company in the world, informs that, after more than 2 years heading Univision News, Daniel Coronell will step down as president of Univision News by mutual agreement on the 31st of the current month. The “mutual agreement” language betrays the rumored firing as reported across several outlets. Why now? Multiple sources report,…

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ABC News program The View was channeling Venezuela’s communist Maduro regime during Thursday’s show when a majority of the cast engaged in their usual anti-Trump screeching; this time triggered by the U.S. legally seizing a sanctioned oil tanker. Despite the ship’s sanction being issued by the Biden administration and the fact that the Coast Guard had a warrant, they were eager to accuse President Trump of “piracy,” and claimed all Americans were complicit. Moderator Whoopi Goldberg seeming ignorant of the sanctions on the ship and nor was she concerned about its shady history. Instead, she was busy suggesting the seizure…

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CNN sports correspondent Don Riddell may have been reporting from snow-covered D.C. on Friday’s The Situation Room, but his hot take about the upcoming World Cup could have thawed the wintry weather. According to Riddell, Trump’s America—specifically, ICE operations—is comparable to human rights abuses in the two previous World Cup hosts of Russia and Qatar. Co-host Pamela Brown set Riddell up by giving credence to the idea that “immigration advocates” who allege similar sentiments should be taken seriously, “I want to bring you back in, Don, because there have been these allegations, as we know, of human rights abuses that have…

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During Friday’s show, the liberal ladies of ABC’s The View seemed as though they were on the war path against men. In multiple segments, they blamed men for everything from painful mammograms to floozy journalist Olivia Nuzzi cheating on her fiancé to President Bill Clinton supposedly not getting impeached (which wasn’t true). They even lashed out at California Governor Gavin Newsom for vetoing a bill for mandated menopause care. Their first topic of the day was an update on Vanity Fair editor Olivia Nuzzi, the floozy journalist who allegedly had affairs with sources and was suddenly playing a victim. Fill-in…

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A Utah judge ruled Thursday that cameras can remain in the courtroom during the high-profile trial involving Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Judge Tony Graf ruled cameras will be allowed but imposed new restrictions after finding that media outlets violated the court’s standing decorum order. He said the violation stemmed from transmissions recorded outside official sessions, noting that the Oct. 30, 2025 decorum order and Electronic Media Coverage (EMC) guidelines clearly bar filming before proceedings begin or after the court adjourns.WATCH: “If there’s specific circumstances [that] warrant such action that the court would need to make findings in order to do so.…

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and the leftwing White House press corps on Thursday after a combative line of questioning on the economy and inflation.  Collins pointed to comments President Trump made during a rally on Tuesday in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, where he joked that little girls “don’t need 37 dolls,” while pointing to the success of his tariffs on bringing steel production back to the United States and putting money back into Americans’ wallets. “You know, you can give up certain products. You can give up pencils,” Trump said. “But you always need steel.…

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X Screenshot Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and wife, Jaime, got into the holiday spirit Thursday in a masochistic fashion — by reading “mean tweets” to followers. The concept of “Mean Tweets” originated as a segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where celebrities read aloud negative comments about them on X. “One thing about family: they’ll always help keep you humble,” the senator posted. “Great having Jaime in Washington this week—we celebrated the Christmas season by reading some mean tweets!” One thing about family: they’ll always help keep you humble Great having Jaime in Washington this week—we celebrated the Christmas season by reading…

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Share Copy Link   Protesters gather outside the Senate chamber at the Statehouse as senators meet during a special session to vote on a new congressional map Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Obed Lamy) The Indiana State Senate voted against the plan pushed by President Donald Trump to redraw the state’s district map with the goal of giving Republicans more congressional seats. Votes were cast during a special session Thursday at the Indiana Statehouse. When the final count was tallied, 31 state senators voted down the bill. Just 19 voted in favor of the new map. Indiana Senate votes…

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Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) threw down with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday during a highly contentious House hearing. Goldman began by asking, “Do you agree that asylum is a lawful pathway to immigrate to this country? Yes or no?” Noem replied, “There’s an asylum program, yes.” “All right. So immigrants with ongoing asylum applications are legally in this country, correct?” Goldman pressed. Noem asked for clarification, “Excuse me, I’m sorry. Your question was?” Goldman added, “Immigrants with ongoing asylum applications are legally in this country?” Noem dodged, saying, “There are individuals in this country that have applications that…

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