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A conservative vlogger claims that employees at a Panda Express called the police on him because he was wearing a MAGA hat. A Panda Restaurant Group spokesperson told Fox News that they are reviewing details about the incident and the situation is being handled and addressed at the restaurant level.  “We want everyone who walks into Panda Express to feel welcome and treated with respect,” the spokesperson said in a statement.  Chris Sims, who describes himself on X as a “disaffected liberal turned conservative,” said in a post that he and another vlogger who goes by Daniel Rebel 33 were kicked…

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Home Depot announced Tuesday that the Big Box home-improvement chain beat fiscal first-quarter expectations, reporting sales of $41.77 billion, up 5% from a year earlier. The outcomes suggest the core homeowner shopper remains resilient despite high gas prices and falling consumer confidence, according to CNBC.com. CFO Richard McPhail said a U.S. homeowner is more insulted from current economic impacts than other demographics, so the leading retail outlet is still seeing strong results. The U.S. economy still struggles with persistent, above-desired inflaation, compounded by soar gas prices amid the U.S.-Iran war.  However, rising geopolitical tensions and a broken housing market will continue…

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President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Texas Republican Senate primary runoff, boosting Paxton’s challenge against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn just one week before the May 26 primary election. In a Truth Social post, Trump called Paxton a “true MAGA Warrior,” praised his loyalty, and expressed hope that, as senator, he will be able help pass the president’s top legislative priorities, which are currently stalled in the Senate. “I know Ken well, have seen him tested at the highest and most difficult levels, and he is a WINNER! Ken is a Strong Supporter of TERMINATING…

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Congressional reporter Myles Morell contributed to this report Multiple members of Congress admitted “I don’t know” when pressed by The Gateway Pundit on Capitol Hill about the more than 160 never-before-seen UFO files the Pentagon released on May 8, 2026, under President Donald Trump’s direct order. The historic declassification, the first tranche under the new Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters, made public military reports, photographs, videos, and astronaut accounts spanning the 1940s to recent years. The files detail rotating saucer-shaped craft over Cold War Europe, metallic elliptical objects hovering motionless, glowing orbs with impossible maneuvers, and anomalous…

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By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, May 19, 2026Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two on April 8, 2026, in Budapest, Hungary. | Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty ImagesVice President JD Vance denounced religious violence as fundamentally opposed to the ideals of Christianity and the United States during a Tuesday press briefing at the White House, a day after a deadly shooting at a San Diego mosque.”The principle is religious violence is particularly disgusting, especially in the United States of America,” Vance said. “As a devout Christian, I would say it’s one of the most anti-Christian…

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The PC gaming company said its virtual items are less akin to poker chips than they are to baseball cards with “subjective and aesthetic value.”MANHATTAN (CN) — PC game developer Valve has moved to dismiss a sweeping lawsuit in which the New York attorney general accuses it of promoting unregulated gambling via its flagship title Counter-Strike 2.In a 42-page memo filed late Monday night, Valve warns that it’d be a slippery slope to punish it over so-called “loot boxes” or “cases,” in which players can pay roughly $2.50 to receive an in-game item that varies in rarity. If New York…

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Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech A lot goes into getting that warm pizza to your doorstep. Dough is kneaded, toppings are sprinkled, ovens are fired up, and cars hit the road. Did we mention there’s an AI pulling all the strings? That’s the case at Pizza Hut, at least, and not everyone’s happy about it. One of the pie-slinging chain’s largest franchisees in the country is suing the parent company over its mandatory deployment of an AI-powered kitchen management and delivery system that’s been so disastrous that it’s…

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Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing at the White House on May 19, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesVice President JD Vance on Tuesday said that Iran’s leadership is “fractured” and their negotiating position with the United States isn’t clear, after President Donald Trump said that he would push back pre-planned strikes against the country the day before.“The Iranians aren’t themselves quite clear in what direction they want to go,” Vance told reporters at the White House as he filled in for press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who is on maternity leave. “They are also a fractured country,” he…

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The coalition of attorneys general and governors accuses the department of bypassing federal law in limiting who can receive federal student loans.BALTIMORE (CN) — A coalition of 25 states and the District of Columbia sued the Department of Education on Tuesday in Maryland federal court over a sudden policy change that will restrict access to student loans for scholars pursuing professional degree programs.Those restrictions, the coalition says, were unlawfully imposed and would significantly limit federal aid for those seeking entry into the healthcare workforce.“We need more nurses, therapists and social workers, and our federal government should be supporting their studies,…

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Vice President JD Vance said the United States and Iran have made progress in their talks. “We think that we’ve made a lot of progress. We think the Iranians want to make a deal,” Vance told reporters at a White House briefing Tuesday, per Reuters. Vance said he spoke to Trump, who continues stressing the  issue that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon. If that happens, Vance said, countries around the Gulf would then want their own weapon. Eventually, other countries across the world would as well. “We want to keep the number of countries that have nuclear weapons small, and…

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Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar currently faces a Justice Department (DOJ) investigation, Vice President JD Vance told the Daily Caller on Tuesday. The vice president held a press conference Tuesday afternoon in place of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Daily Caller White House correspondent Reagan Reese asked Vance about whether Omar could be facing an indictment. Former President Joe Biden’s DOJ reportedly launched a probe into the congresswoman in 2024 that stalled.“I want to ask you about the anti-fraud task force. You previously mentioned that Ilhan Omar seemed to have committed immigration fraud. Do you anticipate an indictment against…

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By Michael Gryboski, Editor Tuesday, May 19, 2026R. Albert Mohler, Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, speaking in a video posted to YouTube in May 2026. | YouTube/Albert MohlerSouthern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler Jr. plans to solidify the Southern Baptist Convention’s ban on female pastors in member churches.In a video posted on YouTube, Mohler announced Monday that he will propose a motion to amend the SBC constitution at the Annual Meeting next month in Orlando, Florida.The proposed motion will call on SBC messengers “to add an enumerated sixth item, under Article 3, Paragraph…

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Vice President JD Vance delivers White House Press Briefing – May 19, 2026 Vice President JD Vance delivered an epic rebuke of the left-wing media while delivering a press briefing on Tuesday after a liberal reporter lectured him in what Vance described as a “speech masquerading as a question.” The Independent’s White House Correspondent, Andrew Feinberg, pressed Vance with an incredibly long and nasty question that leveled accusations of insider trading against the President before finally getting to the point. Vance briefly interrupted twice during the monologue, describing it as a “hell of a question,” then later urging, “Okay, what’s…

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(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Thanks to the help of the transparency organization Judicial Watch, Headline USA has won its lawsuit for audio of the 911 call Thomas Crooks’s father made the day his son allegedly tried assassinating then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at his July 13, 2024, campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.Following a roughly 18-month legal battle, Judge Daniel Regan ordered the Bethel Park Police Department to disclose the phone call recording on April 24. Bethel Park did so on Friday, and Judicial Watch published the recording today. The call from the father, Matthew Crook, was made just before 11 p.m. on July…

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On Tuesday, after the shooting attack at an Islamic Center in San Diego, California, MS NOW’s Morning Joe focused on the rise of “anti-Muslim hatred” and a “rising tide of anti-Semitism” after October 7th, which the show blamed on the Trump Administration. Co-host Joe Scarborough also implied the use of posts that used Christian language on government websites and “quoting biblical verses on historic sites” were part of the rise of hatred. The segment started with a report on the shooting attack in San Diego, as Scarborough and fellow co-host Willie Geist praised the work of a security guard who died as a result…

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If people here illegally are not voting, why would Gov. Spanberger worry if ICE showed up at polling stations? They seem unduly concerned. Gov. Abigail Spanberger told the loony Center for American Progress that she will issue an executive order instructing election workers on how to respond if federal agents show up at polling sites. She further claimed they would come to “intimidate or scare people.” NBC News used the article to say that President Trump makes false claims of widespread voter fraud. The outlet claimed election officials and Democrat politicians are allegedly worried Trump will interfere in the midterms.…

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On May 5, 2026, In yet another disturbing incident at the Providence Planned Parenthood abortion facility located at 175 Broad Street, a 28-year-old woman suffered a serious medical emergency involving heavy bleeding following an abortion procedure. Emergency responders were called to the scene as the young woman hemorrhaged. This comes just months after Operation Rescue reported on three other emergencies at the same location, two of which occurred on the same day. Please follow LifeNews on Rumble for the latest pro-life videos. Advanced Life Support Required According to the official Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) report obtained through public records requests, paramedics and fire department personnel…

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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger testifies before the January 6 Select Committee on June 21, 2022 Fulton County Chief Judge Ural Glanville has signed a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) granting bipartisan members of the Georgia State Election Board and poll watchers full access to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s secretive “election bunker,” the underground Emergency Operations Center where statewide vote totals from all 159 counties are aggregated and prepared for public release on this critical Primary Election Night. The Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) comes just hours before Georgia’s critical May 19 primary elections and marks a massive win for…

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Texas voters began voting in the runoffs yesterday, choosing between the top finishers in races from its March primary. The highest-profile runoff pits incumbent Senator John Cornyn and his challengers, Attorney General Ken Paxton. After Paxton unexpectedly finished behind Cornyn in the primary, Trump had made clear that he would prefer to avoid the runoff. He initially declared that he would endorse one of the two and expected the other to get out.  Advertisement That was ten weeks ago. Trump finally issued an endorsement today, choosing Paxton over Cornyn, but only after voting started in the runoff. The question now…

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Two Republicans top the list of potential contenders for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination: Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Whether the nomination goes to Vance, Rubio, or another man entirely, any Republican candidate with his sights set on the White House will have to gain the support of evangelical Christians. At present, evangelicals may favor Rubio over Vance.

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People disembark from the MV Hondius in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on May 18, 2026. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on May 19 confirmed that it is directing Americans who were recently on a cruise ship where a hantavirus outbreak took place to remain in a quarantine facility for an additional period.The CDC said in a statement that it asked 18 Americans who were flown from the MV Hondius to a quarantine facility in Omaha, Nebraska to remain at the facility through May 31.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a…

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Claim: “Abortion access” would protect women from abuse by making it easier for them to leave abusive partners. Fact: The evidence shows abortion is frequently a tool of coercion and mail-order abortion drugs are making it easier for abusers. The FDA’s removal of the in-person dispensing requirement for abortion drugs has enabled abusers to order abortion drugs and poison women without their knowledge. Please follow LifeNews on Rumble for the latest pro-life videos. CLI’s new factsheet on reproductive coercion and abortion shows how abortion is ineffective at ending intimate partner violence (IPV) and often perpetuates it. Key data points: 2025 Australian study: 2.6% pressured/forced…

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The violence crisis in the Montaña Baja region of Guerrero has reached a critical level. Displaced Indigenous communities released a desperate video pleading directly to President Donald Trump for help, claiming that the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum “is not listening to us” while the criminal organization Los Ardillos continues armed attacks, home burnings, and assaults using explosive drones. The video, which quickly spread across social media, shows Indigenous women with their faces covered alongside children and elderly residents sheltering inside makeshift safe houses. Through tears, the women explain that they are surrounded by members of Los Ardillos and living…

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By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, May 19, 2026Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., speaks during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 11, 2024, in Washington, D.C. | Bonnie Cash/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., the highest-ranking combat veteran ever to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, participated in a Tuesday morning event on Capitol Hill examining the therapeutic potential of psychedelic medicines in mental health treatment, especially for veterans struggling with trauma.Bergman, co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Psychedelics Advancing Therapies (PATH) Caucus, featured as the first panelist during an event hosted by The Hill…

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Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday that President Donald Trump is still hoping that negotiations with Iran will result in an agreement on ending Tehran’s nuclear enrichment program. However, Trump remains “locked and loaded,” should the negotiations fails.”It takes two to tango,” Vance said at a raucous White House press briefing in which he was a substitute press secretary. “We are not going to have a deal that allows the Iranians to have a nuclear weapon.”  Vance said that he believes the Iranians want to make a deal, and the president has directed diplomacy efforts to negotiation in “good faith.” …

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday said that the Department of Justice would not recommend that President Donald Trump grant a pardon to Ghislaine Maxwell, the madame of the late Jeffrey Epstein.Maxwell has sought a pardon and speculation has abounded that Trump could issue one. However, key lawmakers and administration officials have voiced opposition to such a move. Blanche, for his part, told Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., that he “of course” would “commit to that,” referencing the DOJ refusing to recommend such a pardon, Politico reported. The Epstein case has proven a political liability for Trump, who campaigned…

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The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced a widening of its settlement with the IRS over the leak of President Donald Trump’s tax returns to also require that the agency not pursue tax claims against the president or his companies.Earlier this week, the DOJ announced the creation of an “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate victims of perceived political persecution under the Biden administration after Trump dropped his $10 billion suit against the IRS.  The DOJ provided a supplementary document on Tuesday, stating that the IRS is “forever barred and precluded from prosecuting or pursuing, any and all claims, counterclaims, causes of…

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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is fighting for his political survival on Tuesday against the combined might of President Donald Trump, his allies, and pro-Israel groups in what has become the most expensive House GOP primary in history.”I did not see this coming, but my election has become an inflection point for our whole country. Today we make history,” Massie posted on X on Tuesday. Trump has endorsed Ed Gallrein to oust Massie from Congress and the Tuesday primary will see the end of the contest, one way or another. Trump previously backed a primary challenger to Massie in 2020, but…

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RINO incumbent Senator John Cornyn on Tuesday signaled he will stay in the Texas Senate race after President Trump endorsed Ken Paxton. President Trump on Tuesday endorsed Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate Republican primary and passed up John Cornyn. “Ken Paxton has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next United States Senator from the Great State of Texas – KEN PAXTON WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” Trump said. Since neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in March, there is a runoff election for the Republican Senate race. Trump previously said he would ask the…

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Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech For the past several weeks, thousands of workers at Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta have sat in employment purgatory as they wait to hear whether they’ll be part of a massive wave of layoffs. Announced 26 days ago on April 23rd via an internal memo, Meta said it was slashing about 10 percent of the company’s 78,000 employees, and closing around 6,000 open job postings, Business Insider reported. The hammer will finally drop on Wednesday — and with a one-in-ten chance at joining the unemployment…

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San Francisco, CA—Nov 9, 2023: Governor Gavin Newsom speaking about the Clean California project. Caltrans has cleared more than 2 million cubic yards of litter from CA roadways. Senator John Kennedy interviewed Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche during a hearing reviewing spending in California’s healthcare program funded by federal taxpayers. For every dollar California pays for healthcare, the federal taxpayer hands off $9. It could be more, and California uses the opportunity to just keep expanding the services. Sen. Kennedy said many state officials in California see this as “free money.” To each of the following questions posed by Senator…

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MINNEAPOLIS (CN) — One day after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a statewide ban on prediction markets into law, the Trump administration struck back in a lawsuit Tuesday, claiming the attempted ban is preempted by federal regulation.Minnesota’s public safety policy bill, SF 4760 — which includes provisions against financial crimes and fraud prevention — is the first such law outright banning prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket from operating within a state.The law, which will become effective in August, makes it a felony to create, operate, manage or control a prediction market platform, and forces these platforms to leave the…

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Disgusting newly emerged Reddit posts by Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner have added fuel to the controversies surrounding his campaign to unseat incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins. Platner was already facing intense scrutiny over his Nazi tattoo and past Reddit posts in which he allegedly used homophobic slurs, downplayed sexual assaults against women, made racist remarks, and identified as an anti-police communist. In the latest posts, flagged by Fox News, Platner talks about masturbating in portable toilets and gushes enthusiastically about the “dick art” found in military restrooms. Platner served in the US Marine Corps from 2003 to 2007,…

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An industry group said the state is improperly trying to regulate business that occurs outside its borders.SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — An attorney for California argued Tuesday before a Ninth Circuit panel that a lower court got it wrong by scuttling a state law regulating prescription drug settlements.At question was Assembly Bill 824, a 2019 law that stopped drug companies from paying competitors to keep generic drugs out of stores, a move known in antitrust law as “pay-for-delay.”A lower court ruled the law unconstitutional, as it regulated agreements involving parties or pharmaceutical sales with no link to California — a violation…

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by Martin Armstrong The United States has crossed a threshold that historically marked the beginning of sovereign debt crises for empires throughout history. According to newly released figures, U.S. debt held by the public has now surpassed 100% of GDP for the first time since World War II, reaching roughly 100.2% as public debt climbed above $31.27 trillion while GDP stood near $31.22 trillion. Total national debt is meanwhile rapidly approaching a remarkable $39 trillion. The media continues comparing current debt levels to the period following World War II, but the comparison is fundamentally misleading because the conditions today are entirely different.…

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A late-night trip through one of Manhattan’s busiest shopping corridors turned tragic when a Westchester County woman died after plunging into an uncovered manhole outside a luxury jewelry store, authorities said. According to the New York Post, Donike Gocaj, 56, of Briarcliff Manor, was identified as the victim in the fatal incident that unfolded Monday night near the Cartier store on Fifth Avenue and 52nd Street. Sources who spoke with the outlet said Gocaj had just stepped out of her parked Mercedes-Benz SUV around 11:20 p.m. when she suddenly fell roughly 10 feet into the open hole. Emergency crews pulled…

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A new unredacted autopsy report, obtained by the pro-life groups Operation Rescue and Life Legal Defense Foundation, confirms 18-year-old Lexi Arguello died from complications of a second-trimester abortion at a Colorado Planned Parenthood. The county coroner pushed to keep information regarding the abortion redacted from the report, citing “Colorado’s strong public policy in favor of protecting reproductive healthcare [sic]” and arguing that women might be dissuaded from seeking abortions, but was ordered by a judge to release the public records in accordance with the law. Please follow LifeNews on Rumble for the latest pro-life videos. The Larimer County coroner/medical examiner’s report states that Arguello “died…

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By Michael Gryboski, Editor Tuesday, May 19, 2026Anglican Church in North America Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast holds an electing synod to determine its next bishop on Saturday, May 16, 2026. | YouTube/Saint Timothy’s Anglican ChurchAn Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) diocese has deadlocked on a bishop election, with the issue being brought before the leadership of the theologically conservative denomination.The Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast held a synod on Saturday at St. Timothy’s Cathedral in Spring, Texas, to elect its next bishop. The two candidates were Fr. Russell Martin and Fr. Ben Sharpe.After seven ballots,…

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(CN) — Europe and China on Tuesday jointly launched a spacecraft into orbit that will study how the Earth’s magnetic field responds to the sun’s bursts of energy and provide scientists with key insights into space storms.However, Tuesday’s launch of the Smile spacecraft also likely marked both the first and last major collaboration in space for the foreseeable future between Europe and China amid rising global tensions and geopolitical rivalry.The Smile satellite reached orbit aboard a Vega-C rocket that shot off Tuesday morning from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in South America.A May 19, 2026, photo shows a Vega-C rocket…

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Assisted suicide is moving into nursing homes and hospitals in Lucerne, Switzerland. Previous protections banned this practice; however, supporters fought it in the name of “self-determination.” Lucerne parliament member Sara Muff introduced a plan arguing that people should have access to assisted suicide no matter where they live or receive care. The policy passed 87 to 27. This decision marks another major shift in Switzerland’s approach to physician-assisted dying. Zurich was the first city to require all care homes to provide assisted suicide, and other regions are now beginning to follow suit. What was once unthinkable is steadily becoming normalized.…

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On Tuesday afternoon, Vice President JD Vance helmed the second White House press briefing since Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt went on maternity leave and, much like Secretary of State Marco Rubio did back on May 5, he deftly took on liberal journalists looking to trap him on the new Justice Department weaponization fund, the war in Iran, and even stocks. Vance’s strongest takedown came in the penultimate question, with the Independent’s Andrew Feinberg asking about President Trump’s most recent financial disclosures that include millions in stock trades. As Vance calmly schooled him, it’s one thing to ask a question about…

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The CEO of Barnes & Noble has the daunting task of defending the sale of AI-written books. Many are accusing James Daunt of favoring profit over integrity, per the Daily Wire. “I have actually no problem selling any book, as long as it doesn’t masquerade or pretend to be something that it isn’t, and that it has an essential quality to it, and that the customer, the reader, wants it,” Daunt said during an interview with Jenna Bush Hager during a recent “Today” show appearance  “So as long as an AI-written book says it’s an AI-written book and doesn’t pretend to…

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Screenshot The corrupt mainstream media and the unhinged Left are having an absolute, grade-A meltdown. On Monday, the Trump administration dropped a massive truth bomb on Washington by establishing a landmark $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund. Created as part of a settlement over the deep state’s illegal leaking of President Trump’s tax returns, the fund is a direct weapon against the horrific “lawfare” and weaponized justice that defined the Biden regime. Immediately, Democrats like Representative Jamie Raskin ran to the cameras, hyperventilating and claiming this is a “taxpayer-funded slush fund” exclusively meant to line the pockets of President Trump’s allies and…

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth took issue with the AI company’s refusal to remove two narrow contractual restrictions on Claude’s use for lethal autonomous warfare and the mass surveillance of Americans.WASHINGTON (CN) — A D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday appeared likely to find the Pentagon overstepped its authority by blacklisting and labeling artificial intelligence company Anthropic a “supply chain risk” over certain use restrictions built into its AI product Claude.The three-judge panel heard arguments in one of two ongoing challenges against the Department of Defense’s designation — Anthropic also sued in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California…

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