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Mace vows to be ‘more of a menace than ever’ following election loss
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Outgoing Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Thursday vowed to be “more of a menace than ever” as her term winds down. Responding to comedian Rob Schneider praising her as the “champion we didn’t deserve,” Mace wrote on social platform X, “Never thought I’d get my Congressional send-off from Deuce Bigalow.” Schneider played Deuce Bigalow, a…
Johnson: ‘I would not put too much stock’ in ‘details’ of Trump’s Kharg Island threat
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that he would “not put too much stock” in President Trump’s Thursday morning threat to seize control of Kharg Island in response to the downing of an Army helicopter this week. “I think he’s communicating directly with our adversaries over there. I would not put too much stock in the…
Patel: World Cup security ‘probably the biggest lift in FBI history’
FBI Director Kash Patel says his agency is making terrorist attack prevention its “job #1” during the FIFA World Cup games, which kick off on Thursday afternoon. “Extremists have used major global sporting events in the past to do harm and spread their twisted ideologies,” Patel wrote in a Wednesday social media post. “We are…
RFK Jr. rips journalist over report he has ‘checked out’
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday slammed a New York Times report alleging that some say he appears to be “checked out” from official duties during department meetings and has surrounded himself with political appointees who share his viewpoint. In a post on social platform X, Kennedy said his day-to-day actions…
El Niño favored to become one of the strongest ever. Here’s how it may impact weather in every state
El Niño has officially begun, the Climate Prediction Center announced Thursday. And it's not just any El Niño — this year's is shaping up to be one for the record books.
Election handicapper moves 3 Senate races toward Democrats
A top election handicapper shifted a trio of Senate races toward Democrats, as the minority party looks to regain control of the upper chamber this November. Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics shifted the Alaska race from leans Republican to toss-up, the North Carolina race from toss-up to leans Democratic…
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