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President Donald Trump defended the easing sanctions on Russian oil , excusing reports that the nation’s dictator, Vladimir Putin, has been assisting Iran in its war efforts against the U.S. “I think [Putin] might be helping [Iran] a little bit,” Trump said during his call-in to Fox News on Friday. “And he probably thinks we're helping Ukraine, right?” YouTube Video At least 13 U.S. soldiers have…

GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama came under fire by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other leading Democrats Thursday after quote-posting the extremist “ End Wokeness ” X account, which juxtaposed an image of airplanes hitting the World Trade Center on 9/11 alongside a picture of Mamdani hosting a Ramadan Iftar meal. “The enemy is inside the gates,” Tuberville wrote. A screenshot of Tub…

This is the fourth episode of “Room Temp,” my new podcast with comedian Janesh Rahlan, who is legit funny. I am a regular at San Francisco’s comedy scene, saw him perform multiple times, and loved his work. One day, I messaged him on Instagram, and it turns out that he was a big Daily Kos fan, so we said, “Let’s do a podcast!” Three years passed, and we finally got around to it! The format is sim…

During Friday’s Iran war briefing, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took a page out of his boss’ the-buck-stops-nowhere playbook and turned strangely vague when asked to estimate U.S. casualties and wounded. Hegseth, not known for being silent, looked over to Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who didn’t provide a real answer, either. “I mean, it's a bunch of a return to dut…

In an unexpected and likely inadvertent move, CBS News reportedly hired Jeremy Adler, a communications person who used to work for former Sen. Liz Cheney. You know where this is going, right? How dare CBS News hire anyone associated with Demon Liz and Her Jan. 6 reckoning ? Now, is Adler some big deal who’s gonna take over Tony Dokoupil’s job and really make Whiskey Fridays happen? “The way it is…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth admitted Friday that the Trump administration is looking forward to Trump ally David Ellison taking over CNN’s parent company, Warner Discovery, because the network’s news content will be more friendly to the administration. Skydance Media CEO David Ellison Hegseth’s admission came as he complained about CNN’s coverage of the Iran war, specifically a recent report f…

President Donald Trump's political rise quickly transformed Ohio from a perennial swing state to a solid red bastion, with Republicans now in full control of state government . But Trump's disastrous second term may finally change Democrats fortunes in the Buckeye State. A poll released this week by the left-leaning firm EMC Research shows Democrats not just leading both Ohio's gubernatorial and …

The Trump administration argued in court that one of the most basic acts of journalism—soliciting news tips and information from the public—is an act of “solicitation” and therefore is not protected by the First Amendment. The bogus stance came about because The New York Times is suing the Pentagon in response to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s policy that bars news outlets from reporting on cla…

Cities and states turn to lawsuits, alternative funding amid federal cuts. By Shalina Chatlani for Stateline Cities and states are filing lawsuits and scrambling for alternative sources of money as the Trump administration seeks to shut off the federal funding spigot for biking and walking trails. Since the early 1990s, there has been fairly consistent — and largely bipartisan — federal support f…