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Truth hurts: Trump has lost billions as social media company makes another stock move

Trump Media and Technology Group, the company that owns Truth Social, announced the issuance of 21.5 million new shares on Monday, causing the market to sell off many of its shares en masse as the stock dropped over 15%. Former President Donald Trump, the majority share owner of TMTG, lost about $470 million in net […]

Civil War debuts to over $25 million in box office record for distributor

Alex Garland’s political thriller Civil War debuted at $25.7 million at the domestic box office this weekend, marking a record for A24, the film’s distributor. Civil War’s debut is higher than what analysts anticipated, as previous predictions had the film opening between $19 million and $20 million. Beyond having A24’s best opening weekend, Civil War […]

DC teachers brace for hundreds of job cuts after Bowser budget proposal

Teachers and staff in Washington, D.C.’s public schools fear there may be 200 positions cut due to Mayor Muriel Bowser’s new budget proposal. While Bowser included in her city’s budget proposal a 12% increase to District of Columbia Public Schools’s funding formula, giving schools an additional $181 million, schools are still likely to fall short […]

Boebert’s lagging fundraising in Colorado district gets boost from George Santos

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) raised less than half a million in the first quarter of 2024, her worst fundraising haul in nearly four years. The Colorado Republican is running in former Rep. Ken Buck‘s 4th Congressional District after switching seats late last year. ELECTION 2024: FOLLOW LATEST COVERAGE Yet, Boebert, who represents her state’s 3rd District, […]

Why is California so slow to protect children from sex crimes?

For a state that wishes to be one of the nation’s agenda-setters and serve as a model for the country, California is woefully weak when it comes to protecting children from sex crimes. GOP state Sen. Shannon Grove has introduced a bill that would make it a felony to purchase or solicit a child for […]

Gov. Tony Evers’s veto to extend school funding for 400 years in Wisconsin faces challenge from business lobby

The Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce’s Litigation Center, Wisconsin’s largest business lobby, asked the state Supreme Court to strike down a veto from Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) that funded public schools for the next 400 years. Taxpayers Jeffery LeMieux and David DeValk filed an original action petition to bypass lower courts and head to the state’s […]

Rust armorer in Alec Baldwin film sentenced to 18 months in prison

The armorer for the film Rust has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, about two and a half years after a fatal shooting occurred on the film’s set. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 27, had “repeatedly” failed to maintain proper firearm safety, which led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, prosecutors claimed in the case. […]

Gordon Ramsay’s London pub taken over by squatters amid pending sale

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is navigating a squatter problem in his own pub in central London. The TV chef was preparing to hand over his temporarily closed bar while finalizing a multimillion-dollar deal with new partners when a squatter gang broke into his York & Albany bar and hotel. Ramsay has had law enforcement involved […]

Nikki Haley joins think tank after dropping out of 2024 presidential race

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley shared her next career move after dropping out of the 2024 presidential election. The former Republican South Carolina governor will join the conservative Hudson Institute think tank. “When our policymakers fail to call out our enemies or acknowledge the importance of our alliances, the world is […]

Pentagon’s Austin pressed on whether DEI hiring freeze has harmed national security

EXCLUSIVE — A House Republican is pressing the Biden administration to explain how the creation of jobs specializing in diversity, equity, and inclusion is critical to national security as lawmakers await a report from the Government Accountability Office to review the impact of such positions in the Defense Department.  Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) sent a […]
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