Virulently anti-Trump comedian and TV host Jon Stewart is facing a backlash after being accused of perpetrating the same behavior that he has criticized former President Donald Trump of committing. Stewart is facing criticism after attacking Trump over claims that he overvalued some of his properties, a claim lodged against...

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Houston’s Democratic mayor admitted at a meeting last week that the country’s fourth-largest city is “broke." Mayor John Whitmire was elected in December, overwhelmingly defeating Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. Now, staring down a deficit of $160 million, he is proposing spending cuts and potential new taxes to repair the...

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A man arrested in connection with Monday’s killing of a New York City police officer was heckled by an impromptu crowd of New Yorkers Wednesday as he was hustled into a police car. Lindy Jones, 41, has been identified as the driver of a vehicle approached by NYPD Officer Jonathan...

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The lawyer who led the effort to de-certify the 2020 presidential election results and replace electors with slates of alternates has lost his license to practice law in California -- at least for now. "In view of the circumstances surrounding Eastman’s misconduct and balancing the aggravation and mitigation, the court...

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There's that familiar saying about people who live in glass houses, or, as the British say, "What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander." But "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart apparently doesn't like it when the microscope is turned on him. On Monday's show, Stewart talked about the...

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There were allegations aplenty at a Wednesday hearing on the federal tax charges against Hunter Biden, but what bothered U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi was the paucity of facts connecting the charges with efforts by congressional Republicans to probe the murky depths of the Biden family’s finances. Although Scarsi did...

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The National Transportation Safety Board has confirmed that the container ship that knocked out Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday was carrying tons of hazardous materials. Dangerous chemicals and other elements were exposed on the deck of the MV Dali as well as in the water of Baltimore Harbor....

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A man who authorities say is in the United States illegally has been charged with raping a vulnerable 14-year-old girl. Pablo Mendoza, 23, was arrested on Monday in Enterprise, Alabama, on a charge of first-degree rape, according to WDHN-TV in nearby Dothan, Alabama. A complaint filed with the Coffee County court...

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A fire broke out Thursday morning in a kiosk located near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. One person was injured in the fire. Firefighters responded shortly after 7 a.m. when the kiosk was ablaze, according to WUSA-TV. This morning in #WashingtonDC at the #LincolnMemorial . An outpost catches fire,...

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Wednesday to protect the rights of homeowners in the state against so-called "squatters." That morning, DeSantis posted a video to X explaining the need for the new law. "Does your house belong to you?" the Republican governor asked rhetorically. "Or, if you are...

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Most sensible people thought the current scourge of murders in which illegal immigrants have been arrested would cause some in the White House to think that, maybe, just maybe, former President Donald Trump was onto something with his strong border security policies. Unfortunately, it has happened again. Not only was...

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The establishment media have really been scraping the bottom of the barrel this election, in their desperate search for mud to fling at their arch-nemesis Donald Trump. From the wailing and gnashing of teeth that ensued when Trump's half-a-billion dollar bond was reduced to $175 million by the New York...

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In what The Wall Street Journal called a “capitulation” by the Walt Disney Co., the entertainment giant is dropping its war with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over control of development around its Florida resort. "Everything we've done has been in the best interests of the state of Florida, and we...

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Former President Donald Trump is expected to join mourners at the wake of slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller on Long Island on Thursday. “President Trump is moved by the invitation to join NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller’s family and colleagues as they deal with his senseless and tragic death,” Karoline Leavitt,...

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Authoritarian climate crusaders most likely regard themselves as too enlightened, important and virtuous to heed cautionary tales about green energy. For everyone else, however, those tales remind us why we did not trust the crusaders in the first place. According to ABC13 in Houston, a violent hailstorm on March 16...

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So far this year, nuns have shown up big at the box office. First came "Cabrini," the critically acclaimed Angel Studios production helmed by the team behind "Sound of Freedom." That film, which debuted on March 8, followed the real-life story of Catholic Saint and nun Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini....

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Courts in Florida and South Carolina have each handed Republican legislatures congressional map victories that will affect the 2024 elections. In one case, a federal three-judge panel in South Carolina ruled in favor of Republican lawmakers and will allow their congressional map to stand for this year's elections while the...

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Federal authorities raided rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs' homes in Los Angeles and Miami on Monday and seized a number of electronic devices amid allegations of sex trafficking, abuse and rape. Now his alleged victims are "talking a lot" about his "disturbing history" in interviews with authorities, according to the New...

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You may have never heard of Take-Two Interactive before. But there is a very good chance you've heard of their video games -- whether or not you're even actually a gamer. From ubiquitous pop culture heavyweights like "Grand Theft Auto" and "Red Dead Redemption," to annual tentpole sports games like NBA 2K...

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No amount of money could ever bring someone back from the dead. But in the wake of a senseless tragedy that left a wife without her husband and an infant without his father, generosity toward them would only be commendable. Jonathan Diller was one such victim of the senseless tragedies...

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