After President Donald Trump’s reported intervention, Paramount Pictures is set to distribute Brett Ratner’s “Rush Hour 4,” a project that Hollywood had eschewed after earlier sexual misconduct allegations against the director. Paramount Pictures on Tuesday was in closing talks to distribute the film, according to a person close to the...

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Republican California congressional candidate Darren Stallcup, eyeing former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s seat, is proposing a “Straight Parade” in San Francisco next year. San Francisco is known for its support of the LGBT movement, including its dedicated district and its annual "Pride Parade" held every June for the last 50...

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Republican strategist Scott Jennings shut down a CNN anchor’s line of questioning in a discussion over whether the FBI should investigate the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military to disregard President Donald Trump’s authority. The Pentagon opened an inquiry into Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly on Monday after he...

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Indiana Republicans abruptly reversed course Tuesday, racing back into a mid-cycle redistricting battle after President Donald Trump escalated pressure on Republican holdouts. After weeks of insisting the Senate didn’t have the votes to reopen congressional map-drawing, both chambers will now return to the Statehouse in early December. The move is...

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Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom ran for governor in 2018 on meeting the Golden State’s dire need for more affordable housing -- but after nearly seven full years of his leadership, the state is still in a housing crisis. Newsom pledged to create 3.5 million new housing units by 2025,...

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As the holiday season arrives, one prevailing headache set to keep hammering Americans is exorbitant electricity costs. Though the Trump administration has worked to unlock more reliable energy resources, several stressors on the American power grid mean that ratepayers will continue to see electricity costs rise, according to multiple reports...

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The Museum of the Bible will soon host fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient artifacts in Washington, D.C. In partnership with the Israel Antiquities Authority, the museum will display "biblical texts and scrolls from the community at Qumran," including three rotations of pieces from the Dead Sea...

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Chinese authorities arrested 18 leaders of Zion Church in the Guangxi Province as the communist nation continues a pressure campaign against Christians. The leaders of the unregistered Protestant house church were accused of "illegally using information networks," according to a Thursday release from Christian Solidarity Worldwide. Ezra Jin Mingri, the...

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More than half of American women under the age of 50 who do not yet have children said in a recent survey that they do not intend to become mothers. The results of this year's American Family Survey, conducted between Aug. 6 and Aug. 18, joins several other recent polls...

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Conservative podcaster Katie Miller called out “CNN NewsNight” host Abby Phillip on Friday, saying she allowed a guest to call her husband, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller, a “white nationalist.” The Millers were forced to move from their home in Arlington, Virginia, after a campaign...

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President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the airspace “above and surrounding” Venezuela should be considered "closed in its entirety,” an assertion that raised more questions about U.S. pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. The White House did not respond to questions about what Trump posted on his Truth Social...

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West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom expressed a desire to “make [a] difference” while deployed to Washington, D.C., her ex-boyfriend told CNN on Friday. Beckstrom and West Virginia Air National Guard Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe were allegedly shot Wednesday by Rahmanullah Lakanwal roughly a mile from the White House....

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The current governor of Minnesota -- failed vice presidential candidate Tim Walz -- is actively dealing with a public relations crisis. The Gopher State has come under intense scrutiny of late after it was revealed that there had been a massive, Somali-led fraud scam that has rocked Minnesota -- and...

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By now, you've surely heard about the ballyhooed New York City mayoral race, which ultimately ended with socialist Zohran Mamdani victorious. For many conservatives and Republicans, this was a dire sign for the most populated city in America. But what is there to do? Barring Mamdani committing some sort of...

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One of the most common refrains you'll hear from the pro-cannabis lobby is that marijuana is simply safer and wreaks less havoc on the body than alcohol consumption. That lobby will often try to make that point about how much damage alcohol does to your kidney, and how alcohol can...

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American negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner head to Russia on Monday in an attempt to build upon Sunday’s talks with Ukraine to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Sunday’s meeting in Florida was labeled as productive, with Ukrainian envoys and an America delegation led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio meeting...

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Few football minds are as revered or as respected as that of former NFL head coach Tony Dungy. A man of deep faith, Dungy's demeanor and attitude towards football has garnered him a number of fans since he retired from the coaching sidelines in 2009. (Dungy was also a solid...

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Skipped beats in the pre-game patter before Sunday night’s NFL game left many fans wondering about the condition of NBC football commentator Rodney Harrison. As noted in a post on X, Harrison stumbled, fumbled, and mumbled when asked how he expected the Denver Broncos offense to attack the Washington Commanders...

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As America approaches its 250th birthday next year, the Trump White House is blending patriotism with a renewed celebration of home and family. The White House on Monday gave its first look at first lady Melania Trump’s decorations, illuminating the theme "Home is Where the Heart Is,” according to Fox...

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After ringing Venezuela with American forces offshore, President Donald Trump will meet with top aides Monday to chart his next steps, according to a new report. On Saturday, Trump said in a Truth Social post that Venezuela’s airspace should be considered closed. On Sunday, a report in the Miami Herald...

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Heaven save us from billionaires who have a God complex. In an interview with Axios last month at Caltech, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who frequently masquerades as a doctor or scientist, admitted that he has funded geoengineering research and that someday the world might need to deploy sun-dimming technology. Gates...

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