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News on Monday that late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) sister, now Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), will seek a full term in office after replacing her brother was not welcome by many conservative and MAGA influencers. Nordone made the announcement in an interview with Fox News’s Sean Hannity. “I feel like I can do it. I feel an inner peace about it. Will it be difficult? Yes, absolutely,” Nordone, who has never held elected office before, said about running. “So you’re inclined to get in? Or have you even made a final decision?” Hannity followed up. “I’ve made a decision...

Comedian and Host Bill Maher declares he won't support a party embracing Democratic socialists, warning he refuses to live in "communist America". “My vote is in play,” Mr Maher said. “I’m not living in communist America. “I’ve read the quotes from the DSA platform, from their own mouths; don’t tell me I’m not seeing what I am seeing.” Comedian and Host Bill Maher declares he won't support a party embracing Democratic socialists, warning he refuses to live in "communist America". “My vote is in play,” Mr Maher said.

Idaho Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson recently signed on to a renewed attempt to overhaul the visa program for agricultural migrant workers. The proposed legislation includes a change long-sought by Idaho’s dairy industry leaders — it would allow year-round agriculture producers to access workers, instead of just for seasonal labor. “This is an issue that I’ve been working on for probably 20 years with the dairy industry in Idaho and the challenges they face,” Simpson said at a June 30 press conference to announce the legislation. The bill, H.R. 9535, would make several changes to the H-2A visa program, which...

A prominent black Big Apple politician compared Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s cronies in the Democratic Socialists of America to white supremacists as a bitter rift among Democrats spilled out onto social media. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards went in on the DSA’s longstanding complaint among minority lawmakers of ignoring race in its crusade to grow its ranks and dismantle capitalism. “White supremacy comes in all forms,” Richards posted on social media late Sunday. The slap erupted from an debate online after a report in the New York Times that highlighted how the extreme left wing of the Democratic Party focuses on...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — America's election woes are finally at an end, as President Donald Trump announced an exciting new plan to put all voting booths inside Olive Garden restaurants. "You can vote for your next county clerk while enjoying unlimited pasta and breadsticks," Trump said. "I'm the only one that could have made a deal like this." According to sources, Trump had long been frustrated with Congress' refusal to act on election security, forcing him to make a deal with Olive Garden as part of an official executive order. "It occurred to me — because I'm brilliant, I'm a really...

The attorney for an imprisoned Navy admiral told Military.com that efforts are underway to either get his conviction reversed, or to receive a pardon from President Donald Trump. Retired four-star Navy Adm. Robert P. Burke, 63, of Coconut Creek, Fla., once the second-highest uniformed Navy officer who formerly commanded forces in Africa, Europe and Russia, was found guilty in May 2025 of conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery, performing acts affecting a personal financial interest, and concealing material facts from the United States following a five-day trial. He was sentenced in September to six years in prison. His case received revived...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review an Alaska bush pilot’s claims that state authorities have tried to illegally seize his $95,000 airplane after a passenger brought a six-pack of beer on a flight bound for a dry village. The pilot, Kenneth Jouppi, sued to block his plane’s seizure after he was convicted of an alcohol-related misdemeanor charge. The Alaska Supreme Court ruled in the state’s favor that Jouppi’s plane was subject to criminal forfeiture laws. On Monday, however, the nation’s highest court agreed to hear Jouppi’s case. He argues that taking his 1969 Cessna would violate...

Senate hopeful James Talarico is on the defensive after remarks resurfaced in which he lavished praise on Texas drag queens as "some of the best" in the country. Talarico, the Democrats' nominee in Texas’ hotly contested Senate race, made the comment in May 2023 while criticizing a bill in the state legislature banning "sexually oriented performances" on public property and in the presence of minors — a measure that would have likely restricted some drag shows. He voted "present" on the legislation at the urging of the Texas House LGBTQ Caucus after language explicitly referencing drag performers was stripped from...

A family of seven who tucked into an expensive feast brazenly left an Orlando restaurant without paying, it has been claimed. The group were caught on surveillance footage consuming a spread worth $300 before leaving @ The Diner, apparently without settling their hefty tab on Sunday. The Florida restaurant is now seeking to identify the alleged dine-and-dashers, who are said to have taken off during its busiest shift of the day. It wrote on Instagram that the family ordered multiple dishes and appeared to enjoy a leisurely meal before carrying out their premeditated escape in stages. The restaurant, which shared...

Britain's King Charles III met religious leaders and community representatives during a visit to the main mosque in Cambridge on Monday. Hours after appointing Andy Burnham as UK Prime Minister, the monarch celebrated the award-winning religious building. Cambridge Central Mosque is built on sustainable, environmental leadership and serves as a place of worship and community engagement. King Charles unveiled a plaque marking its status as Europe’s first eco-mosque. It has won several awards, including the Riba National Award, with Marks Barfield architect Matthew Wingrove also being recognised by Riba East and the mosque trust being named as client of

Joshua Kerry, a 28-year-old from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, has been charged with the murder of Ann Widdecombe, the 78-year-old pro-life former Conservative MP and Reform UK spokesperson. Widdecombe’s body found with serious injuries at her home in Haytor, Dartmoor, Devon. Kerry, who is a political leftist, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, the Crown Prosecution Service announced Monday. Widdecombe, a longtime champion of the pro-life cause and devout Catholic known for her steadfast defense of unborn children and traditional values, was discovered at approximately 11:40 a.m. on July 9. Police believe the attack occurred around 12:30 p.m. the...

President Trump long railed against forever wars. For years, whether as president or candidate, he flayed electoral opponents and previous presidents with his signature barbs, calling their entanglements a "complete waste of time" (Afghanistan), "the worst single mistake ever made in the history of our country" (Iraq) and "stupid" (Ukraine). Yet he now appears to be stumbling into a forever war of his own.

CNN’s expert data analyst Harry Enten has warned Democrats that their lead in national polls is soft, and doesn’t guarantee them a House majority. Looking back at polling data from before the 2006 and 2018 midterms, Enten identified a statistic that he believes should worry Democrats. Averaging recent CNBC and Washington Post polling, Enten found that the Democrats are four points up in generic national polls, but that’s not a big enough lead to guarantee success, falling well below where they were polling ahead of House takeovers in 2006 and 2018. In 2006, the Dems led by 12 points at...

The war with Iran has been marked by collapsed ceasefires, expanding airstrikes and mounting American and Iranian casualties. In recent days the U.S. military announced the deaths of three more servicemembers, two of whom died in an Iranian missile strike. The U.S. is pressing on with a fight that has no end in sight — or even a clear definition of what an acceptable end would be. BEIRUT — President Trump long railed against forever wars. For years, whether as president or candidate, he flayed electoral opponents and previous presidents with his signature barbs, calling their entanglements a “complete waste...

@yashar NEWS Senator Darline Graham, the sister of the late Lindsey Graham, confirms to Sean Hannity that she is going to run for a full-term.

The State Department has issued a rare warning to all Americans traveling or living abroad, saying they could be targeted due to “heightened tensions” over the war with Iran. The warning, issued Saturday, urges Americans overseas to exercise increased caution and follow local security guidance, adding that U.S. diplomatic posts have been targeted both within and outside the Mideast. “Due to heightened tensions in the Middle East, the security environment remains complex with the potential for unforeseen escalation,” the State Department said. “Groups supportive of Iran may target other U.S. interests overseas or locations associated with the United States and/or...

According to an Israeli security official, Iran's new supreme leader is no longer in the country, while Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Ahmad Vahidi and other senior officials are drafting statements in his name. The official also claimed the US does not want Israel to participate in offensive operations, even if the Iranian regime attacks it. Saudi broadcaster Al Hadath reported Sunday, citing an Israeli security official, that Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is not in Iran. According to the report, the new leader's complete disconnection from events on the ground means that all statements and written messages recently issued...

An illegal alien killer highlighted by President Donald Trump’s campaign in 2024 wants $75.5 million and “naturalization to this beautiful country,” as well as an apology from the 47th POTUS. “I was put into a category. Who I was as a person no longer mattered! What only mattered was my race, my case, and immigration status. Once again it belittled me, shattered my dignity and what I was as a person,” Mexican national Brandon Ortiz-Vite wrote in a lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court. “The shame it brought to my family name is a reality I have to...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was accused of putting on an accent during a Memphis rally last week, with critics on social media comparing her to former Vice President Kamala Harris. Ocasio-Cortez was speaking at a campaign rally in Memphis on Friday for progressive U.S. House candidate Justin Pearson, who currently serves as a Tennessee state representative. "We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind," she said. "We cannot afford to leave Kentucky behind, Alabama behind, Mississippi behind, Georgia behind, South Carolina behind. There is no country where we are split apart." "About a month or two ago, we were in Montgomery,...

WASHINGTON — Former logger and onetime Maine Senate President Troy Jackson is on course to replace accused rapist Graham Platner as the Democratic Senate nominee following a series of party caucuses over the weekend. As results from the Pine Tree State’s 16 counties showed Jackson running away with the committed delegate count, would-be contenders Nirav Shah, former head of the state’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention; state Secretary of State Shenna Bellows; Maine Beer Co. founder Dan Kleban; and ex-congressional hopeful Jordan Wood dropped out one by one. “Today, I am stepping aside, and I am doing it for...