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President Donald Trump was gravitating toward endorsing Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn last week. But he and some top advisers grew frustrated after his intentions leaked to the press, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, and the plan stalled. Then Cornyn’s opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, announced on Friday that if the Senate passed the president’s voting restrictions bill — something Trump has grown particularly fixated on in recent weeks — he would consider dropping out of the runoff race. Paxton specified the GOP should lift the filibuster to do so, an idea many Republican senators oppose. White...

TEHRAN — Iranian government officials have reached out to the American Democratic Party for advice on how run a country with a dead leader. After enduring mockery for presenting the public a cardboard cutout of the new Ayatollah, Iranian officials decided it was time to reach out for help on how to to go about running a nation lead by a stiff. "We could really use some pointers," said Iranian official Yasser Khosravi. "We worked really hard on 'Cardboard Khamenei', cut out little shoes for him and everything. I thought stapling flowers to his forehead was really a nice touch....

"When Obama came in, it was nice," Behar said. "There was nothing to make fun of. It was... things were going well for eight years. We didn't have to... we could talk about our husbands again. We could talk about our mothers-in-law. And now it's serious again, but it's too serious now."

Team USA suffered a massive upset at the hands of Italy on Tuesday night at the World Baseball Classic, putting their hopes of moving to the quarterfinal round in jeopardy. Italy’s Kyle Teel, Sam Antonacci and Jac Caglianone homered as Italy defeated the U.S., 8-6, in the Americans’ final game in pool play. Italian starter Michael Lorenzen allowed two hits in 4.2 scoreless innings. The U.S. got homers from Pete Crow-Armstrong twice and Gunnar Henderson, but their rally fell short. Aaron Judge had a chance to extend the game for the U.S. in the ninth inning, but he struck out.

A 600-kilogram NASA satellite will enter Earth’s atmosphere tomorrow. The Van Allen Probe A research satellite, weighing approximately 600 kilograms and launched in 2011, is scheduled to enter Earth’s atmosphere on March 11. The Space Force’s estimated reentry time is just that — an estimate. It will be updated in the coming hours, as more and better data come in.”

The Secret Service has reportedly taken someone into custody after a vehicle collided with the White House gate(Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images) A motorist has been detained by the Secret Service following an incident involving a "suspicious vehicle" in the vicinity of the White House today. Roads surrounding US President Donald Trump's residence were cordoned off with police tape this morning after a vehicle allegedly collided with the White House gates, reports the Mirror. CBS correspondent Natalie Brand reported road closures and traffic disruption around the White House shortly before 7AM "due to Secret Service investigation". She noted that a...

NEW YORK, NY — As giant mutant spiders attacked the Big Apple, many concerned experts across the country expressed worry that the giant attacking spiders could lead to a substantial increase in hateful arachnophobia. The fears grew this week following yet another attack from the giant spiders, resulting in widespread calls for city leaders to take action against them. Analysts urged the public to refrain from falling into such blatant arachnophobic hysteria. "It's disturbing to see such anti-spider sentiment," said New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. "I implore all New Yorkers, regardless of their backgrounds and political views, to avoid...

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Abortionist Shelley Sella recently confirmed the death of abortionist Susan Robinson in a public post on social media. According to Sella, late-term abortionist Susan Robinson died on February 27, “less than a year” after a cancer diagnosis. Both Sella and Robinson were trained in extremely late-term abortions by Kansas abortionist George Tiller during their years at his now shuttered Wichita clinic, and both went on to expand brutal late-term abortion in New Mexico. In Sella’s public post about Robinson’s death, she states that two days before Robinson died she told Sella, “How many people can say – I haven’t wasted...

Alina Habba, the former acting New Jersey US attorney and one-time personal lawyer for President Trump, divorced her millionaire husband after nearly six years of marriage and relocated to Palm Beach, The Post confirmed. The brunette firebrand, 41, called it quits with hubby Gregg Reuben sometime after she resigned from her role as the Garden State’s top federal prosecutor in early December, friends of hers revealed on Tuesday. Habba, who rose to prominence after Trump hired her in 2021, headed for the greener pastures of Palm Beach, Florida — a short ways from the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort. “She’s a self-made...

The war with Iran kicked off its second week on Saturday after US and Israeli forces launched attacks that took out Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of senior Iranian officials. Now the US is expanding air operations. During a press conference last Wednesday, War Secretary Pete Hegseth said the B-52s would be among the airpower used “controlling the skies, picking targets,” and bringing “death and destruction from the sky all day long.” “As President Trump said, more and larger waves are coming. We are just getting started. We are accelerating, not decelerating,” he added. “Now with complete control...

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US Senator Lindsey Graham: “I’m not with you, I’m with Israel, until my dying day.”

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith shut down rumors he could be running for president in 2028 during an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity. "Let me put the presidential aspirations to bed," Smith said on the premiere episode of the "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" podcast. "If I have to give up my money, it's not happening." Smith is the first guest on Hannity's brand-new twice-weekly podcast aimed at delivering long-form, unfiltered conversations with compelling figures across culture, business, sports, politics and beyond. The full interview, which will be released Tuesday on YouTube, features the discussion surrounding his decision after...

PENNSYLVANIA - Starting next month, all public and private schools in Pennsylvania will be required to reintroduce cursive handwriting into their curriculum.

I learned tonight that Freeper 'Nopardons' passed in late September, after a short illness. She was an extraordinary lady, with deep knowledgeable of history, literature and art. I am going to greatly miss our many late-night email conversations, and I know that there are others here who valued her and her friendship as I did. RIP, darling NP.

Donald Trump has suggested his war with Iran could soon come to an end just hours after completing a mysterious phone call with Vladimir Putin. Trump told reporters US forces are 'very far ahead of schedule', claiming Iran's military has effectively been destroyed. 'I think the war is very complete, pretty much,' Trump told CBS News. 'They have no navy, no communications, they've got no Air Force ... Wrapping up is all in my mind.' Trump's remarks came after Putin shared a proposal to quickly end the war during the call, according to the Kremlin. The two leaders also discussed...

TEXAS SENATE RUNOFF Ken Paxton: 49% John Cornyn: 41% Not sure: 11% — If Trump endorses Paxton Ken Paxton: 58% John Cornyn: 32% — If Trump Endorses Cornyn Ken Paxton: 44% John Cornyn: 43% Not sure: 13% —— Net Favs Paxton: +30 Cornyn: +6 TPOR | 3/7-9 | 781 LV

Wow this is incredible. ADVERTISEMENT The Iranian women would not sing the Islamist Terrorist regime’s song when in a recent event overseas. The regime has since said they would be severely punished (killed) for not singing the anthem. The team recently shared SOS signs as they boarded the team’s bus. ADVERTISEMENT Australia is not helping, so President Trump has offered them asylum. BREAKING: President Trump has announced he will take in the entire Iranian women’s football team and grant them refuge. They are currently in Australia and the regime in Iran wants them dead for standing up to it. THANK...

“Previous versions of the film reportedly showed Elio with a pink bike and had a scene where he imagines a life together with his male crush,” it reported. “The changes sparked backlash within the Pixar staff, drama that was compounded by Disney’s decision to cut a transgender character from Pixar’s animated series Win or Lose.” Docter’s comments garnered significant backlash online.