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Author Stephen King's declaration that he's "proud to be a Maine man" after Democratic Maine Governor Janet Mills told President Donald Trump "See you in court" has gained significant attention online. The legendary horror novelist praised Mills on X, formerly Twitter, for "standing up to the bully" after she defied Trump's threats to withhold federal education funding from Maine over the state's transgender athlete policies. Newsweek reached out to a representative for King via email on Sunday for comment. Why It Matters The public clash between Mills and the president comes as his administration pushes for state and local leaders...

The organization officially changed its name on Saturday to Scouting America Nine months after announcing a name change was coming, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) on Saturday officially changed its name in an attempt to "meet the evolving needs of young people." The organization adopted the new name, Scouting America, on its 115th anniversary, "marking a pivotal moment in the organization’s journey," according to a statement released Saturday.The shift comes after a recent policy change in 2018, allowing girls to join the program. The organization began allowing gay youth in 2013 and ended a blanket ban on gay adult...

NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” saw much humor to be had in the two recent assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump as it launched its 50th season. The Trump War Room was quick to point out the macabre lack of taste the segment displayed. Taking to X, it posted its displeasure, summing it up in the one word, “disgusting.” “There were two assassination attempts against President Trump within a span of seven weeks.@nbcsnl apparently finds that funny. Disgusting.”

Often the Joe Biden administration has claimed that COVID-19 attacked families and workers through no fault of their own, and what was needed was its progressive spending agenda, specifically helping "people of color, immigrants, and low-wage workers." In reality, however, Biden's spending, "billions and counting – has gone to unrelated causes and the administration’s COVID relief program continues to fleece American taxpayers," according to a report from government watchdog Judicial Watch. The organization reported that, "Fraud and corruption are so rampant in the U.S. government’s mammoth pandemic relief program that the Justice Department created a special COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task...

Biden spoke shortly before the market opened at 9.30am in attempt to shore up trust in the banking sector amid amid fears of a rout after the collapse of SVB 'Our actions should give Americans confidence that the US banking system is safe,' the president told the press conference But investors are smelling blood in the water. First Republic Bank saw its shares crash 74 percent to $21.50 from a high of $81.76 in premarket trading ********************************************************************************* Trading has been halted in First Republic Bank this morning after shares by a record 67 percent before the market opened after Joe...

Breaking: Police released mugshots of the #Antifa riot arrestees who allegedly carried out a terrorist attack in downtown Atlanta on Saturday. 5 out of the 6 are from out of state, w/one originally from Portland. They’ve been charged w/domestic terrorism.https://m.facebook.com/story.php/?story_fbid=pfbid0JQQddTQV7P1aAfokvwL1KgCESaUD3RNkrU3Qb2sPMgNvFZX1c8WfLPyPfJr6HutHl&id=100064655350949