Variety reports: Chris Pratt joined Bill Maher on the latest episode of the “Club Random” podcast and got asked about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is serving as President Trump’s secretary of health and human services. RFK Jr. also happens to be cousins with Pratt’s wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger. In conversation with Maher, the “Guardians of the Galaxy” actor spoke favorably …

The Huffington Post reports: Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier filed a writ of habeas corpus on Tuesday in the district court of Travis County, Texas, claiming the state legislature’s Republican majority has unlawfully detained her in the state Capitol after she refused to consent to 24-hour police surveillance. Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, a Republican, required each Democratic legislator to …

“Everyone says, ‘Well, we just need immigrants to come legally. We just need immigrants to come legally.’ That’s not true. Omar Fateh came here legally. Ilhan Omar came here legally. Rashida Tlaib, her parents came here legally. Zohran Mamdani came here legally. And I’m not allowed to say that this guy’s not an American. I’m sorry. He’s not an American. …

The Freedom From Religion Foundation writes: The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to retract a recent unconstitutional threat to eject citizens from the state Senate chamber if they do not stand during official prayers. During the Senate’s Aug. 15 session, Sen. Angela Paxton delivered a Christian invocation “in the name of Jesus, who …

“BIG NEWS for American Farmers! I just announced in Lebanon, TN – effective immediately – American farmland will NO LONGER use taxpayer dollars to build solar farms. Millions of acres of prime farmland is left unusable so Green New Deal subsidized solar panels can be built. This destruction of our farms and prime soil is taking away the futures of …

The New York Times reports: In May, cabinet officials and West Wing aides brought President Trump a potential settlement with Columbia University. But instead of giving his sign-off, he issued a new demand.  The school needed to pay $200 million, Mr. Trump told his team. The university’s cost for a deal soared from zero dollars to nine figures in the …

“I’ve actually known Laura for years. We actually used to be friends back in like 2017 and 2018. We were friends. Not close friends, but we knew each other. When she ran for Congress the first time, I endorsed her, donated to her, supported her. When she ran the second time – she decided to run – she jumped a …

“We are now three and a half years into the war between Russia and Ukraine, a brutal conflict that has claimed hundreds of thousands of Russian and Ukrainian lives and cost trillions of dollars. The weakness and incompetence of Joe Biden foolishly allowed the killing to start in the first place, until President Trump returned to office in January, the …

“The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of ‘WOKE.’ The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been — Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future. We are not going to allow …

“I think it honestly leads to intimidation, too. You know, if you’re in Las Vegas, everyone knows ballots get mailed out. Do you think the Culinary Union is just going to let you kind of vote your conscience without trying to — no, they’re going to want to see those votes. They’re going to want to bring the votes in. …

Fox News outlet Outkick reports: Businesswoman and entrepreneur Jillian Michaels, a former fitness icon, should be propped up proudly by the gay community. She is openly gay herself, married to a woman, and has two children – one of whom is a young black girl who was adopted from Haiti. In other words, Michaels is the quintessential “box-checker” for the …

The Handbasket reports: The DC National Guard is making sure all members have the requisite training to use a specific type of pistol should the official order to be armed come down from Trump or his Department of Defense, The Handbasket is the first to report. The fact that members may soon be armed was reported earlier by The Wall …

Axios reports: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers under the Trump administration must consider the “positive attributes” of immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship — rather than just the absence of misconduct — according to a recent policy memo. The Friday USCIS memo calls for a more “holistic” approach to assessing the “good moral character” of an immigrant seeking naturalization under an …

CHARLIE KIRK: “You’ve taken on the entire kind of climate science world. ‘Energy department attacks climate science in contentious report.’ By the way, you’re in safe company here. We think this is all politicized. This is driven towards a environmentalist agenda that is trying to weaken American energy dominance. ‘The agency asked five client skeptics to write a report criticizing …

ABC News reports: The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public not to eat, sell or serve certain Great Value raw frozen shrimp sold at Walmart due to possible contamination with Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope. U.S. Customs and Border Protection alerted the FDA about possible Cesium-137, or Cs-137, detected in shipping containers at four U.S. ports, the FDA said …

Politico reports: The White House is planning for a possible trilateral meeting between the U.S., Russian and Ukrainian presidents in the Hungarian capital of Budapest as the next step in negotiating an end to the years-long war, according to a Trump administration official. The U.S. Secret Service is preparing for the summit in the Central European nation led by Prime …

The Washington Post reports: The Justice Department is investigating whether Washington, D.C., police manipulated data to make crime rates appear lower, according to three people familiar with the probe. The launch of the criminal investigation — run out of the federal prosecutor’s office in D.C. — escalates the tense relationship between the Trump administration and local D.C. officials, who have …

Jalopnik reports: When it comes to Trump, Grandpa has his good days and bad days, but increasingly, it’s only bad days. For example, in a recent interview, Trump claimed that when he tried to vote, he was asked to provide his license plate number. Sure, thing. Whatever you say, Donald. Speaking at the White House, Trump told reporters, “We’re gonna …

Axios reports: President Trump said Tuesday that American troops won’t be sent to Ukrainian border as part of a peace agreement with Russia. Following his meeting with European leaders and  Zelensky, Trump said a security guarantee will be provided to Ukraine by the various European countries as well as the U.S., although details remain unclear. Asked about the potential U.S. …

The Minnesota Inforum reports: An Embarrass, Minnesota, man who has served as a teacher and church leader is accused of sexually assaulting a child. Ryan Ross Denzer-Johnson, 43, was charged Monday, Aug. 18, with three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct against a child under the age of 14. Denzer-Johnson has worked as a math teacher at Mesabi East Schools …