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The Guardian reports: X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has stopped showing headlines for links posted on the site, after site owner Elon Musk said it would make posts look better. Links posted on Twitter now appear as the image included in the article, as well as text in the left-hand corner of the image noting the domain of …

“When you are a citizen of the world, you always think about the world instead of the United States. Remember, this is a guy whose father has roots in Africa. This is a guy who spent a lot of his childhood in Southeast Asia and then spent a lot of time in Hawaii. Was that the last state to get …

Florida Politics reports: Ron DeSantis is campaigning for President in South Carolina Friday with a stump speech includes mocking Joe Biden for “stumbling around.” “So, you know, we saw the images yesterday of Biden stumbling around. And you know, honestly, you know, it’s a sad thing to see. You don’t want to see anyone do that,” DeSantis said. The Governor …

CNBC reports: Elon Musk told CNBC’s David Faber on Tuesday that he doesn’t care if his inflammatory tweets scare away potential Tesla buyers or Twitter advertisers. “I’ll say what I want, and if the consequence of that is losing money, so be it,” said Musk, who owns Twitter. Musk has for years tweeted controversial items, including conspiracy theories and comments …

Media Matters has the transcript: LISA BOOTHE: Am I the only hater? I’m going to be a hater. I’m not down with it. Like she’s 81, what are we going to put like 90-year-olds on the cover? HARRIS FAULKNER: Sure, why not? BOOTHE: It’s like putting obese people on the cover. FAULKNER: I know 30-year-olds who don’t look that good. …

The Hill reports: Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) offered to make President Biden a “soft food” lunch if he agrees to meet on the debt limit. “He is making the decision that he wants to put the economy in jeopardy. I don’t know what more I can do and how easy — I would bring lunch to the White House. I …

“Look, you had Congresswoman Slotkin in tears. You had Governor Gretchen Whitmer in tears. Both of them completely emotional, off the rails going to a far-left progressive idea that somehow they and government must act to protect our kids. “First of all, the problem that I have is raising the bar and telling everybody that government, somehow, is going to …

TMZ reports: Sen. Ted Cruz is standing his ground, refusing to apologize to Paul Pelosi for sharing conspiracy theories about the hammer attack … even after seeing the shocking police video of what went down. The Senator was at Reagan National Airport when we got his reaction to the body cam showing David DePape smash Pelosi in the head with …

The Independent reports: Twitter CEO Elon Musk has addressed his participation in a conspiracy theory about a home invasion at the residence of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband, Paul, in which Mr Pelosi was brutally attacked. But he has done so indirectly — in a tweet reply to a woman most famous for accusing former President Bill Clinton …

The Washington Post reports: Newly elected Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) passed out grenades Thursday to other members of Congress, along with a note on his office letterhead emphasizing that the ordnance was made in Florida. “I am honored to be a part of the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees,” Mills wrote. “In that spirit, it is my pleasure to …

“Hakeem. This is Hakeem Jeffries, and he’s been there since 2012, and everybody says, this is probably the next minority leader. Could be a Speaker someday. “Not much in the way – just like Kevin McCarthy – not much in the way of intellect or accomplishment. For this guy, though, you know what his calling card is? The name. Hakeem. …

“The voters are getting ready to stand up again and say, ‘We have had enough. Enough of Abigail Spanberger. Enough of Joe Biden.’ “Listen, I want to stop for a minute and — listen, Speaker Pelosi’s husband — they had a break in last night in their house and he was assaulted. “There’s no room for violence anywhere, but we’re …

Fox News reports: Two migrant buses from Del Rio, Texas, arrived near Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., Thursday morning. Between 75 and 100 people who were picked up in Eagle Pass, Texas, were sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. The group includes migrants from Venezuela, Uruguay, Colombia and Mexico. Multiple migrants, asked by …

CNN reports: Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is claiming credit for sending two planes carrying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts Wednesday, according to a statement emailed to CNN by his office. “Florida can confirm the two planes with illegal immigrants that arrived in Martha’s Vineyard today were part of the state’s relocation program to transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary …

TMZ reports: In one of the dumbest moves we’ve seen made by a person freaking out as they were kicked off a plane, a chemical engineer has now been fired from his job after announcing where he works to the entire flight. The incident, which happened on a flight from Philly to Dallas, included the man seen in the video …

The Insider reports: Last Monday John Fetterman, Oz’s Democratic opponent, resurfaced a video Oz recorded in what he called a “Wegners” — a mishmash of the Redner’s and Wegmans grocery store chains — shopping for “crudité” and complaining about inflation. Fetterman’s comment: “in PA, we call this a veggie tray.” In an exclusive statement to Insider, the doctor’s campaign jabbed …

“Elizabeth Warren told reporters that guy came up to her and said, ‘I would have voted for you if only you a had a penis.’ “Number one, that story is a lie. Produce this fictional person, because this human being does not exist. That’s not even 1/1024th percent true. “But number two, in today’s Democrat Party, who do we know …

Bloomberg News reports: Elon Musk’s behavior is putting off prospective customers and perturbing some Tesla owners. The trends have shown up in one consumer survey and market research report after another: Tesla commands high brand awareness, consideration and loyalty. fusk’s antics, on the other hand? They could do without. Creative Strategies, a California-based customer-experience measurer, mentioned owner frustration with Musk …

The Daily Mail reports: Elon Musk has joked that ‘owning the libs’ isn’t cheap after claiming to put his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter on hold. ‘Owning libs’ is internet slang used by conservatives that refers to defeating or embarrassing liberals in arguments. On Friday morning, Musk threw his Twitter takeover bid into chaos by tweeting that the deal was …

Media Matters has the transcript: Karine Jean-Pierre is our first out LGBTQ+ White House Press Secretary and that’s all you need to know. It’s a good thing, shut up and celebrate. That’s why she got the job. She’s in the right group and so the Biden administration, which thinks exclusively in terms of groups and never in terms of individuals …