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“Today, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers showed why he was forced to step down as president of Harvard: a lack of humanity and judgment. In a shockingly callous interview on ABC, Professor Summers proclaimed that the One Big, Beautiful Bill will cause ‘…2,000 days of death like we’ve seen in Texas this weekend.’ “Using the horrifying situation in Texas for …

Via press release from Gov. Gavin Newsom: California gas prices are 20 cents lower than one month ago and 17 cents lower than one year ago – despite a swirl of misinformation drawing attention to current prices. CLAIM: California gas prices will go up by 65 cents or higher on July 1. FALSE. There are two separate changes to fuel …

“I want the country to know this: I was expelled because I supported a weak speaker to succeed McCarthy, and that week speaker allowed for me to be expelled because of political reasons and denied me DUE PROCESS! Now the same speaker is the one stonewalling my ability to get a pardon using the same excuses he used for my expulsion. …

“Curtis Sliwa is a man child in a red beret that has NO chance of winning the NYC mayoral race. We need to be serious and galvanize behind Eric Adams! Republicans struggling with this tough justice system remember that Curtis is a NEVER Trumper and he’s proud of it! “Elections are about numbers and not wishful thinking! Are you willing …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center chief fumed at the brains behind Hamilton over an event staged Monday at the iconic arts institution, highlighting tensions between “woke” performers and new MAGA leadership. Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell, a Trump loyalist, unleashed a lengthy rant against Hamilton’s creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and lead producer Jeffrey Seller, who produced a Pride …

“The U.S. Supreme Court just upheld Tennessee’s law prohibiting trans medical surgeries and treatments for minors. This decision is not ‘anti-trans.’ It is a historic and critical win for children and common-sense. The majority of Americans support equal treatment for trans Americans and protections from discrimination. “They also back laws like Tennessee’s, which protect children from receiving life-altering and irreversible …

Politico reports: Richard Grenell, the longtime Trump ally and special presidential envoy, spoke with President Donald Trump this week about potentially running for governor of California. Grenell said in an interview on “The Conversation” with Dasha Burns that he would “have to take a look” at vying for the top job in California if Kamala Harris launches a bid of …

Log Cabin executive director Ed Williams writes: Pride has been hijacked by a radical Leftist subset of the community that has no interest in including Americans with different political views or building bridges with the rest of the country. The Pride flag, once a unifying and shared rallying cry, has turned into a symbol for a uniquely liberal agenda that …

The Meidas Touch reports: As Pride Month gets underway, MAGA-aligned activists online are hailing what they call a retreat by corporate America from LGBTQ+ visibility. Target, a major flashpoint last year, has scaled back its Pride merchandise, and many national brands have avoided rainbow-themed logos or June 1 Pride posts. Right-wing influencers on social media are treating these moves as …

The Washington Post reports: Sales of subscriptions for the coming season of programming at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts are down by about $1.6 million, or roughly 36 percent, compared with last year. By this point in 2024, the center had generated $4,413,147 in revenue from selling subscriptions to its theater, dance, classical and other seasons of performances. …

From the MAGA outlet Florida’s Voice: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent advocated for the U.S. to adopt fiscal policies mirroring those of Florida, contrasting the state’s approach with that of New York. “We want the U.S. to be more like Florida and less like New York,” Bessent said during an interview on Fox News with Bret Baier. Bessent highlighted the significant …

Courthouse News reports: The treasurer for former Rep. George Santos’ congressional campaign was sentenced to three years of probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to a felony count of conspiracy to defraud the US, admitting to filing false campaign finance reports, obstructing the FEC and aggravated identity theft. U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert handed down the sentence to Nancy Marks about …

“For those asking… Even though I initially considered the prospect of petitioning the president with a pardon application I have seized that approach as I will not spend the last 61 days I have of life scrambling on how to get past a bunch of guard dogs. The so called ‘friends’ I have that said they’d help legit should have …

CNN reports: Amid an antitrust battle with the Justice Department, global entertainment company Live Nation is adding one of President Trump’s closest advisors to its board of directors. Richard Grenell, who is both Trump’s presidential envoy for special missions and the newly installed president of the Kennedy Center, was named to the Live Nation board. Live Nation, the parent company …

The New York Times reports: Richard Grenell, whom President Trump installed as the president of the Kennedy Center, claimed Monday night that the center’s deferred maintenance and its deficit — two things commonly found at nonprofit arts organizations — were “criminal.” He said he would refer the matter to federal prosecutors. Speaking to Mr. Trump and a group of board …

The Guardian reports: Joe Exotic – star of the 2020 Netflix true crime documentary Tiger King – is publicly pleading for Donald Trump to pardon him from federal prison after his husband was deported to Mexico. “It’s really past time to have one of your people watch Tiger King Season 2, where they all admitted to perjury and a plot …

NBC News reports: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that Moody’s ratings were a “lagging indicator” after the group downgraded the United States’ credit rating by a notch from the highest level. “I think that Moody’s is a lagging indicator,” Bessent said Sunday. “I think that’s what everyone thinks of credit agencies.” …

CBS News reports: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Congressional leaders Friday that the federal government could be unable to pay its bills as soon as August if Congress doesn’t act, urging lawmakers to address the debt limit by mid July. In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, Bessent said after reviewing April tax filings, “there is reasonable probability that …

“I’ll take a commutation, clemency, whatever the president is willing to give me. Seven years and three months in prison for a first-time offender over campaign matters just screams ‘over the top,’ and I would appreciate if the president would consider. I do believe this is an unfair judgment handed down to me. I think there was a lot of …

“Any performer who isn’t professional enough to perform for patrons of all backgrounds, regardless of political affiliation, won’t be welcomed. In fact, we think it would be important to out those vapid and intolerant artists to ensure producers know who they shouldn’t hire — and that the public knows which shows have political litmus tests to sit in the audience. …