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Jake Tapper devastates RFK Jr. with his own words after secretary denies autism remarks
President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary tried to walk back his disparaging remarks against children with autism and people with disabilities at his congressional hearing on Friday — but CNN’s Jake Tapper had a clip ready to hold him to account. “Another round of intense questioning for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,”…
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Trump supporters pack Arizona megachurch with president set to headline Turning Point USA event: ‘He is playing 3D chess’
Backers of President Trump jammed an Arizona megachurch Friday as he was set to headline a Turning Point USArally to bolster turnout amongst Republican voters ahead of the midterm elections. Feverish supporters at the “Build the Red Wall” event at Dream City Church in Phoenix shot down recent criticisms of the president — including over…
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‘Queen of Hoops’ Jennifer Fisher’s Soho boutique burglarized by three men
There may be a few less hoop earrings to purchase from Jennifer Fisher’s Soho boutique for Mother’s Day. We’re told Fisher, who counts stars like Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, and Selena Gomez as clients, arrived at her West Broadway boutique Friday morning to find shattered glass, and discovered that swaths of her baubles had disappeared. A…
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Why the Federal Government Is Making Chicago O’Hare Airport Cut Hundreds of Flights a Day
An American Airlines jet approaches the runway as a United Airlines jet taxis at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on April 14, 2026. —John J. Kim—Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service/Getty Images Federal transportation officials are imposing a cap on daily flights at Chicago O’Hare International Airport for the summer, in an effort “to prevent widespread flight…
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Restaurants in red state struggle to find employees amid Trump’s ICE raids
In Texas, a new coalition of business groups, restaurants, and lawmakers opposes the Trump administration’s immigration policies because of its economic strain on restaurants, as reported by The New York Times. The Texas Restaurant Association reports 50 percent of restaurants were unprofitable last year, up from 38 percent in 2024. Restaurant owner Regino Rojas of…
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Is the Strait of Hormuz really open?
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is open — but there’s no peace deal yet, and there are plenty of unanswered questions. Here’s…
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‘Turning point’: Blue state may have just created playbook to hold Trump’s ICE accountable
A Minnesota prosecutor’s decision to criminally charge a federal immigration agent over a road rage incident could mark the first crack in the Trump administration’s wall of ICE accountability — and potentially open the floodgates for states across the country to follow suit, Slate’s Shirin Ali wrote Friday. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced what…
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White House chief of staff to meet with Anthropic CEO over its AI
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles plans to sound out Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei about the artificial intelligence company’s new Mythos model, which has attracted attention from the federal government for how it could transform national security and the economy. A White House official, who requested anonymity to discuss the planned meeting Friday, said…
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Maggie Haberman sees through the White House’s latest strategy
Trump administration officials are increasingly employing religious symbolism to justify the Iran war and other unpopular policies, according to New York Times correspondent Maggie Haberman. President Donald Trump posted an image depicting himself as a Christlike healer, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has framed the conflict in explicitly religious terms and quoted Bible verses during…
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Karen Bass wants to save the planet. Saving LA? Never mind
LA mayor Karen Bass leads a city reeling from street disorder, a failed homelessness response, wildfires, depleted police staffing, and a fiscal crisis. So of course, now is a good time for a new climate plan. Rather than fix her city’s problems, the mayor has chosen to double down on ideology. Her plan calls for…