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Jim McLaughlin, one of President Donald Trump’s top pollsters, said Hill Republicans should nix Senate Republicans’ deeper Medicaid cuts in the megabill or risk deep backlash from voters. “The Senate needs to go back to the House version on Medicaid in the [One Big Beautiful Bill Act], just like the president wants,” Jim McLaughlin, who runs McLaughlin & Associates, told POLITICO Saturday. He continued: “The working class Americans who gave President Trump his overwhelming victory as well as majorities in the House and Senate deserve nothing less.” More than a dozen at-risk House Republicans are deeply alarmed at the Senate’s…

Thom Tillis Senator Thom Tillis (RINO-NC) is willing to jeopardize President Trump’s agenda and his own political career in the process. As TGP readers may know, the Senate is scheduled to vote on a motion to proceed to President Trump’s big, beautiful bill later this afternoon. The legislation accomplishes several critical policies, including making the Trump tax cuts permanent, eliminating taxation on tips and overtime, locking down the border, and taking an axe to Joe Biden’s green energy scam. However, there are some questions regarding whether the vote will succeed at this point. One key GOP holdout, Senator Ron Johnson…

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 27: (L-R) Opponents Ilia Topuria of Germany and Charles Oliveira of Brazil … More face off during the UFC 317 ceremonial weigh-in at T-Mobile Arena on June 27, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Zuffa LLC The UFC 317 pay-per-view fight card goes down tonight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The UFC lightweight and flyweight titles are on the line at the top of the event. In the UFC 317 main event, the vacant UFC lightweight title is up for grabs when former UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria faces ex-UFC lightweight…

unemployment line, people out of work looking for a jobgetty A few days ago, I wrote about 10 college degrees with high unemployment for the recently graduated (ages 22 to 27). The data, presented by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, was from 2023 when the unemployment rate was 3.8% and some of the highest rates of unemployment were among people with STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) degrees. Some of the examples that had upwards of double the overall unemployment rate were physics (7.8%), computer engineering (7.5%), computer science (6.1%), chemistry (6.1%), and information systems and management (5.6%).…

British Olympic gold medal-winning runner Kelly Holmes is now claiming that the COVID scare made her realize that she had to reveal to the world that she is a lesbian. Holmes told the host of a UK podcast that she knew she was gay as far back as 1988, but avoided making her sexual proclivities public knowledge because she was a career soldier in the British Army. Rules were then in place banning gays in the military. Those rules were dropped in the year 2000, but she still felt she needed to stay quiet about herself, Pink News reported. Her…

Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow’s forthcoming book, Breaking the Law, has rocketed up the Amazon charts since it was announced on Thursday.  The two-time New York Times bestselling author spent a year investigating the lawfare “superstructure” that has been weaponized against Donald Trump and overtaken American politics. Now, the book is topping at least one category on Amazon and ranked #3 on the “Movers & Shakers” list. Breaking the Law moved to #3 on Amazon’s movers and shaker’s list. Amazon “Movers & Shakers” tracks the books that have seen the biggest gains in sales over a 24-hour window. Marlow trailed…

After Zohran Mamdani’s apparent victory in the New York Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday, former Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) liked an Instagram post congratulating him on his win. The only problem — Jackson Lee died last July. From ghost-likes and new profile pictures to a posthumous endorsement, accounts for dead lawmakers have seemingly resurrected on social media in an unsettling trend of beyond-the-grave engagement. “Dear White Staffers,” an anonymous account dedicated to highlighting experiences and perspectives of non-white congressional staffers, on Wednesday posted a screenshot of a notification that the late Texas representative’s account had liked the congratulatory post…

Iran has threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz over the US strikes, while the Houthis previously targeted Western ships in the region Ships traveling near the Red Sea and Persian Gulf have begun transmitting false Russian and Chinese affiliations to avoid potential attacks, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing maritime risk analytics firm Windward and vessel tracking data.Tehran, which controls the Strait of Hormuz – a key route for global oil – threatened to close it if the US joined Israeli strikes on its nuclear sites. Iran’s parliament reportedly approved the move on Sunday, though the final decision lies with…

Screenshot of barriers outside U.S. Treasury via Raw Alerts on X   Last night, various X users posted videos of barriers being placed outside the White House and U.S. Treasury. The initial move made social media speculate why the barriers were set up. However, D.C. Journalist Andrew Leyden has the answer. On a post on X, Leyden noted that the barriers were raised in preparation for the “Iran protest by the ANSWER coalition.” Leyden wrote, in response to a user on X, that the barriers were being set up for the “Iran protest by ANSWER coalition, but the organizers cancelled…

Ariana Grande’s “Twilight Zone” climbs to No. 11 on Pop Airplay and reenters the Hot 100 at No. 88, … More fueled by ongoing radio attention. PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: Ariana Grande attends the red carpet ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)Getty Images In mid-April, Ariana Grande released the deluxe edition of her most recent album, Eternal Sunshine. The updated version, titled Brighter Days Ahead, features several new tracks that differentiate it from the original project and made it an exciting revisit…