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A federal court has declined to halt Sunday’s show, citing a lack of standing and the scale of preparations already underway A US federal judge has rejected a last-minute attempt to block President Donald Trump from hosting a UFC event at the White House this weekend.Trump announced plans in 2025 for a UFC title event at the White House as part of the America 250 celebrations and his 80th birthday, which falls on Sunday, calling it “a birthday party the likes of which you have never seen.” Ahead of the event, the South Lawn has been transformed into a mini-coliseum,…

A nonprofit dedicated to instituting guaranteed income programs across the country is reportedly aiming for a permanent policy in California funded by taxpayer dollars — in a state already $1.3 trillion in debt. That, according to a report published Saturday by Fox News which examines the Economic Security Project (ESP), a nonprofit founded in 2016 and consisting of “100 entrepreneurs, activists, researchers, and philanthropists” dedicated to promoting direct cash payments to individuals. ESP has created over 100 guaranteed income pilots across the United States, the outlet reported. Now, a state affiliate of ESP, Economic Security California (ESC) aims to establish…

During his closing monologue on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that hating Jewish people has become a position for progressives now along with hating ICE. Maher said, “Every single violent actor in the last five years, from Trump’s assassin to Luigi, has prompted a headline that said some version of, experts find markers of both right and left-wing political views. Yeah, because we have a new breed of voter today, people who are intensely political, but somehow know almost nothing about politics. Liberal? Conservative? They don’t know what makes you either one. Conspiracy theories, that…

The waterway that has largely remained closed since the US and Israel attacked Iran, is open for transit, CENTCOM claims US military forces have downed Iranian drones that were allegedly targeting commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in the early hours of Saturday. The claim comes as Tehran and Washington are seeking to finalize a deal aimed at ending months of tensions and hostilities.The parties have been engaged in negotiations over a potential peace deal for the past two months, in an effort to end the conflict that began on February 28 with…

In a shocking revelation that rocked the Texas 15th Congressional District race, Latin Grammy-winning singer turned Democrat candidate Bobby Pulido was caught on tape bragging about helping his longtime bandmate—a convicted child sex offender—get out of jail. While Pulido’s campaign attempts to dismiss the surfacing of his own words as a “desperate smear,” the audio confirms the candidate boasted about his efforts to bail out accordionist Frankie Caballero, a man later imprisoned for the sexual assault of an eight-year-old girl. The New York Post reported this week that a resurfaced 2019 YouTube interview shows Pulido telling comedian Jose Luis Zagar…

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher and Eurasia Group and GZERO Media Founder Ian Bremmer stated that OPEC’s cartel has effectively been ended, which is beneficial, and that the region building pipelines will help undercut Iran’s power. Bremmer said, “OPEC is over. The Emiratis have pulled out. And that means that they want to produce as much oil as humanly possible because they don’t want that to be a stranded asset. They know it’s not going to be worth so much over time. They want to become a global node as a city-state. That’s — by…

Mohammad Marandi’s assessment comes after the Iranian foreign minister said an agreement “has never been closer” For the first time, the chances of the US and Iran reaching an agreement are greater than 50%, despite Iran’s lingering distrust of Washington, Tehran-based Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi told RT.The comments come after Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Friday: “the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has never been closer.” In a post on X, Araghchi wrote that the framework awaits finalization, while urging the media not to speculate about the contents.The memorandum is the working name for a proposed US-Iran framework…

German state media has accused Tesla trillionaire Elon Musk and anti-grooming gang activist Tommy Robinson of calling for the “hunting” of migrants in the wake of an alleged asylum seeker beheading attempt in Belfast. Tuesday’s edition of German public broadcaster ZDF flagship programme ‘Today Live’ argued that the backlash to footage of a Sudanese asylum seeker allegedly attempting to cut a man’s head off in Northern Ireland earlier this month was a result of malign actors from abroad on social media, signalling out Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson in particular. Introducing the segment, presenter Christina v. Ungern-Sternberg said: “A brutal attempted…

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared Friday that a proposed agreement with the United States to extend the ceasefire and advance negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program “has never been closer.” Meanwhile, Pakistan’s prime minister said mediators have reached a final agreed-upon text and are working to finalize the next steps toward a deal. The statements marked the strongest public signals yet from Tehran and Islamabad that the emerging agreement — now being referred to as the “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding” following months of mediation led by Pakistan and Qatar — could be finalized within days. Araghchi, who has led Tehran’s…

During his closing monologue on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that while Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is just discovering who he is, has a dicey past, and “doesn’t need a term in the Senate. He needs a gap year in Costa Rica”, “I would still urge the folks in Maine to vote for him, for two reasons: One, we need to restore balance in our government and a Democratic Senate would help a lot with that. And two, get used to it. America is a country filled with a lot of broken, horribly-educated,…