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On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Gil Cisneros (D-CA) claimed that for “the last few presidents,” “It has been Democratic presidents always pulling a Republican economic crisis from the ground up, curing it and taking care of it.” Cisneros said, “Well, one of the first things we want to focus on is healthcare, right? That is why we have kind of, as the Democratic Caucus in the House of Representatives, focused on that policy, the Affordable Care Act subsidies, lowering the costs, making sure that we’re protecting Medicare and Medicaid, ensuring that people can get preventive care, rather…

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) said he would leave the Republican Party and become an independent if Pennsylvania had an open primary, citing the state’s closed primary system as the reason he has not done so. The Pennsylvania congressman made the remarks during a Fly Out Day conversation with Punchbowl News, when he was asked directly, “Why don’t you just become an Independent?” Fitzpatrick replied, “Because I live in a closed primary state.” When asked a follow-up — “Would you if you didn’t?” — he answered, “100% … 100%.” In November 2025, Fitzpatrick publicly called on President Donald Trump to sideline…

There are concerns that Vilmos Katai-Nemeth, a lawyer and aikido black belt, could become a symbolic “figurehead,” according to media reports Hungary’s incoming prime minister, Peter Magyar, has picked a blind lawyer to become the cabinet minister responsible for DEI affairs as part of a sweeping government overhaul following Viktor Orban’s election defeat.Magyar made the announcement on X on Friday, naming Vilmos Katai-Nemeth, 52, alongside transport pick David Vitezy. “For the first time in Hungary’s history, a blind Hungarian citizen… will lead the Ministry of Social and Family Affairs – including responsibility for accessibility and equal opportunities,” he wrote.Katai-Nemeth has…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian drone and missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro killed at least five people and wounded 34, local authorities said Saturday. The bodies of four people were found in the ruins of a house destroyed in overnight attacks, Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said. “The Russians have been hitting Dnipro and other cities and communities practically all night,” Hanzha wrote on Telegram of the attacks, which caused fires to break out across Dnipro and partially destroyed several apartment buildings, businesses and a private house, wounding 27 people. Another person was killed in a separate…

Pope Leo XIV said on Thursday that the Catholic Church will not go beyond the precedent set by Pope Francis of offering blessings to same-sex couples, adding that there will be no formalized blessings. While Pope Leo XIV affirmed the 2023 decision enacted by Pope Francis during his flight back to Rome on Thursday, he emphasized that no further changes will be made. As noted by Reuters, Pope Francis “allowed pastors to give blessings to same-sex couples informally outside of a ritual service, and on a case-by-case basis.” Pope Leo’s comments were in response to attempts made by German Cardinal…

Heading into White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend, POLITICO caught up with the buzziest new celebrities in town: the TMZ guys. Since arriving in Washington last week, Jacob Wasserman, Charlie Cotton and Jakson Buhaj of the TMZ DC bureau have shaken up the D.C. media bubble, asking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth what he feels in his mind and body when dropping bombs or whether lawmakers know what Grindr is. In an interview in front of the Capitol building Friday afternoon, the trio discussed their mission, tactics and whether they’re really trying to troll us all.This transcript has been edited for length…

What we are witnessing across the United States is not just people relocating. It is the migration of income itself, and the numbers now confirm the scale. According to the latest IRS data, California lost $11.9 billion in adjusted gross income in a single year, while New York lost $9.9 billion. At the same time, Florida gained $20.6 billion, Texas gained $5.5 billion, and states like South Carolina and North Carolina each gained roughly $4 billion. This is not theoretical. This is measurable capital movement, and it is accelerating. The critical point is that the IRS is not tracking opinions or surveys.…

Britain’s Attorney-General has been called “a threat to national security” and told to resign over alleged revelations over his involvement in a scandalous legal case that falsely accused British soldiers of massacring Iraqi civilians over 20 years ago. ‘Lord’ Hermer, the already-controversial Attorney-General raised to the House of Lords and to his high office from being a human rights lawyer by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer after winning the 2024 General Election, has been reported for investigation and even told to resign after a British newspaper claimed to have seen a trove of documents pertaining to the infamous al-Sweady affair.…

The following content is sponsored by Spectrum for the Future. America’s biggest cellular carriers are trying to dismantle a Trump-era success story that is delivering American jobs from the farm to the factory floor. Their lobbyists are pressing regulators to dramatically raise power limits in the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band, a spectrum-sharing framework successfully launched during President Trump’s first term, that lets thousands of American businesses build their own 5G wireless networks. A new technical analysis from Valo Analytica reveals what’s really at stake if the three Big Cellular companies are given the opportunity to drown out thousands who have invested billions building this ecosystem:…

A sociologist on M6 struck a nerve by comparing an unsanctioned devotional installation with far-right graffiti in Nice French television channel M6 has aired a report comparing two unlawfully installed Christian crosses to an act of neo-Nazi vandalism, drawing sharp criticism, according to Tribune Chretienne.The controversy followed a Wednesday broadcast in which sociologist Erwan Lecoeur drew parallels between the crosses and the work of right-wing vandals. The symbols of Jesus’s resurrection featuring the message “Ave Christus Rex” (“Hail Christ the King”) were recently installed on the Baou de Saint-Jeannet hill near Nice.Lecoeur cited nearby graffiti reading “Nice is Germany,” a…