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Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)/Image: Video screenshot/ NBC Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined Kristin Welker on Meet the Press and delivered some common sense in regards to Medicaid reform. “What is so hard about requiring an able-body individual with no dependents, no sickness, to work 20 hours a week?” Mullin asked. “I know you work more than 20 hours this weekend alone. What is so hard about having a work requirement there with someone that has no medical condition and no dependents?” “We don’t pay people in this country to be lazy. We want to give them an opportunity.” “When they’re…

Vatican, June 21, 2025. Pope Leo XIV meets with political leaders during the Jubilee of Governments … More at the Apostolic Palace on June 21, 2025, in Vatican City, Vatican. Greeting the members of the delegations coming from 68 different countries, Pope Leo said politics has rightly been defined as “the highest form of charity.” (Photo credit: Elisabetta Trevisan – Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)Getty Images On June 21, 2025, Alex Sobel MP, Member of the U.K. Parliament, delivered a letter to Pope Leo XIV after a special audience for members of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in the Hall…

Harmeet Dhillon, the Californian who now leads the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division, opened an investigation Thursday into “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) practices at the University of California (UC). This investigation is separate from the ongoing investigation of the University of California’s Los Angeles and Berkeley campuses by the DOJ’s antisemitism task force, which is being run by Leo Terrell. Dhillon’s letter cites Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, saying that there is suspicion that the UC system is discriminating against “employees, job applicants, and training program applicants” by race and gender. Notably, Dhillon…

Florida Sen. Rick Scott is circulating text of his amendment to the GOP megabill that would effectively end a key Medicaid financing mechanism after 2030. The provision won the backing of Senate Majority Leader John Thune during an eleventh-hour negotiating session held Friday night as a procedural vote was held open to win over Scott and other holdouts. It is expected to come up during the “vote-a-rama” set to take place overnight Sunday into Monday where dozens of amendments will be debated and voted on. Scott said Sunday he’s “very confident that my amendment is going to pass.” Other Republicans…

Screenshot of The sheriff of Kootenai County via Right Angle News Network on X As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, multiple first responders have been shot in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, while responding to a brush fire. CNN reported that two people were fatally shot and several others were injured after a gunman ambushed them. Currently, there is at least one active shooter still firing at law enforcement officers. Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris stated, “We don’t know if there’s one, two three or four,” shooters. Kootenai County Emergency Management has told people in the area to shelter in place and…

Today’s NYT Strands hints and answersCredit: New York Times Looking for Saturday’s Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here: ForbesToday’s NYT Strands Puzzle: Hints, Spangram And Answers For Saturday, June 28thBy Erik Kain It’s Sunday and we have a very special Strands puzzle to solve. Seriously, I think this is the most creative Strands I’ve played since its inception, so tell your friends and family to give it a shot. I’m always happy to see the puzzle setters at the New York Times going the extra mile. Let’s solve it! Strands is the newest game in the…

LONDON (AP) – British authorities seized 2.4 metric tons of cocaine in a ship arriving in England from Panama, authorities said Saturday, calling it one of the U.K.’s biggest drug busts in years. The drugs, valued at 96 million pounds ($132 million), were found under containers on a vessel at London Gateway port, east of the British capital. The shipment was discovered after what officials said was an intelligence-led operation. Britain’s interior ministry, the Home Office, said it was the sixth-largest cocaine seizure on record. U.K. Border Force Maritime director Charlie Eastaugh said the seizure was “just one example of…

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will reportedly remain an option on November’s general election ballot for New York City mayor, despite conceding the Democrat primary to socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday. Sources told CNN that while Cuomo — who resigned from the governorship in 2021 after an investigation found that he allegedly sexually harassed at least 11 women — has not fully committed to continuing an all-out campaign, he will not give up his spot on the ballot as the candidate for his own party that he formed last month.  Citing “disillusionment with the Democratic Party,” the disgraced…

Anti-government protesters erected barricades in Belgrade and Novi Sad on Sunday evening, following a large rally demanding new elections in Serbia.Police warned organizers that they would not tolerate further unrest, after demonstrators clashed with officers in the capital the previous night.The student-led protest movement began after a concrete canopy collapsed at a newly renovated railway station in Novi Sad last November, killing 16 people. Activists have demanded accountability, blaming the tragedy on mismanagement and corruption.On Sunday, the student group Blokada FON published a map of roadblocks in Belgrade and urged opposition lawmakers to boycott parliamentary sessions.Citizens are blocking entire Belgrade…

Brush fire in Idao via News Channel 3 Now on X Multiple firefighters have been shot in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, while responding to a brush fire. CNN reported that police and emergency crews are responding to an active shooter situation on East Nettleton Gulch Road in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office has warned residents in an emergency alert message that there’s an “Active shooter at Canfield Mountain. Injuries are reported, but the extent is unknown. Avoid the area.” BREAKING: *Shooting* Multiple firefighters reportedly shot while responding to brush fire in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho pic.twitter.com/5VbQfIHwc7 — Insider Paper…