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The US Supreme Court on Thursday heard oral arguments on President Trump’s birthright citizenship case with a focus on nationwide injunctions. The Trump Administration previously asked the Supreme Court to stop lower courts from issuing injunctions on a nationwide basis. Four federal judges have blocked President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order. According to President Trump’s order, the 14th Amendment is being misinterpreted by the left to give citizenship to ‘anchor babies.’ “It is the policy of the United States that no department or agency of the United States government shall issue documents recognizing United States citizenship, or accept documents issued…
Five young stars each hauled in at least $55 million over the past year—two from the NFL, two from European soccer, and one who could be the next face of the NBA. Selected first in 2021’s NFL draft after a college career at Clemson that included a national championship and a runner-up finish in Heisman Trophy voting, Trevor Lawrence began his pro career with supercharged expectations. So far, things haven’t gone quite as planned, with the 25-year-old Lawrence posting a 22-38 record as the starting quarterback of the Jacksonville Jaguars. But if he isn’t yet living up to the billing…
No tax on tips? Congress is considering it.getty Days after the Ways and Means Committee released a draft version of the tax bill, followed by a substitute amendment, questions began to fly. Tops on the list: Did Trump keep his promise to end taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security? The answer isn’t as simple as you think. No Tax On Tips Trump initially promised to end taxes on tips while campaigning in June in the swing state of Nevada. The hospitality industry is huge in Nevada, making up more than 20% of jobs in the state. The pledge didn’t…
Internal Meta documents revealed during the FTC’s antitrust trial aiming to break up the social media giant exposed an alarming warning from an executive about the prevalence of “fake” activity on Instagram. The New York Post reports that during the FTC’s high-stakes trial against Meta, the agency presented internal documents surfaced this week that shed light on the social media giant’s struggle with “fake” activity on Instagram. The disclosure came in the form of an October 2018 email exchange between Instagram’s current head, Adam Mosseri, and an unnamed executive who raised serious concerns about the platform’s integrity efforts. The executive,…
Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe will not face criminal charges over alleged threats made against Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf. While Nigel Farage’s Reform UK rides high in the polls on the back of a historic victory in the recent elections in England, internal drama continues to haunt the upstart party. On Monday, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said that it has decided not to pursue any criminal charges against Rupert Lowe, saying that after interviewing a number of witnesses, it has “concluded that there is insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction.” Head of the CPS, Malcolm said per…
Lawmakers from both parties fell asleep during an all-night hearing as Republicans successfully moved Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill to cut taxes and secure the border through its initial House committee. The House Ways and Means Committee held a 17-hour long hearing to discuss the merits of the “big, beautiful” bill that will extend the Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, secure the border, rein in wasteful spending, and more. Although Republicans successfully advanced the bill out of committee, it did leave a toll on some lawmakers. Videos have emerged of Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) falling asleep. In another case, Rep.…
Democratic lawmakers are trying to block billions of dollars in arms sales to two Middle Eastern countries to protest investments in President Donald Trump’s personal business and a jet offered to him. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) plans to force a vote on five major arms sales to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar valued at $3.5 billion following Qatar’s offer to gift a luxury Boeing aircraft to use as Air Force One and the UAE’s move to invest $2 billion in Trump’s cryptocurrency venture. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) plans to co-lead the measures to block UAE arms sales. The…
The bloc’s members are reportedly rushing to agree to spend 5% of their GDP on defense ahead of a summit next month NATO member states are struggling to overcome divisions and define the details of an increase in spending targets demanded by the US ahead of the bloc’s annual summit in The Hague, Bloomberg has reported.US President Donald Trump has demanded that European NATO states spend 5% of their GDP on defense, warning that Washington may reconsider its commitments to the bloc if they fail. According to NATO’s latest report, ten of the bloc’s 32 members do note even spend…
Credit: Comedy Central Screenshot A so-called comedian was apparently off her meds when she launched an insane, hate-filled rant against Elon Musk and the Trump Administration last night. Former SNL host Leslie Jones was guest-hosting Comedy Central’s The Daily Show on Wednesday night and felt the best way to entertain her audience was to go on a tirade that should open her up to a visit from law enforcement. Jones started off her R-rated rant by attacking Team Trump as a bunch of corrupt, racist, and evil individuals who “couldn’t run a Dunkin’ Donuts without burning it down.” Then, she…
Seven sports, 18 nationalities and a whole lot of cash—here’s everything you need to know about the monster earnings year from the sports world’s biggest stars. Over the past 12 months, the world’s 50 highest-paid athletes collected a combined $4.23 billion before taxes and agent fees, setting an earnings record for the fifth straight year. The total represents a 9% increase over 2024’s $3.88 billion and is more than double what the top 50 were making just eight years ago. But the records don’t stop there. This past year featured new individual marks in baseball, basketball, football and soccer, as…