Minneapolis Communications Chief Fired After Alleged Theft of Cash and Cards from Coworkers to Buy Kratom

A former Obama administration official has lost his job as Minneapolis’s top communications executive after an internal investigation tied him to the alleged theft of cash and credit cards from his own colleagues. Adam Fetcher, 42, was terminated on July 1 from his role as Chief Communications Officer for the City of Minneapolis. Mayor Jacob …

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Newsom Hires a Private Defense Attorney While His Missing Tax Returns Remain Unaccounted For

When a politician under federal criminal investigation hires a private defense attorney and simultaneously can’t produce five years of promised tax returns, there’s a word for that. It isn’t “transparency.” It isn’t “nothing to hide.” It’s called a tell. Nearly a month has passed since Gavin Newsom announced, unprompted and out of nowhere, that he …

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Billboards Selling American Citizenship for $4,000 Are Already Going Up, and a Supreme Court Ruling Made it Happen

The Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling barely had time to settle before the birth tourism industry moved in. Billboards and signs advertising birth tourism packages, with deliveries starting at $4,000, are already appearing along the southern border and across Mexico. Chinese birth tourism operations are ramping back up. Russian nationals are booking flights. An industry …

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A woman in a hijab adjusts a headscarf on a young girl, both wearing patterned scarves.

Hijab, Children, and US Law: What the Debate Is Actually About

A widely shared social media claim argues that Muslim families who have young girls wear a hijab do not belong in the United States. The claim ties together several separate topics: religious dress, child welfare, immigration, and constitutional law. This article separates what is a matter of fact from what is a matter of opinion. …

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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey seated before an American flag, with a caption calling for her DOJ prosecution over migrant spending

You Don’t Prosecute a Governor for a Budget You Dislike

Spending money you disagree with is not a crime. It is politics, and the remedy for politics you hate is an election, not an indictment. That distinction is the whole ballgame in the campaign to sic the Justice Department on Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, and everyone demanding her prosecution knows it. The underlying facts are …

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Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire ‘Over’ After Renewed Strikes

President Donald Trump said the interim ceasefire agreement with Iran is effectively over, accusing Tehran of negotiating in bad faith and describing further talks as a waste of time. His remarks followed renewed attacks on commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. strikes on Iranian targets, and a decision by Washington to revoke a …

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Border Czar Tom Homan speaking into a microphone in front of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security flag

Homan Says Immigration Enforcement Expanding Nationwide After 10,000 Arrests

Border Czar Tom Homan said the Trump administration is expanding immigration enforcement nationwide, citing more than 10,000 arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers over five days. Homan made the remarks in an interview with Newsmax, according to source material accompanying his statements. “I’ve always said, no one’s off the table,” Homan said. “If you’re …

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Gene Simmons in sunglasses beside his quote about legal immigration and US citizenship

Gene Simmons Touts Legal Immigration at Milwaukee Summerfest Concert

KISS co-founder Gene Simmons told a Summerfest crowd in Milwaukee that he became an American citizen through the legal immigration process and urged others to do the same. “I myself am an immigrant, but a legal one,” Simmons said. “You wait in line, you respect the country, you respect its laws, and then you become …

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Oil tankers anchored in calm blue coastal waters, with a U.S. flag shown in an inset circle.

U.S. Revokes License Authorizing Iranian Oil Sales, Launches Airstrikes

The United States has revoked the license that temporarily authorized Iran to sell oil under a memorandum of understanding, restoring tighter restrictions on Iranian oil exports. The move accompanied a new round of U.S. airstrikes targeting Iranian military assets, according to statements attributed to U.S. officials and U.S. Central Command. U.S. Central Command said the …

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Gene Simmons in sunglasses beside his quote about being a legal immigrant to the United States

Gene Simmons Touts Legal Immigration Path in Summerfest Monologue

KISS co-founder Gene Simmons told a Milwaukee crowd that he immigrated to the United States “the lawful way” during a July 3, 2026 concert at Summerfest. Performing with his solo band, Simmons paused to share his views on American patriotism and immigration policy. “I myself am an immigrant, but a legal one,” Simmons said. “I …

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaking at a podium with microphones and officials behind her

Why Officials Are Reviewing CNN’s Coverage of an ICE-Tracking App

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said her department is working with the Justice Department to review whether CNN could face legal exposure over a news segment about a smartphone app that lets users track immigration agents. No charges have been filed. Officials say they are examining the issue, not that a case exists. The dispute …

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Turkey Denies Port Entry to LGBTQ+ Cruise Ship Over ‘Moral Values’

Turkish authorities in Aydın province denied port entry to the Scarlet Lady, a Virgin Voyages vessel operating a dedicated LGBTQ+ charter carrying approximately 1,900 passengers, the majority of them American citizens. The ship was on a 10-day “Athens to Venice” cruise organized by California-based Atlantis Events. Officials canceled scheduled stops in the tourist hubs of …

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California Governor Gavin Newsom in front of a rugged coastal cliff and beach

California Returns 136 Acres of Mendocino Coastline to Indigenous Tribes

California has approved the transfer of 136 acres of coastline at Blues Beach in Mendocino County to Indigenous tribal ownership, marking the first return of land managed by the state Department of Transportation to Indigenous tribes. The stretch of coastline will be owned and maintained by Kai Poma, according to state officials. Public access to …

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President Donald Trump seated with a serious expression, flanked by American flags

White House Rebuts Acosta’s Questions Over Trump’s Fitness

White House spokesman Davis Ingle rejected former CNN anchor Jim Acosta’s comments questioning President Donald Trump’s mental and physical fitness. Acosta raised the criticism after Trump’s Fourth of July celebration on the National Mall, saying the president appeared different from his first term. Ingle told Fox News Digital that Trump is “the sharpest and most …

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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaking, with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and Washington Monument in the background

Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to Be Drained After Vandalism, Interior Secretary Says

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington will be partially drained after vandals allegedly caused thousands of dollars in damage by slicing its newly installed industrial liner. Burgum said the vandals cut up to 350 feet of the liner. Authorities have arrested seven suspects in connection with the vandalism, …

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The White House with an inset image of the Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington

White House Report Accuses Smithsonian of Promoting ‘Radical View of American History’

The White House has released a 162-page report criticizing the Smithsonian Institution, accusing it of promoting “extreme political activism” and presenting what it described as a radical interpretation of American history. The report singles out the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, stating that its leadership has moved away from teaching a shared national story …

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Elderly George E. Johnson Sr. smiling outdoors in a beige jacket

Black Hair Care Pioneer George E. Johnson Sr. Dies at 99

George E. Johnson Sr., founder of Johnson Products Company, has died at the age of 99. He built the company behind Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen, brands created for Black consumers. Johnson Products became the first Black-owned business listed on the American Stock Exchange. The company was also the first national sponsor of the television …

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Graphic of Hakeem Jeffries pointing at a podium with text claiming he demands respect and to stop being called Dollar Store Obama

The “Dollar Store Obama” Jab Says More About Us Than About Hakeem Jeffries

Hakeem Jeffries never stood at a podium and demanded that Trump supporters show him respect and retire the nickname “Dollar Store Obama.” That scene is invented, stitched together and stamped, right there in the corner, “ai generated.” So before we argue about whether the demand is reasonable, let’s retire the fiction that it happened. Now …

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