Taylor Swift went courtside to cheer on the Knicks at the NBA Finals, but a broadcaster was caught on a hot mic questioning her fandom

Taylor Swift found herself at the center of an unexpected controversy during game four of the NBA Finals earlier today after a hot mic moment involving an ESPN New York commentator went viral. While the New York Knicks pulled off a historic win against the San Antonio Spurs, the spotlight shifted briefly to the courtside seats where the pop star was enjoying the atmosphere.

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The DOJ Prosecutors Who Think They’re Trump’s Personal Lawyers

This week, more than 100 former federal prosecutors in Illinois sounded the alarm about the current leaders of the office where they all once served. “Regrettably,” their statement reads, “there is little doubt that actions taken by leadership in the last year have tarnished the reputation of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois.” They list some serious…

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Can Trump Really Tear Down the Statue of Liberty? His Lawyers Say Yes.

A single exchange in last Friday’s DC Circuit argument laid bare the Trump administration’s strategy in a series of recent cases: push through deeply unpopular and frequently illegal measures and make certain the public can’t do a thing about it.

The exchange concerned Trump’s most cherished goal of remaking the White House—the people’s house—in his imperial and garish image.

Recall how we got…

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In meeting with PM, president stresses ‘provincial rights, economic stability’ in upcoming budget

President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday stressed that the upcoming 2026–2027 federal budget should prioritise “public welfare, provincial rights and economic stability” during a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Presidency said.

The meeting, part of wider pre-budget consultations between major allied parties in the Centre, came a couple of days ahead of the government’s announcement…

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DOJ Declares Trump Has Right to Bulldoze Statue of Liberty

Why in the world did the Department of Justice just declare that President Donald Trump has the right to demolish the Statue of Liberty?

During oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington Friday, lawyers for the DOJ presented the government’s case for continuing construction on Trump’s increasingly expensive White House ballroom without the approval of Congress.

In order to…

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Treasury Sec. Forgets Own Job in Rush to Dodge Democrat’s Questions

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent became so engrossed Wednesday in providing non-answers about the president’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund that he accidentally dodged a question about his own employment.

Bessent’s appearance before the Senate Finance Committee was nothing short of contentious. It was his first time speaking before the committee since Trump settled his fragile $10…

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Treasury Sec. Attacks Elizabeth Warren in Freakout Over Trump’s Stocks

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent repeatedly refused to acknowledge Donald Trump’s blatantly corrupt stock trading under fierce questioning by Senator Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday.

During a Senate Finance Committee hearing, Warren hammered Bessent for pushing to end congressional stock trading, while Trump made more than 3,400 stock trades worth more than a quarter of a billion dollars in the…

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Markwayne Mullin Caught in Blatant Lie About Homeland Security Budget

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin appeared before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee Tuesday to defend his department’s $63 billion budget request, but instead got tripped up in his own lies.

Mullin appeared stumped by a basic question about supposedly updated training standards for DHS agents. Yet as Mullin delivered his insistent nonanswer, he also gave away the fact that he…

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Utah 2nd District candidates Blake Moore and Karianne Lisonbee clash in primary debate

As Utah’s primary elections approach, U.S. Rep. Blake Moore and state Rep. Karianne Lisonbee faced each other for a debate in Salt Lake City on Monday evening. Both are running for the state’s 2nd Congressional District, which covers the northwestern section of the state.

Moore is the fifth-highest ranking House Republican and currently serves on several committees, including the powerful Ways…

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“Why is the government so scared of cockroaches? ...this dictatorial behaviour is opening the eyes of India’s youth.”

Instagram blocks a video on data centres on the order of the Indian Govt; Nepali press freedom erodes further; A "cockroach people's party" gets its social media blocked on...national security grounds?; A Baloch film student goes missing; Mohammad Hanif pens an open letter to Junaid Hafeez.

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Treasury Sec. Swears They’re This Close to Finding Something on Antifa

The Trump administration says it’s reeeeeally close to figuring out who’s funding antifa. Who’s gonna tell ’em?

During a White House press briefing Thursday, the Daily Caller’s Reagan Reese asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for an update on the Department of Justice’s ongoing investigation into antifa. “How close are you guys to figuring out who’s funding it?” she said.

“It is ongoing.…

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Trump Threatens to Bomb an Entirely Different Middle Eastern Country

After campaigning on a promise of “no new wars,” President Donald Trump just threatened to bomb yet another country.

During a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, a reporter asked Trump whether he would accept a short-term deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz that would allow Iran and Oman to control the essential passageway for global trade. Trump claimed that “nobody” would control the Strait of Hormuz,…

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“Slush Fund for Crooks”: Republican Town Hall Goes Off the Rails

GOP Representative Mike Flood had yet another disastrous town hall in Norfolk, Nebraska, on Tuesday, as his constituents drowned him out with grievances regarding the war on Iran, the White House ballroom, Jeffrey Epstein, and President Trump’s “anti-weaponization” slush fund.

“Iran war, White House ballroom, security for the White House ballroom, immigration enforcement, Trump arch … the…

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[1] tracking geese sightings around the University of Waterloo | map data © by OpenStreetMap Contributors.

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  • A proposal for the surface=laterite tag, intended to describe roads, tracks, or paths surfaced with lateritic soil has been open for a request for comments since 19 May. Lateritic soil is a cohesive iron oxide-rich tropical and subtropical material…
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Stephen Colbert Gives CBS and Trump Middle Finger With Last Show

For more than a decade, Stephen Colbert entertained Americans as CBS’s _Late Show_ host, leading more than 1,800 episodes. On Thursday, he hosted his last one, a decision that CBS executives chalked up to financial reasons.

But the longtime comedian did not go out quietly. Instead, Colbert capped his exit with an eyebrow-raising copyright joke by ramping up the tunes—licensed tunes, to be…

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Try to Make Any Sense of This Trump Answer on the Future of AI

Donald Trump cannot be living the same reality as the rest of America.

The president aggressively dodged questions about the future impact of artificial intelligence Wednesday, claiming that nothing but good has come from the technology’s rapid implementation across industry.

“What’s your message to American families who are scared by the rise of AI?” asked a reporter on the tarmac of Joint…

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MAGA Voter Demolishes Trump’s Major Iran Claim on Live TV

MAGA voters are becoming more and more disillusioned with the president’s performance.

“Matt from Las Vegas” tore into Donald Trump during a call-in segment on Real America’s Voice Tuesday, furious with the White House about how it has handled the Iran war—and the narrative the administration has packaged and sold to its voter base in the interim.

“If we so decimated Iran’s Navy and Air Force,…

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Jim Jordan Can’t Keep His Lies About Inflation Straight

MAGA Representative Jim Jordan got caught in his own lie while trying to argue that it was actually no big deal that Americans are experiencing skyrocketing gas prices and inflation at the hands of President Trump.

Jordan was questioned by CNN’s Kaitlin Collins on how the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has negatively impacted U.S. consumers.

“What about his promise in 2024 that if he was reelected,…

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JD Vance Insists Trump Never Said He Doesn’t Care About Americans

Vice President JD Vance blatantly lied Wednesday when asked about Donald Trump’s callous remarks on Americans’ worsening financial situation.

At a press conference, Vance was asked whether he agreed with Trump’s position that Americans’ worsening financial situations should not be a consideration in the decision-making process on Iran.

“Well, I don’t think the president said that,” Vance said.…

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MAGA Rep. Runs Away When Asked About Racist Hakeem Jeffries Remark

Representative Jen Kiggans won’t explain why she agreed with racist comments about House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

The Virginia Republican was completely mum Tuesday as MeidasTouch asked several point-blank questions related to her recent endorsement of a radio host saying Jeffries had “cotton-picking hands.”

“Representative, do you have anything more to say after agreeing with racist…

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Republicans Scramble After Trump Says He Doesn’t Think About Americans

Republicans are scrambling to either justify or ignore President Trump’s shocking Tuesday admission that he doesn’t care “even a little bit” about the financial struggles of American citizens.

Journalist Pablo Manríquez asked multiple GOP senators about the president’s comments about 90 minutes after he said them—plenty of time for members of Congress to react.

“What do you think of Donald…

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Trump Says He Doesn’t Care “Even a Little Bit” About People’s Finances

President Trump could not care less about your financial struggles.

The man who pledged to fight for unseen Americans by lowering prices and ending endless wars isn’t doing either, and remained adamant that he’s still on the right path forward when asked about it on Tuesday.

“When you’re negotiating with Iran, Mr. President, to what extent are Americans’ financial situations motivating you to…

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Top U.S. Military Officer Shatters Trump’s Biggest Claims on Iran War

Not even the highest-ranking military officer in the U.S. can confidently support President Trump’s claims that the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is over, let alone that the United States is winning.

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were questioned about their half a trillion dollar funding request for the Iran war at a Senate Appropriations hearing…

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HEC launches online degree attestation system to facilitate students

The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) on Monday announced the launch of a “fully online and paperless” degree attestation system to facilitate students.

In December last year, the HEC said that it had initiated a project to revamp its degree attestation system by integrating cutting-edge blockchain technology, saying the project would be completed within six months. Meanwhile, the…

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Todd Blanche Destroys His Own Case Against James Comey

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche admitted Sunday that “86 47” isn’t a serious threat against President Donald Trump.

NBC’s _Meet the Press_ host Kristen Welker asked Blanche what he made of the dozens of products being sold on Amazon that use the slogan “86 47,” the same slogan that landed former FBI Director James Comey with his second indictment for allegedly threatening the…

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Hegseth’s Own Words on Illegal Military Orders Come Back to Bite Him

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s blind loyalty to the Trump administration has put him at odds with his own beliefs.

During a House Armed Services Committee hearing Wednesday, New Hampshire Representative Maggie Goodlander asked Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine if he agreed with a statement that America’s “military won’t follow unlawful orders.” Without hesitation, Caine…

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Florida Republicans Ramp Up Gerrymandering After Supreme Court Ruling

Florida’s House of Representatives approved a gerrymandered congressional map drawn by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis’s office—less than one hour after the Supreme Court decided to gut the Voting Rights Act.

The legislature voted 83–28 Wednesday morning to approve the new map, which Republicans hope will give the party four new seats in Congress. The map now goes to the Florida Senate, which…

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Pentagon Reveals Total Cost of Iran War—and It Will Blow Your Mind

Assistant Secretary of Defense Jules Hurst finally revealed the Pentagon’s estimated price tag for the U.S. military onslaught in Iran—and it’s a doozy.

“We’re spending about $25 billion on Operation Epic Fury,” Hurst said during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday. “Most of that is in munitions, there’s part of that obviously is [Operations and Maintenance] and…

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