Capitol Hill

• KY Gov Says He Received 2 Calls from Agencies Suggesting Sen. Mitch McConnell Had “Passed”
Republicans Call for Sanctions over Canadian Wildfire Smoke
• AOC Doesn’t Support Democratic Socialists’ Plan to Abolish the Senate But Still Claims It Was Founded on “Jim Crow”
• Ralph Norman Jumps Into SC Senate Race After Trump Backs Darline Graham
• DOJ Says Federal Workers Can Now Download TikTok on Government Devices
• Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce Bill Requiring Human Oversight of AI Weapons
• Dem Rep. Ansari Says Todd Blanche “Belongs in Jail” - “He’s a Monster”
• Trump Threatens Higher Tariffs on Canada over “Dangerous” Smoke from Wildfires
• House Democrats Duck Questions on Socialist Agenda Targeting America’s Key Institutions

ECONOMY

• Over 850K New Yorkers Collected $2.6 Billion in Welfare Cash Payments Last Year
• Higher Natural Gas Supplies Could Lead to Lower Heating Bills This Winter

• Apple Briefly Surpasses Nvidia as World’s Most Valuable Company
• Former Obama Adviser Says Warner Bros.-Paramount Merger Will Benefit Hollywood
• California Supermarket Takes Drastic Measures to Prevent Meat Theft
• Hyundai Recalls Nearly 48,000 SUVs Due to Seat Belt Defect Linked to Increased Injury Risk
• U.S. Consumer Sentiment Rises to Five-Month High
• United Airlines Offers Free Flight Changes for Customers Angry over Trump’s New FL Airport
• Chevron Joins the Race to Bypass the Strait of Hormuz

SWAMP WATCH

• Hawaii State Supreme Court Justice Vows to Ignore U.S. SCOTUS Rulings
• Newsom Admin Officials Quietly Reveal $6.2 Million Diaper Contract amid Ethics Concerns

• Studies Reveal Oregon’s Troubling New Boom in Trans Youth Diagnoses
• Appeals Court Rejects New York Times Challenge to Pentagon Media Access Policy
• NYC DSA Co-Chair Defends Government-Run Industry and Abolishing the U.S. Senate
• Wisconsin Dems in Full-Blown Panic Over Governor’s Race, Rising Chances of Socialists
• Draining the Swamp: D.C. Federal Jobs Fall to Lowest Levels in 30 Years
• Olive Garden Just Made the Perfect Case for Voter ID
• New Jersey Assault Rifle and Magazine Ban Declared Unconstitutional

NATIONAL SECURITY & GLOBAL AFFAIRS

• Ontario Premier Doug Ford Rips Trump over Wildfire Blame
• Netanyahu Delays U.S. Trip After Reportedly Failing to Secure Trump Meeting
• Illegal Alien Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Decades-Long Identity Theft Scheme
• Commie Mamdani Stands by Threat to Arrest Netanyahu: “He’s a War Criminal”
• Denmark Bans Burkas in Schools as Government Pushes for Greater Integration
• Nigel Farage Warns Britain Set to Become “Third-World Country” Under Uniparty Government
• Two U.S. Troops Killed, One Missing Following Iranian Missile Strikes in Jordan
• Iran Suspends Commitments to Interim Deal with U.S.
• U.S. Conducts Airstrikes Against Iran for Seventh Straight Night

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• Hollywood Celebs in Full Meltdown Following Trump’s Election Integrity Speech
• Rosie O’Donnell is Convinced Trump Is “Obsessed” with Her
• “Star Trek” Icon William Shatner Set to Perform First Show with His Heavy Metal Band
• “The Prestige” – The Nolan Masterpiece That Deserves More Love
• “Everybody Knows It”: Bryce Harper Says Derby Balls Were Juiced, MLB Denies
• Caitlin Clark Makes WNBA History with Record-Breaking Game amid Season Drama
• President Trump Will Join FIFA Chief to Crown World Cup Champions
• J.K. Rowling Threatens Lawsuit After Amnesty Labels Her Center for Abused Women “Gender Critical”
• LA Times Slams Daily Wire Film as Racist (Without Seeing It)

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Martha Stewart Brags About Her Luxury EV’s Ability to Filter Canadian Wildfire Smoke While Whining About Global Warming
• Apple and Google Ordered to Remove “Nudify” Apps from Their App Stores
• U.S. Air Force and DARPA Successfully Test Autonomous Flight System on Upgraded F-16
• Xi Jinping Declares China a Global Leader in Artificial Intelligence Development
• Netflix Expands AI Use Across Hundreds of Shows and Films in 2026
• Report: China’s “Kimi K3” AI Model Performs on Par with Leading U.S. Systems
• SpaceX Aborts Starship Test Flight After Engine Ignition Issue During Launch Attempt
• Researchers Say AI Is Emerging as a New Front in America’s Political Divide
• U.S. Sea Drone Company Unveils 4,000 Acre Texas Shipyard for Military and Commercial Vessel Production

HEALTH, FITNESS & MORE

• Mexican Authorities Investigate Cyclospora Outbreak Linked to Mexican Farm
• Smoke Alert: Wildfires Blanket 20+ States — Doctors Reveal Who’s Most at Risk
• How Different Types of Exercise Shape Your Mood and Brain Chemistry
• Speaking Other Languages May Keep Your Mind 13 Years Younger
• The Hard Truth About Building Muscle That Many People Overlook
• Taylor Farms Prepares Produce Recall Following Cyclospora Outbreak
• Best Veggies for Your Heart May Depend on Your Gender
• The Tomato Soup Trick That Could Unlock More Cancer-Fighting Power
• 12 Resistance Band Exercises to Strengthen Your Legs and Lower Body

OPINION

• Thaddeus G. McCotter: The Left Is Intrinsically Intolerant: Attacking New York Nuns Is a Feature, Not a Bug, of the Left’s “Civil Religion”
• Rick Moran: The Right’s Misplaced Anger over Christopher Nolan’s $250 Million “The Odyssey”
• Jeff Davidson: The Lure of Cheating the Government Without Penalty
• Rich Lowry: Democrats’ Next Hot Primary Race Deepens the Party’s Stark Fractures
• Tom Tradup: How Speaker Mike Johnson Will Save the Save America Act
• Dustin Siggins: Skip Two Years of College Debt and Give Your Family a Lifetime of Wealth
• Marco Rubio: America Will No Longer Ignore the Threat of Left-Wing Violence
• John R. Lott, Jr.: Why We Need the Save America Act
• Hayden Daniel: Rather than Back Down, Trump Must Escalate His Campaign for Mass Deportations