Month: July 2025

The Hill: “Podcast host Joe Rogan offered high praise for state Rep. James Talarico (D) on his podcast Friday, telling the Texas lawmaker he should launch a White House bid. “You need to run for president. We need someone who is actually a good person,” Rogan said at the end of a multihour interview. Talarico, who has been…

WaPo: “Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear had plenty to say about the culture wars that have divided his party as he laid groundwork here this week for a possible 2028 presidential run. As some prominent Democrats warn that the party has gone too far left on trans rights, the governor from the deep-red South quoted scripture…

CNN: “The Justice Department is asking that a former police officer found guilty of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor in 2020 – when she was shot and killed by police in her Louisville home – be sentenced to one day in jail. The officer, Brett Hankison of Kentucky, was convicted on one count of abusing Taylor’s…

Kiev Post: “Derek Huffman, an American man from Texas, moved his wife DeAnna and three children to Russia in search of “traditional values”, but the father of three is now being sent to the front lines in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine after assurances that he would have a non-combat role. The family moved…

NY Times: “National Democratic leaders are encouraging state Democrats in the Texas House to consider walking out of a special legislative session this month to block Republicans from redrawing the state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. At the same time, President Trump held his own call on Tuesday with congressional Republicans in…

The Atlantic: “But before that, on Monday morning, the White House delivered an ultimatum on a call with the TVA’s board of directors, two sources with direct knowledge of the situation told me. The command was stark: Fire the utility’s CEO, Don Moul, or prepare to be fired. The board balked. Instead of following the…

SC Daily Gazette: “Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette on Monday officially launched her bid to be South Carolina’s next governor, becoming the third candidate to jump into the crowded primary to replace her boss. The first candidates to announce their bids last month were Attorney General Alan Wilson and Sen. Josh Kimbrell, a Spartanburg County Republican. Filing for…

Fox News: “Protesters lined the streets outside Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit in Tampa Bay, Florida, [last] Saturday afternoon, rejecting President Donald Trump’s agenda and his crackdown on illegal immigration.  The Tampa Police Department (TPD) disrupted a brief scuffle between the protesters and TPUSA attendees, after they began counter-protesting and chanting “USA” to the swarm of protesters shouting…

NY Times: “The men at the new immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades have no pencils, books or television. The lights stay on through the night. When it rains, which is nearly every day during summer, the tents housing detainees spring leaks and bugs crawl in. In phone interviews, several detainees described infrequent showers,…

FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents ShowThe lack of responsiveness happened because the agency had fired hundreds of contractors at call centers, according to a person briefed on the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss internal matters. The agency laid off the contractors on July…