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It sounds like something out of political fan fiction — Barack Obama facing off against Donald Trump in a future presidential race. Two of the most dominant and polarizing figures in modern American history are standing across from each other on a debate stage. At first glance, this seems impossible. According to the United States … Read more
It’s a sad day at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. M*A*S*H* star Patrick Adiarte died at age 82 on April 15 from pneumonia. Patrick had a career on both the stage and screen. He played a member of the royal children’s chorus on Broadway in The King and I and then played Prince Chulalongkorn in the film adaptation alongside Yul … Read more
Paul Mason, once recognized as the world’s heaviest man at 980 lbs (444 kg), lost over 640 lbs (290 kg) following life-saving gastric bypass surgery in 2010. The English-born man’s weight loss journey significantly reduced his size, allowing him to regain mobility, but required major surgeries to remove 34–45 kg of excess skin in 2015. … Read more
The Department of Energy has asked the nation’s power grid operators to prepare to make backup power from facilities such as data centers, manufacturing plants and commercial sites available as a record-breaking winter storm threatens widespread outages across the United States. The request from Energy Secretary Chris Wright comes as Winter Storm Fern — forecast to bring … Read more
Higher customs duties from tariff increases implemented under President Donald Trump contributed to deficit reduction in the 2025 fiscal year, Treasury officials said in an October 2025 report, with collections rising sharply compared with the previous year. Federal tariff revenue for fiscal 2025 increased by about $118 billion, helping to narrow the budget shortfall. Customs … Read more
Arizona Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes is facing sharp backlash after comments critics say suggested civilians could be justified in shooting masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Mayes made the remarks during a televised interview after announcing a new state service designed to document and report alleged misconduct by federal law enforcement officers. During the … Read more
Chelsea Clinton has reentered the political arena, and this time her target is not policy, elections, or foreign affairs — but drywall, demolition equipment, and a proposed ballroom. In a recent opinion piece, the former first daughter accused President Donald Trump of treating the White House like a personal real estate project, claiming his renovation … Read more
The political fight over January 6 refuses to fade quietly into history, and once again, Nancy Pelosi has chosen to revive it — only this time, she ran headlong into an inconvenient voice she can’t dismiss: the man who was actually responsible for securing the U.S. Capitol that day. Steven Sund, the former Chief of … Read more
Violent crime declined significantly across major U.S. cities in 2025, according to a new year-end report released by the Council on Criminal Justice. The nonpartisan organization analyzed crime trends in 40 large cities and found that 11 of 13 major crime categories decreased compared with 2024. Nine of those categories declined by double digits, the … Read more
The Republican National Committee has taken a step toward holding what would be its first-ever national convention during a midterm election year. The RNC on Friday approved a change to party rules that would allow Chairman Joe Gruters to convene a convention outside of a presidential election cycle. National political conventions traditionally take place during … Read more