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Trump claims nuclear weapons weren't the only things Iran was making
Donald Trump is attempting to retcon his rationale for attacking Iran.
ICE Protesters Just Sued One of Trump’s Biggest Cheerleaders
Follow ICE Protesters Just Sued One of Trump’s Biggest Cheerleaders Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Fri, October 2, 2026 at 3:54 PM EDT ICE Protesters Just Sued One of Trump’s Biggest Cheerleaders Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
ICE Protesters Just Sued One of Trump’s Biggest Cheerleaders
Right-wing commentator Benny Johnson branded a group of brutalized ICE protesters as “left-wing terrorists.” Now they’re suing him for defamation. On October 3, 2025, Johnson accompanied top Homeland Security officials to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, where a crowd had gathered in a designated “free speech” zone. Johnson filmed as ICE agents broke up the peaceful protest, shoving and striking attendees until they fell to the ground.
Trump begs Europe to help him bring down diesel costs he drove up
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The three billionaires trying to buy Wisconsin's governor's race
Republican Representative Tom Tiffany has raised more than $26 million in his bid to become Wisconsin's next governor, the vast majority of which appears to have come from three billionaires. Between August 13 and September 19, the Republican Party of Wisconsin funneled more than $24 million into Tiffany's coffers.
Don’t Worry, Everyone! Trump Says He Can Walk Up Ramps and Stairs
The bar for America’s highest elected office keeps sinking. The nation’s totally healthy, very fit, 80-year-old president gave himself a little pat on the back Thursday after he managed to climb on the rally stage at the Peterbilt Motors manufacturing facility in Denton, Texas. The celebration came amid a dig at the health of his predecessor, former President Joe Biden. “Don’t forget, when Biden left the stage he spoke very shortly, like two minutes, one minute, as quickly as possible,” Trump said.
Trump Begs Europe to Help Him Bring Down Diesel Costs He Drove Up
Follow Trump Begs Europe to Help Him Bring Down Diesel Costs He Drove Up Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Fri, October 2, 2026 at 11:16 AM EDT Trump Begs Europe to Help Him Bring Down Diesel Costs He Drove Up Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Don’t Worry, Everyone! Trump Says He Can Walk Up Ramps and Stairs
Follow Don’t Worry, Everyone! Trump Says He Can Walk Up Ramps and Stairs Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Fri, October 2, 2026 at 10:40 AM EDT Don’t Worry, Everyone! Trump Says He Can Walk Up Ramps and Stairs Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Trump Claims Nuclear Weapons Weren’t the Only Things Iran Was Making
Donald Trump is attempting to retcon his rationale for attacking Iran.
Trump Claims Nuclear Weapons Weren’t the Only Things Iran Was Making
Follow Trump Claims Nuclear Weapons Weren’t the Only Things Iran Was Making Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Fri, October 2, 2026 at 9:17 AM EDT Trump Claims Nuclear Weapons Weren’t the Only Things Iran Was Making Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Two Men Spared From Border Patrol Arrest By Upstate NY Protesters
Collective action spared two men in Oswego, New York Wednesday following a multi-hour stand-off with federal immigration agents. For seven hours, two men were trapped on the roof of a house in the central New York city as Border Patrol agents attempted to arrest them. But the agency’s efforts were upended when more than 50 people gathered in front of the house and, seemingly, rescued the men from the agents’ clutches.
Two Men Spared From Border Patrol Arrest By Upstate NY Protesters
Follow Two Men Spared From Border Patrol Arrest By Upstate NY Protesters Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Thu, October 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM EDT Two Men Spared From Border Patrol Arrest By Upstate NY Protesters Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
The Three Billionaires Trying to Buy Wisconsin’s Governor’s Race
Follow The Three Billionaires Trying to Buy Wisconsin’s Governor’s Race Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Thu, October 1, 2026 at 1:45 PM EDT The Three Billionaires Trying to Buy Wisconsin’s Governor’s Race Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
The Church Sex Abuse Scandal Mike Rogers Won’t Talk About
Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers has surrounded himself with people tied to the Living Word Church sex abuse scandal, but he’s not willing to publicly address the matter.
Pete Hegseth has a bonkers party favor for soldiers at his speech
Some 600 attendees at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's State of the Force speech at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia Wednesday received an unexpected keepsake during the officer-reduction announcement: a 144-page “field manual” filled with Hegseth's “no fatties, no tr*nnies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals” philosophy.
Pete Hegseth Has a Bonkers Party Favor for Soldiers at His Speech
Some 600 attendees at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s State of the Force speech at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia Wednesday received an unexpected keepsake during the officer-reduction announcement: a 144-page “field manual” filled with Hegseth’s “no fatties, no tr*nnies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals” philosophy.
Pennsylvania Nears 1,000 Measles Cases as RFK Jr. Remains Silent
Follow Pennsylvania Nears 1,000 Measles Cases as RFK Jr. Remains Silent Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Wed, September 30, 2026 at 5:58 PM EDT Pennsylvania Nears 1,000 Measles Cases as RFK Jr. Remains Silent Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Pete Hegseth Has a Bonkers Party Favor for Soldiers at His Speech
Follow Pete Hegseth Has a Bonkers Party Favor for Soldiers at His Speech Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Wed, September 30, 2026 at 4:45 PM EDT Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Trump Unveils Midterms Travel Plan That Will Surely Make Him Pass Out
Donald Trump is planning to hit the campaign trail for 32 days before the midterm elections. That would put the president on the campaign trail for more than 94 percent of the time between now and November 3, effectively placing Trump at the center of an election cycle in which Republican candidates have increasingly tried to peel away from his influence.
Trump Unveils Midterms Travel Plan That Will Surely Make Him Pass Out
Follow Trump Unveils Midterms Travel Plan That Will Surely Make Him Pass Out Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Wed, September 30, 2026 at 1:46 PM EDT Trump Unveils Midterms Travel Plan That Will Surely Make Him Pass Out Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Trump Makes Wild Promise to Try to Boost Support for Data Centers
The Trump administration has resorted to trying to bribe Americans to let data centers into their communities. “The people are going to benefit directly, whether its teachers that get paid a bonus, whether its people that live in the community get paid a dividend, you could call it a dividend because a dividend sounds right,” Trump said Tuesday evening. “They are going to greatly benefit by what’s happened.” “And by the way, I’m very good at real estate,” Trump added.
Kennedy Center in Total Financial “Free Fall” Thanks to Trump
The Kennedy Center has financially collapsed in the 19 months since Donald Trump took control. The venerated performing arts space is “in free fall,” having already bled dry most of its cash reserves, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Trump has repeatedly claimed that the Kennedy Center was a dying relic that needs his name—and brand—to survive. But a Post analysis of the living memorial’s financials indicate that isn’t true.
Trump Makes Wild Promise to Try to Boost Support for Data Centers
Follow Trump Makes Wild Promise to Try to Boost Support for Data Centers Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Wed, September 30, 2026 at 11:21 AM EDT Trump Makes Wild Promise to Try to Boost Support for Data Centers Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Trump Unveils Midterms Travel Plan That Will Surely Make Him Pass Out
U.S. Government 1 hour ago Trump officials changed forms for overseas voters amid a GOP push to restrict voting NPR - Hansi Lo Wang • 1h The Trump administration has made last-minute changes to key absentee-voting forms for U.S. citizens living abroad, raising concerns about confusing some overseas voters during this year's midterm elections. The revisions to two forms came in late August from the Pentagon.
Ron DeSantis Goes Full Islamophobe With New Terrorist Designation
From here on out, a civil rights group will receive the same treatment in Florida as the likes of Al Qaeda and ISIS. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday the implementation of the “anti-sharia law” he signed earlier this year, officially designating 90 groups as terrorist organizations, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, the largest Muslim advocacy group in the nation.
Ron DeSantis Goes Full Islamophobe With New Terrorist Designation
Follow Ron DeSantis Goes Full Islamophobe With New Terrorist Designation Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Tue, September 29, 2026 at 5:23 PM EDT Ron DeSantis Goes Full Islamophobe With New Terrorist Designation Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Supreme Court Says Trump Can Keep Deporting People to Random Places
The Supreme Court has decided that the Trump administration can resume deporting immigrants to countries other than their place of origin. The nation’s highest judiciary on Tuesday paused a lower court ruling that blocked the government from deporting people to locations they had no relation to without due process.
Marco Rubio Knowingly Gave Federal Contract to Kremlin-Tied Company
The State Department offered a government contract to Oxygen Forensics even after federal officials were made aware of the company’s ties to Moscow. Last week, the Justice Department announced that Oxygen Forensics CEO Lee Reiber (an American) and Russian national Oleg Sergeyevich Davydov had been arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Supreme Court Says Trump Can Keep Deporting People to Random Places
Follow Supreme Court Says Trump Can Keep Deporting People to Random Places Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Tue, September 29, 2026 at 3:34 PM EDT Supreme Court Says Trump Can Keep Deporting People to Random Places Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Trump casually admits his new AI tool can probably be hacked
The Trump administration's brand-new, ultra-secure, “damn good” AI chatbot can't be hacked —yet. The new technology, hosted on America.gov , was unveiled during a summit Tuesday morning. It's supposed to act as the new face of the federal government, a way for the general public to access publicly available government information in a familiar chatbot format.
Marco Rubio Knowingly Gave Federal Contract to Kremlin-Tied Company
Follow Marco Rubio Knowingly Gave Federal Contract to Kremlin-Tied Company Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Tue, September 29, 2026 at 2:27 PM EDT Marco Rubio Knowingly Gave Federal Contract to Kremlin-Tied Company The State Department offered a government contract to Oxygen Forensics even after federal officials were made aware of the company's ties to Moscow.
Trump Casually Admits His New AI Tool Can Probably Be Hacked
The Trump administration’s brand-new, ultra-secure, “damn good” AI chatbot can’t be hacked —yet. The new technology, hosted on America.gov, was unveiled during a summit Tuesday morning. It’s supposed to act as the new face of the federal government, a way for the general public to access publicly available government information in a familiar chatbot format.
Trump Casually Admits His New AI Tool Can Probably Be Hacked
Follow Trump Casually Admits His New AI Tool Can Probably Be Hacked Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Tue, September 29, 2026 at 11:36 AM EDT Trump Casually Admits His New AI Tool Can Probably Be Hacked Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
One Republican Blocks Attempt to Save Kennedy Center From Trump
Utah Senator Mike Lee was the only lawmaker to vote against a bipartisan bill that would have banned the demolition of presidential memorials such as the Kennedy Center without congressional approval. The bill in question—the Protecting Presidential Memorials Act—was the brainchild of Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Maine Senator Lisa Murkowski.
One Republican Blocks Attempt to Save Kennedy Center From Trump
Follow One Republican Blocks Attempt to Save Kennedy Center From Trump Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Tue, September 29, 2026 at 10:16 AM EDT One Republican Blocks Attempt to Save Kennedy Center From Trump Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Samuel Alito does the right thing for a change
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Trump Asks African Reporter How Ebola Is Going
Follow Trump Asks African Reporter How Ebola Is Going Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Mon, September 28, 2026 at 5:42 PM EDT Trump Asks African Reporter How Ebola Is Going Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Surprise! MAGA candidate convicted of election fraud
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Samuel Alito Does the Right Thing for a Change
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recused himself Monday from a major climate change case on the court’s docket next week. Alito’s decision was revealed via a letter issued to the lawyers involved in Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, which pits the commissioners of Boulder County, Colorado, against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy as the local officials attempt to seek climate change–related damages from the two international oil companies.
Trump says we have the "best poverty numbers." What?
America has the “best poverty numbers,” according to our billionaire president. “We have the best, I guess you could say poverty, they talk poverty. We have the best poverty numbers ever in the history of our country,” Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House Sunday. Trump was attempting to refer to U.S. economic growth statistics, correcting himself that the U.S. has “less poverty” now than it did before.
Samuel Alito Does the Right Thing for a Change
Follow Samuel Alito Does the Right Thing for a Change Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Mon, September 28, 2026 at 3:54 PM EDT Samuel Alito Does the Right Thing for a Change Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recused himself Monday from a major climate change case on the court's docket next week. Alito's decision was revealed via a letter issued to the lawyers involved in Suncor Energy Inc. v.
Trump team scrambles after embarrassing slip about arms sale to China
Selling weapons to China is suddenly off the table. It's unclear how it got on the table in the first place. U.S. Ambassador David Perdue told Fox News Sunday that “President Trump continues to say: hey, we sell arms to other people around the world,” and that “he actually asked [Chinese] President Xi [Jinping] would he like to buy some at one point.” But hours later, the Trump administration aggressively attempted to cover its own tracks.
Surprise! MAGA Candidate Convicted of Election Fraud
For all their browbeating about election fraud, it turns out that Donald Trump’s MAGA acolytes aren’t following election laws. Gaea Powell, a Moms for Liberty activist and loyal Trump supporter who ran for the clerk-recorder position in San Luis Obispo County, California, earlier this year, is facing up to eight years in prison after she was found guilty on nine counts of election fraud last week.
Surprise! MAGA Candidate Convicted of Election Fraud
Follow Surprise! MAGA Candidate Convicted of Election Fraud Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Mon, September 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM EDT Surprise! MAGA Candidate Convicted of Election Fraud Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Trump Says We Have the “Best Poverty Numbers.” What?
America has the “best poverty numbers,” according to our billionaire president. “We have the best, I guess you could say poverty, they talk poverty. We have the best poverty numbers ever in the history of our country,” Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House Sunday. Trump was attempting to refer to U.S. economic growth statistics, correcting himself that the U.S. has “less poverty” now than it did before. Trump: "We have the best, uhh, I guess you could say poverty. They talk poverty.
Trump Says We Have the “Best Poverty Numbers.” What?
Follow Trump Says We Have the “Best Poverty Numbers.” What? Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Mon, September 28, 2026 at 11:52 AM EDT Trump Says We Have the “Best Poverty Numbers.” What? America has the "best poverty numbers," according to our billionaire president. "We have the best, I guess you could say poverty, they talk poverty. We have the best poverty numbers ever in the history of our country," Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House Sunday.
Trump Team Scrambles After Embarrassing Slip About Arms Sale to China
Follow Trump Team Scrambles After Embarrassing Slip About Arms Sale to China Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Mon, September 28, 2026 at 10:28 AM EDT Trump Team Scrambles After Embarrassing Slip About Arms Sale to China Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Hegseth issues veiled order to military to vote Republican in midterms
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed America's military members and their families to vote in the midterm election, not-so-subtly suggesting Friday that they could make the difference in some districts predicted to vote blue. He cited a 2024 presidential election analysis as evidence, claiming that 300,000 “warriors” were not registered to vote that year.
Hegseth Issues Veiled Order to Military to Vote Republican in Midterms
Follow Hegseth Issues Veiled Order to Military to Vote Republican in Midterms Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Fri, September 25, 2026 at 3:20 PM EDT Hegseth Issues Veiled Order to Military to Vote Republican in Midterms Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Russian Scheme to Infiltrate Secret Service Exposed
Follow Russian Scheme to Infiltrate Secret Service Exposed Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Fri, September 25, 2026 at 1:04 PM EDT Russian Scheme to Infiltrate Secret Service Exposed Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
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