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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s quiet hospital MAHA breakthrough
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just had a Make America Healthy Again agenda breakthrough while on the road last week. He returned home with a list of wins, especially for the most vulnerable Americans. During a four-day “Take Back Your Health Tour” through Michigan and Iowa, Kennedy celebrated more than 250 hospitals committing to serve healthier food.
Former Fox News star drops Rush Limbaugh bombshell
As Republicans sift through the wreckage of Tuesday’s midterm elections, former Fox News star Glenn Beck is turning to an old friend for comfort: the late (great) Rush Limbaugh. In a video posted online after Democrats seized control of both the House and the Senate, Beck told conservatives to keep their heads up, and he didn’t spare his own party. “On days like this, I’m reminded of the late, great Rush Limbaugh.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr quietly scored a huge win on Tuesday?
While Democrats swept to power Tuesday night, a new analysis suggests Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement may have kept the damage from being even worse for President Donald Trump and the Republicans. Could it push Trump to embrace MAHA even tighter? Numbers seem to indicate that candidates backed by conservative MAHA groups ran well ahead of the national Democratic wave.
Nancy Pelosi’s family had a really terrible Tuesday night
While the country was watching the midterm results, Paul and Nancy Pelosi were quietly having a terrible night. Paul Pelosi was quietly sentenced for a hit-and-run in California wine country on Tuesday afternoon, right before election results started to roll in. The 86-year-old husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pleaded no contest to misdemeanor hit-and-run and to a traffic infraction for making an unlawful turn, Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley announced Tuesday.
[First Election Results] Republicans defy bleak polls, flip first election
In the first governor election results of the 2026 midterm elections, Republicans have defied bleak polling and taken back the governor’s office in Guam. Republican Tony Ada and running mate E.J. Calvo won the race for governor by 1,020 votes in the final unofficial results released early Wednesday by the Guam Election Commission. Ada and Calvo received 15,945 votes, or 51.45%. Democratic candidate Therese Terlaje and running mate Sabina Perez received 14,925 votes, or 48.15%.
US military hammers Iranian island base
Iranian forces just took a shot at an American aircraft in the Strait of Hormuz, and America’s military hit back. Hard. U.S. forces struck Iran’s Qeshm Island on Monday, the latest in a series of limited strikes Washington has quietly carried out against Iran in recent weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported. Revolutionary Guard forces fired a missile from Qeshm Island at an American aircraft over the strait, and U.S. forces responded in self-defense.
Gov. Gavin Newsom makes his move
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has one foot out the door in Sacramento and both eyes on Washington, D.C. On the eve of Tuesday’s midterms, the term-limited Democrat predicted a blue wave in the 2026 midterms so big it deserves a bigger word. “It could be that blue tsunami, but you make that legitimate and obvious point,” Newsom told journalist Mark Halperin on “Decision Desk ‘26: Midterm Preview,” hosted by 2WAY with The Hill and NewsNation.
[Video] Private jet explodes in deadly crash in Florida
A private Learjet bound for the Bahamas plummeted out of the sky over Palm Beach County, Florida on Sunday afternoon, slammed into the street and exploded, killing all nine people on board and leaving a burning crater in the road. Video shows the jet diving nose-first toward the ground before it erupted into a ball of fire. “Debris was everywhere. Debris hit my house. Everything was on fire. The road was on fire,” Anthony Blackmon, who lives near the crash site, told NBC affiliate WTVJ.
Top Dem Senator collapses, hospitalized after stroke
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut collapsed Saturday at his son’s hockey game and was rushed to the local hospital. The Connecticut Democrat, 53, began feeling numbness in his arm Saturday afternoon and doctors found he had suffered a stroke. He was then moved to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, where he remains in the hospital. His chief of staff, Allison Herwitt, released a statement Sunday.
North Korea pulls off biggest bank heist in human history
The biggest bank heist in human history leads straight to North Korea. Their nation’s elite hackers are suspected of pulling off the largest theft ever recorded, draining about $6.3 billion worth of cryptocurrency from Binance, the world’s biggest crypto exchange, in a matter of minutes. Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs blamed the attack on TraderTraitor, a hacking unit working for the communist dictatorship in Pyongyang. “We make this judgment with high confidence,” TRM said.
Alabama kicks defensive back off team suddenly
Alabama has kicked defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. off the team after police say he harassed the officer who arrested him last year and posted a photo of the officer’s family online. Coach Kalen DeBoer announced the decision to remove the defensive star from the team on Tuesday. “After gathering more information on the situation, Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. will no longer be a part of our program,” DeBoer said in a statement.
[Insane video] Trump supporter stabbed in back outside president’s rally!?
A video that appeared to show a Trump supporter with a knife sticking out of his back outside President Donald Trump’s Ohio rally set social media on fire overnight. Police now say there was no actual stabbing. Take a look at the viral video – 🚨 BREAKING OVERNIGHT: A rally-goer was STABBED outside President Trump's rally in Chillicothe, Ohio last night while 47 was speaking inside Video shows the knife STILL LODGED in the victim's back as police rush the scene.
One of College Football’s top QBs out for season
Sophomore quarterback Kamario Taylor, one of the biggest breakout players in college football this fall, will miss the rest of the season after deciding to have surgery on his injured toe, the school announced Tuesday. Mississippi State said he is expected to make a full recovery. Taylor leaned on his faith in breaking the news. “Over the last few weeks, I’ve worked every day with our medical staff and done everything possible to be out there with my teammates,” Taylor said in a statement.
Fox News gets brutal news at the very highest level
President Donald Trump warned Fox News that its viewers would leave if it kept putting Democrats on the air. October’s ratings suggest he may have had a point. Fox News averaged 1.1 million total-day viewers in October, down a massive 27% from October 2025, according to Nielsen data obtained by TheWrap. Among adults 25 to 54, the age group advertisers want most, the network fell 32% to 98,000 viewers.
Two-time “Jeopardy!” champ arrested for sex crimes
A two-time “Jeopardy!” champion is now behind bars, charged with child sex crimes. Philip Joseph “Joey” DeSena, 44, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was arrested Friday. He faces 10 felony counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. According to arrest warrants, DeSena duplicated image and video files showing children in sexually explicit situations. The children were estimated to be between 7 and 15 years old, local station WRAL reported.
Chuck Schumer moves to deep red Mississippi
With the midterms one week away, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is fully buying into the mainstream media’s midterm polling and has Democrats chasing Senate seats in deep red states they haven’t won in generations. The biggest bet is in Mississippi, where Democrats haven’t won a Senate race since 1982 and President Donald Trump won by 23 points just two years ago.
MAGA Rep says he’s open to Melania Trump deportation!?
Hardcore MAGA Rep. Randy Fine made headlines when he said the rules on fraud should apply to everyone. And he would be okay with deporting first lady Melania Trump? That’s how the mainstream media is spinning his recent interview. The Florida Republican, one of the loudest critics of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., made the comments Monday on NewsNation.
80-ton “Mysterious Hanging Boulder” falls down [video]
For thousands of years, it hung in the air like it was daring gravity to do something about it. Gravity finally won. The “Mysterious Hanging Boulder” at Polar Caves Park in Rumney, New Hampshire, came crashing down on Oct. 18, the last day of the park’s season. The 80-ton rock had jutted out over a hiking trail for the park’s entire 104-year history, with visitors walking right underneath it. No one was hurt.
Democratic mayor in Florida arrested
The Democratic mayor of Kissimmee, Florida was arrested late last week and is accused of turning a city COVID relief program into a payday for her own family. Mayor Jackie Espinosa, 58, was arrested Wednesday morning, near her home. She is charged with grand theft, a second-degree felony, and organized scheme to defraud, a first-degree felony. If convicted, she faces up to 30 years in prison. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the arrest on X.
Fox News stars Sean Hannity, Ainsley Earhardt announce…
Fox News primetime stars Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt made a huge move over the weekend and got hitched. The two are officially husband and wife. The couple married Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida, the same church where Hannity proposed over Christmas in 2024. “Our hearts are overflowing with love and gratitude as we begin this new chapter together as husband and wife,” the couple said in a joint statement shared with Fox News.
Charles Barkley goes viral for amazing replay
Charles Barkley is a legend on the basketball court and on television. But his yearly “Inside the NBA” tradition test, which asks if Barkley can name the teams of role players and journeymen around the league, was his finest moment. It usually goes badly. This time, he went 0-for-5, and Shaquille O’Neal had a brilliant idea. “If we replay the game right now, how many will he get?” O’Neal asked. Take a look – For those who might have missed it, like Charles Barkley. Enjoy.
FTC Publishes Price Transparency FAQs: What The Automobile Industry Needs To Know
Holland & Knight are most popular: within Insurance topic(s) with readers working within the Technology industries The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently published detailed FAQs on price transparency for the automobile industry, reinforcing that the advertised price of a vehicle must be the actual price any consumer can walk in and pay (excluding only government-required charges).
Barack Obama’s secretive invite for Democrat billionaires
In the smoke-filled back rooms, former President Barack Obama is crafting a plan with multi-millionaires and billionaires to remake the United States: Gerrymandering. He’s delivering the plan for America at an elite, private fundraiser with undisclosed ticket prices at one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the world.
Mitch McConnell’s aides refuse to answer this…
For the second time in a week, a staffer for Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-K.Y.) refused to answer a simple question: Will McConnell release a video proving he is not brain dead? The latest refusal came Wednesday from Robert Steurer, 59, the senator’s senior communications adviser who has served under McConnell for 20-years. Take a look — Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Senior Communications Adviser Robert Steurer wouldn’t respond when asked if McConnell will release a video statement.
Chuck Schumer humiliated by heckler (going viral)
Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s speech at the National Press Club Wednesday morning was supposed to be about the “biggest, boldest and broadest” anti-corruption legislation ever proposed. He barely made it past his opening sentence before hecklers interrupted him – and the video is quickly going viral. A woke audience member seated in the front row at the far-Left event tore into Schumer the moment he began speaking.
Utah UFO clues found buried at hotspot!?
Something is strange buried inside the mesa at Skinwalker Ranch, long considered a paranormal hotspot. Nobody can agree on what. Brandon Fugal, the Utah real estate developer who purchased the 512-acre lot in 2016, is making his most provocative claim yet: that his research team has extracted manufactured material from hundreds of feet inside the ranch’s rocky mesa — including what appears to be heat-resistant ceramic fragments and unusual metals.
Melania Trump scores quiet diplomatic breakthrough
First Lady Melania Trump announced Thursday that she had reunited five more Ukrainian children with their families, the fifth such group since she launched the initiative in October 2025. So far, the first lady has successfully reunited a total of 30 children who had been separated from their families by the Russian invastion.
Ted Cruz leaks Anthony Fauci jail time bombshell
The day after Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times when he was questioned under oath about his handling of COVID-19, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has three demands. Contempt. Perjury charges. Prison. “The fact that he knew he was lying to the American people — he should be held in contempt, he should be prosecuted for perjury, and he should go to jail,” Cruz, R-Texas, told reporters Thursday.
Holland & Knight Advises Hennessy Automobile Companies in $1.3 Billion Sale to Group 1 Automotive
DENVER (July 30, 2026) – Holland & Knight represented Atlanta-based Hennessy Automobile Companies in connection with its agreement to sell its dealership assets and real estate to Group 1 Automotive (NYSE: GPI) for approximately $1.3 billion. The deal was announced July 30 and is expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals, OEM approvals and customary closing conditions.
Sen. Lindsey Graham gets huge post-funeral win
Just hours after Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham was buried at the National Cathedral on Tuesday morning, the late South Carolina senator succeeded in passing a major bill bearing his name — 86 to 12. The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 cleared its final Senate vote hours after Graham’s casket departed the United States Capitol, where thousands had paid their respects across two days of services.
Dr. Fauci’s lawyer removed by police
The hearing of Dr. Anthony Fauci had barely begun when Capitol Police had to escort one of his attorneys out of the room. Attorney David Schertler, one of what Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) described as Fauci’s “half a dozen” lawyers at the hearing, had been told before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee convened that he was not permitted to sit at the witness table alongside Fauci. He sat there anyway.
BREAKING: Dr. Anthony Fauci pleads the Fifth, refuses to testify
Dr. Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions about COVID-19 under oath Wednesday morning, and invoked the Fifth Amendment to avoid committing perjury. Appearing under subpoena before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, chaired by his most vocal critic Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during his opening statement.
Tony Romo DUI arrest video goes viral (watch)
Former NFL star quarterback Tony Romo had a rough Thursday night. The longtime Dallas Cowboys quarterback and CBS Sports lead NFL analyst was taken into custody in Milwaukee on July 24 for allegedly operating a vehicle while intoxicated — Wisconsin’s legal term for a DUI. Bodycam footage released by the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office shows Romo telling deputies he had consumed “zero” drinks. He refused to take a breath test.
Hunter Biden’s Saturday night was just ruined
“On the Holmes Front” with Frank Holmes Even when Hunter Biden wins, he loses… and is Saturday night was just ruined After Joe Biden left office, Hunter crawled off into the shadows hoping not to get prosecuted.
Top Dem sex scandal erupts; senator in trouble
Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego has become engulfed in a sex scandal involving numerous aides. The New York Post reported Thursday that Gallego, D-Ariz., had secret sexual relationships with at least two Democratic House staffers during his time as a House member between 2015 and 2025. The aides worked for other Texas Democrats in the House at the time. Sources told The Post the relationships are believed to have occurred while Gallego was unmarried, and that they were consensual.
Ben Sasse’s cancer breakthrough with experimental drug
Former Sen. Ben Sasse’s terminal cancer is in retreat. Eight months after he announced a stage 4 metastatic pancreatic cancer diagnosis, which Sasse admitted was “a death sentence” and candidly said he was “gonna die”, his tumors have shrunk by a remarkable amount. “I have much, much less pain than I had four months ago when I was diagnosed, and I have a massive 76% reduction in tumor volume over the last four months,” Sasse revealed earlier this year.
J.D. Vance wages war with the Deep State
by Frank Holmes, reporter Backstabbing is nothing new in Washington, D.C.—but it’s rare that a plot is confirmed by a major media outlet, a member of the president’s inner circle, and two sitting U.S. congressmen. But that’s exactly what happened this week to Vice President J.D. Vance, who learned about an elaborate plan to destroy President Donald Trump’s second term, make Vance “the fall guy” for the whole thing, and kill his chances of becoming the 2028 Republican presidential nominee.
Joe Biden’s autopen just wrote a book
Former President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he has written yet another book. Even Democrats are tired of the shameless grift. The 83-year-old former president posted a two-minute video trailer on X announcing “Promise Me, America” — a memoir about his presidency due out November 17, right after the midterms. The release of books by Democratic Party leaders is heavily criticized as a legal trick to launder leftover donor cash into income.
Sen. John Fetterman quits Democratic Party..!?
Sen. John Fetterman has talked for months about quitting the increasingly radical Democratic Party and joining the Republicans. This week, he just launched a joint fundraising PAC with a Republican lawmaker. He’s also refusing to deny having conversations about switching parties. Fetterman, D-Pa., said Wednesday that he’s is closed to being pushed out of the party he has served his entire political life.
Mystery surrounds Donald Trump’s big Thursday speech
President Donald Trump is keeping Washington in suspense until tonight at 9 p.m. ET. Trump will deliver a Thursday primetime address to the nation, his first formal speech to the country since his April 1 address on Iran. He has spent all week building anticipation. His own staff says they don’t even know what Trump is going to talk about. “I’d rather save it,” Trump hinted. “It’s really big news. It’s really, REALLY big news, and our country has to shape up.
U.S. Senate’s “work” schedule will make your blood boil
Conservative activist Scott Presler just shared the U.S. Senate’s official 2026 work schedule… and it will make your blood boil. Presler, who has spent years working to register and mobilize conservative voters, shared the Senate’s tentative calendar for the 119th Congress, 2nd Session — a color-coded document where red days mean the Senate is not in session. There is a lot of red. The Senate convened onJanuary 5, 2026. By June 1, it had logged just 83 work days for the year.
[Watch] Chuck Schumer farts on Senate floor
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) went to the Senate floor Tuesday to rip President Donald Trump’s Iran policy. But for the first time, Schumer gave an factual representation of his opinion to the American people. The Senate Minority Leader was mid-speech, pivoting to Iran and the National Defense Authorization Act, when an unmistakable audible sound interrupted everything. Schumer smirked and stifled a laugh before continuing to ramble on. C-SPAN caught all of it.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ insane censorship plans (USA… or USSR?)
Just how radical has the Democratic Party become? Like the Soviet Union, they’re now demanding full state-sponsored censorship of wrong think. Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is demanding mainstream media news networks refuse to air a speech from President Donald Trump on Thursday. Trump announced Monday on Truth Social that he will deliver a primetime “Speech to the Nation” on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET. On Tuesday, AOC was about her thoughts on the upcoming address.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders surges to #1 ranking
Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders didn’t just make the top of the list. Arkansas under her leadership just made history. Huckabee Sanders announced Tuesday that Arkansas ranks #1 in the nation for religious liberty, according to the First Liberty Institute’s Religious Liberty in the States index. The Natural State earned a score of 89.2% and becoming one of only two states in the country to receive the index’s first-ever “excellent” rating.
Kamala Harris humiliating WNBA meltdown caught on video
Kamala Harris was handed a microphone in a WNBA locker room Sunday to give the team a “pep talk.” She quickly humiliated herself. The former vice president attended the Los Angeles Sparks’ 102-87 win over the Chicago Sky at Crypto.com Arena, accompanied by former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. After the game, she forced her way into the Sparks’ locker room to deliver a speech. “You are having an incredible impact. I travel our country.
Donald Trump to end Daylight Savings Time
The House is days away from voting to end Daylight Saving Time. Permanently. The House Rules Committee cleared the Sunshine Protection Act for a full floor vote on Monday in a 6-4 vote, setting up what could be a historic end to America’s twice-yearly clock-changing ritual. The bill, backed by President Donald Trump, would make Daylight Saving Time the national year-round standard.
Mitch McConnell’s photo is fake, Sen. Ron Johnson says
After nearly a month of total silence, Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office finally released a photograph on Sunday as proof the Kentucky lawmaker was alive and recovering. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-W.I.), a longtime colleague of McConnell, quickly questioned whether the photograph was real.
Iranian president arrested for conspiracy
Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is reportedly under arrest for allegedly conspiring to help Israel overthrow the Iranian regime. The New York Times published an explosive investigation Monday, citing four senior Iranian officials, claiming Israel conducted a multi-year covert operation to recruit the Holocaust-denying, Israel-cursing former president as a Mossad intelligence asset.
[Video] Lindsey Graham’s replacement is… his sister
The person who will take the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat is the woman he raised as his own daughter. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Monday morning recommending Darline Graham Nordone, Graham’s younger sister, to serve as interim senator from South Carolina. “I recommended, to Governor Henry McMaster, Lindsey Graham’s wonderful sister, Darline, to serve as interim Senator from the Great State of South Carolina,” Trump wrote.
Donald Trump names late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s successor?
President Donald Trump already has a Republican in mind to succeed the late Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina. He’s not telling anyone who it is. “I have somebody that I think would be great,” Trump said Sunday. “But I don’t want to say it now because it’s just, it’s too soon with Lindsey. I don’t wanna even talk about anybody, but I do have somebody that I think is really good.” The scramble to replace the most powerful senator in South Carolina’s modern history has already begun.
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