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Recsd.c. cop "Michael Fanone's take on Lindsey Graham is one of the most powerful I've read:" - 32
RecsApologies in advance -- in re: Senator Graham
Lindsey Graham has died
Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’ Graham had just returned from Kyiv, Ukraine, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ...
US launches third round of strikes after Iran announces strait closure
07/11/26 8:31 PM ET The U.S. military launched a third round of strikes against Iran on Saturday in response to an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command (Centcom). Iran said it was closing this critical oil trading passage after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) struck Cyprus-flagged container ship GFS Galaxy for using an “unauthorized route” through the strait. One crew member is missing and the ship sustained “significant ...
Beshear Calls on McConnell to 'End the Crazy Speculation' as Senator's Spokesperson Gives Update
Jul 11th, 2026, 4:45 pm Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) called on Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) office to “end the crazy speculation” on the senator’s health Saturday — as McConnell’s office gave its first update in weeks. Beshear posted to X on Saturday, “I publicly and privately urged the last administration to address the public’s concerns with the former president’s health. I’m calling on Sen. McConnell to do the same and provide voters an update on his own health. Let’s end the crazy speculat ...
Trinidad and Tobago signs agreements with US companies that pave the way for data centers
Updated 5:10 PM EDT, July 11, 2026 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago has signed agreements paving the way for U.S. companies to begin groundwork for installing large data centers in the Caribbean nation, sparking concerns about potential energy consumption and environmental impacts. The memorandums of understanding with the Florida-headquartered Hummingbird AI Holdings and New York-based Ernst and Young LLP were signed on Friday, according to a statement from the office of Tr ...
Houston officials call out lack of federal collaboration after fatal ICE shooting
Updated Jul 11, 2026, 10:03 PM ET PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2026, 3:16 AM ET Days after a federal immigration agent fatally shot a Houston man, frustration is growing among local officials who say federal agencies are resisting collaboration on the investigation into the contentious shooting. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have said an agent opened fire Tuesday morning after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican national, rammed a law enforcement vehicle and refused to follow v ...
Gay GOP Candidate Sues Republicans for Alleged Homophobic Defamation
Jul 11, 2026 at 12:11 PM EDT Reid Rasner, an openly gay Republican running for Wyoming's lone U.S. House seat, is accusing several members of his own party of spreading inaccurate, homophobic claims including labeling him a “pedophile." The Republican House candidate has filed five lawsuits against current and former Republican legislators, one of which was settled Friday. The various lawsuits allege “defamation per se, tortious interference, emotional damage, and civil conspiracy,” a sp ...
Lewandowski May Face Criminal Referral
July 11, 2026 at 2:10 pm EDT “Investigators have found evidence that Corey Lewandowski may have been involved in improperly awarding government contracts during his time as a senior aide at the Department of Homeland Security,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and White House officials have been briefed on the inquiry, as investigators weigh a potential criminal referral to the Justice Department.” ...
US seeks free Hormuz access from Iran as talks focus on strait
1h DUBAI/WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and his Omani counterpart on Saturday discussed arrangements for the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, as Washington seeks a public pledge of free, secure transit. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. and Iran had agreed to continue talks despite an escalation of hostilities this week, while also declaring an end to the ceasefire between the two countries. No attacks were reported ...
White House Directed Patel to Oversee Investigation Involving Times Reporting
July 11, 2026 Updated 4:51 p.m. ET The White House directed Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, to oversee a leak investigation into reporting by The New York Times about security issues with the new Air Force One, leading to a flurry of subpoenas to several Times reporters Friday night, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Mr. Patel scuttled a planned trip to Chicago and spent roughly eight hours at the White House on Friday, running the investigation from there rather than F.B. ...
Sen. Whitehouse announces whistleblower allegations of construction problems at Kennedy Center
Jul 11, 2026 6:14 PM EDT A Democratic senator on Saturday alleged that whistleblowers have detailed several problems stemming from rushed or improper reconstruction of the Kennedy Center, adding a new layer to the travails of the arts complex as President Donald Trump tried to seize control of it and its name. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island said in a release on Saturday that he had received a whistleblower disclosure from the Government Accountability Project, a nonprofit whistleblower p ...
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RecsMichael Fanone on Lindsey Graham: - 56
RecsDoes anyone remember Graham's slurs, lies, and distortions against Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson? - 41
Recsd.c. cop "Michael Fanone's take on Lindsey Graham is one of the most powerful I've read:" - 32
RecsApologies in advance -- in re: Senator Graham
Some are raising ethical concerns about political text messages using AI
39 min ago - July 12, 2026 5:00 AM ET AI-powered platforms are training bots to sound like political candidates in text messages, holding personalized conversations with thousands of potential voters simultaneously. The bots are also gathering data, learning what ... (NPR)
RFK Jr.'s focus on preventive health panel provokes new fears
1 hr ago - 07/12/26 6:00 AM ET Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has his sights set on remaking another influential health panel, one that determines what preventive medical services insurers must cover for free. After Kennedy blo ... (The Hill)
Joe Wilson reportedly eyes interim Senate seat after Lindsey Graham's death
2 hrs ago - 1h Lindsey Graham’s shock death on Saturday night has raised questions over who will take over his Senate seat. The influential South Carolina Republican and one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies died “from a brief and sudden ... (msn/Daily Beast)
Survivors of Iranian attack that killed 6 U.S. troops say generals ignored warnings
3 hrs ago - July 12, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Seconds after an Iranian drone struck his unit's operations center in Kuwait, an Army general responsible for the troops inside got up from the floor, grabbed his protective vest and helmet, and shouted an order to a so ... (Washington Post)
Nancy Mace has eyes on Lindsey Graham's seat because 'YOLO': inside source
4 hrs ago - July 12, 2026 8:37AM ET The "sudden" death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) late Saturday night opened up a seat in the U.S. Senate that one MAGA politician is already making plans to claim, because "YOLO," according to a new report. Emily Brooks, The ... (Raw Story)
Ukraine strikes Russian oil refinery, 10 tankers and four ferries in Sea of Azov - Ukrainian General Staff
5 hrs ago - Sun, July 12, 2026 at 2:36 AM EDT Ukraine's defence forces struck a number of Russian military and military-economic facilities on 11 July and on the night of 11-12 July, particularly the Syzran oil refinery, 10 tankers and four ferries. Source: Gene ... (Yahoo! News/Ukrayinska Pravda)
Volkswagen CEO looks to avoid plant closures as automaker moves to cut costs
6 hrs ago - July 12, 2026, 4:07 AM BERLIN -- Volkswagen's CEO indicated in comments published Sunday that he's trying to avoid closing plants as he seeks to turn around the automaker's performance. The Wolfsburg, Germany-based company faces pressure to cut costs ... (ABC News/AP)
New Jersey works to destroy firefighting foam laced with cancer-linked PFAS: "It was like sitting on a bomb"
7 hrs ago - July 11, 2026 / 9:38 PM EDT Burlington County, New Jersey — Hundreds of New Jersey fire departments are getting rid of foam proven to put out flames. Why? "It was like sitting on a bomb," Jacobstown Volunteer Fire Chief Robert Gancarz told CBS ... (CBS News)
US launches third round of strikes after Iran announces strait closure
7 hrs ago - 07/11/26 8:31 PM ET The U.S. military launched a third round of strikes against Iran on Saturday in response to an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command (Centcom). Iran said it was closing this ... (The Hill)
Trinidad and Tobago signs agreements with US companies that pave the way for data centers
8 hrs ago - Updated 5:10 PM EDT, July 11, 2026 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago has signed agreements paving the way for U.S. companies to begin groundwork for installing large data centers in the Caribbean nation, sparking concerns about ... (AP)
Beshear Calls on McConnell to 'End the Crazy Speculation' as Senator's Spokesperson Gives Update
9 hrs ago - Jul 11th, 2026, 4:45 pm Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) called on Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) office to “end the crazy speculation” on the senator’s health Saturday — as McConnell’s office gave its first update in weeks. Be ... (MEDIAite)
FBI analysts fired after refusing to join Georgia 2020 election probe
9 hrs ago - Jul. 11, 2026, 5:08 PM EDT Two Atlanta-based FBI intelligence analysts were fired last week after refusing to participate in the Trump administration’s investigation of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election, three people familiar with the ma ... (MS NOW News)
Houston officials call out lack of federal collaboration after fatal ICE shooting
10 hrs ago - Updated Jul 11, 2026, 10:03 PM ET PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2026, 3:16 AM ET Days after a federal immigration agent fatally shot a Houston man, frustration is growing among local officials who say federal agencies are resisting collaboration on the investiga ... (CNN US)
2 men killed in 'exchange of gunfire' at Toronto street festival
10 hrs ago - A “complex” investigation is underway into a shooting at a popular Latin street festival in Toronto that left two men dead and at least four others seriously injured on Saturday night. Thousands of people, including families, children and s ... (CTV)
Lindsey Graham has died
11 hrs ago - Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’ Graham had just returned from Kyiv, Ukraine, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ... (NBC News)
U.S. Measles Cases Reach Over 2,200--Nearly Totaling All Measles Cases Recorded In 2025
12 hrs ago - Antonio Pequeño IV, Jul 11, 2026, 05:27pm EDT .................... Similar to last year, children ages five to 19 are most affected by the illness, with 1,122 cases. The CDC has found 93% of this year’s cases are linked to people who ... (Forbes)
Dangerous heat wave threatens oppressive temperatures in much of the US
14 hrs ago - By PATRICK WHITTLE and TAMMY WEBBER Updated 3:49 PM CDT, July 11, 2026 Leer en español A widespread and dangerous heat wave was building across the U.S. on Saturday, with triple-digit highs expected in the Southwest and Great Plains this week ... (AP)
Iran says Strait of Hormuz is closed, claims it struck vessel using 'unauthorized route'
17 hrs ago - Updated 7:34 PM EDT, July 11, 2026 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said it considers the Strait of Hormuz closed once again after a vessel using an ‘unauthorized route’ was struck by a warning shot in the critical waterway, fur ... (AP)
Last U.S. polio patient with an iron lung dies at 78 in Oklahoma
18 hrs ago - July 11, 2026, 1:06 PM EDT / Source: The Associated Press Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live. She died June 26 in Oklahoma, the last U.S. polio patient who used the machine, her sis ... (NBC News)
Sen. Whitehouse announces whistleblower allegations of construction problems at Kennedy Center
18 hrs ago - Jul 11, 2026 6:14 PM EDT A Democratic senator on Saturday alleged that whistleblowers have detailed several problems stemming from rushed or improper reconstruction of the Kennedy Center, adding a new layer to the travails of the arts complex as Pres ... (PBS News/AP)
