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Today in Normandy, France, Pete Hegseth was making an address to commemorate the anniversary of D-Day. He said that Europe's beaches were under attack from a "different form of ideology". Insinuating that Europe was being invaded by immigrants. Ignoring that many of them are fleeing war.

BREAKING: The White House was reportedly placed on lockdown after gunfire erupted nearby while Trump was inside. Journalists who were on site described hearing what sounded like 20 to 30 rounds before Secret Service ordered press to shelter in place. This is a developing story.

Tom Massie (R-KY) will now be out of a job as he's been primaried by Trump-backed candidate Ed Gallrein. Massie stated in his concession speech that his opponent's camp spent over $35 million dollars to unseat him, making it the most expensive primary election in history.

Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy is facing backlash after announcing he spent parts of the last 7 months filming a Trump-approved reality show, The Great American Road Trip. Production costs were covered by a nonprofit whose sponsors include companies with business tied to the department Duffy leads.

Watch these Republicans dip, duck, dive and dodge questions about gas prices. Just two years ago the GOP railed against the Biden administration for gas prices hovering around $3.60. now listen to what they say as the price hits well over $5 for literally no reason other than Trump's war in Iran.

Pete Hegseth shocked and confused the religious community at the Pentagon as he share a completely made up Bible verse from Pulp Fiction. This all comes as Hegseth pushes Christian fundamentalism within the military.

Japanese media is now explaining what TACO means: “Trump Always Chickens Out.” Turns out when the pattern is threaten, panic everyone, then retreat, the whole world notices.

If the Iran conflict continues into the summer experts say that $7/gallon gas is more than possible. Such a price would be devastating to the economy and even moreso for American families.

In recorded remarks from a campaign event that took place earlier this month, Republican Appropriations Chair Ann Bollin, got caught pushing racist lies to paint RxKids as a guardrail free-welfare. Falsely suggesting pregnant women could sign up, and then get an abortion while keeping the cash.

Lansing, Michigan, says No Kings

The UN voted for a resolution to officially call the Transatlantic Slave Trade a crime against humanity. But there were a few countries that flat out refused to acknowledge that very simple fact. Here's which countries still deny the horrors of slavery.

CPAC attendees seem to be turning on Trump. 👇 CPAC Chair: How many of you would like to see impeachment hearings? Crowd: *cheers* CPAC Chair: That was the wrong answer...

In a rant that aroused no one, conservative personality, Benny Johnson, boasted at CPAC that the Right will "outbreed" liberals.

Senator Elissa Slotkin pressed Trump’s DHS pick on whether he believes he has the authority to put uniformed officers at polling places in 2026. Markwayne Mullin did not fully rule it out, saying it would depend on a “specific threat.” Slotkin responded that the US has never needed that before.

Gary Peters: You called Alex Pretti 'a deranged individual that came in to cause max damage'. Could we expect those kinds of quick responses if you are confirmed as secretary? Markwayne Mullin: I shouldn't have said that. P: Would you want to apologize? M: I said I regret those statements.

While meeting with the press pool on Air Force One, Trump shut down a female journalist asking him about the deployment of 5,000 marines to Iran. He literally shushes her and then calls her a "very obnoxious person". He proceeds to then completely ignore her question and moves on.

Conan: “It's the first time since 2012 there are no British actors nominated for Best Actor or Best Actress. A British spokesperson said, 'Yeah, well, at least we arrest our pedophiles.'” 🔥🔥🔥

Senate Democrats have held the line once more in their quest to get more restrictions on ICE. The latest bill to fund the DHS failed to get any sort of bipartisan support. Democrat John Fetterman (D-PA) was the only person to break with his party and vote to fund DHS and ICE.

State, federal and local law enforcement are responding to an active shooter incident in West Bloomfield after a person reportedly rammed a car into a synagogue and opened fire. This kind of antisemitic violence is vile, indefensible, and has absolutely no place in our communities.

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In an appearance on Fox News, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, was pressed on how close the U.S. to deploying ground troops in Iran. Leavitt simply repeated over "President Trump does not remove option off of the table."

Trump sold you a deal: peace, truth, and a cheaper life. Now he's bombing Iran with no exit plan, sitting on the Epstein files, and presiding over an economy crushing working people. The con is complete.