DAILYCALLER (Mary Rooke) - ROOKE: Sydney Sweeney’s Facial Movements Could Spark A Revolution
'The difference here is that Sweeney, of course, doesn't have Botox'
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - NY Priorities: Mamdani Said He’d Use King Charles Meet to Lobby for a Diamond to be Returned to India… Then He Chickened Out.
During a 9/11 memorial event in New York City, New York Mayor Zorhan Mamdani claimed he would ask King Charles III to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond to India—but failed to follow through.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) claimed he would ask King Charles III to transfer the Koh-i-Noor diamond to India during a 9/11 memorial event in New York City on Wednesday. However, video footage of the Uganda-born ethnic Indian interacting with the British monarch at the memorial suggests he made no such request when given the opportunity. DETAIL: Mamdani made the remarks while taking questions from reporters, noting that, rather than discussing British-American trade and investment or other priorities relevant to New Yorkers, he would use any meeting with the King to “encourage” him to send the diamond to his ancestral homeland. The Koh-i-Noor diamond, now part of the British Crown Jewels, has…Open
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - After Seeing Ben Sasse's Incredible Faith And Character, Nation Understands Why He Had To Leave Politics
UNITED STATES — After seeing Ben Sasse's incredible faith in God and upstanding moral character, the nation now understands why the former senator had to leave politics behind.
NYTIMES (Jack Nicas) - U.S. Indictment Accuses Mexican Governor of Conspiring With Sinaloa Cartel
Prosecutors accused Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa state, of a yearslong scheme to protect the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel in exchange for bribes and votes.
NYTIMES (Robert Jimison) - Pentagon Puts Iran War Cost at $25 Billion as Hegseth Berates Skeptics
During his first public appearance on Capitol Hill since the war began, the defense secretary lashed out at lawmakers in both parties who have questioned the conflict.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - AI and energy costs: growth in data centers challenges electricity infrastructure
Electricity use by data centers, including facilities to support AI, continues to increase rapidly. At a hearing of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Kathy Castor (D-FL) both asserted that U.S. households shouldn't bear the cost of growth in tech companies' energy consumption.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Trump on James Comey: 'Now he's a dirty cop. He's a crooked man'
President Trump weighed in on the new charges brought against former FBI Director James Comey at an Oval Office press event Wednesday Trump was asked whether he believes that a since-deleted social media post by Comey -- a photo showing seashells arranged into the string of numbers "8647" -- represented an actual threat to his life. The president responded, "Probably. I don't know." He added, "Based on what I'm seeing, I think, yeah," and went on to describe Comey as "a dirty cop."
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - ‘You gotta defend the law’: Rep. Don Bacon on troops remaining in Iran past 60-day limit
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) told NEWSMAX’s Carla Babb on Tuesday that he supports the Trump administration's war with Iran, but will vote to end it should President Trump not follow the law on seeking congressional approval.
YOUTUBE (Jesse Lee Peterson) - You don't have to be married to have common sense
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WASHINGTONPOST (Noah Robertson, Riley Beggin, Anna Liss-Roy) - Johnson quells House GOP revolt to advance controversial surveillance bill
For more than two hours on the chamber’s floor, the speaker and fellow Republican leaders cajoled holdouts on that bill and others on DHS funding and farm policy.