YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch Live: Trump delivers announcement at Oval Office
President Trump is set to make an announcement at the Oval Office Wednesday afternoon. #trump #ovaloffice #whitehouse
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Record-High UK Illicit Cigarette Market Exposes Failed Tax-and-Ban Strategy.
A new report reveals that nearly half of all cigarettes consumed in the United Kingdom are now sourced from the illicit market, fueling organized crime and leading to significant tax revenue losses.
A new report reveals that nearly half of all cigarettes consumed in the United Kingdom are now sourced from the illicit market, fueling organized crime and leading to significant tax revenue losses. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A KPMG report commissioned by Philip Morris International reveals that 45 percent of cigarettes consumed in the United Kingdom in 2025 were non-duty-paid, with 32.3 percent being counterfeit or contraband. IMPACT: The illicit cigarette market cost Britain’s Treasury an estimated £4.46 billion (~$6bn) in lost tax revenue. The country has the highest taxes on tobacco products in Europe, and the second-largest illicit market, behind only France—where such taxes have risen rapidly in recent years.…Open
REDSTATE (Bob Hoge) - FBI Raids $35M SoCal Mansion — Iranian-American Charged With Betraying America for Tehran
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - George Lucas Releases Edit Of The Bible Where Malchus Attacks Peter First
LOS ANGELES, CA — Filmmaker George Lucas was reportedly branching out into Bible sales with a bold new special edition of God's Word, featuring a new edit where Malchus attacks Peter first.
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - '60 Minutes' Begins Search For New Pompous Blowhard
NEW YORK, NY — After the firing of longtime contributor Scott Pelley due to ongoing conflicts with producers, the long-running CBS News program 60 Minutes began its search for a new pompous blowhard.
NYTIMES (Apoorva Mandavilli) - An Uncertain Path for Americans Exposed to Ebola
Despite long-established procedures for bringing Americans home for monitoring and treatment, the Trump administration has not said that it will allow those at risk of Ebola back into the country.
NYTIMES (Amy Harmon) - Trans Minors Sue to Stop Justice Department Access to Medical Records
The Trump administration says it is investigating off-label medication use and fraudulent billing. Families say the inquiry is a new way to press hospitals to end the care.
DAILYCALLER (Nicole Silverio) - Democrat Lawmaker LaMonica McIver Is Mad DHS Isn’t Locking Up Enough White Illegal Immigrants
'Every detainee in Delaney Hall is a person of color'
DAILYCALLER (Evelyn Elliott) - REPORT: George Santos In Trouble Yet Again, This Time For Alleged Betting Shenanigans
'Just chill, trolls, chill.'
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Is AI good for the economy? Debate with Larry O’Connor | Prove It!
Polling shows widespread skepticism over the value of AI and proposals to build data centers are being met with resistance across the U.S., even as Anthropic is rushing towards an IPO that puts the company's value at nearly $1 trillion dollars. As artificial intelligence moves from sci-fi to real-life, will it ultimately be good for the economy - and the people in it? Batya Ungar-Sargon is joined by Larry O’Connor, Co-Host of The Morning Meeting on 2WAY for a LIVE debate. Have something to say? Leave a comment!