SOCIAL MEDIA

(Headline USA) Weeks before voting ended in California's primary for governor, Los Angeles-based influencer Shaka Smith took to Instagram to tell his more than 700,000 followers whom he was voting for and why. “Healthcare shouldn't bankrupt you, housing should not feel impossible, polluters shouldn't pass their bill to us and...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., reportedly called off her engagement to web developer Riley Roberts, days after gaining viral attention for publicly discussing her decision to freeze her eggs, according to multiple reports on Tuesday. News of the alleged breakup was first reported by Puck News reporter Leigh...

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s controversial pied-à-terre tax on second homes is in limbo after a state judge temporarily blocked its rollout and the city appealed that ruling.  The ruling issued Monday by state Supreme Court Judge Wayne Ozzi ordered the city to take...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Justice stationed federal agents to monitor polling sites in two Minnesota counties ahead of Tuesday's primary elections. The Justice Department announced Tuesday morning that agents from the Civil Rights Division will monitor polling locations in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties. The two...

(Johnny Edwards, The Center Square) A southern state that banned medical gender transition for children is funding a network of doctors and therapists who promote some of those same controversial treatments, an investigation by The Center Square found. A nonprofit called Charlotte Transgender Healthcare Group openly touts puberty blockers and...

(David Beasley, The Center Square) Showing a government-issued photo identification before voting could become enshrined in Ohio’s constitution, even though it is already state law. The state ballot board has approved Issue 3, which was passed by the Ohio General Assembly, to be on the ballot in November. “If approved, the...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Monday responded to an Iranian official calling for the US to provide compensation for damage caused by the war as a condition for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, saying that instead, Iran should pay the US. “I see that Representatives of...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called on Congress to approve his request for a $1.5 trillion military budget for 2027 during remarks at a ceremony in South Carolina for the renaming of Joint Base Charleston to Joint Base Lindsey Graham in honor of the late...

(Headline USA) Russia released an American military veteran on Tuesday, allowing his return to the U.S. after four years of what his family and U.S. officials allege was wrongful incarceration and abusive treatment that left him near death. Robert Gilman, a 32-year-old Massachusetts teacher and former Marine, was freed after  President...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Sen. Rand Paul has become Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s pawn. A few weeks ago, Bessent insisted all the gold is in the vaults at Fort Knox. "I haven't. People on my staff have. The treasurer has been to Fort Knox, and I'm happy to say...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Last month, President Donald Trump reportedly switched airplanes at the last minute when leaving a NATO summit in Turkey, due to a purported assassination threat coming from Iranian proxy forces. Instead of flying on a jet donated to him by the Qatari government, Trump was...

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations that promote his long-held theory that childhood shots should be spaced out into separate medical visits. The order advocates separating the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three different shots administered in...