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President Donald Trump responded bluntly to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s [ [link removed] ] comment to The Atlantic, suggesting the riots and shootings in Minneapolis constituted a “Fort Sumpter”-like turning point in American politics, referring to the battle that started the American Civil War in 1861.
“The Governor said that? Wow… does he even know what that is?!” Trump started, responding to a reporters question.
Trump’s response was very clear… Watch here: [ [link removed] ]
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Trump brokers deal to push forward massive funding package
Senate Republicans and Democrats reached an agreement to move forward with a massive government funding package after President Trump intervened to broker a deal [ [link removed] ] with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. The agreement strips out the controversial Department of Homeland Security funding bill and replaces it with a two-week funding extension for the agency.
Government Shutdown Inevitable - Despite the Senate progress, a partial government shutdown is all but guaranteed because the funding deadline is midnight Friday and the House is not in session until next week at the earliest. The modified five-bill package and DHS continuing resolution must be agreed to by the House, where resistance is mounting among fiscal hawks.
Both Sides Make Compromises - Republicans had to accept dropping the DHS bill despite pushing the original six-bill package, while Democrats made concessions after arguing that any continuing resolution would give Trump a “slush fund” for immigration operations, and renegotiating the Homeland funding bill could backfire since Democrats originally agreed to the current restrictions.
Epstein claimed Gates sought STD treatment after “sex with Russian girls”
Jeffrey Epstein alleged in a 2013 draft statement that Bill Gates asked an adviser to provide medicine for sexually transmitted diseases [ [link removed] ] contracted from “sex with Russian girls” — claims a Gates spokesperson called “completely false.”
Why it matters: The allegations appear in 3.5 million pages of documents released by the Justice Department on Friday, revealing Epstein’s apparent attempts to leverage damaging information about powerful figures.
What’s in the documents: Epstein, writing in the voice of Gates’ science adviser Boris Nikolic, claimed he was asked to help Gates obtain drugs, facilitate “illicit trysts,” and secretly slip antibiotics to then-wife Melinda French Gates. The draft also referenced threatening to expose Gates’ alleged 2017 affair with Russian bridge player Mila Antonova.
The big picture: Gates has repeatedly insisted his relationship with Epstein was solely focused on philanthropy, though he acknowledged in 2021 it was a “huge mistake to spend time with him.” The newly released files include photos of Gates with Epstein, taken years after Epstein registered as a sex offender in 2008.
Comedy icon and Home Alone “Mom” Catherine O’Hara dies at 71
Legendary actress Catherine O’Hara, beloved for her Emmy-winning role as Moira Rose on Schitt’s Creek and as the frantic mom in [ [link removed] ]Home Alone [ [link removed] ], [ [link removed] ] [ [link removed] ]has died at 71. She passed away Friday at her Los Angeles home following a brief illness, her agency CAA confirmed, shocking fans and drawing tributes from co-stars including Macaulay Culkin and Pedro Pascal.
Tributes Pour In: Macaulay Culkin shared an emotional Instagram post lamenting lost time with his on-screen mom, while Pedro Pascal called her a “genius” who brought eternal light; Justin Theroux and Ron Howard also mourned her immense talent and warmth.
Recent Frailty Noted: O’Hara appeared frail at her last public event, the Emmys in September, and missed the 2026 Golden Globes despite a Best Supporting Actress nomination for The Studio; she received a career honor at TIFF months earlier.
Illness Led to Hospital: Los Angeles Fire Department responded to her home at 4:48 a.m. for medical aid, transporting the approximately 70-year-old woman in serious condition; she died later that day, survived by husband Bo Welch and sons Matthew and Luke.
Climate radicals storm synagogue to harass Democratic Rep over budget vote
Climate Defiance activists stormed a New York synagogue event [ [link removed] ] this week, ambushing Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi with diapers and kneepads to mock his vote funding ICE by $10 billion, prompting the congressman to later express regret for defying party lines on the Homeland Security bill.
Activists ambush Suozzi with crude props including adult diapers and kneepads, accusing him of cowardice and collaboration with “fascists” during a temple appearance.
Protest targets ICE vote where Suozzi joined six other Democrats in a narrow 210-207 House passage to boost funding for ICE and Border Patrol operations.
A Jewish protester condemned the congressman’s support, sarcastically thanking him for making streets feel like “masked Gestapo” while seizing a microphone at the synagogue.
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