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March 25, 2026
Welcome to America! Trump names 'manosphere' troll as tourism envoy
Tue 24 Mar 2026 13.59 EDT Last modified on Tue 24 Mar 2026 15.46 EDT Donald Trump’s appointment of Nick Adams, the “alpha male” Australian turned American internet provocateur as a new special presidential envoy on Tuesday, could give fuel to theories that the White House is deliberately trolling the world. The president nominated the Sydney-born Maga influencer, who has a history of theatrically inflammatory and Islamophobic comments, as ambassador to Malaysia in July, but the Senate returne ...
Go to discussionTrump Reveals Pete Hegseth Was Disappointed by Iran Talks After SecDef Declares 'We Negotiate With Bombs!'
Mar 24th, 2026, 4:32 pm Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth declared that the Defense Department is negotiating with bombs shortly before President Donald Trump remarked that Hegseth was disappointed the U.S. is engaged in talks with Iran on Tuesday. Trump took questions after the swearing-in ceremony for Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office on Tuesday, and at one point, asked Hegseth to make a statement about the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and Iran. “Pe ...
Go to discussionRick Scott sues contractor over leaked tax returns
03/24/2026 05:22 PM EDT TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Sen. Rick Scott is suing a major government contractor for damages after his tax returns were leaked along with other prominent and wealthy figures, including President Donald Trump. The Florida Republican on Monday filed a lawsuit against Booz Allen Hamilton, a management and technology consulting company, and a former employee of the contractor who was convicted of leaking the tax returns of Trump and other wealthy individuals to The New York T ...
Go to discussionTrump is expected to name a new CDC head. 'We don't need a TV personality,' one expert said.
March 24, 2026, 5:39 PM EDT As the Trump administration prepares to nominate a new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, insiders say they worry the nominee will only further undermine trust in the nation’s top health agency, even as outbreaks of measles escalate and the federal government’s vaccine policies face resistance. President Donald Trump is expected to name the candidate on Truth Social by Wednesday. If confirmed by the Senate, the director will inherit an agen ...
Go to discussionCruz asks Senate to hold his salary during DHS shutdown
03/24/26 5:58 PM ET Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) asked on Tuesday for his congressional salary to be withheld until the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is over. “Due to the Democrat’s Shutdown, I’ve asked the Financial Clerk of the Senate to hold my salary,” the Texas senator wrote on the social platform X. “It’s not right for Members of Congress to be paid if the working men and women of DHS aren’t.” The Texas senator included a photo of his letter in the Tuesday post, in ...
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