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1+ min ago (368+ words) Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered the State Department to stop using Calibri, the easy-to-read typeface adopted under the Biden administration, calling it a "wasteful" nod to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives. In a Tuesday directive to diplomatic posts around the world, obtained by the New York... Rubio: Biden-Era Font Change Was a 'Degradation' Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered the State Department to stop using Calibri, the easy-to-read typeface adopted under the Biden administration, calling it a "wasteful" nod to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives. In a Tuesday directive to diplomatic posts around the world, obtained by the New York Times, Rubio ordered a return to 14-point Times New Roman, arguing Calibri looks "informal," clashes with official letterhead, and that Times New Roman will "restore decorum and professionalism" to the department's written work....

4+ min ago (534+ words) The plaque created to honor the law enforcement officers who protected the Capitol and the representatives inside it on Jan. 6 is defective, the Trump administration contends, and the lawsuit filed to force it to be hung should be thrown out. U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police officer Daniel Hodges cannot prove they have been harmed due to the memorial not being hung, and even if they could, its installation would not resolve any of their injuries, the Department of Justice (DOJ) argued in a 12-page motion to dismiss filed Tuesday. In March 2022, Congress enacted legislation to create a plaque to honor the officers "who valiantly protected the United States Capitol, Members of Congress, and staff on January 6, 2021," as the filing recounts. The marker was to be provided to the Architect of the Capitol and then "place[d]" at…...

6+ min ago (1414+ words) Here's a closer look at what Trump said about the economy and migration during the Politico interview and the rally. United States President Donald Trump spoke to US news outlet Politico in an interview at the White House on Monday, during which he made several strong claims about the state of the economy, the threat he claims is posed by drug gangs in Venezuela, and his popularity among Black Americans. Then, a day later, Trump spoke about immigration and affordability at a rally-style speech, which lasted for 90 minutes in Pennsylvania, during which he launched a scathing attack on Ilhan Omar, the US's first Muslim congresswoman, who he claims is in the country illegally. We fact-check some of the claims Trump made during the interview and the speech. During the Pennsylvania rally, Trump claimed that he had inherited the "worst inflation…...

6+ min ago (309+ words) Fox News" Brian Kilmeade is sounding the alarm Wednesday morning after Republicans faced yet another election defeat Tuesday after a Democrat won the mayoral race in Miami, Florida, a seat that has been held by Republicans for nearly three decades. "If the numbers show the Hispanic vote went heavily for the Democrat, that is a warning sign for next year," Kilmeade said. "They love him at the border " they don't necessarily love the aggressive tactics going to Home Depot or landscape trucks dragging people off. The perception is that they're being grabbed because they're Hispanics. They need to examine that position when it comes to illegal immigration. Yes, it got him elected, but the way you implement it is not grading over 50%." Higgins" victory marks just the latest in a series of election losses for the GOP, which includes last…...

7+ min ago (738+ words) Singer Tish Hyman directly challenged Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) during a recent town hall, confronting him over his support for policies that allow men who identify as women to access women's bathrooms and locker rooms. Hyman, who is based in Los Angeles and identifies as a lesbian, appeared at the event weeks after an incident at her gym that resulted in her being banned from the facility. Hyman was removed from the gym after objecting to a man entering the women's locker room. MORE NEWS: Trump Torches Somalian Rep Ilhan Omar and The Pennsylvania Crowd Goes Wild [WATCH] Video from the confrontation circulated widely online, showing Hyman telling the individual, "Stay out of the women's locker room. We don't want it!" She also posted footage of the incident on her Instagram account, along with comments explaining that she and other…...

18+ min ago (365+ words) Tucker Carlson launched into a scathing rant against CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss during an appearance on the latest episode of Theo Von's podcast, going so far as to claim Weiss wouldn't "rise above secretary" in an actual meritocracy. Carlson, whose father is a former ambassador and ex-president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, began his attack by ripping into finance billionaire Bill Ackman." "Bill Ackman's worth like $8 billion or something. It's fine. I don't care if Bill Ackman'whatever Bill Ackman does'but I know Bill Ackman. He's kind of dumb. He's not ever created anything. He's totally non-creative. How do these people wind up running our biggest institutions?" Carlson fumed, adding: And the reason that's significant is because if you pay close enough attention and you realize that the people running everything are stupid, then you think, "Well, actually, the…...

18+ min ago (994+ words) The injustice of it all will begin to hit. I was once an aspiring minimalist mom who believed that children should have very few toys. If they had to be given stacking rings or a baby doll, it should be made of high-quality, heirloom materials. I planned small-scale "no gift" birthday parties, bought expensive merino wool onesies, gave my daughter beautiful wooden toys, and browbeat her grandparents into my no-plastic-shit purchasing mindset. I did it all! Then my child got older. It turns out my 8-year-old loves buying toys, thinking about buying toys, pocketing the free toys given out at the bank or the car dealership, and trading toys with her friends. A consumerist streak developed even though she has no contact with Online, except whatever happens when YouTube creeps into her third grade classroom. But when friends come over…...

19+ min ago (134+ words) A legal expert said Wednesday that interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan " despite calls for her to resign " has continued her role. Legal expert Lisa Rubin told MS NOW's Ana Cabrera that Halligan has not left her position while pressure mounts for her to step down. "Lindsey Halligan is still in her job and she is signing, or rather, lying," Rubin said. "Prosecutors are signing criminal filings in the Eastern District of Virginia in her name, which is typical." Those filings have still said Lindsey Halligan, U.S. attorney and special attorney, but it's not the same label Attorney General Pam Bondi gave her in late October, Rubin explained. Rubin described what the bold move could mean. ALSO READ: 'We get blamed for everything': GOP senators know party is running over health-care cliff...

22+ min ago (792+ words) Left: Dahrian Zamora and his son Dawson Zamora (Facebook). Right: Chelsea Berg (Collin County Jail). A Texas dad has taken to Facebook to describe how his 3-year-old son "was murdered" by the child's mother, saying he died this week after the mom let her boyfriend smash his head and body, leading to "global brain damage" and other injuries. Just days before the boy's death on Dec. 7, Dahrian Zamora provided an update on his son's deteriorating health condition, which came after Dawson Zamora had awoken from a medically induced coma "over a month ago" following the alleged October assault. "It has not looked good," Zamora wrote on Dec. 3. The boy's mother, Chelsea Berg, had her charges upgraded on Monday to capital murder following Dawson's reported death, according to court records viewed by Law&Crime. Zamora said on Facebook that she had…...

26+ min ago (350+ words) The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), Senate Republicans" campaign arm, reportedly worked for months to get Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) to throw her hat into the ring for the Lone Star State"s 2026 Senate race. According to NOTUS"s Reese Gorman, "Republicans" Senate campaign arm has actively worked behind the scenes to encourage Rep. Jasmine Crockett to jump into the Senate Democratic primary in Texas, believing she will be the easiest opponent to beat." The GOP, per Gorman, viewed both declared Democrats already competing for their party"s nomination, Colin Allred and James Talarico, as "formidable." Republican insiders don"t share the same view of Crockett. The National Republican Senatorial Committee put out a poll in July with Crockett"s name included, which showed her as the leading Democrat in a hypothetical matchup. "When we saw the results, we were…...