House Democrats add eight new battleground targets to their ‘Red to Blue’ seats program ahead of 2026 midterm elections

The official House Democratic campaign arm added eight new seats to its target list of battleground seats to flip and defend ahead of the midterm elections, marking the first such expansion of this cycle. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) updated its “Red to Blue” program Monday, adding new seats from coast to coast and candidates ranging from Grammy Award winners to sheriffs and firefighters. “As the American people reject House Republicans’ disastrous, cost-spiking agenda, House Democrats have the momentum to take back the majority,” DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene said in a statement. “These latest additions to our Red to…

McDonald’s is quietly ditching a popular in-store feature nationwide

McDonald’s is quietly ending the era of self-serve soda fountains nationwide. The shift, years in the making, is part of a broader effort by McDonald’s to modernize its restaurants, reduce labor and maintenance demands, and adapt to changing consumer habits that increasingly favor takeout, delivery and drive-thru service over dining in. The company…

Ex-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition: spokesperson

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized in critical, but stable condition, a spokesperson for the close ally of President Trump said Sunday. “Mayor Rudy Giuliani is currently in the hospital, where he remains in critical but stable condition, the spokesperson said in a statement. “Mayor Giuliani is…

Disney makes major decision on the future of ESPN

Disney has decided to keep ESPN — shelving years of speculation about a potential spinoff — in one of the first major strategic calls by newly installed CEO Josh D’Amaro, according to a report. The move signals that the media giant is doubling down on sports as it navigates a…

California’s Prop 50 plans thrown into chaos after bombshell Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana: experts

A bombshell Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that struck down Louisiana’s congressional map and gutted the Voting Rights Act will have major ramifications for California’s gerrymandering fight over its own maps, multiple experts said in interviews with the California Post. It’s not just California’s newly gerrymandered, anti-Trump congressional maps that could…

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square plunges 18% in NYSE debut

Bill Ackman‘s long-anticipated Wall Street debut flopped on Wednesday, as shares of his new closed-end fund tumbled 18% on the New York Stock Exchange despite the hedge-fund billionaire’s rampant following on social media. Pershing Square USA Ltd. (PSUS) — the flagship vehicle pitched as a way to hand hedge-fund-style returns…

Can NASA and SpaceX really build a moon base in the next 10 years?

Mars is out; the moon is in. And this time, we may be going there to stay.On March 24, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman announced new plans to build a “sustained human presence” on the moon, complete with a permanent lunar base. Construction of humanity’s new home away from Earth could…

Billionaire’s cryptic back of hand message decoded after CA governor debate

California governor hopeful Tom Steyer sported some strange ink on his hand during Tuesday night’s debate. The billionaire Democrat was seen with a crudely drawn, tic-tac-toe-like symbol on his left hand as he sparred with rivals on the debate stage. The curious scrawls fueled plenty of speculation and jokes online.…

Elon Musk gets an apology from California regulators as a SpaceX lawsuit is settled

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators apologized to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk this week as they settled a lawsuit that claimed a state agency showed political bias against the rocket company and its chief executive. As part of the settlement, the California Coastal Commission acknowledged its members made “improper” statements about Musk’s…

Father, 41, is ‘in love with life’ following bowel cancer diagnosis

There aren’t many people who can find the bright side of being diagnosed with cancer. But winemaker Nick Dugmore has found it. “Cancer’s been phenomenal for me, because I’ve never lived so f—ing purely and happy, and just in love with life in all my life,” Dugmore told news.com.au. It’s…

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