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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, 28, resigns by end of August 2026. Trump posts on Truth Social she leaves to spend more time with beautiful young children and family. He says decision he totally understand and respect. She becomes one of his top outside advisors and helps Republican Party win November midterms. Leavitt served … Read more

Individual limit to any federal candidate sits at $3,500 per election. Top 50 donors have contributed over $1.6 billion in the 2026 cycle so far. Elon Musk has given roughly $90.6 million. Jeff and Janine Yass have given about $89.3 million. George Soros leads overall at $102 million mostly to Democratic groups. Most of the … Read more

The FBI and U.S. spy agencies received derogatory evidence about Joe Biden from 14 different informants but embarked on a secret operation to tamp down a Ukrainian corruption scandal engulfing his family during the 2020 election by formally designating Attorney General Bill Barr, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, key members of Congress and journalists as … Read more

Now they expect us to tip non-humans. byu/GalarianGengar inmildlyinfuriating

Some big whale just bought half a yard of $USO via dark pools, quite bullish since these shares of the ETF were created, not bought from the market https://t.co/LiOLo5qtpA pic.twitter.com/CMfWSTD39U — JustDario (@DarioCpx) August 12, 2026 $USO largest trade on record, last number one was in 2008 byu/I_killed_the_kraken inwallstreetbets  

BREAKING: President Trump’s capital gains tax cut discussions include “indexing” capital gains for inflation BEFORE taxes are calculated. This would mean that taxes would be applied on gains adjusted for inflation. For example, if you purchased a stock for $100,000 and sold it 5 years later for $200,000. Under the current system, you would owe … Read more

“There’s no doubt that there’s pressure in terms of affordability in this country,” said Marshall Lux, a visiting fellow with the Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. However, “like everything else, it’s complicated.” With grocery purchases mixed in with other credit card spending, it’s difficult to pinpoint … Read more

BURRY: BERKSHIRE HAS LOST ITS BUFFETT EDGE Michael Burry says Berkshire Hathaway is no longer attractive under CEO Greg Abel, questioning his capital-allocation discipline. Burry argues Abel is deploying cash too aggressively in an expensive market instead of waiting for Buffett-style “fat pitches.” Berkshire spent heavily on buybacks, equities and acquisitions, reducing its cash pile. … Read more

Russian forces have carried out new overnight strikes targeting military-related facilities in Kiev and Ukrainian-controlled Zaporozhye, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has reported. In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry said the attack used high-precision ground-based weapons, and struck a Kiev Nova Poshta terminal – an automated sorting complex it said was used to store … Read more

BREAKING: US jobs numbers have now been revised lower in 21 out of the last 30 months by a total of -1.05 million jobs. This means an average of -35,067 jobs have been revised out of previously reported data each month over this period. June and May jobs numbers alone were revised down by a … Read more

Norway’s $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund reported a record half-year profit of more than $184 billion on Wednesday, as a rally in Asian technology stocks helped the fund return 9.4%. Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) manages the fund, which was set up in the 1990s to invest revenues from the country’s oil and gas industry. … Read more

Implants do not shrink when you lose weight. Fat and tissue around them do shrink fast on GLP-1 drugs. Lose 20 pounds or more and the look changes a lot. 50 pound drop makes the mismatch worse. Skin loses elasticity and hangs loose. Muscle volume drops too so the pad thins out. Plastic surgeons see … Read more

No it's because he keeps starting low level conflicts with employees to add tension to his videos and do this "gee shucks they won't let me be a nicccccce guyyy" routine Actual nice people manage to do this stuff without making a scene — DirtyDishez (@DishezDirt86075) August 10, 2026 About time he got banned he … Read more

TMZ has confirmed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her fiancé, Riley Roberts, have split after years together and an engagement. pic.twitter.com/LyRpiRhfMj — TMZ (@TMZ) August 11, 2026 They were engaged for years. Multiple outlets picked up the same report. No joint statement from the couple has appeared yet.