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James Fishback’s claim that Byron Donalds is under federal sex-trafficking investigation was quickly met with a flat denial from the Department of Justice and Donalds’ campaign. Quick Take Fishback said a whistleblower gave his campaign evidence about Donalds and Cory Mills. He tied the allegation to two 2024 trips to the MGM National Harbor hotel in Maryland. The Department of Justice said the claim is not true and Donalds is not under investigation. Donalds’ campaign...

President Trump is again using executive power to squeeze birthright citizenship, and the new move puts the White House on a fast track back to the courts. Quick Take Trump signed two new executive orders aimed at limiting birthright citizenship and stopping birth tourism. The White House said the orders continue its effort to protect the “meaning and value” of American citizenship after the Supreme Court fight over the earlier order. The 2025 order targeted...

President Trump used a State Department mining roundtable to announce more than $2 billion in new mining-related projects, putting domestic minerals at the center of his industrial push. Quick Take Trump said the roundtable would help revive American mining and strengthen supply chains for critical minerals. The White House said the administration has signed or approved 160 minerals deals since January 2025. Reuters reported that the meeting drew more than 200 mining executives, educators, investors,...

A beloved television tough guy was found dead and alone in his Bronx home, and the way the news spread says as much about our media and institutions as it does about his life. Story Snapshot Vincent Pastore, best known as Big Pussy on The Sopranos, was found dead at age 80 in his Bronx residence. A concerned neighbor and friends discovered his body after several days without contact, and police reported no signs of...

California prosecutors are moving from ticketing kids to charging parents, with dozens of cases now under review. Story Snapshot Orange County prosecutors are reviewing more than two dozen parent-liability cases tied to illegal e-bikes and e-motorcycles. Contra Costa County charged two parents with misdemeanor child abuse after a teen’s serious e-motorcycle crash. Orange County has filed cases, including a felony child endangerment case after a 12-year-old’s 60 mile-per-hour modified e-motorcycle crash. Recent California laws increased...

Just days before Kansans head to the polls, the state’s highest court chose to leave in place a rule that lets thousands of mail ballots arrive and be counted after Election Day, deepening public worries about who really controls the rules of American democracy. Story Snapshot The Kansas Supreme Court refused to step in, keeping a lower court order that restores a three‑day grace period for mail ballots. Republican officials had pushed a 2025 law,...