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Donald Trump's golf club seeks approval for 11,330-square-foot expansion, and it has little to do with golf

Story by Sneha Abraham • 7h A golf club applying for a building expansion is not unusual. But when the club belongs to the sitting U.S. president, and the addition is not a fairway, the application is anything but routine. Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., has filed an application to add an 11,330-square-foot ballroom and covered rooftop terrace to its clubhouse. A Golfweek report published on June 24 stated that the Bedminster Township Land Use Board will discuss an applicatio ...

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'Horrifying': Pulte's choice for top spy aide stokes fears of Trump vote tampering

Jun. 27, 2026, 5:22 PM EDT Bill Pulte, the acting director of national intelligence, has stirred fear by choosing as his chief of staff a GOP election lawyer who oversaw a poll watching program that included Jack Posobiec and other conservative conspiracy theorists. The lawyer, Christina Norton, also appears to have no experience working in the intelligence community. “It is horrfiying,” a former senior U.S. intelligence official told MS NOW Saturday. “Not only does Norton have absolutely no ...

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Anderson Cooper makes his feelings crystal clear on working for Bari Weiss at CBS News

Saturday 27 June 2026 22:01 EDT CNN star Anderson Cooper has reportedly made his feelings clear about working with CBS News boss Bari Weiss ahead of a corporate merger that would put the two media outlets under the same ownership. Paramount, which owns CBS, is poised to acquire CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, in a massive $111 billion consolidation. The merger would put David Ellison, the tech heir and Trump ally who controls Paramount, in charge of both the legacy broadcaster ...

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Trump pushes civil rights enforcement to the states

06/27/2026 03:00 PM EDT President Donald Trump’s decision to gut the federal office charged with protecting students from discrimination is creating new responsibilities for states that aren’t ready to take them up. Amid mass layoffs of government employees and Trump’s efforts to dismantle the Education Department, the agency shuttered seven of its 12 regional Office for Civil Rights branches that families turned to when they felt their rights were violated. That pullback is starting to expos ...

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Israel divide grows in Democratic Party after New York primaries

The divide over Israel is only deepening in the Democratic Party after New York City’s first democratic socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, helped propel three primary candidates to victory last week, unseating two incumbent Democrats in the process. The New York City primaries were unusually focused on Israel, with Mamdani-backed candidates making the issue a central line of attack as they blasted their opponents for being insufficiently critical of the war in Gaza or for taking money from AIPAC- ...

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Dem lawmaker torches Epstein associate for fleeing interview: 'Will be held accountable'

June 27, 2026 9:10AM ET Billionaire Leon Black, the former CEO of Apollo and associate of Jeffrey Epstein, was fiercely condemned Friday after fleeing an interview with members of the House Oversight Committee. “Leon Black had a chance to do the right thing and help us bring justice to the survivors. Instead, he ran out of the room when he was pressed for information about his non-disclosure agreements with women and his relationship with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein,” said Rep. Robert Garcia ...

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5 million have dropped ACA insurance after Trump and the GOP let prices skyrocket

Updated June 27, 2026 10:24 AM ET Far more people than previously known have dropped Affordable Care Act health insurance for 2026, according to data released Friday. Five million fewer people are currently enrolled in ACA marketplace plans compared to the record high reached last year. More than 1 million fewer people picked a plan for 2026, and then 4 million more either disenrolled or failed to pay their premiums and therefore dropped coverage. Prices in the market skyrocketed after Pres ...

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CBC pushes back on Slotkin's call for 'new leadership' among Democrats

06/27/26 11:32 AM ET The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) expressed its support for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Friday evening in response to Sen. Elissa Slotkin’s (D-Mich.) call for “new leadership” in the Democratic Party. “The Congressional Black Caucus and House Democrats are united behind Leader Jeffries and remain focused on lowering costs for working families, defending our democracy, protecting fundamental rights, and taking back the House majority this November ...

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Trump display at his State Fair already falling apart after three days: report

June 27, 2026 10:13AM ET President Trump's carefully constructed vision for transforming the nation's capital is literally falling apart. The Great American State Fair, meant to showcase his grandiose architectural ambitions, has spiraled into a three-day disaster of musical acts boycotting, equipment failures, tiny crowds and now a deteriorating replica arch buckling under less-than-ideal weather conditions. According to New York Times reporting, the centerpiece of Trump's fair—a scaled-dow ...

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Trump nominates new ICE director as detainee deaths in custody being investigated

Saturday 27 June 2026 16:20 EDT President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he is nominating Lance Schroyer to become the next director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "Lance has over 29 YEARS of Law Enforcement experience in Oklahoma," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Lance is a former Oklahoma State Trooper, and United States Marine." If confirmed, Schroyer will replace acting ICE Director David Venturella. Trump continued, saying Schroyer “LOVES the men and ...

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The military is searching for a US Marine missing off the coast of California

13 min ago - Updated 12:14 PM CDT, June 28, 2026 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Multiple agencies continued to search Sunday for a U.S. Marine who went missing during a training exercise off the coast of southern California, military officials said. Crews began searching ... (AP)

At least 117 dead dogs found in 'horrific scene' at California 'no-kill' shelter

2 hrs ago - Updated 9:42 AM CDT, June 28, 2026 FORTUNA, Calif. (AP) — The remains of at least 117 dogs were found on the grounds of a California “no-kill“ animal shelter, many of them with gunshot wounds, authorities said. The Humboldt County Sher ... (AP)

States don't expect feds to reliably share election threats: Exclusive

3 hrs ago - June 28, 2026, 6:03 a.m. ET State election officials do not expect the federal government to reliably share election threat information during the midterm elections, according to internal National Association of Secretaries of State documents obtaine ... (USA Today)

Postmaster general's remarks on mail ballots stoke fears among voting rights advocates

4 hrs ago - 06/28/26 6:00 AM ET Postmaster General David Steiner stoked fears among Democrats and voting rights groups this week after confirming the U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver mail ballots in states that refuse to provide sensitive voter data to ... (The Hill)

It's dangerous and it's going to erode trust': redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears

4 hrs ago - An opaque White House office staffed largely by veterans of Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) has quietly rebuilt some of the federal government’s most sensitive websites – for passport applications, vo ... (The Guardian)

NYT bombshell: Trump sons cash in on $1.6 billion federal mining deal

5 hrs ago - Story by Matthew Rozsa • 4h • President Donald Trump’s sons are profiting off of their father’s connections, including in a previously-undisclosed deal over a lucrative metal. “Their sons were soon doing business with partner ... (msn)

Cassidy accuses RFK Jr. of building public health "upon a foundation of lies"

5 hrs ago - Updated on: June 28, 2026 / 9:49 AM EDT Washington — Sen. Bill Cassidy strongly criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his vaccine skepticism and handling of the nation's public health, despite having delivered ... (CBS News)

Ukrainian strike sets fire to oil refinery in southern Russia

6 hrs ago - June 28, 2026, 6:17 AM KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine kept up its heavy drone assault on Russia, setting fire to a major oil refinery in the south and killing at least two people, Russian authorities said Sunday. Kyiv's campaign of massive long-range stri ... (ABC News/AP)

Authorities say 14 have been killed in an oil company helicopter crash in Saudi Arabia

6 hrs ago - At least 14 people were killed in Saudi Arabia when a helicopter crashed Sunday, killing everyone aboard, the Saudi Ministry of Energy said. The accident occurred around 6 a.m. in Ras Tanura, and everyone killed was a Saudi national, the statement sa ... (AP)

3 firefighters killed, 2 injured responding to Snyder wildfire on Utah-Colorado border

6 hrs ago - Several wildfires were burn on Saturday across the West. By Tristan Maglunog and Ahmad Hemingway June 28, 2026, 3:53 AM Three firefighters were killed on Saturday while responding to the Snyder Fire, a wildfire burning along the Utah-Colorado bord ... (abc news)

White House unveils new images of US 'patriot passports' for America's 250th

7 hrs ago - Sat 27 Jun 2026 14.05 EDT Last modified on Sun 28 Jun 2026 04.27 EDT Donald Trump’s efforts to brand the US government with his name and image advanced on Friday when the White House unveiled new images of a passport watermarked with his portrai ... (The Guardian)

A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi. Advocates are alarmed

7 hrs ago - Updated 11:58 PM EDT, June 27, 2026 A new Mississippi law will authorize the state’s top law enforcement agency to compile a list of all immigrants illegally living in the state. What’s to be done with that information is a bit open-ended. ... (AP)

Two years after their last debate, Biden jabs at Trump: 'What a loser'

8 hrs ago - PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2026, 1:05 AM ET Hanover, Maryland - As he rallied Maryland Democrats at a state party fundraiser Saturday night, former President Joe Biden decried the actions of the man who succeeded him in the White House, painting him as vain ... (CNN Politics)

CNN Host Reminds Republican Lawmaker The Housing Bill Trump Refused To Sign Has Bipartisan Support

9 hrs ago - Jun 27th, 2026, 8:05 pm CNN's Omar Jimenez pressed Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) Saturday over why he was prioritizing President Donald Trump's SAVE America Act over the bipartisan housing bill that still awaits Trump's signature. Trump is demanding tha ... (MEDIAite)

Israel divide grows in Democratic Party after New York primaries

9 hrs ago - The divide over Israel is only deepening in the Democratic Party after New York City’s first democratic socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, helped propel three primary candidates to victory last week, unseating two incumbent Democrats in the proces ... (The Hill)

Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks to end the war

9 hrs ago - Iran launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “complete halt” in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks. E ... (AP)

U.S. military deploying additional resources to Venezuela as earthquakes death toll mounts

9 hrs ago - 06/27/26 10:03 PM ET The U.S. military is sending additional resources to Venezuela, as the death toll continues to mount and tens of thousands of people are still believed to be missing following a pair of devastating earthquakes. U.S. South Command ... (The Hill)

Wichita nurses at Ascension Via Christi hospitals plan to go on strike

9 hrs ago - The National Nurses Union cites increased violence at hospitals as the reason By Jordan Tovar Published: Jun. 27, 2026 at 10:24 PM CDT|Updated: 7 hours ago WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - After a string of violent incidents at Ascension Via Christi hospitals ... (KWCH)

Anderson Cooper makes his feelings crystal clear on working for Bari Weiss at CBS News

10 hrs ago - Saturday 27 June 2026 22:01 EDT CNN star Anderson Cooper has reportedly made his feelings clear about working with CBS News boss Bari Weiss ahead of a corporate merger that would put the two media outlets under the same ownership. Paramount, which ow ... (The Independent)

Donald Trump's golf club seeks approval for 11,330-square-foot expansion, and it has little to do with golf

10 hrs ago - Story by Sneha Abraham • 7h A golf club applying for a building expansion is not unusual. But when the club belongs to the sitting U.S. president, and the addition is not a fairway, the application is anything but routine. Trump National Golf C ... (msn)

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