Day: April 17, 2026
POLITICAL PLAYBOOK: Newsom Boosted Book Sales With $1.5M From His Own PAC: Report
According to a New York Post report, California Gov.
TRUMP TORCHES SWALWELL! ‘He’s a Sleazebag — Always Has Been’
President Donald Trump blasted disgraced former Rep.
ALL THE RIGHT HOOVES: Wild NYPD Horseback Chase and Arrest Caught on Camera [WATCH]
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It was law and order, Old West style, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
‘I’M ALL ABOUT THE GOSPEL’: Trump Says He and the Pope Can Disagree, Reiterates Iran Can’t Have a Nuclear Weapon [WATCH]
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While speaking to the press on the White House lawn on Thursday, President Trump was asked about a statement issued by a group of bishops in response to his recent back-and-forth with the Pope.
PICKING YOUR POCKETS: GOP Blasts 4 Blue States for Taxes on Tips and Overtime
Republicans are blasting leaders in four Democrat-led states for continuing to tax tips and overtime pay, even as President Donald Trump pushes a federal policy to eliminate those taxes and boost take-home pay.
Sanders Resolution Blocking Arms Sales to Israel Garners Approval From 2028 Dem Presidential Hopefuls
A majority of the 47 Democrats in the Senate backed two resolutions from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) blocking arms and equipment sales to Israel, including a handful of potential 2028 presidential candidates.
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George Washington University Hires Federal Judge Overseeing Antisemitism Lawsuit Against It To Teach ‘Ethics and Discretionary Judgment’
George Washington University hired the federal judge who is presiding over a lawsuit accusing the school of “pervasive and severe antisemitic harassment” to teach a GW Law course on “ethics and discretionary judgment,” social media posts and course materials reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show. That judge, Biden appointee Loren AliKhan, has yet to recuse herself from the case, prompting criticism from legal experts.
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Mayor Mamdani’s wife apologizes for insulting Israel, using N-word and gay slur in past tweets
The wife of socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has apologized for various controversial tweets she posted on social media as a teenager.
Rama Duwaji referred to the controversy in an interview with Hyperallergic magazine that was published Wednesday.
‘I’ve read and seen a lot of what others have had to say in response, and I understand the hurt I caused and am truly sorry.’
Duwaji was asked an unrelated question about the effect that becoming a public figure had on her as a person, and she included her apology for the past posts.
“This experience has absolutely changed my life. I am still figuring out how it applies to me as an artist and as a person, both thinking of the future and the past,” she said.
“It has forced me to confront how much I’ve changed, even before this moment. When a tabloid recently published old tweets I wrote as a teenager, I felt a lot of shame being confronted with language I used that is so harmful to others; being 15 doesn’t excuse it,” Duwaji added.
“I’ve read and seen a lot of what others have had to say in response, and I understand the hurt I caused and am truly sorry,” she concluded.
The anti-Israel posts were documented by a Washington Free Beacon report in March. Among them were messages of support for Palestinian terrorism and criticism of U.S. soldiers fighting in “imperialist wars.”
Another message appeared to include a gay slur and another used the N-word as well.
When the mayor was asked about the controversy, he responded that his wife was a “private person, who has held no position in my campaign or in my city hall.”
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While Duwaji apologized for the teenage tweets, she did not mention a report that she allegedly “liked” posts in support of the Hamas terror attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
“My focus isn’t on being a public figure, but continuing my work with care and responsibility, and allowing my art to speak for itself,” Duwaji added.
The mayor’s wife is a Syrian-American artist who was born in Texas. She met Mamdani on the Hinge dating app in 2021, and they were married in 2025.
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Judicial Watch Sues National Intelligence Director for Records on Covid-19 Origins and Coronavirus Research
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) for records and communications of its employees with other government officials regarding coronaviruses, the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), and related Covid-19 research (Judicial Watch Inc. v. Office […]
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Donald Trump Poses Question To World: ‘Who’s Dumber, Tucker Carlson Or Joe Kent?’
President Donald Trump lashed out on Thursday, asking via Truth Social who was “dumber” — former Fox News personality Tucker Carlson or former intelligence official Joe Kent. “Who’s dumber, Tucker Carlson or Joe Kent? It’s very interesting!” Trump’s post began, and he went on to lay out his case for Kent. The president explained that …
