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🔴Jon Stewart, The UN, and Grandma Giving Feminist Dating Advice: It's All Here!

You loved the Old Testament. You read the sequel, the New Testament. Now, get ready for the reboot, the Third Testament. No, thank you. Jon Stewart hosted Annalena Baerbock, the President of the UN Ge...

2026-04-21

BREAKING: US SEIZES ANOTHER Iran Ship As Talks In Question

Krystal and Saagar discuss the US seizing another Iranian ship as talks are up in the air. Jeremy Scahill: https://x.com/jeremyscahill?s=20 Sign up for a PREMIUM Breaking Points subscriptions for f...

2026-04-21

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2026-04-21

Obama says Higher Ground production company to go independent

Former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama’s production company Higher Ground will go independent after launching with Netflix after eight years, multiple outlets reported. In a Satur...

2026-04-21

The pride flag is back at Stonewall, but the fight against erasure is far from over

The Stonewall legacy is not only what happened in 1969, but the refusal, generation after generation, to accept erasure as the final word.

2026-04-21

Tucker Carlson ‘sorry for misleading people’ with Trump support

Pundit Tucker Carlson is expressing regret for voicing support for President Trump. Carlson, who has been a sharp critic of Trump’s war in Iran, said during a recent episode of his podcast and online ...

2026-04-21

New technology could help Nancy Guthrie case: Genealogist

A renowned DNA expert believes genome sequencing opens the door in the Nancy Guthrie case

2026-04-21

House Republican on Patel reported alcohol use: ‘As long as it doesn’t affect his job … I’m cool’

Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) defended FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday following a report in The Atlantic alleging Patel has engaged in excessive alcohol use and other behaviors that have alarmed coll...

2026-04-21

How a new evaluation model dumbs down Advanced Placement scores

For many popular exams, recent score reports reflect not a surge in student mastery, but a quiet lowering of the bar.

2026-04-21

Watch live: House Republicans give remarks amid DHS funding battle, Iran war unease

House Republican leaders will speak to reporters Tuesday morning after their closed-door meeting as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown persists. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is also fa...

2026-04-21

Senate Democrats press Warsh on asset divestiture plan ahead of confirmation hearing

Senate Democrats on the Banking Committee on Monday issued a strong push to delay Kevin Warsh’s confirmation hearing, citing qualms with the potential next Federal Reserve chair’s financial assets in ...

2026-04-21

Trump approval mired at lowest of second term: Survey

President Trump’s approval rating has sunk to the lowest point of his second term amid Trump’s back-and-forth with Pope Leo XIV and as the U.S. conflict in Iran persists, according to a new survey. Th...

2026-04-21

Watch live: Kevin Warsh, Trump’s pick to replace Powell at Fed, faces confirmation hearing

Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s pick to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, will testify Tuesday morning before the Senate Banking Committee. Trump announced Warsh, a former Fed board member, ...

2026-04-21

Watch live: RFK Jr. testifies before House panel on HHS budget

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is back on Capitol Hill Tuesday, testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget reque...

2026-04-21

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2026-04-21

Live updates: As ceasefire deadline arrives, Trump leans against extension for Iran

President Trump on Tuesday said he isn’t interested in extending the ceasefire with Iran that ends in a matter of hours. “I don’t want to do that. We don’t have that much time,” he told CNBC on Tuesda...

2026-04-21