Day: April 24, 2026

The Atlantic Doubles Down on Patel Report, Claims Alcoholic Rumors Began ‘During His Nomination’ Despite On-Record Denial by Staffer

Tom Pappert
Kash Patel

The Atlantic on Thursday doubled down on its claims that FBI Director Kash Patel has a serious drinking problem that impacts his job performance during an episode of the magazine’s podcast. The publication reasserted the claims it originally reported on April 17, claimed that new, anonymous sources have since emerged, and added that reports indicating Patel had a problem with abusing alcohol first emerged prior to his February 2025 confirmation by the U.S. Senate.

Nearly a week following the April 17 report about Patel, and after the director filed a $250 million lawsuit against The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick, the journalist was interviewed for the publication’s program, Radio Atlantic, which was transcribed by the magazine for an article titled, “The Kash Patel Fallout.”

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Senate Armed Services Chairman Claims Time for Talks with Iran Is ‘Over’

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Roger Wicker

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker said Friday that the “time is over for negotiations with Iran’s regime,” as the United States and Iran engage in peace talks to end the military conflict in the Middle East.

The U.S. and Israel began a military operation against Iran in February, which eliminated some of Iran’s top leaders, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Iran has retaliated with strikes on U.S. military bases in the region and on Israel.

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Moreno Moves to Ban Lawmakers from Betting Markets

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Bernie Moreno

Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, on Friday introduced legislation to ban lawmakers from using betting markets.

“Any Senator who came to DC to cash in, game prediction markets, or treat public office like a side hustle is betraying the oath they swore to their country,” he posted on X.
“I’m introducing legislation to BAN this insider trading in the Senate and will call for it to be passed UNANIMOUSLY.”

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White House Mulls Using Defense Production Act in Spirit Airlines Takeover

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CBS News   The Trump administration is exploring using the Defense Production Act as part of a strategy to save the beleaguered Spirit Airlines, according to U.S. officials familiar with the discussions. President Trump is open to some type of federal action, several sources told CBS News, and he has said publicly he’d “do it to save the jobs.” Spirit has declared bankruptcy twice in the past two years, after the Department of Justice blocked a merger with JetBlue during the Biden administration. The Iran war has been driving up jet fuel costs for all airlines and earlier this month, creditors expressed serious doubts Spirit could remain viable. READ THE FULL STORY   

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FDA Moves to Fast-Track Review of Three Psychedelic Drug Studies

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The Hill   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday granted fast-track review to three companies studying psychedelic therapies to treat depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the latest step by the Trump administration toward possible approval. The agency did not disclose the specific companies that were granted priority review vouchers. Two companies are studying psilocybin; one for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) and the other for treatment of major depressive disorder. A third company is studying methylone, a drug similar to MDMA, for PTSD. READ THE FULL STORY   

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White House Accuses China of ‘Deliberate, Industrial-Scale’ Theft of AI Technology

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Breitbart   The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on Thursday published a memo that accused China of conducting “industrial-scale” theft of artificial intelligence (AI) technology from American firms. “The U.S. government has information indicating that foreign entities, principally based in China, are engaged in deliberate, industrial-scale campaigns to distill U.S. frontier AI systems,” said the memo from OSTP Director Michael Kratsios, as first seen by the Financial Times (FT) on Thursday. “Model distillation” means harvesting the output from existing large AI systems to create smaller ones, rather like a cuckoo bird laying its eggs in the nests of other birds. As with many techniques, there are legitimate and illegitimate ways to distill. READ THE FULL STORY   

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Department of Justice Adds Firing Squad as Method for Federal Execution

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The Department of Justice announced Friday it is moving to “strengthen” the federal death penalty, including by bringing back firing squads.

The DOJ in a press release said it is “readopting the lethal injection protocol utilized during the first Trump Administration, expanding the protocol to include additional manners of execution such as the firing squad, and streamlining internal processes to expedite death penalty cases.” The Department added that these changes “are critical to deterring the most barbaric crimes, delivering justice for victims, and providing long-overdue closure to surviving loved ones.”

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Trump Push to Restrain Birthright Citizenship Gets Ammo from Unlikely Source: Liberal Polling Group

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President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 14th Amendment and end birthright citizenship could be stronger after a recent study from the Pew Research Center found 9% of births in the U.S. in 2023 were to illegal migrants. 

The Supreme Court is weighing the legality of Trump’s executive order that looks to end birthright citizenship, which the administration argues “rewards illegal immigration.” 

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Tennessee Democrat State Rep. G.A. Hardaway Dies at 71

Kaitlin Housler
GA Hardaway

Tennessee State Representative G.A. Hardaway (D-Memphis) died at the age of 71 after passing away early Friday morning at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville following a brief illness, his family announced.

Hardaway began his legislative career in 2007, representing Tennessee’s 92nd House District before moving to the 93rd District in 2013. His district included neighborhoods such as Orange Mound, Binghampton, Highland Heights, and parts of Cordova.

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Pro-Trump Podcaster Shawn Farash Says False SPLC Designation Led to Death Threats, Was ‘Contributing Factor’ in Decision to Leave New York

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Shawn Farash

With the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) now subject to an 11-count indictment over its alleged past use of paid informants, podcaster and Trump impressionist Shawn Farash on Friday revealed to The Tennessee Star how its 2022 designation of his political group as an “antigovernment” extremist organization heralded death threats and harassment that contributed to his relocation from New York to Tennessee. 

Long Island Loud Majority, co-founded by Farash in 2021, was listed by SPLC in 2022 and 2023. A spokesman for the Alabama-based organization told Newsday in 2023 that Farash’s group employed, “typical antigovernment rhetoric about false conspiracies regarding a supposed tyrannical government and masking it with patriotic language,” and on the SPLC website, it remains listed as among other “antigovernment groups” that purportedly create a nationwide “antidemocratic hard-right movement.”

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