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(NEXSTAR) — Cracker Barrel was on track for a rebrand in an effort to make its “Old Country Stores” more modern. Then backlash over its new logo prompted the Tennessee-based company to reverse course and revert another recent change. Now, Cracker Barrel said it’s ditching another layer of its rebrand efforts after customers “shared [their]…
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British Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson called Jeffrey Epstein his “best pal” in a 10-page note written in 2003 and released by the House Oversight Committee on Monday. The committee released records turned over by the estate of Epstein, the late convicted sex offender, including a book that Epstein’s convicted accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell,…
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The House Oversight Committee on Monday released a much-discussed, leather-bound book compiled by Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend and co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell for Epstein’s 50th birthday in 2003, providing new insight into the disgraced financier’s social circles before he faced charges related to sex trafficking minors, The book, part of a trove of documents that the House…
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On ABC’s “The View” Justice Sonia Sotomayor confronted the idea of a president seeking a third term in office

President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan defended the Trump administration’s military approach to address drug trafficking on Monday, days after the U.S. military deployed several warships and fighter planes to the Caribbean in a warning to drug cartels. “I support it. There’s a reason the president designated terrorist organizations,” Homan told NewsNation’s Kellie Meyer on…
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) wrote to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Monday urging him to address the recent rise in unemployment among Black women under the Trump administration.  August data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed unemployment among Black women at 2.4 percentage points higher than the national average.  “Black women unemployment…
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(NEXSTAR) — You may be dealing with tariffs, a slow job market, a difficult housing market, and prices that seemingly refuse to come down, but the nation’s wealthiest residents appear to be doing just fine, according to the latest Forbes 400 ranking. Combined, the 400 wealthiest people in the U.S. are worth a record-setting $6.6…
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The level of employment for the 12 months through March 2024 was downgraded by 598,000 jobs.

The group included a few high profile members of the Republican Party in Michigan.

New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani holds a commanding lead in the race among the four-person field, though the lead narrows in hypothetical head-to-head match-ups, according to a survey released Tuesday. The New York Times/Siena University poll shows Mamdani leading with 46 percent, more than 20 points over his next closest competitor, former…
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Paramount has tapped Kenneth Weinstein to serve as ombudsman for CBS News, a widely buzzed about move that comes on the heels of the company’s megamerger with Skydance and renewed focus on its editorial bend. Weinstein, a former president and CEO of Hudson Institute and chair of United States Agency for Global Media, will serve…
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Related video: Ill. Rep. Brad Schneider QUESTIONS Trump’s THREATS Against Chicago, Immigration CRACKDOWN | SUNRISE Many of the South Korean workers who were detained during last week’s large-scale Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid at a plant in Georgia were brought into the U.S. for specialized work, according to an Atlanta-based attorney representing some of…
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A Ukrainian woman was fatally stabbed in late August while riding the light rail train in Charlotte, N.C. The incident has sparked widespread criticism of the city’s leaders. Iryna Zarutska, 23, was murdered while in transit by the suspect, 34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr. Brown was previously imprisoned and diagnosed with schizophrenia. Police have charged him…
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday that the deadly stabbing of a Ukrainian woman on a Charlotte, N.C., light-rail train last month illustrates the “epidemic of violence and homelessness” on the nation’s public transit systems. “The problem is a lot of people, unlike the rich liberals, they can’t ride Uber, they don’t have a vehicle,…
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The House Oversight Committee on Monday night released records related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including the infamous “birthday book” with pages from former President Clinton, attorney Alan Dershowitz and one that appears to be from President Trump. Epstein’s estate had turned over the files earlier Monday. House Democrats immediately…
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The “Tonight Show” host was on his game in cracking wise over Trump’s presence at the tennis final.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) formally launched his reelection on Tuesday, after he appeared to rule out a 2028 presidential run.  In a roughly two minute long announcement video, Moore contrasts himself with President Trump. Moore accuses the president of “bending over backwards for billionaires and big corporations.”  “I’m not from that world and y’all…
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Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D), seen as a rising star within the Democratic Party, launched his Senate campaign Tuesday, looking to unseat incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). “The biggest divide in this country is not left vs. right. It’s top vs. bottom. Billionaires want us looking left and right at each other instead of…
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Cities like Chicago and Boston remain center stage for increased immigration enforcement operations beginning this week, but Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sources say Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is “everywhere.” White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that cities led by Democrats across the country can “absolutely” expect to see ramp-ups in ICE…
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The White House denials after the note was released got pushback from a Trump family member.

Writing about the Jeffrey Epstein saga has the feeling of using an air horn. It calls a great deal of attention to oneself, produces unpredictable and intense results in its audience and really should be saved for moments when it’s absolutely necessary — scaring off a charging bear, preventing a maritime disaster, being Pitbull, etc. …
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Republican lawmakers are urging President Trump to back a clean, short-term funding resolution and refrain from seeking to attach an array of controversial MAGA priorities that might provoke a government shutdown. Republicans on Capitol Hill are bracing themselves for whatever special provisions Trump and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought may demand from…
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Jimmy Kimmel’s audience cheered at Rob Reiner’s line, which he delivered in character.

The “Late Show” host mocked the president’s latest social media outburst.

A dozen Senate Democrats on Tuesday laid out the key principles they hope to see in a bill regulating the cryptocurrency market.  The framework, put forward by Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and other crypto-friendly Democrats, offers up their view on the central issues underpinning market structure…
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