Brewers manager Pat Murphy takes shot at ‘horseshit’ Yankees team after World Series win

Murphy offers critique of 2023 edition of Yankees Howard Bryant: Brewers expose baseball’s biggest lie Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy was captured taking a shot at a “horseshit Yankees team” after he celebrated his team clinching the World Series on Wednesday night. A video of Murphy talking to Jake Bauers emerged in which the manager … Read more

US economy grows faster than expected in report out just ahead of elections

Growth is in sharp contrast to ​households’ assessment, reflected in ‌Trump’s record-low approval ratings The US economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter as resilient consumer spending and AI-driven ⁠business investment more than ⁠offset the impact ​of higher oil prices stemming from the conflict in the Middle East. Gross domestic product (GDP) increased … Read more

Hegseth fires top Pentagon strategist accused of leaking classified Iran, Ukraine war information

War Secretary Pete Hegseth fired one of the Pentagon’s senior strategic planners amid an investigation into allegations he leaked classified information to journalists about the Iran war, Russia’s war in Ukraine and other sensitive matters, a Department of War official told Fox News. The official said Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia failed three polygraph examinations related … Read more

Alaska governor orders investigation into Democrat Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign

Republican Mike Dunleavy plans search after Peltola accused of recruiting Dan Sullivan to confuse voters The Republican governor of Alaska announced plans to launch a criminal investigation after a report accused the campaign of Democratic senate candidate Mary Peltola of trying to confuse voters by recruiting a candidate with the same name as her opponent. … Read more

Haley Stevens’ fiance hammers El-Sayed, says he’ll vote for Rogers

The fiance of Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich. has come out and said he cannot vote for Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, believing he is an antisemite. Stevens, though, remains undaunted, backing the candidate for Senate. Jason Turkish, a Jewish registered Democrat, told The Detroit News he will be voting for Republican Senate nominee Mike … Read more

Bolsonaro declares himself ‘leader’ of Brazil after fleeing country, arriving in Miami

Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil’s presidential election to leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday, declared himself the country’s leader after arriving in Florida on Wednesday. Bolsonaro fled his country after Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered his passports to be seized less than a day after Lula won the … Read more

How Laura Loomer and Trump allies amplified ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ lie dogging Abdul El-Sayed

Michigan US Senate candidate signaled support for Egypt’s pro-democracy movement in 2012, not Islamist group The Republican campaign to defeat Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate race by casting him as an Islamic extremist is based on a false claim first made by the conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer eight years ago, a Guardian review … Read more

Explosive book targets Jared Kushner’s role in US foreign policy | First Thing

President’s son-in-law denies ‘completely insane’ claims he profited from unofficial position. Plus, the battle between psychics and AI Good morning. A book that contains incendiary claims about Jared Kushner’s financial dealings during Donald Trump’s first term has ignited a political and media storm. The book, by the author Matthew Cole, drew a furious response from … Read more