
Gen Z conservatives are roasting their own candidate… and boosting Gavin Newsom for his potential presidential run.
Former FBI Chief James Comey posted a Substack video lauding Taylor Swift’s music as a coping mechanism for his conflict with President Trump. Describing himself as a longtime “Swiftie,” Comey referenced Swift’s “New Heights” podcast advice on managing energy and criticized Trump’s attacks on her.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna claimed on The Joe Rogan Experience that congressional investigations have uncovered evidence of technology that defies current physics, possibly involving interdimensional phenomena.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) accused Republicans of targeting Black lawmakers through redistricting, alleging violations of the Voting Rights Act. She called former President Trump a “piece of sh*t” at an Arizona rally, prompting Trump to label her “low IQ” and demand a cognitive test.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton seeks to jail Beto O’Rourke for allegedly violating a court order barring fundraising for Democrats who fled the state to block a GOP-led redistricting plan. The Texas Senate passed the map, but House Democrats’ absence stalls progress.
Trump’s Friday summit with Putin in Alaska focuses on a Ukraine ceasefire, with Zelenskyy rejecting territorial concessions during August 13 virtual talks.
Gallup reports the Democratic Party’s favorability at an all-time low of 34%, with a CNBC survey indicating a -32 net favorability, as voters express dissatisfaction after the 2024 election.
A powerful explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works near Pittsburgh injured dozens and left workers trapped under rubble. Emergency services are responding, with five people transported to hospitals. No fatalities have been confirmed, and the scene remains active.
President Trump announced a federal takeover of Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department and deployed 800 National Guard members to address crime, citing an assault on a former DOGE staffer.
Over 150,000 migrants who entered the UK on social care visas are unaccounted for, the government revealed. The visas, introduced in 2022 under Boris Johnson, saw a sharp decline in 2024 after family migration was banned, but tracking failures persist.
President Nayib Bukele’s 2022 crackdown, jailing over 85,000 gang members, has slashed El Salvador’s murder rate, making it safer than Canada.
El Salvador, once the world’s murder capital, has transformed under President Nayib Bukele, slashing crime and migration by 60%, easing U.S. border pressures, as political analyst Herbert Esmahan told Rift TV in an exclusive interview.
A bilateral meeting between Trump and Putin is planned to address the Ukraine conflict, the Kremlin said, marking their first summit in Trump’s second term. Russia’s Yuri Ushakov confirmed preparations but dismissed U.S. suggestions for a trilateral meeting with Ukraine’s president.
Chinese hardware, hacked phones, and wide-open borders — is America’s power grid already compromised?