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The blond phenomenon's legacy — and beauty favorites — still endure today.

Landry Shamet will be back on Broadway. 

California town named the least educated city in US — 6 Golden State metros at the bottom of the list

The unidentified suspect discharged the mace just after 8 a.m. inside a room within the DoubleTree by Hilton New York Downtown hotel on Stone Street near Whitehall Street – during a fight with another woman over travel gear, according to police and sources. 

Collin Gosselin is getting real in a bombshell memoir detailing shocking stories from his childhood. Collin says his estranged relationship with mom Kate Gosselin stems from institutionalizing him at a young age. The former “Jon & Kate Plus 8” star says he endured years of abuse and isolation by his mother. Kate is ignoring the...

Collin Gosselin is getting real in a bombshell memoir detailing shocking stories from his childhood. Collin says his estranged relationship with mom Kate Gosselin stems from institutionalizing him at a young age. The former “Jon & Kate Plus 8” star says he endured years of abuse and isolation by his mother. Kate is ignoring the...

Olive Wilde revealed that she was nearly killed in a freak horseback riding accident — only to be rescued by her “Cowboys & Aliens” co-star, Walton Goggins. The director of “The Invite” shared the terrifying story on the latest episode of “Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard.” Find out what exactly happened, plus Wilde reveals details...

Olivia Wilde revealed that she was nearly killed in a freak horseback riding accident — only to be rescued by her “Cowboys & Aliens” co-star, Walton Goggins. The director of “The Invite” shared the terrifying story on the latest episode of “Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard.” Find out what exactly happened, plus Wilde reveals details...

Two private California universities are facing a civil rights complaint for allegedly sponsoring and facilitating a program that limits participation to students who only identify as Hispanic. 

DOJ Sues States Over Alleged Failure To Turn Over Food Stamp Data

Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,

The Trump administration has sued four states, accusing them of withholding crucial data on food stamp applicants.

Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania refused to turn over information to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that would let federal officials identify fraud, Trump administration lawyers said in lawsuits filed on June 26 against the states.

Officials are asking judges to enter injunctions that would force state authorities to hand over the last five years of applications for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the food stamp program known as SNAP.

The USDA requested the SNAP data in 2025, citing an executive order from President Donald Trump that directed agencies to stop waste, fraud, and abuse, and many states complied with the request.

Data from those states showed that states had enrolled some 186,000 people in SNAP despite those people being deceased, among the discrepancies that added up to $3 billion in wasteful spending, the department said in a report.

The government spends nearly $100 billion a year on SNAP.

Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania are among the states that did not comply with the request, which suggests fraud and abuse are likely going undetected, the filings say.

“The American people deserve a government that is transparent about how it spends their hard-earned tax dollars,” acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement.

“These four states are thwarting USDA’s efforts to ensure that the billions of dollars in SNAP benefits they distribute every year are not lost to fraud. It’s unacceptable, suspicious, and it will not stand under this Administration.”

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said she asked that the lawsuits be filed.

“If a State misguidedly stands between the federal government and the information needed to protect the generosity of the American taxpayer, the Trump Administration will take them to court,” Rollins said.

Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania were among the states that sued the Trump administration over the data demand, alleging in a July 2025 complaint that it violated privacy protection outlined in federal and state law and that federal officials could use the data to target illegal immigrants.

A federal judge in February ruled partially in the states’ favor, preventing the USDA from cutting off funding to the states for failing to comply with data demands. The case is ongoing.

“The Trump Administration tried to force us to turn over the personal, private information of 8 million Pennsylvania voters. We won in court to stop them,” Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, said on X on Sunday.

“No matter what the Trump Administration tries next, we’re going to stand up to protect Pennsylvanians’ right to privacy—and our fundamental right to vote.”

Tyler Durden Mon, 06/29/2026 - 17:00

Join Finn the Human and Jake the Dog on entertaining standalone quests with this light and breezy Adventure Time companion series.

The Netherlands and Morocco are two of the best teams in the World Cup.

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Mother of five Caroline “Caro” Peña desperately fought for her life during the vicious, broad-daylight stabbing on a busy Texas road, the victim’s friend claimed. 

It goes to show, you can't believe everything you hear.

The NFL organization made the announcement at 4 p.m., just hours after a Florida judge set a $1 million bond for the now ex-Lions cornerback. 

That’s an ‘L’ of a difference.  Canadian officials got into a hairy situation thanks to an embarrassing typo in a series of French-language signs that were meant to advertise a “public” streets program — but inadvertency promoted “pubic squares.” The posters, which were supposed to read “public place” in French, were printed without the ‘L’...

Florida shop founded by Brady Martinson previously went viral for banning active-duty service members and veterans from service.

The trade ends a seven-season run for Morant with the organization that took him second overall in the 2019 NBA draft.

Johnson Says Reconciliation Is The Only Path For The SAVE Act

Speaker Mike Johnson returned to the Capitol this afternoon after several hours at the White House, telling reporters that the only viable path to enact the SAVE Act is to attach it to a reconciliation bill - and that work is already underway.

"The only way to get the SAVE Act to the president's desk, we've been shown many times, is to put it on a reconciliation bill, so that is in the process," Johnson said, adding that he believes a version of the measure would "clearly" comply with the Senate's Byrd Rule.

Earlier today, Punchbowl News' reported that House Republican leaders are considering a modified version of the bill structured as a $4 billion grant program. The grants would incentivize states to adopt citizenship verification and voter ID requirements for elections. The idea is still in its early stages, with no guarantee it will ultimately work or pass procedural hurdles.

Speaker Mike Johnson just got to the Capitol after “hours” at the White House.

Johnson said “the only way to get”
The SAVE Act to the president’s desk “we’ve been shown, many times, is to put it on a reconciliation bill, so that is in the process.”⁰
He says it would “clearly”…

— Em Luetkemeyer (@em_luetkemeyer) June 29, 2026

This approach aims to frame the policy as a budgetary/spending matter, which is more likely to survive the Senate parliamentarian's review under the Byrd Rule.

NEW — House GOP leaders are planning to vote on NDAA passage Wednesday, if they can pass the rule tomorrow amid a fight over the SAVE America Act, per sources

The House is also poised to vote on the @RepThomasMassie amendment to cut military aid to Israel Wednesday. GOP leaders…

— Meredith Lee Hill (@meredithllee) June 29, 2026

The SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act) requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and photo identification to cast a ballot. The House has passed versions of the bill multiple times, but it has repeatedly stalled in the Senate due to the 60-vote filibuster threshold.

Republicans argue the measure strengthens election integrity and closes potential loopholes. Critics contend it is unnecessary (federal law already prohibits non-citizens from voting in federal elections), could create barriers for eligible voters, and amounts to voter suppression.

Reconciliation allows the majority party to pass budget-related legislation with a simple majority in the Senate. However, the Byrd Rule limits what can be included - non-budgetary or "extraneous" provisions are generally prohibited.

Bottom line: House Republican leaders, aligned with the White House, are actively exploring a reconciliation vehicle for a revised SAVE Act. 

Tyler Durden Mon, 06/29/2026 - 16:40