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April 2026

Chonkers The Sea Lion Draws Crowds To San Francisco's Pier 39

On Thursday morning, visitors snapped photos as the Steller sea lion flopped on the pier, surrounded by dozens of much smaller California sea lions that call the docks home

He’s like a Volkswagen! He’s so huge
There’s plenty of food in San Francisco Bay for them, so the fish, the rockfish, the anchovies, the herring, there’s a lot of easy prey for them,

Senate Moves Forward With 3 Wildly Unfit Nominees To Be Trump's U.S. Attorneys

Senators held a procedural vote for beginning debate on a package of more than a dozen of Trump’s nominations to federal attorney posts

Chuck Schumersenate Minority Leader
Smith was present at the Capitol on Jan. 6, and now Trump wants him to uphold law and order,
To speculate that liberal people were in the crowd trying to foment hate, absolutely believable,
John Cornynamerican politician and attorney (born 1952)
I think that will be plenty of time for those issues to be vetted,
If you want somebody like that presiding over cases solely in that state, knock yourself out,
Richard Blumenthalunited States Senator from Connecticut since 2011
I have voted against all of the U.S. attorney nominees because none of them has shown me that they will stand up to Donald Trump and the Department of Justice that has been weaponized to go after his political adversaries,
They’ve been chosen to be tools for the ‘Department of Injustice,’

Seth Meyers Names 1 Thing Trump Is 'Doing Better' Than Past Presidents... And It's So On Brand

He aired a CNN clip in which host Abby Phillip highlighted how the passports join a “growing list of things named after Trump just this term.”

Seth Meyersamerican comedian, television host and actor
It’s the only measure by which Trump is doing better than his predecessors and we’re only 15 months in,
His official store sells everything from... Trump pickleball paddles to Trump dog collars, which you can get in three sizes: poodle, Doberman and JD Vance,
Seth Meyersamerican comedian, television host and actor
I mean, there are other ways to tell a customs agent you’re a Trump fan. For example, when they ask what the purpose of your visit is, you can say...

Joe Scarborough Mocks Pete Hegseth’s 'Petulant' Attitude At Hearing With Savage New Term

The hearing in front of the House Armed Services Committee that was meant to examine the administration’s 2027 military budget proposal, which would boost defense spending to a historic $1.5 trillion, quickly devolved into outbursts, finger-pointing and deflection tactics on Hegseth’s end

When you actually tell Republicans and Democrats that they are a greater adversary than the Revolutionary Guard, that they are a greater adversary than the mullahs, the ayatollahs in Iran, that they are a greater adversary than the government that has actually run a state that’s the epicenter of terrorism since 1979?”
I think we all know this,
Pete Hegsethsecretary of Defense
The biggest challenge, the biggest adversary we face at this point are the reckless, feckless and defeatist words of congressional Democrats and some Republicans,
He didn’t like it when Pam Bondi did it,
Pete Hegsethsecretary of Defense
When you see this petulant display,... I can say people would say, ‘Oh, Donald Trump likes it’ — I don’t know.”

6 Transgender Residents Sue Idaho Over New Bathroom Ban

Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor and sentenced to a year in jail for a first offense, or a felony with up to five years in prison for a second offense

Ultimately, complying with this law would be extremely isolating,
This law is a dangerous and discriminatory effort to push transgender people out of public life,
We look forward to defending the law,
I’ve been enjoying life as a man and using the men’s restrooms hasn’t been a big deal,
If you cannot use the restroom at work, you cannot go to work. If you cannot use the restroom at school, you cannot go to school,

Outlaw Country Legend David Allan Coe Dies At 86

She described him as one of the best singers and songwriters of our time

My husband, my friend, my confidant and my life for many years. I’ll never forget him and I don’t want anyone else to ever forget him either,
I’d have never made it through prison without my music,
I learned a lot from David,
He always said any press is good press,
David did hours of interviews for it,
Those were meant to be sung around the campfire for bikers, and I still don’t sing those songs in concert,

Scott Jennings Criticizes Trump’s DOJ Case Against James Comey: ‘It’s Not A Crime To Be A Weirdo’

Ana Navarrothe View co-host
I do agree. I think the whole Jim Comey walking down the beach and posting seashells, regardless of what he was posting with those seashells, is stupid and unseemly for somebody of his position,
Probably. I don’t know.”
I mean, I think Jim Comey has become a silly weirdo with these posts, and the way he acts, he’s become hyperpartisan,... I think it actually tarnishes his law enforcement career the way he has acted since he left the job. Does that mean he should go to jail for that? No.”
Scott JenningscNN senior political commentator
Thank goodness for him. Otherwise, he’d have 1,000 charges,
Donald Trumppresident
Based on what I’m seeing out there, yeah. People like Comey have created tremendous danger, I think, for politicians and others,

ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good Is Back On The Job As Investigation Stalls: Report

As a result, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has not been able to move forward with an internal review of the incident

We were in the middle of that destruction-of-evidence hearing when they dismissed the case,
Jonathan Rossenglish television and radio presenter
He acted according to his training an [sic] in a manner that ensured his own safety and that of his fellow officers and bystanders.”
Todd Lyonsice leader
Lying under oath is a serious federal offense,

Jimmy Kimmel Torches Trump For ‘Cosplaying Fat John Wick’ In AI Iran Threat Post

Donald Trumppresident
When is ABC Fake News Network firing seriously unfunny Jimmy Kimmel, who incompetently presides over one of the Lowest Rated shows on Television? People are angry. It better be soon!!!”
Iran can’t get their act together. They don’t know how to sign a non-nuclear deal. They better get smart soon!”
[Trump] posted this at 4:05 a.m. So much for toning down the rhetoric, I guess! Can we maybe get him one of those bricks that locks him out of his phone between the hours of midnight and six? Maybe one of those Yondr pouches they have at concerts
Jimmy Kimmelhost
Does he really think this image will strike fear into the beards of those hardcore religious zealots running around?”

Trump Says He's Removing Certain Tariffs On Scotch Whisky After Royal Visit

Trump has used alcohol as a pressure point in his tariff threats

Donald Trumppresident
The King and Queen got me to do something that nobody else was able to do, without hardly even asking!”
We applaud President Trump for working to restore a proven zero‑for‑zero model of fair, reciprocal trade between our two nations,

Man Who Stole Home Run Ball From Girl Admits He ‘Made A Lot Of Mistakes’

Hi Max, thanks for giving us the ball back. We forgive you for it,
I’m just trying to do good by myself and my business,
Jokes and memes are one thing, but it’s getting excessive. It’s too much.”
I’ve also learned that the internet is a really mean and scary place. A lot of people have said a lot of really mean things.”

Kash Patel’s Girlfriend Slams ‘Sick’ WHCD Hand-Holding Report

Speaking to the Daily Mail in an interview published Wednesday, Wilkins deemed McCreesh’s reporting “salacious,” and blasted The New York Times for their “weird refusal to fully admit they were wrong.”

You say someone’s holding someone’s hand in another room, you know exactly what you’re implying. They have the wherewithal to know that.”
A Times journalist on the scene of the Correspondents’ Dinner accurately reported during the breaking news events of the evening, including Ms. Wilkins’ sheltering in a room while holding a security officer’s hand,
I was only ever holding Kash’s hand; anything to suggest otherwise is false,
NYT knew it, but they were committed to printing a story that’s implication would look bad — and was 100% false,

CNN Legal Analyst Suggests Trump Handed Comey An Acquittal

“The Source” host Kaitlan Collins followed up by asking the president if he really thought his life was in danger

Elie HonigcNN senior legal analyst
I don’t think it’ll ever get to a trial. I think it’ll be tossed out before that on other grounds, but I’d be fascinated to see how that played out,
Elie HonigcNN senior legal analyst
I mean, look at Donald Trump’s social media posts saying ‘I want him indicted,’

Jimmy Fallon Lands Big Joke On Small Talk Between Trump And Putin In Phone Call

Jimmy Fallon mused on what went down when a couple of power-hungry pals reconnected Wednesday

Key Inflation Gauge Jumps To Highest Level In 3 Years As Iran War Spikes Gas Prices

Compared with a year ago, prices rose 3.5%, the biggest increase in almost three years

A year that was set to benefit from tail winds associated with a large tax cut and boom in artificial intelligence-led investment has been partially derailed by the impact of what as of today is an adverse and growing supply shock caused by the war in Iran,
Jerome Powellu.S. Federal Reserve Chair
We’re very well aware that people are experiencing higher gas prices all over the country now,

Erika Kirk Claims Reporters Broke 'No. 1 Rule Of Journalism' At WHCD Shooting

Erika Kirk on Wednesday accused the press of breaking the cardinal rule of journalism during last weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Everyone is asking why I even went to the White House Correspondents' Dinner, and it was because many of the journalists in that room have attempted to dehumanize me, and I wanted to meet some of them face to face,
If you were in that room, you had no way of knowing what the status of the shooter was, how many there were, or honestly really anything. It was just utter chaos. And so, during an active shooting, these journalists are using their phones to find moments to capture for clips, they were so concerned about getting a video in a room with an active shooter that they could have accidently and quite literally filmed themselves being shot,
You guys have all seen what happened next because there are a thousand videos of it,

Louisiana Congressional Primaries Suspended After Supreme Court Rolls Back Voting Rights Act

Early voting had been scheduled to begin Saturday in advance of the May 16 primary

Louisiana Congressional Primaries Are Suspended As A Result Of The Supreme Court's Ruling

All states that have unconstitutional maps should look at that very carefully, and I think they should do it before the midterms,
Jeff Landrygovernor
Allowing elections to proceed under an unconstitutional map would undermine the integrity of our system and violate the rights of our voters,

Maine Gov. Janet Mills Drops Out Of Senate Race

Janet Millsgovernor
While I have the drive and passion, commitment and experience, and above all else — the fight — to continue on, I very simply do not have the one thing that political campaigns unfortunately require today: the financial resources,