DeSantis administration sent undercover agents to an Orlando drag show and they found nothing wrong with it. The state is still trying to punish the venue.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to Iowa voters on March 10, 2023.

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Ticketmaster is looking for a new social media director, and it's asking the hire to be 'brave' after months of fury from fans

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Ticketmaster is requiring its new Director of Social to be "brave" / Taylor Swift at opening night of the Eras Tour

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Drag queens say they tweak their performances if they notice a kid in the crowd. Republicans have cast the performances as dangerous for children.

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A group of protesters gather outside a Manhattan drag story hour hosted by state Attorney General Letitia James as counter-protesters lined the sidewalk to show their support for the event on March 19, 2023 in New York City, United States.
A group of protesters gather outside a Manhattan drag story hour hosted by state Attorney General Letitia James as counter-protesters lined the sidewalk to show their support for the event on March 19, 2023 in New

Florida drag queen says DeSantis-backed anti-LGBTQ laws are 'exactly what we were taught about in schools about how the Nazis rose to power'

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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Mike Pence won't use an indictment to hammer Trump, backing off from even attempting to push his ex-boss out of the race if he's charged

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President Donald Trump speaks with Vice President Mike Pence during the daily briefing of the coronavirus task force at the White House on April 23, 2020 in Washington, DC.
President Donald Trump speaks with Vice President Mike Pence during the daily briefing of the coronavirus task force at the White House on April 23, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Saddam Hussein's yachts were once signs of luxury. Now, one is a wrecked picnic spot for fishermen and the other was almost turned into a hotel.

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An aerial view of the 'Al-Mansur' yacht, once belonging to former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, which has been lying on the water bed for years in the Shatt al-Arab waterway, in Basra.
An aerial view of the 'Al-Mansur' yacht, once belonging to former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, which has been lying on the water bed for years in the Shatt al-Arab waterway, in Basra.

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Freshman Rep. Andy Ogles once raised $23,000 to create a burial garden for stillborn babies with a 'life-size statue of Jesus.' It was never built.

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Tennessee Representative Andy Ogles in 2022.

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Kamala Harris dodged a question about the Willow drilling project Biden just approved during an interview with Stephen Colbert

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US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the National Baptist Convention on September 08, 2022 in Houston, Texas.
US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the National Baptist Convention on September 08, 2022 in Houston, Texas.

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Michael Cohen tells Republicans 'think twice' as he finished testifying to a Manhattan grand jury that's expected to consider if Trump should face charges

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Donald Trump, left. Michael Cohen, right.
Donald Trump, left. Michael Cohen, right.

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Russian jets crashed a US drone, and now Moscow wants to fish the busted aircraft out of the sea

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An MQ-9 Reaper

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