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DoorDash driver hails key Trump policy after delivering McDonald's to White House: 'I'm going to enjoy it'
Sharron Simmons, the first DoorDash employee to ever deliver a meal to the White House, said she hopes that the benefits she’s reaping from President Donald Trump's no-tax-on-tips policy will extend past its current 2028 lifespan.
"Well, obviously, we would like for it to continue, but I'm going to enjoy it while I've got it. And, you know, it's not for me to decide that," she told Fox News Digital during a Monday interview shortly after delivering a McDonald's order to Trump.
Overall, Simmons says she believes she’s taking home more than $11,000 in extra income.
"I figure that I'm probably going to be saving about $3,000 to $4,000," Simmons said.
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Simmons’ story is one of the many ways the White House has attempted to highlight its work through Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, the president’s signature tax and border security package.
Alongside tax breaks for tips, that bill also temporarily eliminated tax obligations for overtime pay, increased the senior deduction to $12,000 and upped the child tax credit by $200 per child.
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Critics of the package have argued that the tax breaks are cutting down the country’s revenue and contributing to the national deficit, while its supporters contend it will grow the economy by putting more back in the hands of consumers.
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Simmons originally joined DoorDash as a way to generate a little extra revenue on the side, stating that she began her partnership with DoorDash because of its flexibility after the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I've been doing DoorDash since 2022. And I just got into it because it was something that after COVID and everything, I didn't have to go into an office. And I kind of felt like by doing this, I would be able to help other people," Simmons explained.
Despite the future uncertainty of the policy’s current timeline, Simmons said she would focus on the present moment.
"[In] younger years, I didn't feel like my voice could be heard. And I feel now like we are heard," Simmons said.
Sydney Sweeney’s ‘Euphoria’ return sparks backlash as fans slam ‘humiliating’ storyline
"Euphoria" ignited a firestorm after the season three opener aired Sunday, as viewers questioned Sydney Sweeney’s storyline and denounced the show’s creative direction.
Fans were quick to claim the award-winning HBO show was "humiliating" Sweeney, who stars as Cassie Howard. After nearly a five-year hiatus, "Euphoria" returned Sunday with Sweeney's character set to marry boyfriend Nate Jacobs, played by Jacob Elordi. In her opening scene, Sweeney is dressed up in a revealing dog costume filming provocative videos seemingly for social media. Sweeney barked like a dog and even drank water on all fours while wearing the revealing bodysuit.
While the two struggle to make ends meet, Sweeney's character eventually floated the idea of beginning an OnlyFans account.
Sweeney's storyline didn't sit right with fans, who have watched the actress undergo similar demeaning character arcs in seasons one and two.
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"Sydney Sweeney in season 3 is literally just humiliating her. I don't get how they don't see that it's not about this, her role is reduced to basically HUMILIATING HER, she's not gonna win any awards like that," one user wrote on X, before referencing a future scene. "They dress her like a baby, pretending to be a baby with a pacifier for what?"
"I thought it was AI but it's real, my God, what did they do to Sydney Sweeney in the third season of Euphoria?" another added.
"This is so embarrassing even for jacob," a user wrote about Sweeney and her co-star. "But, how Sydney sweeney can agree to do something like this? It's like a humillation [sic] ritual."
"At this stage in her career I'm amazed they get Sydney to do this," another user added. "She's a true nymphomaniac attention w----. Sydney is a treasure."
Others defended Sweeney, pointing out the show has always been risqué.
"Girl, it's called acting," one commenter wrote in response to the user who called it a humiliation ritual. "Sydney's playing a messy character on a show that's always been wild and unhinged. If it was too much for her she wouldn't have signed on. People acting shocked like they haven't seen 'Euphoria' before lol."
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"This show literally depicts today's society and it's ironic that when the show does it, it's bad but when people do it in real life, it's easy to gloss over," another added.
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Premiering in 2019, "Euphoria" is the show that helped launch and solidify the careers of many cast members – including Sweeney, Elordi and Zendaya.
The dark suburban teen drama has also featured more established figures like Colman Domingo, who has received two best actor Oscar nominations in the last few years, and the late Eric Dane. And it’s given visibility and recognition to other actors: Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow and Barbie Ferreira. Angus Cloud, another of its breakout performers, died in 2023.
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Series creator Sam Levinson says it's a thrill to see many cast members thriving.
"The thing is when you’re casting, every person that walks in, you’re hoping this is the person, this is going to be the character," he told The Associated Press at the season premiere. "And sometimes when they do, they walk in, they have the talent, they’ve got the passion, the enthusiasm for it, and they inspire you.
"To see them working with such incredible filmmakers like (Christopher) Nolan and (Guillermo) del Toro ... it's just exciting."
Fox News Digital has reached out to HBO for comment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Popular airline rolls out free bag perk for certain travelers — but there's a catch
One of America's biggest airlines is adding a new perk for wine lovers.
On April 7, Southwest Airlines announced it was beginning a new program called "Sip and Ship," allowing its customers to check one case of wine at no cost.
The deal applies to select West Coast locations and was announced alongside Southwest's launch of service in Santa Rosa, California, in the heart of Sonoma wine country.
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Starting April 24, the perk allows passengers age 21 and older to check up to 12 bottles in one properly packaged wine case — subject to standard baggage limits and route restrictions, with no liability for damage.
Wine cases "should be placed in a standard wine shipping box or wine suitcase that meets checked bag requirements," the company noted.
The program is only offered to customers flying to and from certain West Coast locations, including Santa Rosa, according to the airline.
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Southwest customers can fly to Santa Rosa directly from Las Vegas, Denver, San Diego and Burbank.
In a statement, Southwest's chief operating officer Andrew Watterson said the airline was "excited to open the door to more of California’s incredible destinations."
"[E]specially [to] the stunning wine region of Sonoma County, as we add our 14th airport to our already best-in-industry intra-California service," the official added.
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"By adding service to Sonoma County Airport and launching Sip and Ship, we’re offering our customers even more convenience and an opportunity to continue sipping and savoring their time in wine country."
The new deal is a "smart, experience-driven perk that taps into how people actually travel today," said Amy West, a travel expert based in Florida.
West told Fox News Digital that travelers are increasingly seeking out food and wine experiences — and Southwest "is meeting them right at that moment of discovery."
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"Being able to bring a case of wine home without added cost removes a common friction point and makes the trip feel more rewarding," said West.
"It also signals a broader shift where airlines are looking beyond just the seat and focusing on enhancing the overall travel experience."
Overall, West said that the offering "encourages more intentional travel tied to specific destinations, especially wine regions, while adding tangible value without raising fares."
Fox News Digital reached out to Southwest for additional comment.
Gabbard claims ‘coordinated effort’ by intelligence community to advance narrative to impeach Trump
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released newly declassified testimony that she alleges shows a "coordinated effort" by the intelligence community to "manufacture a conspiracy" used as the basis of President Donald Trump first impeachment.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Monday released two declassified transcripts from closed-door House Intelligence Committee hearings that Gabbard’s office says show former Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson advanced as credible a whistleblower complaint based on secondhand information from an individual who had previously worked with then-Vice President Joe Biden in Ukraine. Gabbard’s office argued that, based on this and other testimony, Atkinson’s actions "weaponize[d] the whistleblower process and exceed[ed] his statutory jurisdiction."
Atkinson’s investigation helped trigger the first impeachment of Trump by advancing what he deemed a "credible" whistleblower complaint regarding a July 2019 phone call between the president and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Former Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson "did not follow standard IG procedures and relied upon politicized, manufactured narratives" while investigating the whistleblower claim that ultimately led to Trump’s 2019 impeachment, Gabbard’s office said Monday.
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Gabbard, citing previously classified House testimony by Atkinson, said the former inspector general "aggressively advanced" his preliminary probe while relying on secondhand testimony and what she described as politicized witnesses. Gabbard’s office also charged that Atkinson "never conducted a formal or complete investigation."
"In his own words, IC IG Atkinson recognizes that his conclusions were based on a ‘preliminary investigation,’ noting that ‘I haven’t done an investigation to determine whether they actually, in fact, took place … that all of the alleged actions actually took place,’" according to the statement from Gabbard.
Under federal law, the inspector general's preliminary role is to determine whether a whistle-blower complaint "appears credible," rather than to fully investigate or substantiate the underlying allegations. Atkinson did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
The testimony reveals that Atkinson was aware that the primary whistleblower, whose identity has still not been officially disclosed, was a "registered Democrat" and had alerted staff on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence before submitting their "Disclosure of Urgent Concern" form, Gabbard's office said.
The whistleblower also admitted having "worked closely with Vice President Biden" and "travelled with Biden to Ukraine and was part of conversations where LUTSENKO corruption was discussed," according to the DNI release. Yuriy Lutsenko, Ukraine’s prosecutor general from 2016 to 2019, was the official who inherited and closed the Burisma investigation and was subsequently courted by Hunter Biden-linked lobbyists seeking to facilitate connections between the Ukrainian government and Democratic political circles, Fox News Digital previously reported.
Gabbard also accused Atkinson of ignoring any bias, highlighting testimony in which he said, "I also want to make it clear that I never considered the whistleblower to be politically biased."
The office said that on the initial form submitted by the whistleblower, they admitted, "I do not have direct knowledge of private comments or communications" by Trump. Notably, whistleblower laws do not require a whistleblower to provide first-hand information, according to the National Whistleblower Center.
Gabbard’s office said one of the "key" witnesses Atkinson relied on to corroborate the whistleblower's report during his preliminary investigation was also a co-author of the controversial 2017 intelligence community assessment on Russian collusion that Gabbard has previously said was instigated at the direction of former President Barack Obama.
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Gabbard, herself a former Democrat, accused Atkinson of having "failed to uphold his responsibility to the American people, putting political motivations over the truth."
"Deep state actors within the Intelligence Community concocted a false narrative that was used by Congress to usurp the will of the American people and impeach the duly-elected President of the United States," said Gabbard. "And this, along with the politicization of the whistleblower process by a former CIA employee who was working hand in glove with Democrats in Congress, are egregious examples of the deep state playbook on how to weaponize the Intelligence Community."
She added that "exposing these tactics and showing how they undermine the fabric of our democratic republic furthers the critical cause of transparency and accountability and will help prevent future abuse of power."
Democratic lawmakers largely dismissed the disclosures from Gabbard, framing the declassification as an attempt by the DNI to win favor from Trump.
"This is a nothingburger — just another sad attempt by Tulsi Gabbard to get in Donald Trump’s good graces," Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the ranking member on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told Politico's NatSec Daily newsletter.
Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, also criticized the declassification on X.
"Everyone can read the transcript of Trump’s phone call to extort President Zelenskyy for dirt on Biden. That was an impeachable offense, and no amount of dust kicking and sycophancy can obscure it," Himes wrote. "Had Joe Biden made that call, Republicans would have burned the place down."
Fox News Digital reached out to House and Senate Intelligence Committee Democrats for additional comment.
Sunny Hostin doesn't know if president is the 'right position' for Harris, urges her to reconsider CA governor
"The View" co-host Sunny Hostin urged former Vice President Kamala Harris to reconsider running for California governor on Monday, as the co-hosts discussed Rep. Eric Swalwell's decision to end his campaign amid sexual assault allegations.
"I think the bigger question for me now is, you know, California, it’s like running a country. Swalwell was running to be governor, and he was the lead candidate for the Democrats. I mean, California overtook Japan as the fourth-largest global economy. It has a GDP of $4.25 trillion. And so, I’d like to see Kamala Harris maybe put her hat back in the ring for Governor of California. I know that she’s talked about being President—I don’t know if that’s the right position for her—but my goodness, she certainly knows California," Hostin said.
Co-host Ana Navarro said the deadline for entering the race had passed.
The deadline to declare candidacy was March 6. The state's primary election will be held on June 2.
Swalwell announced Sunday that he would be suspending his campaign for California governor, citing personal issues and ongoing allegations in a statement posted on X.
"I am suspending my campaign for Governor," Swalwell wrote. "To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past."
"I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s," he added.
Harris announced in July of 2025 that she wouldn't pursue the gubernatorial race in California.
However, the former presidential candidate said she was thinking about running for president last week.
Hostin was a staunch supporter of Harris in 2024 after she replaced former President Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket.
She asked a pivotal question of Harris during an October 2024 interview with the former vice president that was seen as a big turning point for her campaign.
Harris told the co-hosts during the interview ahead of the election that there wasn't anything she would have done differently than President Biden over their term.
Harris' office did not immediately return Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Embattled Rep Tony Gonzales announces plans to resign amid sexual misconduct allegations
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, abruptly announced his decision to resign from Congress Monday evening amid calls for him to step aside after admitting to sexual misconduct with a staffer earlier this year.
The embattled lawmaker was facing an anticipated expulsion vote that could have occurred as early as this week.
"There is a season for everything and God has a plan for us all. When Congress returns tomorrow, I will file my retirement from office," Gonzales wrote on social media. "It has been my privilege to serve the great people of Texas."
It is currently unclear when Gonzales will formally resign. A spokesperson for Gonzales did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Gonzales has come under bipartisan pressure to immediately step aside or face expulsion following his acknowledgment of an affair with his former staffer, Regina Santos-Aviles, who later died by setting herself on fire.
Gonzales, who is married and has six children, has not acknowledged a second accusation of sexual misconduct with a former aide reported by The San Antonio-Express News.
Lawmakers are prohibited from engaging in sexual relationships with staffers, per House rules.
His announcement came just an hour after Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., said he planned to resign from the lower chamber amid serious allegations of sexual misconduct and rape.
Swalwell, too, was facing a potential expulsion vote that Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., was pressuring House GOP leadership to bring to the floor by Wednesday.
"The actions of these two Members reflect poorly on every single one of us," Luna wrote in a letter to colleagues on Monday that was reviewed by Fox News Digital. "We as Members of Congress need to stand together in publicly condemning this behavior and restore the trust we have lost with the American people.
"We are the company we keep," she added.
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Gonzales, a three-term lawmaker, suspended his reelection campaign in March after House GOP leadership called on him to exit the race.
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson then switched their endorsements to conservative activist Brandon Herrera, who was competing in a run-off against Gonzales for the GOP nomination.
Both Gonzales and Swalwell were under investigation by the House Ethics Committee. However, the committee is expected to suspend its investigation into both members when they officially step aside.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Butler man’s online rants to kill Trump end in guilty plea after FBI probe
A Butler, Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to making threats to assassinate President Donald Trump, other U.S. officials and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Shawn Monper, 32, pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of threatening to assault and murder U.S. officials and federal law enforcement officers with intent to impede or retaliate against them while they were carrying out their duties.
Law enforcement officials arrested Monper on April 9, 2025, after launching an investigation into threats posted on YouTube by a user identified as "Mr Satan."
The FBI was notified about Monper’s YouTube account on April 8, 2025, and was able to link it to his home in Butler.
He made several threatening statements between Jan. 15 and April 5, including that he was "going to assassinate" Trump "myself," that "ICE are terrorist people, we need to start killing them," and that "eventually im going to do a mass shooting."
On Feb. 17, he wrote: "Nah, we just need to start killing people, Trump, Elon [Musk], all the heads of agencies Trump appointed, and anyone who stands in the way. Remember, we are the majority, MAGA is a minority of the country, and by the time its time to make the move, they will be weakened, many will be crushed by these policies, and they will want revenge too. American Revolution 2.0."
The FBI investigation also found that Monper obtained a firearms permit after Trump’s inauguration, which he referenced on his YouTube account.
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"I have bought several guns and been stocking up on ammo since Trump got in office," he wrote after Trump's second inauguration. In March, he added, "I have been buying 1 gun a month since the election, body armor, and ammo."
Monper threatened ICE again on April 1, writing, "If I see an armed ICE agent, I will consider it a domestic terrorist, and an active shooter and open fire on them."
The Butler Township Police Department in Pennsylvania investigated the case alongside the FBI.
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U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy scheduled Monper’s sentencing for August 12, 2026.
Monper faces a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison on each count, a fine of up to $250,000, or both.
Trump was shot in the ear during a campaign rally in Butler on July 13, 2024. The shooter was killed by the Secret Service.
Ryan Routh was also arrested for attempting to assassinate the president in September 2024 after he was found armed and lying in wait outside his golf course in West Palm Beach. In February, Routh was sentenced to life in prison plus seven years.
Aubrey Plaza confirms pregnancy with first child after personal challenges and health struggles
Aubrey Plaza revealed she's pregnant with her first child.
During an appearance on the "Smartless" podcast, the "Parks and Recreation" star recalled how birth control pills may have contributed to her past medical traumas, which included having a stroke when she was 20 years old.
When the hosts inquired if Plaza would still pursue contraception methods, she casually admitted, "There's a baby inside me."
Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes were surprised as the "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" actress reiterated, "There is a baby inside of me right now."
"Today was a big day. I went to the doctor's today and my dog also went to the doctor's," she recalled. "My dog's getting a scan right now, I got a scan earlier. I'm not kidding."
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"She had to get an ultrasound on her stomach and then I got an ultrasound on my stomach and there is a baby in there."
Plaza, 41, who is dating actor Christopher Abbott, admitted she's excited about being a mother and "always wanted to see what that's all about."
"It just seems so interesting," she said.
Earlier in the podcast, Plaza detailed how having a stroke in college impacted her life in a number of ways.
"It happened like truly in mid-sentence out of nowhere," Plaza said. "It's a horrifying story."
"I had taken my sisters to a Hilary Duff concert the night before, and you know how that goes. I was feeling normal. I had my coat on still. I walked into my friend's apartment in Astoria to have lunch with them, and I was telling them about the Hilary Duff concert."
Just as Plaza was saying the "Come Clean" singer's name, she started experiencing stroke symptoms.
"I stroked out and I kind of ... the first thing that happened was like my right arm was numb, and I looked down, and I was confused," she said. "I wasn't slurring, but I was looking at my arm like that's not my arm. It wasn't even numb, it was just not connected to my body."
Plaza said she "blacked out" for a second and once she came to, she couldn't speak because of a blood clot stuck in her "language center."
"It was like not even slurring; it was just like not talking, but I can understand everything," she remembered.
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Her medical drama remains a mystery.
Plaza said she believed birth control medicatio may have contributed to her stroke.
"That was the only thing I was putting in my body," she said. "Like I wasn't on drugs or, you know, doing anything weird."
She added, "It was a real fluke, and even to this day, like I still have to, you know, whenever I go to the doctors, I have to fill out like my history and ... I've seen top neurologists, I've been tested for, you know, all the blood disorders and clotting disorders and everything."
Plaza said the stroke "100 million percent" impacted her outlook on spirituality.
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"I grew up very Catholic. I went to an all-girls' Catholic school my whole life, and so, my spirituality was like very wrapped up in the like saints and God and Jesus and, you know, things like that."
She added, "I feel like I've always been a spiritual person, you know. Now I've shifted into more of the dark arts, you know?"
Her pregnancy announcement comes more than one year after Plaza's estranged husband, director Jeff Baena, died by suicide. He was 47.
The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call on Jan. 3 in Los Angeles where a victim was pronounced dead at the scene, Fox News Digital confirmed at the time.
Baena's representative directed Fox News Digital to a statement originally shared with Deadline. "The family is devastated and asks for privacy at this difficult time," the statement read.
The couple was private about their relationship after meeting in 2011. It is unclear when they wed, but Plaza confirmed the couple's marriage status in 2021 in an Instagram post.
Mike Breen says fans 'deserve to be thrown a bone' as NBA cuts all local broadcasts from the playoffs
Mike Breen, the New York Knicks’ play-by-play announcer and star NBA voice with ESPN, is not happy with a key league move heading into the NBA Playoffs.
And he didn’t hold back his frustrations during the Knicks’ regular-season finale on Sunday night.
For the first time in NBA history, all local network broadcasts are being pushed out of the playoffs for nationally televised games. Those networks paid a premium to air the playoffs, but the league had always allowed the local home broadcast to be aired as well as the national TV spots in previous seasons.
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Breen, alongside his longtime partner, Knicks great Walt "Clyde" Frazier, ripped the league’s decision on the final day of his broadcasting duties for the Eastern Conference squad.
"First time ever that no longer can the home team announcers and broadcasters televise the first round," Breen mentioned during the 110-96 loss to the Charlotte Hornets while broadcasting on MSG.
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"The entire playoffs are exclusive to national TV broadcasters. I mentioned this earlier this season. I think, personally, Clyde, it’s a poor decision. Fans want to hear their home team announcers, at least in the first round. For so many of us, they become part of the family."
Breen added that he understands "the networks pay a fortune for exclusivity," granted he works for one of those networks on ESPN.
"But fans deserve to be thrown a bone once in a while in terms of letting the home team have a little bit of the first round," he continued.
The NBA reached a whopping $76 billion broadcast rights deal that kicked in at the start of this season, and it will last for the next 11 seasons. Like other pro sports leagues, the deal is carved out across various platforms, both long-standing networks and streaming.
While the NBA got together the deal it liked with Disney, Amazon and NBCUniversal, Breen hopes it would consider working something out to get local broadcasters back into the fold for the playoffs.
However, he knows how the business is at the end of the day.
"Somehow, if there’s any way they can work out some kind of compromise, I’m not hopeful for that, but it would be wonderful to have it because this is our final telecast of the season," Breen said.
Breen, now, will focus on his ESPN duties as the lead commentator for the "Worldwide Leader" on the court. His famous "Bang!" call on clutch three-pointers has been synonymous with the biggest moments in the NBA Playoffs for years now, and that will get started very soon as teams in both the East and West gun for their shot at the Larry O’Brien Trophy and to call themselves NBA Finals champions.
The Oklahoma City Thunder, the reigning Finals champs, are the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference once again, while teams like the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers will battle them to be crowned conference champions.
In the East, Breen’s Knicks own the No. 3 seed, while the Detroit Pistons (No. 1) and Boston Celtics (No. 2) had successful regular-season campaigns to earn a top spot heading into the playoffs.
The Play-In Tournament will be the first games for the NBA Playoffs, which will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Then, the first round will split its tipoffs on NBC/Peacock, Prime Video and ESPN.
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TPUSA reporter Savanah Hernandez assaulted during Minneapolis ICE protest
Frontlines TPUSA reporter Savanah Hernandez was attacked while covering an ICE protest in Minneapolis on Saturday.
At the Whipple Federal Building, protests took place over a local ICE field office that is also a detention facility.
Protesters swarmed Hernandez, blowing horns in front of her face, yelling obscenities and waving adult novelty products in front of her, as she tried to cover herself and run away.
"Get the f--- out of here," one protester is heard repeatedly yelling at Hernandez.
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Hernandez escaped from the swarm of protesters and then said, "get away from me" to a protester who continued to be up close to her. The protester then pushed Hernandez, who fell on the wired fence.
Hernandez got up and attempted to leave again, while yelling at protesters to get away from her.
Another protester attempted to tussle with Hernandez, but she was able to escape.
"Stop touching me!" Hernandez yelled back at protesters, and almost immediately after, a grown man is seen pushing Hernandez forward to the concrete.
Protesters continued to push Hernandez as she tried to get up and leave, and she was pushed down to the ground again.
"Leave me, I am trying to leave!" Hernandez shouted at one point.
In the video, other individuals at the scene claim they tried to help Hernandez escape the violent protesters, saying they stopped people from hitting her.
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Some individuals at the protest can be seen trying to calm some of the others down.
Following this, Hernandez posted on X that she sustained minor injuries.
She posted, "Thank you to everyone who has reached out to check in on me today. My legs are scraped and my neck and back are sore, but I’m safe and doing okay. Just horrified that pockets of America are this dangerous and uncivilized."
She also claimed three people, including the man seen shoving her hard to the ground, are being charged in the incident.
According to Fox 9 Minneapolis, the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident. Fox 9 reported deputies said four people will be charged in connection to Saturday's protest, three of them in connection to the assault of a journalist and a deputy.
Liberal streamer Andrew Mercado posted on X, in part, "what happened later shouldn’t have happened. Savannah was filming, not engaging with anyone, and it escalated into a physical confrontation that ultimately gave law enforcement a reason to step in and declare an unlawful assembly, shutting the entire protest down."
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon confirmed on X that the FBI has opened an investigation into the assault on Hernandez.