During a press briefing at the G7 summit in the picturesque wilderness outside Calgary, Alberta, President Donald Trump revealed that Iran has initiated backchannel communications with the United States, signaling a possible turn toward diplomacy amid intensifying conflict between Israel and Iran. Trump characterized the outreach as a positive sign, suggesting that Iran is now […]
Utah Senator Mike Lee is facing bipartisan backlash after labeling Vance Boelter — the suspect in the targeted killing of one Minnesota lawmaker and the attempted assassination of another — a “Marxist” in a social media post. Boelter, 57, was captured Sunday night in a wooded area near his home in Green Isle, Minnesota, following […]
Authorities have apprehended Vance Boelter, the suspect accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. Boelter, 57, was captured in Sibley County after a two-day manhunt. He allegedly killed Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, early Saturday morning at their Brooklyn Park home in Minneapolis before allegedly shooting State Sen. John Hoffman, also […]
Pop singer and social media personality Nezza sparked national conversation — and controversy — on Saturday after singing the U.S. national anthem in Spanish at Dodger Stadium, defying a direct request from the Dodgers organization to perform it in English. Ahead of the Dodgers’ 11-5 win over the San Francisco Giants, Nezza (full name Vanessa […]
A federal contracting officer and three businessmen pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in a sweeping $550 million bribery scheme that exploited the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) — a federal agency already under fire from the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Roderick Watson, 57, of Maryland, admitted to accepting over […]
In a dramatic revelation amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran, President Donald Trump reportedly vetoed an Israeli proposal to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to two U.S. officials cited by Reuters. The officials said Trump’s decision was based on the fact that, at the time, no Americans had been killed as […]
Suppose we begin with a simple legal question: what constitutes an insurrection? US federal law, under 18 U.S.C. §2383, defines insurrection as an organized, violent uprising against the authority of the United States or its laws. It is not mere protest. It is not riot, per se. It is a purposeful, coordinated attempt to defy […]
Via Zero Hedge by Tyler Durden Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Brodksy said that Israel transferred US-made Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine but was contradicted by his Foreign Ministry. They were unconvincing though so ties with Russia might be harmed after its UN envoy warned of “certain political consequences” last summer if this happened. The […]
Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a judge in Maryland on Thursday to sanction Trump officials with severe fines and other penalties. The attorneys claimed the Trump administration “egregiously defied court orders.” Garcia’s attorneys argued Trump officials misleadingly told a judge for months that it could not retrieve Abrego Garcia from El Salvador, where authorities mistakenly deported […]
A California Democrat labeled the recent removal of illegal immigrants by federal agents in Los Angeles as “domestic terrorism.” Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove appeared on CNN’s “The Arena” and accused the Trump administration of carrying out “domestic terrorism” by enforcing immigration law. “I would argue that this is not immigration policy that we’re seeing unfold. This […]
During a Friday event at the Center for American Progress, former vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz astonishingly suggested that China may hold the “moral authority” to mediate the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. Saying that the United States is no longer viewed as a neutral actor in the region, Walz questioned […]
The British Bureaucrats Who Want To Govern American Tech
Last November, I issued a warning. The United Kingdom’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC), then working its way through Parliament, was not a benign act of consumer protection. It was a deliberate regulatory incursion into the global tech economy, dressed up in bureaucratic language to obscure its true aims. At the time, many […]