Swalwell Exit Shifts California Governor Race
The abrupt exit of former Rep. Eric Swalwell from California’s governor’s race is reshaping the contest — but not in the way Democrats had hoped. According to a new Emerson College poll, Republicans have retained their advantage atop the newly unsettled field. Swalwell, once the leading Democratic contender, suspended his campaign amid multiple sexual misconduct […]
Trump Admin Revamps Steel, Aluminum, Copper Tariffs; Imposes 100% Duties On Patented Drugs
Via Zero Hedge by Tyler Durden The Trump administration on Thursday announced a pair of tariff actions under national security authority, maintaining core 50% duties on many imported steel, aluminum, and copper products while overhauling the rules to exempt goods containing negligible amounts of those metals and imposing 100% tariffs on imported patented pharmaceuticals that […]
Drone Warfare Has Dramatically Changed The Battlefield. Is The US Medical Corps Ready?
Via The War Horse by Lisa M. Krieger Studies from the Ukraine war show drone-delivered explosives are more destructive, lead to a wider range and higher severity of traumatic injury On a serene Saturday afternoon, thousands of miles from conflict, soldiers with the California Air National Guard are scattered among stations, hunched over a buddy. […]
Widow And Son Of Late Chicago Politician Found Shot Dead In Home
A prominent Chicago family is at the center of a double homicide investigation after the widow and son of late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer were found shot to death Tuesday inside a West Side home. Chicago police responded to a residence in the North Lawndale neighborhood just before 6 p.m. Tuesday, where officers discovered […]
‘Just Knowing It Exists Makes You A Target’: Congressman’s Warning Follows Classified Briefings
Rep. Andy Ogles says he has seen classified material on unidentified aerial phenomena, and he’s warning it’s not something to take lightly. “Just knowing it exists makes you a target,” the Tennessee Republican wrote Friday on X, as he pointed to a recent report about a cluster of unidentified objects spotted near Wright-Patterson Air Force […]
Squad Member Leads Coalition Of Congressmen Demanding TPS Extension For Yemen
Rep. Rashida Tlaib is leading a group of more than 20 House Democrats in urging the Trump administration to reverse its decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen, warning that doing so could put thousands at risk of deportation to a war-torn country. In a post on X, Tlaib pointed to the ongoing […]
Alec Baldwin To Face Civil Trial Over ‘Rust’ Shooting
LOS ANGELES — A judge has ruled that actor Alec Baldwin will face a civil trial over the fatal 2021 shooting on the set of the film “Rust,” allowing a lawsuit alleging negligence to move forward. The case was brought by Serge Svetnoy, a gaffer who was present during the incident and says he suffered […]
Jen Psaki Deals Reality Check To Democrats About 25th Amendment Talk
MSNBC host and former White House press secretary Jen Psaki pushed back on growing calls within the Democratic Party to invoke the 25th Amendment against President Donald Trump, arguing the focus is misplaced because it is “never going to happen.” During an appearance on Stephen A. Smith’s show “Straight Shooter,” Smith asked Psaki whether some […]
The Drive-By Media Chose Enemy Food Propaganda Over US Sailors
Imagine you are a sailor aboard USS Abraham Lincoln, somewhere in the waters off Iran, flying combat missions around the clock during Operation Epic Fury. You are eating hot eggs for breakfast, grilled chicken for lunch, roast beef for dinner, and grabbing a plate at midnight rations before your next watch. Meanwhile, halfway around the […]