President Trump has appropriately realized the 50-day deadline he gave Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach a peace deal with Ukraine was far too long and has now made it less than two weeks. Because Russia has been under various forms of sanctions for years, it is relatively immune to Trump’s favorite negotiating tool, so he is hoping to add teeth to his ultimatum by threatening to impose a massive 100% (or higher) secondary tariff on Russia’s oil partners who buy oil and turn it around for sale to the West. The trading partners are generally composed of the BRICS nations who are socialist and communist nations trying to dethrone the dollar as the world’s reserve currency, and challenge US hegemony in the world. They include Russia, China and India. Trump’s intent is to blunt Putin’s revenue stream that is financing the Ukraine war, but all other products that India produces for export to the US will be subject to this higher tariff tax that will be paid for by Americans. While it is true that massive tariff increases do limit the export potential of the affected countries, using tariffs as a foreign policy weapon hurts a lot of innocent people. Although it will put a few screws on Putin, it won’t nearly be enough to blunt his appetite for taking back Ukraine in the least. Trump’s tariffs also won’t change China’s thirst for world power. To receive a free one-time copy of this brief, along with options on how to subscribe, click on Request a sample on the left.
However, Zamir is said to have pushed back, saying "You are entering a trap in Gaza," Kan reported. The conquest plan would see IDF ground forces move into new areas where the hostages are believed held, but the army chief of staff argued that this "will significantly endanger their lives and cause the army to burn out."
In a sweeping signal that Americans are waking up to the dangers of coerced medicine and captured regulation, a new KFF (formerly known as the Kaiser Family Foundation) poll reveals that the majority of Americans do not intend to get the COVID-19 vaccine this fall, and less than half trust the CDC or FDA to ensure vaccine safety.
ZeroHedge will host a panel on the OKC cover-up and the new book Blowback by Margaret Roberts. Grand juror: “We were never allowed to see the photo evidence from the cameras on the Murrah Building that would have shown the truck being parked and the people who got out of the truck. That’s all on tape, and we were authorized to see all of that, but we weren’t allowed to see…
More than 7,700 channels deemed to be propaganda were linked to China alone.
Schiff certified the Maryland property as his primary residence. The FHFA notes that this designation was reaffirmed in multiple refinancing filings through 2013, despite Schiff serving in Congress representing California. A 2023 spokesperson said, "Adam’s primary residence is Burbank, California, and will remain so when he wins the Senate seat."
According to Ukraine’s energy ministry, a wave of drones targeted a metering station located near the Romania-Ukraine border, identified as part of the Transbalkan pipeline system. NATO member Romania scrambled fighter jets in response to the large attack right on its border
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Below, we have collected news stories on more cases of permit holders stopping mass public shootings with their handguns (we separately collect cases where concealed handguns are used to stop other crimes). There is no reason to believe this list is comprehensive, given how little media coverage is devoted to these heroic acts. In addition, we do not attempt here to list the vast number of defensive gun uses in general that are reported daily in the US.
...the New York Times, Associated Press, Fox News (website), Washington Post, NPR, NBC News, BBC, and others ignored the gun used to stop the attack. The Marine with the gun appears to be black.
Despite many threats, the Trump White House has yet to impose new sanctions on Russia since he took office. Already the Russian economy is incredibly isolated in the West's eyes, while a growing Kremlin reliance on leading BRICS countries such as China and India has emerged.
Committee Chairman James Comer has also issued subpoenas for former FBI Directors James Comey and Robert Mueller, former Attorneys General Loretta 'tarmac' Lynch, Eric Holder, Merrick Garland, Jeff Sessions, and Bill 'my dad hired Jeffrey Epstein and wrote weird pedo-y sci fi' Barr. Bill Clinton's deposition date is Oct. 14, while Barr's is Aug. 18.
The Justice Department said the decree had imposed DEI-related hiring policies across the government.
Brazil has faced US sanctions (targeting among others Bolsonaro's main rival and man driving what Trump has called a "witch hunt" - Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes) as well as the highest tariff rates in the world. Moraes himself issued the house arrest order, despite now being specifically targeted by the Trump administration.
Absconding to -- where else -- Chicago, Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives fled the state on Sunday to break a quorum and prevent a vote on a redistricting plan that promises to boost the GOP's share of seats in the US House of Representatives by five. In response, Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to remove them from office, replace them, and pursue felony charges against them, using extradition powers if need be.
Correspondent Amit Segal reports Monday, "Senior official in Netanyahu’s office: The decision has been made — we’re going to occupy Gaza."
The SBU claimed direct hits on five Russian military aircraft at the base, which reportedly destroyed one Su-30SM fighter jet and damaged another. Ukraine also said its drones hit three additional Su-24 bombers, along with an attack on a depot storing aviation munitions.
The move is the most recent decision related to vaccine-related reform implemented by Kennedy and the Health and Human Services Department.
Overnight and into the early Sunday hours, fresh clashes erupted in Syria in two flashpoint areas - one in the north and another in the south, the latter which saw a fragile truce break down between government troops under the Al-Qaeda linked government of HTS' Jolani and local Druze militias. The northern fighting centered in Aleppo province, where government-aligned forces and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), who dominate much of the region and are backed by US forces - exchanged gunfire and artillery attacks.
Investigators alleged that those involved had refined a scheme over the past two years to systematically siphon off funds allocated by local authorities for defense needs, and to secure “unfair benefits in particularly large quantities.”
In a statement released Thursday on vaccination rates, the CDC said, “The decision to vaccinate is a personal one. Parents should consult their health care providers on options for their families.” The 2024-2025 school year was the third record-breaking year in a row for the exemption rate, according to The Associated Press.
Evidence suggests that some journalists, lawmakers and spokespeople who publicly attacked Prasad and called for his ouster have ties to Sarepta Therapeutics, maker of the drug Elevidys. Prasad moved to pull the drug from the market last month.
Ukraine’s military confirmed it Russia's Ryazan and Novokuibyshevsk oil refineries, triggering large fires. It also said it struck the Annanefteprodukt oil storage site in the Voronezh region, which was likely a long-range drone attack, but few details were disclosed.
China’s growing control of African ports, particularly along the Atlantic, combined with deepening military ties and an aggressive propaganda campaign, poses an emerging threat to U.S. national security.
The background check for ammo purchases law had been struck down twice by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez before a lawsuit was brought by a coalition of gun owners and gun rights groups who sued the state, saying that the law infringed on the Second Amendment rights of Californians.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced Friday afternoon that it will begin winding down operations after Congress stripped its funding from the Senate Appropriations Committee's FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) appropriations bill, the first time in over half a century of operations. Recall lawmakers passed sweeping cuts, and President Trump signed off on slashing funding for the public broadcaster network, which has been infected with far-left misinformation and disinformation propaganda.
The rebrand was heralded with an ad featuring androgynous or trans models, stating "delete ordinary" and "break moulds". It was an utter disaster, leading to a 97% collapse in sales.
“This is a story that every outlet in this room should be covering,”
Many countries will see a tariff rate between 10 and 15 percent on their goods, depending on whether the United States has a trade deficit or surplus with that nation.
Medvedev warned: "Russia isn't Israel or even Iran" and thus that "Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with (Trump's) own country."
former CIA Director John Brennan and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper wrote in the New York Times insisted that they never relied on the Steele dossier. The column only reaffirmed the level of dishonesty and duplicity that marked their tenures in office. (The Times still printed this claim despite being demonstrably untrue).