Despite Trump giving both sides of the Ukraine war a two week deadline to make a deal, Russian dictator Putin is not showing any signs of letting up as he continues to pummel Ukraine’s military and civilian infrastructure on a daily basis. As I predicted, Putin has only piled up roadblocks to any direct talks with Zelensky. Foreign Secretary Lavrov says that “conditions are not right” for such a meeting—translation: sufficient destruction of Ukraine hasn’t taken place to put Ukraine in a position to yield to Putin’s demands. Trump says that “if no progress is made, he will decide on the next steps, which could include heavy sanctions or tariffs.” Trump says he is watching the attitudes of “both sides” during that period before determining his course of action, saying he will make a “big decision” at the end of the two weeks. He told reporters that, “whether or not it’s massive sanctions or massive tariffs or both—or do we do nothing and say, ‘It’s your fight.’” Well, sanctions haven’t worked, nor have tariffs on Russia or its allies, and although Trump talks about how Ukraine can’t win unless it attacks deep into Russia, he continues to prohibit the use of US-made long range weapons for such strikes. And, finally, by saying he might give up and say, “It’s your fight” only means he would leave Ukraine without support and that means Putin wins. 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.
23-year-old transgender man Robin (Robert) Westman wrote in the manifesto, which was translated by NYPost journalists. The transgender man continued, "I can't cut my hair now as it would be an embarrassing defeat, and it might be a concerning change of character that could get me reported...."
Crucially the European Union's diplomatic mission in the capital was also damaged, with European Council President Antonio Costa confirming via a photo on X that the building suffered blown-out windows and debris scattered across offices. EU mission in Kyiv charges Russia with having targeted diplomats "in direct breach of the Vienna convention."
“The reforms Trump is instituting at the Smithsonian can’t come soon enough.” ...Trump in March, accused the Smithsonian of being “under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology” and of promoting “narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.”
Authorities have arrested 14 suspects allegedly connected to the largest retail theft case in Home Depot history.
According to NYPost, Westman maintained a YouTube account that featured a video displaying multiple weapons. One screenshot from the video showed a semi-automatic rifle and a shotgun, with text on one magazine reading "kill Donald Trump."..."Minneapolis Catholic church shooter Robin Westman was a transgender who "identified as a woman" and legally changed his name from "Robert" in 2020."
And so with that, Israel confirmed it will "remain" in the territory it has captured in southern Syria as a permanent occupation, which will likely lead to annexation. The Israeli army had moved swiftly beyond its Golan Heights occupation in the wake of the December 8 ouster of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. It has kept expanding since then, citing new 'threats'.
Vice President JD Vance has also repeatedly slammed European regulators, accusing them of “censoring” Americans. In a speech at the Munich Security Conference in February, he accused EU leaders of suppressing the speech of groups such as Germany’s Right-wing AfD party.
The policy is raising concerns among parents who say that school officials or special interest groups pushing gender ideology should not be allowed to redefine basic rights, such as privacy, as “accommodations.”
Combined, the actions mean that FDA clearance is no longer in place for an estimated 240 million Americans, although doctors could still provide the vaccines off-label to those people.
Yet another example occurred in Scotland this week with the arrest of a 14-year-old girl who went viral on social media after defending another girl from a migrant man stalking them on video. The teen can be seen pulling out a kitchen knife and a hatchet and screaming at the man to leave them alone.
Flying bomb can hit targets 3,000km away; Trump fumes as Russia puts further hurdles in way of peace talks. What we know on day 1,276
the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) “believes this vaccine is not safe and that continued administration to the public would pose a danger to health,” the FDA said in a statement.
Democratic National Committee (DNC) continued to pay off the debts from former Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. Over $15 million has already been paid out by the DNC, which is reportedly struggling to raise money in the aftermath of a failed campaign. Axios described it as a “private agreement”
According to the filing, the predator rewarded her with Robux, Roblox’s virtual currency, and threatened to revoke it if she didn’t comply. The complaint argues Roblox’s lax safeguards — including reliance on self-reported birthdates and, until late 2023, settings that allowed adults to message minors — directly enabled the abuse.
Miller said D.C. already had the worst crime statistics in the United States when “honestly measured,” but those stats “dramatically understated how bad it was.” The White House advisor told reporters that murders and homicides were allegedly being reported as accidents instead of murders.
The incident unfolded in the predawn hours of August 12, on Florida's Turnpike near Fort Pierce. Singh, driving a tractor-trailer, executed an illegal U-turn, transforming his rig into a fatal barrier. A minivan collided with the trailer, killing three innocent Americans instantly. Charged with three counts of vehicular homicide and manslaughter—facing up to 45 years—Singh fled to California but was swiftly arrested before escaping further. Post-accident investigations revealed Singh's failure on an English proficiency test, underscoring his inability to comprehend critical road signs, a factor in the preventable tragedy. Harjinder Singh knew he had entered the U.S. illegally in 2018, knew he had obtained his CDL through improper means in sanctuary states like California and Washington, and knew he was unable to read essential road signs. He is not innocent; lives were lost while he was committing multiple criminal acts.
USDA officially classifies screwworms as an "agricultural biosecurity threat," and one has to wonder, given recent cases of Chinese nationals caught smuggling "agroterrorism" fungi into the country, whether these parasites could be weaponized as part of hybrid warfare by foreign adversaries.
In a 5-4 vote, the justices lifted an order from a federal court judge in Boston that blocked $783 million in cuts made by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on health research grants that were being used to advance DEI efforts as well as “gender ideology extremism.”
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) recently submitted a federal court brief challenging New York‘s request to restore Trump Administration funding, which was suspended after the state refused to say whether it was still providing public benefits to illegal aliens.
An E-3, two F-16s, and two KC-135 tankers scrambled to intercept and identify the Russian plane, the joint U.S.–Canadian military command said.
The strikes hit areas near the presidential palace, the Asar and Hizaz power plants, and Houthi facilities suspected of housing artillery, including ballistic missiles, according to regional reports.
Non-Germans account for 59% of sex crimes aboard German trains and at train stations, and sex violence in general doubled between 2019 and 2024. In particular, Syrians have established a reputation for violence in their host country. A recent analysis of official statistics by the German paper Die Welt showed that 40% of the perpetrators of violence in German schools in 2024 were foreign national, with Syrians leading the way. Syrians were involved in 10% of all school incidents, well ahead of the second-place Afghans who finished at 3.6%. Germany suffered 79 knife crimes a day in 2024, according to a German police union official, with Berlin enduring nearly 10 a day.
The order affects Boston, Seattle, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Portland, Chicago, and many more.
The Carter-Baker commission also highlighted how absentee voting enables coercion: “Citizens who vote at home, at nursing homes, at the workplace, or in church are more susceptible to pressure, overt and subtle, or to intimidation. Vote-buying schemes are far more difficult to detect when citizens vote by mail.” The problem is that both the buyer and seller have an incentive to hide the purchase.
New York City's incoming mayor is a case study in the worst political ideas our country has put on display over the last decade.
Trump, and the Americans, once again seemed to take the side of the Russians in this conflict. They appeared perfectly happy to basically adopt the line: Russia is strong, Ukraine is weak, Russia is winning this war, so Ukraine should make a deal now and cut their losses by doing a few “land swaps” in a very dishonest and disproportionate way.
Keep in mind, this is the same company that coined the phrase "The Force Is Female" and "Her-O" (instead of "Hero"...very clever). This is the same company that tried to embed gay and trans characters into movies for toddlers. This is the same company that actually went to war with the state of Florida to force them to accept LGBT and gender fluid indoctrination in public schools in opposition to the vast majority of the voting population. Finally, this is the same company that tried to bait and switch legendary male heroes for feminist "Girl Boss" heroes in every significant action/fantasy/sci-fi franchise they own the rights to.
What Ottawa failed to share with Canadians, U.S. sources say, is that the DEA’s Newark, New Jersey office had already delivered the case to Canadian authorities through the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa nearly two years earlier — warning of precursor shipments tied to Djebelibak’s company, Valerian Labs. Canadian police, the officials said, not only declined to cooperate but also delayed launching their own siloed probe until after Washington imposed sanctions on Djebelibak in October 2023.
However, serious concerns remain as to whether Newsom’s plan can survive legal scrutiny for a number of reasons. In 2010, a decisive percentage of California voters (62-38) passed Prop 20 which took redistricting out of the hands of politicians and created an independent citizens commission in the state constitution. Constitutional attorney Mark Meuser says Newsom’s redistricting plan would violate California’s constitution by holding hearings on a bill less than 30 days after introduction and by drawing maps without authority.
After passing the Republican-dominated upper chamber in an 18 to 11 party-line vote, the bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott, who is expected to sign it into law.