For the first time in months Trump’s disastrous and wrongful entry into the Israeli-Iran war has not dominated the headlines of the World Affairs Brief. That war is still not over and the ceasefire has been broken multiple times, but both Iran and the US keep coming back to the negotiating table because they are the two combatants most interested in ending the war (Israeli PM Netanyahu, wants it to continue). From my vantage point, it currently looks like there is less than a 50-50 chance that a permanent peace deal will be signed and hold up. So be prepared for more military intervention, if only because both Trump and Iranian leaders have their respective bruised egos and Iran’s religious pride to uphold. Here in America, as the president and the country celebrate its 250th anniversary, all the false trappings of patriotism—fireworks, country music and over-the-top national celebrations with military pomp and ceremony—will make it appear as if America is as strong as ever, but the reality is that the internal decay and bad moral judgment that abounds will eventually take down this country like every prideful empire, and we will someday experience the consequences when the next nuclear world war descends upon us. Nothing is more symptomatic of this internal moral weakness than the workings of the divided Supreme Court, which has been good on some decisions, but partially controlled by the Deep State which is devastating on things which really matter in the long run—like this week’s ruling allowing any non-citizen who comes into the country to have a baby and allow that baby to automatically become a citizen. This, along with the wave of illegal immigration will continue to have a major negative impact on American culture, just as it has in Europe. To receive a free, one-time sample of the Brief, along with options on how to subscribe, click on Request a sample on the left.
"A security buffer zone on the Russian-Ukrainian border is conditioned by the aggressive nature of the Kiev regime and the Russian military is engaged in this process systematically reaching the appropriate progress," presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.
“We are Westerners fighting for the total eradication of Western civilization,” one of their spoxes declared on Instagram in 2024.
Paul Pelosi, the 86-year-old husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), faces misdemeanor charges for a hit-and-run after allegedly striking a parked car in Napa, California on Friday.
Before the war was over, five would be captured, 12 would lose their homes, and 17 would lose their fortunes. None renounced the cause of their own free will.
He denounced the country as based on “stolen land and stolen labor.” He lashed out at the Declaration of Independence:
Over a dozen people were killed, with heavy damage against residential structures observed. The death toll could rise, but "In total, 14 people have died and 117 have been injured in Kyiv," the office of the attorney general said on Monday morning. Rescue crews have been retrieving bodies from under rubble throughout Monday.
As with all of these truck crashes, there is no reporting mechanism either on the crash reports or CMV inspections that document the immigration status or even the type of CDL that was in the driver's possession at the time of the crash. So when this crash first occurred, there was no discussion of the truck driver's immigration status. Several experienced industry professionals began asking the same question that's been asked recently in light of all the crashes being caused by the surge of illegal aliens who were able to be fast-tracked into the trucking industry. Only then did his immigration status come into question and later confirmed.
Freedom has become conditional. Equal justice under law has become selective. Constitutional rights have become political bargaining chips. Government now claims the authority to decide which religious beliefs deserve accommodation and which may be excluded—a clear violation of the First Amendment’s warning against both establishing a religion and favoring or disfavoring one religion over another.
khanna's 'billionaire wealth tax,' which is not a tax but an asset seizure in which he tallies everything you own, then demands a percentage *on top* of what you're taxed — every single year — is already targeting anyone worth $50 million or more. this ends with your 401k.
Iran's ambassador to China stated on Saturday that the Islamic Republic would impose service fees on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, but that China and other "friendly" countries would be granted "special considerations."
Among the report’s most significant findings was that Secret Service members did not receive 102 radio transmissions “that local law enforcement officers in a separate communications room received concerning an increasingly intense search for a suspicious person. Instead, we found that the Secret Service received only five phone calls and three text messages about Crooks. As a result, Secret Service members did not alert President Trump’s protective detail about concerns of a suspicious person.”
Iran enters the post-war negotiations with the United States convinced that the balance has shifted. Tehran does not see itself as a defeated state seeking relief, but as a power that endured a US-Israeli assault, preserved its strategic depth, and now intends to convert survival into political gains. Nowhere is this more visible than in the Strait of Hormuz.
Hamadeh said the framework “is a first step on the road to restoring Lebanese sovereignty and territorial integrity, securing a permanent and final cessation of hostilities, enabling our people to go back to their land and allowing all Lebanese to live in peace, security, and prosperity.”
US officials: Ex-CFO Teenie Hutchison, ex-research chief Heidi Beirich and ex-CEO Margaret Huang allegedly kept scheme secret
The House Judiciary Committee is threatening to hold the Southern Poverty Law Center in contempt of Congress for failing to hand over documents related to the SPLC’s use of “field sources” inside extremist groups and its work with the Justice Department under President Joe Biden.
The heart of the issue is the AI boom, which has strained memory chip production as deep-pocketed hyperscalers and data center buildouts increase demand. That's led to skyrocketing memory costs and lower supply for many consumer electronics companies, which have begun passing those added costs onto shoppers with price hikes.
As all three countries engage in annual reviews moving forward, provisions inside the USMCA will remain in effect until 2036, the White House told reporters on a conference call.
Fuel shortages are being felt across Russia's 11 time zones with rationing, long queues at filling stations and a record gasoline price increase.
"Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can," New York City Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani wrote on X late Wednesday. New Yorkers are now getting a real-world lesson in what Mamdani's recent "warmth of collectivism" comments actually mean: shared sacrifice, including being told to dial back air conditioning during blistering heat as the risk of power blackouts rises.
Some leading European powers now accept that ships transiting the vital Strait of Hormuz will have to pay fees to Iran and Oman, according to people familiar with the matter.
Las Vegas cops busted a transgender gunman who allegedly planned a casino massacre using a huge cache of weapons.
Apparently things are going to be 'quiet' heading into the weekend, to allow time for the mass funeral events of slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Crucially the Qatar-Pakistan statement indicated, "The parties agreed to continue discussions over the coming period, with the next meeting to be scheduled at the earliest possible time following the funeral processions of the former Iranian Supreme Leader." Other sources say a diplomatic 'pause' is on for the moment, as is presumably military action.
“All the windows in the room were shattered, and the door was jammed – I couldn’t open it,” the 61-year-old told CNN. Moskaeva, who was eventually rescued by firefighters, said this was the second time that a Russian attack had damaged her home. “The first time there was an attack like this, I started crying – I was shaking so badly,” she related. Now unable to enter her apartment and going to stay with relatives, she said she was worried about getting to work on Monday. “How am I supposed to get there? There’s no power, no clothes to change into, there’s nothing.”
The effort reflects a broader global push by countries to build "sovereign AI" capabilities and reduce reliance on dominant U.S. and Chinese technologies.
Vice President JD Vance played a little 'bad cop' - warning that if Iran fails to acquiesce and destabilizes the region that the US could respond, escalating in several ways. "If Iran attempts to rebuild its nuclear program, threaten its neighbors and support terrorism, President Trump has options to deal with it," Vance said, without specifying further. Earlier the WSJ stated that Trump had been briefed on several military options - including 'all-out war'; however, the US president is said to want to give diplomacy more time.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas issued a lengthy dissent criticizing the high court's majority ruling against President Donald Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship, saying the decision would effectively devalue American citizenship as it was understood by those who created the Constitution's 14th Amendment.
On July 1st, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced microreactor developer Deployable Energy had achieved criticality on their Unity reactor design at Idaho National Labs (INL).
It is clearer every day that most people posing as journalists are essentially Democrat campaign workers instead of reliable sources of the news or the truth.
The decision ends years of official hesitation and comes as relations between Israel and Turkey remain strained.
The court said Idaho, West Virginia laws do not violate the Constitution or Title IX by keeping boys out of girls’ sports.