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ICE To Increase Deportations To 3000 Illegals Per Day After Leadership Shake-Up

ZeroHedge

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced sweeping leadership changes Thursday as part of an effort to dramatically ramp up arrests of illegal migrants. New goals for deportations start at 3000 arrests per day at 'bare minimum' according to White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and this will grow as the agency receives increased funding.

US to Start Revoking Visas of Chinese Students: Rubio

The Epoch Times

Greer said the Chinese regime was the only government to counter U.S. tariffs when Trump first announced them, restricting exports of rare earth magnets and blacklisting U.S. companies, and after the Geneva agreement May 12, they have been slow to remove these countermeasures.

RFK Jr. ends COVID-19 vaccine recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women

The Hill

“Last year, the Biden administration urged healthy children to get yet another COVID shot, despite the lack of any clinical data to support the repeat booster strategy in children,” Kennedy said in a video, flanked by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya.

Federal Judge Rules DOGE Team Can Access Sensitive Treasury Systems

The Epoch Times

U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas allowed four employees with DOGE, which is associated with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, to access the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service, which is used by the federal government to distribute trillions of dollars in payments. The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by Democratic-led states.

Futures Soar After Trade Court Blocks Trump's Global Tariffs; White House To Appeal

ZeroHedge

"The challenged Tariff Orders will be vacated and their operation permanently enjoined," the court said, and also ordered that the tariffs which the Trump administration has already collected must be “vacated” meaning that tens of billions in tariffs and excise taxes, and which have already been spent to fund Congressional grift and corruption, now have to - somehow - be refunded! You can't make this up, but a some liberal judges in some court nobody has ever heard of, just did.

US Has 500 Troops in Taiwan in Major Challenge to China

Anti-War

A retired US Navy admiral recently revealed that the US has 500 troops in Taiwan, a major challenge to Beijing’s red lines related to the island. Ret. Adm. Mark Montgomery made the disclosure at a House hearing on May 15, where he was arguing that the US should send more military personnel to Taiwan.

NPR Sues Trump Over Order Cutting Federal Funding

The Epoch Times

The order says that no outlets have a constitutional right to public money and that neither outlet “presents a fair, accurate, or unbiased portrayal of current events to taxpaying citizens.” That’s despite the law establishing the corporation saying the entity cannot “contribute to or otherwise support any political party,” Trump wrote.

Department of Education ends ‘extremely lawless’ handout to illegal immigrant college students

The College Fix

The purpose of the Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth program is to help students with disabilities and low-income students obtain a college education. However, the Biden administration allowed universities in California and Oregon to divert the funds to illegal immigrants, according to a department news release. Under the previous administration, TRIO programs could extend benefits to “illegal aliens.”

Trump Calls Putin 'Absolutely Crazy'

ZeroHedge

At first more of the pressure seemed to be on Zelensky and the Ukrainian side, but recent weeks have seem Trump's rhetoric shift to more pressure on Putin and the Kremlin. "I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY!" Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday night.

China Faces COVID-19 Resurgence With Symptoms of Sharp, Burning Sore Throat

The Epoch Times

China is experiencing a resurgence of COVID-19, with patients reporting symptoms of severe, burning throat pain, experts say. Zhong Nanshan, one of China’s leading pulmonologists and epidemiologists, said in an interview with China-based media on May 19 that the “razor blade throat” symptom is more pronounced in this wave of resurgence, accompanied by more frequent coughing. “Razor blade throat” is a term used in China to describe severe throat pain, akin to swallowing shattered glass or razor blades.

Scalise Delivers Apocalyptic Message on GOP Mega Bill

The Daily Signal

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise suggested the stakes for passing the House version of the budget reconciliation package are nothing short of apocalyptic. “You didn’t come up here to vote no and let America crash and burn,” Scalise said of his message to members still holding out on a deal.

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans under 18th-century law

News Nation Now

Over two dissenting votes, the justices acted on an emergency appeal from lawyers for Venezuelan men who have been accused of being gang members, a designation that the administration says makes them eligible for rapid removal from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. The court indefinitely extended the prohibition on deportations from a north Texas detention facility under the alien enemies law. The case will now go back to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which declined to intervene in April.

North Korea's terrifying arsenal of weapons - from mini-nukes to ballistic missiles

Irish Star

Over the years, Kim Jong Un has conducted numerous tests on ballistic and cruise missiles. Reports also suggest the country has experimented with hypersonic missiles, which can fly at low altitudes to evade radar detection and possess immense destructive capabilities. The nation has also tested submarine-launched missiles, demonstrating its ability to strike from various directions. As of 2024, it's estimated that North Korea possesses approximately 50 nuclear weapons and continues to produce enough fissile material to construct an additional six to seven each year.

China Demands US Scrap Golden Dome Missile Defense System As It Will 'Turn Space Into A Battlefield'

ZeroHedge

"China is gravely concerned about this," he continued. "We urge the US to give up developing and deploying the global anti-missile system at an early date and take concrete actions to enhance strategic mutual trust between countries and safeguard global strategic stability." This is significant as it's a rare thing for Beijing to simply demand that Washington abandon an entire proposed defense system altogether. But Trump's words from the Oval on Tuesday express the very thing China (and Russia too no doubt) is worried about:

Waste of the Day: Still No CA Rail Line

Real Clear Wire

California’s high-speed rail line has more than tripled in price from $40 billion to $128 billion, causing President Donald Trump to rescind $4 billion in federal funding and claim the project has “the worst overruns that there have ever been in the history of our country," The Washington Free Beacon quoted him as saying. It’s easy to see why. State audits reviewed by the Free Beacon found cash spent not on construction, but on graffiti removal, Politico subscriptions, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and more.

Tulsi on Fauci’s Role In Funding Covid Pandemic: ‘Is It Any Wonder He Sought a Preemptive Pardon?’

American Greatness

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told Megyn Kelly that one reason Dr. Anthony Fauci sought a preemptive pardon before Joe Biden left the White House is because he lied under oath about helping fund the Covid-19 pandemic. Gabbard recounted the numerous times that Fauci denied providing funding for gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) while being questioned under oath by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).

How the Chinese Regime Uses YouTube to Influence Americans

The Epoch Times

Signs of the Chinese regime’s influence are becoming more prevalent on YouTube, especially in English-language content about China. Paid agitators are flooding comment sections, propaganda videos are being masked as grassroots content, and influencers are being offered cash or crypto to push the regime’s message.

German democracy still alive? Merz speaks out against AfD ban, says it ‘smacks too much of the elimination of political rivals’

ReMix News

He has even gone a step farther, stating that former Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, an SPD politician with far-left sympathies who wrote for Antifa Magazine, was wrong to classify the AfD as “confirmed” right-wing extremist in the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) report. Critics indicate that she rushed the report out at the last minute of her tenure, despite the BfV having no president and despite a lack of any expert review, which she had previously promised would happen.

If Abortion Is Healthcare, Why Is Abortion Data Going Unreported?

Real Clear Wire

Planned Parenthood and its media defenders claim that chemical abortion is "safer than … Tylenol." Let's put that claim to the test with federal reporting requirements. If abortion in general is truly as safe and effective as the procedure’s advocates claim, they should have no problem with medical providers collecting and reporting the data to prove it. Women have a right to know the risks of any medication they might consider taking. Setting aside the cavernous divide on the morality of killing an unborn child, one would hope we can at least all agree that women deserve better from the pharmaceutical industry than a one-in-10 chance of ending their own lives, too.

Tattoos May Be Linked to Cancer–Here’s Why

The Epoch Times

The Link Between Tattoos and Cancer Many tattoo inks contain chemicals that have been classified as carcinogenic—or cancer-causing—by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. A 2024 study by Swedish researchers found that 21 percent of participants with malignant lymphoma had tattoos compared with 17 percent of controls. The risk was highest—an 81 percent increase—among those who got their first tattoo within two years of diagnosis.

Vince Foster, James McDougal, Seth Rich: Trump Posts Wild 'Clinton Body Count' Clip

ZeroHedge

President Trump raised eyebrows on Saturday - posting a 'Clinton body count' clip to Truth Social that suggests several mysterious deaths over the past few decades are linked to the Clintons. Mentioned in the clip are former Clinton White House Deputy Counsel Vince Foster, Clinton associate James McDougal, Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich, and the mysterious death of JFK Jr. which paved the way for Hillary Clinton to become a US Senator.

China Set To Become Top Nuclear Power Source By 2030

ZeroHedge

China paused new nuclear projects after Japan’s Fukushima disaster in 2011 but resumed approvals in 2019, accelerating to around 10 reactors per year since 2022. President Xi Jinping is promoting nuclear power to reduce air pollution, curb oil dependence—China imports about 70% of its crude—and meet climate goals. In 2020, Xi pledged to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and achieve net-zero by 2060.

Syrian President Skips Arab League Summit In Baghdad After Outcry Over ISIS Background

ZeroHedge

Controversy had swirled around an invitation extended by Sudani to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who came to power after overthrowing Bashar al-Assad in December. Numerous Iraqi politicians had called for him to be blocked from attending over his past membership in al-Qaeda in Iraq, a group responsible for the deaths of thousands of Iraqis during the 2000s through often indiscriminate and sectarian attacks.

Russia's Maximalist Demands At Istanbul Peace Talks Revealed

ZeroHedge

The following is reportedly among Moscow's top list of demands, which can be described as maximalist (at least from the West's perspective), per a new Bloomberg report: Ukraine agreeing to neutral status regarding NATO No foreign troops in Ukraine No nuclear weapons in Ukraine De-facto recognition of Crimea and lost eastern territories as now Russia's Withdrawal of Kiev forces from these territories before a ceasefire takes effect

Trump Gives Iran Deadline to Accept Terms for a Better Future

The Daily Signal

Trump’s greatest hope is to be a peacemaker and a unifier, he said, adding that he doesn’t like war. “After so many decades of conflict, finally it is within our grasp to reach the future that generations before us could only dream about—a land of peace, safety, harmony, opportunity, innovation, and achievement right here in the Middle East,” Trump said.

RFK Jr. Stuns Critics in His First Major Hearing as HHS Secretary

Vigilant Fox

One of the most jaw-dropping moments came when Rep. Mike Simpson, a dentist, tried to challenge Kennedy on fluoride—and instantly regretted it. “We better put a lot more money into dental education because we’re going to need a whole lot more dentists [if we ban fluoride],” Simpson said. The rebuttal was too easy for Kennedy. “We now know that virtually all the benefit [from fluoride] is from topical, and we can get that through mouthwashes. We can get through fluoridated toothpastes.”

White House: Qatar Deals To Generate $1.2 Trillion In 'Economic Exchange', But Wait...

ZeroHedge

Trump’s meeting with Ahmed al-Sharaa is even more extraordinary than an American president meeting with some repugnant branch of the Assad family. Until late December, the U.S. government was willing to pay $10 million for information about al-Sharaa’s location, because he was on the “specially designated global terrorist” list. The irony is that the Sharaa meeting happened on the sidelines of the summit of the United States and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members in Riyadh. It was the GCC which early in the Syria proxy war had a big role in funding the anti-Assad jihadist insurgency, which included ISIS and al-Qaeda.

Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Would Slash Suppressor Transfers To Zero

ZeroHedge

"This isn't a compromise, it's a betrayal. The House Ways and Means Committee chose to leave unconstitutional registration and taxes in place even though they had a clear path to repeal them. GOA made it crystal clear that full deregulation of suppressors and protection for brace owners was achievable under reconciliation. Lawmakers knew it, and they chose political convenience over principle. Gun owners won't forget this," GOA Founder Erich Pratt wrote in a statement.

Trump Rightly Defunded PBS and NPR’s Long History of Anti-Conservative, Pro-Leftist Content

The Daily Signal

For example, in 2021, NPR declared the Declaration of Independence to be a document with “flaws and deeply ingrained hypocrisies.” In 2022, NPR scrapped its decades-long Independence Day tradition of reading the Declaration of Independence on air to instead discuss “equality.” NPR also slapped an “editor’s note” warning that the Declaration of Independence is “a document that contains offensive language.” The radio giant also once reported on the “cousin of diet culture” known as “healthism, which is the idea that we have to be healthy”—claiming healthy living was a negative.

‘We Will Not Be Bullied’: EPA Head Lee Zeldin Calls Out Media Bias Denying Biden Waste

The Daily Signal

At a press conference last month, he cited coverage from The New York Times stating that Zeldin had “made explosive accusations against the Biden administration, accusing it of ‘insane’ malfeasance in its handling of $20 billion in climate grants.” The Times report went on to claim that “many of Mr. Zeldin’s claims remain unsupported, and some are flat-out false.” The EPA head says his office has uncovered more and more evidence of waste and abuse, yet the legacy media continues to dig in to discount it.

Home Invasions on the Rise: Constitution-Free Policing in Trump’s America

John W. Whitehead

On April 24, 2025, in Oklahoma City, 20 heavily armed federal agents from ICE, the FBI, and DHS kicked in the door of a home where a woman and her three daughters—all American citizens—were sleeping. They were forced out of bed at gunpoint and made to wait in the rain while agents ransacked the house, confiscating their belongings. It was the wrong house. The wrong family. There were no apologies. No compensation. No accountability. This is the new face of American policing, and it’s about to get so much worse thanks to the President Trump’s latest executive order, which aims to eliminate federal oversight and empower local law enforcement to act with impunity.

Spain and Portugal Blackout – Another Reason to Pause the Climate Act

I am very frustrated with the New York Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act (Climate Act) net zero transition because the reality is that there are so many issues coming up with the schedule and ambition of the Climate Act that it is obvious that we need to pause implementation and figure out how best to proceed. This article explains that the ramifications of the recent blackout in Spain and Portugal need to be considered to ensure that the cause of the blackout is not a feature of all renewable-energy dependent electric systems.

Trump Rallies GOP To Back 'Big, Beautiful Bill' As House Releases 389-Page Text

ZeroHedge

On Monday, the house GOP released a draft of the bill (full text below)- which confirms several core policy pillars previously signaled by leadership. Among the most consequential is a 5% remittance tax on international money transfers, designed to fund border security, which includes a new refundable credit for verified U.S. senders and strict compliance rules. In a significant rollback of Biden-era environmental policy, the bill would terminate or phase out numerous clean energy tax credits, including for residential solar, new energy-efficient homes, and hydrogen production, with sharp limits on components sourced from "prohibited foreign entities"—primarily targeting Chinese supply chains. The legislation also introduces a new federal income tax deduction for qualified tips and overtime compensation through 2028

Trump Moves To Rescind Appliance Efficiency Standards

ZeroHedge

“‘Efficiency’ standards render other American appliances like clothes washers and dishwashers less useful, more breakable, and more expensive to repair,” the White House said in a fact sheet on Trump’s memo. “The Federal Government should not impose or enforce regulations that make taxpayers’ lives worse.”

Trump Touts "Great Progress" In China Tariff Talks, Suggests "Total Reset" On The Table

Zerohedge

President Donald Trump said late on Saturday that "great progress" was being made in ongoing U.S.-China talks over tariffs menacing the global economy, and even suggested a “total reset" was on the table as tariff negotiations are set to continue Sunday in Switzerland. No major breakthrough was announced in discussions that lasted over 10 hours between U.S. officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, and a delegation led by Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng. Still, Trump struck an upbeat tone.

India And Pakistan Agree To US-Mediated "Full & Immediate Ceasefire"

Zerohedge

India and Pakistan, both nuclear-armed nations, appeared to be spiraling toward broader conflict on Saturday, setting the stage for another day of scary headlines that could trigger World War III. But just moments ago, President Trump announced on Truth Social that India and Pakistan have "agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE."

Three House Republicans Reportedly Holding Up Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood

Life Site News

However, three House Republicans are reportedly hesitant to support including the defunding measure in the reconciliation package, citing concerns over political backlash or the measure’s fit within the bill’s fiscal focus. This hesitation has sparked frustration among pro-life leaders who see 2025 as a pivotal year, with Republican control of the House, Senate, and White House aligning for the first time in years. The three reportedly include Reps. Mike Lawler, Jen Kiggans and Brian Fitzpatrick.

AG Bondi: Sinaloa Cartel Cell Behind Largest Fentanyl Seizure in U.S. History

Breitbart

El Paisa ran his operation out of Salem, Oregon, but his group also had a presence in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Layton, Utah; Phoenix, Arizona; and Las Vegas, Nevada. Last week, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration ran a series of raids targeting El Paisa’s network. The raids are tied to a 12-count criminal indictment alleging that since July 1, 2024, the group conspired to distribute large quantities of fentanyl — mainly in pill form.

Real ID Is Not About Keeping You Safe

Mises Institute

As mentioned above, the Real ID Act was passed twenty years ago in 2005. It was one of the many measures rolled out in the wake of the 9/11 attacks that was presented to the public as being necessary to ensure that similar attacks would never happen again. The original bill specified that the federal government would refuse to accept any form of ID that did not meet the requirements Congress had passed by May of 2008. But as that date drew closer, few states had implemented the new provisions. Some governors had vocally refused to comply because they opposed what was, in effect, the implementation of a national identification database.

Trump Nominates Dr. Casey Means as Surgeon General

The Epoch Times

President Donald Trump announced on May 7 that Dr. Casey Means—a functional medicine physician aligned with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.—would be his new nominee for surgeon general after he withdrew his initial pick for the role.

House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill to Counter CCP’s Forced Organ Harvesting

The Epoch Times

If enacted into law, the act would make it a U.S. policy to combat the illicit act; to promote the establishment of voluntary organ donation systems with effective enforcement mechanisms in bilateral talks and international health forums; and to promote the dignity and security of human life in line with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Smith said the bill will send a message to anyone who tries to get an organ without caring about its origin.

Pakistan Closes Airspace For 48 Hours, Authorizes Response To Indian Attack

ZeroHedge

What India has dubbed 'Operation Sindoor' is intended to be limited, Indian leaders have said, but it's highly questionable whether it was a 'success' - given that India lost at least one or possibly up to five fighter jets. "The conflict between India and Pakistan has begun. Israel encouraged India to do this, because it benefits strategically in various ways, that involve Turkey/Iran. It also may be the death nell for China's belt and road initiative if Syria wasn't already

China's spying in Cuba sparks alarm on Capitol Hill after fresh satellite images show surveillance buildup

Fox News

Republican leaders in the House are increasingly concerned about China’s presence in Cuba and its capacity to spy on the U.S. from the island. A new report analyzing open-source intelligence found the addition of what appears to be a circularly disposed antenna array (CDAA) at the Bejucal signals intelligence site near Havana, Cuba. The antenna could pinpoint radio signals from between 3,000 and 8,000 miles away, putting key U.S. military installations and even Washington, D.C., well within range.

China Ramped Up Fentanyl Precursor Production to Target US, Expert Says

The Epoch Times

China’s ruling regime began a secret project during President Donald Trump’s first term to weaken the United States through scaling up production of fentanyl precursors and shipping them to Mexico and Canada for manufacturing and distribution across the border, according to an insider who has sources in Beijing’s top political circle. The plan, which the Chinese regime dubbed Project Zero, aims to make Americans addicted, according to Yuan Hongbing, a dissident and jurist living in exile in Australia. His sources are close to the descendants of senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials who choose to remain anonymous due to security concerns.

Ukrainian Drones Target Moscow, Kursk, Russian Officials Confirm

The Epoch Times

Airports in Moscow briefly halted operations after a swarm of Ukrainian drones targeted the Russian capital in the early hours of May 6, according to Russian officials. In a social media post, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said at least 19 drones, which had converged on the capital from different directions, had been downed by Russian air defenses.

Chinese Space Program Copying Elon Musk's Starlink

ZeroHedge

Orbital Gateway Consulting and an expert on China's space industry, who identified SpaceSail—a Chinese space company backed by the Shanghai municipal government—as having unveiled its "commercial" version of Starlink satellites at China Space Day 2025.

Watch: China Hit By Worker Protests Over Unpaid Wages, Factory Shutdowns Amid Trump Tariffs

ZeroHedge

workers shared pictures of quiet production lines or factory suspension notices, highlighting how the tariffs are starting to bite. Now, according to Radio Free Asia, protests are erupting across China - from Hunan’s Dao County to Sichuan’s Suining City and Inner Mongolia’s Tongliao. Hundreds of enraged workers are storming the streets, blasting unpaid wages and wrongful firings as factories collapse under the crushing force of President Trump’s relentless U.S. tariffs, the news outlet said. One video shared to X showed angry workers shouting “Strike! Strike!” while protesting outside the Shangda Electronics’ factory in Suining city on Sunday.

Liberation Day 2.0: Trump Terminates Federal Funding for NPR and PBS

PJ Media

And so Trump wrote in his executive order that the joke was over: “Government funding of news media in this environment is not only outdated and unnecessary but corrosive to the appearance of journalistic independence. The CPB Board shall cease direct funding to NPR and PBS, consistent with my Administration’s policy to ensure that Federal funding does not support biased and partisan news coverage. The CPB Board shall cancel existing direct funding to the maximum extent allowed by law and shall decline to provide future funding.”

US Ends Trade Exemption That Enabled Flood of Cheap Chinese Goods

The Epoch Times

Starting on May 2, the United States will begin collecting a duty of either 30 percent of the value of packages at $800 or less shipped through the international postal network or $25 per item. On June 1, that rate will increase to $50 per package. Packages valued at $800 or less shipped through means other than the international postal network will be subject to “all applicable duties,” a White House fact sheet states.