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The U.S. military conducted wide-ranging air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, President Trump said. Why it matters: It was the biggest wave of U.S. strikes in Yemen since Trump assumed office. A U.S. official said Saturday's strikes were not a one-off but the start of a series of "relentless" U.S. strikes against the Houthis that are expected to last for days or maybe even weeks. Driving the news: According to local reports in Yemen, numerous explosions took place in Sana'a around 1:30pm ET. Trump said the strikes were aimed at "terrorists' bases, leaders, and missile defenses." Behind...

88th Anniversary Royal Thai Air Force - Airshow and Exhibition Join us at Don Mueang Air Base (Wing 6) for the spectacular 88th Anniversary Airshow of the Royal Thai Air Force! ✈️🎉 Experience breathtaking aerial performances and explore an impressive lineup of aircraft from Thailand, the United States, Singapore, India, and China. Highlights include: 🔥 Static Display: Featuring C-130H Hercules, F-16, Saab JAS 39 Gripen, F-35 Lightning II, Airbus A330 MRTT, and more! 🔥 Aerobatic Shows: Thrilling performances by August 1st Aerobatic Team (China), Surya Kiran (India), and the Royal Thai Air Force. 🔥 Simulated Air Combat: Watch the T-50TH...

-snip- Trump had ordered the Pentagon to start preparing military plans against the Houthis after his decision to re-designate them as a terrorist organization several weeks after he assumed office, the U.S. official said. After the Houthis downed a U.S. military drone two weeks ago, the preparations for the strikes accelerated, and in recent days, the main question became about best operational timing for the strikes, according to the U.S. official. Trump approved the attack plan on Friday and on Saturday he gave the final order to carry it out, the U.S. official said. The Trump administration had informed a...

His intellectual waterboarding of Europe’s elites was a joy to watch. Well, that was a delicious spectacle. America’s self-made VP gloriously roasting the wizened technocrats of Europe. A Yank from dirt-poor origins sticking it to Europe’s turbo-smug ruling class. How they squirmed as the boy from Ohio who somehow made it to the top of US politics chastised them for their indecent desertion of the ideals of liberty, democracy and security. It was like an intellectual waterboarding, and I loved every minute of it. This is JD Vance’s stirring speech at the Munich Security Conference yesterday. But you already knew,...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has warned that Europe risks “civilizational suicide” if it continues to undermine fundamental Western liberties and engage in mass migration policies. In an interview published on Friday evening with Fox News’s Laura Ingraham, Vice President Vance doubled down on his critique of the globalist agenda that dominates much of Europe, warning that, ultimately, it may be the downfall of the “the cradle of Western civilization”. “The entire idea of Christian civilisation that led to the founding of the United States of America was formed in Europe. The cultural bonds, the religious bonds – these things...

"A gripping new UFO documentary just made its debut at SXSW this past weekend. The Age of Disclosure features interviews with 34 members of the U.S. government, military, and intelligence community, exploring claims of a long-standing cover-up surrounding alien life. But is The Age of Disclosure available to stream, and when can you watch it at home?" "Currently, there is no way to watch The Age of Disclosure. The film premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas, on March 9, 2025."

A deranged, anti-Elon Musk dad scrawled a swastika on the side of a Cybertruck in Brooklyn in a brazen attack committed right in front of The Post. The lefty loon was so triggered by the $80,000 electric Tesla truck parked on Washington Avenue in Prospect Heights that he double-parked his Subaru – with two car seats in the back – burst out, and defaced the car. The Cybertruck’s owner Avi Ben Hamo, who is Jewish, was stunned. “I feel myself burning inside,” Ben Hamo said. Back in his Subaru, the hateful vandal tried to speed off — but Ben Hamo,...

The Basel III Countdown Begins Basel III will be implemented in the U.S. on July 1, 2025. The much needed change strengthens bank capital requirements, limits leverage, and increases liquidity standards to reduce financial risk and enhance banking system stability. A significant part of that involves restoration of Gold to its status as Tier 1 capital reserved for the world’s highest valued collateral. What follows is an analysis and explanation of the scramble to repatriate both Gold and Silver by American banks as that deadline approaches. 1. Repatriation: Quiet Additions to the U.S. Balance Sheet The gold being repatriated now...

A radical federal judge has moved to block former President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure America’s borders and protect its citizens. On Saturday, Chief Judge James E. Boasberg, an Obama-appointed leftist, granted a temporary restraining order to stop the Trump administration from deporting thousands of Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act—an action well within the executive’s constitutional authority. This outrageous ruling comes after far-left groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Democracy Forward, rushed to court in a desperate bid to shield illegal immigrants from deportation. Their lawsuit, J.G.G. v. Trump, seeks to upend Trump’s lawful enforcement...

Explanation: On March 14 the Moon was Full. In an appropriate celebration of Pi day, that put the Moon 3.14 radians (180 degrees) in ecliptic longitude from the Sun in planet Earth's sky. As a bonus for fans of Pi and the night sky, on that date the Moon also passed directly through Earth's umbral shadow in a total lunar eclipse. In clear skies, the colors of an eclipsed Moon can be vivid. Reflecting the deeply reddened sunlight scattered into Earth's shadow, the darkened lunar disk was recorded in this time series composite image from Cerro Tololo Observatory, Chile. The...

Business leaders are calling for as many as eight million non-Western migrants to be transplanted to Ukraine to mitigate the “demographic crisis” created by its three-year war with Russia. The news vindicates warnings from Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, that the conflict would be used as an excuse to transform the country.All-Ukrainian Association of Companies for International Employment chief Vasily Voskoboinik appeared on state television in February to push for mass migration, saying, “According to estimates by the International Organization for Migration”—a United Nations agency that preaches about immigration being “inevitable, desirable, and necessary”—” and the International Labour...

MOSCOW — In an encouraging development for the seemingly deadlocked negotiations, Russia now says that it would agree to a ceasefire as soon as it is done conquering the rest of Ukraine. Experts had been skeptical regarding the prospects of any lasting peace agreement after previous discussions had proven unsuccessful, but said Russia's commitment to ending hostilities as soon as it finishes defeating Ukraine was promising. "We are ready for a ceasefire on only one condition," said Vladimir Putin. "And that little teeny tiny condition is that we finish conquering the rest of Ukraine. Then once that is done, I...

Coming home to an empty house, managing homework without reminders, and making your own snacks wasn’t just part of the routine—it was the training ground for life. Boomer latchkey kids didn’t have helicopter parents hovering over every decision, which meant they developed character traits that today’s hyper-scheduled kids might never experience. Independence wasn’t a choice; it was the default setting. While some might call it “neglect,” those solo afternoons shaped resilient, resourceful adults with a unique blend of grit, adaptability, and unshakable confidence.

Vice President JD Vance announced Friday that businesses and corporations that invest in the United States “will be rewarded” with things such as having their taxes cut and would also benefit from decreasing regulations and energy costs.At Vantage Plastics, a plastic manufacturing plant in Bay City, Michigan, Vance spoke about how the Trump administration’s “goal is to make it easier and more affordable to make things again” in the U.S.“President Trump has been clear about his plan, about our administration’s plan — our goal is to make it easier and more affordable to make things again in the United States...

p class="a9d-pre">If you’re looking for an explanation of why the stock market has been stumbling, the financial press has a ready-made answer: blame Trump’s tariffs. The claim is familiar, convenient, and utterly predictable. It also happens to be wrong. Markets don’t move in neat response to political narratives, and the idea that investors suddenly woke up to the perils of trade policy months after Trump was elected is as laughable as it is lazy.If the press had a better explanation, they’d use it—so long as it made President Trump look bad. Instead, they’re dusting off the same script they used...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor. “Our brave Warfighters are right now carrying out aerial attacks on the terrorists’ bases, leaders, and missile defenses to protect American shipping, air, and naval assets, and to restore Navigational Freedom,” Trump said in a social media post. “No terrorist force will stop American commercial and naval vessels from freely sailing the Waterways of the World.” He also...

A federal judge dismissed Hunter Biden’s lawsuit filed against a former Trump administration staffer in California after Biden requested the case end because of his financial difficulties. U.S. district judge Hernan Vera terminated Biden’s lawsuit against Garrett Ziegler Thursday over the public database Ziegler made with emails and images from the younger Biden’s infamous laptop hard drive and iPhone server. An appointee of Hunter Biden’s father, former President Joe Biden, Vera tossed Biden’s legal challenge with prejudice, meaning he cannot bring the lawsuit again at some point in the future “To be clear, the Court does not express any opinion...

Minnesota Senate Republicans have introduced legislation to officially classify “Trump Derangement Syndrome” (TDS) as a mental illness under state law. The bill, spearheaded by Republican Senators Eric Lucero, Steve Drazkowski, Walter Hudson, Justin Eichorn, and Glenn Gruenhagen, aims to recognize the widespread hysteria that has gripped leftists across America since Trump first announced his candidacy in 2015. The proposed bill, SF 2589, introduced in the Minnesota Senate and referred to the Health and Human Services Committee, seeks to amend existing mental health statutes to define “Trump Derangement Syndrome” as: “‘acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons’ triggered by reactions...

A Ugandan judge has been found guilty of human trafficking and conspiracy to intimidate a victim in a case that has shocked observers. Lydia Mugambe, a High Court judge in Uganda and a UN judicial officer, was arrested under the Modern Slavery Act in the UK. Police footage showed her expressing disbelief as officers informed her of the charges. She insisted she had diplomatic immunity and denied any wrongdoing. During the trial, prosecutors argued that Mugambe had exploited a young Ugandan woman, misleading her about the purpose of her travel to the UK and subjecting her to unfair working conditions....

Vice President JD Vance sat down with Laura Ingraham for an exclusive interview on The Ingraham Angle, tackling America’s shifting stance on Europe, the escalating crisis in Syria, and the high-stakes decisions shaping U.S. foreign policy. His candid take on border security, free speech, and global alliances pulls no punches. Vance emphasized the deep historical and cultural ties between the United States and Europe, describing it as “the cradle of Western civilization.” While acknowledging disagreements with European leaders, he stressed that shared religious and cultural values should guide future relations. However, he also warned of Europe’s internal struggles, particularly its...