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Years ago, Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin, was roundly condemned for shutting off energy exports to Ukraine and much of Europe in the dead of winter over payment disputes. I recall reading that someone in Serbia, which got its energy from pipelines from Ukraine, froze to death. Putin was unmoved. Then, after full blown war was declared in 2014, Putin went for electricity shutoffs, in 2015, and in the past year, through cyberattacks on the country's grid. It was terrible for Ukraine, which had to scramble for alternative suppliers as well as turn to its nuclear reactors to get what it...

Columbia University is one of the most prestigious universities in the world, attracting students from over 120 countries. However, with its elite status comes a hefty price tag. In this article, we’ll break down the costs of attending Columbia University for a semester, covering tuition, fees, housing, and other expenses. Tuition and Fees The first and most significant expense is tuition and fees. For the 2022-2023 academic year, the cost of tuition for Columbia University is: Full-time students: $71,832 per year Part-time students: $4,844 per credit hour

BREAKING: @OversightPR finds that former President Biden’s pardons all have the same “autopen” signature: -Biden Family Members -Anthony Fauci -General Milley -J6 Committee The autopen findings could open up legal challenges to the validity of Biden’s pardons in a court of law. The U.S. Constitution requires a president be “present” for all legal signatures.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said Tuesday he plans to vote for the rule governing debate over the debt limit bill, virtually ensuring the legislation’s advancement to the House floor despite conservative opposition.Massie — a conservative lawmaker who sits on the House Rules Committee — announced his intent to vote for the rule during the panel’s hearing Tuesday.“I want to see the rule, it’s not printed yet, it’s not been read, but I anticipate voting for this rule,” he said. “When people want to express their ideology, the floor of the House on the actual final passage of the bill is...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Who Approved Communion for Nancy Pelosi Becomes New DC ArchbishopEarlier this year, Pope Francis selected liberal Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego to succeed the retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory as Archbishop of Washington. Gregory is the Catholic leader in the nation’s capital who would never take Biden to task for his aggression abortion promotion.McElroy is a liberal Catholic who has made headlines for supporting the administration of Holy Communion to Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi, even though they are ardent abortion activists.He came under fire years ago for approving communion for radical pro-abortion Democrat Nancy Pelosi despite...

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the senior Democratic senator from New Hampshire, has announced she will not run for reelection in 2026, creating an open-seat race in a battleground state former Vice President Kamala Harris narrowly carried in November. Shaheen announced what she described as a “difficult” decision in an interview with The New York Times. “It was a difficult decision, made more difficult by the current environment in the country — by President Trump and what he’s doing right now,” Shaheen, who is 78, told the Times. Shaheen highlighted what she saw as Trump’s focus on dishing out retribution to his...

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appears on CBS News to outline how the MAGAnomic tariff program immediately creates positive outcomes when President Trump identifies the specific targets.As Lutnick appropriately notes, the EU has received one-way tariff benefit since the creation of the Marshal Plan in 1945. President Trump is on track to finally end this exfiltration of American wealth. Lutnick cuts through the nonsense and delivers a very non-pretending reality as he outlines how Canada doesn’t stop fentanyl, and Mexico doesn’t stop migration caravans.This is an excellent explanatory outline of how President Trump paints the target, then Commerce Secretary Lutnick supports...

The genocide of Alawites and Christians in Syria continues as the mainstream media continues to downplay the thousands of dead. Death toll estimates range between 7,000 and 17,000. More than 7,000 Christians and Alawites have been “slaughtered” in Syria, according to Greek Member of the European Parliament, Nikolas Farantouris, a member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Security & Defense, who visited Damascus on 8-9 March, Greek City Times reports. “Basically, what happened is (President Mohammed Al-Jolani ) sent his Al-Qaida gangs to Latakia to suppress the Alawite civilians there under the claim they are (Assad) Regime remnants, said Armenian...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States will have contact with Russia on Wednesday about the agreement reached with Ukraine on a 30-day ceasefire and steps toward ending the war there. There has been no official response from Moscow since U.S.-Ukraine talks wrapped up in Saudi Arabia after more than eight hours, with Kyiv agreeing to a 30-day ceasefire and the U.S. restoring military aid and intelligence sharing. "We all eagerly await the Russian response and urge them strongly to consider ending all hostilities," Rubio said during a stop in Ireland on his way back to Washington....

Fresh off a victory lap on declining egg prices, the Trump administration is touting the release of a cooling inflation rate that officials say signals the economy is weathering a storm of tariffs and turbulent stock markets. Core inflation subsided last month as consumer prices rose 2.8%, below the 3% benchmark set in January, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The rise was also slightly less than economists who spoke with the Wall Street Journal expected. The actual cost to consumers is just 0.2% month over month, indicating a “step in the right direction,” according to one CNN analyst....

Is this the beginning of the end for Volodymyr Zelensky?Ukrainian reporter Diana Panchenko called out Volodymyr Zelensky this week in her video release. The Ukrainian reporter called Zelensky a dictator, and accused him of jailing and murdering his opponents.Diana Panchenko is a YouTube personality who reports on the Ukraine-Russia War. She is an enemy of the pro-war crowd in Ukraine.In this week’s video Diana takes things to a whole new level!It makes you wonder if this is the beginning of the end for Zelensky?Are Volodymyr’s days numbered?Diana Panchenko: Today, I ask for your attention. Zelenski took Ukraine hostage. We want...

John Bolton says that a ceasefire isn't in Ukraine's best interest

According to a proposal by Democrats at the Colorado state Capitol, up to a $20,000 fine will hang over the heads of every retailer who sells either liquid or gas fuels if they don’t have global warming warning stickers on their pumps and products if House Bill 25-1277 is signed into law. The bill, Increasing Transparency Impact of Fuel Products, sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Bacon, D-Denver, Rep. Junie Joseph, D-Boulder and Sen. Lisa Cutter, D-Jefferson County, says retail outlets selling petroleum-based fuel products must put stickers on pumps, store displays and other retail items or face fines. “Evidently the purpose...

Key Points Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told food executives that removing artificial food dyes is an urgent priority. Attendees of the meeting with Kennedy included the CEOs of PepsiCo North America, Kraft Heinz, General Mills, Tyson Foods, W.K. Kellogg and J.M. Smucker. In January, the Food and Drug Administration revoked its authorization of one type of red food dye called Red No. 3. ================================================================= Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told top food executives on Monday that he wants “the worst ingredients” out of food and is willing to take action to...

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Key Points The consumer price index for both all-items and core increased 0.2% in February, slightly below expectations. On an annual basis, headline inflation was at 2.8%, while core was at 3.1%. Both also were 0.1 percentage point below the Wall Street consensus and the previous month’s levels. The report provided some relief as consumers and businesses worry about the looming impact tariffs might have on inflation ==================================================================== Prices for goods and services moved up less than expected in February, providing some relief as consumers and businesses worry about the looming impact tariffs might have on inflation, the Bureau of...

Fourteen House Democrats dispatched an emphatic letter Wednesday to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, demanding the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate who has been arrested and detained based on accusations stemming from his campus advocacy for Palestinian rights. A legal resident of the United States who holds a green card and is married to a US citizen, A legal resident of the United States who holds a green card and is married to a US citizen, Khalil was arrested Saturday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, and detained in Louisiana, as a part of a crackdown...

Investors are trying to make sense of President Trump's willingness to shrug off market losses in recent days. A review of the president's commentary suggests perhaps a simple answer: He just cares more about tariffs during his second go-around in the White House so far. "Markets are going to go up, and they're going to go down, but you know what: We have to rebuild our country," he said Tuesday afternoon in a trade-focused refrain that the president has sharpened in recent days even as market pressure has mounted. And the economic fallout is clearly in evidence with markets in...

A new analysis of former President Joe Biden’s use of autopens again raised the question: Who, exactly, was running the country? The fact that virtually every document Joe “signed” as prez, on top of everything else we know about his mental decline, seems the final proof that the buck wasn’t stopping with him. The Heritage Foundation dove deep on official documents from Biden’s time in office and found that nearly all bore the robot’s signature; the chief exception was the one dropping his bid for re-election. Which raises the question: What did the president even know about what he was...

Daily Readings from the USCCBWhile still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah.”Luke 11:29The crowd seemed to be a mixed bunch. First, there were those who wholeheartedly believed in Jesus. The Twelve, for example, left everything behind to follow Him. His mother and various other holy women believed in Him and were His faithful followers. But within the growing crowd, it appeared that there were many who questioned Jesus and wanted some form of proof...