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The guidance also includes exclusions for other electronic devices and components, including semiconductors, solar cells, flat panel TV displays, flash drives, memory cards and solid-state drives used for storing data.

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace said Friday on “Deadline” that there was “nothing more emasculating” than the tariffs being implemented by President Donald Trump. Wallace said, “So, Mitch, I spent nine months having to learn about the power of the manosphere and seeing Donald Trump sit with all sorts of podcasters and bloggers, and people younger and hipper than me ha?ving to explain to me who they are and why they matter. And gosh darn if he wasn’t right. Right? They mattered a lot.”

Small, everyday purchases like a meal from DoorDash are now able to be financed through eat now, pay later options — a practice that some experts deem "predatory." "You've got to have enough sense to not follow the urge to finance a taco, okay? You have got to be an adult," career coach Ken Coleman told "The Big Money Show," Wednesday. "This is predatory, and it's going to get a lot of people in deep trouble." Financial wellness experts are continuously sounding the alarm to cash-strapped consumers, warning them of the devastating impact this financial strategy could have on their...

The Trump administration says electronics like smartphones and laptops will be excluded from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs, a move that could help keep prices down for popular consumer electronics that aren’t usually made in the U.S. The announcement on Friday would also benefit big tech companies like Apple and Samsung. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said items like smartphones, laptops, machines used to make semiconductors and flat-panel monitors would be exempt.

NATO is a corpse. All that remains is the grotesque performance art of a diplomatic zombie stumbling from summit to summit, mouthing tired clichés about “shared values” and “burden sharing,” even as its core strategic logic lies rotting beneath the surface. The Atlantic Alliance, once the steel scaffolding of Western security, has become a hollow ritual. Its military readiness is an illusion. Its political cohesion is fraying. Its future, if it has one, lies not in revival—but in reinvention or replacement. This is not a triumphalist declaration from the Kremlin or Beijing. It is a sober diagnosis, grounded in realism...

Investigation into Fatal Shooting at 2501 Westridge Street April 10, 2025 The fatal shooting of a man at 2501 Westridge Street about 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday (April 9) will be referred to a Harris County grand jury The identity of the deceased male, 18, is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. The male shooter, 20, was not injured in the incident. HPD Homicide Division Detectives L. Patterson and N. Henderson reported: HPD patrol officers responded to a home invasion call at an apartment complex at the above address and were told by witnesses that three males...

But here's where it gets even more interesting: are the tactics of the government really that different from those of the Mafia? Michael shares his firsthand experience with the inner workings of both, exposing corruption, backroom deals, and power plays that eerily mirror what happens in the political world. From tax schemes and money laundering to loyalty, fear tactics, and backstabbing, we break down the shocking parallels between organized crime and modern government. We also explore the world of sports gambling—one of the Mafia's biggest money-makers—and how its influence has evolved with legalization, corporate interests, and political involvement. How Trump...

Former socialite and convicted sex offender, Ghislaine Maxwell is now asking the US Supreme Court to hear her appeal against a 2021 conviction on five counts of aiding convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein in his sexual abuse of young girls. Daily Mail reported: “Maxwell’s lawyers filed a 159-page Petition to the highest court in the country on Thursday asking the Supreme Court Justices to throw out her 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.”

The Blackwater PMC founder has repeatedly SLAMMED Western claims that Russia’s military has been "weakened" by the Ukraine war. Here are his key statements: “Don’t listen to idiot politicians that say we’ve degraded the Russian army. No, we have chewed up a lot of material. The Russian army has gotten infinitely smarter.” Russia is adapting, not crumbling The Russians are very good at Electronic Warfare. Javelins, HIMARS, and Copperheads works for a week or two, and [they] figure out how to jam the navigation or command link, and [US weapons] go blind If you shot at a Russian with artillery...

CUPERTINO, CA — Apple CEO Tim Cook warned today that heavy tariffs on Chinese imports could have a severe negative effect on employment opportunities for child slaves. With President Trump's tariffs offsetting the production advantage China has of producing cheap goods with slave labor, Apple expressed concern that child slaves would be left with nothing to do with their tiny, nimble hands. "We are deeply concerned that tens of thousands of child slaves could be left unemployed," said Cook at an investor meeting. "Apple has long helped maintain a robust labor market for children, ensuring that kids as young as...

An extra fee is showing up on more shopping bills lately, and it carries a not-so-subtle message: These tariffs weren’t our idea. From bathroom-fixture makers to toy shops, companies are starting to tack tariff surcharges onto invoices as a separate line item. Some are a $5 flat fee, while others represent as much as 40% of the subtotal. The tactic is a way to pass on at least some tariff costs to consumers—especially on Chinese-made goods, with levies totaling 145% since January—while passing the buck to President Trump. “We think transparency is the way to go here, and I am...

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, April 11. The executive departments, including the President's mansion, were again. illuminated to-night and adorned with transparencies and national flags, as were also many places of business and private dwellings. Bonfires blazed in many parts of the city and rockets were fired. Thousands of persons of both sexes repaired to the Executive mansion, and after several airs had been played by the band, the President, in response to the numerous calls, appeared at an upper window. The cheering with which he was greeted having ceased, he spoke as follows: THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH. We meet this evening not in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an inspiring show of commitment to the American people, congressional Republicans pledged to get really serious about cutting government spending in like 20 or 30 years. The move came in response to the Republican voting base's concerns over growing government spending and national debt, which prompted GOP leaders to make a vow to do something about it sometime in the next half-century. "We are committed to reining in federal spending... sometime," Speaker of the House Mike Johnson told reporters. "We campaigned on promises to our voters that we would bring fiscal responsibility back to the federal...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office has launched a crackdown on male athletes in girls’ sports after a Dallas Independent School District (ISD) official was caught on video promoting “loopholes” to violate state laws. On Friday, Paxton’s office announced that Dallas ISD has agreed to an order to ensure the district is not violating state law by allowing male athletes to claim they’re “transgender girls.” The agreement comes after Paxton requested records from Dallas ISD in February. Paxton made the request after a video emerged showing a school district official explaining “loopholes” to a parent. The officials told the parent...

Both the commanding officer and command master chief of Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 4, based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, were fired on Friday, the Navy announced. Cmdr. Brett Robblee and Command Master Chief Felix Phillips were relieved “due to a loss of confidence in their ability to perform leadership duties,” a brief Navy news release says.

Montgomery, Alabama) – Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed Senate Bill 130 into law, reaffirming gold and silver as legal tender. This symbolic victory marks Alabama’s latest step toward promoting constitutional sound money in the state. Sponsored by Sen. Tim Melson and Rep. Jamie Kiel, the Alabama Legal Tender Act recognizes “any refined gold or silver bullion, specie, or coin that has been stamped, marked, or imprinted with its weight and purity” as legal tender in the Yellowhammer State. The law ensures that no one is obligated to accept gold and silver for transactions unless specified by a contract or...

Anthony Fauci has been hit with criminal referrals from seven U.S. states over deaths and injuries caused by Covid “vaccines” and other pandemic-related charges. This week, legal groups filed formal criminal referral requests to the attorneys general of Arizona and Pennsylvania. The referrals were submitted by the Vires Law Group and the Former Feds Group Freedom Foundation. The groups are urging state prosecutors to open criminal investigations into Fauci and other prominent public health and government officials. Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), is accused of committing multiple crimes during and after...

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — Envoys from Iran and the United States began negotiations Saturday in Oman over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. No overall agreement is immediately likely, but the stakes of the negotiations couldn’t be higher for these two nations closing in on half a century of enmity. Trump repeatedly has threatened to unleash airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear program if a deal isn’t reached. Iranian officials increasingly warn that they could pursue a nuclear weapon with their stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels. Flight-tracking data analyzed by The...

Parliament has been recalled for a rare Saturday sitting to pass an emergency law aimed at saving British Steel's Scunthorpe plant from imminent closure. Sir Keir Starmer said the legislation would allow ministers to "take control" of the Lincolnshire site and stop its Chinese owner from closing its blast furnaces. The move opens the door to a full nationalisation of the company at a later stage, with the prime minister saying "all options" remained on the table. Talks have been taking place this week to keep production going at the firm, after owners Jingye said its blast furnaces were "no...

Strolling in bright sunshine across the immaculately raked gravel of Paris's Tuileries gardens, Barbara and Rick Wilson from Dallas, Oregon, were not exactly in disguise. But earlier that morning, on their very first trip to France, Rick, 74, had taken an unusual precaution. Before leaving his hotel, he'd taken a small piece of black tape and covered up the Stars and Stripes flag on the corner of his baseball cap. "We're sick about it. It's horrible. Just horrible," said Rick, as he and his wife contemplated the sudden sense of shame and embarrassment they said they now felt, as Americans,...