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India's executive director at the International Monetary Fund will put forward the country's position at a board meeting on Friday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Thursday in response to a query on New Delhi asking for a review of loans to Pakistan.

What’s become increasingly clear is that absent Trump and a few Republicans, the GOP lacks the willingness and ability to govern.. Throughout the 2024 election cycle, Republicans pledged that, if elected, they would use their congressional majorities to reverse the disastrous policies enacted by President Biden and Democrats. Whether it was bringing down Bidenflation or curbing the border invasion, the campaign message from the GOP was clear: Elect us and we’ll fix it. But now that they’ve been given the reins of power, many congressional Republicans have shown little interest in actually governing in accordance with the pitch they made...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) told FOX News host Bret Baier on "Special Report" that he has no apologies for using private airplanes to travel to his "Fighting Oligarchy Tour" rallies. BRET BAIER, FOX NEWS: Alright, last thing. You know, Elissa Slotkin, Senator from Michigan, she said you shouldn't be using oligarch, it's over people's head. You've gotten criticized from other people. Free Beacon says Bernie Sanders spent $221,000 on private jets fighting the oligarchy tour, paid for by friends of Bernie Sanders. That you've spent millions of dollars in campaign funds on private jet travel over the years. How do...

Let's watch Joe beg for money...as best as his dotard brain can.

A full rehearsal for the Moscow Victory Day Parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War (May 9, 1945 – 2025) took place at Red Square on May 7. The Việt Nam People’s Army (VPA) contingent was also among the several foreign armed forces invited by the Russian Government to take part in this famous parade. This is a major event honouring the historic victory of the then Soviet Union, affirming the indomitable will and solidarity of the Soviet people and progressive forces worldwide in the fight against fascism. The organising committee commended the VPA...

NOW: President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social: "Big News Conference tomorrow morning at 10:00 A.M., The Oval Office, concerning a MAJOR TRADE DEAL WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF A BIG, AND HIGHLY RESPECTED, COUNTRY. THE FIRST OF MANY!!!"

A movement that wants to topple the world order seems to be terrified of talking to journalists. Last week, I was hounded out of a protest by a pair of authoritarians opposing fascism. Billed as a “May Day” rally on behalf of workers, the event, which began in Foley Square in downtown Manhattan, was one of dozens of such protests promoted by 50501. This one was organized by a coalition of unions and other progressive groups, including the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. I attended the rally and had spent about an hour interviewing participants...

Temple University has suspended a second student involved in the “F— the Jews” sign at a Philadelphia bar owned by Dave Portnoy, according to a Wednesday statement from the university. The second student’s name has not been released. In a post on X, Portnoy referenced two people involved in ordering the “F— the Jews” sign, including Temple student Mo Khan — who had posted a video of the sign to social media — and a friend. On a call with the two, Portnoy said both “cried their eyes out” and “accepted responsibility for their hateful actions.” But Khan later said...

A groundbreaking discovery in South America has positioned a major copper project among the world’s top resources. Lundin Mining and BHP’s joint venture uncovers rich deposits of copper, gold, and silver. Bingham copper mine, captured during the day. Credit; Shutterstock ************************************************************************ A major discovery in South America has thrust the Filo del Sol project into the spotlight. The Vicuña joint venture, formed by Lundin Mining and BHP, recently announced what is believed to be the largest greenfield copper find in the past three decades. This new find significantly boosts the project’s position, placing it among the world’s top ten copper...

Wonder Woman star Lynda Carter, the actress who once said one month to celebrate the LGBTQIA2S+ community “felt so short,” is now saying Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) is “fundamentally American.” “‘DEI’ is not a bad word. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamentally American – a reflection of who we actually are,” Carter said on Bluesky. “After centuries of erasure, we’ve seen progress in representation in recent years, and I don’t want to go back.” DEI, a whitewashed rebrand of affirmative action — race, sex, gender identity, sexual preference, and religion-based affirmative action in college admissions was struck down by the...

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Thursday their two countries should be "friends of steel", as they pledged to raise cooperation to a new level and "decisively" counter the influence of the United States. At talks in the Kremlin, the two leaders cast themselves as defenders of a new world order no longer dominated by the U.S. In a lengthy joint statement, they said they would deepen relations in all areas, including military ties, and "strengthen coordination in order to decisively counter Washington's course of 'dual containment' of Russia and China". -snip- Xi, whose country is currently...

Oil refinery Valero has opted to close its operations in California due to excessive regulations on energy. Located in the small city of Benicia, the town is expected to lose 400 jobs, which the mayor is calling the exit “a major hit on the city.” Everyone in California is feeling the impact of Newsom’s war on fossil fuels. Valero said its decision ” follows years of regulatory pressure, significant fines for air quality violations, and a recent lawsuit settlement related to environmental concerns.” “California has been pursuing policies to move away from fossil fuels for really for the past 20...

The attorney general is asking an appellate court to lift the block on a new state immigration law. The law makes it a misdemeanor for adults who came to the U.S. illegally by eluding or avoiding examination or inspection by immigration officers to enter Florida. The governor and Uthmeier contend that the judge in the case has gone beyond her boundaries in calling on Florida law enforcement agencies to stop making immigration arrests. “She’s trying to exercise authority that she does not possess. Fine,” DeSantis said. “There’s parties to the case and she’s rendered a decision even though it’s a...

Things got crazy for Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of President Donald Trump, and her husband, Jared Kushner, when the two tried taking a night out on the town in South Beach, Florida, on Sunday, May 4. What happened was a strange man rushed at the couple, leaving the Secret Service to intervene and clobber the potential attacker. The incident was caught on tape by RealClearPolitics’s Susan Crabtree. A correspondent for the outlet, she caught a video of the first daughter and her husband walking to their waiting car as a crowd formed around them, which is what precipitated the...

Former President Joe Biden claimed in an interview broadcast Wednesday that it was difficult for him to drop out of the 2024 presidential election because his single term in office was a great success. Biden told BBC in his first broadcast interview since exiting the White House that his administration was “so successful on our agenda,” adding that it was a “hard decision” for him to step down from the presidential race. He added that he does not think “it would have mattered” if he had abandoned his reelection bid at an earlier time. “Things moved so quickly that it...

Going Entebbe on the hostage-taking dictator, right in front of his patron, Vladimir Putin. For Venezuela's fraudulently elected Nicolas Maduro, in Moscow to pay tribute to his patron Vlad Putin, yesterday was kind of embarrassing for both of them. Way under the radar, Secretary of State Marco Rubio had been busy, figuring out a way to make both of them look like weaklings, and with perfect timing, he succeeded: The U.S. welcomes the successful rescue of all hostages held by the Maduro regime at the Argentinian Embassy in Caracas. Following a precise operation, all hostages are now safely on U.S....

President Trump has repeated his call to defund PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) and NPR (National Public Radio). Under the First Amendment, PBS and NPR certainly have the right to free expression, but must the American taxpayers be forced to fund them? From a Christian and conservative perspective, they are heavily biased broadcasters.

U.S. intelligence chiefs ordered agencies to tighten surveillance on Greenland, the first tangible step toward President Donald Trump’s oft-stated goal of bringing the Arctic island under American control, sources leaked to The Wall Street Journal. The directive instructed the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), National Security Administration (NSA) and the CIA to identify Greenlandic and Danish figures who might back U.S. objectives and to gauge public sentiment toward American resource extraction, the outlet reported Tuesday. Its emergence triggered immediate pushback from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who accused unnamed officials of leaking in order to thwart the administration. “The Wall...

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is a task force created by the Trump administration to root out waste and corruption in the federal government. To promote its mission and celebrate its accomplishments, Leo Zacky (foreground, left), a candidate for the Republican Party's nomination for governor of California teamed up with Shiva Bagheri (foreground, right), a fitness and dance instructor, community organizer and activist to perform the DOGE Dance, a lively dance set to the music of Brian Coyne's dance tune “DOGE.” The performance took place at a rally in Beverly Gardens Park in Beverly Hills, Calif. sponsored by the...

The bulk of the mammoth $254 billion state budget deal was unveiled Wednesday with some last minute self-serving quietly slipped into the batter before Albany lawmakers were set to finally vote on it. The spending plan documents — nicknamed “The Big Ugly” in capital lingo — provide a last-minute, warts-and-all look at much-anticipated legislation focused on New York City’s mental health crisis, recidivism problems and more. Gov. Kathy Hochul ran a victory lap Wednesday after a deal to revamp the state’s discovery laws — a move to combat a slew of criminal cases that have been getting dismissed on technicalities....