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SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China, while insisting that they also contribute more to their own defense. He said Washington will bolster its defenses overseas to counter what the Pentagon sees as rapidly developing threats by Beijing, particularly in its aggressive stance toward Taiwan. China has conducted numerous exercises to test what a blockade would look like of the self-governing island, which Beijing claims as its own and the U.S. has pledged to defend. China’s...

SummaryIAEA board requested 'comprehensive' report on Iran Describes past secret programme, current poor cooperation Western powers plan resolution against Iran at board Resolution would declare Iran in breach of obligations Iran's stock of near-bomb-grade uranium jumps again VIENNA, May 31 (Reuters) - Iran carried out secret nuclear activities with material not declared to the U.N. nuclear watchdog at three locations that have long been under investigation, the watchdog said in a wide-ranging, confidential report to member states seen by Reuters. The findings in the "comprehensive" International Atomic Energy Agency report requested by the agency's 35-nation Board of Governors in November...

Former President Bill Clinton and bestselling author James Patterson previously collaborated on thrillers set in the White House: "The President Is Missing" and "The President's Daughter," both #1 New York Times bestsellers. Now they've joined forces for their third novel, "The First Gentleman" (to be published June 2 by Little, Brown & Co.). In their latest thriller, the president of the United States is running for re-election while her husband stands trial for murder. Prologue President Wright Administration Year Three: September Brentwood, New Hampshire Cole Wright is sitting in the rear seat of a black up-armored Chevy Suburban, one of...

In light of the new wave of liberal lawfare being waged against President Trump’s tariffs, it’s worth considering: do the liberals have a point? Rand Paul certainly thought so—recall that a few weeks ago he brought the Senate to a tiebreaking vote to halt the tariffs. This is because Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution explicitly grants Congress the power to “lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises” and to “regulate Commerce with foreign Nations”. Strictly speaking, Congress has these powers—not the Executive. However, Congress also has the authority to delegate powers to the Executive for...

A 47-year-old man is going to prison after he was accused of fatally shooting a man in Arizona, federal officials said. Sixteen days after Clifton Nez Hamalowa was released from prison in 2020 after serving time connected to a murder charge, he shot Richard Olds to death, accoridng to a sentencing memorandum filed May 22 in district court.

First, the federal debt crisis has reached a breaking point, with skyrocketing interest payments now surpassing defense spending and on track to become the largest single budget item. This trajectory is unsustainable, signaling that a major financial reckoning is imminent. Second, the Trump administration views the US dollar as severely overvalued, believing it is crippling the economy and that urgent intervention is necessary…. Devaluing the dollar is a boon to debtors, especially the US government, allowing it to borrow in dollars and repay in dimes. Short of an outright default—which Washington is unlikely to do—a weaker dollar is the only...

Key Points - Keith Kellogg, US envoy to Ukraine under President Trump, stated this week that Vladimir Putin's complaint about NATO's eastward expansion is "fair," a comment that could signal a significant shift in the US stance. -This potentially validates Russia's long-held grievance, which it uses to justify the Ukraine war, despite Western counterarguments that no formal treaty barred NATO's growth beyond Germany. -Putin currently demands a written commitment to halt further NATO enlargement as a condition for peace. Kellogg also noted that Ukraine joining NATO is "not on the table" for the US and several other members. Why Ukraine...

In an apparent swipe at King Charles' symbolic show of solidarity with Canada, Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday to stoke the flames for unification with North America under the Stars and Stripes. Trump declared: "I told Canada, which very much wants to be part of our fabulous Golden Dome System, that it will cost $61 Billion Dollars if they remain a separate, but unequal, Nation, but will cost ZERO DOLLARS if they become our cherished 51st State. They are considering the offer!". The proclamation came just hours after King Charles had solemnly opened the Canadian Parliament, a...

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Florida Sen. Rick Scott, at fundraisers in Iowa this week, sought to explain to the Republicans who are poised to have the first say in picking the party’s 2028 presidential nominee why they want to put the brakes on the “big, beautiful” bill that contains much of President Donald Trump’s agenda. But Sue Cheek, a resident of Eldridge nearby, didn’t want to hear it. “We are the ones that elected Trump. This is what we wanted him to do. So let him do it,” she told CNN minutes before Scott took the stage at a...

Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Friday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that Democrats had to “fight like hell” to take the government back from President Donald Trump. Raskin said, “We got to take the government back from all of the grifters and autocrats and dictators and people who are just trashing the basic values of the country, whether we’re talking about a professional civil service, whether we’re talking about due process, which is what separates the rights and freedoms of the people from arbitrary governmental power and dictatorship, whether we’re talking about free speech or free press. You know, there kicking the...

The daughter of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney could be barred from returning to Harvard University in the fall thanks to the ongoing standoff between the Trump administration and the Ivy League school, The Post has learned. Cleo Carney, who grew up in London while her father was Governor of the Bank of England, just finished her freshman year at the embattled Cambridge-based institution. She’s one of the nearly-7,000 international students whose time at Harvard could end after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem moved to terminate the school’s student visa program for the 2025-2026 school year. The younger Carney is...

“I’m the anti-Greta Thunberg. In fact, she’s only 19 days older than me,” Martz tells The Post, barely a week out from receiving his undergraduate degree in meteorology from Pennsylvania’s Millersville University. Unlike the Swedish climate poster child turned Gaza groupie, Martz tackles the incomprehensibly complex subject of Earth’s ever-changing climate with reason and data, rather than alarmists’ emotional outbursts and empty, disruptive antics — or the increasingly mystical theories of left-wing academics.

As many of you here may know, I asked for prayer for mother in recent months due to her battle with dementia. This morning, around 5:30 AM, I received the news that she passed away. She is now in heaven with my father. Her battle with dementia lasted for many years but she was a trooper and was brave to the end. I got to see her yesterday, one last time here on earth, and told her that her job here was done and that it was "time to let go and go see Jesus and dad," that us kids...

President Donald Trump and his allies aren’t alone in accusing New York attorney general Letitia James of abusing her prosecutorial powers. A former high-ranking official in her office is now on the record saying the same. Former assistant New York solicitor general Brian Ginsberg, who reported to James from 2019 through 2022, warned the Supreme Court in a May 12 filing that James is abusing her prosecutorial powers in an ongoing Title IX case against a western New York school district over four disparate sexual misconduct allegations between its students. Ginsberg minced no words about his former boss, urging the...

Departments of Motor Vehicles (DMVs) in multiple states are alerting drivers about a new wave of fraudulent text messages designed to trick recipients into revealing their personal and financial information. As digital scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated, the latest round of phishing attempts is targeting unsuspecting drivers across the United States. DMVs in at least three states — New York, Florida, and California — have reported a surge in fake text messages that employ fear tactics to deceive recipients into divulging sensitive data.

Geopolitics, like generations, is in many respects shaped by impersonal forces. But history is entirely personal. It is subject to a personal God. And likewise, it is frequently redirected by specific human personalities. From Alexander and Caesar to Washington, Lincoln, FDR and Reagan, our lives are repeatedly reshaped by the vision and determination of a single man....The Relentless Resolve of Donald J. TrumpSay what you will about Donald Trump, but no honest observer can deny this: the man simply refuses to quit. For eight years — from the moment he descended that golden escalator in 2015 — Trump has faced...

Saturday 31 May 2025 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Feast The Altar of Saint Petronilla in Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome. Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).First readingZephaniah 3:14-18The Lord, the king of Israel, is in your midstShout for joy, daughter of Zion,Israel, shout aloud!Rejoice, exult with all your heart,daughter of Jerusalem!The Lord has repealed your sentence;he has driven your enemies away.The Lord, the king of Israel, is in your midst;you have no more evil to fear.When that day comes, word will come to Jerusalem:Zion, have no fear,do not let your hands fall limp.The Lord your God...

OCALA, Fla. - Newly released body camera video shows a Marion County deputy using a Taser to subdue a woman who authorities say was wanted on several felony warrants out of Volusia County. ‘I’m not going back to jail' Body camera footage released by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office shows a deputy using a Taser to subdue a woman with outstanding felony warrants. Authorities identified the woman as Trynitee Fields, who was wanted in Volusia County on multiple felony charges. The incident took place last week on the 5600 block of SW 60th Avenue. After a brief pursuit, Ferguson deployed...

Throughout music history, bands have been formed by members who were friends or perhaps created by ambitious producers looking for the next Big Sensation. On the other hand, there are also bands that were born out of cartoons, television programs, and movies. They generally only performed as musical acts on the screen yet achieved the success of a traditional group by releasing records and videos, blurring the lines between real and fiction. While they may not have received major awards or recognition, real people did lend their voices to these pieces of vinyl. snp The Archies The Banana Spits The...

The Republican supermajority in Kentucky’s General Assembly grew even stronger Friday following an announcement from Sen. Robin Webb, of Carter County, that she is switching her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. Her decision marks the end of Democratic representation from rural Kentucky in the state Senate — a significant milestone in the commonwealth’s ongoing political realignment. Webb, an attorney and longtime legislator representing Senate District 18, was first elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1998 from House District 96. She was the last Democrat in the Senate representing Kentucky’s coalfields. “While it’s cliché, it’s true: I didn’t...