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An influential group of GOP hawks has launched a behind-the-scenes lobbying offensive pressing President Donald Trump to not only back off his administration’s quest for a nuclear deal with Iran, but greenlight an attack on Tehran by Israel. The campaign is raising alarms among Trump and his allies, who have launched a counteroffensive to keep the president’s diplomacy on track. During a private lunch with the president at the White House last Wednesday, conservative talk show host Mark Levin told Trump that Iran was days away from building a nuclear weapon, an argument Trump’s own intelligence team has told the...

LA Rioters Rob Sushi Restaurant The so-called peaceful ICE protesters in Los Angeles are lighting cars on fire across the city, attacking law enforcement, destroying police cars, hurling explosives at an ICE facility, and now looting local businesses. What’s new? This is how most leftist “protests” ultimately turn out. This is especially true for the well-organized demonstrations, where participants are provided with supply drops and masks, as seen on Monday afternoon when a black pickup truck pulled up to a crowd of pro-illegal immigration protesters carrying the riot necessities on Monday afternoon. New footage from the days-long insurrection in LA...

Mexico’s president is threatening to “mobilize” the country against a Republican proposal to tax remittances, which advocates say would choke off cash flow to Mexican drug cartels. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum raged against the proposal in a speech against the law, which imposes a tax on money sent out of the United States by foreign nationals. “If necessary, we’ll mobilize,” Sheinbaum said. “We don’t want taxes on remittances from our fellow countrymen. From the U.S. to Mexico.” President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” includes a 3.5 percent tax on remittances, a policy that experts told The Daily Wire is...

The world's largest group of oil producers, OPEC+, stuck to its guns on Saturday with another big increase of 411,000 barrels per day for July as it looks to wrestle back market share and punish over-producers.Having spent years curbing production - more than 5 million barrels a day (bpd) or 5% of world demand - eight OPEC+ countries made a modest output increase in April before tripling it for May, June and now July.They are spurring production despite the extra supply weighing on crude prices as group leaders Saudi Arabia and Russia seek to win back market share as well...

House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., announced Monday he will resign from the lower chamber once it votes on the reconciliation package again to take a job in the private sector. Green, who was first elected to the chamber in 2018, has been serving in the lead post on the Homeland Security committee since 2023. He helped orchestrate the impeachment of former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in 2024. The chairman, who previously expected to resign from Congress last year, did not state who he supported to replace him. He also did not state what the private sector job...

Recently, Gov. Newsom weighed in on the Trump administration’s efforts to undo the last four years of border destruction, when an estimated 10-12 million illegal aliens entered the U.S. unlawfully—among them thousands with criminal records. Of the recent Los Angeles efforts of ICE to detain those who entered and reside here illegally, the governor proclaimed: “Continued chaotic federal sweeps, across California, to meet an arbitrary arrest quota are as reckless as they are cruel. Donald Trump’s chaos is eroding trust, tearing families apart, and undermining the workers and industries that power America’s economy.”

No one voted against a resolution condemning the rise of hate crimes against Jews when it came to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday evening. But two congresswomen declined to vote yes. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, each voted “present” on the resolution, introduced in the wake of attacks on Jewish targets in Boulder, Colorado, and Washington, D.C. The women — both of whom have been accused of antisemitism themselves — each said they could not support the resolution because of what they said was Congress’ inattention...

Daily Readings from the USCCBchristian; catholic; devotional; mycatholiclife Jesus said to his disciples: “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world…” Matthew 5:13–14Every Christian has two primary duties in life. First, we must strive for personal holiness. And second, we must work to help others achieve this same degree of holiness. This is what it means to be the “salt of the earth” and the “light of...

VIDEOLA Scanner aka JACK DONALD QUILLIN happily doxxed ICE agents in Los Angeles over the past weekend including information' about where they were located. Well, FAFO. And, boy, id LA Scanner FIND OUT in a big way since a federal arrest warrant for' him has been issued and he now faces prison time. In addition, the incredibly SICK and SEEDY background of LA Scanner has been revealed for all the world to see. Yes, the gloating DOXXER has now become the one who has been DOXXED and as you can see is now begging for mercy like a crying baby.Exit...

YouTuber and US inventor Styropyro has assembled and tested a 250-watt handheld laser. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBVlL0FNbSE According to him, the laser system he created is 50 thousand times more powerful than laser pointers. Probably, his laser is much more powerful than it can be allowed by american law. This, however, did not stop Styropyro from testing its own development. In a video of the results of field tests, the YouTuber burned several objects and even left burn marks on diamonds. The most common type of handheld lasers are laser pointers, which are mainly used in educational institutions. The power of their...

The agency has taken its strongest line yet on fertility decline, warning that hundreds of millions of people are not able to have the number of children they want, citing the prohibitive cost of parenthood and the lack of a suitable partner as some of the reasons. UNFPA surveyed 14,000 people in 14 countries about their fertility intentions. One in five said they haven't had or expect they won't have their desired number of children. The countries surveyed - South Korea, Thailand, Italy, Hungary, Germany, Sweden, Brazil, Mexico, US, India, Indonesia, Morocco, South Africa, and Nigeria - account for a...

“He can’t be as honest and candid as he was with me when he didn’t have Donald Trump as his boss,” Massie said. “He’s got his job is to sell this bill, and he’s trying to put lipstick on a pig, and Rand Paul and I are pointing out it’s a pig.”

A group backed by Democratic mega donor George Soros is pouring money into Texas ahead of next year’s midterms in hopes of flipping the red state blue. The Texas Majority PAC and the Texas Democratic Party launched an eight-figure campaign dubbed “Blue Texas” on Monday aimed at electing Democrats up and down the ballot in the Lone Star State next year. Later this month, the effort will hold kickoff rallies in Harris, Dallas, Travis, Bexar, Tarrant, Denton, Collin, Brazoria, Williamson, Hidalgo, Cameron, and El Paso Counties. Next month, Blue Texas will launch the “Turn Texas Blue” tour, which will make...

The U.S. Justice Department is suing the owner of Oakland’s Jerusalem Coffee House over two incidents in which he allegedly booted Jewish customers who wore baseball caps featuring the Star of David. Footage from an Oct. 26 confrontation shows owner Abdulrahim Harara, who is of Palestinian heritage, telling customer Jonathan Hirsch to “get out of my business” after spotting what he called Hirsch’s “violent hat.” “You can’t refuse service for a protected class,” Hirsch says in the heated confrontation. “Yes I can,” Harara says. “Are you a Zionist? Leave!” Harara did not comment for this story, but Hirsch’s attorney, Omer...

Introduced June 6, 2025 119th Congress (2025–2027) Status Introduced on June 6, 2025 This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on June 6, 2025. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole. Other activity may have occurred on another bill with identical or similar provisions. Sponsor Thomas Massie Representative for Kentucky's 4th congressional district Republican Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. If this...

[…]"It is vital that the response to this and other similar Russian attacks is not silence from the world, but concrete action," Zelenskyy said in his statement."Action from America, which has the power to force Russia into peace," he continued. "Action from Europe, which has no alternative but to be strong. Action from others around the world who called for diplomacy and an end to the war -- and whom Russia has ignored. There must be strong pressure for the sake of peace..."

Democrat Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman took to social media Monday to criticize his fellow Democrats for not denouncing the violent riots that broke out in Los Angeles after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid. In a post on X, Fetterman said he was disappointed in his party’s failure to take a firm stand against the destruction, calling the situation “anarchy and true chaos.” He said that the Democratic Party risks losing its moral high ground when it fails to unequivocally condemn such actions. “I unapologetically stand for free speech, peaceful demonstrations, and immigration—but this is not that. This is...

More than 100 Democrats voted against a House resolution on Monday to condemn last week's firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado, that injured at least 15 people. The measure, introduced by Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., passed with 280 votes despite 113 Democrats voting against it. And 75 Democrats voted with Republicans to pass the resolution. Six lawmakers — including one Republican — voted "present." Democrats took issue with language in the resolution, including one piece that expressed "gratitude" toward Immigration and Customs Enforcement for "protecting the homeland," Axios reported.

The consequences of America's failure to act on its victory in the Cold War, so carelessly thrown away by the Bush, Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations, are now playing out, first in the judiciary and now in the streets. What started as legal challenges in federal courts across the land has turned into open rebellion, to which has now been added foreign interference in America's internal affairs. It's a powderkeg, but this time the Left will either step down or be put down. While the media continues its impersonation of Baghdad Bob, and largely refuses to call the violence currently...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) broke with the Democratic Party and condemned the anti-ICE riots that broke out in Los Angeles, pointing out that it is “anarchy and true chaos.” In a post on X, Fetterman explained that he “unapologetically” stands for “free speech, peaceful demonstrations, and immigration.” Sen. Fetterman Breaks with Democrats, Condemns L.A. Riots: ‘Anarchy and True Chaos’ 277 A protester throws a scooter at a police vehical near the metropolitan detention center ofAP Photo/Jae C. Hong Elizabeth Weibel9 Jun 2025310 2:34 Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) broke with the Democratic Party and condemned the anti-ICE riots that broke out...