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The Defense Intelligence Agency has produced a 5-page preliminary report on the strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities which concludes the strikes were partially successful but failed to destroy the underground sites. That report seems to have leaked instantly to ever major news agency, starting with CNN.The assessment, which has not been previously reported, was produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon’s intelligence arm. It is based on a battle damage assessment conducted by US Central Command in the aftermath of the US strikes, one of the sources said...Two of the people familiar with the assessment said Iran’s stockpile of...

Cudahy Vice Mayor Cynthia Gonzalez is under federal investigation for a video in which she challenges local gang members to defend their territory against federal immigration agents. In the video, Gonzalez calls out gangs like 18th Street and Florencia 13, questioning their silence and urging them to organize and defend their blocks. Gonzalez confirmed the investigation in a Facebook post seeking legal support, while the city of Cudahy distanced itself from her comments, stating they reflect her personal views. LOS ANGELES - A city official in a small town within Los Angeles County is now believed to be under federal...

Thanks to dropping of A-bombs and F-bombs over the Iran/Israel War and the tenuous ceasefire, this news slipped under the radar. While not as edge-of-your-seat as talk of World War III, this is a huge policy shift that will greatly impact American lives.On Monday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) had a press conference where they pledged to streamline the authorization processes for Medicare, Medicaid, the Health Insurance Marketplace, and commercial plans that in which a majority of Americans participate.The HHS website press release announced,U.S....

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U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright is slamming the Biden administration for what he calls an “absolutely infuriating” last-minute spending spree, revealing that more than $90 billion in green energy loans were pushed through by the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office in the weeks between President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection and his January inauguration. In an interview with Breitbart News Washington Bureau Chief Matt Boyle, Wright detailed the results of a newly completed review of the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office, revealing that “more than $90 billion in loans were closed or committed in the 76 days between...

An outspoken Democratic socialist who has emerged as the frontrunner in New York City's mayoral race has a surprising past - hailing from a family filled with famed filmmakers and university professors. Zohran Mamdani, 33, is in a close contest with former New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo to secure the Democratic primary nomination in NYC. Born in Uganda before moving to the US when he was seven, Mamdani is the son of filmmaker Mira Nair and Columbia University Professor Mahmood Mamdani. Nair is most famous for her 1991 romantic flick 'Mississippi Masala', staring Denzel Washington while Mahmood teaches colonial...

States and local governments would be limited in how they can regulate artificial intelligence under a proposal currently before Congress. AI leaders say the move would ensure the US can lead in innovation, but critics say it could lead to fewer consumer protections for the fast-growing technology. The proposal, as passed by the House of Representatives, says no state or political subdivision "may enforce any law or regulation regulating artificial intelligence models, artificial intelligence systems or automated decision systems" for 10 years. In May, the House added it to the full budget bill, which also includes the extension of the...

The Democratic Socialists of Maine criticized their national parent organization in an Instagram post on Sunday after the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) resolved that, from this point forward, masks will be strongly encouraged rather than required for their 2025 national convention. “The National Political Committee’s decision to make masking optional, despite years of advocacy from DSA’s Disability Working Group puts members at risk, and has already had an impact on our delegation,” said the Maine DSA. “COVID is still a threat to the working class in 2025, and to deny this would be a grave mistake. Additionally, bird flu...

In the race for the Democrat nomination to be mayor of New York City, Andrew Cuomo has now conceded to far left socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani, who is now poised to win the contest. It’s amazing that Cuomo would give this up so easily without a fight. From the 19th News: Cuomo concedes to Zohran Mamdani in New York City mayoral primary In an upset, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani will be the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, defeating candidates including Andrew Cuomo, who was seeking a political comeback nearly four years after he resigned as governor of New...

The Left has no ground to stand on for ridiculing President Donald Trump’s strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities. President Obama Barack did not seek formal congressional authority to bomb Libya in 2011, nor in January 2017, when he ordered B-2 bombers to strike ISIS targets inside the country, one of his last acts as President. President Trump has seemingly quelled the concerned of many on the MAGA Right, making certain that last Saturday’s strike was a ‘designated, finite’ act, and not a pre-requisite for a protracted ground invasion, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In...

Former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo shockingly conceded to upstart democratic socialist Zohrab Mamdani in Tuesday’s Democratic Primary Election for the next mayor of New York City.

Trump administration officials on Tuesday slammed a leaked preliminary intelligence assessment of the damage done to Iran’s nuclear facilities by weekend US airstrikes that the president has touted as a massive success. The classified Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) bomb damage assessment — deemed a “low confidence” estimation of the effectiveness of Saturday’s strikes on the Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz sites — reportedly determined that Iran could bring its nuclear program back online as quickly as within one to two months, according to Fox News. On the high end, estimates indicate that Iran could restart uranium enrichment within a year, according...

President Donald Trump shared Breitbart News’s Jon Kahn’s #1 hit tribute song “Fighter” on Truth Social Tuesday after securing a ceasefire in the 12-Day War between Israel and Iran. The president shared Kahn’s song — which the singer/songwriter released in September 2024 as a tribute to Trump following the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania — less than 24 hours after Trump announced the ceasefire agreement he successfully brokered between Israel and Iran. https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114740816878333153 2 MIN OR THIS: https://x.com/mrjondavid/status/1836456015996555634? When Kahn released “Fighter” on X last September with a moving music video, he explained that the song was for Trump and...

Zohran Mamdani is holding onto a commanding 8-point lead with more than 80% of first-round pick votes reported. He was at 43.77% to Andrew Cuomo's 35.75%, according to the Board of Elections.

Mira Murati just closed a $2 billion seed round for her new AI company, Thinking Machines Lab, pushing its valuation to $10 billion, even though the company’s only been alive for six months and hasn’t shared anything about what it’s building. The deal just wrapped up, and people directly involved reportedly say it’s one of the largest early-stage rounds ever done in Silicon Valley. That’s not just rare. That’s almost unheard of. The startup, based in San Francisco, hasn’t launched a product, released a prototype, or even given investors a roadmap. Still, the round was led by Andreessen Horowitz,...

New research has found that being overworked can physically alter the brain. Researchers in South Korea set out to understand how working long hours impact the cognitive and emotional health of employees. The study, published in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine, assessed the brain volume of 110 healthcare workers who were classified by the categories of overworked — working greater than or equal to 52 hours per week — and non-overworked. […] The increased brain volume as observed was found in regions associated with executive functions, (study co-author Wanhyung) Lee said, such as memory, decision-making and attention — as...

Vice President JD Vance credited President Donald Trump's decisive leadership and "America first" strategy for avoiding another prolonged conflict in the Middle East, highlighting the administration's success in brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, Blaze Media reported. Vance offered rare insight this week into the strategic thinking behind the recent U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Iran, emphasizing the restraint and clarity Trump demonstrated in resolving what could have become a major military entanglement. Speaking with Blaze TV host Steve Deace on Tuesday, Vance pointed to the president's refusal to repeat what he described as the missteps of previous U.S....

Here it is. Ex-Biden official Neera Tanden admitted under oath to the House Oversight Committee during a closed-door testimony on Tuesday that she controlled Joe Biden’s autopen. House Oversight Chairman James Comer recently identified five Biden aides who were involved in the cover-up of Joe Biden’s mental decline and autopen scandal. Director of Domestic Policy Council Neera Tanden was brought before the Committee on Tuesday and admitted she was authorized to use Joe Biden’s autopen between October 2021 to May 2023. According to the Washington Examiner, Neera Tanden testified that she was also authorized to direct the autopen, however, she...

I really wish I could stop reading the Sunday New York Times. The political content is pure communism, but it’s the arts coverage that lures me in every week. A recent Sunday edition of the Times offered stories about a new film honoring Nat King Cole, a review of a documentary about the lives of ballerinas, a fantastic profile of the British band Pulp, and an interview with Mia Threapleton, an actress in the new Wes Anderson movie The Phoenician Scheme. Then there’s the book review section, which included books about the history of spies in American high society, how...

…Housing affordability and quality-of-life concerns are pushing longtime Black New Yorkers out of the city, underscoring Democrats’ challenges with their base ahead of the mayoral election… For the better part of the 35 years that she lived in Brooklyn’s East New York neighborhood, Dorinda Pannell made affordable housing her top — if not only — mission. A lifelong Democrat, tenant leader with East Brooklyn Congregations and avid voter, Ms. Pannell, 75, known to her neighbors in the Linden Houses as “Miss P,” spent years organizing her fellow residents to push for better housing conditions. She even took her fight to...