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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his special envoy Steve Witkoff had made "great progress" in his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Washington continued its preparations to impose secondary sanctions on Friday. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said he had briefed some European allies about Witkoff's meeting with Putin, which was focused on ending the 3-1/2-year war that began with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. "Everyone agrees this War must come to a close, and we will work towards that in the days and weeks to come," Trump added, without providing further...

*** A federal criminal investigation is underway into Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) over allegations of mortgage fraud, Fox News reported Tuesday night. The probe is being handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland and follows a criminal referral from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to the Department of Justice. According to the FHFA referral obtained by Fox News, Schiff allegedly falsified bank documents and property records to obtain more favorable loan terms on multiple occasions. In a letter dated May 2025, FHFA Director William Pulte wrote that Schiff’s conduct “jeopardizes the safety and soundness of FHFA’s regulated entities...

VIDEOIt wasn't supposed to be this way. Donald Trump was supposed to have been convicted and imprisoned by now. His MAGA supporters completely demoralized and on the decline. America as we knew it would be in its final stages with the country overrun by millions of illegals. Instead the table has turned and the hunters are now the hunted. And Rachel Maddow does not like being a potential prey one bit as you can see in her latest long mournful whine over the termination of the world as she would have liked it. Being at the forefront of the Mockingbird...

ESPN is acquiring the NFL Network and other National Football League media assets, including the linear rights to the league's popular RedZone channel, in a deal that will see the NFL get a 10% equity stake in the all-sports network, it was announced Tuesday night. ESPN will also acquire the NFL's fantasy product and merge it into its existing platform, making ESPN Fantasy Football the official game of the NFL. In a separate deal, the NFL also agreed to license to ESPN other NFL content and intellectual property that will appear on the NFL Network and other assets. The NFL...

The decline in tourism numbers is causing significant concern for Nevada's economy, with impacts reaching beyond the hospitality industry. Jimmy Singh, who runs Las Vegas Souvenirs and Gifts, said his business is suffering due to a combination of factors, including the F-1 street closures and tariffs on imported merchandise. "I saw that also, for now, that tourism is less than last years. We see like a 30 to 40-percent drop," Singh said, noting a significant decrease in foot traffic and fewer international visitors. Singh added that Canadian tourists, once a significant portion of his customer base, are notably absent. "Canada...

Former President Biden's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021 appropriated $7.5 billion for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula (NEVI) and the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program (CFI). Four years later all the money has been spent but only 384 EV charging stations have been built. That averages out at $19 million per station. The Trump Administration is refusing to commit any more funds to either NEVI or CFI. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy insisted that "it's time we stop wasting the taxpayers' money on this stuff. EVs are too expensive to compete against gasoline-fueled vehicles."...

Fox News contributor Ari Fleischer called out the GOP’s effort to implement a new congressional map in Texas for being an unfair power grab. In a post to X on Tuesday, the former press secretary for President George W. Bush spoke out against the GOP’s mid-decade redistricting plan — which would make five districts favorable to Republicans in areas currently represented by Democrats.

This 26 minute-long video was posted 8mos ago but I still love to watch it, along with similar videos. For the first half, the NBC commentators are ecstatic, convinced that Kamala Harris is going to win because... women, college students, Puerto Ricans, independents etc. are going to vote for her. They're virtually celebrating a Harris victory before any of the vote counts are known. Then the actual vote results started coming in...

Trump's imposition of additional tariffs is "unfair, unjustified and unreasonable", the Ministry of External Affairs said. Shortly after US President Donald Trump announced an additional 25% tariffs on India on Wednesday, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs issued a statement, noting that the country will "take all all actions necessary to protect its national interests." The additional import levies have been slapped by Trump to "penalise" India for its continued purchase of Russian crude oil. The MEA, in its statement, said India's imports are based on market factors and done with the "overall objective of ensuring the energy security of...

I have no real desire to platform Sydney Sweeney or American Eagle's slightly raunchy ad campaign. The Bee said it well: That said, the Left just spent a solid week telling us that a generic jeans ad was NAZI PROPAGANDA. Look at a few of the headlines from major publications: * * * * * * * * * * * * It's an ad about jeans that cleverly uses the homophone "genes" to connect the idea that attractive people wear their clothes. There should be no controversy! No one would have really cared about the ad campaign if the...

US Trump talking to Ukraine's Zelenskyy hours after Putin-Witkoff meeting Both Axios and Reuters are reporting that US president Donald Trump is now speaking with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

EXCLUSIVE: Migrant Scooter Robbery Crews Terrorize NYC — Relentless and Ruthless New York City is under siege from ruthless scooter robbery crews, many operated by newly arrived migrants. These dangerous gangs—made up of adults and youths alike—travel in packs across the five boroughs, striking with near impunity. They don’t care who their victims are: reports reveal they’ve robbed 97-year-old women, children as young as 11, and anyone unfortunate enough to cross their path. Some of these crews are linked to notorious migrant gangs such as the Trinitarios, MS-13, TDA, and a Venezuelan gang, all of which have been wreaking havoc...

Former House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes appeared for an interview with Grant Stinchfield and walks through the timeline of the Russiagate hoax. Within the interview, Devin Nunes makes a solid argument that the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago was due to their belief President Trump had the only copy of the HPSCI report, outside IC control; the outcome of a two-year investigation into how John Brennan and the CIA manipulated the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA). It is important to remember that even though Representative Nunes knew the HPSCI investigators were looking at the construct of the...

Three people have been reported dead during a possible active shooter incident at the U.S. Army installation at Fort Stewart in Georgia, according to early reports. The base is under lockdown, with all gate entrances closed. … Witnesses on X have described multiple casualties and a heavy presence of military police and emergency responders. Officials have not yet confirmed the number of shooters involved or the circumstances leading to the fatalities.

A Long Island police chief has been stripped of his duties after screaming at a young girl to 'shut the **** up' while she was loaded into the fire truck on a stretcher. In a TikTok video uploaded on Monday, North Babylon Fire Chief Peter Alt berated and hurled obscenities at the 10-year-old girl while she was being strapped onto a stretcher. 'Shut the **** up! It's like this with you every ******* week!' Alt shouted at the child. As the young girl pleaded with the fire department 'I don't want to go! I want to go home,' Alt responded...

ST CHARLES, Ill. — Texas House Democrats in Illinois were evacuated from their hotel Wednesday morning after the hotel received a bomb threat. “This morning, a threat was made against the safety of the members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus. We are safe, we are secure, and we are undeterred,” a statement from House Democratic leadership said. “We are grateful for Governor Pritzker, local, and state law enforcement for their quick action to ensure our safety.” End excerpt

Former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo, former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon, and former deputy IDF chief Matan Vilnai on Sunday announced they had sent a letter to US President Donald Trump requesting that he compel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the current war. This information was provided to The Jerusalem Post ahead of other media. These top officials, along with top former police and foreign ministry officials, lead the Commanders for Israel’s Security (CIS) group – which now makes up over 600 former senior security officials – in making that call on Trump to intervene. 'Stop the Gaza War'...

Sixteen IDF soldiers have committed suicide in 2025, Brig. Gen. Amir Vadmani of the IDF Personnel Directorate presented to the subcommittee for human resources in the IDF on Tuesday. Additionally, 21 soldiers committed suicide in 2024, 17 in 2023, and 14 in 2022. The committee, chaired by MK Elazar Stern, convened to discuss efforts within the IDF to prevent suicides among soldiers. "What drew attention is the unusual number of suicides recently,” Stern said. “We've addressed this before, but it has become more urgent after soldiers returned from fighting in Gaza.” The committee met with various family members of soldiers...

China is drilling one of the deepest holes ever attempted—down to 10,000 meters—through layers of Earth’s crust untouched for millions of years. In one of the world’s most ambitious geoscience projects to date, Chinese engineers have begun drilling a 10,000-meter vertical borehole into the Earth’s crust. The operation, launched in May 2024, is located in the Tarim Basin, a desert region in northwest China’s Xinjiang province, known for its rich oil deposits and extreme climate. The goal isn’t just depth for depth’s sake. According to Xinhua, China’s state-run news agency, the team is aiming to pass through more than 10...

Obama decided to weigh in on Texas Republicans’ efforts to redistrict mid-decade, and he may have wanted to wait to hit send instead. ... President Trump urged Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas State Legislature to create five additional Republican congressional seats to improve the GOP’s chances of winning the midterms. Abbott and the Legislature obliged, but that was not the end of the story. After the map was approved by a House panel, Texas Democrats fled the state to block the Republicans in the legislature from holding a special session and to block a redistricting vote on Sunday....