The official story is that the war with Iran is ending. President Trump told reporters Wednesday that the deal has been “largely negotiated,” that talks are proceeding “nicely,” and that closure is within reach. The unofficial story, told in explosions over the Strait of Hormuz, is harder to square with the press releases. American forces […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and other Senate Republicans are under new pressure to deliver on President Trump’s agenda after Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) suffered a blowout loss in the Texas GOP primary. Republican strategists say Cornyn’s lopsided loss is a major blow to Senate GOP leaders who poured tens of millions of dollars… […]
Via The CradleThe US is moving forward with a “fundamental restructuring” of its commitments to European security, transitioning from the traditional “burden sharing” strategy to that of “burden shifting,” according to a Der Spiegel report published on May 26.Under the new vision dubbed “NATO 3.0,” Washington expects European allies to assume responsibility for the continent’s entire conventional defense.Source: DunyaIn […]
U.S. courts sentenced 40 year-old Canadian national Ramanan Pathmanathan to 33 years in federal prison for his role in a harrowing, years-long sexual extortion scheme that targeted more than 100 children in the United States, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced on Wednesday. Between 2014 and up until his arrest on […]
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In what may be the most bizarre story of the week, if not all of 2026, the NYTimes reports that a senior CIA official was arrested last week after investigators found hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million stashed in his Virginia residence, a non-fiat fortune that he apparently brought home from work, according […]
On Wednesday’s “CNN News Central,” Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) said that “Iran is under some economic pressure right now.” But “We’ve got to cut our losses and go home.” Moulton said, “[T]his war has been a failure every step of the way. And, amazingly, the Trump administration seems to finally realize this, which is why […]
The US military carried out new strikes in Iran Wednesday, targeting a military site that threatened American troops and commercial shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. “Today, US Central Command Forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz,” a US official said in a statement. […]
An interesting arrest that might warrant some background material prior to today’s events. Keep in mind there are several indicted individuals from Venezuela and Mexico now said to be cooperating with the DOJ and federal law enforcement. In addition to former Venezuela dictator Nicolas Maduro in the Southern District of New York, we should also […]
President Donald Trump shared that he was invited to attend a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden, as the Knicks compete in the NBA Finals. During a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Trump was asked if he was “going to the Knicks game next week.” Trump explained that he had been “invited by numerous […]
