Reform UK leader Nigel Farage alleged a petrol bomb was shoved through his letterbox in early 2025 during a Wednesday interview. Farage told The Telegraph that he was away when the device ignited inside his porch but saw the aftermath. He said police probed the incident but haven’t named any suspects. The Clacton MP also said he accepted a personal gift to cover his protection costs. Reports of him receiving such a gift have sparked backlash from opposing parties in the UK.“It was an outright arson attempt. I wasn’t at home at the time, but when I came back and…
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During Monday’s CNN This Morning, host Audie Cornish and panelist Antjuan Seawright teamed up on Terry Schilling, director of the American Principles Project and member of the Media Research Center’s board of directors, in an attempt to call Schilling and other conservatives anti-free speech for opposing rhetoric that could incite violence. Schilling mentioned the Biden-era DOJ’s investigations of parents at school board meetings and noted how the TV networks were pro-Biden. Seawright and Cornish denied it and falsely said TV networks did not treat Biden with “loving care.” Cornish questions were framed in a way that painted conservatives against free speech amid the Jimmy Kimmel “expectant…
The Federal Reserve is reported to be historically apolitical, meaning all considerations are absent of politics. However, no individual Federal Reserve Chairman has been more overtly political than Jerome Powell. Today, after announcing yet again the Fed will not lower interest rates, Chairman Jerome Powell announced he will not leave the board of the federal reserve even after his term has expired and he is replaced by recently advanced Kevin Warsh. Powell said he plans to maintain a “low profile” as a governor, but it will be the first time since 1948 that a Federal Reserve Chairman has stayed on…
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Credit: C-SPAN screenshot Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito effectively destroyed the argument against barring the executive branch from terminating TPS for migrants with one question, and humiliated an attorney arguing for the migrants. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the Trump administration could end temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitian and Syrian migrants. Leftist judges in two separate cases previously ruled that the Administration’s efforts to end TPS for these migrants was unconstitutional. As Fox News notes, the Supreme Court agreed last month to review the two cases, and granted what’s called…
By Christian TodayWednesday, April 29, 2026Iranian flag waving with cityscape on background in Tehran, Iran | Getty images/stock photoA Christian advocacy group has issued an urgent appeal for international intervention as humanitarian conditions in Iran continue to worsen, warning that shortages of medicine, food and essential supplies are placing millions of vulnerable people at risk.United Christian Activists (UCA) said ordinary Iranians are finding it increasingly difficult to obtain crucial medicine, medical equipment and daily necessities, with the crisis posing a serious threat to children, the elderly, low-income families and those with chronic illnesses.The group argued that the suffering of Iranian…
For years, I’ve watched the same story play out in American politics. A candidate is expected to win. The polls look good, the messaging sounds right, then election night comes, and somehow, they lose, and often by a lot. When that happens, the usual excuses start flying. People blame demographics. They blame messaging. They blame personality. But after reading “Run Right: A Complete Election Playbook to Win” by Cliff Maloney, it’s clear those explanations miss the real issue.The truth is much simpler. The left organizes far better than the right. (RELATED: Republicans Need To Get A Superior AI Strategy —…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In a world drowning in notifications and devices that want to be everything all at once, calculator giant Texas Instruments (TI) is going back to basics. This week, the company unveiled the TI-84 Evo, its most powerful graphing calculator ever. It explicitly can’t access social media apps or even connect to Wi-Fi. Instead, TI says its $160 “distraction free” device is designed to do only one thing exceptionally well: math. That’s likely welcome news to educators around the country battling a growing attention crisis…
Nothing about California’s high speed rail is moving fast, except the price. Just a few weeks ago, the estimated price of the long-delayed project was said to be $126 billion. This figure wasn’t hidden in a spreadsheet somewhere, it was stated on a national news program. Advertisement ]]>This week, we’re hearing a new number and it’s more than a $100 billion higher.California’s long-delayed high-speed rail project is now facing renewed scrutiny after state leaders revealed a dramatically higher price tag, now estimated at roughly $231 billion, nearly seven times the original $33 billion projection approved by voters in 2008.The revised…
Credit: Gage Skidmore / Flickr Another day, another warning sign from the Washington establishment. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has reportedly will BLOCK a permanent ban on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) in ANY legislation the House sends over, and also “No SAVE America.” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), one of the few true fighters left in Congress, dropped this bombshell warning to the nation on X: “Attention America: John Thune has said he will not support a CBDC ban in any of the legislation we send over. He also has said No Save America.” Attention America: John Thune has…
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development holds a hearing at 3:30 p.m. ET on April 29 to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the National Nuclear Security Administration. …
The Supreme Court in Washington on April 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesThe U.S. Supreme Court in a landmark decision on April 29 reinterpreted a provision of the Voting Rights Act and struck down a majority-black congressional district in Louisiana, opening the door for more redistricting across the United States.In a 6–3 ruling, the high court found that the Louisiana district represented by Rep. Cleo Fields (D-La.) relied on race when the congressional map was drawn up.Ruling Impacts Key Voting Rights Act SectionThe ruling was authored by Justice Samuel Alito and joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Clarence…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech NASA administrator Jared Isaacman is necroposting about an age-old debate in astronomy that was considered officially settled two decades ago: whether Pluto should be counted as a planet. “I am very much in the camp of, ‘Make Pluto A Planet Again,’” Isaacman said during a Tuesday Senate hearing, as quoted by Space.com. While “MPAPA” doesn’t have quite the same ring to it as his president’s political slogan, it’s a position that Isaacman is apparently serious enough about to mobilize the minds at NASA…
The DoJ released a selfie the would-be assassin Cole Allen took before launching on his campaign to kill President Trump and probably other Cabinet members. Along with the photo was a DOJ description of what he was wearing. “At approximately 8:03 p.m., while back inside his hotel room, the defendant used his cellphone to take a photograph of himself in the mirror,” the filing stated, noting that he “appeared to be wearing a small leather bag consistent in appearance with the ammunition-filled bag later recovered from his person (item 1), a shoulder holster (item 2), a sheathed knife consistent in…
(CN) — After a year in office, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is mired in a “polycrisis.”The economy is sputtering, the chancellor’s popularity has plummeted and his massive rearmament plan is forcing unpopular cuts to social services and new taxes upon Germans. That’s not all: He’s arguing with allies, energy bills are rising as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East drag on and the far-right Alternative for Germany is ahead of his center-right Christian Democrats in the polls.Germany is a textbook case of “polycrisis,” a term popularized by British-American historian Adam Tooze to describe a situation where multiple crises interact…
The U.S. Capitol building on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesThe U.S. House of Representatives advanced bills on April 29 to extend a surveillance authority, a budget blueprint to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, and a Farm Bill.The procedural vote to advance the legislation passed 216–210, marking an important win for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who continues to navigate with a slim Republican majority.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday confirmed that he planned to continue serving on the Board of Governors after he leaves the chairmanship.Powell’s appointment to the board is set to last until January 2028. His term as chairman is set to expire in May. He did not, however, confirm plans to complete his term, saying he would remain “for a period of time to be determined,” The Hill reported. Powell added that he would not leave the board until an investigation into the renovation of the Fed Reserve building was complete. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro confirmed this month that…
A Virginia jury on Wednesday found an Afghan national guilty of being part of a conspiracy to provide material support to the designated foreign terrorist group ISIS-K that orchestrated the deadly 2021 suicide-bombing attack at the Kabul airport during the United States military’s final withdrawal from the country.However, the jury deadlocked on the key question of whether defendant Mohammad Sharifullah’s support for the terror group resulted in any of the deaths at the Abbey Gate bombing, in which 13 U.S. service members were killed. The Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombing occurred at the Abbey Gate of the Hamid Karzai International…
Kyiv claims a Russian ship carrying ‘stolen’ Ukrainian grain is headed to Israel’s Haifa port. The post Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Bizarrely Picks Fight With Israel Over Grain Deliveries first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged at 3.5% to 3.75%. Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting may be Jerome Powell’s last as the Senate prepares to confirm Kevin Warsh as the new Fed Chairman. In an unusual development, four FOMC members dissented. As expected, Trump-appointed governor Stephan Miran dissented. “The other three “no” votes came from regional presidents Beth Hammack of Cleveland, Neel Kashkari of Minneapolis and Lorie Logan of Dallas. They said they agreed with the hold but “did not support the inclusion of an easing bias in the statement at this time,”” CNBC reported.…
Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to the media after giving a private deposition to the House Judiciary and House Government and Oversight committees on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 7, 2018. Joshua Roberts/ReutersFormer FBI Director James Comey was released on April 29 after his court appearance over an alleged threat against President Donald Trump.Comey had turned himself in after a grand jury returned an indictment on April 28.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments in two cases to determine whether orders ending temporary protected status for Haiti and Syria are constitutional. Justices on the court are hearing Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe. The two cases challenge an order from President Donald Trump that sought to terminate the special immigration status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants living in the United States. Temporary protected status is granted to immigrants who are fleeing war or natural disasters in their home countries. Haitian and Syrian nationals challenged the Trump administration’s order. Kristi Noem, former Secretary…
By Katelyn WebbWednesday, April 29, 2026The Newsboys | Hannah CorwinThe Christian band Newsboys and owner Wes Campbell have filed a federal lawsuit in Tennessee alleging defamation and antitrust violations against major figures in CCM, including MercyMe and frontman Bart Millard, claiming a coordinated effort to force them out of the concert market.The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, accuses concert promoters, nonprofits, media outlets and artists of participating in what it describes as a wide-ranging scheme to damage the plaintiffs’ reputation, sever business relationships and eliminate them from the Christian touring ecosystem.“In this…
The humorless scarecrow-like Skeletor clone who LARPs as Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, is having one of those whiny, unfortunate sort of weeks that bedevil foreign leaders whose opinion of themselves doesn’t necessarily jibe with reality. Advertisement Merz, who has tried to fashion himself as the one supplicant among the European Union gaggle who has Trump’s ear and the gumption to offer unvarnished opinions, found himself on the receiving end of a Trump blast after spouting some ill-considered, off-the-cuff comments while speaking to schoolchildren during a visit. I’m sure he never thought a single word would make it outside the…
(By former FBI operative David Gletty) How many chances do we as Americans, and the U.S. president, need to give the Secret Service to help get him assassinated?For most presidents, this would not be tolerated. But because it is Donald Trump, the leftist hate groups and the media seem to think it is OK and normal business. It is not OK and not normal business. As a proud American voter, I have always respected the outcome of every presidential election that I have been able to vote in. In fact, I worked with the FBI to disrupt right-wing extremist groups…
In a 9-0 decision delivered today by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the U.S. Supreme Court handed pro-life warriors at First Choice Women’s Resource Centers a massive victory against the radical left’s latest attempt to silence and intimidate faith-based pregnancy centers. The Court ruled that First Choice has standing to challenge New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport’s (succeeding the notorious Matt Platkin) outrageous subpoena demanding the names, addresses, phone numbers, and employment details of nearly all their donors, even though the subpoena hasn’t been enforced yet in state court. This is a DEVASTATING blow to Democrat lawfare tactics designed to dox conservative…
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holds a hearing to examine Biden administration health policies and COVID-19 vaccine safety signals at 2:30 p.m. ET on April 29. Witnesses include Karl Jablonowski, director of science and research at Children’s Health Defense; David Wiseman, president of Synechion…
U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and acting ATF Director Robert Cekada hold a news conference at 3 p.m. ET on April 29 on proposed and final rules related to President Donald Trump’s February executive order titled “Protecting Second Amendment Rights.”
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference following the release of the U.S. Fed policy decision at 2:15 p.m. ET on April 29. …
MINNEAPOLIS (CN) — An internet trade association took Minnesota to federal court Wednesday to block a first-of-its-kind law forcing social media giants to display a government-mandated mental health warning to users.NetChoice, a prominent lobbying group with members including Meta, Google, TikTok and other major media companies, claims state politicians are using “public health” to justify a backdoor means to control online speech.In the 48-page complaint filed in Minnesota federal court, the group argues the state is overstepping its constitutional bounds by compelling private companies to speak the government’s message.In addition to the warning label, Minnesota’s law, scheduled to be implemented…
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee holds a hearing to examine the president’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 2:30 p.m. ET on April 29. Witness: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin …
A confrontation at a college campus in Ohio has drawn attention after a student was caught on video damaging a political group’s display and shouting a disturbing remark tied to a past tragedy. According to the New York Post, the incident unfolded Tuesday afternoon at Kent State University, where members of Turning Point USA had set up a booth in the student center plaza. Video circulating online shows an unidentified student approaching the table before pulling out a pair of scissors and targeting the decorations. Moments later, she began popping balloons arranged around the booth, while members of the group…
Influencer Aleksandra Vasilevna Mendoza reportedly filed a lawsuit against “looksmaxxing” streamer Clavicular alleging battery, fraud, intentional infliction of emotional distress and other claims. Mendoza filed court documents in Florida saying that she believed Clavicular, born Braden Peters, intended to help advance her career in 2025, but alleging he instead took advantage of her, according to TMZ. She claimed he injected drugs into her face and engaged in sexual activity with her while she was under 18. She’s suing for damages in excess of $50,000.An attorney Clavicular denied the claims on the streamer’s behalf. 🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Controversial streamer Clavicular has been…
It appears there were times when the set on “Friends” was not very friendly. Actress Lisa Kudrow, who played Phoebe Buffay on the hit sitcom, called dealing with the writers’ room “brutal.” Kudrow said in an interview with the Sunday Times the atmosphere behind the scenes was often tense. It was also at times inappropriate. “There was definitely mean stuff going on behind the scenes,” the, 62-year-old actress said. Kudrow claimed the pressure to perform was matched by harsh feedback from writers if lines didn’t land perfectly. “Don’t forget, we were recording in front of a live audience of 400,” she said.…
The federal appeals court affirmed in a split decision Donald Trump’s liability for the $83 million civil judgment awarded to columnist E. Jean Carroll who says Trump sexually assaulted her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.MANHATTAN (CN) — The Second Circuit on Wednesday denied President Donald Trump’s petitions for en banc review of his defeated claims of presidential immunity in the civil rape and defamation case won by writer E. Jean Carroll.“The fact of the matter is that no other defendant would be permitted to move to substitute the United States in his place, 15 months after…
Two Jewish men were stabbed in London, United Kingdom, on Wednesday in what police are calling a terrorist incident, reports say. The victims, aged 76 and 34, were both stabbed before 11 a.m. local time and are in stable condition, CNN reported.The suspect, who was tased and detained, had a “history of serious violence and mental health issues,” London’s police commissioner, Mark Rowley, said, according to CNN. (RELATED: Car Bomb Explodes Outside Police Station, Cops Arrest Elderly Terror Suspect) The investigation is being led by counterterrorism officers who are working to establish the suspect’s nationality, background, potential terrorist links, and…
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz delivered an unhinged rant during his State of the State Address on Tuesday in the Minnesota House Chamber, calling federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents “armed lawless gangs” engaged in a “campaign of organized brutality.” Walz dramatically referred to President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement operations in the state as an “unthinkable federal invasion.” The hyperbolic governor asserted, “We experienced an unthinkable federal invasion of our state. For months, armed lawless gangs roamed our communities in a campaign of organized brutality. Families lived in fear. Children were separated from their parents. Neighbors from neighbors.” Walz claimed,…
A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier who participated in the capture of former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to charges Tuesday after allegedly winning over $400,000 for betting that the dictator would be apprehended. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a 38-year-old master sergeant in the U.S. Army, gave his not guilty plea in a New York federal court, according to CBS News. He bet over $33,000 on Polymarket that Maduro would be captured before the news was made public, a Justice Department (DOJ) indictment alleged. He faces charges of unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, commodities…
A brief courtroom appearance offered a stark glimpse into the ongoing case surrounding the deaths of a prominent Hollywood couple, as their son faced a judge with little emotion and few words. According to the New York Post, Nick Reiner appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, weeks after entering a not guilty plea in the killings of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner. The hearing was short, lasting only a few minutes, as attorneys indicated they are still awaiting autopsy results. Reiner, 32, remained mostly silent throughout, offering quiet responses that at one point led the judge…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve in Washington on April 29, 2026. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesThe Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged for the third straight policy meeting on April 29, with the meeting marking the end of Chair Jerome Powell’s tenure as central bank chief.Officials voted 8—4 to keep the benchmark federal funds rate in the current target range of 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech There’s a specter haunting the United States. Americans may not have noticed it, but it’s sure noticed them: the emergent panopticon of AI facial-recognition cameras, automatic license plate readers, AI smart glasses, police fusion centers, surveillance drones, and biomarker databases infesting the landscape. These might seem like separate systems, and therefore different from the kind of centralized panopticon imagined in the pulp sci-fi our parents might have read. Yet as The Nation notes, all levels of AI surveillance — from porch-bound Ring video…
If the regulator’s report on Meta is confirmed, the EU can impose a fine of up to 6% of the company’s total worldwide annual turnover.BRUSSELS (AFP) — The EU said on Wednesday Meta is failing to prevent children under 13 using Facebook and Instagram, potentially exposing them to inappropriate content — and putting the tech giant at risk of a massive fine.The European Union has in recent months stepped up efforts to protect children online, with several member countries considering social media bans for under-16s.The EU executive is also exploring a possible bloc-wide age limit on social media after coming…
A minority investor clashed with the oil giant over whether the lower court gave enough reasoning to kill a foreign subpoena.(CN) — A minority shareholder urged the Fifth Circuit Wednesday to revive its demand for ExxonMobil documents, claiming a Houston federal judge wrongly killed the subpoena with little more than a blunt declaration that it was “way too broad and intrusive and burdensome.”The dispute centers on a federal law that lets foreign litigants obtain U.S.-based evidence for use overseas. Candel & Partners SAS, a minority investor in ExxonMobil’s former French subsidiary Esso S.A.F., is pressing a shareholder derivative lawsuit in…
The third assassination attempt on Trump in two years by a leftist, and the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) grand jury indictment for paying the Klan and other remnants of race groups to stage what happened in Charlottesville, tell you all you need to know about the current Democrat Party. Reagan and Trump were shot at. Obama, Biden and Clinton went through no assassination attempts. Bullets are flying in one direction: left to right. None of these Democrats even had known threats, unless you count Hillary’s lamp throwing attempts on Bill Clinton.Then there was Charlie Kirk. At least the Dems…
This is insane. An Islamist man stabbed two Jewish men and chased away two London police officers. Watching the officers run away was sad. They came back moments later and tasered the crazed radical. Is that the only weapon they had? Police said the two victims, one in his 70s and one in his 30s, were both in a stable condition in the hospital, and officers, some of whom were also attacked, had arrested a 45-year-old man after stopping him by using a Taser stun gun. The latest in a spate of UK antisemitic attacks has drawn demands for urgent…
President Donald Trump greets with Artemis II Astronauts at Oval Office at 2 p.m. ET on April 29. …
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., on Wednesday called on state lawmakers in Tennessee to redraw its slate of congressional district maps to eliminate Democratic-leaning districts in the wake of a decision from the Supreme Court.I urge our state legislature to reconvene to redistrict another Republican seat in Memphis. It’s essential to cement [Donald Trump]’s agenda and the Golden Age of America,” she posted on X. ” I’ve vowed to keep Tennessee a red state, and as Governor, I’ll do everything I can to make this map a reality.” Accompanying her post was a picture of a proposed set of district maps…
Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., had harsh words for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in the wake of an immigration crackdown centered on Minneapolis, Minn.Throughout the Minneapolis operation, Walz positioned himself as an opponent of federal involvement and a sharp critic of ICE’s methods. During his State of the State address on Tuesday evening, Walz slammed ICE for waging what he called a “campaign of organized brutality,” The Hill reported. “Families lived in fear. Children were separated from their parents, neighbors from neighbors,” he added. “Minnesotans who had done nothing wrong were subjected to racial profiling and unlawful detentions.” Walz…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in White Oak, Md., on June 5, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch TimesMost infant formula tested by the Food and Drug Administration had low or undetectable levels of contaminants such as lead, the agency said on April 29.The FDA tested 312 samples of the formula from 16 brands. It looked for arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury, as well as pesticides, chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that can cause health problems such as decreased fertility, and another set of chemicals called phthalates that have also been linked to health issues.We had a problem loading…
You (thankfully) may not have noticed that Earth Day was April 22nd. It’s not quite the national doomsday it was during the Biden administration, but since I live in the information overload world of a writer who lives online, I was treated to nearly as much hysterical propaganda last week as I ever have. Advertisement At least Greta Thunberg has moved on to promoting the genocide of Jews, so I didn’t get a similarly stupid and evil lecture from her about how the world is perpetually 5 years away from extinction. I did, however, get treated to a lecture from Al Gore…
After the April 25 shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, Woke Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz posted on X, condemning the rise of political violence and praising the swift response of law enforcement. In his message, Walz wrote that “political violence has become all too prevalent in America” and said he was grateful for security at the event where President Donald Trump was evacuated after gunfire near the main security screening area. Conservative commentator Scott Jennings, a CNN contributor, quickly quote‑tweeted Walz, calling out his hypocrisy with the caption “This you?” along with a Yahoo article quoting Tim’s…