The Ottoman Empire’s downfall was shaped by more than war. England expanded its power by establishing a bank in the heart of Istanbul, using foreign loans and financial influence to gain control over Ottoman finances. Watch this creative 3D non-photorealistic rendering animation. The Ottoman Empire offers a case study in sovereign debt risk. During the nineteenth century, military spending and fiscal pressures pushed the government toward foreign borrowing. Loans provided funding, but repeated borrowing increased repayment obligations and exposed public finances to changing conditions in European credit markets. The Imperial Ottoman Bank became central to this relationship. Supported by British…
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A single bat colony contains hundreds or even thousands of the winged mammals. But with less-than-ideal eyesight and so many neighbors, how do mothers identify their pups amid the extremely crowded conditions? Writing in a new study published today in the journal Frontiers in Ethology, researchers say it often comes down to the subtle, unique vocalizations emitted by their individual offspring. To assess their responses, the team relied on an even more delicate biological signal—the mother bat’s own heartbeat. The investigation began when biologists at Japan’s Doshisha University noticed a surprising—but consistent—behavior among the Japanese house bats (Alionoctula abramus) in…
On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) stated that the Trump administration “reviles immigrants” and Elon Musk is “an immigrant who came in, who never really inhaled the real values of our country. … He’s got no real interest in the values of our country, in equal protection and due process and the First Amendment and representative government.” Raskin stated, “This sort of forbidden thought occurred to me, Lawrence, which was, he’s part of the Trump regime, which has denounced immigrants and reviles immigrants and so on. Well, he’s an immigrant, and he’s an…
An election worker handles mail-in ballots at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center during California’s state primary election in the City of Industry, Calif., on June 2, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a notice of appeal on Oct. 22 in its bid to block California from counting mail-in ballots from voters whom the federal government suspected of being noncitizens.The DOJ asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to intervene after U.S. District Judge David Carter failed to rule on its emergency application for injunctive relief by noon Thursday, the deadline set by…
Please follow us on Truth Social, X, YouTube, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, GETTR, Gab, Instagram Tom Tiffany, the Republican nominee for Wisconsin governor, addressed the role of state and local police in immigration matters during a WISN-TV debate on Wednesday. He said undocumented immigrants who are charged with crimes and held in local jails should be removed from Wisconsin through cooperation with federal immigration authorities, ICE. Asked whether he would make that cooperation a legal requirement, Tiffany said he would. He added that local, county and state officers ought to work closely alongside federal authorities. Tiffany’s opponent, Democratic Milwaukee County Executive…
On Thursday’s broadcast of “NewsNation Now,” Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) discussed a thwarted attack on a Hindu temple and threats to Rep. Keith Self (R-TX), and Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) and stated that one issue is “Big Tech is not policing social media. That means that Congress has to police Big Tech.” And hate is leading to violence. Krishnamoorthi said that everyone needs to denounce political violence and avoid using violent rhetoric because that kind of rhetoric leads to violence. He added that both parties need to not use “rhetoric that would kind of demean people or target people, not…
Thursday on MS NOW’s “Deadline,” network host Al Sharpton said if Democrats win the majority in the House, “you will see hearings like you never saw before.” Host Ari Melber said, “Mr. Lewandowski is someone who is really personally close to the president. He was there early in Iowa and New Hampshire in ’16. Stood through the president in multiple investigations. We’ve had him on this program at one point when he was willing to do interviews, and he’s a loyalist, he is not someone that Donald Trump, unlike some of the revenge prosecutions of former Republicans or former MAGA,…
President Donald Trump called on Thursday for Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) to be disqualified from Congress and resign immediately. Speaking at a rally in Sioux City, Iowa, Trump accused Omar of winning an election under a false name after federal prosecutors identified her as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi” in a court filing, saying House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) should be informed that she should no longer serve in the chamber. “So it’s not looking good because she used a fake name to be sworn in. I assume she must immediately have to resign from Congress,” Trump said. “So please inform…
Supporters of Serbia’s student-led movement attend the final rally for the student-backed election list in Belgrade, Serbia, on Oct. 22, 2026. Djordje Kostic/AFP via Getty ImagesSupporters of Serbia’s student-led movement attend the final rally for the student-backed election list in Belgrade, Serbia, on Oct. 22, 2026. Djordje Kostic/AFP via Getty Images
Nearly $2 million dollars donated to the victims of Maine’s biggest mass shooting didn’t go to the victims and instead went into the hands of Muslim groups and left-wing migrant activist groups, according to a new report. After the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 18 innocent people in Lewiston, Maine, in October of 2023, the state’s Democrat Governor, Janet Mills, promoted an organization called the Maine Community Foundation that began taking donations from the public to benefit the survivors of the rampage. Mills endorsed the organization as the only trustworthy place to send donations to help the victims.…
Substantial evidence gathered over the past four years demonstrates that the federal government, along with congressional and private-sector partners, attempted to shield the Biden family from revelations regarding its foreign business endeavors and Hunter Biden’s unlawful actions. Memos released Thursday by the White House Government Transparency Task Force revealed a new chapter in the saga. They show that the FBI and State Department moved in September 2020 to keep Ukrainian witness Andrii Telizhenko from meeting with Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who were investigating Biden family business in Ukraine and China, Just the News first reported yesterday. Kept the…
Just weeks ahead of the 2026 midterms, the Trump administration has launched a nationwide operation to crack down on illegal immigrants fraudulently collecting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, known to many by the anachronism “food stamps.”The operation, run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is part of a broader initiative by the Trump administration to root out waste, fraud, and abuse of federal programs. “Illegal aliens who have no right to be here in the first place are the last people who should be using SNAP benefits and other forms of welfare,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a…
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at lowering single-family homeownership and mortgage costs, placing renewed emphasis on restoring the American Dream of homeownership amid persistent affordability challenges.“The American Dream of homeownership is a vital pillar of our great country,” the order reads. To be sure, the issue of homeownership – amid the larger issue of affordability in housing and in general – is a concern among Americans that has also become a midterm election issue. According to Freddie Mac, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was at 7.32% on Thursday, compared to 3.15% in 2021. That same…
An estimated 58% of Americans or more – hundreds of millions of people – get their news from at least one of the Big Four news aggregators: Apple News, Google News, Yahoo News and Microsoft’s MSN.But a nonprofit, conservative media watchdog has documented an extreme left-leaning bias among them. David Bozell, who leads the Media Research Center, says his group in analyzing one month of stories on Apple News found that of 620 stories that Apple had promoted on its top feeds, “not a single one of those stories was from a right-wing news source. Not one. Zero.” According to…
Emmy award-winning actor Tom Skerritt, known for a leading role in the TV show “Picket Fences,” and as a flight instructor in “Top Gun,” died Wednesday at the age of 93-years-old, his family said Thursday.Skerritt’s family said the actor, who died of natural causes, was known to them for his “generosity” and “humor.” “While the world knew Tom through his remarkable acting career, we knew him for his humor, curiosity, wisdom, generosity and the love he brought into our lives,” the family told the Associated Press. “He cared deeply about imagination, creativity, storytelling, service, veterans, the natural world and…
President Donald Trump revealed in a speech in Iowa on Thursday night that he directed the War Department to invoke the 1950s’ Defense Production Act to boost oil production as gas prices remain high ahead of the midterms.The president said the department will release $150 million to increase American refining capacity and produce more diesel and more gasoline. Trump signed a memorandum earlier in the day that directed War Secretary Pete Hegseth to use the Cold War-era act to complete purchases, make commitments and use financial instruments to expand domestic petroleum infrastructure. The president claimed the quickest and most cost-effective…
President Trump signs an executive order at his desk. Photo: The White House, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Please follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Truth Social, Gettr, X, Youtube, Instagram Originally published at Mises Wire. Last month, Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, a bill Congress passed to honor the late senator by codifying and expanding the extensive sanctions regime he devoted much of his career to building. However, last Friday—two days before they were set to take effect—Trump signed an executive order waiving the sanctions that would have been imposed…
Following an unauthorized publication of a strategic outline, some people within the military and intelligence system quickly ran to the Washington Post in order to get out in front of the issue. In this overview, Mike Steger examines the Washington Post report on current and former national security officials advising state governments and lawmakers ahead of the midterm elections. He explores the role of National Security Leaders for America, the Horizons Project, and their preparations for potential military involvement during an election crisis. Mike connects these developments to the Trump administration’s election security efforts, political tensions in Brazil and France,…
Screencap of Twitter/X video. AOC of New York was recently in Maine campaigning for Troy Jackson. During her remarks, she went off on a tangent about the FBI and the DOJ, suggesting that both agencies are corrupt and must be investigated. Why? Because they’re going after her good friend Ilhan Omar. AOC had no problem with the FBI or the DOJ when Democrat were using them to investigate Donald Trump, because that was just different. Transcript via Real Clear Politics: REP. ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ (D-NY): First and foremost, everything that we are seeing unfold right now is an absolute weaponization of…
A 27-year-old man was arrested this week after police said they caught him using a sledgehammer to smash an Iwo Jima statue in Quantico, Virginia. Officers with the Prince William County Police Department responded around 10:13 p.m. Wednesday after someone reported property being destroyed near the Marine Corps Base Quantico main gate. When they got there, they found a man, later identified as Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano of Stafford, actively damaging the statue, according to police. Officers said one of the depicted soldiers’ heads had been removed from the sculpture, and the department estimated the overall cost of the destruction…
President Donald Trump warned Thursday that the United States may launch further strikes against Iran, as Washington and Israel prepare for a possible new offensive following the November midterm elections.“We’ve knocked the hell out of them. And we may do it a little bit further,” Trump told reporters. Asked how the war with Iran could affect the midterm elections, Trump acknowledged the political costs of military action but defended his decision to confront Tehran. .@POTUS on Iran: “We’ve knocked the hell out of them — and we may do it a little bit further.” https://t.co/FP0pIsJiSk — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47)…
Jamal Wallace, a senior defensive tackle at the University of Utah, has been suspended from the school’s football program after being accused of rape and forcible sodomy and of sharing videos of the alleged attack on social media.According to TMZ Sports, Wallace and a woman he was having a relationship with were discussing their relationship status when the football player allegedly grabbed the woman by the back of the neck and forced her to perform oral sex on him. Wallace is also accused of taking the woman’s phone and recording the alleged assault before sending it to several people on…
Screencap of Twitter/X video. CNN’s Dana Bash recently spoke to a voter in Michigan who calmly explained to her that Democrats are no longer the party of the working class. That may have been the case years ago, but these days every time a Democrat opens their mouth, they’re talking about trans issues, defending criminals, defending illegal immigrants, or how much they hate Trump. That’s it. Trump is by far, a greater defender of the working class than anyone in today’s Democrat Party. Deep down, they know this and it drives them bonkers. In the video, the man says: “Back…
Screencap of YouTube video. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts was recently grilled – on CNN of all places – about the fact that despite all of the Democrat Party’s complaints about billionaires, they are being funded for the midterms by quite a few of them. The whole billionaire thing on the left is so tiresome. It all goes back to Bernie Sanders. He used to be the only one who talked about it but now they all do. Of course, they all conveniently look the other way when a billionaire is ready to hand them a massive campaign donation. It’s…
By CP StaffThursday, October 22, 2026Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico speaks at an American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations rally at The Texas Gulf Coast Labor Federation on Oct. 21, 2026 in Houston, Texas. | Danielle Villasana/Getty ImagesDemocratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico has drawn scrutiny for recently participating in a meet-and-greet with Muslim community leaders, including an organizer whose coalition has participated in events with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which has been designated as a terrorist organization in Texas.According to an Oct. 18 Facebook post by Emad Salem, co-founder and vice chair of…
Citing errors that appeared to be the result of AI hallucinations, the appeals panel overturned a Mississippi federal judge’s preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of a state law banning DEI at public schools and universities.(CN) — A Fifth Circuit panel on Thursday attacked a lower court’s use of artificial intelligence in issuing temporary rulings blocking a Mississippi law prohibiting diversity, equity and inclusion in public schools and universities.In a scathing opinion, U.S. Circuit Judge Jerry Smith criticized U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate, a fellow Ronald Reagan appointee, for his rulings finding a group of teachers, students and parents were likely to succeed…
Failed foreign relations rebranded: Washington’s new slogan sells retreat as strength, and the vacuum is already filling Every fading power eventually learns to describe its retreat as strength and maturity. A new book promoted by The Epoch Times offers the latest version of that story: “partners not dependents.” In “Trump’s New World Re-Order,” released Oct. 20, author Rod D. Martin argues that President Donald Trump’s second-term foreign policy is not isolationism but a rational re-ordering of priorities that extends American influence. It is a flattering narrative, and it arrives just as Turkey pockets a Libyan maritime deal, U.N. peacekeepers prepare…
AI bubble’s first major leak: Why the $10T data center boom is starting to crack Over $10 trillion in projected AI infrastructure spending from 2025 to 2032 is showing serious fractures, with at least 47 large data center projects delayed, withdrawn or blocked in 2026 alone. Rising interest rates, souring bond markets, local opposition and construction delays have triggered a sell-off, sending CoreWeave’s stock down nearly 25% and pushing some of its bonds into distressed territory. Analysts estimate only about 35% of planned U.S. data center pipeline is credible, while over 1,000 communities have introduced moratoriums or restrictions on AI…
EU allocates $736 million for online censorship under the ruse of tackling “hate speech” and “disinformation” The European Union has allocated $736 million for online censorship programs and is expanding its ability to punish journalists and citizens for speech deemed objectionable, often without judicial oversight. German journalist Huseyin Dogru became the first European citizen sanctioned under the EU’s regime for allegedly spreading Russian propaganda, resulting in a “civil death” where he is restricted to a €506 ($567) monthly allowance and cannot hold a job or bank account. The Council of the European Union defended its power to punish individuals without criminal…
Poll: Nearly Half of U.S. Active-Duty Troops Oppose War on Iran The poll’s release comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran. The survey queried respondents on their attitudes toward the war, which began earlier this year under the Trump administration [1]. According to The Cradle, the poll did not specify a margin of error or provide a detailed breakdown of responses by military branch or rank [1]. The Cradle report did not indicate how many respondents shared that view, but the 49 percent opposition figure represents a near-majority of those surveyed [1]. Survey Results and Breakdowns The poll did…
Study: EV Battery Carbon Footprint Could Fall 34% by 2050 With Cleaner Production A new study projects that the carbon footprint of an individual electric vehicle (EV) battery could fall by about 34% by 2050 if production becomes cleaner, according to Interesting Engineering. The reduction is measured against a projected business-as-usual scenario for 2050, rather than current emissions levels. The study compares modeled scenarios based on assumptions about electricity generation, manufacturing processes, battery longevity, and recycling, rather than predicting a single outcome. The researchers also examined how longer battery life, smaller battery packs, and reuse could reduce emissions. The assessment…
Consumer interest in plant-based health aids has increased in recent years, according to a 2026 report published by NaturalNews.com. The report stated that common kitchen herbs and spices contain high amounts of bioactive compounds with antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties [1]. Scientific reviews are identifying several traditional practices that correlate with measurable physiological effects. A 2022 article in NaturalNews.com reported that according to various studies, some alternative treatments can help treat different conditions like pain, depression, or even cancer [2]. Evidence for Anti-Inflammatory Compounds: Turmeric and GingerTurmeric, a yellow root used for centuries in cooking and traditional medicine,…
Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) is a perennial shrub native to the Mediterranean and Asia, belonging to the mint family. It is characterized by its aromatic leaves and flowers and its essential oil is extracted through steam distillation of the leaves and flowering tops. This essential oil is known for its antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic properties, primarily due to its thujone content. It can support respiratory health, aid digestion, promote skin health and boost the immune system. It can help alleviate respiratory infections, digestive disorders, skin irritations, muscle spasms and infections. Its decongestant and expectorant properties are particularly beneficial for respiratory issues.…
A review published Oct. 16 in Frontiers in Psychology has found several science-backed benefits of Tai Chi for aging adults. The paper examined studies on Tai Chi, Qigong and mindfulness, a Mindbodygreen report on the study stated [1]. The practice combines slow, flowing movements with balance and focus, and can be adapted to different fitness levels, according to the report [2]. Approximately 3.5 million Americans now participate in Tai Chi, a practice with a history dating back about 700 years in China, according to GreenMedInfo.com [3]. Researchers said the clearest evidence pointed to three benefits: easing symptoms of depression, improving…
President Donald Trump took aim at lowering housing costs across the country Oct. 22 by ordering his administration to create a pilot program to cancel mortgage insurance, lower closing costs and mortgage rates for some borrowers, and boost manufactured homes.“The American Dream of homeownership is a vital pillar of our great country,” Trump said in the executive order. “It is the policy of my Administration to reduce regulatory barriers to mortgage origination and costs impeding homeownership.”The president also said he wanted to incorporate technology and artificial intelligence to lower costs and promote competition and innovation in the housing and mortgage…
Screencap of YouTube video. If you listen to Democrats, the media, and polling firms, you might believe that Texas is about to turn bright blue. Yet if you spend any time with actual Texans, you probably have a very different view. This is what happened to Katy Tur of MSNOW. She recently said on the air that she has become ‘skeptical’ about midterm polling in Texas after she spent some time on the ground in the state. Tur even went so far as to wonder if pollsters are just reporting what they think people want to hear. From Mediaite: MS…
The National Bank of Ukraine building in Kyiv. Photo: Julia Berezovska, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Please follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Truth Social, Gettr, X, Youtube, Instagram Originally published at Tsarizm. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) searched the premises of the National Bank of Ukraine and the home of one of its employees on October 21. No detentions were made and no suspicion notices were served to anyone. We have seen this movie before: in 2019 we started to report on corruption at the National Bank of Ukraine. According to NABU, the searches were…
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 7-1 that New Hampshire can indeed stop voters from using student IDs at polls during the midterm elections. The high court paused a lower court’s ruling that allowed student IDs to be using as a form of voter identification. Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented. “I respectfully dissent because—even, and perhaps especially, when an election is looming—I would not disturb a clearly justifiable federal-court order issued to ensure that the public receives accurate information about a State’s electoral processes,” Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote in her dissent. The Hill reported: The Supreme Court on Thursday…
The New York City Council voted on Thursday to pass Romanch’s Law, phasing out horse-drawn carriages in Central Park by June 1, 2028.Forty Council members voted yes. Twenty-nine had signed onto the bill sponsored by Council Member Christopher Marte. Speaker Julie Menin is the first sitting speaker to support such a ban.“Today, the City Council made history. Our landmark vote to pass Romanch’s Law is a demonstration of this Council’s commitment to animal welfare, public safety, and worker protection,” Menin said in a statement.The law bars new licenses on or after June 1, 2028. Existing ones expire permanently on May…
The group says California can’t force its tech giant members to act as the state’s mouthpiece on contested issues like the effects of social media use.LOS ANGELES (CN) — NetChoice, a trade association whose members include Meta, Google and TikTok, sued California on Thursday to stop a state law requiring social media platforms to display warning labels for users under 18 about the mental health risks of social media use.NetChoice said in a complaint filed in Los Angeles federal court that the law, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, violates the First Amendment prohibition against compelled speech.“The act compels…
(Headline USA) A New York woman accused of receiving weapons training from the Islamic State group was tricked by her father into traveling to Syria, where she became an unwilling teen bride to a militant fighter, her lawyer told a jury Thursday.Halima Salman, a U.S. citizen born in Brooklyn, was 17 when her father took the family to Turkey in 2017, then put her in a van without saying where they were going and drove into Syria, where the van was surrounded by men with guns, according to her lawyer, Mia Eisner-Grynberg. There, she became caught up in the Syrian…
The founders of Colossal Biosciences and Anduril, Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey, have teamed up for a new venture called Warhound. Like the name suggests, the idea is to bring new technology to the field of dogs used for war. The new company has already raised $200 million to get started. Advertisement On Thursday, a joint venture between Dallas’ Colossal Biosciences and defense technology company Anduril announced its emergence from stealth. The startup is called Warhound, and its pitch is that with Colossal’s genetic engineering capabilities and Anduril’s cybernetic augments, it can create a new generation of working military dogs…
President Trump holds a midterm rally in Sioux City, Iowa – October 22, 2026 President Trump on Thursday went off on Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, the Somali fraudster occupying a seat in Congress under the fake name Ilhan Omar, calling on her to resign “immediately” and concede her upcoming election. As Gateway Pundit reported earlier, sources familiar with the ongoing criminal investigation have revealed that “Ilhan Omar” is an alias. Her real name is Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, and she’s been living under the fake name for decades and fraudulently serving in Congress, after likely using the name to fraudulently…
On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) said that Republicans aren’t going after “people who aren’t paying what they could afford to pay in their taxes, but people who took out student loans” by planning to go after those who defaulted on their student loans. Clark stated that Republicans are saying that “we are going to continue to rig the tax code for the very wealthiest,” and “we’re going to go after, not the tax cheats, not the people who aren’t paying what they could afford to pay in their taxes, but people…
Stock in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Moderna plummeted Thursday after details from its closely guarded mRNA-based cancer-vaccine study were reportedly shared early.The shares dropped by nearly 18% at the close of the day, according to the Wall Street Journal, as apparently positive results still fell short of expectations. The company had claimed in August that its vaccine, when taken with Merck’s cancer therapy Keytruda, had prevented melanoma, which is a serious form of skin cancer, from returning or spreading. The study found that the vaccine reduced the risk of the cancer spreading by 38% in patients with high-risk melanoma…
The Federal Communications Commission announced Thursday that it has blocked the sale of two devices in the United States this week after discovering they contained a dangerous foreign chip produced by an entity on the FCC’s Covered List.The FCC’s Covered List identifies communications and video surveillance equipment, services, and other products from companies that pose an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security. The agency said the items this week were a dashboard camera and a wireless video transmitter, which contained a chip produced by HiSilicon, a subsidiary of Huawei, which is on the list. HiSilicon advertises its chip as “designed…
This Iowa farmer knows more about real life in America than any typical leftist hack in DC. President Donald Trump traveled to deep red Sioux City in northwestern Iowa on Thursday night for a rally. For the record, FOX News reporter, Lucas Tomlinson, at the rally sounded like any other off-the-shelf liberal reporter in America with his questions outside the massive pro-Trump rally. But Lucas did not know what he was about to see. This Iowa farmer sounds more informed than any boviating hack in DC right now. FOX News hack Lucas Tomlinson: “Do you think President Trump coming here…
Closing the Intersectionality Loophole is a necessary step. The post “These people never go away” – The Never-Ending Fight Against DEI and Intersectionality first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act of 1950 in a memorandum on Oct. 22 to increase oil production in the United States as prices remain elevated amid the Iran conflict.In Thursday’s memorandum, Trump determined that ensuring the United States had a resilient domestic petroleum production, refining, and logistics capacity was essential for national defense.The memorandum directed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to complete purchases, make commitments, and use financial instruments to expand domestic petroleum infrastructure, including exploration and production, storage, marine terminals, and gathering and transmission pipelines.“Petroleum fuels the Nation’s Armed Forces, industrial base, and crucial infrastructure,” Trump…
President Trump speaks to reporters at the White House President Trump on Thursday sparred with reporters over Vivek Ramaswamy’s recent attack ad against his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, which features Acton’s own mother telling Ohioans not to vote for her. As The Gateway Pundit reported on Tuesday, Donna Arthur, Acton’s mother, came out swinging in a Vivek Ramaswamy campaign ad, slamming her daughter as a “liar” and a sick person who “needs help.” “I love my daughter, but when I saw her lying about her opponent — it’s not easy for a mother to say this, but Amy has a…