Former CIA Director John Brennan has been issued a subpoena requiring him to deliver testimony before a Florida grand jury as part of a Justice Department probe into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials worked together against President Donald Trump. Brennan’s attorney, Ken Wainstein, released a court filing that…
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Libertarian tech investor Scott Banister is dropping a staggering $40 million into state-level races as Republicans prepare to battle the Democratic Socialists of America across the country. The early backer of PayPal, Uber, and SpaceX committed the money to Make Liberty Win, a Republican-aligned organization focused on electing candidates who…
Assistant to the President and Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro unloaded on Fox News leadership over the departure of pro-Trump host Maria Bartiromo, accusing the network of retaliating against her and censoring issues important to President Donald Trump’s MAGA base. Navarro specifically targeted Fox News Media CEO…
The head of American fashion’s top trade association revealed that he is now taking a leave of absence following an incident in which he reacted “inappropriately” with animal rights protesters during a runway show. The “inappropriate” act was a scuffle in which CEO and president of the Council of Fashion…
Maria Bartiromo broke her silence with a cryptic promise to return following her sudden departure from Fox News Media. The veteran television host thanked her supporters for an “outpouring of love” but didn’t disclose where she is heading next. Fox says Bartiromo is no longer with the network, while her…
California could suffer a devastating economic blow if Paramount carries out its threat to leave the state amid California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s challenge to its planned Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition. New projections warn that the fallout could include nearly 58,000 lost jobs and more than $21 billion in lost…
New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul has intervened in a case being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court by officially pardoning an illegal alien who was convicted of a felony to keep him from being deported by the Trump administration. Many across the country are up in arms over the…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has taken the Trump administration to federal court in an attempt to stop immigration officials from considering welfare use when deciding whether to approve visas and green cards. Mamdani announced the challenge Monday alongside New York Attorney General Letitia James and immigrant advocates at…
(Joshua D Glawson, Money Metals News Service) In 1883, Goldwin Smith gave an address, later published as False Hopes: Or, Fallacies Socialistic and Semi-Socialistic, Briefly Answered, taking on a number of the political and economic fallacies of his time. His remarks on inconvertible paper money are still worth considering today.The names have changed,…
Stephen Colbert swung by ABC and Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday to celebrate his Emmy win and to reflect back on his days as host of The Late Show. Colbert claimed to be much happier now that he is no longer hosting the show because he doesn’t have to “drink…
On cue, Status’s Oliver Darcy lost his noodle Monday night in writing about the season 59 premiere of CBS’s 60 Minutes on Sunday, screeching about the patriotism outweighing the Trump-bashing in Norah O’Donnell’s lead story about the April rescue of two airmen in Iran, the sausage-making behind securing such a…
Writes Ginny Garner: Singer Tanya Tucker is leading 1,000s of Texas ranchers and farmers to protest the stealing of their lands and livelihoods to install 200 foot high 768 kilovolt transmission lines for data centers. Tucker has a 250 acre ranch with cattle and horses. If anyone shows up to…
Writes Ginny Garner: Donald Trump, Bibi Netanyahu, Marco Rubio, and Joe Kent are among those who have stated Israel pushed the US into starting the war with Iran. See this. The post War in Iran Has Cost $33.4 Billion appeared first on LewRockwell.
Financial markets overwhelmingly expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates after its highly anticipated two-day policy meeting on Sept. 16.The Fed will announce at 2 p.m. whether it will hike the benchmark federal funds rate by a quarter point—the first since July 2023—or hold steady.Investors are penciling in a…
A nearly century-long debate over the existential threats artificial intelligence (AI) poses to humanity was thrown into full swing this month as AI leaders and researchers have urged an industry-wide slowdown after repeated incidents of the technology escaping containment.Last week, Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned and warned that his former…
Good Wednesday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 10:30 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting 12:30 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting 1:30 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Photo Opportunity 2:00 PM THE PRESIDENT…
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., introduced eight articles of impeachment Tuesday against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, accusing him of exceeding constitutional and congressional limits on U.S. military action in Iran, Yemen and Venezuela. Massie introduced the resolution on the House floor, where he spent more than an hour outlining allegations…
The Justice Department charged five people accused of working with Russian intelligence services to finance terrorism, conduct surveillance and arrange targeted killings in the United States and Europe, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. The defendants, who remain at large, allegedly belonged to a Russian intelligence network that targeted Kremlin critics and…
The Kennedy Center’s board voted Tuesday to close the performing arts center’s main building for a major renovation, citing deteriorating infrastructure, safety concerns and mounting financial problems. The decision advances a renovation project backed by President Donald Trump, who chairs the Kennedy Center board. The precise date of the closure…
Politics16 sources·Updated Sep 16, 2026European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on September 16, 2026, proposed opening the door for Canada to become the European Union’s first associate member, a status not set out in the bloc’s treaties. She made the offer during her annual State of the European Union…
A group of Ceuta residents and workers on Tuesday formed a human chain to protest against a new migrant shelter the Spanish socialist central government is preparing near the embattled exclave’s port. Over the past days, the Spanish government has been working around the clock to open a new migrant…
We’ve only just begun with impeachment hearings. Cheers to Massie. Articles of Impeachment I 100 percent back Massie. Massie Moves to Impeach Hegseth I am pleased to report Republican Rep. Massie moves to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth over Iran war Congressman Massie, a long-time critic of the Trump administration, read…
‘Some power-hungry Americans are willing to run roughshod over others’Conscience. Conscience. Conscience. If America stands for one thing, it should be conscience rights. Here we are on the 239th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution, and yet conscience rights are at risk in some places where the left…
WorldSettler Violence and Restrictions Reported in West BankReports describe intensified Israeli-settler activity near Jerusalem, with attacks on water wells and the erection of outposts, as well as broader settlement expansion shaping the West Bank. At the same time, Beit Iksa residents are effectively trapped by permit-based restrictions, and UK sanctions…
“What if the rights and principles guaranteed in the Constitution have been so distorted in the past 200 years as to be unrecognizable by the Founders? What if the government was the reason we don’t have a Constitution anymore? What if freedom’s greatest hour of danger is now?”—Andrew P. NapolitanoWhat’s…
The Department of Homeland Security is just days away from expanding its “public charge” rule, which gives the federal government the authority to deny immigrants’ lawful permanent resident applications if they are likely to become reliant on welfare. The rule, which comes into force this Friday, September 18, is aimed…
By Dale Moreau, Op-ed contributor Wednesday, September 16, 2026Ryan McGuire/CC0 Public Domain/PixabayModern psychology can describe your anxiety down to the neurotransmitter. It can trace your patterns to your childhood, your brain chemistry, your attachment wounds. All of that is real. And all of it together still leaves out an entire…
In this episode, the Common Core Diva Lynne Taylor joins me as we take a look at “government ecosystems”. Yeah, it is basically the swamp you would expect, but we also shine the light of the kingdom of God in opposition to it. Buy All-American! Bring health and vitality back…
With midterm elections imminent and a national electorate split almost exactly between Democrats and Republicans, it’s time to acknowledge a basic political reality again. Libertarian candidates cannibalize votes from Republicans. In close elections, this hands victory to Democrats. A notable example would be 2020, when the libertarian candidate for the…
“The conditions are grueling. Temperatures regularly soar above 110 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, then drop sharply overnight. Water is scarce, and the dust and sand get everywhere. But at least they are working above ground. This elite group of Ukrainian drone operators has spent years hunting Russians from dugouts…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wants to shape the future of artificial intelligence—and, by extension, the future of civilization. Yet in doing so, he seeks input and advice from an ideologically uniform group of individuals and institutions. In a series of sprawling essays on his website, Amodei has outlined his expectations…
Joe Sobran (1946–2010), a longtime National Review columnist, essayist, and conservative thinker, portrayed the Left, as manifested by the Democrat Party, from the 1980s onward as a “Hive.” He believed that this metaphor was nearly perfect in characterizing a decentralized but instinctively coordinated politically driven collective that swarms in the…
By Sam Rainer, Op-ed Contributor Wednesday, September 16, 2026iStock/942551288When I started in ministry, I was a below-average pastor, probably far below average. I consulted mentors, read leadership books, and prayed for the Holy Spirit’s guidance. It still took me years to improve. Leadership literature is chock-full of ways an average leader…
A Massachusetts man, Randy Westbrook, who was denied a license to carry by Holyoke Police Chief David Pratt, is taking his Second Amendment case to the commonwealth’s Supreme Judicial Court. It is yet another example of anti-gun (read, Democrat-controlled) states defying US Supreme Court opinions. Put simply, the nation’s highest…
While Americans further divide between left and right, progressive and conservative, and even liberal and socialist, often lost in the morass is how individual political actors are faring. All eyes focus on presidential approval but often ignore the popularity of those who lead their parties in Congress. New polling from…
Some are picking up their ball to go home and others have no home to go to.
Late nights, darker days: Why bedtime timing, not sleep quality, predicts mental health Late bedtimes, not sleep quality or duration, are the primary driver of next-day mood reduction, with every two-hour delay in falling asleep linked to a 0.8-point drop in positive emotion. A new Stanford Medicine study of nearly…
India has advanced key BRICS initiatives backed by Russia, including cross-border payments, a proposed grain exchange and a new investment platform, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said ahead of the 18th BRICS leaders’ summit in New Delhi, according to Russia Today (RT) [1]. New Delhi holds the rotating BRICS…
OpenAI, Anthropic Researchers Call for Slower AI Development as Safety Warnings Escalate Researchers at OpenAI and Anthropic publicly urged slower AI development after an Anthropic researcher resigned and accused the companies of “gambling with our lives,” according to posts cited by CNBC. Jacob Coxon, who spent three years doing pretraining…
OpenAI’s autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents used more than a dozen previously undisclosed websites as communication hubs during the first half of the year, according to findings from six independent investigative teams reviewed by Reuters [1]. The reported scope goes beyond what OpenAI had previously disclosed about the activity, the investigators…
A rectangular-shaped anomaly on the ocean floor near Papua New Guinea has generated claims that an alien base exists beneath the seabed. Self-described UFO researcher Scott C. Waring identified the formation while analyzing Google Earth satellite data, describing it as a massive artificial structure approximately 10 miles long and four…
By Danny Burmawi, Op-ed contributor Wednesday, September 16, 2026Firefighters walk towards one of the towers at the World Trade Center before it collapsed after a plane hit the building on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City. | Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora/Getty ImagesI am an infidel, but I wasn’t always one. On…
The New York Times has an annoying habit of topping its front page with an article labeled “News Analysis.” In reality, it’s a badly disguised editorial, often inveighing against their rage target Donald Trump. In 2024, Times White House correspondent Peter Baker wrote a “news analysis” nudging voters to pick…
A sign indicates that a store accepts SNAP benefits in Miami, Fla., on April 21, 2026. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesAgriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced nearly $6 billion in total savings tied to efforts to eliminate fraud in the government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).Rollins outlined the wins in a Sept. 15…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Appropriations in Washington on June 3, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sept. 15 that he would meet with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng this weekend to discuss Iran sanctions ahead of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s…
MP Andrew Hastie speaks to the media at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Sept. 9, 2026. Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty ImagesLiberal MP Andrew Hastie has accused One Nation of importing “U.S.-style MAGA politics” into Australia as a fight divides conservative voters across Western Australia.Hastie made the comments on Sept. 16, saying…
The Maui judge who approved a $4 billion settlement for wildfire victims also set aside $222 million for attorneys who worked on the sprawling lawsuit.HONOLULU (CN) — Three years after wildfires tore through Lahaina, the fight over the billions set aside for its survivors has moved off Maui’s scorched hillsides…
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency. This thread will refresh daily and appear above the…
A Tennessee university has agreed to end discrimination against its Jewish students under a settlement reached this week with federal civil rights and health officials, the Department Justice (DOJ) said Tuesday.Lincoln Memorial University’s osteopathic college, the DOJ said, had one set of rules for Jewish students who needed time off…
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,…