Transformer Shortage Threatens U.S. Grid Expansion as AI Boom Drives Electricity Demand Higher A growing shortage of large power transformers is delaying grid expansion projects across the United States, according to a report [1]. Lead times for these critical components have increased to years-long periods, slowing upgrades to the nation’s…
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The great fat deception: How corporate-sponsored science is leading Americans to disease A new “umbrella review” claiming links between saturated fat and cancer is corrupt, failing to account for toxic contaminants in modern animal products like pesticides, heavy metals and hormones. Saturated fats from clean, pasture-raised animals contain protective nutrients…
A new scientific review published in 2026 has examined preclinical data on the natural compound resveratrol and its potential effects on ovarian cancer. According to the review, which combined molecular docking simulations with existing laboratory and animal studies, resveratrol may interact with multiple proteins involved in cancer growth, inflammation, and…
Beyond Muscle Development: Creatine Supplement Linked to Cognitive Health Benefits Study Overview A review of creatine research published May 4 in the Handbook of Creatine and Creatinine In Vivo Kinetics by Dr. Mehdi Boroujerdi examines effects beyond athletic performance. [1] Creatine is naturally produced in the liver, kidneys, and pancreas…
“Jamaica recorded 673 murders in 2025, the lowest number since 1993 and a 40 percent drop from the year before. The country’s national security minister credits the decline partly to an increase in tips to police, which have risen nearly tenfold over the past decade,” reports The Doomslayer. However, “even after…
Ukrainian President Zelensky told the world that the U.S. said security guarantees depend on Ukraine’s withdrawal from Donbas. A reporter asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio about it. He said it was a lie and added that Zelensky knows it’s not true. Rubio: That’s a lie, and I saw him…
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has officially opened a Pentagon legal investigation into far-left Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) for what appears to be an outright violation of his oath by leaking details from a CLASSIFIED briefing on U.S. weapons stockpiles during a Sunday appearance on CBS’s Face the Nation. During…
The sources said this option would require the General Assembly to lower the mandatory retirement age for Virginia Supreme Court justices from 75 to 54, which happens to be the age of the youngest current justice. The post Democrats Considering Radical Plan to Replace Virginia Supreme Court Justices first appeared…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. On April 1, Texas’ Fort Worth Zoo welcomed a 285-pound baby into the world. It wasn’t an April Fool’s joke—the newborn was a healthy male Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) calf, and he represents the…
Election interference was on the mind of President Donald Trump Sunday as he accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Democrat attorneys of plotting to “interfere in our elections.” The president said I’m a post on Truth Social they plan to do this by forming a task force the senator said…
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Monday, May 11, 2026Pastor Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Dallas | MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ImagesPastor Robert Jeffress on Saturday said President Donald Trump has a better grasp of what the Bible teaches about government than Pope Leo XIV, specifically on the question of…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Israel, on March 19, 2026. Ronen Zvulun/ReutersIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on May 10 that he hopes to wean Israel off U.S. military support within a decade.In 2016, under the Obama administration, the United States agreed to give Israel $38 billion in…
(Headline USA) A French woman and an American tested positive for the hantavirus, as nations around the world scrambled Monday to repatriate passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak and quarantine or isolate them.Passengers from the ship began flying home aboard military and government planes Sunday after the…
(Headline USA) A note that a former cellmate said he discovered after Jeffrey Epstein’s first suspected jail suicide attempt was all but certainly penned by the same person as a note that authorities found in the millionaire sex offender’s cell after he killed himself, handwriting experts say.Three forensic document examiners who…
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) fires Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles during operations in support of Operation Epic Fury – U.S. Navy Photo/Wiki Commons Germany’s bid for missile purchases comes at a difficult time. The stereotypes associated with the German people may be an exaggeration…
More open borders politicians ought to be taking a lesson from the fate of Nate Erskine-Smith. Until last year, Erskine-Smith had served as the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities in the radical leftist Canadian government. That meant lots of welfare and mass migration. Now he just lost an election…
Labour’s political opponents are un-British, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said as he made a final Hail Mary speech to save his job on Monday, while attempting to use boogeyman scare tactics over the so-called “far-right” to justify his continued presence in Number 10. The answer to the country rejecting…
Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) voiced concerns Sunday about the state of US weapons stockpiles following the recent conflict involving Iran, describing the extent of depleted munitions reserves as “shocking” during an appearance on CBS News’s Face the Nation. “I think it’s fair to say it’s shocking how deep we have…
With the media stoking fears over a potential sequel to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC’s acting director dropped a reality check on the hantavirus outbreak. Passengers aboard an infected cruise ship disembarked on Sunday, and 17 Americans on board are expected to be returning to the States, raising fears about…
President Donald Trump discussed whether or not he plans on conducting a comprehensive audit of Fort Knox’s gold stash. Trump joined Sharyl Attkisson for a wide-ranging interview that included his desire to crack open Fort Knox to see if there is still any of the nation’s gold reserve left, which…
Everyone is gunning for Starmer Starmer’s situation is going from bad to worse to catastrophic. On Monday, former junior minister Catherine West will make her move. She has little to no chance of coming out on top, but she will force the hand of other, more viable candidates. We have…
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“In the summer of 1776 our Founding Fathers sought tosecure our independence and our liberties that remain thefoundation of our nation today.” Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA)May 11-17, 2026 May 111751 – The first hospital in America’s 13 Colonies was founded as the Pennsylvania Hospital.1904 –…
Former President Joe Biden is preparing to fight the release of audio recordings and transcripts tied to Special Counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents. According to a joint court filing submitted Friday, Biden plans to ask a court to intervene after the Department of Justice indicated…
By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Monday, May 11, 2026David McNew/Getty ImagesThe Dignity Act, formally known as the “Dignity for Immigrants while Guarding our Nation to Ignite and Deliver the American Dream (DIGNIDAD) Act of 2025,” is proposed immigration reform legislation that has been gaining bipartisan momentum since being introduced…
President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s response to a recent US ceasefire proposal, dismissing Tehran’s counteroffer as unacceptable amid continuing instability across the Middle East. According to Iranian state media, Tehran delivered its response through Pakistani intermediaries and is seeking broader negotiations aimed at permanently ending the expanding regional conflict.…
The Department of Energy says the agency has removed 30 pounds of enriched uranium from a research reactor in Venezuela, “reducing risk” to the U.S. and South America that it could be used to “threaten the world with nuclear terrorism.”“The safe removal of all enriched uranium from Venezuela sends another…
Jay Bhattacharya, acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discussed on Sunday the agency’s response to the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean. Bhattacharya told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” that the agency has been communicating about the outbreak as appropriate,…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Parents around the world are responding to growing research showing that excessive screen time, especially for young children, may have negative cognitive effects. But what happens when a well-meaning parent wants to introduce their…
President Trump still doesn’t have all his appointments approved two years into his term. At the same time, the president has been blocked from making recess appointments. It has never happened in modern U.S. history. Ronald Reagan made 240, George H.W. Bush had 77, Bill Clinton had 139, George W.…
Images of the MV Hondius, a 170-passenger Polar Class 6 expedition ship launched in 2019, are primarily available through Oceanwide Expeditions’ gallery. Seventeen American cruise passengers are expected to return to the United States early Monday after spending weeks aboard the M/V Hondius, the cruise ship now at the center…
“At commencement this year, we want to support and uplift Palestinian students, faculty and the broader community” The post UC-Law San Francisco Students Can Order ‘Graduation Keffiyehs’ This Year first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
President Trump believes that he has won the war with the Iranian regime, and that we are in what amounts to the armistice that ended World War I. You may recall that Germany gave up the fight, but the Treaty of Versailles came 228 days later, formally ending the war. …
Transgender flag. By Andrew Powell A postseason track meet in California began Saturday with a “Save Girls’ Sports” rally, taking place outside of the gates. Unfortunately, the event concluded in the same fashion that we’ve seen before, with a transgender athlete absolutely dominating the competition in multiple jumping events. The…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 15, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty ImagesU.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng this week ahead of President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.In a May…
Charlie Kirk, along with economists Walter Williams and Thomas Sowell, arrived at similar conclusions about how the welfare system that emerged in the wake of the civil rights movement destroyed the Black community and created a cycle of dependency. Economist Thomas Sowell famously said that welfare programs pay people to…
Leftist animus toward America reared up anew in California, where a stop on a patriotic school tour found some parents choosing absence over attendance. (Video Credit: CBS LA) In the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election, corporate media-bolstered activists pushed the notion that President Donald Trump would implement the demonized…
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President Donald Trump ripped into the National Football League (NFL) amid accusations of “price gouging,” saying they may be “killing the golden goose.” Speaking with Sharyl Attkisson on Sunday’s “Full Measure,” the president did not hold back on his criticism of the league, even objecting to the “stupid kickoff thing”…
Democrats are furious that the Virginia Supreme Court upended their scheme to unfairly tilt the table in their favor when it blocked the implementation of a new gerrymandered congressional map, and they are reportedly discussing one innovative remedy. As the party sifts through the wreckage of their failed redistricting war,…
If Republicans are to protect their slim congressional majorities, they are going to have to effectively counter the Democrats’ cheating in the upcoming midterm elections, and President Donald J. Trump is taking the bull by the horns. Trump pledged that there will be a “bigger and stronger” version of the…
President Donald Trump took a shot at Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker with a meme on social media poking fun at the Democrat’s weight. An evidently AI-generated image of the governor was posted on Truth Social on Saturday, with the caption, “JB is too busy to keep Chicago safe!” The cartoon-like…
Where it concerns financial support from the US, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his plan made the “jaws drop” of Israeli lawmakers and President Donald Trump alike. Much as polling marks dissatisfaction from the American public, the longer military action continues in the Middle East, Netanyahu faces his own…
Supreme Court liberals’ penchant for slow-walking major rulings isn’t simply political, it has put in peril the lives of the conservative majority. As The Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway uncovered in her New York Times best-selling new book on Justice Samuel Alito, the high court’s three liberals long delayed the release of…
A school district in Virginia is using a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) filter on its use of generative AI (GenAI) in schools to inject a race-focused lens into teacher and administrative decision-making. According to documents obtained by Defending Education, Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS), a far-left school district surrounding…
Charged with federal crimes for allegedly making false statements to banks and making wire transfers in the names of companies that didn’t exist, the Southern Poverty Law Center hired Hunter Biden’s lawyer (among many others) and signaled an Orange Man Bad defense: Mean Donald Trump is having us prosecuted as…
Fulton County, Georgia — the epicenter of so many lingering questions about the 2020 presidential election — has a new problem on its hands. On May 4, 2026, the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections filed a 27-page motion to quash in the U.S. District Court for the Northern…
The federal courts have never been busier, and the quality of judicial reasoning has never mattered more. At stake in courtrooms across the country are the fundamental rights Americans hold most dear, such as religious freedom, the sovereignty of states, and the accountability of a federal government that too often…
At long last, classical education might finally become mainstream in the U.S. After so many years of classical schools’ successes versus the many decades of progressive public schools’ failures, The New York Times deigned to publish an essay in favor of the classical model. In it, writer James Traub notes…
Former New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin used his office to harass and intimidate pregnancy care centers — now his successor is intent on doing the same. Platkin’s efforts culminated in a sweeping subpoena to First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, demanding (among other things) that First Choice disclose the names,…
A little family history. Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries and potentially the next Speaker, is the nephew of militant racist Leonard Jeffries. Before his July 20, 1991 speech, Dr. Leonard Jeffries was already known for his teaching that blacks are racially superior to whites because blacks, whom he calls “sun…