Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, along with the Internal Revenue Service, might be about to rain on the parade of a number of left-wing nonprofit organizations, including George Soros’ Open Society Foundation, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, according to three sources close to the situation…
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Longtime “Fox & Friends” meteorologist Janice Dean broke down in tears as she said goodbye to Fox News after 22 years with the network. The 56-year-old explained that the demands of live morning television had become too difficult as her multiple sclerosis symptoms progressed. Dean said her doctors agreed that…
A Kentucky woman accused of spray-painting the National World War II Memorial while recording herself has now been indicted on two federal felony counts. Melissa Farris, 41, allegedly defaced the memorial’s Atlantic Theatre Pavilion and filled its fountain with foam on August 13th. Prosecutors said she later posted videos discussing…
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC continued expanding its stake across a diverse set of publicly traded companies in the second quarter, boosting positions in Donaldson Company, M&T Bank, Corebridge Financial, W.R. Berkley, and TD SYNNEX. In Donaldson, the firm increased its holdings by 75.8% to 152,315 shares, valued at about $13.7…
Tech35 sources·Updated Aug 31, 2026The European Commission designated OpenAI’s ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine and Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms under the Digital Services Act, expanding oversight to platforms with at least 45 million EU users. The platforms face four months to implement risk…
—— Writes Bill Madden: In the book from which the attached pamphlet was made, a few pages are devoted to Winston Churchill’s being controlled by the world’s richest families. As we know, after the war, General Patton claimed that we had fought on the wrong side, a sentiment that caused…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent holds a White House Press Briefing, Thursday, May 28, 2026, in James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Abe McNatt)Public Domain Please follow us on Truth Social, X, YouTube, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, GETTR, Gab, Instagram US Treasury Secretary…
Spanish law enforcement officials on Sunday night detained three Moroccan illegal migrants involved in throwing bottles filled with corrosive liquids at military officials in Ceuta. Over the past days, Spanish military officials have been the target of at least three different attacks and ambushes by groups of illegal migrants who…
Business10 sources·Updated Aug 31, 2026Huawei reported a mixed first half of 2026: revenue rose 9.6% to about 467.8 billion yuan, while net profit fell roughly 36% to 23.81 billion yuan as costs rose and profitability narrowed. The company’s operating margin shrank to about 7%, driven by elevated expenses and a…
Good Monday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 2:00 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting 3:00 PM THE PRESIDENT makes an Announcement on Healthcare Affordability 4:30 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in Signing Time News roundup: Suspects remain…
Floodwaters surge through Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border, August 26, 2026. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / CC Follow CDM on Truth Social, Gab, Gettr, Telegram, Minds Nepal had asked China for better early warning data just three months before a catastrophic flash flood killed more than 900 people along the…
World5 sources·Updated Aug 31, 2026Closing arguments are set to begin in Las Vegas in the Tupac Shakur case, with Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, facing one count of murder with a deadly weapon for allegedly orchestrating the 1996 killing. Prosecutors argue Davis led the attack on Shakur after his nephew…
President Donald Trump announced a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that will give the United States control over more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, potentially more than doubling American reserves and strengthening U.S. energy security. Trump said the agreement would “substantially lower Gas Prices for all Americans,” as…
Political campaigns are increasingly paying social media influencers to promote candidates without clearly telling voters that the endorsements are sponsored, exploiting a largely unregulated area of campaign advertising. Josh Greene, a 26-year-old progressive influencer known online as @joshtheprogressive, has nearly 800,000 followers and has promoted dozens of Democratic candidates during…
The U.S. military struck Iranian military targets Sunday after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to deploy additional sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command. American forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island that CENTCOM said were being prepared to fire rockets…
More than 3.75 million Americans had sensitive personal, financial and medical information exposed in a massive data breach involving healthcare technology company CareCloud. The March cyberattack compromised a CareCloud cloud environment used to provide electronic medical records and other technology services to healthcare providers across the United States. The breach…
There are tens of millions of Americans who are currently living in third-world conditions, and poverty, hunger, and homelessness are growing all around us. Many of our most important urban areas have become rotting, decaying, drug-infested hellholes. Meanwhile, there are vast stretches of rural America that look like they have…
Remnants of a bridge along Bright Angel Creek in the Grand Canyon after flash flooding on Aug. 29, 2026. James Thompson/National Park Service via APOne person is dead and others are missing after flash flooding in the Grand Canyon, the National Park Service said on Aug. 30.The body of a…
A U.S. Department of Agriculture employee holds sterile New World Screwworm pupae during a press conference where a crate of 80,000 sterile NWS pupae is installed at Chapparosa Ranch in La Pryor, Texas, on June 11, 2026. Joel Angel Juarez/Getty ImagesFederal regulators have authorized a generic ivermectin injection for the…
Friday’s PBS News Hour relied on expertise from a partisan Democrat and environmental activist to criticize the Trump Administration, in panicky fashion, for the supposedly forlorn state of America’s national parks, run by the National Park Service.Unhinted at was that Nawaz’s guest, Tiernan Sittenfeld, was a fierce Biden/Harris partisan during…
Its cameras are installed on poles at street corners, in parks and residential communities, and near countless businesses, tracking vehicles and private citizens across a growing surveillance network accessible by thousands of U.S. law enforcement agencies.Now Flock Safety’s cameras—designed to monitor and catalog motor vehicles by license plate and physical…
Two photos of Venezuela’s deposed dictator Nicolás Maduro flashing “peace” signs were published on Sunday in what is reportedly described as the first known glimpse of the detained socialist inside a New York prison since his arrest in January. Maduro, long wanted by U.S. authorities on multiple narco-terrorism charges, was…
The first full day of the annual Afro-Caribbean Notting Hill Carnival in London saw nearly 170 arrested, including for attacks on emergency workers and sexual assaults. Despite considerable efforts to ramp up security for the yearly West London street festival, such as the Metropolitan Police banning 330 people from attending, dozens…
It’s a thankless job, but somebody has to do it: Dr. Fazlullah Mumtaz is an Afghan Islamic scholar who helps Muslims in the West navigate the difficulties of an unfamiliar culture. He posts fatwas, which are just Islamic rulings on disputed questions, not always death sentences, on his Facebook wall.…
If not, aid to farmers, more military spending, and the SAVE Act are all unlikely. What Trump Seeks According to legislative frameworks advanced by House Republicans, the primary components Trump wants in the $95 billion package include: Defense & Military Spending: Trump initially requested a massive $350 billion cash infusion for…
The US president lied when he said the illicit proceeds would benefit the Venezuelan people. On August 29, President Trump went on social media and boasted about stealing Venezuelan oil. The theft, according to Trump, “more than doubles American oil reserves.” He said there was “no cost” to American taxpayers, although there…
The House has returned – but act fast; it’s only here for a limited time. Like Halley’s Comet coming around every 75 or 76 years, the two houses of Congress can frequently be seen for weeks – sometimes even a few months – at a time. But just like all…
All roads to a House majority run through four Pennsylvania races, three of which the Cook Political Report currently lists as toss-ups. Right now, Republicans hold all four seats – and with the GOP’s slim majority, Democrats only need a net gain of three seats to take back the lower…
It has been more than a week since Canada walked away from a trade deal that the United States claims would have been the best in the world. Ottawa said it was dismayed by a French language provision. Washington trade negotiators chuckled at the misunderstanding and shrugged. Put simply, Canada…
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Appearing on Thursday’s Deadline: White House, MS NOW political analyst Alex Wagner claimed that there has been a “normalization of the destruction of black and brown lives” by ICE, and complained that the media are not covering it enough. Her comments came as fill-in host Jacob Soboroff devoted a segment…
The public exposure, resignation, and subsequent death of the British fabulist Jason Arday have reignited the longstanding (if not eternal) debate about the purpose of higher education in our society and whether it is fulfilling that purpose. On the one side, conservatives are frustrated because, to them, the Arday case…
We are only beginning to understand the full potential of drone warfare. But they are having an impact at many levels, and drone technology keeps evolving. Here is how drones are being used. Battlefield Weapons Drones have become significant battlefield weapons, so much so that today’s battlefield is saturated by…
Turn on the television and every Democratic talking head wants to tell you how big their tent is. I spent 30 years pricing risk for a living. You learn fast that the riskiest positions are the ones nobody bothers to price because everyone assumes the status quo holds. That is…
A Florida man who was bitten by a shark August 23 in Key West is grateful several people rushed to help him when he needed it most.David Daniel of Silver Springs was walking in shallow water after fishing when he realized there was a shark nearby, Click Orlando reported Thursday.…
On August 26, at 16,400 feet on the Tibetan side of the Nepal-China border, the bedrock under a glacier let go. The rock fell better than a mile, taking the glacier with it. The U.S. Geological Survey, the federal agency that tracks earthquakes, logged a magnitude-4.4 quake, then corrected the…
President Donald Trump in Washington on Aug. 27, 2026. Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 30 urged Canadian companies that do business with the United States to move their operations south of the border to avoid tariffs.“Let all Canadian Companies that are doing business with America move to…
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…
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,…
Coast Guard Lieutenant Connor Overstreet was fatally shot in a residential neighborhood south of Seattle, leaving police searching for the shooter and a grieving family urging the public to help find justice in what authorities have ruled a homicide.Just before 12:40 a.m. on a Sunday, 29-year-old Connor Overstreet was found…
Abdul El-Sayed’s attempt to score political points with a swipe at Usha Vance has triggered fierce criticism from Michigan Republicans, Indian-American leaders, and women’s advocates who say the attack crossed a line.Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed came under fire after an X post targeting Usha Vance, the wife of Vice…
Two Michigan Supreme Court justices took campaign donations from a Jane Fonda-backed political group just weeks before they joined a decision freezing a major oil pipeline project, a sequence raising fresh concerns about judicial impartiality and outside political influence.The Jane Fonda Climate PAC contributed $5,000 each to the reelection campaigns…
Fox News anchor Bret Baier publicly defended correspondent Jonathan Hunt after President Donald Trump blasted Hunt and the network’s Iran coverage, exposing tensions between Trump and media allies over reporting on foreign policy.During Thursday night’s “Special Report” broadcast, President Trump took to his social media platform to accuse Fox News…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has made changes to her team just as attention turns to her next political move for 2028, a move that raises questions about her ambitions and the Democratic Party’s direction.Axios reported that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, has “shaken up” her team ahead of…
President Trump announced an agreement granting the United States majority control of over 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil, a move he claims will lower gas prices and fuel Venezuela’s recovery, while Democrats accuse him of risking troops and public funds for private gain.On Friday evening, Donald Trump declared what…
California lawmakers have advanced a sweeping ban on disposable nicotine vapes, citing environmental and health concerns, but critics question whether more regulation is the answer or just another burden for residents and businesses.On Wednesday, California lawmakers passed Assembly Bill 762, a measure that would outlaw the importation and manufacturing of…
Former Trump White House teleprompter staffer Gabriel Perez must pay over $172,000 and accept a three-year trading ban after a federal investigation found he used advance access to presidential speeches to make illicit prediction-market trades, a breach that the White House called “deeply unfortunate and frankly a disgrace.”Gabriel Perez, who…
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has publicly criticized her fellow Democrat, Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, for remarks she says rationalize the March assault on Temple Israel, a split exposing deeper rifts inside the party as Jewish voters turn away.Nessel, Michigan’s top law enforcement official, voiced her concerns after El-Sayed’s response…