The president is weighing multiple diplomatic and policy options to push Iran to end its chokehold, according to a senior administration official.DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader vowed Thursday in a defiant tone to protect the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and missile capabilities, which U.S. President Donald Trump…
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his choice of Dr. Nicole Saphier to serve as surgeon general of the United States.”I am pleased to announce that I am nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier to be the next SURGEON GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “Nicole is a STAR…
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is raising concerns about the lack of transparency and complexity of the federal coding and billing systems for Medicare and Medicaid, and how those are possibly enabling significant waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer money. Comer, a Kentucky Republican, sent a letter Thursday to Administrator…
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner on Thursday vowed to defeat Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, after the withdrawal of Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, rendered him the presumptive Democratic nominee.Mills suspended her campaign for the Democratic primary nomination on Thursday, citing the lack of campaign funding. In a statement, Platner celebrated…
The Justice Department Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias released a new report Thursday that concluded the Biden administration’s prosecution strategy, internal policies and practices demonstrated anti-Christian bias that permeated throughout the government. The task force reviewed internal administration discussions, case files and prosecutorial decisions across 17 federal agencies. “When Christian…
The California man charged in connection with the attempt this past weekend to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner waived his right Thursday to challenge his detention in jail while awaiting trial.The decision appears to have changed the initial decision by the defense team for alleged shooter…
Last year, Legal Insurrection Foundation’s Equal Protection Project (EPP) filed an amicus brief in First Choice v. Platkin, urging the Court to uphold the free association rights the First Amendment guarantees and protect non-profits. The post Unanimous Supreme Court Sides With Pro-Life Pregnancy Group To Protect Donors’ Privacy first appeared on…
Senator Grassley The anti-Christian, and more prominently anti-Catholic, bias during the Biden administration continues to unfold. Text messages recently obtained exclusively by Daily Wire and released by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) show that two of Jack Smith’s prosecutors, Joseph (JP) Cooney and Molly Gaston, texted each other, reveling in fantasies of…
Federal agents, including members of the Department of Homeland Security, the Border Patrol, and police, outside a downtown U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 4, 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe Department of Justice is suing New Jersey over a law that bars local, state, and…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In a world first, Apple’s commercially lackluster Vision Pro virtual reality headset was successfully used to help perform a cataract surgery. New England-based surgeon Dr. Eric Rosenberg of SightMD claims he used the $3,499…
The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday that it has finalized rules to to help stop colleges and universities from charging exorbitant amounts in tuition, paid for by taxpayers. “For 20 years, colleges and universities have been able to charge virtually unlimited tuition for their programs, despite the fact that…
Same old, Same old: Target Trump At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Donald Trump was the target of yet a third assassination attempt–this time in full view of the Washington press corps.The event was presented as a spirited night with Trump. After 11 years of avoiding the predominantly left-wing…
President Donald Trump walks to Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on April 11, 2026. Tasos Katopodis/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on April 30 withdrew the nomination of Dr. Casey Means to be surgeon general, after the panel overseeing health agencies declined to vote on the nominee.Trump also announced…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth clashed with Democratic lawmakers in Congress for a second day Thursday, rejecting senators’ accusations that the Iran war was launched without evidence of an imminent threat and waged with no coherent strategy.In his opening statements, Hegseth called Democratic lawmakers “reckless naysayers” and “defeatists…
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement is taking a victory lap on Capitol Hill as the GOP-led House agreed to drop special pesticide protections. Republican Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s amendment to strike a provision from the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 — the five-year farm bill…
Prosecutors had acquired the material during their sprawling investigation into a roughly $410 million investment by the Vatican Secretariat of State into a London property.ROME (AP) — Vatican prosecutors on Thursday seemingly defied an appeals court order to turn over to the defense all the evidence gathered in the Vatican’s big financial…
Louisiana has no choice but to redraw its map after yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling. House Speaker Mike Johnson suggests that all states with similarly “unconstitutional” districts based on racial gerrymanders follow suit – even if it means postponing their midterm elections. Advertisement The Washington Post reports this morning that Louisiana…
Rep. Seth Mouton (D-MA) seemingly calls for War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s execution during an interview on CNN. Credit: CNN screenshot A Democrat congressman is coming under fire for seemingly calling for Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s death during an interview. On Wednesday, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) went on CNN to…
His street art is often targeted by thieves and vandals.LONDON (AP) — Elusive street artist Banksy said Thursday that a new sculpture that appeared in central London of a man striding off a plinth, with his face blinded by a billowing flag, is his work.In a humorous video posted Thursday on his Instagram…
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on April 29, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesThe House of Representatives approved a sweeping Farm Bill on April 30, sending it to the Senate for consideration.The bill, which typically sets U.S. agricultural, nutrition, and conservation policy for roughly five years, passed the House in…
It was a question Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) was not sure how to answer. Would she replace President Donald Trump with Tucker Carlson in the Oval Office, TMZ asked. “Oh boy,” she said. “I don’t know. I don’t think so, but I– it’s kind of a toss-up. I’m not really…
CHRISTIANA, Tenn. (AP) — From a distance, the small solar farm in central Tennessee looks like others that now dot rural America, with row upon row of black panels absorbing the sun’s rays to generate electricity.But beneath these panels is lush pasture instead of gravel, enjoyed by a small herd…
$29,077,848,741. That eye-popping figure is the total consumer energy burden on Americans accrued since the start of Operation Epic Fury, according to an estimate from Brown University’s energy cost tracker, as of Thursday early afternoon.$29.1 billion — and counting. As I am writing this, that number has changed. It’s now…
Roblox was the only gaming platform classified as high-risk by the Indonesian government, and its access restrictions for children differ from those of other social media platforms.JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Roblox, a gaming platform popular with kids, announced Thursday that children under 16 in Indonesia will be required to undergo facial scans…
ER Editor: He said WHAT?! And used the word ‘Holocaust’. Tamir Pardo’s comments are biting. ******** Ex-Mossad Chief Stuns By Saying Settler Violence An ‘Existential Threat’ To State Of Israel TYLER DURDEN Via Middle East Eye A former head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency has said that settler violence against Palestinians in the…
Her tough stand against military rule in Myanmar turned her into a symbol of nonviolent struggle for democracy, and won her the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize.BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-backed government shortened the prison sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday, a move that came as part of a prisoner pardon tied…
Nick Vujicic was born without arms or legs in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia. Doctors could offer his parents no explanation and no prognosis. They did not know whether he would ever marry or become a father, or what his life might ultimately hold. Today, Vujicic is a husband, a father…
Former FBI Director James Comey released a video statement on Substack Tuesday defending himself after a federal grand jury indicted him for a second time over an Instagram post prosecutors say threatened President Donald Trump. In the video, Comey opened by saying, “Well, they’re back – this time about a…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech In September, the remains of 14-year-old California native Celeste Hernandez were discovered inside the front trunk of an impounded Tesla — a grisly finding that attracted national headlines when the vehicle was found…
ER Editor: The Jewish area of London, Golders Green, is back in the news for an apparent stabbing. We had posted this at the end of March — London: Arson attack on Jewish ambulances investigated by counter-terror police Revealed: Man filmed in Al Jazeera ‘intimidation’ mob is Met police officer…
ER Editor: The newly-implemented EU entry-exit system, requiring biometric ID for international travellers (facial recognition and fingerprint scans created on the spot), sounds like a failure on just about every level. As The Guardian article indicates below, Greece is refusing to implement this new system, presumably eager to protect its…
A Romanian convicted of running an international swatting ring targeting dozens of U.S. lawmakers and government officials will spend four years in federal prison. Thomasz Szabo, 27, received a 48-month sentence Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Szabo issued a guilty…
By Michael Gryboski, Editor Thursday, April 30, 2026United Methodist Church pastor and author Adam Hamilton, senior pastor of the Church of the Resurrection of Leawood, Kansas, giving remarks at his church’s Leadership Institute event on Sept. 28, 2023. | Screengrab: Vimeo/ShareChurchKansas megachurch pastor Adam Hamilton has announced he will run…
ER Editor: Some tweets — Announcement (Translation): 888 Vigil for Germany in Dresden On Saturday, April 25, 2026, a public vigil will take place at 2 p.m. in front of the Frauenkirche in Dresden. This will be followed by a mourning march through the city. The event serves as a…
A government commission investigating the December attack on Jews celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach recommended additional gun control measures Thursday. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans on Dec. 19 for a mass confiscation of firearms from law-abiding gun owners in response to the mass shooting at Bondi Beach that…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday has ramped up his probe of suspected H-1B visa abuse in Texas, issuing a string of investigative demands to nearly 30 businesses in North Texas.“I will not allow the H-1B program to be abused by bad actors seeking to use it as a…
The bill reauthorizing agriculture and food programs for the next five years for the next five years passed 224-200.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Thursday introduced a constitutional amendment to end birthright citizenship, ahead of an expected Supreme Court ruling on President Donald Trump’s executive order to that effect.”I am introducing a Constitutional Amendment to end Birthright Citizenship. Under current interpretations of American law, anyone born on American soil…
President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Republicans to eliminate the Senate filibuster and pass legislation without Democratic support, insisting that the Democrats planned to do so.”How much abuse can the Republican Senate take from the Radical Left Lunatics in the form of Democrat Senators, before they BLOW UP (TERMINATE!) THE…
Environmentalists say the government ignored its own findings that a toxic fertilizer was unsafe for road construction.(CN) — Environmentalists are asking the 11th Circuit to order a company to tear up a “radioactive road” in Florida they say poses a cancer risk to the public.An attorney for the Center for…
Do you ever wonder why so many Blue states refuse to hand over their voter rolls to the federal government? After all, there is a federal law that requires certain measures to ensure ballot integrity, passed in the wake of the 2000 Florida debacle. It requires, among other things, that states…
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A jihadist network is expanding across West Africa’s Sahel region, where the U.S. lost its last regional counterterrorism base in 2024. JNIM, an al-Qaeda affiliate, has combined insurgency with shadow governance, a model analysts compare to HTS in Syria. Photo courtesy of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. A…
FCC Chair Brendan Carr holds a news conference at 12:30 p.m. ET on April 30, following the April 2026 Open Commission meeting in Washington. …
Since the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023, the Israeli government has barred foreign journalists from independently entering the blockaded territory.JERUSALEM (AFP) — Senior leaders from more than two dozen global news organizations signed an open letter published on Thursday calling for Israel to allow international media to…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. It traditionally takes years of training and apprenticeship before shipbuilders truly master the art of handcrafting wooden vessels. However, that doesn’t mean all that time is necessary. Kentucky-based YouTuber Nick Kroehnke, aka Cumberland Rover,…
A 68-year-old man widely known and loved as “Polk County Santa,” who has portrayed Santa Claus at major Florida Christmas parades, events, and photo shoots for nearly a decade, was arrested for allegedly trying to pay $200 to have sex with a 13-year-old girl. Thomas Allen Hicks of Lakeland was…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Earlier today, we reported on an incredibly irritating move by the social giant Reddit. Though the company has a perfectly functional mobile website that lets you browse its communities and discussions on your…
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — Organizers of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on Thursday said Israel’s army had “kidnapped” 211 activists including a Paris city councilor in a raid in international waters off Greece.Helene Coron, a spokeswoman for the Global Sumud France, told an online news conference that the operation had taken…
IN MASSIVE BLOW TO DEMOCRATS, SUPREMES RULE AGAINST RACIAL PREJUDICE IN REDISTRICTING … Supreme Court Strikes Down Institutionalized Racism The United States Supreme Court has knocked another peg out of the legalized racism instituted by progressive election law, ordering Louisiana to redraw its congressional map in a landmark voting rights…