Israel’s UN ambassador publicly accused France, China, and Pakistan of making secret payments to Iran for safe passage through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz. The accusations stem from reports that commercial vessels from these nations transited the strait despite Iran’s broader shipping restrictions. The Strait of Hormuz is a critical…
The book “Shadows of Empire: The Decline of Western Realism and the Rise of Global Instability” points out that the West’s leadership failures – endless wars, economic mismanagement and ideological hubris – have weakened nations, while rising powers like Russia and China demonstrate strategic patience, economic resilience and military adaptability…
Introduction U.S. President Donald Trump said he is “highly unlikely” to extend a temporary ceasefire with Iran if no broader deal is finalized by an April 22 deadline, setting a high-stakes tone for scheduled diplomatic talks in Pakistan [1]. The ceasefire, announced on April 7, is scheduled to expire on…
Strait of Hormuz Closed Again After U.S. Maintains Blockade of Iranian Ports Introduction The Strait of Hormuz was reclosed to commercial traffic by Iran on Saturday, April 18, 2026, just one day after it was conditionally reopened. This swift reversal occurred after the United States refused to lift its naval…
Introduction A French soldier serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was killed in an ambush in southern Lebanon on April 18, according to French officials. The incident occurred during a patrol clearing explosives near the village of Ghandouriyeh, testing a ten-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon…
A landmark study has found a robust spatial association between environmental exposure to pesticide mixtures and increased cancer incidence across Peru. The research, published in the journal Nature Health in April 2026, was conducted by an international team of scientists. According to the study, none of the 31 pesticide active…
Key Study Findings A new study from University College London suggests that sedentary adults may need to build real cardiovascular fitness before intense exercise reliably triggers a spike in a key brain-protective protein. The research, published in the journal ‘Brain Research’, tracked levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in inactive…
Introduction: A Closer Look at the “Miracle Berry” A small, red berry indigenous to West Africa is drawing attention in clinical research for its potential to help cancer patients manage a debilitating side effect of chemotherapy. The berry, known scientifically as Synsepalum dulcificum and commonly called “miracle fruit” or “miracle…
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which oil and petrochemicals are exported to the global market, was at a standstill Tuesday, except for three vessels that appeared to have broken through the U.S. and Iranian blockades. An Iranian-flagged cargo vessel sailed through the strait and into the…
A coalition of environmental groups has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s approval of a $5 billion deep water drilling project in the Gulf of America. Earthjustice, an activist group that represents organizations seeking to stop production of fossil fuels, claimed the project is too risky. The project by British…
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The Bolshevik Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) have agreed to make May 1, 2026, May Day, the Communist holiday, a “day of civic action” while keeping schools open for a full instructional day. By “civic,” they mean it in the sense of communism. May Day,…
Credit: rawpixel.com It is a telltale that no other civilization in the history of the world had anything comparable to the American policy of ‘anchor babies,’ which allow the babies of non-citizens to become American citizens – with all the rights, privileges, and immunities that honorific entails – by dint…
The House Administration, Oversight, and Judiciary Committees has released a joint interim staff report on its investigation into alleged donor fraud by ActBlue. According to Breitbart, the report released Monday says five current and former employees of the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue took the Fifth Amendment 146 times during testimony…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Back in March, we shared the story of a $136 million data center going up in Northeastern Ohio, which was slated to bring in a whopping ten full-time jobs. That project received a…
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is making moves to expel a fellow Republican facing allegations. The House Ethics Committee is currently probing whether Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) potentially used his position to receive favors, committed sexual misconduct, misused congressional resources, and violated campaign finance law. Calls for his resignation intensified following…
Citizen journalist Nick Shirley confronts California lawmakers over AB 2624—the so-called “Stop Nick Shirley Act” California Democrats are in full panic mode after independent journalist Nick Shirley, the fearless citizen reporter who has single-handedly blown the lid off hundreds of millions in alleged fraud at immigrant-run NGOs, daycares, and hospice…
From defenders to detractors, House Democrats from Pennsylvania appear poised to jump ship on Sen. John Fetterman (D) if he doesn’t learn to walk in lockstep. At the same time that leftists were bending over backward to distract from the cognitive decline of then-President Joe Biden, Democrats presented a united…
Between 2024 and 2025, South Carolina’s population grew faster than the population of every other state in the nation, thanks to an influx of inbound migration. “Between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, South Carolina’s population grew at a rate of 1.5 percent, faster than any other state in…
Looks like cheat’s back on the menu, boys! After dragging out the will they/won’t they game for a couple of days, the Iranians finally agreed to return to Islamabad for another round of peace talks. Or at least that’s what Pakistan claims, the Associated Press reported less than an hour ago.…
Passengers depart an Amtrak train during a station stop in Fullerton, Calif., on Dec. 9, 2021. Mario Tama/Getty ImagesThe Department of Transportation (DOT) on April 20 announced two separate investment packages totaling nearly $7 billion to enhance rail travel for American families.The first is a $2.04 billion investment that seeks to…
Photo courtesy of Department of Defense This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire By Travis A. Karnes In the vast expanse of the Indo-Pacific, America stands as the indispensable defender—guardian of freedom, guarantor of open sea lanes, and bulwark against authoritarian aggression. Red China and its erratic ally…
The Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear a high-profile religious liberty dispute, taking up a challenge from two Colorado Catholic preschools that say the state’s universal preschool program unconstitutionally excludes them for refusing to enroll children from LGBTQ+ families in violation of their faith.The case, St. Mary Catholic Parish…
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A Sunday report from the New York Post tells a story that should make any decent person stop, take a breath, and ask their neighbors to do some serious personal inventory. The report is a snapshot of a city that has lost its grip on basic order. According to the…
Biden-era FBI officials pressed forward with an investigation into Republican members of Congress after top prosecutors privately agreed central allegations lacked credibility, documents obtained by Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley show. Based largely on claims made by then-Democratic New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the FBI launched a probe in January…
There are plenty of Democrats who are not antisemites, just as many or most Democrats are not advocates of abortion until birth, alphabet ideology, or open borders. Advertisement But it is becoming impossible to run and win as a Democrat on a statewide or national stage without being actively antisemitic,…
A radical-endorsed Democrat running to flip a Pennsylvania congressional seat found himself boarding the apology train after posts surfaced supporting the police and the Second Amendment. As part of President Donald Trump’s 2024 swing state sweep, the Keystone State’s 7th congressional district was won by now-Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R), unseating…
NASA confirmed on Monday that it’s begun investigating the mysterious deaths and disappearances of 10+ nuclear and space scientists. “NASA is coordinating and cooperating with the relevant agencies in relation to the missing scientists,” NASA spokesperson Bethany Stephens wrote on the social media platform X. “At this time, nothing related…
Controversy continues for a swing state’s Senate hopeful as the Democrat twists the vice president’s family into a political weapon with suggestions relating to his “brown kids.” “This is personal, cruel, and straight-up **disgusting**.” Rather than promote any of the unpalatable policies they aim to ram through, Democrats have made…
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Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg held a town hall in Oklahoma, where he entertained a zany question from an audience member who is very worried that Republicans will start sending gays to the gulag. During the event, which took place in Tulsa over the weekend, the former South Bend, IN,…
FBI Director Kash Patel followed through on his threat to sue The Atlantic over a hit piece that unflatteringly portrays him, but he could be in for a tough time in court thanks to a biased Washington, D.C. jury. A former Obama federal prosecutor inadvertently acknowledged the truth about the…
A person takes a bottle of cholesterol-reduction medication while filling prescriptions at a community health center in Aurora, Colo., on March 27, 2012. John Moore/Getty ImagesSome common generic drugs may increase the risk of a baby having autism if taken by the baby’s mother while pregnant, researchers said in a…
Justice Samuel Alito marks his 20th year on the Supreme Court, a milestone that coincides with the release of my new book this month, Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution. The timing feels right. America needs reminding of what a real judge looks like in…
The prevailing question of the past year — which will likely prove to be the prevailing question of our generation — is this: What does it mean to be an American? Is America a transferable idea, or a people? This debate reached the U.S. Supreme Court directly earlier this month,…
In an act of censorship that liberals would normally decry as fascist and authoritarian, Amazon banned a new edition of The Camp of the Saints by the late French novelist Jean Raspail — and then quietly re-listed the book after online backlash to the company’s attempted censorship. The book, published…
A majority of voters support the SAVE America Act and want Congress to pass it before the midterms in November, a March Harvard CAPS/Harris poll found. The majority of respondents also support other election integrity requirements, like counting ballots within 24 hours after Election Day, removing noncitizens from the voter…
Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a bill making Virginia the latest participant in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact last week, as the compact draws perilously close to upending our constitutional order. Every American who cherishes our republic should take notice. For years, left-leaning pundits and politicians have campaigned to scrap…
Crabb. Giardina. Su. Thibault. Toleman. These are five of the principal players in what may prove to be the biggest attempted coup in U.S. history — and Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, plans to expose it. Tuesday, the committee will hold another hearing on Arctic Frost, the…
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Pompous, hysterical, historically ignorant, self-important, self-pitying, smug, inept. It’s that time of year again. The White House Correspondents’ Dinner began in 1921 with, you’re not going to believe this, White House correspondents. Just them. There were no stunt invitations, no Hollywood celebrities at anyone’s table. It was for people who…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has no intention of abandoning the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, a source familiar with the bill process told The Federalist. On Monday afternoon, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., posted on her X account that Thune is washing his hands of the critical…
On Monday’s Chris Jansing Reports on MS NOW, just a day before the Virginia redistricting ballot measure, Jansing wondered why there was confusion among voters amid competing ads that used statements from former President Obama, where the anti-redistricting groups had used Obama’s past statements against gerrymandering to support the Republican cause. Guest Maya…
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Hungarian legislation shielding minors from exposure to LGBTQI+ dogma violates European Union (E.U.) law and hurts respect for human rights and equality, the bloc’s court ruled Tuesday. The European Court of Justice said Hungary’s legislation, first proposed in 2021 by the government of outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, “stigmatizes and…
“Awesome,” Democrat U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) replied Monday to a fake news report that “at least 26 Iranian shadow fleet vessels” successfully bypassed the United States’ blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. Senator cheered the anti-America report on X.com in response to a post by Georgetown Adjunct…
Months before the 2020 presidential election, U.S. intelligence issued a secret but stark warning that foreign adversaries had the capability to “compromise” America’s voting infrastructure and raised specific concerns about the vulnerability of voter registration databases that later would be penetrated by China and Iran, a newly declassified memo obtained…
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