Los Angeles International Airport on Jan. 27, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch TimesAround 2,400 new air traffic controllers have been hired at American airports in the past 12 months, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.When asked about resolving the deficit of air traffic controllers (ATC) in an April 8 interview with…

ER Editor:  Rising fuel costs, in addition to existing ‘green’ taxes and policies, saw protests on the road in Ireland yesterday, with a second day promised today. We have tweets and a BBC article below. Here, an update from RTE — Fuel price protests causing second day of disruption on…

Despite the liberal media’s hyperbolic chicanery fearing President Trump’s Truth Social post about wiping out Iranian infrastructure and their civilization writ large if the terrorist regime didn’t agree to a peace plan and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump’s maximalist position bore fruit as he announced a ceasefire at 6:32…

ER Editor: This video segment comes from a recent, longer interview between retired Australian Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel Riccardo Bosi, authorized to speak on behalf of the white hat military, and John Michael Chambers of JMC Broadcasting. This subject does indeed merit separate re-publication. It also requires an acknowledgement that…

MS NOW star Rachel Maddow should have extra time to prepare her long lecturing monologues on Monday night, since she’s only doing one show a week for a reported $25 million a year (nice work if you can get it). But on April 6, she borrowed from an NPR story…

BRUSSELS (CN) — European leaders seized on a two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire Wednesday with unconcealed relief, after days of watching U.S. President Donald Trump threaten to erase “a whole civilization” — and their own energy supplies with it.In a joint statement, the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Britain, Canada, Denmark, the…

ER Editor: Hungary has elections in four days’ time. We keep getting the message that Orban is going to lose. 🚨 Crowd in Budapest ERUPTS as VP JD Vance takes a call LIVE from President Trump. TRUMP: “I love Hungary, and I love that Viktor Orbán — Remember this, he…

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (L) looks on as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington on March 31, 2026. Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty ImagesDepartment of War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday morning declared the United States…

The campaign manager for the U.S. Senate bid of Rep. Andy Barry (R-KY) has been removed from his position after a major Breitbart News exclusive revealed he is a raging with Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). Blake Gober, Barr’s campaign manager since January, was terminated after the explosive Breitbart News report.…

Pablo Escobar was killed on December 2, 1993 in Medellín, Colombia.PublishedApril 8, 2026 10:40 AM EDT•UpdatedApril 8, 2026 10:40 AM EDTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkPablo Escobar might have lived a little longer if he had stayed off his phone.The infamous cartel kingpin was the most powerful drug lord on the planet at the…

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Archbishop Paul Coakley, head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has condemned President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy a “civilization” in Iran and urged an end to the war, echoing Pope Leo XIV’s appeals for peace.“The threat of destroying a whole civilization and the intentional…

Did America win the war against Iran? Or did we just postpone the game until the weather clears?Militarily, there is little doubt that the Iranians got outclassed from the start by the US and Israel. That, however, is not the same as victory for us or defeat for the regime.…

ER Editor: In this tweet, we can watch the hearing of activist Sihem Ghars before the parliamentary commission on incestuous sexual violence. Alas, there is no English translation — Translation: Judicial handling of incestuous sexual violence  Hearing of Sihem Ghars, founder of the Incesticide France collective (@incesticide_fr), by the inquiry…

By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, April 08, 2026Sussita-Hippos is an archaeological site in Israel, located on a hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Between the third century B.C. and the seventh century A.D., Hippos was the site of a Greco-Roman city. | Wikimedia Commons/Michael EisenbergArchaeologists working near the…

President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that he would impose 50% tariffs on any countries arming Iran with weapons the day after announcing a two-week halt to military action. Trump said the tariffs would be “effective immediately” and no exceptions would be made in a Truth Social post. The warning followed…

President Donald Trump has announced a two-week cease-fire with Iran. On Wednesday, he said the United States will work closely with Iran, which he described as having “gone through what will be a very productive Regime Change.” He also said there would be no enrichment of uranium and that many…

The pro-life group Massachusetts Citizens for Life will launch a statewide series of public displays featuring lifelike fetal models to memorialize the 49,450 unborn babies killed by elective abortion in Massachusetts within a single year. The organization tells LifeNews that it is confronting the realities of “choice” and honoring the…

By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, April 08, 2026Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on April 8, 2026. | Mandel NGAN/AFP via Getty ImagesSecretary of War Pete Hegseth declared a “decisive military victory” in Iran amid a two-week ceasefire,…

PBS debuted a new two-part documentary on Tuesday by Lucy Worsley that seeks to cover the American Revolution from the British perspective and how its series of missteps led to the loss of the colonies. At one point in part one, Worsley interviewed Prof. Olivette Otele in a segment that…

Federal agents working along the southern border arrested five people wanted on serious felony charges abroad and in the U.S. in less than a week. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents assigned to ports of entry around Laredo, Texas, apprehended individuals charged with homicide, indecency with children and other heinous…

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the United States delivered a “devastating military defeat” to Iran before President Donald Trump ultimately “chose mercy” and a ceasefire was reached, he told reporters at a Wednesday war briefing. President Donald Trump announced the two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday evening, before the deadline imposed…

By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Wednesday, April 08, 2026President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega waves at Palacio Federal Legislative on Jan. 10, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela. | Jesus Vargas/Getty ImagesThe Nicaraguan government subjected Christians to mounting repression throughout 2025, a new report documenting 309 separate violations of freedom of religion…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The Artemis II mission has re-inspired our collective fascination with space. We’ve gazed on our home planet in a way unseen in decades and caught a glimpse of a part of the moon never…

Various groups sharing nonconsensual pornographic material were blocked, only to reopen under the same names hours later, leading to criticism Telegram lacks stringent enough controls.PARIS (AFP) — Tens of thousands of intimate images of women have been traded without the subjects’ consent in Telegram groups and channels, researchers said Wednesday,…

Democratic California State Sen. Scott Wiener sat quietly on Tuesday when a young gay man described the horrors of transgender procedures for minors. Jonni Skinner testified that doctors “poisoned” his body with puberty blockers when he identified as transgender as a child, which he said caused permanent damage. Weiner appeared…

It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time to work off some of those Easter calories with a midweek complaint sesh in this week’s edition of The Gripe Report!We’ve been at it for over two years now, and so it can be a little tricky to think of new themes for us…

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has opened a probe into former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, according to a news report Tuesday.Hutchinson testified in 2022 before a special House committee on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot that implicated President Trump.  The DOJ is looking into whether Hutchinson…

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to impose a 50% tariff on any nation supplying weapons to Iran amid the two-week ceasefire between both countries.”A Country supplying Military Weapons to Iran will be immediately tariffed, on any and all goods sold to the United States of America, 50%, effective immediately.…

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that the U.S. and Iran would work together to remove nuclear material from Iran and that the government would not enrich Uranium as part of the agreement to end the war.Iran and the U.S. announced a two-week ceasefire agreement after Pakistan brokered a plan…

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech As we continue to feast on breathtaking images of the Moon’s far side taken by the crew of NASA’s Artemis 2 mission, it bears repeating that it took plenty of hardship to get…

The former Auburn coach told OutKick the Final Four crowd in Indy looked like the unity the country needs.PublishedApril 8, 2026 10:00 AM EDT•UpdatedApril 8, 2026 10:00 AM EDTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkFormer Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl said Americans should take a lesson from March Madness and learn how to love…

“Almost all of the panelists were themselves Truman scholars, potentially creating a self-perpetuating cycle” The post Truman Scholarship Reviewers are Overwhelmingly Democrats first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

Trump is INSANE! He says he will drop nuclear weapons and kill all Iranians!All day yesterday, all the Best™ people were insisting that Donald Trump had to be removed from office because he was going to drop nukes. There were calls for a military mutiny, dire warnings about World War…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared a “decisive military victory” over Iran in a live briefing, saying the country’s missile program was functionally destroyed. [Unfortunately, they still have some, though depleted, missiles and drones.] Secretary Hegseth accused Iran of using proxies to carry out its nefarious activities. “They struck our embassies with…

Donald J. Trump The US may be about to leave NATO, leaving it a weakened ‘paper tiger’. The geopolitical conflicts of the last few months shed light on the rising tensions between the United States and the countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Addressing the present situation inside the security…

President Donald Trump’s threat against Iran that a “whole civilization will die tonight” was not an idle one. That’s according to War Secretary Pete Hegseth Wednesday morning, a day after the threat was to be carried out. “We had a target set, locked and loaded, of infrastructure, bridges, power plants. Remember, this…

The IDF confirms carrying out the “largest coordinated strike across Lebanon since the start of Operation Roaring Lion.” The post Israel Launches Massive Strikes on Hezbollah Terrorists as Iran Ceasefire Takes Hold first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

Now the mask is completely off. Multiple international reports now indicate that Iran’s newly installed Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is unconscious and suffering from a severe medical condition, leaving him effectively unable to govern. According to a diplomatic memo obtained by The Times, the 56-year-old son of the late Ayatollah…

Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has introduced a “racial equity plan” directing city resources to “black and brown New Yorkers” in an attempt to “confront institutional and systemic racism within our city.” The mayor’s policy proposal targets housing, health, and economic opportunities, and seeks to address disparities by…

Authenticity always wins.PublishedApril 8, 2026 9:40 AM EDT•UpdatedApril 8, 2026 9:40 AM EDTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkThe Masters is most synonymous with Augusta National, but ranked just behind the golf course itself is the longtime voice of the Masters, Jim Nantz. The 2026 Masters will mark Nantz’s 41st consecutive year covering golf’s first major…

Catholic activist, actor and producer Eduardo Verástegui has declared he will not support any politician who fails to fully defend the right to life of the unborn. His comments are emphasizing that protection of the most vulnerable must come before political loyalties. Verástegui, known for starring in the pro-life film…

A Republican Texas state senator now running for attorney general once authored a bill that would strip local governments of their ability to block religious housing developments, including the creation of Islamic cities. State Sen. Mayes Middleton filed Senate Bill 854 in January of 2025, pitching it as a solution…

By Andrew Moran Everyone is talking about stagflation amid the war in Iran, but will it happen this time?

Former North Carolina State Rep. Cecil Brockman (D-District 60) The Democrat party’s “values” are on full display once again, and it is absolutely sickening. Disgraced former North Carolina State Representative Cecil Brockman, a Democrat, has been slammed with eight child sex charges, including multiple counts that each carry the potential…

Hojjat-ol-Islam Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei (cropped).jpgWikimedia Commons Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, previously reported comatose somewhere, had instructed his negotiators, for the first time since the war began, to move towards a deal, according to an Israeli official, a regional official, and a third source with knowledge, Axios reports. Just this week, The Times of…

Oil prices fell well below $100 after President Trump announced a ceasefire in the Iran War on Tuesday evening. The global pricing benchmark Brent crude dropped from $111 to $91 as markets opened on Wednesday. The United States domestic oil blend, West Texas Intermediate, fell by nearly 20% to trading…

By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Wednesday, April 08, 2026NASA astronaut and Artemis II pilot Victor Glover looks on during a welcome ceremony ahead of the Artemis II April 1 launch at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 27, 2026. | Miguel J. Rodriguez CARRILLO/AFP via Getty ImagesVictor Glover,…

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Will we? That would be a good trade for skipping “Bridge and Power Plant Day,” as Gen. Jack Keane put it on Jesse Watters’ Fox News Channel show last night. As Keane also notes, “the Iranians are experts at obfuscating and delaying deals.” I share his skepticism over the idea…

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche erupted at reporters Tuesday slamming “completely false” reporting about “weaponization” of the Justice Department. The rebuke came after a reporter asked Blanche how he would balance “relentless” pressure from President Donald Trump to “see his perceived political enemies prosecuted” against the administration’s stated goal of ending…