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Brussels could target American “digital services” if tariff talks collapse, according to Ursula von der Leyen The European Union is prepared to impose bloc-wide tariffs on major US tech companies, such as…

The Supreme Court Must Clarify Presidential Power Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Signs are appearing all over my neighborhood. They say “Rejecting Kings Since 1776.” It does not take…

Moscow Dragging Beijing Into Ukraine War By ‘Systematic’ Recruitment, Zelensky Says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues trying to put pressure on China and make the case to Western allies that there’s an…

A Decade Of Headwinds Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, These headwinds will persist for the next decade or two. The stock market is rallying hard after a brutal sell-off–not…

The Silence On China’s Chipmaking Emissions It’s hard to understand why Bloomberg would undermine its credibility by citing a report from the radical far-left environmental group Greenpeace —but here we are.  Greenpeace,…

President Donald Trump has suggested there must be “something artificial” during a Cabinet meeting US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced a large-scale federal initiative aimed at…

The Atlantic Insists On COVID Denial Authored by Ian Miller via The Brownstone Institute, In a spectacular feat of reality-denying partisanship, the political left has convinced itself that they’ve somehow admitted wrongdoing…

March Deficit Unexpectedly Tumbles To 5 Year Low As DOGE Cracks Down On Democrat Money-Laundering Schemes One month ago, when looking at the latest US Treasury income and spending, or as it…

Idaho Governor Signs Bill Banning Businesses, Schools From Requiring Medical Procedures Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed legislation that bans businesses and…

“Significant Bad-Faith Actor”: Trump Pulls Security Clearance For Ex-CISA Director Chris Krebs, Orders Investigation Into Censorship The Trump administration has pulled security clearances for former CISA head Chris Krebs and ex-DHS official…

Kiev’s backers remain split on a proposed “reassurance force” that could potentially be deployed to Ukraine Only six Western nations have pledged to send troops to Ukraine after the hostilities between Kiev…

The Estonian Orthodox Church could reportedly be forced to cut ties with Russia under a new law Estonia’s parliament has approved a law that could force the Estonian Christian Orthodox Church (ECOC)…

The Washington Post Engages In Negligent Fear-Mongering About NIH Authored by George F. Tidmarsh via RealClearPolitics, Is the WaPo journalistically challenged when it comes to science? You decide. An April 6 article…

CCP Spills Beans At Secret Geneva Meeting, Acknowledges Role In US Infrastructure Hacks “Volt Typhoon” is the name assigned by U.S. cybersecurity officials to a state-sponsored cyber operation linked to the Chinese Communist…

Fatal Helicopter Crash Reported In Hudson River A Bell helicopter crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon—shortly after 3:00 p.m. ET—near West Side Highway and Spring Street, closer to the Jersey…

The Darién Gap Is Now… A Ghost Town! Authored by Olivia Murray via AmericanThinker.com, In an article published today at the New York Post, journalist Emily Crane described the Darién Gap route as a…

Ten Tariff Questions Never Asked Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, The real trade war wasn’t Trump’s – it was decades of lopsided deals, deficits, and double standards America tolerated…

Teachers Need To Ditch Their Union Authored by Larry Sand via American Greatness, The Supreme Court’s 2018 Janus decision asserted that no teacher or any public employee has to pay a penny to a union…

“Coercive Control”: Parents Could Lose Custody Under Proposed Colorado Law For “Misgendering” Authored by Jonathan Turley, Parental rights are emerging as one of the major civil liberties movements of this generation —…

US agents hunted for the Nazi leader in South America for a decade after his supposed death, the documents show The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) conducted a secret search for Adolf…

Schiff Warns “The World Is Getting Rid Of Dollars” As Gold Hits New Record High Via SchiffGold.com, In a special video released yesterday, Peter discusses the ongoing fallout from President Trump’s tariff…

The tendency to attack non-mainstream politicians in the bloc is becoming “increasingly evident,” Dmitry Peskov has said The EU is drifting away from the “democracy standards” it has long preached and systemic…

The facilitation of diplomatic missions’ operations topped the agenda, according to Moscow and Washington officials The Russian and US delegations at Thursday’s talks in Istanbul, Türkiye, mainly focused on the restoration of…

Greenpeace activists were arrested in London while demonstrating against American weapons sales to Israel Five UK Greenpeace activists have been arrested after pouring biodegradable “blood-red” dye into the pond outside the US…

White House Official Says More Than 15 Countries Have Made Trade Deal Offers Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, A senior White House trade official said that more than 15…

Stellar 30Y Auction: 2nd Highest Direct Award, 3rd Biggest Stop-Through On Record After this week started with a dismal 3Y auction and a solid 10Y auction yesterday, both of which however saw…

Novavax Shares Crash After RFK Jr. Comments  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in his first national TV appearance as Health and Human Services Secretary under the Trump administration, questioned the effectiveness of Novavax’s…

Within the Executive Order modifying the April 2nd global reciprocal tariffs [SEE HERE] section #4, we note a massive increase in the duty fees for mailed products from China formerly shipped under…

Six of the victims found in a recently liberated village (in Kursk Region) had gunshot wounds, according to investigators Nine civilians were shot dead by Ukrainian forces during their retreat from a…

Trying to salvage and empower an empire in decline, only to end up hastening its demise – we’ve seen that somewhere before The Great Trump Toddler Tariff Tantrum that we have all…

Rubio Negotiates Release Of US Ballerina Jailed In Russia Over $50 Donation To Ukraine Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, An American-Russian dual national imprisoned in Russia last year on…

House Passes Bill Requiring Proof Of Citizenship To Vote The House on Thursday passed a bill that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, the first step…

“Shit’s Breaking Again…” While many of the biggest trading desks are saying, “buy Mortimer buy!” as Trump provided the pain relief yesterday, most obviously highlighted by the 3rd best day for US…

Such journalists cannot be trusted to deliver an “honest story,” White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt says The administration of US President Donald Trump refuses to engage with reporters who list their gender…

HSBC And Former Citi Heavyweights Breakdown Tariffs’ Impact On Global Economy A ceasefire has been called in Trump’s trade war… well in every country except China where he materially escalated. Was this…

Some member states are opposed to confiscating the funds due to fears of legal risks, Dmitry Peskov has said The Kremlin is aware of divisions within the EU over the fate of…

Liberation Day Do-Over By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities The President undid a few things yesterday with a single post on Truth Social yesterday. It sparked a market rally of almost 10%…

Chinese Sellers On Amazon Panic After Trump’s Tariff Bazooka   President Trump announced an increase in tariffs on Chinese imports to 125% on Wednesday afternoon, following the Chinese government’s move to raise tariffs…

EU Pauses Countermeasures Against US Steel Tariffs For 90 Days Authored by Owen Evans via The Epoch Times, The European Union said on Thursday that it will pause its countermeasures against U.S….

Vladimir Zelensky has alleged that Chinese nationals are fighting for Russia, a claim rejected by Beijing Claims by Vladimir Zelensky that Russia is involving China in the Ukraine conflict are false, Kremlin…

Several of the bloc’s heavyweights, including Germany and France, earlier warned of legal consequences of an outright confiscation Several EU member states are “strongly opposed” to handing Russian assets frozen by the…

The African state has disbursed $3.1 million to 378 farmers who were displaced under controversial land reform The government of Zimbabwe has started payment of white commercial farmers who lost land during…

Southern Africa will mostly bear the brunt of America’s new trade policy On April 2, 2025, US President Donald Trump during his ‘Liberation Day’ Speech announced the intention to impose reciprocal tariffs…

Adam Schiff has called for an investigation into who profited from the president’s tariff pause US Democratic Senator Adam Schiff has called on Congress to investigate President Donald Trump for possible insider…

The Ukrainian leader used a slur to condemn Kirill Dmitriev, Russia’s economic envoy who has been engaged in talks with Washington Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has insulted Kirill Dmitriev, an aide to Russian…

US Spy Chief Gabbard Starts Task Force To Investigate Intelligence Community Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said she is setting up…

March US Consumer Prices Fall Most In 5 Years The normally crucial consumer price index measure of inflation printing today for March is likely to take a back seat to the next…

Futures Slide As Traders Lock In Gains After Wednesday’s Record Surge The record (notional) bounce-back in global equity markets, which pushed the S&P higher by nearly $5 trilllion in market cap after Trump…

Tahawwur Hussain Rana, allegedly a key plotter in the 2008 attacks, was transported on a special flight A suspected key plotter in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks has been extradited to India…

Komrade Ursula von der Leyen represents the European Commission command and control authority, regardless of whether the individual members within the containment zone agree with the HQ in Brussels. Komisar von der…

Jobless Claims Keep Rising In ‘Deep TriState’ Region As DOGE Impact Accelerates Another week, another solid jobless claims print, seemingly crushing the Paul Revere-ish cries of “a recession is coming” from the…

Social media activity in support of terrorist groups such as Hamas or Hezbollah will be viewed as hate speech and grounds for visa denial The US immigration will review applicants’ social media…

A video released by the FSB shows the handover of Arthur Petrov and Ksenia Karelina Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has released two videos showing a surprise prisoner swap between the US…

This comes after President Donald Trump authorized a 90-day pause on tariffs above 10% The EU has suspended the imposition of counter-tariffs on American imports, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen…

Two Republican congressmen claim a local policy targeting international oil companies threatens American investments in the region US lawmakers have introduced legislation to block International Monetary Fund (IMF) support for certain Central…

The Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) releases the Consumer Price Index for February [DATA HERE], reflecting a drop in the year-over-year inflation rate to the lowest level in four years. The…

Secondhand Gold Rolex Demand Rises As Yellow Metal Hits Record  Spot gold prices climbed back above $3,000 an ounce on Wednesday morning after breaking above the key psychological threshold in mid-March. The…

Six Jumbo Jets Of iPhones From India Part Of Apple’s Scramble To Beat Tariff Blitz  Reuters provided more details on a strategic airlift operation that allowed Apple to sidestep tariffs that could…

The ‘Swedish model’ could be implemented if volunteer recruitment falls short, the incoming chancellor has said The incoming German government, set to be led by Friedrich Merz, aims to increase the strength…

DHS Revokes Legal Status Of People Who Entered The US Using CBP One App Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Homeland Security has revoked the…

The exchange involved Arthur Petrov, who faced up to 20 years in an American prison on charges of illegal microelectronics exports Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has confirmed the latest prisoner swap…

When President Trump announced the 90-day pause in combination with the increase in tariffs against China, there was a background element missed by many. At the moment President Trump triggered the public…

Moscow’s deputy foreign minister has met with the Sudanese ambassador to discuss urgent steps toward ending the conflict in the region Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has held talks with the…

Harvard To Borrow $750 Million Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Harvard University is looking to borrow $750 million through taxable bonds as the…

Scott Bessent has warned the bloc against closer ties with Beijing at the expense of relations with Washington US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has claimed that the EU would be “cutting its…

Largest US Egg Producer Cal-Maine Under DOJ Price Investigation Authored by Wesley Brown via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Cal-Maine Foods Inc., the nation’s largest egg producer, on Tuesday acknowledged that it…

Estonia’s envoy has been summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry over the removal of memorials at a Soviet WWII cemetery The Russian Foreign Ministry has condemned the demolition of Soviet WWII memorials…

One Of The Largest Malls In The U.S. Just Defaulted On Its $300 Million Mortgage Destiny USA, New York’s largest mall and one of the biggest in the U.S., has defaulted on…

Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Zubritsky is listed in the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s database of draft dodgers and is wanted for treason Ukrainian-born Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Zubritsky, who arrived at the International Space Station…

Leaked China CDC Document Confirms New H5N1 Strain More Contagious In Humans Authored by Alex Wu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), An official internal notice by China’s National Center for Disease…

Delta Cuts Outlook, Refuses To Pay Tariff On Airbus Jets Airbus aircraft shipments from Europe to the U.S. now face tariffs of approximately 20%. This poses a significant challenge for Delta Air…

The US president earlier said they were close to an agreement, but China backed out after Washington raised its tariffs US President Donald Trump has expressed optimism about reaching a deal on…

Negotiations will revolve around restoring bilateral diplomatic ties, not the Ukraine conflict, officials have said Diplomatic delegations from Russia and the US have convened in Istanbul, Türkiye, for closed-door talks. The Russian…

The move comes as the two sides hold a second round of talks on normalizing bilateral relations Russia and the US have conducted another prisoner swap in Abu Dhabi, the Wall Street…

The repatriation of the three convicts followed talks between the Central African state’s president and a senior Washington official Three Americans convicted of attempting to overthrow the government of the Democratic Republic…

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…

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…

President Trump delivers remarks on geopolitical events, the MAGAnomic agenda and trade imbalance reset during a presidential signing session in the oval office. Beginning with the commission of former Arkansas Governor Mike…

ECB Exec Renews Push For Digital Euro To Counter US Stablecoin Growth Authored by Helen Partz via CoinTelegraph.com, The European Central Bank is intensifying its warnings over stablecoin adoption, with one of…

China Rejects ‘Groundless’ Charge Of Military Involvement In Ukraine A day after President Zelensky announced Ukraine’s military has captured two Chinese nationals fighting for Russia in Donetsk, China says that is investigating…

America must recognize the limits of its power or face dire consequences, the conservative commentator has warned American policymakers are too arrogant to acknowledge that they have “lost a war with Russia”…

New Delhi has ended a policy that allowed Dhaka to use Indian land routes and ports to export goods India has ended a facility that allowed neighboring Bangladesh to use its land…

The country has bartered away its Russian identity for an “abstract and absurd alternative,” the political scientist has said Ukrainians have become “collective transgenders” in their desire to get closer to the…

Germany’s Coalition Government Wants To “Strengthen” Democracy By Abolishing It Authored by Rainer Rupp The two political parties with the most dramatic losses at the recent elections, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), often…

The US president wants to include the issue in “package” deals with American trade partners US President Donald Trump has indicated that the United States could demand its NATO allies in Europe…

Austin Metcalf And The Endless Race War Authored by Donald Jeffries via “I Protest”, Recently, a young Black male killed another young White male. This is hardly news, seeing as how every…

US Attacks On Yemen Are Draining Arms Needed To Deter China: Defense Officials At the moment, amid ongoing Yemen operations the US has sent two aircraft carriers, deployed a significant number of…

MAHA Texas-Style: Launches Investigation Into Kellogg’s Over ‘Healthy’ Cereal Claims Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has launched an investigation into food company WK Kellogg Co. for potentially violating the state’s consumer…

The Decade-Plus Successes Of SpaceX And U.S. Space Programs Authored by Forrest Marion via RealClearDefense, In recent days, domestic terrorists have engaged in political violence against Elon Musk’s Tesla enterprise: torching cars,…

Larry Summers says Trump’s tariff chaos risks a self-inflicted financial crisis Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers has warned that President Donald Trump’s escalating tariff war with the entire globe is pushing…

Maine Sues USDA Over Funds Frozen For Allowing Male Athletes In Female Sports Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Maine is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…

Judge Orders White House To Restore AP’s Access To Limited-Access Events Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden ruled on April 8 that President…

The US president has warned China and other trade partners against escalation beyond the trade war President Donald Trump has boasted about US military power and weapons that “nobody has any idea”…

New Study Reveals What It Costs To Retire At 40, By State A recent Falcon Funded study highlights just how steep the price tag is for those hoping to retire at 40…

House Republicans Block Democratic Bid To Force Vote On Tariffs Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), House Republicans blocked on April 9 an effort by Democrats to force…

“Supply Growing At Rapid Pace”: D.C. Housing Glut Deepens Amid Recession Jitters The latest housing data from Bright MLS, covering the Washington, D.C. metro area and surrounding communities, shows active listings for…

Idaho Legislature Clears Way For Ivermectin To Be Sold Over The Counter Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Idaho is set to become the latest state in the…

Houthis Claim 3rd MQ-9 Reaper Drone Downing In Ten Days On Wednesday Yemen’s Houthis have claimed yet another shootdown of a US drone over neartheastern Yemen. Military spokesman Yahya Saree said that a…

The US president claimed that Israel would be the “leader” of a potential bombing campaign if talks with Tehran collapse US President Donald Trump has said he has a specific deadline in…

Wisconsin Voter ID Win Buoys California GOP Activists Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClear Politics (emphasis ours), Republicans celebrated a consolation prize in Wisconsin Tuesday night, predicting that the big win for…