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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Freeze On Climate, Infrastructure Grants Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, A federal judge on April 15 blocked the Trump administration from freezing the disbursement of…

Report Claims N.Korea Supplying 100% Of Russian Artillery Shells Used In Ukraine Reuters has cited a UK-based open-source analysis firm to claim that Russia’s military is now relying almost on entirely on…

IRS Asked To Revoke Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status Which Shields Almost $500 Million Per Year The Trump administration has directed the Internal Revenue Service’s top legal official to consider revoking Harvard University’s tax-exempt…

Friedrich Merz should not supply Taurus missiles to Kiev, the leader of the Social Democrats said Classified briefings would sway Germany’s chancellor-designate Friedrich Merz from delivering Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, Matthias…

CDC Advisers Consider Recommending Narrower Use Of COVID-19 Vaccines Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are considering advising the…

New Trump Executive Order Threatens California’s Climate Ambitions Authored by Marc Joffe via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump has announced his intention to shut down California’s cap-and-trade program, which raises revenue…

Texas Track Meet Killer’s Family To Tap $400k Support Fund For New Home As the online fundraiser for confessed Texas track-meet killer Karmelo Anthony continues raking in cash, his family has told…

To Fly, You’ll Soon Need A REAL ID: What To Know Authored by Arjun Singh via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), On May 7, 2025, millions of Americans will be unable to…

The Russian president has promised to help broker the release of the remaining captives held by Hamas Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with an Israeli-Russian family that had been held hostage…

NJ Sushi Restaurant Owner Charged With Acting As Unregistered Agent Of Chinese Government A 61 year old man known as “Sushi John” and owner of Ya Ya Noodles in Montgomery Township, NJ,…

The EU country will struggle to meet the higher military spending levels pushed by the US, the budget minister has told FT Belgium is preparing to raise debt and cut welfare to…

The previous government worked to silence dissenting voices, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said The US has officially shut down the government agency that Secretary of State Marco Rubio said was…

Made In China Vs Made In America While China’s status as the world’s largest manufacturing hub seems to be a law of nature these days – one only challenged by President Trump…

Georgia Man Sentenced To 6.5 Years In Prison For Laundering Cartel Money Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A Georgia man has been sentenced to 6.5 years in…

Multiplication, Biden-Style: School Bias Cases Doubled Authored by James Varney via RealClearInvestigations, While limiting strings-attached grants and curbing federal regulation, President Trump’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education also take aim…

US Tells Israel It Will Begin Drawdown Of Troops In Syria Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Pentagon officials have told their Israeli counterparts that the US will begin a phased withdrawal…

Are Democrats Unintentionally Sabotaging Retailer Target New high-frequency data on monthly store visits and consumer sentiment metrics reveal a slowdown in activity at retail giant Target. Interestingly, when the same data is applied across…

Total Southwest Border Apprehensions Last Month Lower Than First 2 Days Of March 2024: CBP Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, There was a historic drop in the apprehension of…

Are Foreigners Entitled To The Same Protest Rights As Natural American Citizens? One of the primary platforms of Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign was the strict control of foreign elements entering into the…

“The Autism Epidemic Is Running Rampant” – RFK Jr Addresses Latest CDC Report Showing 1-In-20 Boys Diagnosed A report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on April 15…

Washington’s rupture with longtime allies over Ukraine has shattered the global order, Francois Bayrou has said French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has accused the US of abandoning the democratic world, saying Washington’s…

Washington’s tariff spree will eventually backfire on itself, Xia Baolong has said A senior Chinese official has slammed US President Donald Trump’s “extremely arrogant and shameless” tariffs against Hong Kong, a special…

The Russian president has praised the entrepreneur’s Mars ambitions and hinted at joint missions Elon Musk’s passion for Mars is reminiscent of Soviet space engineer Sergey Korolev, Russian President Vladimir Putin said…

British, French and German diplomats have reportedly been looking for ways to help Kiev restore relations with the US, the outlet claimed French diplomats reportedly helped Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky write a conciliatory…

Doha welcomes the ongoing diplomatic efforts to stop the hostilities between Moscow and Kiev, spokesperson Majed Mohammed Al-Ansari has told RT Qatar has been working to play a constructive role in resolving…

‘Depression’ Narrative Bust: Atlanta Fed ‘Adjusts’ Away GDP Plunge Forecast Who could have seen that coming? Well us, literally!! One month ago the world was stunned when the Atlanta Fed GDPNow forecast…

‘Staggering’ Number Of IRS Employees To Take Buyout: ‘This Is Enormous’ 25 percent of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees are are preparing to take buyout offered by the Trump administration and resign…

China’s ‘Surprise’ New Trade Rep A Likely Effort At Backchanneling ‘Breakthrough’ With Trump We reported earlier in the day that China has opened the door for reengaging President Trump in trade talks,…

It’s not the first part of the 46-page ruling [SEE HERE] by Judge James Boasberg, threatening to hold President Trump and Main Justice in criminal contempt of court, that presents the biggest…

Washington and London are currently negotiating a tariff agreement The administration of US President Donald Trump wants the UK government to repeal hate speech laws in order to secure a trade deal…

Tesla Reportedly Facing Trade Disruption On Cybercab, Semi-Truck Parts From China The latest supply chain disruption report comes from Reuters, which claims that shipments of Tesla components from China—intended for its Cybercab…

The US president’s first international trip this term will be to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE – three pillars of his foreign policy US President Donald Trump is planning a visit…

China’s Next Step: “Helicopter Money” Or “Keynes Is Dead” Depending on whom you ask, China’s economy is either imploding or swallowing the world. The Chinese are masterminds of espionage or bloated central…

Columbia Pro-Palestinian Protest Leader Seeking Citizenship Detained By ICE Authored by Nathan Worcester via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

Stellar 20Y Auction Stops Through, Benefits From Solid Foreign Demand After last week’s basis trade collapse (which we now know has already claimed several relative value multistrat hedge funds), many were dreading…

Watch Live: Stocks Puke As Fed Chair Powell Raises Specter Of Stagflation, Awaiting “Greater Clarity” Update (1330ET): Key highlights from Powell’s prepared remarks: Powell said: “tariffs are highly likely to generate at…

Bessent’s Grand Strategy: Use Tariff Negotiations To Isolate China From The Rest Of The World Yesterday, president Trump laid out the stakes in the ever-escalating trading war between the US and China,…

Happiness levels have remained “surprisingly resilient” in the face of external shocks, a poll has found Almost 80% of Russians feel happy despite the external challenges, according to a nationwide poll released…

Carney Capitulates: Canada Waives Retaliatory Tariffs On US-Made Cars And Trucks The first skirmish in the US-China trade war just concluded and John Carney is left licking his wounds. Canadian Prime Minister…

“Markets Have To Choose Between The US And China” By Michael Every of Rabobank John Authers at Bloomberg just ran a piece titled ‘This Passover, Everyone Has Questions’. His annual tradition of…

Teen Murder Suspect Karmelo Anthony Released On Reduced Bail, Claims “Self Defense” Public outrage over the Karmelo Anthony case is growing with a recent court decision to dramatically reduce the teen suspect’s…

The measure is part of Kiev’s push to join the EU Ukraine will begin blending all motor fuel with bioethanol starting next month as part of the country’s EU integration plans, the…

The Russian currency has posted strong gains against the US dollar and has outshined gold, data shows The Russian ruble has emerged as the world’s top-performing currency this year, outpacing even gold,…

The White House has insisted Beijing must make a deal and threatened it with tariffs of up to 245% China has called on the US to “stop threatening and blackmailing,” if it…

WTI Extends Gains As Cushing Hub Stocks Hit Lowest For Time Of Year Since 2008 Oil prices are higher this morning on the prospect of US-China trade talks (and after better than…

Bank of Canada Keeps Rates At 2.75% As Expected, Sees “Significant Recession” In All-Out Trade War The Bank of Canada kept rates steady at 2.75% as expected, with the central bank saying…

Washington reportedly still views a resource deal with Kiev as a way to recover funds spent on supporting the country The US continues to insist that Ukraine should pay it tens of…

Johnson ‘Not A Big Fan’ Of Raising Taxes For Wealthy, Supports Tax Cuts For Everyone Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that…

Foreigners rejecting the neoliberal perspective in their home nations have the option of relocating to the country, according to the foreign minister An increasing number of people worldwide, particularly in the West,…

The reporters were found guilty of working for the opposition figure’s extremist organization A Moscow court has sentenced four Russian journalists from Reuters, the Associated Press, and SOTAvision to five and a…

A campaign group in Scotland had challenged the government’s attempts to allow transgender individuals into roles reserved for women The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the term “woman” refers to…

The warning comes amid an escalating trade war between Washington and Beijing Chinese imports to the US could face tariffs as high as 245%, according to a White House fact sheet released…

DHS To Revoke Temporary Protected Status For Afghans, Cameroonians In US Thousands of Afghans and Cameroonians living in the United States will have their temporary protected status (TPS) revoked in the coming…

The former president has slammed conservatives while claiming that the US is more divided than ever Former US President Joe Biden has accused Donald Trump’s supporters of having “no hearts,” while claiming…

US Industrial Production Dipped From Record High In March US Industrial Production dipped in March from record highs… Source: Bloomberg The headline industrial production fell 0.3% MoM (slightly worse than the 0.2%…

Russian media presence on the continent will help counter Western media’s dominance In February, Russian news agency Sputnik opened its first African editorial center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital. Foreign policy experts…

New York Business Leaders Say Economic Outlook Worse Since Lehman The drastically decoupled trend of hard data improvement and soft data dissolution continued this morning with US Manufacturing improving while NY Fed…

ASML Misses On Orders As CEO Warns Of Trade War; Analysts Call Results “Disappointing”  Nasdaq 100 futures declined 1.5% early Wednesday, driven by renewed pressure on semiconductor stocks. Nvidia fell about 6% in pre-market…

The Dollar Bubble Just Burst: Peter Schiff Warns “This Is The Collapse I’ve Warned About For Years” Via SchiffGold.com, In an interview last week on Kitco News, Peter joined Jeremy Szafron to offer his…

Non-citizens accounted for nearly 50% of offenses last year, according to police statistics Nearly half of all crimes in Austria last year involved foreign suspects, with a significant rise among young Syrians,…

US Retail Sales Soared Most In 2 Years In March As Auto-Spending Spiked Ahead Of Tariffs Following two disappointing months, US Retail Sales were expected to rebound strongly in March (despite all…

Futures Slide After Nvidia Chip Export Curbs Slam Tech Stocks US equity futures are lower after NVDA unveiled the US government restricted export of its H2) chips to China, sending the stock…

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…

Respect & Clarity: China Opens Door For Reengaging Trump In Trade Talks Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 e-mini futures trimmed overnight losses after China reportedly laid out a set of preconditions for resuming…

Kiev’s recognition of the new borders of Russia and its non-nuclear and neutral status are essential for a settlement, Sergey Naryshkin has said Peace between Russia and Ukraine is possible only if…

Turkish Admiral: NATO Has Become A Reckless “Zombie Alliance” A prominent Turkish defense official has given a rare interview to a regional Middle East outlet wherein he describes NATO as a “zombie…

The US president’s decision follows past diplomatic clashes, including aid cuts and criticism of the Pretoria’s land policies, Goodenough Mashego has said Leading political analyst Goodenough Mashego said US President Donald Trump’s…

Washington reportedly aims to leverage tariff negotiations to isolate Beijing The US plans to use tariff negotiations to push trade partners to scale back economic ties with China, the Wall Street Journal…

Attention Homeowners: Here’s Where Your Imported Home Goods Are Actually Made Although President Trump rolled back some reciprocal tariffs last week (ex-China), U.S. imports still face an average effective tariff rate of…

Experts Warn That UK Cancer Care System Is At “Critical Breaking Point” Via The Epoch Times, The UK cancer care system is facing a “critical breaking point,” a number of experts have…

The tit-for-tat move comes after the North African country accused Paris of “disgraceful” behavior France has expelled 12 Algerian diplomats and recalled its ambassador, Stephane Romatet, from Algiers, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot…

Russia & Belarus Ready To Ramp Up Spy War Against NATO: Kremlin Intel Chief There’s little doubt that ‘spy wars’ between Russian and NATO countries have already long been in progress in…

Kiev is displaying increasing authoritarian tendencies, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said The Ukrainian leadership is attempting to cling to power by prolonging martial law in the country and removing the possibility of…

The increase was driven by services, although the export of goods remained flat Indian goods and services exports rose by around 5.5% to a record $820.93 billion in the 2024-25 financial year,…

Only fear of public backlash is preventing Kiev from forcing 18-year-olds into service, Nikolay Azarov has told RT Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky would swiftly mandate the mobilization of 18-year-olds if not for concerns…

“It Doesn’t Fit In With Dutch Culture!” – Conservative MPs Call For Ban On Amplified Islamic Calls To Prayer Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Two minor conservative parties in the…

Kiev’s Western backers have only said the country could join the military bloc “one day,” according to Mark Rutte Ukraine was never promised NATO membership as part of any potential settlement of…

The American economy is built on consumption and outsourcing, not production, David Hundeyin has said Imposing tariffs cannot resolve the deep-rooted structural inefficiencies in the US economy, Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin has…

Top Ukrainian Official Backs Conscription For Women: Apply ‘Israeli Model’ Ukrainian leaders continue to brainstorm ways to replenish the military’s ranks, amid slow but steady gains by Russian forces along frontlines in…

Ronald Lamola has said upcoming talks in Moscow will focus on trade and peace in Ukraine South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola arrived in Moscow on Tuesday. His two-day visit is aimed…

Europe Wants New ‘Half-Fuhrer’ In Ukraine, Lavrov Warns Both the United States and Russia have been calling for new elections in Ukraine, also after President Putin has branded Zelensky as ‘illegitimate’ due…

The potential move is part of a proposal to cut nearly half of the State Department’s budget, according to the newspaper The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering a budget…

A prototype from the ChatGPT maker reportedly features an AI image feed and could compete with social media apps OpenAI, a San Francisco-based company best known for ChatGPT, has reportedly been working…

Cultural Factors Drive ‘Disproportionate’ Crime Among Migrant Groups: Renowned Swiss Psychiatrist Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Following the release of his new book, The Dark Sides of Migration, Swiss forensic…

Rani Rampal shares her inspiring journey, overcoming poverty and defying societal expectations, on RT’s Let’s Talk Bharat Rani Rampal, a renowned Indian hockey player and former captain of the women’s national team,…

Peace Through Technological Strength: How Trump’s America Tames The Chinese Dragon Authored by Shane Festa and Brent Sadler via The Daily Signal, a publication of The Heritage Foundation, In the days around…

A stranger slipped past Olaf Scholz’s security team in 2023 A German man was fined €4,500 ($5,100) on Tuesday for sneaking into Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s motorcade and hugging him on the tarmac. The…

Bye Letitia? Criminal Referral Filed Against NY AG Over Real Estate Fraud Accusation A criminal referral against New York Attorney General Letitia James has been filed with the DOJ, alleging that James…

Gold Soars As Beijing Lowers Yuan Fix Ahead Of Chinese Econ Data Beating On Tariff-Frontrunning Ahead of tonight’s grand unveiling of what Beijing wants the world to think about its economy, the…

Showdown Looms Over Trump’s DEI Ban In Public Schools Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Several blue states have joined New York in resisting federal efforts to end…

Lincoln Was A ‘Threat To Democracy’ Authored by Al Perrotta via The Daily Signal, One hundred sixty years ago tonight, at Ford’s Theater, John Wilkes Booth put a bullet in the head…

The actor has described the 2001 attacks as “the biggest scandal in American history” Hollywood star Mel Gibson, a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, has urged the US government to reveal…

Manufacturing Consent? What About Manufacturing Rebellion? Authored by Rinzen Widjaja via The Mises Institute, Noam Chomsky’s Manufacturing Consent argued that the mass communications industry influences public perception in ways that benefit elite interests, all without overt…

How Much Does Each US Wealth Bracket Pay In Income Taxes? The top 1% of U.S. earners paid 40% of federal income taxes in 2022, based on the latest available data. This…

Be On The Alert For These Insurance Scams Authored by Mary Hunt via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Let’s face it—insurance is already one of those necessary evils, like flossing or assembling…

Trump Suggests Iran Slow-Walking Talks, As 2nd Round Set For Rome A second round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran are set for Saturday in Rome, Axios reports, after…

The member states have reportedly threatened to derail Belgrade’s bid to join the bloc EU member states have warned Serbia that it may lose the chance to join the bloc if President…

Hegseth Top Advisor Marched Out Of Pentagon, Placed On Leave For ‘Unauthorized Disclosure’ Of Classified Information A top advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was escorted out of the Pentagon on Tuesday…

5 Companies Sue Trump Over Tariffs Trump’s tariffs have injected a large measure of chaos into the markets – so much so that JPMorgan sees only four potential off-ramps to right the…