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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…

Disney Scrambles With Park Discounts As Most Magical Place On Earth Has New Location Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando will begin offering ticket discounts from late May through September 20, as the upcoming launch…

The US president has explained the sudden tariff pause after telling Americans to “be cool” President Donald Trump has admitted that his decision to delay further tariff hikes was driven in part…

Goldman Calls “US Recession” At 12:57pm; 73 Minutes Later Rescinds Recession Call Yesterday morning, when we were flooded with a barrage of apocalyptically bearish “research” by a generation of Wall Street sellside…

Biden’s ‘Disinformation’ Czar Claims That Worries About Leftist Censorship Are A ‘Lie’ Authored by Robert Spencer via PJ Media, Nina Jankowicz, the flighty far-left foe of the freedom of speech who once…

Would-Be Trump Assassin Sought Rocket Launcher, Stinger Missiles From Ukraine The second assassination attempt on Donald Trump was even more forgotten about and buried by the mainstream media than the first one. Presidential…

Tariff Freak Out: Why So Many People Cling To The Cancer Of Globalism Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market This past week after Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcements the Dow Jones Index…

Russian Duma Ratifies 20-Year Defense, Energy Pact With Iran Via The Cradle Russia’s State Duma ratified the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between Russia and Iran in its plenary session on 8 April, Sputnik reported….

The American Dream Is Far From Over Authored by Jack Miller via RealClearPolitics, My grandparents landed on Ellis Island in 1902 with their 1-year-old son, my father, in their arms. Twenty-seven years…

“Time To Squeeze Chinese Heads Into Wall”: Kevin O’Leary Calls For 400% Tariffs Democratic panelists on CNN were left stunned when Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary called for 400% tariffs on China, praising President…

Washington is not trusted, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Iran is ready for dialogue with the US, but any talks must be indirect and backed by guarantees, President Masoud Pezeshkian has…

The step is necessary to withstand Russian pressure on the battlefield, according to Aleksandr Syrsky Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, Aleksandr Syrsky, has said Kiev must mobilize 30,000 soldiers every month to sustain resistance against…

The recent case of 15 uniformed first responders killed on their way to work is but the latest in a long, long line of similar crimes The Israeli army has executed 15…

Peter Dutton is obviously worried about losing his seat to independent Ellie Smith and has attacked her with lies in a mailout out to all voters in his seat of Dickson and…

The two nations’ space agencies have not yet decided on any concrete date but are working “as a team,” Ken Bowersox has told TASS The Russian and American space agencies are developing…

FOMC Minutes Confirm Fed Members Fear Trade Policy “Uncertainty”, Support QT Taper A lot – and we mean a lot – has happened since the last FOMC meeting on March 19th. Bonds,…

PC Shipments Jumped Most In Years Ahead Of Tariff Blitz A new report from market tracker Canalys shows that PC shipments in the first quarter grew at the fastest pace since the…

Trump’s Economic Revolution: Unraveling A Blessing And A Curse Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Deuteronomy 11:26 – “Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse.”  This biblical…

The US-China standoff risks escalating into an “outright financial war” with no winners, the bank’s head of global FX research warns The global financial system is moving into “unchartered territory,” as the…

Amazon Cancels Orders, Walmart Pulls Forecast As Tariffs Take Hold Amazon has abruptly canceled orders for beach chairs, scooters, air conditioners, and other merchandise sourced from China and other Asian countries hit…

Judge Rejects California’s Attempt To Block City’s Voter ID Law Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, A California judge rejected the state’s attempts to shut down a conservative coastal city’s…

Stellar 10Y Auction Prices At 2nd Highest Stop Through On Record Despite Plunge In Directs Well, the 10Y auction is in the bag, and after yesterday’s very ugly 3Y, today’s sale was…

NPR Repeats False Claim That The Court Rejected Claims Of Government Involvement In Censorship Efforts Authored by Jonathan Turley, Leila Fadel and National Public Radio recently interviewed me on free speech. While…

Could Trump Cut China Out Of The Dollar System By Benjamin Picton, senior strategist at Rabobank To whom much is given… US stocks were a rollercoaster yesterday. Having closed at 5062 on…

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hold press gaggle outside the White House. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gives details on the China tariff increase and the…

“Shark Tank” star and investor Kevin O’Leary says President Trump’s tariffs on China aren’t high enough and calls for a 400% tariff on the country. “It’s time to squeeze Chinese heads into…

The countermeasures, which take effect next week, will reportedly be limited to certain products EU member states have approved retaliatory measures to counter the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on…

The first part of this announcement is clear, Chinese tariffs are now raised to 125% effective immediately.  The latter part of this announcement is less clear; however, it appears that all other…

The decision comes shortly after Beijing retaliated against Washington’s previous tariff rise US President Donald Trump has raised the tariffs on Chinese goods to 125% in response to retaliatory measures imposed by…

They’re messy, risky, and unpopular – but they might be part of a bigger, smarter plan Let me play devil’s advocate for a minute. I’m not here to defend President Donald Trump’s…

The country is facing labor shortages due to the outflow of refugees Most of the Ukrainians living in the West are unlikely to return, MP Nina Yuzhanina has warned. The lawmaker was…

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…

Full dragon, no panda mask.  Beijing begins using war terminology to discuss the trade conflict with the United States. Through a series of cumulative trade tariffs, President Trump has now placed Chinese…

This is an excellent example of what Attorney General Pam Bondi should be focused on instead of her appearances on Fox News. The Federal Housing and Finance Agency has released a public…

Anti-Russian policies have cost the bloc’s economy over $1.4 trillion, according to Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova The EU’s “anti-Russian agenda” has proven to be an “expensive obsession” for the bloc, dealing…

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has called the incident “a shameful spectacle” Russia has lodged a formal diplomatic protest against France and summoned its ambassador after a member of Moscow’s official delegation…

Trump Admin Mulls Farmer Bailout After China’s Retaliatory Tariffs Threaten Exports The Trump administration is exploring options to shield American farmers from deepening fallout as its trade conflict with China intensifies, including…

Washington is also considering imposing even higher tariffs on goods from the country, Scott Bessent has said Washington is considering delisting Chinese companies from US markets amid the escalating tariff war, Treasury…

Berlin has halted admitting immigration applicants who claim they need protection, amid government coalition talks, DPA has reported Germany has temporarily suspended its participation in a UN refugee resettlement program, the DPA…

The civil war in Sudan has entered its third year and is still far from over On February 22, a charter was signed in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, establishing a parallel…

WTI Extends Losses After Crude Inventory Build; US Production Dropped Oil prices fell to fresh four-year lows early on Wednesday on expectations economies will slump as China, Canada and the European Union…

Columnist Suggests Big Business Could ‘Put A Hit Out On Trump’ Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, A prominent British newspaper columnist suggested that big business could ‘put a hit out…

“Free Trade Is A Sham!” Tariffs Divide Libertarians And MAGA MAGA and libertarians are ripping each other apart over the tariff debate: Free trade or protectionism? Our livelihood or numbers on a…

Foreign Travelers Boycott USA After Tariff War Erupts From President Trump’s long-threatened trade war on day one to last week’s “Liberation Day” tariff blitz, the escalating trade war with China and other major…

Tariffs On… Authored by Peter Tchir via Academy Securities, The “Liberation Day” Tariffs announced at the Rose Garden last week went into effect as of 12:01 am. The tariffs on China have…

Futures Swing Wildly As China Retaliates, Basis Trade Blows Up Sending Yields Soaring The rollercoaster goes on as stock futures continue to swing wildly, and now we have the extra kicker of…

The State Department says “genuine autonomy” under Moroccan sovereignty is the only feasible solution to the conflict over Western Sahara Washington recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara and supports the North African…

RBI has reduced its key interest rate to make borrowing cheaper and reduce the impact of US tariffs India’s central bank cut its key interest rate for the second time this year…

The US president has hailed the Russian hockey star after he broke Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals total on Sunday US President Donald Trump has praised Russian ice hockey star Alexander Ovechkin,…

The Economic Freedom Fighters accuses the country’s coalition government leader, the ANC, of sidestepping proper legislative processes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has filed court papers in the Western Cape High Court to challenge…

Ukraine has continuously violated the moratorium on strikes on energy facilities, according to the Defense Ministry The Ukrainian military has launched multiple – unsuccessful – drone attacks overnight, targeting a a Russian…