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Congress Must Act To Stop ‘Supreme Judicial Commanders’ Of The Military Authored by Elaine Donnelly via RealClearPolitics, Former Majority Leader Senator Chuck Schumer recently admitted that he is responsible for confirming 235…

Nvidia Plunges After US Imposes License On H20 Chip Sales To China, Slaps Company With $5.5 Billion Charge Nvidia tumbled in afterhours trading after the company said the US government will begin…

NATO countries are recruiting “defectors” to help Ukraine, Vasily Piskaryov has said People who use open-source intelligence (OSINT) to harm Russia could be charged with treason, Vasily Piskaryov, a senior member of…

President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to St Petersburg (interesting venue), and spent approximately 5 hours in discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his top two advisors.  This was Witkoff’s…

After twenty years in congress, Curt Weldon was about to become chairman of the House Armed Services Committee when he publicly questioned the accuracy of the 9-11 report. In retaliation, the Bush…

The US president insists his trade policy could generate billions in revenue US President Donald Trump has suggested that revenue from his so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs could potentially replace the federal income…

No Such Thing As Free Trade Authored by Christian Milord via The Epoch Times, For as long as trade has existed, there have been duties, fees, levies, tariffs, or taxes that have…

Crypto’s Debanking Problem Persists Despite New Regulations Authored by Aaron Wood via CoinTelegraph.com, The crypto industry’s inability to access banking services still concerns many industry observers despite recent policy victories. In past…

Russia has slammed the EU for warning candidate state against attending WWII celebrations on May 9 Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said Tuesday that the EU’s attempts to pressure candidate states…

Trump Admin Moves To Defund Left-Leaning PBS, NPR The Trump administration is moving to eliminate federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which supports PBS and NPR, while also cutting…

On Tax Day, Never Forget IRS Culture Bingo Submitted by Jim Bovard On Tax Day, politicians and mainstream media will hector Americans to be grateful for the opportunity to pay their taxes….

Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin: “Privacy Is Freedom” Authored by Adrian Zmudzinski via CoinTelegraph.com, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said privacy should be a top priority for developers, warning that assumptions about transparency and…

The tech giant is facing an antitrust trial that could force it to sell Instagram and WhatsApp The US competition watchdog is seeking to break up social media giant Meta over allegations…

Walmart’s Presence At China’s Biggest Trade Show Raises Supply Chain Decoupling Doubts China’s largest trade show kicked off on Tuesday in Guangzhou, located in South China’s Guangdong Province. According to state-run media, the event…

OpenAI Building “X-Like” Social Network After Grok “Made Everyone Jealous” With OpenAI continues to battle lawsuits from news outlets and authors over materials used to train ChatGPT, the company has decided to…

Steve Witkoff has no mandate to discuss territorial issues with Russia, the Ukrainian leader has said US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff has no mandate to discuss territorial issues between…

The Slovak prime minister has denounced the bloc’s “dictate” on attending May 9 celebrations in Russia Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has firmly rejected recent warnings by EU foreign policy chief Kaja…

IRS Extends Tax Deadline For Entire State Of Arkansas Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The IRS on Monday said that all residents and businesses in Arkansas now have until…

Federal Judge Halts Trump Admin’s Deportation Of Half A Million Biden “Parolees” Authored by Jonathan Turley, The intense struggle between the Trump Administration and federal judges continued this week with another court…

US Import Prices Tumble Despite China Tariffs The (establishment) world and his pet rabbit has been screaming at you for weeks that the American consumer is about to suffer the worst hyperinflationary…

Rep. Jasmine Crockett Faces FEC Investigation Over Suspicious Act Blue Donations Via American Greatness, The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has opened an investigation into Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) over donations made to…

Moscow has said the missile attack targeted senior Ukrainian and foreign military officers US President Donald Trump’s administration has reportedly refused to back a G7 statement condemning Russia’s recent missile strike on…

Rabobank: Just What Does A World In Which The Dollar Isn’t Reserve Currency Look Like? By Michael Every of Rabobank The US has opened two new Section 232 trade actions likely to…

The trade war with the US has led to the cost of jets and parts from the aerospace giant to more than double for Chinese carriers China has ordered its airlines to…

Steve Witkoff met the Russian president last week as part of a broader effort to end the hostilities Russian President Vladimir Putin is pursuing a permanent peace and a legally binding settlement…

Vladimir Artyukh has been dismissed following accusations he organized a military awards ceremony targeted in a missile attack Vladimir Zelensky’s office announced on Tuesday that it has fired the head of Ukraine’s…

Tehran is reportedly willing to provide guarantees that its atomic program is non-military in exchange for sanctions relief Iran is ready to provide assurances that it is not seeking to weaponize its…

Trump Threatens Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status Amid Federal Funding Freeze The standoff between woke elites at Harvard University and the Trump administration is growing more tense by the day.  On Tuesday morning, President Trump wrote on…

Trump Blames Biden, Putin, Zelenskyy For Ukraine War, Says He’s Working To End It Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, U.S. President Donald Trump blamed former U.S. President Joe Biden,…

BofA Reports Strong Results Boosted By Record Equity Trading, Budgets 4 Rate Cuts It’s deja vu all over again. With bank earnings season coming to a rapid close, this morning we got…

Who Holds The Cards In The Trade War: U.S. Or China? He who produces or he who consumes. Who holds the power? If China cut off the United States, shelves could go…

Empire Fed Manufacturing Expectations Plunge To Worst Since 9/11 Despite the slump in ‘soft’ survey data, analysts expected Empire Fed Manufacturing to bounce back from March’s tumble to one year lows and…

Futures Drop In Jittery Session, Dollar Extends Losses US stock futures swung between gains and losses after a two-day advance as traders focused on signs that the Trump administration may add more…

Kiev will arrange and cover travel, food, and lodging for foreign fighters, according to lawmakers The Ukrainian government has made a new attempt to recruit more foreign mercenaries for its army, authorizing officials…

Lavrov Elaborated On Russia’s Envisaged Denazification Of Ukraine Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, The insight that he shared is extremely relevant in the context of the ongoing Russian-US talks… The denazification…

PA Governor’s Mansion Arsonist Was Ready To Beat Shapiro With Sledgehammer Confessed Pennsylvania governor’s mansion arsonist Cody A. Balmer, who is now being hospitalized for an unspecified reason, told police he was…

“Ready To Start Production”: AMD Prepares For First Made-In America Chip  President Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda—specifically, the revival of domestic critical supply chains to reinforce hemispheric defense—scored yet another win this week. Reuters reported that Advanced…

A newly introduced bill to extend martial law would rule out a presidential vote in the near future Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has submitted a bill to extend martial law in the country…

Stocks Tumble After EU Tariff Comments Tariff headline roulette is back… Just when you thought it was ok to BTFD, Bloomberg reports that things are not proceeding gleefully in EU-US trade talks….

The bloc’s foreign policy chief earlier warned candidate states against taking part in the May 9 victory celebrations in Moscow Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin has condemned EU foreign policy chief…

Brussels is pushing military aid for Kiev as Moscow and Washington try to achieve peace in the Ukraine conflict, Dmitry Peskov has said The EU is working to prolong the Ukraine conflict…

The postponement is reportedly linked in part to discussions over the future of the sabotaged Nord Stream pipelines The EU will once again delay plans to eliminate its dependence on Russian energy,…

An exercise by the UN agency earlier this month simulated an outbreak of a “fictional” virus spreading across the world The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently rehearsed a scenario in which…

Kiev has reportedly invited EU leaders to a high-level meeting on May 9 to rival the annual military parade in Moscow Ukraine is seeking to undermine Russia’s Victory Day celebrations by inviting…

Warsaw will “brutally” protect its economic interests while helping Kiev, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said Poland intends to profit from future aid to Ukraine, including from post-conflict reconstruction, and will not…

“Magnitude Of Deterioration”: Wall Street Stunned By LVMH’s Earnings LVMH Moët Hennessy shares dropped in Paris trading Tuesday after the luxury conglomerate reported Q1 earnings that fell short of Bloomberg Consensus estimates. The miss…

“They Need A Little Bit Of Time”: Auto Stocks Pop On Trump Tariff Comments; But Deutsche Still Cautious Auto stocks popped Monday after President Trump said he wants to “help some of…

The proposed legislation reportedly aims to compel President Trump to extend additional support to Ukraine A bill introduced by Democratic lawmakers in the US House of Representatives on Monday threatens to impose…

The Russian foreign minister has criticized Western nations for their double standards on sovereignty and decolonization The legacy of colonialism remains a key driver of instability across Africa, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey…

Somali Criminal Allowed To Stay In UK Because Deportation Would “Stress” Him Out Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In yet another incredulous case, the British justice system has decided in its…

The US Relies Heavily On Rare Earth Imports From China As part of the retaliation against Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs on Chinese goods, China has imposed new export controls on seven additional…

Politicians are ignoring voters on key issues such as immigration, the US vice president has warned Washington is “frustrated” by the reluctance of its European allies to respond to their voters on…

Trade War Turbulence: China Halts Boeing Jet Deliveries For Airlines Days after Juneyao Airlines postponed the delivery of a widebody jet from Boeing, Beijing has escalated its trade war response—quietly ordering all…

Officials in Brussels are reportedly considering invoking a force majeure clause to avoid paying compensation to Moscow The EU is exploring legal loopholes to allow companies to avoid penalties for ditching long-term…

Sony Hikes Playstation 5 Price Up To 11% In Major Markets – Except The US Sony, citing inflation and ‘fluctuating exchange rates,’ has hiked the price of the Playstation 5 in several…

The Ukrainian leader earlier suggested that Washington is under Moscow’s influence US Vice President J.D. Vance has accused Vladimir Zelensky of making “absurd” statements, after the Ukrainian leader suggested that Washington is…

The Belgian authorities apprehended Mehul Choksi and confirmed his custody on Monday The Belgian authorities have apprehended Indian fugitive diamond businessman Mehul Choksi and confirmed his custody on Monday, according to media…

Nikol Pashinyan has said Yerevan is also prepared to dissolve the OSCE Minsk Group dedicated to mediating the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced that Yerevan is ready to…

Gabon’s interior minister has announced that Brice Oligui Nguema received an “absolute majority of votes cast” Gabon’s interim leader, General Brice Oligui Nguema, has been elected president with 90.35% of the vote,…

Attorney General Pam Bondi makes her 76th appearance on Fox News to discuss the deportation of MS13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador. The Democrats and left-wing media allies are…

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…

Speaking from Buenos Aires, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent talks about President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, countries trying to work out new trade deals, Argentina paying off its swap line with China and…

Stephen Miller works earnestly to stop the nonsense narrative created by Democrats and left-wing corporate media in the deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. As noted by Miller, a DOJ embed Lawfare…

The munitions used in the lethal strike were packed with metal fragments, authorities have said Ukrainian kamikaze drones that targeted Russian civilians in Kursk were loaded with ball bearings to maximize damage…

World Bank Under Scrutiny Over Tajikistan Hydropower Project Via  Eurasianet.org, The World Bank is facing a formal complaint regarding its financing of the Rogun Dam project in Tajikistan, with allegations of inadequate assessment…

These Are The Countries With The Most Nuclear Weapons As of 2024, nine countries possess all of the world’s 12,000 nuclear warheads. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti, visualizes the world’s…

The move comes after the university rejected the US administration’s request for policy changes The administration of US President Donald Trump has announced it is freezing more than more than $2.2 billion…

Russia maintains that Ukraine is the side that stands in the way of a peace deal US President Donald Trump’s senior advisers disagree on whether Moscow genuinely wants a peaceful resolution of…

Tony Yengeni has slammed a planned visit by Ukrainian leader to Pretoria, calling it a serious mistake by the government Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky is a  “warlord who does not want peace in…

The continent radically underinvests in security, and that has to change, the vice president has said Europe cannot remain a “permanent security vassal” of the US, Vice President J.D. Vance has said,…

Hungarian MPs have passed changes declaring that children’s rights to moral development supersede the right to peaceful assembly The Hungarian parliament has approved a constitutional amendment that upholds a ban on public…

What A Load Of Rubbish… Eight billion people in the world generate a lot of municipal garbage. By 2050, the World Bank estimates humans will generate 3.4 billion tonnes of global waste. That’s enough…

The new guidance reportedly aims to help officials protect their personal and professional data amid spying fears The EU has advised staff traveling to the US to use only basic gadgets and…

Are Chinese Soldiers Fighting In Ukraine? Authored by Ted Snider via The Libertarian Institute, If Chinese soldiers are fighting in the Russian armed forces in Ukraine, that is not the big story….

The exercises aim to boost collaboration and develop solutions to address maritime challenges in the Indian Ocean India has announced the start of new naval exercises alongside nine African nations, aimed at…

European NATO members want the country’s government to remain a “Nazi regime” hostile to Russia, the foreign minister has said European NATO states are working to maintain the “Russophobic” regime in Ukraine…

Is “De-Dollarization” On The Table? BRICS Summit Approaches As Trade War Simmers Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, For many years now I have been talking about the growing global economic divide…

China Limits Stock Sales To Maintain Impression Of Stability, As Bessent Hints At Boosting Treasury Buybacks If Fed Does Nothing Last week we explained how the escalating trade war between the US…

NYPD Launches Quality Of Life Division To Clean Up New York City Authored by Oliver Mantyk via The Epoch Times, A new quality of life division within the New York City Police…

US, Russia Preparing To Hold Hockey Matches In St. Petersburg & Washington Last month, during the lengthy phone conversation between Presidents Trump and Putin, the two broached the idea of holding special…

Hegseth’s Memo, What To Do Next Authored by Tim Ray & Jim Smith via RealClearDefense, As DOGE’s eye shifts to the Department of Defense and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth calls on…

On Palm Sunday, Israel Bombs The Only Christian Hospital In Gaza Claiming it held a “command and control center used by Hamas,” Israel chose Palm Sunday to bomb the only Christian hospital…

The White House continues to bar the Associated Press from his events The Associated Press has reported that its journalist and photographer were barred from US President Donald Trump’s press conference with…

Mizuho: “Pretty High” Confidence Data Will Show China Dumping US Treasuries Now that even the shoeshine boy is speculating whether China is selling its US treasuries (to kill three birds with one…

China’s Coal Imports Dip 6% As Local Prices Slump By Svetlana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Weak demand and domestic prices at four-year lows led to a 6% annual decline in Chinese coal imports…

Can The Work Ethic Make A Return? Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), I’m as excited as anyone about the prospect of a return of American manufacturing….

Trump Slams Biden, Zelensky & Putin For Ukraine War: ‘Everybody Is To Blame’ President Donald Trump while speaking with the press in the Oval Office on Monday once again blasted President Biden for…

Daniel Sazonov to serve as Helsinki’s new mayor Daniel Sazonov, the son of Russian immigrants, has been elected the next mayor of Helsinki, according to the Finnish national broadcaster Yle, which cited…

Democrats Are Furious As Arizona Plans To Remove 50K Non-Citizens From Voter Rolls Authored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia.com, Another win for election integrity is unfolding in Arizona, where state officials are…

At least two people reportedly injured in an attack on Kursk A Ukrainian drone struck an apartment building in Kursk, western Russia, in the early hours of Tuesday, according to reports on…

Will Tariffs Impact Car Insurance Rates? Authored by Anne Johnson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), You can’t watch a newscast without someone talking about tariffs. There are some reported concerns that…

The US president’s “common-sense” approach is a positive departure from the Biden years, Sergey Lavrov says Moscow is open to continuing negotiations with the United States because it sees a clear difference…

‘This Is Not About Tariffs’: Ray Dalio Fears “Something Worse Than A Recession” Billionaire investor Ray Dalio warned that President Trump’s shifting tariff policy is part of a broader set of economic…

OPEC Lowers 2025 Oil Demand Forecast On Trade Tensions OPEC has revised its global oil demand growth forecast for 2025, citing escalating trade tensions and weaker-than-expected economic indicators, according to Reuters and…

More Than 35,000 US Properties Foreclosed In March: Report Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The number of properties foreclosed in March as well as the first quarter…

Trips to Russia “will not be taken lightly,” warns EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas Countries aspiring to join the European Union must avoid participating in the 80th anniversary celebrations of Russia’s…

China Would Lose A ‘Trade War’ With The US… “Gradually, Then Suddenly” Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, No one wants a “trade war” with China, or for that matter…

No, A 50% Tariff Doesn’t Mean A 50% Price-Hike Authored by Randy White via AmericanThinker.com, The tariff doomsday machine is roaring again.  This time, it’s over talk of a 50% tariff on certain…

MAGA Trump Official Who Shuttered USAID & Wanted Deepest Cuts Fired After Clashes With Rubio: Report One of the key architects of the Trump administration’s campaign to slash foreign aid has been…