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India Soon To Surpass UK As Largest Migrant Community In Australia: ABS Authored by Daniel Y. Teng and Naziya Alvi Rahman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Australia’s population is now more…

Keith Kellogg says Kiev wants to hold the current front line Kiev has agreed to acknowledge Russia’s control over Crimea and four other regions – without formally recognizing Moscow’s sovereignty over them…

Workless ‘Lost Generation’ Suffering Mental Health Issues: Report Authored by Rachel Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is warning of a workless “lost generation,” caused…

Jet-Powered “Superbike For The Skies” Emerges Out Of Stealth Mode A “superbike for the skies” has officially emerged from stealth mode, drawing striking parallels to the iconic speeder bikes from the early 1980s…

FDA Approves First Cell-Based Gene Therapy For Rare Skin Disorder Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Zevaskyn, a gene therapy…

EPA Chief Lee Zeldin Touts 100 ‘Environmental Actions’ Taken To ‘Power The American Comeback’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin unveiled 100 actions the agency has undertaken since Trump’s inauguration to…

The journalist argued it is “obvious” that Kyiv was behind the plot to kill the U.S. president in Florida Ukraine was involved in a plot to assassinate US President Donald Trump during…

Zombie Tankers Emerge In Venezuelan Oil Trade An increasing number of “zombie” or “phantom” oil tankers—vessels that assume the identities of scrapped ships—have emerged off Venezuela’s coast, allowing dark fleet operators to circumvent U.S….

Why The US Denied A Request From Mexico For Water Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Mexico’s delinquent water deliveries, in violation of an 81-year-old treaty with the…

Kremlin Mocks Zelensky Dragging His Feet On Peace: ‘US Can’t Sign Deal On Behalf Of Kiev’ The Kremlin has called out the US and Ukraine, for what looks like an emerging trend…

FBI Agents Who Bent The Knee To BLM In “Iconic Photo” Have Been Demoted FBI agents who were assigned to protect national monuments from vandalism by protesters during the BLM riots instead…

Federal Firefighter Safety Workers Reinstated For Now Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Employees working in coal mining and firefighter safety who had been slated for termination have…

The two countries have agreed to establish a joint “reconstruction” investment fund. Ukraine and the United States signed an agreement on Wednesday that will direct a portion of the revenues from the…

California Child Sex Trafficking Bill Advances After Language Removed To Make Purchase Of 16 & 17-Year-Olds A Felony California lawmakers on the Public Safety Committee advanced a bill that would crack down…

The absolute key to the first quarter GDP result is to remember that ‘imports‘ are a deduction in the economic equation of Gross Domestic Product.  The GDP is the valuation of all…

This next story is a natural outcome in the flow of goods. Remember, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the first quarter is a hindsight review. Meaning the information released today…

Elon Musk Not Working From White House Anymore, Chief Of Staff Confirms Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A top Trump administration official confirmed that Tesla CEO Elon…

Meta Soars After Blowing Away Estimates, Hikes Capex Forecast In our preview of META’s Q1 results this afternoon (ahead of which Goldman’s desk had positioning as a 7 out of 10), we…

Microsoft Surges After AI/Cloud Growth Accelerates; But CapEx Slowed On the heels of Microsoft’s decision to walk away from discussions to lease new server farm space and slow construction on land it already…

Earlier today President Trump held a cabinet meeting with the heads of all executive agencies.  Following the meeting, President Trump invited the press into the cabinet meeting room where he answered media…

Pakistan Warns It Has ‘Credible Intelligence’ India Will Attack Within 36 Hours It is impossible to know the degree to which this is typical conflict propaganda, but Pakistan is claiming that India…

The agreement stops short of actually handing Washington control over Ukraine’s resources, Reuters has reported Washington and Kiev are poised to sign a major resource agreement, which US President Donald Trump has…

Hegseth Ends Women’s Leadership Program Authored by Rachel Acenas via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday announced he is scrapping a women’s leadership program implemented during President…

The agreement granting Washington access to the country’s natural resources comes amid American military aid cuts and growing tensions over Trump’s peace initiative Washington and Kiev have signed a minerals deal granting…

Illinois Judge Slams ‘Jack-Booted, Ham-Handed’ Arrest Of Wisconsin Judge As ‘Reminiscent Of Hitler And Mussolini’ Authored by Catrina Barker via The Center Square, An Illinois appellate court judge says the arrest of…

America’s new realism means peace with Russia and focus on China The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second presidency have sparked a wave of commentary portraying him as a revolutionary. Indeed,…

The Labor Party and Liberal Party work as a UniParty on numerous fronts and one of those fronts is exposed in the video below where paid Labor Party propagandist Jordan Shanks, aka…

Kiev’s team introduced surprise changes to the agreement just as the US was about to sign, Secretary Scott Bessent has said Kiev has made last-minute changes to a minerals deal it was…

The Russian leader has lauded his country’s contribution to the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II President Vladimir Putin has described Russia as a nation of winners, praising…

Sen. Josh Hawley Introduces PELOSI Act To Stop Insider-Trading Via American Greatness, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) has reintroduced the “Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments” (PELOSI) Act that would prohibit…

Waste Of The Day: Houston Superintendent Gets Bonus After “D” Grade Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: The Houston Independent School District is facing a budget deficit that at one point…

“We’re Going To Start Getting It Back”: Trump Admin Begins Collecting On Student Loans In Default Last week we highlighted the next economic shock; a student loan default wave that could cause…

Sour Patch Kids, Oreos, Ritz Demand Slides Across North America, Says Mondelez A slowdown in economic activity, combined with growing tariff uncertainty, appears to be curbing consumer appetite for highly processed junk food….

Aleksandar Vucic will set back his bid to join the bloc should he attend Russia’s WWII victory celebration, Brussels has said The European Commission (EC) has admitted that it will negatively impact…

‘We’re Very, Very Close’: Nvidia’s Huang Warns Of U.S.-China AI Race, Sees Trade Jobs Boom Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warned Wednesday at the Hill and Valley Forum in Washington, D.C., that the…

The First 100 Days: The Method Behind The Madness In Court Challenges Authored by Jonathan Turley, The first 100 days of the Trump administration have been described in the same way on sites ranging…

China Factory Activity Tumbles To 16 Month Low As Exports Crater On Trump Tariffs China’s manufacturing activity in April saw its worst contraction since December 2023, exposing sharp signs of weakness in Asia’s biggest…

Sectarian clashes between government-linked armed groups and Druze fighters have broken out near Damascus The Israel Defense Force (IDF) has launched a drone strike against an “extremist group” in Syria. In a…

From Cold War allies to modern-day comrades, Pyongyang and Moscow revive a military partnership Earlier this week, both Moscow and Pyongyang confirmed what had long been rumored: North Korean soldiers are actively…

Appeals Court Upholds Restrictions On Deportations Of Venezuelans From US Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal appeals court on April 29 turned down the Trump administration’s…

Oil Plunges On Report Saudis Bracing For Price War, Can “Live With Lower Oil Prices” It had already been a miserable month for oil, which has suffered its worst monthly performance since…

Douglas Emhoff is reportedly among several appointees of former President Joe Biden removed from the institution’s board Douglas Emhoff, the husband of former US Vice President Kamala Harris, has criticized the administration…

The Russian president has addressed participants at an educational marathon Russian President Vladimir Putin has delivered a lengthy speech at the Znanie.First educational marathon in Moscow on Wednesday, offering blunt assessments on…

Blockchain technology can perform financial transactions more efficiently, the president’s son has said Banks could face extinction within a decade if they fail to embrace blockchain technologies, US President Donald Trump’s second…

The Lend-Lease program was valuable, but the Soviet Union would have won anyway, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia is grateful to the US for its support during the Second World…

The joint strike comes after an alleged US attack on a detention center holding African migrants that reportedly killed dozens The UK has begun to support the US in attacking Yemen’s Houthi…

The acts of sabotage are part of a wider campaign to eliminate Russian sea shipping, according to Nikolay Patrushev The Western countries are targeting Russian vessels with more and more acts of…

“Nothing To Do With Tariffs” – Trump Blames Biden “Overhang” As Stocks Puke After Q1 GDP US equity futures are tumbling in the pre-market following a weak ADP employment report and Q1…

Judge Bars Border Patrol From Making Warrantless Arrests Of Illegal Immigrants In Parts Of California Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge in California has barred…

WTI ‘Off The Lows’ After Large Crude/Gasoline Inventory Draws; Pump-Prices Set To Tumble Oil prices extended their recent plunge this morning as traders expect Saudi Arabia to steer OPEC+ to agree on another…

Quarterly Refunding: Treasury Will “Maintain” Auction Sizes For “Several Quarters”, May Boost Buybacks Size, Discusses Stablecoins As Source Of Bill Demand In our preview of today’s quarterly refunding announcement we said to…

Stagflation Scenario Slammed As Fed’s Favorite Inflation Indicator Tumbles To Four Year Lows The Fed’s favorite inflation indicator – Core PCE – printed cooler than expected in March, unchanged MoM (vs +0.1%…

The Ukrainian leader reportedly said only the US president can broker peace between Moscow and Kiev Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky tried to persuade US President Donald Trump during their brief conversation at…

The Gold Rush You Weren’t Supposed To Notice & The Next Big Monetary Reset Authored by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com, Last year, central banks purchased approximately 34 million ounces of gold, marking…

The catastrophic electricity outage in Spain and Portugal earlier this week should serve as a wake-up call for the bloc’s officials It was probably the weather that triggered the ten-hour breakdown of…

The North Korean leader has said the move would help defend state and maritime sovereignty North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called to accelerate arming the country’s navy with nuclear weapons, the…

The Spanish Power Outage: A Catastrophe Created By Political Design & A Warning To The World Authored by Daniel Lacalle, On April 23rd, I participated in a conference at the European Parliament on the…

The event began on April 28 and over the course of three days welcomed more than 100 guests from 48 countries The National Centre RUSSIA in Moscow has concluded the Open Dialogue…

The change, enacted by President Vladimir Putin, honors the city’s role in defeating the Nazis during WWII Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree officially renaming Volgograd International Airport as ‘Stalingrad’….

Unlike Mikhail Gorbachev, Trump has no illusions about being liked. That’s what makes his disruption more effective – and more volatile. In Donald Trump’s second term, US foreign policy has taken a…

Kiev would give half of the proceeds from resource extraction to a joint fund, Prime Minister Denis Shmigal has said Ukraine is preparing to sign a long-discussed minerals agreement with the US…

Education Department Finds University Of Pennsylvania Violated Title IX Over Transgender Swimmer Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) remains in violation of Title…

Mercedes Cites “Tariffs & Volatility” In Yet Another Withdrawal Of Guidance For Automakers Some of Europe’s largest automakers have withdrawn their financial guidance for the year, citing mounting macroeconomic uncertainty sparked by…

Super Micro Tanks On Disappointing Preliminary Results Shares of Super Micro Computer plunged in premarket trading in New York after the U.S.-based technology company reported preliminary third-quarter results that missed Bloomberg Consensus estimates. …

Rate-Cut Odds Jump After ADP Reports Weakest Job Growth Since July 2024 While jobless claims refuse to show even a glimmer of hope to the doomsaying ‘recession is imminent and it’s all…

Ukraine Ready To Sign Trump’s Minerals Deal Wednesday, Breakthrough Reached After several false starts and timeline projections which didn’t pan out, Ukraine is imminently ready to sign the mineral resources deal with…

Futures Drop Ahead Of Macro Data, Earnings Deluge US equity futures slipped ahead of key GDP and PCE data. As of 8:00am, S&P 500 futures are down 0.3% while Nasdaq 100 contracts lose…

Raising even a third of the 64,000 personnel for Kiev proposed by the UK has reportedly been deemed unrealistic European NATO members are struggling to assemble a ground force for Ukraine to…

The international court is under control of “people who represent the so-called rules-based world order,” a military analyst has told RT The International Criminal Court (ICC) is being used by “so-called globalists”…

US Q1 GDP Contracts On Record Imports, Shrinking Govt, As Consumption Comes In Stronger Than Expected There were good and bad news in today’s GDP report. Starting with the bad news, Q1…

Moldova is allowing Ukraine to use its territory to orchestrate attacks inside Russia, according to the FSB Ukrainian intelligence services continue to use Moldova as a staging ground for preparing terrorist attacks…

In its argument before the International Court of Justice at The Hague on Tuesday, Pretoria accused West Jerusalem of plunging Gaza into widespread suffering In a landmark legal move, South Africa has…

Moscow is urging the Ukrainian government to lift its ban on direct negotiations Russia values US mediation in the Ukraine conflict and hopes for its success, but it cannot sign a peace…

More than 20 foreign leaders are expected to take part in celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of victory in WWII Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend Moscow’s celebrations marking the 80th anniversary…

Kanwal Sibal has told RT that Islamabad has a policy of denying its role in terrorist attacks New Delhi must send a much stronger signal to Pakistan over its support of terrorist…

The African state’s soldiers had been confined to the UN mission base in Goma since M23 militants seized the city in January The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it…

The initiative is aimed at increasing birth rates, according to local authorities The authorities in Russia’s Murmansk Region, located mostly north of the Arctic Circle, have proposed paying bonuses to doctors for…

Washington has $33 trillion in debt and cannot keep funding other nations’ security, Mike Waltz has said The US has run its debt so high that it can no longer afford spending…

The event will bring together experts from around the world, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko has said The Global Digital Forum being hosted in Russia next month will unite hundreds of specialists…

US NatGas Deemed “Oversold” By Goldman Ahead Of Summer Samantha Dart, Goldman’s co-head of Global Commodities Research, told clients on Tuesday that U.S. natural gas prices appear oversold and reaffirmed a bullish price…

Republicans are bracing for yet another effort by the Democratic party to oust the US president after next year’s midterm elections US President Donald Trump’s advisers are reportedly preparing for the possibility…

Decoding Baby Formula: How U.S. And European Standards Compare Authored by Jennifer Sweenie via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), From the moment Jess’s infant son transitioned from breastfeeding to baby formula, feeding…

A bomb two suspects were preparing detonated in a residential building in central Russia Two alleged Ukrainian agents were injured in an explosion earlier this month while assembling an improvised explosive device…

The withdrawal of Southern African forces comes as M23 rebels take control of major cities and violence displaces thousands Troops from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have begun to leave eastern…

Netanyahu’s Wife Caught On Mic Saying ‘Fewer’ Than 24 Hostages Alive In Gaza It appears that Israel has intelligence which strongly suggests the majority of 59 hostages remaining in Gaza are dead….

The proposal by the justice minister comes amid a series of attacks targeting prisons and guards across the country French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin has proposed making inmates pay for their prison…

Russia’s envoy to the UN has called on Ukraine’s leader to honor his election pledges to bring peace Moscow has urged Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky to finally fulfill the promises that led to…

The cancelation comes in response to blowback from the White House, CNBC reports US online retailer Amazon has scrapped plans to display the cost of recent trade tariffs to customers, CNBC reported…

Today, in celebration of the most successful first 100 days of any administration in history, President Trump will deliver a speech in Macomb County, Michigan.  The anticipated start time is 6:00pm ET. …

Following her arrest for assisting a criminal illegal alien attempting to avoid capture, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended Judge Hannah Dugan from all judicial proceedings. MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin…

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…

As we saw previously in Term-1, President Trump has again divided and assigned trade negotiation responsibility to key cabinet members.  In this interview with CNN National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett smiles…

The previous US president was “mentally incompetent” and ran the country into the ground, Karoline Leavitt has said Public trust in so-called legacy media has declined sharply due to its “cover-up” of…

Islamic State fighters have reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack in Nigeria’s restive Borno region At least 26 people have been killed in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state after two vehicles struck an…

The Ukrainian leader has cautioned Russia to be wary about the safety of its May 9 celebrations Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has openly threatened to target the Victory Day parade in Moscow on…

Amazon’s Kuiper Enters Orbit – Trailing SpaceX’s Starlink By Years Amazon’s Kuiper officially entered the space communications race on Monday evening, with its first 27 satellites launched into orbit aboard a United…

Only 1 In 8 Afghan Refugees Entering Germany Was Properly Screened Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Only one in eight Afghans who entered Germany through special protection programs, such as…

The US president said Putin wasn’t able to completely take over the country due to his victory against Harris US President Donald Trump believes that his leadership is the sole reason why…

Geoengineers Want Boeing 777s To Dump Sulfur Into The Sky, Risking Acid Rain Catastrophe: Study Via JonFleetwood.com, Scientists are proposing to modify Boeing 777 aircraft to spray sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere in an…