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In addition to Howard Lutnick, Peter Navarro and Kevin Hassett explaining the nuances of Section 232 tariff exemptions, White House Senior Policy Advisor, Stephen Miller, appears on Fox News to deliver the…

How The Ukraine Minerals Deal Supports US Strategy And Ukrainian Security Authored by Milo Austin and WIlson Beaver via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), China currently has a significant advantage over the United States…

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…

Last week President Donald Trump underwent a physical and mental examination at Walter Reed medical hospital.  The White House has released the results of the exam. [SOURCE HERE] . Posted in President…

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Escobar: Why China Won’t Call The “Tariff-Wielding Barbarian” Authored by Pepe Escobar, The Toddler Temper Tantrum-style Trump Tariff Tizzy (TTT), now accelerated to 145% – and counting – is yet another thunderous trademark…

The backlog of unresolved issues between Moscow and Washington requires “painstaking work,” Dmitry Peskov has said Russia does not expect any rapid breakthroughs in its ongoing diplomatic talks with the United States,…

What $1 Million Can Buy In Prime Real Estate Around The World Across global luxury property markets, $1 million doesn’t go as far as it used to. In Dubai, for instance, a…

“Widespread Freezes”: Trump’s Tariff Blitz Sends US Import Bookings Crashing, Global Supply Chains Crack Global trade may be in danger of a disruption following President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff blitz on Beijing.  The…

Investigators believe Nikita Casap killed his parents to fund a plan to assassinate the US president and frame Russia A Wisconsin teenager accused of murdering his parents also plotted to assassinate US…

Ray Dalio warns that US President Trump’s tariff strategy could trigger something much “worse than a recession” Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has warned that the United States is facing economic risks far…

The ‘Nixon Shock’ Might Help Us Make Sense Of The Trump One Submitted by Huw van Steenis via the Financial Times, The author is vice-chair at Oliver Wyman and former global head…

Man ‘Erroneously Deported’ Is Alive In El Salvador Prison: Official Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man the US government has acknowledged erroneously deporting, is alive in a prison in El Salvador, according to…

David Stockman On Why The Houthis Aren’t America’s Problem Authored by David Stockman via InternationalMan.cm, The ascension to NATO of the Balkan Five (Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania) and the Baltic…

Kremlin Says A Putin-Trump Meeting “Will Take Place” Following the March phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which lasted over two hours, the Kremlin has this…

Washington, Riyadh Agree To ‘Pathway’ For Saudi Civilian Nuclear Program Via The Cradle The United States and Saudi Arabia are moving toward a preliminary agreement to cooperate on developing a civil nuclear…

The country has seen a sharp fall in tourism from across the Atlantic amid political tensions, Financial Times has reported The US has suffered a sharp fall in tourism from Europe amid…

The frontline region’s acting governor left Kiev’s troops open for attack, Konotop head Artyom Semenikhin has accused Konotop Mayor Artyom Semenikhin has accused the head of the Sumy regional military administration, Vladimir…

New York Bill Proposes Legalizing Bitcoin, Crypto For State Payments Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com, A New York lawmaker has introduced legislation that would allow state agencies to accept cryptocurrency payments,…

Presidential aide Pavel Palisa has suggested “learning from the Israeli experience” The Ukrainian presidential administration’s deputy head, Col. Pavel Palisa, has voiced support for mandatory conscription for women, drawing inspiration from the…

Top CDC Vaccine Safety Officer’s Records Missing, HHS Says Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,. Records from a top official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are missing,…

Cory Booker: “There’s Enough Smoke Here” To Investigate Insider Trading On Tariffs Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said on Sunday that Congress should hold hearings to investigate whether there was any insider trading…

There’s Nothing Free About ‘Free Trade’ Authored by J.B.Shurkc via American Thinker, President Trump, Treasury secretary Bessent, and Commerce secretary Lutnick are effectively teaching a course right now on the fundamentals of international trade.  …

Trade War? Policy Pivot? By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities For anyone who has been reading the T-Report for the past few months, you know that we have become increasingly concerned about…

You can watch Jake Tapper’s brow grow increasingly furrowed in real time as White House Economic Council Director, Kevin Hassett, smiles through the narratives and talks clearly about what is happening with…

Kirill Dmitriev has stated that Moscow is actively working on bringing the tournament back Work is being done to bring UFC tournaments back to Russia, President Vladimir Putin’s aide Kirill Dmitriev said…

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appears on ABC This Week, to explain and clarify the purpose of the recently announced tariff exceptions. According to the explanation, there are two “sector specific” tariffs in…

US Military Academies End Racial Preferences In Admissions Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point said that race…

Peter Thiel Backs Trump’s Trade Revolution Targeting China Billionaire venture capitalist endorses President Donald Trump’s push to recalibrate the U.S.-China trade relationship for greater balance. Peter Thiel, the sole prominent Silicon Valley…

HAT TIP to Elon Musk sycophant, Mario Nawfal, who gleefully writes: “Elon’s DOGE just teamed up with Palantir — the AI data company co-founded by Peter Thiel — to help the IRS…

Watch: Taxpayer-Funded NGO With China & Democratic Party Ties Giving ICE Evasion Training The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project—an investigative arm of the conservative think tank that uses FOIA requests, lawsuits, and undercover…

Their first indirect talks in years offer a diplomatic opening, but deep mistrust and military preparations threaten progress The United States and Iran have reopened high-level diplomatic talks over Tehran’s nuclear program,…

The baseline tariffs remain, specifically as they pertain to China.  However, in a move to diminish public backlash President Trump has now exempted the majority of consumer electronics from the 125% reciprocal…

Scunthorpe’s Chinese parent company has said the site is hemorrhaging money due to tariffs and rising energy costs The British government has opened the door to nationalizing the last primary steelmaking plant…

You Can’t LNG Your Way Out Of A Trade Deficit Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.cm, Some traditional U.S. energy buyers, such as Japan, South Korea, and the EU, have signaled that…

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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…

I am hoping to offer a good message for all Christians, and I had one of our finest and most respected Treepers make this comment in reply several years ago. . “Menagerie,…

During the rally, the Serbian president declared that “the color revolution is over” Tens of thousands of people have been gathering in Belgrade since Friday to show support for President Aleksandar Vucic…

President Donald Trump was in attendance at UFC 314 on Saturday night in Miami at the Kaseya Center. As President Trump entered the arena, the crowd gave him a thunderous reception. UFC…

Moscow has reported the destruction of a US-designed warplane for the first time Russian forces have shot down a US-designed F-16 fighter jet operated by Ukraine, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has…

Delegations from the two countries will meet in Türkiye to discuss security in the Black Sea, the outlet has claimed Russian and Ukrainian representatives will hold direct talks in Ankara next week,…

The Most Important 4-Minutes On America’s Middle East Wars We Have Ever Heard Economist Jeffrey Sachs strikes again… this time by dropping truth bombs at Saturday’s Antalya Diplomacy Forum — an annual conference…

More than 20 people have been killed and over 80 wounded in the blast, according to local authorities A Russian missile has struck Ukrainian troops lining up for an award ceremony in…

More ‘Trump-Proofing’ The War: Europe Pledges $23BN In New Military Support For Ukraine Authored by Kyle Anzalone via AntiWar.com, The Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) pledged to send 21 billion euros ($23.7…

“We need to prepare for it,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, following US envoy Steve Witkoff’s talks with the Russian president on Friday A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his…

Space Force Commander Fired After Undermining JD Vance Visit To Greenland During the height of the Cold War the United States built multiple military outposts and bases in Greenland as part of…

Whites Need Not Apply… British Police Force Blocks Applications In Favor Of ‘Diversity’ Candidates Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, White applicants from a British or Eastern European background are at…

Kiev’s forces keep violating the US-brokered truce prohibiting such strikes, Moscow’s Defense Ministry has said The Ukrainian military has targeted two energy facilities in Russia’s Belgorod Region over the past 24 hours,…

Proper conditions will be created for the migrant laborers from the South Asian country, the Belarusian president has said Belarus will soon accept up to 150,000 migrant workers from Pakistan, the Eastern…

Local authorities have issued a rare storm alert as winds reach 150 kph, battering the country’s northern regions China has urged residents in the northern part of the country who weigh less…

Moscow has condemned World Press Photo’s decision to “cancel” the TASS journalist as disgraceful discrimination The World Press Photo Foundation has blocked the winner of its 2025 contest, Mikhail Tereshchenko, from attending…

How Reliant Are Foreign Automakers On US Buyers? With global automakers facing uncertainty from U.S. auto tariffs, the importance of American car buyers has never been clearer. For many automakers, the U.S….

Restoring American Industrial Might To Counter China Authored by Pat Fallon via RealClearDefense, U.S. intelligence predicts a Chinese invasion of Taiwan by 2027, just two short years away. The fall of Taiwan would…

Critical Mineral Cooperation With Pakistan Carries With It Five Strategic Risks For The US Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, The US sent one of its top diplomats for South Asia to…

Both sides described the high-stakes negotiations in Oman as “constructive” and reportedly agreed to meet again for “real talks” soon Iran and the United States held their first diplomatic engagement in years…

Judge Orders Trump Admin To Unfreeze Funds Withheld From Maine Over Transgender Athletes A U.S. District Court in Maine issued a ruling April 11 ordering the federal government to release funding to…

Comedian and avowed leftist who adored Barack Obama, Bill Maher, used his HBO show to describe what it was like to meet with President Trump for dinner at the White House. There…

Man With CZ Scorpion Charged With Pistol Brace Ownership, May Set Dangerous Precedent Submitted by Gun Owners of America, The Department of Justice is currently pursuing criminal charges in the U.S. District…

The top US diplomat has agreed that “Steve Witkoff is busting his ass for President Trump” The US leader’s confidant spent over four hours behind closed doors discussing aspects of a potential…

A Tale Of Two Sanctuary Cities: Chicago Hits Back At Trump, L.A. Stays Quiet Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClearPolitics, Two states and the largest cities within them had nearly opposite reactions…

Israeli Military Admits Hamas Still Has 75% of Tunnels Intact & 40,000 Fighters Via The Libertarian Institute  Israeli military sources speaking to the press revealed the lack of progress Tel Aviv has…

These Are The Most Taxed States In America This graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti, is based on research by WalletHub, which ranked states by total tax burden, combining property, income, and sales…

Zelensky Announces Western Supplied F-16 Shot Down, Pilot Killed In a rare moment, Ukraine’s military as well as President Zelensky have announced that a Western-supplied F-16 fighter jet was shot down Saturday…

US Homeowners Must Earn $50,000 More Than Renters To Cover Shelter Payments: Report Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, American homeowners need to earn about $50,000 more than the typical…

The militarization effort is driven by Germany, France and the UK, Russia’s top diplomat has said The international structures centered in the Euro-Atlantic have failed to deliver stability and security to the…

The US claims Moscow still represents an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to its national security President Donald Trump has prolonged US sanctions on Russia for another year, based on the supposition that…

Colorado Governor Signs New Gun Restrictions Into Law, Including Bump Stock Ban Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D), signed a bill into law…

Peter Dutton will lose his seat of Dickson with a new poll finding Labor’s Ali France is ahead of Peter Dutton by 52-48 on a two-party preferred basis. And the Labor Party…

US Judge Declines To Block Immigration Raids At Churches Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge on April 11 declined to prevent Department of Homeland Security…

Watch: Bill Maher Says ‘Mind Blown’ After Meeting With Trump While Bill Maher may change opinions like a windsock depending on who he’s pandering to, the “Real Time” host told his mostly-Democrat…

Kaja Kallas has said European countries are not on the same page regarding a possible ‘peacekeeping’ force to support Kiev There is currently no agreement within the “coalition of the willing” regarding…

Ukraine has sent mixed messages about the circumstances surrounding the loss of the US-made aircraft A Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet went down along with its pilot on Saturday during a “combat mission,”…

Trump Urges Congress to Work Harder To Make Daylight Saving Permanent Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Donald Trump has offered his support for the “lock…

The US president has called the taxes he imposed on most countries “appropriate,” brushing off concerns over declining stock markets The countries that deem US tariffs on their goods to be too…

Several Charts To Put DOGE Efforts In Perspective Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), It costs more to be an American now than it did five years ago—more…

Trump Orders Military To Seal Southern Border As US Accelerates Hemispheric Defense Days after NBC reported that the Trump administration had considered launching drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico, President Trump issued…

Might Of The Living Feds: The Need To Tackle The 1,500+ ‘Zombie’ Gov’t Departments Authored by Bob Ivry, Jeremy Portnoy and RealClearInvestigations, In 1974, Congress created the Legal Services Corporation to connect…

NYPD Seeks Suspect Accused Of Having Sex With A Homeless Man’s Corpse On Subway Just another day in New York City, another man wanted by New York City police for allegedly committing a…

JPMorgan Responds To The Fed: There Is A Liquidity Crisis Right Now Earlier this morning Apollo’s Torsten Slok laid out the following three reasons why bond yields are soaring: With the yen,…

Last Gasp Of The Landfill Economy Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, It seems we’re supposed to mourn the last gasp of The Landfill Economy. Perhaps we should celebrate its demise….

Minority Report: UK Government Developing ‘Murder Prediction’ Program Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The UK government is in the process of developing a system to predict whether people will commit homicide in…

The demand is an “Easter egg” contained in the minerals deal that Washington is pressuring Kiev to sign, the news agency has said The administration of US President Donald Trump wants Kiev…

The right-wing party has taken the lead in a nationwide poll for the first time. It won’t be the last – and the establishment only has itself to blame Germany has an…

Finland Bans Russians From Buying Property As Zelensky Says ‘Hatred’ For Them Is Justified On Friday Finland’s parliament unanimously approved a government proposal for a complete ban on real estate acquisitions from…

Yaroslav Zheleznyak has claimed presidential elections can be held in November at the earliest if this proves to be the last such extension Ukraine’s parliament will extend martial law by another 90…

The Russian military has reported making new gains in Kursk Region border area, as well as in the north of Donetsk People’s Republic The past week in the Russia-Ukraine conflict has been…

Press secretary Caroline Leavitt has warned Beijing of consequences if it responds further to increased trade taxes from Washington The White House has warned China that further retaliation through tariff hikes would…

A slight change of venue in Russia as President Trump envoy Steve Witkoff travels to St Petersburg for his third meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The talks come as President Trump’s…

After having his annual physical at Walter Reed hospital, President Trump delivers remarks to the assembled press pool aboard Air Force One. President Trump notes he feels great and has a great…

Regarding the recently released Russiagate files. Again, emphasizing that process matters, let me explain how and why we are being purposefully misled, even with Trump ‘allies’ in control of various govt agencies…

Points For Honesty: UK Tech Firm Says “Only Immigrants From India Will Be Considered” In DevOps Want Ad UK tech firm Avantao Technologies has apologized after posting a job ad stating “only…

NATO Is A Corpse Authored by Andrew Latham via RealClearDefense, NATO is a corpse. All that remains is the grotesque performance art of a diplomatic zombie stumbling from summit to summit, mouthing…

Andrey Kozyrev, who was Moscow’s top diplomat in the 1990s, had been given the nickname over his pro-Western stance The Russian Justice Ministry has designated the country’s former foreign minister, Andrey Kozyrev…

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…

Things are again not what they seem, but you have to stand back to understand the right questions. People have asked about the recent release of the declassified FBI documents (a partial…

Cooperating with Kiev is a chance for the EU to rediscover its identity, Denis Shmigal has claimed Ukraine is the central point around which a new geometry of Europe is being built,…

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Goods from Ivory Coast have been slapped with a 21% duty as part of Trump’s latest trade measures Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) could take measures to increase the prices of cocoa if…

The Ukrainians allegedly referred to Britain’s military chiefs as the “brains” of the “anti-Putin” coalition, according to the exposé Britain’s military leadership played a far more extensive and covert role in the…