Secretary of Energy Chris Wright was caught off guard Wednesday when he learned about President Trump’s statements earlier in the day about inflation and a “secret mission” on oil amid the war in Iran.
Democratic Representative Emilia Sykes grilled Wright during his testimony before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, asking him if he loves inflation. Dumbfounded, Wright said…
The FBI arrested eight “college-aged adults” who connected to pro-Palestinian advocacy on the University of Michigan’s campus on Wednesday morning.
FBI Director Kash Patel alleged that the group of arrestees, aged 21-28, “engaged in a coordinated campaign of violent, criminal acts,” including threatening notes, spray painting “Intifada” and “Free Palestine” on people’s homes, breaking windows,…
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright admitted to Congress Wednesday that he made a false social media post about the Iran war in March.
While testifying before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Democratic Representative Suhas Subramanyam asked Wright about a post he made in March on X “that the U.S. Navy had successfully escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz to…
Racist right-wing activist and pardoned January 6 insurrectionist Jake Lang was arrested in Dallas on Tuesday night for making “terroristic threats.” His bail is set at $1 million. Lang was visiting Texas to stir up racial animus around the trial of Karmelo Anthony, a Black teenager who was sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing a white teenager at a track meet last year.
“They…
President Trump is trying to rush through his “Triumphal Arch” in Washington, D.C., even as it could pose problems with local airports.
Through the National Park Service, the Trump administration has submitted plans that call for construction taking place 20 hours a day, in two-10 hour shifts, in the hopes of finishing the project within two or three years, before his term ends. In order to…
President Trump on Wednesday threatened to bomb Iran again after the United States reportedly hit two water facilities in the country that served 20,000 people.
“We hit ’em hard yesterday. We’re gonna hit ’em again hard today, in case you don’t turn on your television set,” Trump said in the Oval Office while signing a $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement. “And we’ll see what happens…
Other members of President Trump’s Cabinet began to consider Vice President JD Vance a “conspiracy theorist” as he pushed for the release of the Epstein files and an interview with Ghislaine Maxwell in the midst of their panicked attempt to snuff out the biggest controversy of Trump’s second term.
New reporting from _T he New York Times_ reveals that while the Cabinet remained staunch in their…
Possible Republican cuts to Social Security was too controversial of an issue for one member of Congress to handle.
Republican Representative Rob Wittman of Virginia was asked by Meidas Touch outside of the Capitol Tuesday about House Speaker Mike Johnson’s rumored plans to cut Social Security, and he immediately tried to pretend he couldn’t answer the question. Wittman grabbed his phone and…
The U.S. annual inflation rate is the highest it’s been in three years—a clear consequence of President Trump’s widely unpopular very expensive war on Iran, which drags on even as he constantly claims that he’s close to a deal.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Wednesday that the consumer price index rose 0.5 percent last month, with energy costs accounting for 60 percent of that…
The rapid adoption of generative artificial intelligence is reshaping access to justice in the United States, with a growing number of litigants relying on AI Litigation tools to prepare legal filings, challenge court decisions and represent themselves without lawyers. The trend is drawing attention from judges, legal professionals and policymakers as artificial intelligence lowers the […]
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President Trump is losing his mind over a New York Times report detailing how the White House panicked over Jeffrey Epstein in multiple instances.
Early Wednesday morning, MS NOW host Joe Scarborough mentioned the report on his show Morning Joe. Less than an hour later, Trump attacked Scarborough on Truth Social, calling him “one of the most inaccurate detailers of truthful facts on…
Courtesy of Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe Santa Fe, New Mexico, is a desert jewel—one that’s known for its long list of world-class spas, resorts, and boutique hotels. That’s a winning combination for those who appreciate rugged beauty and more bespoke hospitality experiences. In fact, the city is home to some of the country’s most highly awarded properties, like The Inn of […]
Gold extended its decline as Gold Price Retreats on Wednesday, falling below the $4,200-per-ounce threshold as renewed military exchanges between the United States and Iran unsettled financial markets and complicated expectations for inflation, interest rates and global trade. Spot gold dropped as much as 2% to below $4,175 an ounce after losing 1.6% in the previous […]
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Disgraced teacher McKenna Kindred complained about her husband and shared intimate details of their rows in a series of texts to the 17-year-old boy she molested
Angered by the treatment of a protester at the site of a planned resort linked to Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Albanians are taking to the streets, fuelled by long-standing grievances over the way their country has been run.
US President Donald Trump hosted hostage survivor Rom Braslavski at the White House on Tuesday. The meeting was arranged by Martin Marks, the White House liaison to the Jewish community. Pictures published from the meeting showed Braslavski speaking with Trump and posing for photos with him in the Oval Office. It was Braslavski's first visit […]
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California already boasts a massive state park system, and thanks to a recent initiative, they'll be adding three brand new parks to the roster.
The U.S. military said Tuesday it has begun strikes against Iran following the crash of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter off the coast of Oman that President Donald Trump has blamed on Iran.
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Grab that panhandle, Janet Varney and John Hodgman are cruisin’ through Florida! If the state motto looks familiar that’s because it probably is! Our hosts are not terribly big fans of it and its lack of originality is only part of the reason why. But thankfully, there’s so much more to appreciate on our journey through the sunshine state: oranges, gators, critters, and mammals… but there is…
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The Windy City has everything from Michelin-starred Filipino kinilaw to Brazilian moqueca.
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The Trump administration is restricting which reporters are allowed to cover June 14’s UFC fight on the White House lawn, giving the mixed martial-arts company control over who can get in.
The White House Correspondents Association told its members in an email last week that just the White House press pool was allowed, with other outlets barred from the White House grounds unless the UFC gives…
Four Israeli fellows at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government are pushing back against the anti-Israel campus narrative – not through messaging, but by showing up.
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Outgoing Senator Thom Tillis wrote a 15-paragraph letter excoriating his Republican colleagues for bending over backwards to the most troubling parts ofPresident Trump’s agenda.
Tillis called out Republicans pushing Trump’s vote-suppressing SAVE Act, saying the party has devolved into a “circular firing squad” over the controversial legislation.
“The real problem I have is that the president…
President Trump on Tuesday mused aloud about profiting from his war on Iran.
In an interview with ABC News, Trump said, “Somebody’s going to have to build all that infrastructure, new bridges, new this, new that, new power plants. You know, they’re talking about a trillion dollars, probably more. And you know that’s why we’ll probably get involved in rebuilding, right, helping them…
The U.S. Department of Defense has expanded its list of companies it identifies as linked to China’s military-industrial ecosystem, adding major technology and industrial groups including Alibaba, Baidu and electric-vehicle manufacturer BYD in a move that underscores the growing overlap between commercial innovation and national-security competition. The updated “Chinese Military Companies” list,…
One of Jeffrey Epstein’s assistants testified before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday and claimed to know nothing about the billionaire sex offender’s crimes.
Lesley Groff told members of Congress that she believed the massage appointments she made for Epstein were for massage therapists and not the women and girls he was exploiting, CNN reports. She called Epstein a master manipulator…
Donald Trump has vowed to respond after an Apache was shot down (Picture: Getty)
Donald Trump has called for revenge on Iran after an American helicopter was shot down.
A drone boat rescued two pilots who were on the Apache attack helicopter when it crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed.
In a Truth Social post, Donald Trump said: ‘I have just been informed by our…
The Trump administration is attacking the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission—which helps maintain federal laws against workplace discrimination—for apparently violating the Constitution.
The Justice Department on Tuesday accused the EEOC of pressuring “employers to engage in race-based decisionmaking” and enforcing guidelines that “contemplate liability based on disparate effects alone,…
Middle East tension has pushed up energy prices and boosted demand for South African coal, raising questions about climate commitments and exports
One of President Trump’s lawyers is being sued for millions of dollars over his role in an international spying scandal.
Ted Kittila, who used to work for Trump’s social media venture Truth Social, was sued in federal court for $120 million for alleged fraud, civil conspiracy, and extortion on behalf of agents of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq, The Daily Beast reports.
According to…