D.C. Feds Launch “Summer Surge” To Crack Down On Youth Crime U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and federal law enforcement officials held a press conference around midday Friday to announce a “Summer Surge” under the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force ahead of America 250 events across the Capital Beltway. The urgency reflects a decades-long, disturbing pattern of elevated summer violent crime by youths, worsened by failed progressive […]

Cuban Leader Warns Of Potential ‘Bloodbath’ If US Takes Military Action Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Cuba’s leader on Monday warned that any U.S. military action against the communist-controlled island nation would cause a “bloodbath” and lead to regional insecurity. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel delivers a speech during a plenary session of the Eurasian Economic Forum in Minsk, Belarus […]

Iran Teaching Civilians How To Shoot: Public Tutorials On State TV & In Marketplaces Amid stalled peace talks and ongoing tit-for-tat threats, Iranians are reportedly arming themselves in preparation a potential US ground invasion, or renewal of major military action in its skies. CNN cameras captured individual citizens being given gun component lessons in the middle of streets and in busy bazaars. Also state TV has been […]

Why College Grads Hate AI Authored by Adam Sharp via DailyReckoning.com, I saw a fascinating clip on Twitter/X recently. At the graduation ceremony for the University of Central Florida, the commencement speaker brought up AI. “The rise of artificial intelligence is the next industrial revolution.” BOOOOOO! HISS! The new college grads are not fans. To understand how the public attitude toward AI has changed, watch the […]

Multiple States Begin Ejecting Illegal Immigrants From Subsidized Healthcare The political left often betrays their true agenda in the legislation they choose to oppose.  The SAVE Act, for example, would require proof of citizenship to vote in US elections; a law which the majority of countries around the world enforce.  It’s widely supported by around 80% of the public, yet, Democrats stubbornly refuse to pass it.   Why?  […]

Sanctuary Jurisdictions Must Comply Or Face More ICE Boots On The Ground: Homan Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Sanctuary jurisdictions in the United States will see more Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel on the ground if they do not allow local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE officers, border czar Tom Homan said in a May 15 interview with the Daily Signal. Federal law […]

IRGC Says It Foiled US Arms Shipments To ‘Terror Groups’ Near Border With Iraqi Kurdistan Via The Cradle Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement on Monday that it foiled an attempt to smuggle a large shipment of US-made weapons and ammunition into the country. “Counter-revolutionary terror groups based in north Iraq, acting on behalf of the US and Zionist regime, intended to transfer a large […]

“A Breakthrough”: White House Says Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Announcement Is Imminent Authored by Micah Zimmerman via BitcoinMagazine.com, The White House is on the verge of a formal announcement on the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve — and the official leading the charge says the hard part is done. Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, told an interviewer this week that […]

“Need Solidarity , Not Stigma”: African Officials Say US Ebola-Related Restrictions Unnecessary The U.S. government on May 18 said it will not let people without U.S. passports enter the United States if they have been to African countries affected by, or close to, a new Ebola outbreak within the past 21 days. As Zachary Stieber reports for The Epoch Times, the countries are Uganda, Congo, and South Sudan, the Centers for Disease […]

Americans Who Can Are Dropping Medical Insurance Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Have you observed what is happening with medical insurance in the United States? There is an upheaval taking place. You might be experiencing it yourself. The Wakely Consulting Group has taken upon itself to track trends in the medical insurance market, both pricing and participation. Their latest report has documented an ongoing and […]

Mamdani Touts First City-Owned Grocery Store Authored by Chris Wade via The Center Square, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday announced the site of the latest city-owned grocery store as the democratic socialist looks to make good on a key campaign pledge. The 20,000-square-foot store, located in the Bronx’s Hunts Point neighborhood, is part of a $70 million plan that includes opening stores in the city’s five […]

Indian Airlines Beg Refiners To Delay Jet Fuel Hikes Earlier we reported that after issuing a code red about a month ago, with several airlines warning they may run out of kerosene in weeks if not days, European refiners and airlines have since backtracked on their earlier warnings; instead they now have “almost zero” concerns that jet fuel could run out over summer. That’s because, as we explained in “Where To Find The Next […]

Trump Announces Expansion Of TrumpRx With 600 New Generic Drugs Via American Greatness, President Donald Trump announced Monday that the administration is dramatically expanding the number of medications available through TrumpRx.gov, adding more than 600 generic drugs in what the White House described as another push to lower prescription costs for Americans. Trump unveiled the expansion during remarks at the Eisenhower […]

Chaos Erupts In Bolivia As Socialists Unleash General Strikes And Riots Socialists in Bolivia, mobilized through the national labor union, highland farmer federations, and supporters of former left-wing President Evo Morales, have ignited social unrest over the U.S.-backed, market-oriented policy agenda of President Rodrigo Paz. The turmoil comes as the Trump administration seeks to shift the Americas away from socialist regimes […]

Massie Out: Gallrein Wins Kentucky Republican Primary Update (2000ET):  In one of the most expensive primaries on record (with more than $32 million spent on political ads, according to the firm AdImpact), Former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein has won the Republican primary in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District over Rep. Thomas Massie, NBC News projects, notching another win for President Trump in his push to eliminate political […]

Americans Are Getting Behind On Their Debts At A Very Frightening Pace Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, U.S. households are now 18.79 trillion dollars in debt. In 1980, U.S. households were just 1.4 trillion dollars in debt. Over the past several decades we have witnessed a household debt binge that is unlike anything that we have ever witnessed in our entire history. But if consumers could handle that […]

Memorial Day Gas Demand Surge Collides With Hormuz Shock As $5 Demand-Destruction Line Nears Drivers heading into Memorial Day weekend are set to face some of the highest regular gasoline prices at the pump in years. With the U.S. national average sitting at $4.53 per gallon (according to AAA data) and no resolution yet on a U.S.-Iran peace deal or the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, pump prices risk rising even higher into […]

Third Iran-Linked ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker Seized By US Navy Off South Asia Update(1500ET): A WSJ report Tuesday afternoon has revealed that the US seized an “Iran-linked ship” in the Indian Ocean overnight, which had not previously been revealed, at a moment President Trump is threatening to resume airstrikes on Iran, but has given a few more ‘days’ for Tehran to come to the table. “The tanker, called Skywave, was sanctioned by the […]

Nigeria Needs New Export Markets As UAE’s Exit Rattles OPEC By Tsvetana Paraskova of Oilprice.com Nigeria should market its crude oil to new buyers as the UAE’s decision to leave OPEC is dislocating the balance that the cartel and the OPEC+ group have been seeking for years, according to Wole Ogunsanya, chairman of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN). The official urged Nigeria’s state oil and gas firm […]

The Democrats Are About To Destroy John Fetterman John Fetterman has become the most interesting politician in America, and the Democratic Party’s most uncomfortable mirror. His willingness to speak honestly, vote his conscience, and refuse to define himself purely in opposition to President Donald Trump has made him a hero to some and a traitor to others.  Back in March, he declared the party had no real leader except Trump […]

Iran’s Floating Oil Stockpile Jumps 65% As U.S. Naval Blockade Bites By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com The volumes of Iranian oil stored at tankers in and around the Strait of Hormuz have jumped in recent weeks as Iran considers ways to circumvent the U.S. blockade in the Gulf of Oman aimed at choking Iranian oil exports. The number of tankers laden with crude but sitting in the Persian Gulf and near the Strait of Hormuz has […]

Shooters And Motives Revealed In San Diego Mosque Shooting That Killed Three The two young alleged gunmen who descended upon a San Diego Islamic facility on Monday — killing three men and themselves — have been identified, along with early indications of their motives. Police sources have told multiple outlets that 17-year-old Cain Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Velasquez — driven by hate — scrawled racist themes on their weapons […]

Iran Now Has More Incentive To Resist US Demands, Even If War Restarts: Israeli Think Tank At this point even hawkish Israeli think tank pundits are increasingly admitting that Iran currently has certain leverage and an edge when it comes to dealing with the United States, and the so far stalled and failed peace talks to end the war. President Trump has just described that he called off planned renewed airstrikes on Iran, at the […]

New York Governor Signs Bills To Preserve Mandatory Vaccines Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed legislation to preserve vaccine requirements for children. Hochul, on May 15, signed two bills that decouple New York’s vaccine requirements from the federal government, after the Trump administration rolled back recommendations for hepatitis B and other vaccines. “When public […]

Flatbed Truck Rates Hit New Highs As These Drivers Fuel Boom Flatbed trucking conditions have never looked stronger, with spot rates surging to record highs amid a mix of tightening capacity and rising industrial freight demand. “Flatbed trucking rates have hit a new all-time high as industrial demand and a crackdown on bad actors continue to shape trucking economics,” said FreightWaves founder Craig Fuller. Fuller added, “It is […]