News...

DOJ investigating Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over alleged conspiracy to impede immigration agents
One of the sources, a U.S. official, said the investigation stems from statements that Walz and Frey have made about the thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and Border Patrol agents deployed to the Minneapolis region in recent weeks.

In Somali fraud scandal, Republicans probe evidence of a blue state election scheme
Republicans are now on the investigative prowl and sounding increasingly confident they can find and prove there was an intentional strategy by Democrats to hijack elections and manipulate apportionment in deep blue states like Minnesota.

Authorities’ inaction on threats against Trump voters is alarming
In America, threatening a voter with death is both unacceptable and a felony. In 2024, Pennsylvanians with Trump signs in their yards received anonymous, chilling death threat letters, a crime the Department of Justice, the FBI, the Pennsylvania State Police and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are doing nothing about.

DOJ claims 'substantial progress' made on Epstein files, but no new releases
According to DOJ’s own analyses, at least 2 million more files have yet to be released. So far, the DOJ has published 12,285 documents, about 125,575 pages of material.

Mother of Hunter Biden's daughter asks court to arrest him for failing to uphold child support deal
Lunden Roberts said her daughter doesn't receive the "same lifestyle as Mr. Biden’s other children."

Charles Foehner, NYC senior citizen who fatally shot would-be mugger, begins prison sentence for weapons possession
Foehner was locked up for felony gun charges stemming from the May 31, 2023, shooting, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Wednesday.

Metro 2025 crime rate was the lowest in at least a quarter century
Washington DC’s transit system says it had its lowest crime rate in at least 25 years, with crimes such as robbery, assault, and theft seeing especially large drops.

Driver doing over 100 miles per hour manages to 'black out,' 'turn off' license plate while evading cops, police say
CHiPs say a Camaro fleeing at high speed appeared to disable its plate before vanishing, sparking thousands of online comments mocking officers and speculating about digital or modified tags used to dodge identification.


Politics...

Why young women moved left while young men stayed sane
We've been told for a decade that men are "radicalizing to the right" and that this is dangerous. The actual data shows the opposite. Men barely moved. Women moved 20+ points leftward.

Penn Gov. Josh Shapiro says Kamala Harris’s team asked if he was a ‘double agent’ for Israel
According to the NY Times, “Shapiro wrote that he understood that questioner was ‘just doing her job.’ But the fact that he was asked such questions, he wrote, ‘said a lot…’”

Carville predicts GOP ‘wipeout’ in 2026 midterms
“Frankly, it’s going to be a wipeout,” Carville told Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany. “Your viewers need to know that the Democrats are going to pick up at a minimum 25 seats, maybe as high as 45. In all likelihood, the Democrats will carry the Senate,” he added.

Virginia Democrats one step closer to flipping up to 4 GOP House seats through redistricting
The Democratic‑controlled General Assembly approved the amendment along party lines, with the state Senate’s 21‑18 vote coming after the House of Delegates passed the measure earlier in the week.


America 250...

WaPo: Thomas Paine, the elusive founder whose pamphlet fired up a revolution
A look back at Paine’s life traces how the author of Common Sense drove the break with Britain, rallied the Continental Army, battled tyranny in France, and spent his final years defending reason and individual liberty even as former allies turned on him.


Economy...

Trump admin proposes allowing use of 401(k) for home down payments
“We’re going to allow people to take money out of their 401(k)s and use that for a down payment,” Hassett said Friday. Critics warn that loosening down payment rules could raise prices without more supply.

Nearly 6 in 10 Americans believe economy is weak under Trump: Poll
The Wall Street Journal poll, released earlier this week, found that 57 percent of respondents described the strength of the U.S. economy as “not so good” or “poor.”  About 44 percent of respondents said they approve of Trump’s handle on tariffs, while 55 percent said they disapprove, the survey shows.

New York City lost nearly 5,000 businesses last year
Employers closed their doors or left for other low-tax states.

More retailers impacted by penny shortage: How they’re responding
It’s been months since any new pennies were minted in the U.S., and more businesses are starting to see empty penny slots in their cash registers.


Immigration...

Trump says there’s no reason ‘right now’ to use Insurrection Act in Minneapolis
“I don’t think there’s any reason right now to use it, but if I needed it, I’d use it,” Trump told reporters on Friday.

Trump admin preparing 1,500 soldiers for potential Minnesota deployment
President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act last week.

Department of Justice investigating anti-ICE protest at St. Paul church
Radical leftists disrupted church services at Cities Church in St. Paul to oppose a pastor at the church.

President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary condemns ICE protesters invading church
"I normally do not post to social media on the Lord’s Day, but the unspeakably evil intrusion of a leftist mob into a Christian worship service today in Minneapolis must be called out for what it is—and Federal authorities should be fast and effective in response."

Don Lemon joins radical leftist agitators in storming Minnesota church
Lemon, a gay man and a gay journalist, said he went to Minneapolis after the weeks of protest because "I believe in the Constitution and I believe, especially, in the First Amendment and that all journalists should be here if they have the opportunity."

Newly-minted Dem governor immediately repeals pro-ICE order in Virginia
Within hours of being sworn into office Saturday, Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed Executive Order 10, a proclamation rescinding an executive order signed by her Republican predecessor requiring Virginia law enforcement officials to work with ICE.

Democratic Socialists of America in NYC training thousands of activists to counter ICE: report
DSA leaders point to Minnesota protests as model for tactics they hope to bring to New York.

Viral video shows ICE agent telling agitators they're disrupting arrest of child sex offender in Minnesota
"That vehicle right there is honking and impeding our investigations while we're trying to arrest a child sex offender. That's who you guys are protecting. Insane."

Mob confronts Twin Cities software engineers after false ICE agent alert
Five software engineers eating at Clancy's Deli were surrounded by dozens of protesters who falsely believed they were undercover ICE agents, prompted by an unverified tip shared in an anti-ICE Signal group; the crowd shouted threats and demanded ID while filming the group.


WAR News...

U.S. warns of "military activities" over Mexico, Central America
U.S. aviation authorities issued notices Friday warning airlines to "exercise caution" in the airspace over Mexico and Central America due to "military activities." The advisory remains in effect for 60 days.


Israel...

More countries confirm invites to Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza; $1 billion buys a permanent seat
A $1 billion contribution secures permanent membership on the Trump-led board instead of a three-year appointment, which has no contribution requirement. The official said the money raised would go to rebuilding Gaza.


China...

Thousands of Chinese fishing boats quietly form vast sea barriers
China quietly mobilized thousands of fishing boats twice in recent weeks to form massive floating barriers of at least 200 miles long, showing a new level of coordination that could give Beijing more ways to impose control in contested seas.

Chinese elites weaponize birth tourism to create a future voting bloc in America
Peter Schweizer warns that up to 1.5 million China-raised U.S. citizens — born through birth tourism or surrogacy to Chinese Communist Party–connected families — will soon reach voting age, creating what he describes as a foreign-engineered pipeline of American citizens with no allegiance to the United States.


Canada...

U.S. says Canada will regret decision to allow Chinese EVs into their market
Trump administration officials said on Friday that Canada would regret its decision to import up to 49,000 Chinese EVs, and that those cars would not be allowed to enter the United States.

Canadian letter-writer calls for armed resistance to imaginary U.S. invasion
"...Canadians are going to need these weapons to resist any American occupation of Canada ... Trump has to understand that Canada will not stand meekly as his forces occupy our country. Many Americans will die as a result of his efforts."

Related: 'Canadian Bacon' laid out a full U.S.–Canada conflict scenario decades ago
The 1995 film, directed by Michael Moore and starring John Candy, mapped out how a standoff could unfold, echoing today’s talk of militias, border blockades, and Canadians preparing to counter a U.S. military push.


Europe...

Trump announces escalating tariffs on Denmark and other European nations to force Greenland purchase deal
"We have subsidized Denmark, and all of the Countries of the European Union, and others, for many years by not charging them Tariffs, or any other forms of remuneration," Trump wrote. "Now, after Centuries, it is time for Denmark to give back — World Peace is at stake!"

Bessent says ‘fight for the Arctic is real,’ Greenland ‘essential’ to national security
“We are not going to outsource our national security. We are not going to outsource our hemispheric security to other countries.”

US-EU trade deal in jeopardy over Trump’s new tariffs
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said tariffs “undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangeroU.S. downward spiral.” She wrote on X that Europe will uphold its sovereignty and “remain united.”

'Make America Go Away': Protests erupt in Greenland after Trump threatens tariffs on Europe
Protests erupted Saturday in Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland, as demonstrators push back against Trump’s renewed bid to acquire Greenland, chanting that the Arctic island is “not for sale” and insisting that Greenlanders should determine their own future.

Denmark’s brutal legacy fuels Greenland outrage as island faces new global tug-of-war
A Greenlandic woman’s discovery of a secretly implanted IUD — part of Denmark’s past population-control programs — has revived anger over forced sterilizations, child removals, and dire living conditions, as many Inuit argue Copenhagen still treats the island as a colony while dismissing their push for independence.


Middle East...

Trump to Politico: ‘It’s time to look for new leadership in Iran’
Trump, after being read a series of hostile X posts from Iran’s supreme leader, said the ayatollah is guilty of “the complete destruction of his country.”

Iranian leader says ‘criminal’ Trump at fault for deadly protests
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei acknowledged Saturday that “several thousands” of people have been killed amid the mass of anti-government protests, casting blame on the U.S. and critics for the casualties.

Iranian security forces deployed chemical substances on freedom protesters: U.K. report
British Labour Party foreign policy spokesperson Bill Esterson said the information stems from a credible internal document pointing to the use of a toxic agent against crowds in one of Iran’s major cities.


Latin America...

Venezuelan interior minister — a Nicolas Maduro loyalist — was in talks with U.S. months before raid: report
Sources say Diosdado Cabello kept up direct and back-channel communication with Trump officials before and after Maduro’s capture, as Washington pressed him not to deploy the powerful security apparatU.S. he controls that could undermine Delcy Rodriguez’s shaky hold on the transition.


Entertainment...

Matt Damon says Netflix wants movies to restate the ‘plot three or four times in the dialogue’ because viewers are on ‘their phones while they’re watching’
Damon and Ben Affleck told Joe Rogan that Netflix now front-loads action and builds scripts around constant plot reminders to keep distracted home audiences from tuning out.

Matt Damon says getting ‘canceled’ will ‘follow you to the grave’: ‘I bet some of those people would’ve preferred to go to jail for 18 months’ instead
He told Joe Rogan the relentless nature of cancel culture is often harsher than any formal punishment, saying some actors would take a defined sentence over the career-long backlash that never ends.


Environment...

NY Times: The dirty truth about your clean-energy car
In a new book, Nicolas Niarchos traces the mineral supply chain for lithium-ion batteries, exposing their considerable human and environmental costs.

‘Massive' untapped oil and gas reserves discovered in Texas
The USGS said Wednesday it found 28.3 trillion cubic feet of gas and 1.6 billion barrels of oil in the Woodford and Barnett shale formations, part of the larger Permian Basin, which straddles West Texas and New Mexico.


Education...

Chinese universities surpass Harvard despite glaring lack of racial diversity
Harvard is no longer the most productive research university in the world, according to a respected global ranking that assesses schools on academic publications.


AI...

U.S. faces worker shortfall as global AI-era construction boom accelerates, BlackRock warns
A new report says the world is heading into an $85 trillion building surge driven by AI and onshoring, but America’s aging skilled-trade workforce may be too thin to meet demand, risking delays, higher costs, and widening economic divides.


Science...

Coca–Cola's secret recipe, revealed: Scientist claims to have cracked the 139–year–old mystery formula
The Coca–Cola recipe is one of the world's most closely guarded trade secrets – but it may not be secret for much longer.

A UFO beamed cryptic messages into a U.S. soldier's mind... and they reveal a mysterious warning from the future
One of the most famous. UFO encounters in history, the Rendlesham Forest incident, is drawing renewed attention following claims that a U.S. Army sergeant received cryptic binary messages linked to the event.


Sports...

Trump says he will sign executive order giving Army-Navy football game an exclusive TV window
"I will soon sign a Historic Executive Order securing an EXCLUSIVE 4 hour Broadcast window, so this National Event stands above Commercial Postseason Games. No other Game or Team can violate this Time Slot!!!”