Republican U.S. Senate candidate Royce White is subject to a no-contact order after a Minnesota judge ruled there was credible evidence of threats of harm toward his ex-wife and one of two children they have together. In court filings, White is accused of making numerous threats and being both physically and verbally abusive toward his former partner and their teenaged son. He refutes the allegations and is appealing judicial findings in the case, telling MPR News on Thursday the order is a "substantial miscarriage of justice" and "excessively punitive."
Counter to the message of Jesus':
progressive Christians stake a claim to their religion amid Trump-pope feud Anti-war, anti-ICE, anti-authoritarian Christians and Catholics are organizing around their faith in opposition to the version claimed by Trump and Hegseth Read more
A proposal that would require California to verify proof of citizenship when a person registers to vote -- and require voters to provide identification at polling places -- will appear on the November ballot, state officials announced Friday.
Under new guidance issued by the Trump administration, immigrants can now be denied a green card for expressing political opinions, such as participating in pro-Palestinian campus protests, posting criticism of Israel on social media, or desecrating the American flag.
Will this new ukase apply to Jews or Israelis critical of the nefarious Likud junta or ICC-indicted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu, like "Jews Against Genocide"?
Just an interesting article.
Democrats are winning races " and even redistricting battles " but some in the party worry they're not yet winning the argument. Recent victories "from a gubernatorial win in New Jersey to a favorable redistricting outcome this week in Virginia, along with a string of special election overperformances " have given Democrats reason for confidence. Heading into the midterms later this year, they say they're on solid footing to win the House, and there's newfound optimism that they could also flip the Senate " something that appeared insurmountable just weeks ago. But the success has also prompted a quieter concern inside the party: that Democrats are misreading what those wins actually signal. In interviews with The Hill, Democrats warned that some in their party may be mistaking backlash against President Trump for support of their policies and rhetoric. Read more
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has rendered ineffective four pro-Russian propagandists; two are Russian Orthodox Church clerics. All four face ten years imprisonment and confiscation of personal property.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to cover the Lincoln Memorials reflecting pool in "American flag blue," marking the latest addition to his efforts to revamp several government buildings and monuments. Trump, in a video shared on Truth Social on Thursday, called the more than 100-year-old monument, which he noted was the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech, "filthy dirty" and said it "leaked like a sieve." The 2,000-foot-long structure is currently empty as it undergoes cleaning for the America 250 celebrations. Read more
"On advice of His Majesty's Government, and at the invitation of The President of the United States, The King and Queen will undertake a State Visit to the United States of America. Their Majesties' programme will celebrate the historic connections and the modern bilateral relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States, marking the 250th anniversary of American Independence. The King will then continue to Bermuda to undertake His Majesty's first Royal Visit as Monarch to a British Overseas Territory."
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) and King Charles III will jointly attend a 9/11 memorial ceremony on Wednesday 29 April 2026
FBI Director Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel was twice arrested in incidents involving alcohol, once for public intoxication and once for public urination after leaving a bar, he admitted in a 2005 letter about disclosures on his Florida Bar application.
House Democrats Want FBI Director Screened for Alcoholism
Tasnim News Agency said Saturday it has learned that elections for city councils, the Assembly of Experts, and midterm parliamentary polls are likely to be postponed. Read more
An email has circulated within the United States Department of Defense laying out potential measures Washington could take against NATO allies it believes have not sufficiently supported its war on Iran, such as Spain and the United Kingdom, according to a US official quoted by the Reuters news agency. The internal email considers options such as suspending Spain from NATO and re-evaluating Washington's stance on the British Falkland Islands, which are also claimed by Argentina. Read more
Ohio officials say a semitruck driver charged in a fiery interstate crash that killed a young family of three fraudulently obtained an Ohio driver's license, a commercial driver's license and later U.S. citizenship under an alternate identity. The driver, Modou F. Ngom, 50, was arrested after authorities said he caused an April 11 chain-reaction crash on Interstate 71 northbound near U.S. 36, where a semitrailer slammed into slowed traffic in a construction zone and ignited a deadly fire. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the crash killed a 37-year-old man, a 36-year-old woman and a 1-year-old child from Ashley, Ohio, who were traveling in a C Read more
Newsmax host Greg Kelly delivered a no-holds-barred criticism of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to fire John Phelan from his post as Naval Secretary, calling the Pentagon chief an "insecure FAKE." What a DESPICABLE guy Hegseth is," posted Kelly. "Frustrated that he can't remove his Real Nemesis, the Army Secretary, He Fires the NAVY Secretary, has him walked out of the building' by security. But this was NOT an Urgent matter. Could have given the SECNAV a month, maybe 2 weeks notice. You know, The DECENT thing to do. Instead this Insecure FAKE, who Lied and Conned his way thru Life (see Mom) and the Trump admin (see confidential settlement' ie Blackmail of accuser #1) Blows up Someone Else's life bc he can't Handle his own.
