Turkish officials suspect that the Israelis fabricated the intelligence report that alleged Iran planned to assassinate US President Donald Trumpf during the Ankara NATO summit last month to undermine negotiations with Tehran.
Turkish security services arrested no suspects, found no evidence, or even traces of a MANPADS launcher or assassin in that super-secure area around Ankara's airport. The CIA -- purged and DOGE-ed of experienced analysts -- fell for the Israeli trap, but not the Turkish MIT.
The supreme court justice Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from his fossil fuel interests between 2005 and 2024, a new review of financial disclosures shows. The analysis from the non-profit advocacy group and judicial watchdog Court Accountability, shared exclusively with the Guardian, found that even at the lowest range of estimates, Alito gained almost $400,000 from his oil and gas interests since being tapped for the high court by George W Bush in 2005. The findings come as the supreme court prepares to take up a case in which the oil companies Suncor Energy and Exxon asked the justices to find that federal law prevents subnational governments from filing lawsuits against fossil fuel producers for the climate-warming effects of their products.
Minnesota state Rep. Lisa Demuth (R) was projected to win the Republican primary for governor of the North Star State, Decision Desk HQ projects, dealing a blow to President Trump. Trump had endorsed Republican businessman Mike Lindell, the "My Pillow Guy" whom a judge ruled defamed the election tech company Smartmatic with false statements about the 2020 election, for the governor's mansion. But despite a last-minute push from Trump, who said Lindell "deserves a BIG WIN," Demuth emerged from the crowded field vying to replace outgoing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D).
Real Democrats are making progress against AIPAC and the DINOs
All along polls had Fran Hong ahead by double digits and now it's too close to call. I officially declare shenanigan. How it was stolen, don't know, don't care but a lot of young voters are going to upset by her "loss". This how the Democrats roll in Wisconsin
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) reports that Ronald Williams Sr (53) -- a man reported to have "aggressive behavior" in the past -- killed his wife Kelly L. George (44) and four children Carol A. Williams (9), Ronald H. Williams Jr (7), Sarah K. Williams (5), and Kelly M. MageeWilliams (3), before turning the firearm on himself.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin could potentially attack NATO within weeks, according to a series of new United States intelligence assessments.
These latest reports follow a number of similar recent warnings from NATO capitals, highlighting growing concerns within the alliance that Putin may be considering a dramatic escalation as he seeks to break the strategic deadlock in his faltering Ukraine invasion.
Trump has long claimed that the nation's capitol was a violent cesspool"and that his National Guard policy fixed it. New reporting disputes that.
The Post found what experts had long suspected"that the numbers Trump so often touted"an 88 to 92 percent decrease in crime and an 18 percent decrease in homicides"were due to a downward trend in crime that appeared long before the National Guard did.
Not only that, but the study notes an increase in assaults with a dangerous weapon.
Todd Blanche Immediately Breaks His Promises to GOP Senators
Hours after being sworn in as attorney general, Blanche gave Donald Trump even more protections.
It's been less than 24 hours, and freshly sworn-in Attorney General Todd Blanche has already issued entirely new legal protections for President Donald Trump.
A judge has ruled that the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. must pay a jazz musician $252,000 in legal fees and costs, following the organization's unsuccessful lawsuit against him for pulling out of a concert in the wake of a rebranding to include Donald J. Trumps name.
The US Secret Service has deployed the US Army's AN/TWQ-1 Avenger short-range air defence systems to protect President Donald Trump while he was playing golf in Bedminster, New Jersey, The War Zone (TWZ) reports.
According to the outlet, photographs began circulating on social media showing Trump swinging a golf club, with barbed wire and US air defence systems clearly visible in the background. The latest images emerged after the US president attended the final of the LIV Golf tournament at his New Jersey course over the weekend. US administration officials confirmed the authenticity of the photographs to the outlet.
The North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD), in turn, said that Avenger air defence systems are indeed used to protect the president but declined to disclose details about how frequently such measures are employed.
President Trump's outside advisers -- individuals who are not employed by the federal government - may now be protected from future congressional and legal investigations, according to a new opinion from the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel.
Nearly 30,000 pounds of raw beef imported from Argentina was recalled last week after it entered the United States without undergoing the required federal reinspection, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Florida-based Corte Argentino USA LLC is recalling about 29,628 pounds of raw beef, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Friday. The beef was sent out to distributors and stores in Florida and Texas, although it's unclear how widespread the meat was sold in those states.
President Donald Trump compared the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccine to a nuclear bomb being set off inside a kid's body during a Tuesday interview on Real America's Voice. The president championed the new childhood vaccine guidelines he and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. debuted Monday, with Trump claiming the old schedule was "too big" and "too much" at one time. He then talked about the MMR vaccine . "If you give them separately " the M, the M, and the R, it's fine," Trump said. "When you put them together, they're sort of like a nuclear weapon, according to some. So why wouldn't you give them separately? What's hurt by giving them separately?"
NYC First Lady Rama Duwaji, the attractive wife of the popular mayor, will visit Syria and Lebanon starting 20 Sep. For her personal safety, the NYPD Intelligence Bureau will advise her Protective Service Detail (PSD) -- well-trained First Grade detectives -- which areas Israeli Death Forces (IDF) have been attacking and destroying in Lebanon and Syria. The First Lady's flight will certainly avoid Israeli airspace and PM Benjamin Netanyahu's nefarious clutches. The IDF have turned Lebanon into what the UN described as a "man-made catastrophe."
The UN: Israel killed 4,300 Lebanese people, wounded another 12,200, and displaced a staggering 1.2m civilians
In a major setback to efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and cool Middle East tensions, Iran ruled out any future negotiations with United States (US) President Donald Trump, according to Iranian outlets and a X post by an adviser to Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Headlines note that Tehran will wait until the US President's term ends on January 20, 2029, to resume talks. "Trump will not reach an agreement with us. We will accompany him until his term ends," Majid Shakeri, adviser to Ghalibaf, said
