President Donald Trump gets a daily two-minute video briefing of "stuff blowing up," according to Trumpworld sources who made the revelation to NBC News. As the Iran war rages through its fourth week, attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz have exacerbated surging prices and roiled the stock market, and Iran has continued to strike Israel and other targets in the region. But one prominent feature of the war has been a relentless stream of attacks on the media by Trump and his officials over coverage of the war. A new exclusive report by the NBC News reporting team of Katherine Doyle, Courtney Kube, and Dan De Luce purports to explain at least some of the disconnect. Citing four insiders, the report suggests Trump's daily video briefing may be distorting his perspective:
A jury convicted a Wisconsin man of election fraud and identity theft for requesting the ballots of Republican state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Democratic Racine Mayor Cory Mason without their consent. Jurors in Racine County on Tuesday found Harry Wait guilty of two misdemeanor election fraud charges and one felony identity theft charge following a two-day trial. He was acquitted of a second count of identity theft. Wait leads a group that makes false election claims, including that Wisconsin's elections are riddled with fraud and that President Donald Trump won the 2020 election. Trump lost Wisconsin in 2020 by about 21,000 votes.
U.S. President Donald Trump publicly confirmed on Tuesday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been urging him to maintain an aggressive military posture against Iran, validating a New York Times report that the kingdom's de facto ruler views the ongoing U.S.-Israeli campaign as a once-in-a-generation chance to reshape the Middle East. Asked by a reporter whether MBS was encouraging him on Iran policy, Trump responded bluntly: "He does, he is a warrior. He is fighting with us, by the way."
Huge bets keep surfacing on prediction platforms right before President Trump jolts the markets with surprise announcements"but the White House insists there is nothing to see here. The latest flashpoint came early Monday, when an abrupt burst of oil-futures trading hit the market about 15 minutes before Trump announced he was delaying threatened strikes on Iranian energy targets. The White House moved quickly to bat the story away, with spokesperson Kush Desai branding suggestions that administration officials may have been profiting from nonpublic information "baseless and irresponsible." But the Iran trades were not an isolated blip. Axios reported Wednesday that, before the first U.S. strike on Iran, more than 150 Polymarket accounts placed four-figure bets predicting an American attack by the next day.
Today, 4:13 pm Iraq says its armed forces "will not remain silent" after an airstrike yesterday killed seven soldiers at a site said to belong to a coalition of pro-Iran militias that is part of the Iraqi military. Despite Iraq's attempts to stay out of the war in Iran, says the Iraqi prime minister's office on X, "the condemned attacks that targeted our military units have persisted, the latest of which occurred this morning in a treacherous aggression against the Al-Habbaniyah military clinic affiliated with the Ministry of Defense." According to Al Jazeera, the attack targeted positions of the Popular Mobilization Forces, which is part of Iraq's regular armed forces but includes brigades belonging to Iran-backed groups. The PMF blames the US for the strike, which killed one of its commanders and 14 other PMF fighters. Promoted: The Jaffa Institute: Providing war relief to Israelis in need Keep Watching Read more
Effective 20 April 2026, the US Army:
DOD Recruitment Goals
On 11 Nov 1921 at Arlington National Cemetery during the burial ceremony for the Unknown Soldier of World War I, President Warren G. Harding said: "We do not know from whence he came, but only that his death marks him with everlasting glory of an American dying for his country."
"Gardens of Stone" 1987 Hollywood Film About the Sentinels During the Vietnam War
General Josh Rudd, the new director of US Cyber Command and the NSA, used his first all-hands meeting to urge his workforce to share more intelligence with US allies and partners: "Work with our allies until it hurts." Rudd stated that while the Trump administration has emphasized southern-border security, the NSA still should keep a watchful eye on foreign adversaries such as Russia and China.
General Rudd Bio
LOS ANGELES -- A civil jury in California found Monday that Bill Cosby was liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972 and awarded her $59.25 million. After a nearly two-week trial in Santa Monica, jurors found Cosby, 88, liable for the sexual battery and assault of Donna Motsinger. They awarded her $17.5 million in past damages and $1.75 million for future damages, including "mental suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, inconvenience, grief, anxiety, humiliation, and emotional distress." Then in a second phase of the trial Monday afternoon, they awarded an additional $40 million in punitive damages. Read more
How's the economy?
Not bad if you're rich.
Demand for luxury yachts and private jets is surging thanks to last year's tax law. Sales of $10 million-plus mansions are booming as stocks hit new highs. And the wealthy and powerful will get to enjoy a new ballroom for galas at the White House.
In the Gaza Strip, IDF soldiers reportedly tortured one-year-old Karim Abu Nassar in front of his father to pressure him to confess to something by burning the toddler's leg with a cigarette and piercing his other leg with a nail.
A Revolting Moral Outrage'
Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA): "Corey Lewandowski, a Special Government Employee at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), reportedly attempted a pay-to-play scheme with the private prison company over DHS contracts. Lewandowski allegedly demanded kickbacks based on the value of GEO Group's new or renewed contracts with DHS. After Lewandowski rejected GEO Group's counteroffer to put him on retainer, Lewandowski allegedly told a senior DHS official not to award the corporation any more contracts in an apparent act of retaliation."
None of the people targeted in this congressional oversight investigation are good human beings
Not my favorite source, but well enough done to reflect what's actually in the Story.
OZARK, Ala. (WPEC) " An Alabama police officer discovered a Florida man hauling 81 gallons of moonshine during a routine traffic stop, an amount authorities say far exceeds what can legally be transported without a license. The Ozark Police Department said Officer Dylan Griffin with the Crime Suppression Unit pulled over 61-year-old Learndis Hamilton on January 9 for a traffic violation. Containers of clear liquid were reportedly visible inside the vehicle, prompting further investigation. Read more
LA PLATA, Md. - A professional cornhole player with no arms and legs has been accused of murder in La Plata. What we know: Dayton James Webber, 27, of La Plata is accused of shooting and killing Bradrick Michael Wells, 27, of Waldorf during an argument. Police say Webber was in his Tesla SUV when he shot Wells in the passenger seat. He then pulled over and asked two backseat passengers to help pull Wells out of the car. They refused and got out of the car before calling the police. Webber then fled the scene with Wells still in the car. Read more
Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, Aisha Hassan Hussein, Sahra Sharif Osman, Shakur Abdinur Abdisalam, and Fadumo Mohamed Yusuf all pleaded guilty last week to wire fraud. Mohamed's husband, sister, and mother were among the defendants, according to the indictment. Read more
