An ICE agent who was part of the federal immigration surge in Minnesota earlier this year was charged with felony second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, a Minnesota prosecutor announced Thursday. The agent, Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr., is accused of pointing a gun at the heads of two civilians in a vehicle, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said.
US Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday that Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump shared a mutual hatred, pushing back firmly against the notion that the president had any meaningful connection to the disgraced financier.
Republican leaders on the Hill are eager to see the emergency military funding request as they map out their legislative strategy ahead of the midterm elections.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Wednesday delivered a televised broadside against progressivism, a political philosophy he described as an existential threat to America and the principles that founded it 250 years ago.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that their nations will jointly begin production of drones and other armaments.
Trump Says Deal With Iran Looking Very Good' Amid Ceasefire
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... President Donald Trump said prospects for a deal with Iran are "looking very good" as the two sides are in discussions to extend a truce ahead of its expiration next week.
"It's looking very good that we're going to make a deal with Iran, and it's going to be a good deal," Trump told reporters at the White House Thursday. Talks between Washington and Tehran could resume this weekend, he said. ...
@#2 ... Perhaps because Pres Trump does not know when the war might end? ...
Stephen Miller warns that Iran war could continue indefinitely'
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... Top White House official Stephen Miller warned Iran Wednesday evening that the war could drag on "indefinitely" if the Iranian regime did not capitulate to President Donald Trump's demands.
Despite Trump's claims the Iran war would likely last four to five weeks, Miller asserted it could go on much longer after the president enforced a naval blockade around Iranian ports to strain the country's economy. ...
@#16 ... Time to draft his crotch fruit Barron. ...
Or, might Mr Barron Trump suddenly seem to have bone spurs?
Has anyone in the Trump lineage ever served their Country in the military?
Barron Trump barred from military service by bizarre medical exemption amid Iran war
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... Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, both in their 40s, are exempt from US military draft under current Selective Service requirements ...
Mr Barron Trump seems to be too tall to server the Country.
There's a reason for the need of body-cams.
For example ...
Public Defenders: Body Cam Footage Shows Officer Planting Drugs (2017)
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... The Office of the Public Defender has released body cam video they say shows a Baltimore officer planting drugs that resulted in an arrest.
The 90 seconds of body camera video has police investigating their own, but police officials say there is more to this story than a short video clip showing officers handling drugs.
They have released more video to back up their claims as they continue to investigate these serious allegations.
The footage in a Baltimore alley is clear, as it was recorded on police body cameras, but the reason why the Baltimore police officer appears to be planting drugs is not. ...
@#1
World Trade Without the US
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... As the Trump administration imposes a barrage of illegal and unprecedented tariffs on an ever-increasing number of imported products, the rest of the world is showing that it can continue trading despite these tariffs and without the United States.[emphasis mine]
Other countries are lowering trade barriers with each other by concluding new bilateral and plurilateral trade agreements, and exporters are reconfiguring supply chains to route around American protectionism.
Regardless of whether the United States remains indispensable to the global economy, international trade is still happening -- and it is happening increasingly without the United States. ...
Nationwide Survey: Most Farmers Can't Afford Fertilizer
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... An overwhelming majority of America's farmers who responded to a nationwide survey say they cannot afford to purchase enough fertilizer to get them through the year. The percentage who pre-purchased fertilizer varies significantly by region.
Conducted by the American Farm Bureau Federation April 3-11, the survey shows 70% of respondents say fertilizer is so expensive that they will not be able to buy all the fertilizer they need.
More than 5,700 farmers, both Farm Bureau members and non-members, from every state and Puerto Rico took the survey. Farm Bureau economists analyzed the results in the latest Market Intel.
The analysis reveals that almost 8 in 10 farmers in the southern U.S. say they can't afford all needed supplies this year, followed by the Northeast and West at 69% and 66%, respectively, compared to 48% of the farmers in the Midwest.
Just 19% of farmers in the South prebooked fertilizer purchases in advance of planting season. In the Northeast, only 30% of farmers prebooked, followed by 31% in the West, and 67% in the Midwest. Even with higher pre-booking rates, almost one in three Midwestern farmers still report entering the season without securing all of their fertilizer needs.
The conflict in the Middle East sent fertilizer and fuel prices soaring. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is keeping critical fertilizer supplies and crude oil from reaching global markets, putting a squeeze on supplies around the world.
"Spring planting decisions depend heavily on access to fertilizer and diesel fuel, both of which have been impacted by geopolitical risks that have disrupted global markets," the Market Intel states. "Since the escalation of tensions in the Middle East, nitrogen fertilizer prices have risen more than 30%, while combined fuel and fertilizer costs have increased roughly 20% to 40%.
Urea prices have increased by 47% since the end of February, marking the largest month-to-month percentage increase in the price of urea. These increases are occurring when many producers were already facing tight margins for many consecutive years." ...
Donald Trump Branded 'Dangerous and Corrupt Gangster' by British Political Leader
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...Donald Trump has been branded a "dangerous and corrupt gangster" by a politician in the UK.
Speaking at the House of Commons, the leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats party accused the US President of being "immoral." He also urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to advise King Charles to cancel his upcoming visit to the United States. The monarch is due to travel to America later this year to mark the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. ...
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