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Wednesday, May 06, 2026

'Project Freedom,' a brand new initiative which was just announced Monday that had the US guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz, will be paused at the request of Pakistan and other countries, President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday. read more


Less than 24 hours after Denver Mayor Mike Johnston publicly pushed back on a U.S. Department of Justice demand to repeal the city's longstanding ban on assault weapons, the DOJ followed through with its threat to take the matter to court. read more


President Donald Trump has made a deal with Palm Beach Airport that will make him even richer. read more


Greenland's ice sheet is now melting in ways never seen before, with extreme events becoming more frequent, widespread, and intense. read more


Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Lawmakers said the Justice Department has indicated Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon -- a candidate to replace Pam Bondi as attorney general -- will represent her in a transcribed interview later this month, raising ethical concerns. read more


President Donald Trump's voters stunned a political analyst on Monday after they accused the president of staging another "false flag" attack. read more


OpEd: When Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in February that the Defense Department would sever ties with Harvard University, he framed the move as an act of ideological hygiene. read more


"The White House Counsel's Office is giving private briefings to the administration's political appointees on how to best prepare for congressional oversight as staff begin to brace for the likelihood of significant Democratic victories in the November midterm elections," the Washington Post reports. read more


Senate Republicans are seeking $1 billion of taxpayer money to help fund "security adjustments and upgrades" linked to Donald Trump's White House ballroom project. read more


The closure of the ombudsman's office adds to the lack of oversight of immigration jails nationwide, despite the Trump administration's efforts to surge detention capacity. read more


US launched an operation on Monday in the Gulf, dragging the region back to the brink of full-scale war read more


The reporter who helped put Jeffrey Epstein behind bars has revealed why she thinks that Ghislaine Maxwell will eventually get a pardon. read more


Reuters said anonymous U.S. intelligence sources estimate Iran's timeline for building a hypothetical nuclear weapon remained the same as last summer: one year. read more


The situation cost Idaho state Sen. Glenneda Zuiderveld and her husband most of their income and highlights an escalating split in the party. read more


Donald Trump has issued a fresh verbal attack against Pope Leo XIV ... read more


Scott Anderson: The American and Israeli bombing of Iran failed to provoke either a popular uprising against the regime in Tehran or its capitulation, however painfully slow Mr. Trump and his advisers have been to acknowledge that. read more


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