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Today: Ethics Hearing for Democrat Congresswoman Who Stole Public Funds
(Headline USA) The House Ethics Committee is holding a rare public hearing today at 2 p.m. into alleged ethics violations committed by Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida, pushing into the open a yearslong investigation into how she funded her political rise. The two-term congresswoman is facing numerous ethics charges, including failing to follow campaign finance…
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5 years in, Operation Lone Star Seizes 870 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Five years into Texas’ border security mission, Operation Lone Star officers have seized a record amount of illicit drugs. Gov. Greg Abbott first launched OLS on March 4, 2021, in response to an unprecedented number of illegal border crossers and crime within the first year of the Biden administration. From…
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Iran Threatens to Close Red Sea to Shipping in Response to Invasion
(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) If the US invades Iran, Tehran will act through its allies in Yemen to close the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which connects the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. “If the enemy wants to take action on land in the Iranian islands or anywhere else in our lands or to inflict costs…
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Iran Rejects US Proposal To End War, Lays Out Its Own Conditions: Iranian Media
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Iran’s PressTV reported on Wednesday that Tehran has rejected the Trump administration’s 15-point proposal to end the war the United States and Israel launched on February 28 and laid out its own conditions to end the conflict. “Iran will end the war when it decides to do so and when its own…
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US Sends Iran 15-Point Proposal To End War, But No Sign Tehran Is Interested in Talks
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US has reportedly sent a 15-point proposal to Iran to end the war that the US and Israel launched on February 28, but there’s still no sign Tehran is interested in negotiations at the moment, despite President Donald Trump’s claims that they’ve been happening. According to a report by Middle East…
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US Pilot Suffered Shrapnel Wounds After F-35 Hit Over Iran
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A United States Air Force pilot suffered shrapnel wounds when a US F-35 fighter jet was struck while flying over Iran last week, Air and Space Forces Magazine has reported, citing people familiar with the matter. US Central Command (CENTCOM) hasn’t shared any details about the incident other than acknowledging that the…
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The FBI Exhumed a K-9 Commander’s Dog in a Cold Case Murder. But What Really Killed Fuzz?
(Headline USA) Paul Kovacich, a K-9 commander serving life for his wife’s 1982 murder, has a mixed message for the California parole board ahead of his first chance of freedom: He doesn’t want an early release — and he didn’t kill his beloved German shepherd. Far from admitting guilt, the 76-year-old argues that newly discovered…
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Jury Finds Instagram and YouTube Liable in a Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial
(Headline USA) Meta and YouTube must pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman after a jury decided the social media giant and video streamer designed their platforms to hook young users without concern for their well being. The California jury’s decision Wednesday in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit could influence the outcome of thousands of similar…
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Liberal California Debate Canceled Over All-White Candidate Lineup
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) California gubernatorial candidates will not get to debate after the lineup was deemed “too white” to proceed. The candidates, seeking to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom, were set to debate at the University of Southern California on Tuesday. Backlash over the perceived lack of diversity prompted the event to be canceled on…
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Pete Hegseth Shares War Propaganda Video From a Criminal Marine
(José Niño, Headline USA) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced widespread mockery after recently sharing a years-old video of a Marine urging troops to be “combat ready” without apparently realizing the Marine had been relieved of duty for entering a subordinate’s home without permission, per a report by The Daily Beast. On Friday, Hegseth reposted a…
