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Report: Trump Has ‘Serious Interest’ in Sending Troops Into Iran
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump has expressed “serious interest” in the idea of sending US troops into Iran, NBC Newsreported on Saturday, citing US officials. The officials said that Trump has discussed the idea of deploying ground troops with aides and senior Republicans in Congress. Publicly, the president has refused to rule out the idea of…
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Oil Blasts Through $100 as Iran War Escalates
(Headline USA) Oil prices have eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time in more than three and a half years as the Iran war hinders production and shipping in the Middle East. The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, was at $101.19 shortly after trading resumed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange,…
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Man Convicted for Trying to Hire Undercover FBI Agents as Hitmen
(Headline USA) A Pakistani business owner who tried to hire undercover FBI agents posing as hitmen to kill a U.S. politician was convicted Friday in a trial that showcased allegations of Iran-backed plotting on American soil. As the Iran war unfolded in the Mideast, Asif Merchant testified in a U.S. court that he sought to put…
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Police Investigating Explosion Outside the US Embassy in Oslo
(Headline USA) Norwegian police are investigating an explosion outside the U.S. Embassy in Oslo early Sunday, officials said. No injuries were reported. Police received reports of a “loud bang” or explosion around 1 a.m., Oslo police said in a news release. The explosion was caused by some sort of incendiary device, Oslo police representative Frode Larsen…
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Rep. Luna Has a Plan to Force Neocons to Support SAVE Act
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) With Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., ignoring calls to use a talking filibuster to help pass the SAVE Act, conservatives are speculating about ways to force the hand of the RINO leader. Pro-MAGA Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., suggested that the legislation to close election-integrity loopholes by mandating voter ID,…
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Gov. Spanberger Seeks to Force-Indoctrinate Va. Students about J6
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Democrats in Virginia announced the latest blow in their reign of terror since regaining the governor’s mansion in January: forcing classroom teachers to promote the unsubstantiated claim that the Jan. 6, 2021 uprising at the U.S. Capitol was an “insurrection.” A proposed bill from Delegate Dan Helmer, D-Fairfax, also would prohibit…
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Biden State Dept. Gave Tax Dollars to Research Gay, European Hookup Spots
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) A recent hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee brought renewed attention to a taxpayer-funded initiative to make maps “more gay” by allowing visitors to pin LGPT hookup spots in central Europe and elsewhere. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., pressed Sarah B. Rogers, undersecretary of State for public diplomacy, on Thursday to…
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Two Afghan Nationals Plead Guilty in Chicago Nightclub Rape Case
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Two Afghan nationals, including one who entered the U.S. during the Biden administration, were sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to raping an intoxicated woman they encountered at a Chicago nightclub in 2023. The men — Sarwar Khan, 48, and Quribullah Mohammad, 24 — received more than 10 years each for aggravated criminal sexual assault causing bodily…
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Zohran Mamdani’s Wife Caught ‘Liking’ Pro-Oct. 7 Attack Posts
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday defended his wife after social media activity appeared to show her endorsing content tied to the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack against Israel carried out by Hamas. Speaking to reporters in New York City, Mamdani sought to downplay the likes by claiming that his wife, Rama Duwaji, is…
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Even Dems Are Questioning Rep. Swalwell’s Eligibility to Run for Governor
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Rep. Eric Swalwell has long maintained his primary residence in Washington, D.C., despite representing large portions of California in Congress. Now that he is running for California governor, his apparent on-paper-only California residency is under scrutiny—even from fellow Democrats. Tom Steyer, a left-wing billionaire donor who is also running for the Democratic…
