Politics
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Kash Patel Seeks a Bigger Budget for the FBI
(Headline USA) The man who once promised he’d close the FBI’s headquarters and turn it into a “museum for the deep state” is now seeking a bigger budget for the bureau. FBI Director Kash Patel broke with the Trump administration Wednesday over a budget proposal that would dramatically slash funding for the bureau, telling lawmakers, “We…
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Gates Foundation Announces Impending Closure
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) In its first 25 years, the Gates Foundation became one of the world’s largest charitable foundations and one of the most powerful institutions in global health — an accomplishment that carried both accolades and controversy. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 2000 by the merger of two family…
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Prince Andrew Rocked by O’Keefe Bombshell: ‘He Was F***ing Underage Girls’
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Prince Andrew is under renewed fire after journalist James O’Keefe released an undercover interview Wednesday afternoon, featuring one of Andrew’s alleged former advisers. The man, John Bryan, claimed the royal had sexual relations with minors. O’Keefe published the footage on social media on Wednesday, showing a covertly recorded conversation with Bryan, a man…
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Israeli Minister: Gaza Will Be ‘Totally Destroyed,’ Population Will Be ‘Concentrated’
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday that within a few months, the Gaza Strip will be “totally destroyed” and the entire Palestinian population will be “concentrated” into a tiny area in the southern part of the Palestinian territory before being forced to leave as part of an ethnic cleansing campaign. “Within…
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Russia Says It Will Implement Three-Day Ceasefire Despite Ukraine’s Rejection
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Russian officials said Tuesday that Moscow intends to implement a three-day truce with Ukraine that starts at midnight on May 8 but vowed any Ukrainian attacks during that time will be met with a response. The ceasefire will coincide with Russia’s celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory against Nazi…
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Three Border Agents Charged for Greenlighting Smuggling of Illegal Aliens
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Three Customs and Border Protection officers are facing federal charges after allegedly allowing vehicles packed with illegal aliens to pass freely through the San Ysidro Port of Entry while on duty. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that the officers—Farlis Almonte, Ricardo Rodriguez and Kairy Stephania Quiñonez—provided their lane assignments and work schedules to…
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Trump Says He’s Directing DOJ to Work on Releasing Tina Peters
(Derek Draplin, The Center Square) President Donald Trump says he’s directing the U.S. Department of Justice “to help secure the release” of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who’s in a Colorado prison for her role in tampering with election equipment. Peters, who was the Republican clerk of the western Colorado county during the 2020…
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Gold’s Strange Behavior | Headline USA
(Brien Lundin, Money Metals News Service) Yes, it’s different this time. I know that’s about the most dangerous phrase in all of investing, and virtually everyone who has ever uttered it was ultimately made a fool by the markets. But there’s no denying that this gold bull market is unprecedented for a number of reasons.…
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Alligator Eats Florida Woman after Tipping Her Canoe
(Headline USA) An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, which investigators say appeared to be an accidental encounter. The attack happened Tuesday afternoon near the mouth of Tiger Creek into Lake Kissimmee, south of Orlando, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. It’s near…
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Trump Says U.S. Will Stop Bombing Yemen
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said on Tuesday that the US will stop bombing Yemen, claiming the Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, said they would “not be blowing up ships anymore.” The president said that the Houthis said “they don’t want to fight anymore” and “we will honor that.” “We will stop the bombings. They…
