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X’s new location feature exposes apparent fraudster accounts posing as Americans, Gaza journalists
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X is exposing the truth behind social media accounts across the political spectrum, with account owners apparently misleading followers about where they are posting from. The new feature allows all X users to inspect where a given account is based, usually listing a country…
Read More »Former TV anchor heads to same prison as Ghislaine Maxwell after $63M COVID fraud conviction
A former TV anchor-turned entrepreneur convicted of stealing millions of dollars in a COVID-era fraud scheme will spend the next decade behind bars at the same Texas prison camp as infamous sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. Earlier this year, a federal grand jury found Stephanie Hockridge, 42, guilty of one count…
Read More »Vindman’s call to release Trump-MBS transcript reopens old questions in US-Saudi relationship
Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., is demanding that President Donald Trump release a 2019 call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, saying the American people ‘deserve to know what was said’ in the aftermath of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. Vindman, a retired Army colonel who once served on Trump’s National Security…
Read More »Trump orders Epstein files release, welcomes Mamdani, crown prince to White House in busy week
President Donald Trump kicked off the week meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and closed the week meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. He also signed legislation ordering the Justice Department to release files related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Here’s…
Read More »Vindman’s call to release Trump–MBS transcript reopens old questions in US-Saudi relationship
Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., is demanding that President Donald Trump release a 2019 call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, saying the American people ‘deserve to know what was said’ in the aftermath of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. Vindman, a retired Army colonel who once served on Trump’s National Security…
Read More »Obama wanted shutdown pain to be felt by Americans, while Trump kept focus on Washington, experts argue
President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama are polar opposites in many ways, but, as with anyone who has sat behind the Resolute Desk, they do share some similarities. One thing both have in common is overseeing government shutdowns — one under Obama and two under Trump. And even…
Read More »Trump admin disputes claim that Ukraine peace plan was Russia ‘wish list’
President Donald Trump’s administration is rejecting claims that its most recent plan for a peace deal in Ukraine was really a Russian ‘wish list.’ Confusion arose regarding the deal after lawmakers on Capitol Hill claimed they were told by White House officials that the deal was a proposal from the…
Read More »JFK’s granddaughter, Tatiana Schlossberg, reveals terminal cancer diagnosis in heartbreaking essay
Former President John F. Kennedy’s granddaughter, Tatiana Schlossberg, announced on Saturday — exactly 62 years after he was assassinated — that she has terminal cancer. The 35-year-old said she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, with a rare mutation called Inversion 3, soon after the birth of her daughter in…
Read More »Reporter’s Notebook : A ‘letter’ to Zelenskyy about the peace plan
Having covered Ukraine and Russia for over three decades, especially the war between the two countries for the last several years, I’ve naturally been fascinated by the latest Trump administration effort to broker peace. The reaction I’ve been getting from contacts in Ukraine to the 28-point plan to end the…
Read More »Reporter’s Notebook : A ‘Letter’ To Zelesnkyy Re The Peace Plan
Having covered Ukraine … and Russia … for over three decades, especially the war between the two countries for the last several years, I’ve naturally been fascinated by the latest Trump administration effort to broker peace. The reaction I’ve been getting from contacts in Ukraine to the 28-point plan to…
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How the White House turkey pardon became an American tradition
President Donald Trump pardoned two turkeys Tuesday — Gobble and Waddle — as part …
