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Monday on CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) accused Republicans of trying to systemically “get rid” of black representatives in Congress. Discussing redistricting, Crockett said, “When it comes to our base, they want to see a fight. They don’t want to see us just lay down and say, OK, well, the Republicans want to do whatever they want to do. They want to minimize voices. They want to systemically get rid of those black electeds.” She continued, “When I look at the numbers, and to be clear, Florida is already in this thing. We know that Texas is in…

The Russian president has praised his North Korean counterpart during a phone call between the two leaders Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for backing Moscow in the Ukraine conflict, the Kremlin has said.In a phone call between the two on Tuesday, Putin praised Kim for Pyongyang’s assistance in the liberation of Russia’s Kursk Region, which Ukrainian forces seized last August. The two leaders also reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation under the countries’ strategic partnership agreement and agreed to maintain direct contacts.Putin “highly appreciated” the Pyongyang’s support in repelling Kiev’s incursion and the…

Credit: Jared Holt Judicial Watch has teamed up with the Libertarian Party of Mississippi to oppose the state’s attempt to resurrect a law allowing ballots to be counted days after election day. The case is now sitting before the U.S. Supreme Court after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Mississippi’s law permitting absentee ballots to be received up to five business days after Election Day. In its ruling, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found: Congress statutorily designated a singular “day for the election” of members of Congress and the appointment of presidential electors. Text, precedent, and historical…

The Chinese government quietly arrested and took away Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat and strong contender to be the next foreign minister, for “questioning” in early August, reports indicated this week. The curiously abrupt action against Liu that some reports alleged, if confirmed, would be the highest-level purge in China’s diplomatic corps in years. Liu, 61, is a veteran foreign service officer who has been head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee since 2022. Before that, was deputy director of the National Bureau of Corruption Prevention, serving as a top enforcer in “Operation Fox…

The San Francisco Chronicle believes it has found the pattern in those cities where President Donald Trump has sent federal law enforcement to protect residents and restore order: they are all led by black politicians. The Chronicle claimed: Trump and other members of his administration, while often using false or misleading statistics, have cited rampant crime as the justification for deploying federalized troops within U.S. cities. But these cities share another commonality: They’re led by Black mayors. Critics don’t think that’s a coincidence. Trump’s focus on Washington D.C., Chicago, Baltimore, New York and Oakland is part of a larger pattern in which…

The US president announced last week that the summit would be held in Alaska, but the exact location has been unknown until now The city of Anchorage, Alaska will host Friday’s summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, according to the White House. Trump earlier announced that the meeting would be held in the biggest US state, but the exact location remained unknown until now.“Many sites” were discussed as potential hosting venues for the meeting, according to White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt. Trump is “very honored” that a US state was eventually chosen as the meeting…

Crime is down in Washington, DC, just ask the fake news media. Justice Department official Harmeet Dhillon revealed that a homeless man in DC almost robbed her as she was walking to the DOJ on Tuesday afternoon. The Gateway Pundit’s White House Correspondent Jordan Conradson chatted with Harmeet Dhillon near the White House shortly before the attempted robbery on Tuesday afternoon. A homeless man harassed Harmeet Dhillon and Jordan Conradson. The vagrant verbally accosted Harmeet Dhillon and demanded that she hand over her water bottle. Shortly thereafter, Harmeet Dhillon was almost robbed as she walked from an appointment to the…

Colombians gathered at the nation’s Congress to mourn and pay tribute to conservative Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, who died on Monday following a difficult two-month fight for his life after he was shot by a child in June. Uribe’s coffin arrived at the Colombian Congress on Monday night accompanied by the late Senator’s wife María Claudia Tarazona, his father Miguel Uribe Londoño, and other relatives. The coffin, covered with a Colombian national flag, was received with a funeral march and white handkerchiefs and will lie in state until noon on Wednesday, August 13, when he will be transferred to the…

Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad claimed on Monday that alleged “far-right forces” operating with the White House forced the cancellation of a meeting he had scheduled with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Haddad was reportedly slated to hold a remote meeting with Bessent on Wednesday, August 13 to discuss the subject of U.S. tariffs on Brazilian goods. The Brazilian finance minister spoke with GloboNews on Monday evening and claimed, without evidence, that the meeting was cancelled after the actions of “far-right forces” operating in the United States. According to Haddad, the United States cited a “lack of agenda” to cancel…

President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday that his administration will consider reclassifying cannabis as a less dangerous drug. The president revealed his consideration during a press conference in the White House briefing room. “We’re looking at reclassification, and we’ll make a determination over the next — I would say over the next few weeks — and that determination hopefully will be the right one. It’s a very complicated subject,” Trump said. The president issued his comment when asked if it would be sending mixed messages by downplaying marijuana while offering to crack down on crime in Washington, DC. “I’ve heard…