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Image: Video screenshot. In May, The Gateway Pundit reported on the murder of two Israeli Embassy staffers who were gunned down in Washington, D.C. The suspect in the murders is pro-Palestinian activist Elias Rodriguez, 30, from Chicago. The soon-to-be-engaged couple, Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgram, 26, were killed as they left an American Jewish Committee event at the Capital Jewish Museum. Following the shootings, Rodriguez was heard shouting, “Free, free Palestine.” He was previously charged with the murder of foreign officials and additional crimes. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced, “A grand jury…
US employers have reduced their workforce more in the first seven months of 2025 than in all of 2024. The DOGE cuts to the public sector were the primary driver of layoffs; however, there has been a notable drop in retail and technology positions in the private sector. July alone saw 62,000 jobs reduced from the workforce, a 30% increase from June and 140% from July 2024. Over 806,000 positions were removed from January to July, surpassing the 761,358 job cuts in all of 2024. Public sector positions in government saw the largest reduction at 292,294 positions. The current administration implemented the…
The U.S. State Department abstained from judging massive constitutional changes in El Salvador this week that removed term limits on the presidency, asserting the sovereignty of the country and disagreeing with the assessment that the country is comparable to other dictatorships. The State Department issued its remarks to the Spanish news agency EFE following the news last week that the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly had voted to amend the nation’s constitution. El Salvador had maintained some form of presidential term limit since 1841, which no longer appears in the constitution. The reforms also eliminated the presidential runoff system, in which a…
When Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell’s leadership term expires next May, President Trump will almost certainly name someone new to the top job. But Powell doesn’t have to leave the Fed. In fact, he could remain on the Board of Governors until 2028—years into Trump’s second term. That possibility, once remote, is now being taken seriously inside and outside the central bank and the White House. It’s also beginning to shape the way Trump is approaching the one near-term vacancy he is guaranteed: the seat being vacated Friday by Governor Adriana Kugler. Trump has said he is leaning toward…
A federal appeals court upheld on Monday a Texas law that requires voters to provide proof of identification when voting with mail-in ballots. A three-judge panel reversed a lower district court’s ruling, deciding that the Texas state law did not violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because it is crucial to confirm voter eligibility, as required under law. “Mail-in ballots are not secure,” Judge James Ho wrote in the unanimous opinion. The ruling included findings that “mail-in ballot fraud is a significant threat.” “The ID number requirement is obviously designed to confirm that each mail-in ballot voter is precisely…
Fourteen global automakers have suffered nearly $12 billion in losses since the roll-out of US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs, and are expected to lose significantly more by the end of the year, the Wall Street Journal reports.Trump announced the new tariffs in April, targeting 185 countries and territories. A universal 10% tariff on all imported vehicles and parts took effect on April 5, followed by country-specific rates on April 9.According to the WSJ’s analysis published on Thursday, Toyota has sustained the largest loss – around $3 billion in the second quarter alone – and expects a total tariff impact…
Taylor Adam Lee sought to share the vulnerabilities of Abrams hardware with a “foreign adversary,” the Department of Justice has claimed A US Army soldier has been arrested for allegedly trying to pass classified details about M1A2 Abrams tanks to Russia in exchange for citizenship, the Department of Justice has said. The US sent 31 M1A2 Abrams tanks to Ukraine in 2023, although a significant number have been knocked out.In a statement on Wednesday, the DOJ said Taylor Adam Lee, 22, an active-duty service member based in Fort Bliss, Texas, was charged with “attempted transmission of national defense information to…
Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett is a boss from hell who screams at her staffers and lays around her apartment according to aides who have worked for the Texas lawmaker. Crockett, who is known for her foul mouth, is reportedly rude to her staffers and refuses to come to the office. This should surprise absolutely no one. The aides told The New York Post that Crockett is more interested in being an ‘influencer’ who posts viral clips to social media than actually representing the people of her district. The New York Post reported: Rep. Jasmine Crockett has positioned herself as an…
Dean Cain, the actor who played Superman on the TV series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” claimed on Wednesday that he joined U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to “help save America.” Federal officials have not confirmed his enlistment in the agency. The 59-year-old actor, filmmaker, and sworn law enforcement officer announced his intentions on social media, saying, “I felt it was important to join with our first responders to help secure the safety of all Americans, not just talk about it, so I joined up.” “Since President Trump took office, ICE has arrested hundreds of thousands of criminals,…
President Donald Trump announced a plan to impose a 100 percent tariff on all computer chips imported to the United States, with exemptions for companies that commit to building facilities on U.S. soil. The Washington Post reports that President Donald Trump has unveiled a new trade policy targeting computer chips imported into the United States. During a White House event on Wednesday, Trump declared that his administration will impose a 100 percent tariff on all imported computer chips. However, he offered an exemption for companies that pledge to invest in building facilities within the country. The announcement was made alongside Apple CEO…