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A former police officer who was jailed after making social media posts attacking Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk and his organization after Kirk’s assassination in September received more than $800,000 in a settlement. Larry Bushart, from Tennessee, received $835,000 as part of a settlement with Perry County Sheriff Nick Weems and the “local government,” according to the New York Times. The settlement came after Bushart “filed a federal lawsuit” at the end of last year after he had been arrested for posting “memes that accused” TPUSA of having perpetrated “hate.” Bushart ended up spending 37 days in jail.…

Leszek Miller has lashed out at Ursula von der Leyen, Kaja Kallas, and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel have done “unimaginable damage” to the EU through a series of disastrous policies, former Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller has said.Miller, who was responsible for Warsaw’s 2004 accession to the EU, took to X on Tuesday after Merkel received the newly created European Order of Merit award, presented to her by von der Leyen during a ceremony in Strasbourg. “Merkel and von der Leyen are two German women who…

A Sikh man told a British court he stabbed a teenager to death accidentally after being racially abused and having his turban pulled off his head. Southampton Crown Court has continued to hear the case of the death of 18-year-old Anglo-Polish Henry Nowak, an accountancy and finance student who, as previously reported, was handcuffed by police after they arrived on the scene of the incident and responded quickly to accusations that the knife attack victim had been racially abusive. Nowak died at the scene in Southampton, England, on December 3rd 2025, after being placed in cuffs. He has suffered a three-inch deep…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is transforming himself into a 2028 populist for the white-collar middle class now threatened by ruthless layoffs and accelerating Artificial Intelligence. “There’s a reason Donald Trump’s in office, there’s a reason Bernie [Sanders] fills stadiums: they’re both right on the diagnosis,” Newsom told a May 19 meeting held by the pro-migration Center for American Progress. “The pitchforks, yeah, they’re here, they’re not just coming,” said Newsome, who is widely expected to run for the president in 2028 with much financial support from California’s tech sector. He explained the public’s alarm at economic trends as he carefully…

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel announced that a former Department of Justice (DOJ) U.S. attorney was charged with stealing “confidential investigation documents” relating to former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of President Donald Trump. In a post on X, Patel revealed that Carmen Lineberger, 62, had “allegedly emailed the confidential material” to her personal email, and in an effort to cover them up “from record searches,” they were labeled as “dessert recipes.” “”This afternoon, a former managing assistant U.S. Attorney who supported Jack Smith’s politicized investigation of President Trump has been charged with stealing the confidential investigation…

The US president and the Israel lobby intervened heavily in the battle to oust Massie Trump-endorsed Republican candidate Ed Gallrein has defeated Representative Thomas Massie in a primary election in Kentucky, in a result that the Israel lobby spent tens of millions of dollars to secure.Gallrein defeated Massie by 54.9% to 45.1% in Tuesday’s election, and will face off against Democratic candidate Melissa Strange this November. Massie had comfortably held Kentucky’s fourth congressional district since 2012, and easily fended off five primary challenges in the intervening years, but this year faced intense pressure from the president and pro-Israel megadonors.Massie’s insistence…

President Donald Trump called the indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro a “very big moment” for Cuban Americans, who he believes “appreciate” the indictment. Trump spoke to reporters on the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews shortly after Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the indictment. “I think the Cuban population of Miami, and certainly beyond Miami, people that came there that were decimated, whose families were ruined, appreciate what the Attorney General just did today,” Trump said. “We have Cuba on our mind, very important. A lot of problems for a lot of years and… I think it was…

On Wednesday on CNN’s “The Arena,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Democrats should invest in their nominee, James Talarico, for the Texas U.S. Senate seat because he was “terrific.” Host Kasie Hunt said, “Yesterday, with primary elections across the country, of course, the president weighing in on Republican primaries, in a fairly significant way, Thomas Massie losing his seat. But the president also endorsed Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate primary against sitting Senator John Cornyn. You’ve run the, the DCC, the, you know, campaign arm, for, senators. Do you think Democrats, if Paxton wins this primary, should spend money…

Traffic through the waterway has reportedly slightly increased, though the passage is still fraught with immense risks The Strait of Hormuz – a critical chokepoint accounting for 20% of seaborne oil trade prior to the US-Israeli war against Iran – remains effectively blocked despite the tentative ceasefire. The traffic has ground to a halt due to the risks posed by mines, recurring attacks, and ship seizures, as well as insurers’ reluctance to step in.The US maintains its own blockade on Iranian ports, with NATO countries reportedly considering taking on a role in escorting ships in the area.Despite the severe disruption,…

Two mayors in central Mexican cities have been arrested on federal extortion charges, while authorities are currently searching for a third mayor. The mayors are all from the central state of Morelos. This week, Mexico’s Security Cabinet announced the arrests of Agustin Toledano, the current mayor of Atlatlahucan, and Irving Sanchez, the former mayor of Yecapixtla. Authorities are still actively searching for Cuautla’s Mayor Jesus Damian Corona. The arrests are all part of the ongoing Operation Beehive, aimed at taking down cartel-connected extortion operations that are helped by city officials throughout Mexico. Depending on the region, city officials in Mexico…