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On Wednesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “All In,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said that while many Democrats have talked about the economic costs of the war in Iran, “My bigger problem is the moral costs of threatening wiping out Iranian civilization and the blunder of the policy.” Host Chris Hayes asked, “How sustainable do you think this current status quo is?” Khanna answered, “In terms of the Republican loyalty, I think every day that gas prices stay elevated, every day you see more and more Americans saying we want a negotiated settlement, the more there’s a chance of that cracking,…

President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has re-added an illegal alien, wanted for two decades for allegedly killing 20-year-old Blake Zieto in a hit-and-run in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Most Wanted List. The illegal alien, along with many others, had been removed from ICE’s Most Wanted List in 2021 by the Biden administration. This week, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced the re-addition of illegal alien Jesus Maltos-Chacon of Mexico, accused of killing Blake Zieto in 2006 in a horrific hit-and-run crash. The crash, which occurred on November 18, 2006, saw Blake driving…

Shortages have triggered a disease surge in the enclave, Doctors Without Borders says in report Israel has used access to water as a weapon and a form of “collective punishment” against Palestinians in Gaza, according to a report by international medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Israel has rejected the claims as baseless.The organization said in a report released Tuesday that Israel has “engineered” water scarcity in the strip, creating “conditions incompatible with human dignity and survival.” Access to water, sanitation and hygiene has been “severely undermined” since the start of the Israeli offensive in Gaza in October 2023, it…

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to look into the U visa program, which he describes as “de facto amnesty” for thousands of illegal aliens who have gamed the system. In a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Cotton says the U visa program — meant for violent crime victims who fear being deported after reporting a crime to police — is being used by many illegal aliens to secure a visa by staging crimes. “I write concerning the U visa program that appears to operate as a de facto amnesty program for…

House Republicans succeeded late Wednesday in harnessing the special budget power to advance up to $75 billion for the immigration enforcement agencies Democrats refuse to fund without new guardrails — bringing Congress closer to ending the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. The vote was held open for more than five hours as lawmakers sought concessions from Speaker Mike Johnson around the farm bill, using the budget resolution as leverage. Finally, the chamber voted 214-212-1 to approve the fiscal blueprint the Senate advanced last week, unlocking the ability to draft and pass a party-line package containing tens of billions of dollars…

RT examines how prediction markets are fueling concerns over the misuse of non-public information A US Special Forces soldier accused of making more than $400,000 by betting on a secret military operation pleaded not guilty in court on Tuesday. The case has highlighted growing concerns over prediction markets turning geopolitical events into opportunities for insider profit.Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke is accused of using classified information about the US raid in January to kidnap Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to place around $33,000 in bets on Polymarket, where he reportedly won around $400,000.The case is the first US criminal prosecution…

The United States and several U.S.-allied Latin American and Caribbean nations on Tuesday released a joint statement in support of Panama amid the Chinese regime’s ongoing retaliatory campaign after Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison lost control of two key Canal ports. In the statement, the U.S. alongside Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay, and Trinidad and Tobago, after expressing their shared commitment to keep the Western Hemisphere safe and reaffirming that the freedom of the region is non-negotiable, expressed that they are closely monitoring China’s actions against Panama-flagged vessels. The Chinese communist regime has engaged for weeks in a retaliatory campaign against…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested illegal aliens convicted of crimes like murder, child sexual abuse, and drug dealing. “Yesterday, ICE arrested murderers, pedophiles, and drug dealers from our communities,” the Department of Homeland Security’s Lauren Bis said in a statement. “Our nice ICE officers will continue to risk their lives to protect our communities from criminal illegal aliens. ICE is NICE.” Among those illegal aliens arrested is Henry Nunez of the Dominican Republic, who was previously convicted of murder in the Bronx, New York City. Likewise, ICE agents arrested Luis Angel Campos-Quintero of Mexico and Fernando Lopez-Soliz of Guatemala. Campos-Quintero…

A deadline is nearing for the White House to seek congressional approval or end the conflict, as the US president escalates his rhetoric Democrats in Congress are discussing a potential lawsuit against US President Donald Trump over the war on Iran, Time Magazine has reported, citing multiple sources.The debate is intensifying as a 60-day legal deadline, falling on May 1, approaches, under which the White House must obtain congressional authorization for the war or halt the operation. The White House has not indicated it plans to seek approval, the outlet wrote on Tuesday.Democrats say the war violates US law, as…

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has revealed that his home was targeted in a firebombing attack in the latest example of political violence directed towards the Brexit leader. While the world was once again forced to hold its collective breath on Saturday evening as an attempted assassin sought to slay U.S. President Donald Trump, the safety of populists throughout the West has become an increasing concern. Over the pond in Britain, longtime Trump ally Nigel Farage has long faced acts of political violence, including all too frequent assaults, including from people throwing cement and milkshakes. Last year, an Afghan illegal migrant…