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A center-left think tank said Tuesday Democrat candidates must learn from the “fiasco” that was Graham Platner’s (D) scandal-plagued campaign for the U.S. Senate. In a memo, Third Way President Jonathan Cowan and Executive Vice President for Public Affairs Matt Bennett wrote “The collapse of Graham Platner’s campaign was the predictable end of an effort kept afloat by an absurd set of stories told by the left.” “Led by Bernie Sanders, Ro Khanna, the Fight Agency, many advocacy groups, and these two geniuses, they trashed anyone who dared question their claims. With Platner out of the race, we can forget…
Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee had harsh criticism for Kathy Ruemmler, the former top counsel for Goldman Sachs, as she testified Wednesday as part of the panel’s ongoing investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Speaking to reporters during a break in proceedings, Democratic members of the committee questioned Ruemmler’s credibility and the nature of her ties to the late, convicted sex offender. “Her responses have been shameful,” Rep. Robert Garcia of California, the committee’s top Democrat, told reporters. “We can all read the emails in the files about her making jokes about massages, about her making jokes about…
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton testified before Congress in a nomination hearing for the Director of National Intelligence on July 15, 2026. Jay Clayton, the current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, sat for a confirmation hearing for the position of Director of National Intelligence (DNI). President Trump appointed the former SEC chair and Senior Policy Advisor for the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell to the top intelligence role. On the eve of a public address by President Trump, speculated to be disclosing recently declassified intelligence documents suggesting foreign interference and…
Representatives of the last democratically elected parliament in Venezuela will begin talks in August with members of the nation’s socialist regime toward restoring electoral conditions in the country, both sides announced Tuesday. Venezuela has not had a free election since the December 2015 legislative elections. At the time, Venezuelan voters elected new members of the National Assembly for the 2015-2020 period that resulted in a two-thirds majority for the Venezuelan opposition. However, the Venezuelan socialist regime, at the time led by dictator Nicolás Maduro, used its complete control of every other institution and court in the country to rapidly strip it of…
Far-left CNBC’s rigged ranking of “America’s 10 Worst States to Live In” (I don’t link disinformation) is a fascinating look at the left’s laughable priorities, twisted mindset, and just how out of touch they are with Normal People. Here’s the ranking, which lists Tennessee as America’s worst state to live in… Tennessee Texas Indiana Louisiana Georgia Utah Missouri Alabama Oklahoma Arkansas President Trump won all of those states. Also, as the crow flies, I live about ten miles from the Tennessee border and sometimes wish I lived in Tennessee. It’s every bit as beautiful as rural North Carolina (where I…
Nearly half of House Democrats voted to cut off aid to Israel Wednesday, underscoring a seismic shift in political support for the longtime U.S. ally. The amendment to a State Department spending bill would have eliminated $3.3 billion in funding, and thanks to strong Republican support for the Jewish state, it failed 314-104 . But the vote served as a moment of reckoning for House Democrats who have had to confront years of voter outrage about Israel’s handling of the war in Gaza. “There’s also a real sense that the status quo cannot continue,” the House’s No. 2 Democrat, Rep.…
The bloc’s envoys have reportedly decided to freeze the oil price cap for a week until they convene again The EU ambassadors have failed to reach a consensus on the 21st round of sanctions against Russia following three days of talks, multiple news outlets, including Reuters, Euractiv and Politico, reported on Wednesday.The move, which requires unanimous support, was met with opposition from several nations, including Greece, which voiced concerns over phasing out Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments.The sanctions package, which has been in the works for several months, was designed to target Russia’s energy, financial, crypto, trade and fisheries…
Video footage of U.S. Central Command forces striking Iranian military targets after launching aircraft and cruise missiles in response to Iran’s attack on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz during the week of July 6-11, 2026. (screenshot from U.S. Central Command Video) US Central Command announced on Wednesday afternoon that additional strikes have been launched against Iran for the second time today. US strikes have continued against Iranian missile and drone sites in and around the Strait of Hormuz for five consecutive days. CENTCOM said in a statement that the second wave started this afternoon at 3 pm ET:…
A 250th Independence Day eulogy for a Nation outgrown and discarded by the Empire The United States was never the Empire. The Rocky Mountains were never the Empire. Niagara Falls was never the Empire. The Everglades were never the Empire. The winding rivers of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio were never the Empire. The Great Lakes were never the Empire. The Empire was never Los Angeles or New York. Alaska, Texas, or Hawaii. The Empire was never the Declaration of Independence, the Stars and Stripes, or the Constitution. None of the roughly 340 million people – who live normal lives…
A Bolivian Foreign Ministry official confirmed on Tuesday that young Bolivian men are being deceived and falsely led to fight for Russia in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. According to the Bolivian Foreign Ministry, at least 16 Bolivian men are presently confirmed to be on the war’s front lines, but the exact number remains undetermined as of Wednesday. This week, several Bolivian families from the rural Rincón de Palometas community in northern Bolivia reportedly said young members of their families have been missing for at least four months after they all departed to Russia. The families claimed their relatives were…