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Breitbart News is hosting a policy event with Interior Secretary and Chairman of the National Energy Dominance Council Doug Burgum focused on American energy dominance and artificial intelligence. The Monday, May 11, event themed “Harnessing American Power” and presented by Build American AI features Burgum as well Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA). Breitbart News Washington Bureau Chief Matthew Boyle will lead each panel discussion. “As Chairman of the National Energy Dominance Council, this conversation around American Energy Dominance comes at a pivotal moment where unleashing our nation’s vast energy resources is central to positioning the United States to win the AI…

Moscow has repeatedly warned the West that arms deliveries to Kiev only prolong the conflict and escalate tensions The administration of US President Donald Trump has approved the potential sale of precision-guided bomb kits worth $373.6 million to Ukraine, following congressional pressure over stalled arms deliveries.The move was announced by the State Department on Tuesday, greenlighting a possible Foreign Military Sale of 1,532 JDAM-Extended Range (JDAM-ER) tail kits and related support equipment to Kiev. The equipment could be used to convert heavy bombs into GPS-guided munitions that can hit targets dozens of kilometers away. Boeing, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri,…

Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced on Wednesday that a group of 13 women and children linked to Islamic State fighters have booked flights back to Australia after being released from a prison camp in Syria. Burke said the group would receive no help from the Australian government, and in fact some could expect to be arrested upon arrival. “These are people who have made the horrific choice to join a dangerous terrorist organization and to place their children in an unspeakable situation,” Burke said at a press conference on Wednesday. “As we have said many times: any members…

New York City (NYC) Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) doubled down on his “Tax the Rich” plan as hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin has expressed interest in furthering his Miami investments. During a press conference on Wednesday, a reporter asked Mamdani “what sort of conversations” he had had with Griffin, the CEO and founder of Citadel, since Mamdani’s video in April, announcing a pied-à-terre tax and featuring Griffin’s penthouse in the video. The reporter also noted that Griffin had expressed that Mamdani’s video was “creepy” and “weird.” “Ken Griffin, yesterday, was speaking about, calling your video again — he called it creepy…

A Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, allegedly threatened President Donald Trump and a member of Congress’s family in disturbing voicemails. The suspect was identified as Raymond Eugene Chandler III, who recently launched his campaign to run against Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), was arrested and charged after federal officials investigated, the Daily Voice reported Saturday. The Voice article cited a criminal complaint that was unsealed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania which alleged the suspect left multiple voicemails over the past year, noting authorities explained “the calls were part of a broader pattern of escalating rhetoric.”…

From the Great Game to the Cold War, peripheral conflicts once defined great power rivalry. Today they increasingly signal strategic decline World politics is ceasing to resemble a sporting contest. Instead, it’s becoming something colder and harsher as a kind of race for survival. And in such a contest, it will not be the most brilliant who endure, but those who know how to allocate their resources wisely. The reckless expenditure of military and political capital on peripheral objectives, or worse, for the sake of prestige, is no longer a mark of strength but rather a sign of decline.The modern…

Sources in Pakistan told Western media outlets on Wednesday that Tehran is reviewing a one-page, 14-point proposal that would formally conclude the conflict between the United States and Iran. “The memorandum would be followed by discussions to unblock shipping through the ⁠Strait of Hormuz, lift U.S. sanctions on Iran and agree to curbs on Iran’s nuclear program,” Reuters reported. The memo laid out a period of 30 days for those subsequent negotiations. Reuters quoted sources who said the memo seemingly abandoned some demands the Trump administration has made in the past, such as “curbs on Iran’s missile program and an…

President Donald Trump announced Friday evening that he has asked Kentucky businessman Nate Morris to step aside from the state’s U.S. Senate race to serve in his administration, then endorsed Rep. Andy Barr for the seat being vacated by Sen. Mitch McConnell. Trump first posted that he had met with Morris the previous day, calling him “a terrific businessman and strong MAGA Warrior,” and said he had asked Morris “to step aside from that Race to take a role in my Administration as an Ambassador.” “Nate is Oxford educated, tough as nails, LOVES our Great Nation, and will represent the…

The Justice Department can retain 600 boxes of election records that prosecutors seized from Fulton County, a federal judge in Georgia ruled Wednesday, enabling investigators to continue pursuing a probe that dovetails with President Donald Trump’s grievances over his defeat in the 2020 election. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee ruled Wednesday that despite flaws in the Justice Department’s basis for the search warrants — and its execution of the search itself — Fulton County fell short of a stringent standard to demand the return of the seized materials, which included ballots from the 2020 election. The Democratic-controlled county had sued…

PM Pedro Sanchez has called on Brussels to shield the International Criminal Court from US pressure over its war crimes case against Israel The European Union should shield the International Criminal Court from US sanctions linked to its case against Israel’s alleged war crimes in Gaza, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said.In 2024, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged atrocities against Palestinians in the enclave by the Israel Defense Forces.The ICC’s jurisdiction is currently recognized by 125 countries. However, the US and Israel are not signatories…