Author: Press Room

The Montana Supreme Court struck a blow to biological reality by allowing Montanans who claim to be transgender amend birth certificates and change driver’s licenses to match their self-proclaimed “gender identity.”  The state’s high court ruled 5-2 on Tuesday to uphold a lower court’s preliminary injunction of a 2022 policy that mandates Montanans have birth certificates and IDs that match their biological sex. The court ruled that the policy likely goes against the state constitution’s Equal Protection Clause.  “Transgender discrimination is, by its very nature, sex discrimination,” the court claimed in its opinion, ultimately rejecting biological reality. Two justices, Jim…

The UAE has reportedly threatened that it could shift to the Chinese currency in oil trade as it presses Washington for a financial backstop The United Arab Emirates has warned the US Treasury that it could be “forced to use Chinese yuan” in oil trade, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.UAE Central Bank Governor Khaled Mohamed Balama delivered what the newspaper described as an “implicit threat” against the dollar’s dominant position during a meeting with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington last week, the outlet said, citing unnamed US officials.Balama reportedly explained that Abu Dhabi could require a lifeline…

On Monday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) said that if the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is allowed to “continue” their control of Iran, “it’s going to be devastating.” And “we have got to take out the Iranian Guard, because they’re the ones that they don’t care whether they live or die, they want to make sure that they can maintain control. Hopefully, the Iranian people take over.” Tuberville said, “I’m hoping and praying that, in the next 48 hours, with Vice President Vance going to Pakistan, hopefully, they show up and we can…

U.S. consumers spent far more at American retail stores, gas stations, and online than economists had forecast, showing no signs that the household sector pulled back due to higher gas prices or concerns over the conflict with Iran. Retail sales rose 1.7 percent in March, an acceleration from the previous month’s 0.7 percent gain, data from the Commerce Department’s Census Bureau showed Tuesday. Economists had forecast a 1.4 percent increase. Compared with a year ago, sales are up four percent.   Read the full article here

Marvel movie star Mark Ruffalo will be leading a protest of Paramount CEO David Ellison honoring President Donald Trump at a swanky dinner in D.C. this week. On April 23, David Ellison will be hosting a dinner for the president along with several White House correspondents from CBS News. The dinner comes as Ellison’s Paramount seeks regulatory approval for its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery – a move several Hollywood elites, including Ruffalo, have strongly opposed. The protest will take place outside the United States Institute of Peace building on Thursday, April 23. “In a blatant conflict of interest, Ellison…

A bitter spat is set to dominate Kevin Warsh’s confirmation hearing Tuesday morning. It’s not the economic outlook or bank regulation. The real focus for Senate Banking members vetting Warsh to be the next Federal Reserve chair will be President Donald Trump, his yearslong campaign to oust Jerome Powell and whether his DOJ will drop a Fed probe that threatens to derail Warsh’s confirmation indefinitely. “The president’s current nominee will be ultimately confirmed,” Sen. John Kennedy said Monday. “In what decade that happens, I’m not sure.” Sen. Thom Tillis, who is single-handedly holding up Warsh until the DOJ matter is…

More than 3,000 victims of sexual abuse and over 1,600 suspects have been identified in an eight-year-long probe by El Pais More than 3,000 people have reportedly suffered sexual abuse as minors within the Spanish Catholic Church, according to a eight-year investigation by the El Pais newspaper which published its latest findings on Monday.The outlet began collecting data on sex crimes within the church in 2018, when only 34 cases were officially known. Since then, through public testimonies, judicial records, and church admissions, the number of victims of pedophilia has risen to 3,084 with the earliest incidents dating back to…

Israel on Monday exposed the global terror network operated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) through its covert “Unit 4000,” detailing how the apparatus directed plots against Israeli officials, embassies, and strategic infrastructure worldwide while key commanders were killed during the U.S.-Israel campaign against Iran. In a rare joint statement, the Mossad, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), and Israel Defense Forces said the exposure of the network followed a series of operational breakthroughs during the campaign — known in Israel as Operation Rising Lion and in the United States as Operation Epic Fury — which began on February 28…

An indignant Nancy Sinatra snapped at Donald Trump for sharing one of her father’s most iconic songs, remonstrating Sunday it is “sacrilege” for Frank Sinatra to be associated with the president. The octogenarian daughter of the fabled crooner was moved to make public her disdain after Trump shared a video on his Truth Social platform of her father singing his 1969 song My Way. Her response and indignation were both immediatelty apparent. “This is a sacrilege,” she wrote on X, after a follower brought Trump’s post to her attention. Entertainment Weekly notes another fan asked if there was anything she could…

The conservative commentator says he will be “tormented for a long time” by his role in promoting the president Prominent conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has issued a public apology for his role in getting US President Donald Trump into the White House, saying in a podcast published on Monday that he will be “tormented for a long time” by the damage he helped cause.Speaking on his podcast with his brother Buckley Carlson, a former speechwriter for Trump’s 2016 campaign, Tucker Carlson said he and millions of other supporters had ignored “signs of low character” in their enthusiasm for Trump.“You and…