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Embattled former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) resigned from office this week but is still registered to run for reelection, the news coming after she was accused of stealing $5 million in FEMA disaster relief funds. The Democrat submitted a notice of her candidacy to the Florida Department of State on April 17 but resigned from office on April 21, Fox News reported Friday. “The filing raises questions about whether Cherfilus-McCormick believes she can still pursue political office despite facing intense scrutiny at the moment,” the outlet said. She resigned from Congress moments before the House Ethics Committee was going to consider…
Two police officers were shot Saturday at the Swedish Hospital in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood. Details of what led to the shooting are not known, but ABC 7 reported that it occurred around 11:00 a.m. NBC 5 noted that police took a suspect to the hospital “to be checked out before going to jail for a separate offense before the shooting broke out.” The suspect then fled the scene and was apprehended about an hour later. The New York Post pointed out that the wounded officers are in critical condition. (NBC 5’s reporting differs from other outlets’ by saying that one of the…
Psychological prohibitions against endangering civilian reactors and other infrastructure are becoming dangerously thin Four decades after a failed experiment in Soviet Ukraine led to a world-shaking radiation disaster and made Chernobyl infamous, the psychological safeguards protecting nuclear facilities from military action are weaker than ever.In March and April of 2026, bombs landed near the Busher Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Iran. Russia’s Zaporozye NPP was deliberately firebombed by Ukrainian troops in 2024, as part of Kiev’s attempts to prevent Moscow from operating the contested facility. The Chernobyl wreck itself was targeted by a mystery projectile on the eve of a…
President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he has canceled a planned trip by U.S. representatives, including Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner, to Pakistan for talks with Iranian officials, citing time wasted on traveling and work and describing what he called “infighting” and “confusion” within Iran’s so-called “leadership.” In a post on Truth Social, Donald Trump stated: “I just cancelled the trip of my representatives going is Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with the Iranians. Too much time wasted on traveling, too much work! Besides which, there is tremendous infighting and confusion within their ‘leadership.’ Nobody knows who is…
On Friday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Ceasefire,” Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) said that the Trump administration is “struggling with finishing the deal right now” in Iran. Amodei said, “You did it. But now, when you do that, I applaud your leadership, but now you’ve got to, basically, finish the deal. And so, let’s face it, they’re struggling with finishing the deal right now.” He added, “[Y]ou’ve got to finish up the nuclear problem, you’ve got to make sure that we’re not vulnerable in the Strait of Hormuz ever again, and get through this thing.” Later, Amodei said that there is a…
Sixty-five years after the Bay of Pigs, the invasion still stands as a lesson in how arrogance and flawed intelligence lead to disaster Special operations can fail for many reasons – from a tragic accident to a lack of information or a hasty decision. And the costs of such mistakes range from the sullen faces of officials and predatory reporters at the door, to the worst outcome – hundreds of victims. There is an old proverb that all intelligence agents should be taught: “For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was…
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow,” Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) said that Iran is set up for a civilian revolt if they run out of gasoline, like they’re on a path to, and we should keep the pressure from the blockade on. Hagerty said, [relevant remarks begin around 3:35] that the Iranians “need to figure out an answer here. They need to take the off-ramp, because if they don’t, they’re going to drive straight off the cliff.” Host Larry Kudlow then said, “They’re running out of gasoline, which is a killer, right? Societies that run out of…
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow,” host Larry Kudlow argued that Iran has to give in to what the U.S. wants, arguing, “We have won the war. They’re going bankrupt. They’re starving. And they’re all gruesome, Nazi-like monsters. To me, it’s unconditional surrender.” And “I think it’s set up for a revolution. The civilian population is ready to go. And I just want the U.S. to keep all these pressure points from the blockade right on continuing.” Kudlow said, [relevant remarks begin around 3:35] “Iran has to [accede] to American demands and requirements, does it not? There’s…
John Phelan failed to quickly deliver plans for the US president’s grand naval vanity project, according to the New York Times US President Donald Trump fired his navy secretary after he failed to deliver a plan to build a new class of battleship on a “nearly impossible timeline,” the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing senior defense and administration officials.In December, the US president unveiled plans for a futuristic new warship that would be armed with multiple cutting-edge weapons like laser combat systems, railguns, and hypersonic missiles. It would be called the Trump-class and anchor a new “Golden Fleet,”…
A 47-year-old male middle school teacher is accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) to create child pornography while he was at work in Omaha, Nebraska. The suspect in the case was identified as Matthew Lund who worked at Anderson Middle School, Local 12 reported Friday, noting prosecutors also alleged Lund masturbated to the images while he was working. Authorities received a tip in February that the suspect had uploaded over 400 files to his Google account that were possible child pornography which is also known as child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The files allegedly showed images of children under 12…