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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday at a Ratepayer Protection Pledge roundtable that the pledge is how the United States will promote economic growth, lower costs, protect consumers, and dominate the global artificial intelligence race all at once. Trump delivered remarks to kick off the roundtable at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, several governors, and tech and energy executives. “With the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, we’re creating a fair deal for everybody. This is how we’ll grow our economy, lower the cost of living, protect American consumers, and lead the world…

Cuba’s ceremonial “president” Miguel Díaz-Canel, who is subordinate to 95-year-old dictator Raúl Castro, published a diatribe on social media on Monday condemning the U.S. State Department for detailing the Communist Party’s decades of violent and destabilizing activities around the world. In a six-part post on Twitter, Díaz-Canel claimed that the United States was guilty of “genocidal” behavior against the Cuban Communist Party, had propagated “plagues” on the island, and was reviving “fascist” “neo-McCarthyism.” The leader claimed that the Cuban Communist Party, a U.S.-designated state sponsor of terrorism with ties to a host of jihadist and anti-American groups around the world,…

Oil prices surged past $100 a barrel on Thursday as Iran-backed Houthi rebels targeted Red Sea shipping and threats by US President Donald Trump to strike them in return sent equity markets slumping. The international benchmark Brent North Sea oil contract soared more than six percent over the symbolic $100 level, as the attacks potentially opened a new front in the Middle East war and Trump threatened the Houthis with “major military punishment”. Iran meanwhile vowed to continue striking the Gulf region so long as it remains under attack from US strikes. Saudi Arabia had been using the Red Sea…

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) grilled the director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History on Tuesday over guidance tying politeness with white supremacy. The interaction occurred at a hearing held by the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency titled “Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian’s Efforts to Reshape the Past.” The hearing was held following the release of a report on July 4 by the White house Domestic Policy Council accusing the museum of extensive left-wing biases that alter and frame U.S. history negatively. “Is it important to be polite?” Gill asked Dr. Anthea Hartig, to which she replied, “Yes, sir.”…

In pursuit of perfection, we have gone as far as injecting fillers into our scrotums I recently read about a new trend where men are having fillers injected into their scrotums to make themselves more attractive. Some, trying to save money, turn to unlicensed beauty therapists. Others go even further and inject hyaluronic acid themselves at home and, as a result, they sometimes lose the very thing they were trying to improve.Admittedly, the problem is still more common in the United States, but even here we already have dancers and performers who regularly fill that area with whatever they can…

Ukrainian-bound cargo ship struck in Black Sea – Social Media/Telegram Navigation has become too risky. There’s no denying that Ukraine’s deep strikes into Russian infrastructure and the campaign against shadow fleet tankers are causing real problems for Russia. But the effects of these strikes are always much exaggerated in the media, since Reuters itself has just reported that Russian budget revenues from the oil and gas sector in July increased by approximately 60% compared to the previous year. It’s also been reported that Chinese refineries have been buying Russian oil. In the meantime, the renewed strike campaign by Russian forces…

The new Andy Burnham government in London means there is another front bench of ministers with years of anti-Trump virtue-signalling behind them, which will now have to be spun away once again by diplomats. The arrival of the Keir Starmer government in 2024 prompted a flurry of retractions and emollients from London as the new Prime Minister and his colleagues attempted to ingratiate themselves with President Trump, whom they had spent years disparaging. Now it’s déjà vu for British diplomats, as the start of the Andy Burnham ministry this week brings a new tranche of top Labour figures into contact with the U.S.,…

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in nearly 12 months, pushing up borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers at a time when rising oil prices are already squeezing household budgets. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.58% from 6.55% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the average rate was 6.74%. The rate has ticked higher three weeks in a row. Higher mortgage rates can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers, limiting homebuyers’ purchasing power. As rates rise, that can lead prospective home…

Maine Democrats have removed transgender candidate Ashley Webb – vying to replace scandal-plagued Graham Platner in the state’s Senate race – and others from their website under listed candidates, leaving only two who they say meet the qualifications to participate in the Maine Democrat Party’s U.S. Senate Nominating Convention. At one point, the Maine Democrat Party’s website provided a host of potential candidates, but now, only two show up on the list. “The filing period for prospective candidates closed at 11:59 p.m. ET on July 20, 2026, after which the Maine Democratic Party verified each candidate’s submitted signatures and eligibility,”…

President Donald Trump is escalating his war of words against Senate Majority Leader John Thune. He’s still not likely to get what he wants. Trump on Wednesday told rally-goers in Georgia to “call John Thune” over the Senate GOP’s inability to pass a partisan election bill, known as the SAVE America Act, and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday said the president’s patience with the South Dakota Republican is “running out.” But if Trump’s rhetoric is meant to drive Republican voters to the polls this fall -– and some allies believe it will only increase ahead of November…