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Screengrab Social Media/X At least two passengers were seriously injured. UK police and emergency services have converged on the scene of a passenger train derailment in Essex, southern England. A major incident has been declared. A passenger train derailed and overturned in the UK — 11 people were injured The accident occurred near the town of Lewes in East Sussex. Around 150 people were on board, and three carriages overturned onto their sides. pic.twitter.com/bxDFFiWijN — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 13, 2026 CNN reported: “The incident happened around 3:54 p.m. (10:54 a.m. ET) near Lewes railway station in East Sussex, around 45…
Wednesday on CNN’s “The Arena,” Democratic Senate candidate and Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan said we need to rip Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apart. Flanagan said, “We’ve seen over $240 billion has been spent on ICE, on Donald Trump’s immigration force. And, you know, we have been through an incredible amount of trauma here, the economic impacts, the impact on our children, the death of two Minnesotans, Renée Good and Alex Pretti. This is just an agency that’s been allowed to kill with impunity. I think what Minnesotans want, what Americans want—they want secure borders and an immigration policy…
Members of the 119th Congress are bigger on social media than ever before. Dozens of lawmakers boast millions of Instagram followers and nearly 100 have launched TikTok accounts — in spite of Congress’ own attempts to reign in the platform. With attention so often the most valuable currency on Capitol Hill, large followings can translate to opportunities for members to elevate their profile, drive a narrative or make a stink that’s impossible for leadership to ignore. Generating clippable moments has become a ubiquitous goal of committee work, floor debates and any other congressional business that involves a camera. And as…
The levies come as Kiev touts plans to sell billions of dollars’ worth of UAVs to the US US President Donald Trump has imposed steep tariffs on imported drones and their components, potentially complicating Ukraine’s plans to expand UAV sales to Washington. Under a proclamation signed on Thursday, drones weighing more than 25 kg and those equipped with thermal imagers will face tariffs of 100%, along with certain docking stations and critical components. Smaller unmanned aircraft will be subject to a 25% levy.Lower rates will apply to selected US partners, including 15% tariffs for the EU, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland,…
Five current and former Refugio, Texas, city officials were arrested on Wednesday for fraud after they allegedly mishandled hundreds of thousands of dollars that spanned 19 transactions. Refugio Mayor Wanda Dukes was charged with misapplication of fiduciary property, a first-degree felony, for misusing funds from the Refugio Economic Development Corporation between October 2023 and October 2025. City Secretary Callie Shreckengost was also charged with misapplication of fiduciary property. Current City Council Ixtlazihuatl Vasquez, former City Council Frank Hosey, and former City Council Michael Rocha were all hit with third-degree felony charges of abuse of official capacity. According to the indictment,…
President Donald Trump is preparing to dramatically escalate his “Economic Fury” campaign against Iran, with new measures coming next week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Thursday. He added the move has “never been seen in the history of economic isolation” while coupled with a U.S. naval blockade aimed at preventing anything from moving in or out of Iranian ports. “Watch this space for more announcements coming next week,” Bessent said Thursday night on Newsmax’s Rob Schmitt Tonight. “We are going to apply measures like have never been seen in the history of economic isolation on a country.” Bessent described the coming measures…
Former U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake claims he is still a serious Republican despite his hatred for President Donald Trump and even in the face of his endorsements of lefty Democrats, not to mention his desire to massively increase immigration to import cheap labor for businesses. Flake was one of the early establishment Republicans to turn against Donald Trump when Trump ran for the White House for his first term in 2016. He also became one of the first establishment Republicans to be ousted by the new, Trump-centric Republican electorate. Indeed, during his 2017 reelection bid, Flake spent more time attacking Trump…
The Ukrainian leader’s latest request to Washington falls apart when measured against Moscow’s current rate of ballistic attacks Vladimir Zelensky has made an unusually specific claim about what Ukraine needs to defend itself against Russian ballistic missiles.In an interview with CNN, Zelensky said Ukraine currently has enough Patriot interceptors to amount to roughly 1% of America’s existing stockpile – itself reportedly depleted by the war with Iran and a source of some acrimony between US President Donald Trump and his secretary of war, Pete Hegseth.Nevertheless, Zelensky used the CNN interview to call on Washington to sell Ukraine 5% of its…
The City of Milwaukee has faced rightful criticism of how they conducted the 2026 Democrat primary on Tuesday evening. As The Gateway Pundit has reported, there was a discrepancy with 5 out of 9 ES&S DS950 high-speed central scanners when election workers allegedly exported “audit logs” instead of “results,” leaving Wisconsin wondering who would be the gubernatorial candidate for the Democrats. Francesca Hong, a card-carrying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, who was favored by 22 points in the last polls before voting and in five polls with an average margin of Hong +22.8 points, lost in the…
On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI), who supported David Crowley in the state’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, said that “we are terrified of how Republicans define us. And Francesca Hong decided to call herself a democratic socialist” and Republicans “sort of want to use that jargon as a cudgel” against Democrats, but “Francesca Hong ran an absolutely splendid campaign. And she did focus on things that are on people’s minds, which is why she received so many votes.” Host Audie Cornish asked, “I know you also won your primary last night against a progressive candidate. When…