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A federal court has finally weighed in on the sensitive topic of congressional member pay, ruling that lawmakers acted improperly in repeatedly canceling cost-of-living adjustments. But members who have long groused about their stagnant compensation should not expect a raise anytime soon — if ever. Congress has repeatedly voted to overrule a 1989 law meant to keep member salaries apace with inflation, keeping their yearly pay fixed at $174,000. But U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Eric Bruggink wrote in an opinion that those votes run afoul of the 27th Amendment, which says any adjustment to congressional pay cannot apply…

A breakdown of the military options, escalation risks, and political consequences The Caribbean is beginning to smell like war. As Washington tightens its sanctions noose around Cuba, deploys additional military assets to the region, and increasingly resorts to the language of ultimatums, media outlets and policy circles have started seriously discussing the possibility of direct US intervention on the island. The trigger has not only been a fresh wave of accusations against Raúl Castro and the highly publicized appearance of the USS Nimitz carrier strike group off Cuba’s coast, but also the broader logic of escalation itself: an energy blockade,…

DONJE PRILIŠĆE, Croatia — A human‑smuggling run along the Western Balkan route turned deadly this month after Croatian police discovered four migrants dead and 15 others barely alive near the Slovenia border — a tragedy that mirrors the brutal tactics used by Mexican cartel‑run smuggling networks along the U.S.‑Mexico border. Croatian authorities say the group had been packed into a cargo lorry earlier this month under suffocating, “inhumane conditions” before being dumped near the former border crossing at Donje Prilišće. Two survivors were hospitalized in critical condition, according to Infomigrants. The suspected driver — a 22‑year‑old Montenegrin national — fled…

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D-MN) initially used Memorial Day morning to memorialize George Floyd before later posting about fallen U.S. service members after Breitbart News asked his office for comment. Frey wrote Monday on X at 9:03 a.m. Central Time: “Today, we remember George Floyd, who was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer six years ago. That moment changed our city forever.” Frey continued: “It forced Minneapolis to confront painful truths about race, policing, inequity, and trust — and demanded hard conversations and accountability. Since Floyd’s murder, our city has been challenged not just to say we’ve changed, but…

An illegal alien has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for raping and impregnating a 12-year-old girl in Greene County, Missouri. This month, illegal alien Brayanne Escobar-Guarnizo of Colombia was handed a 300-month prison sentence, a total of 25 years, after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor in August 2025. In September 2024, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office arrested Escobar-Guarnizo after a woman called police and told them that the illegal alien had impregnated her 12-year-old daughter. Prosecutors later discovered that Escobar-Guarnizo had kept photos and messages between himself and the girl that led to a charge of production…

High-stakes negotiations aimed at easing Middle East tensions are underway in Qatar US President Donald Trump has outlined his preferred options for disposing of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile as negotiators meet for high-stakes talks in Qatar.The US has demanded that Iran completely dismantle its nuclear program, while Tehran insists that uranium enrichment is its sovereign right. Iranian officials have denied seeking to develop nuclear weapons.“The Enriched Uranium (Nuclear Dust!) will either be immediately turned over to the United States to be brought home and destroyed or, preferably, in conjunction and coordination with the Islamic Republic of Iran, destroyed in place…

On this week’s broadcast of News Nation’s “The Hill Sunday,” Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said if Republicans lose the House in the midterm election, President Donald Trump will “likely get impeached for a third time.” Cornyn said, “I’m supportive of President Trump, as we’ve discussed, because I want him to be successful and I want America to be successful. I want our party to be successful. So, I’ll continue to vote in that same way. But sometimes the president needs a little help when, particularly, we’re dealing with the midterms here, where I think there’s a lot more anxiety than perhaps…

The four-legged perpetrator accidentally triggered a weapon in a pickup truck, local media has reported Police investigating a gunshot incident in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, discovered that the gunman in question was not, in fact, a man, but a dog that had accidentally pulled the trigger, injuring a passerby, local news has reported.Officers were called to a store on Saturday and informed that someone had been shot by a shotgun, local news outlet KNOP reported. Upon arrival, they found a pickup truck with one of its doors blown out, suggesting that the weapon had been fired from inside the truck.They discovered that…

A nonpartisan analysis forecasts that Democrats will fail to retake the U.S. Senate Majority in the midterms, despite the establishment media narrative that Republicans could lose the upper chamber. An Inside Elections analysis recently provided an updated rating, with the tally forecasting Republicans with 52 seats, Democrats with 45 seats, and three tossups. More specifically, the analysis showed Maine and Ohio tilting in the GOP’s direction. In Maine, for example, Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) – the left’s presumptive nominee hoping to oust Republican Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) – has continued to go down in flames with resurfaced Reddit posts showcasing shocking remarks…

Only 38% of respondents believe that Moscow poses a military threat, compared to 52% last September, according to Bild The number of Germans who believe Russia may launch a military attack on their country has fallen sharply since last year, according to a recent poll.In recent years, senior German officials have repeatedly claimed that Moscow could pose a direct military threat to NATO by the end of the decade.In an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung earlier this month, Germany’s top military officer, General Carsten Breuer, asserted that Russia could be ready for such a confrontation by 2029.However, only 38% of…