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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel will begin direct negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible,” aimed at disarming Hezbollah and advancing what he described as a “historic, sustainable peace agreement,” as tensions persist over the scope of the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire. The directive, issued following a cabinet decision, came after what Netanyahu described as repeated requests from the Lebanese government to open direct talks, with the negotiations set to focus on dismantling Hezbollah’s military capabilities and establishing peaceful relations between the neighboring states. “The negotiations will focus on disarming Hezbollah and establishing peaceful relations between Israel and…

Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-NJ) wife claims she was worried that her spouse would suffer an injury, or at worst, die, during his marathon Senate speech last year. Booker broke the record for the longest floor speech ever delivered in March 2025 – a speech which began at Monday, March 31, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET and ended the following night, on April 1. He spoke for a 25 hours and 5 minutes, beating former Sen. Strom Thurmond’s record by less than an hour. Booker’s wife, Alexis Booker, whom he wed last year, posted a video to TikTok this week, walking through…

The US president used the talks to vent his frustration over Europe’s refusal to join the war on Iran, EU officials have told the outlet US President Donald Trump unleashed a “tirade of insults” at NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte during their meeting at the White House on Wednesday, Politico has reported, citing European officials.Rutte’s trip to Washington followed weeks of Trump’s criticism of NATO over its reluctance to join the US-Israeli war against Iran and warnings about possible American withdrawal from the bloc.The US president used the talks, which happened behind closed doors, to vent his frustration with European NATO…

U.S. Central Command Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said Thursday the United States has achieved its core military objectives under Operation Epic Fury, declaring Iran “has suffered a generational military defeat” after its more than four-decade military buildup was systematically destroyed in under 40 days. Providing an update as a fragile ceasefire takes hold, Cooper said U.S. forces dismantled the Iranian regime’s ability to project power beyond its borders, adding, “We set out to dismantle” that capability “and we clearly accomplished this task.” He said Iran’s conventional military — “built over 40 years at the cost of billions of dollars” —…

Four-time failed presidential candidate Ralph Nader, who ran twice as the Green Party nominee and twice as an independent, called on former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama to help lead an impeachment drive against President Donald Trump despite previously arguing that both men should themselves be impeached and branding their conduct war crimes. Opening Free Speech for People’s “Expert Legal Symposium on Impeachment & the Meaning of ‘Bribery or other High Crimes & Misdemeanors’” on Wednesday, Nader stated: I think, though, the most shocking silence of all is not just the enlightened, very rich in the academic world,…

Guest Post by Mark Keenan There are moments in history when systems of control begin to lose their effectiveness—not because they are dismantled, but because they are no longer believed. We may be entering such a moment now. The signals are contradictory. On the surface, the world appears increasingly unstable—conflicts escalate in the Middle East, economic pressures tighten, energy costs rise, political narratives shift rapidly, and digital systems expand their reach into everyday life. At the same time, something more subtle is occurring. More people are beginning to recognize that fear itself has become one of the primary instruments through which…

The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II were making final preparations for their return to earth Friday after launching from Kennedy Space Center nearly 10 days ago. NPR reports the crew’s Orion space capsule is scheduled to enter the atmosphere at 7:53 p.m. ET, just southeast of Hawaii. Some 13 minutes later, it should splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. To make it there, the spacecraft will first have to punch through the Earth’s atmosphere at about 25,000 miles per hour and experience temperatures upwards of 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. RELATED: Artemis II Astronaut Cites Love of…

Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) called President Donald Trump “unfit for office,” adding that he should be removed following his threats against Iran. Kim expressed his desire to see the president removed from office when speaking to CNN’s John King. “I think he is unfit to be commander-in-chief. I think he should be removed from office,” Kim said. Kim’s comments were in response to Trump’s threats against Iran prior to the ceasefire agreement reached on Tuesday. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” the president said on his Truth Social. “I mean, he is someone that…

Venezuela’s National Assembly on Thursday passed a new mining law, opening its doors to private entrepreneurship as the nation’s socialist regime seeks to attract U.S. and other foreign investment after decades of socialist restrictions. Bloomberg Línea reports that the Venezuelan parliament, controlled by the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), unanimously voted to approve the new 131-article legislation that substitutes Venezuela’s nearly three decade-old and notoriously restrictive mining legal framework. The new law is reportedly described to be part of “acting President” Delcy Rodríguez’s efforts to offer “legal guarantees and a more flexible tax regime” to international investors, particularly those from…

Pam Bondi will not appear for her interview next week for the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein because she is no longer the U.S. attorney general, with the New York Times reporting that she and committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) had been quietly working together to avoid the deposition. Bondi was due to testify before the House Oversight Committee on April 14 after five Republicans on the bipartisan panel joined Democrats in forcing Comer to subpoena her for her involvement in the “possible mismanagement of the federal government’s investigation” into Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and the “circumstances and subsequent…