Author: Press Room
Being investigated in France is “the new Legion d’honneur,” the Russian entrepreneur has said France is weaponizing criminal prosecution in an attempt to suppress free speech, Telegram founder Pavel Durov has said, as he backed X owner Elon Musk in the social media platform’s legal case in the country. Durov made the remarks on Sunday after the Wall Street Journal reported that the US Department of Justice had rejected a French request for assistance in investigating X’s alleged role in distributing sexual deepfakes and unlawful data extraction.The DOJ letter stated that the French probe sought “to use the criminal legal…
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has announced plans to deport potentially hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants who were granted asylum in Britain after arriving on small boats. The populist party said on Sunday that if elected, a Reform UK government would conduct a review of all successful asylum cases over the previous five years to determine whether they either entered the country illegally, overstayed their visa, or if their home nation is now safe to return to, in a bid to reverse the mass migration imposed on Britain by both Westminster establishment parties. If one of the conditions is…
The construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom can proceed, a federal appeals court ruled late Friday night. The judgement came just 24-hours after a lower court judge continued to block above-ground rebuild on the site of the former East Wing. AP reports a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit put on temporary hold the order by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon halting part of the $400 million project. The ruling marks a substantial victory for the president in his effort to redesign the storied American structure. Construction is now expected to continue…
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) defended President Donald Trump, saying he had not called for genocide, and said “shame on CNN for saying that.” Host Jake Tapper said, “What did you think when President Trump threatened to obliterate the entire Iranian civilization?” Stefanik said, “He was focusing on the Iranian regime. And what did it do? It brought the Iranians to the table. It led to the ceasefire. We know that President Trump has very strong statements when it comes to his tweets, but it has been targeted towards the Iranian terrorist regime.” Tapper…
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he would do everything in his power to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at polling places in his city. Host Kristen Welker said, “Let’s talk about ICE. You just referenced ICE. In the midst of the government shutdown, President Trump deployed ICE agents to airports across America including right here in New York. In the wake of that, former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon suggested that there could be a test run for sending ICE to polling places in the midterms. What will you do if…
The Strokes closed out their weekend appearances at Coachella Saturday with a video montage promoting propaganda in support of the oppressive Iranian Mullahs and terror organization Hamas. Appearing on the festival’s main stage just before headliner Justin Bieber’s appearance, the New York indie rockers launched into a politically charged finale. Riffing off their 2016 tune, “Oblivius,” the screen behind the band flashed images of leaders they claim were overthrown by the CIA. This was followed by flashes of a photo of U.S. civil rights icon Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., captioned with “US Govt found guilty of his murder…
Three University of Iowa (UI) students were injured Sunday when shots rang out around 1:45 a.m. during a brawl in Iowa City. Iowa City Public Safety posted to Facebook about the incident, noting, “At this time, multiple victims have been taken to area hospitals to be treated for wounds suffered in the shooting. No information on their conditions is available at this time.” UI president Barb Wilson released a statement, which began, “Early today, a shooting in downtown Iowa City injured three University of Iowa students. Iowa City Police are investigating, with the full support of University of Iowa Police….”…
Israeli military says the incident is “wholly inconsistent with the values expected of its troops” The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is investigating a soldier who was photographed smashing a statue of Jesus Christ with a hammer.The image, originally posted by Palestinian reporter Younis Tirawi on X, was widely shared online, raising concerns about potential damage to religious sites.Tirawi said the incident took place in southern Lebanon, with a local community page confirming that the statue is located on the outskirts of the town of Dibil, a Christian municipality in the Bint Jbeil District near the border with Israel. The official…
Nearly one in ten births in 2023 in the United States under the Biden administration came from illegal immigrant parents, according to fresh birthrate data. The Pew Research Center revealed some 320,000 of the 3.6 million babies born in the U.S. that year were so called “anchor babies” who would not qualify for birthright citizenship if President Donald Trump’s executive order is upheld by the Supreme Court. Further crunching the numbers, means about 260,000 babies would not have qualified for citizenship under Trump’s executive order. Digging deeper, Pew found that about 245,000 of those babies were born to mothers who were…
The US president has lashed out at the pontiff over his criticism of the war in the Middle East Pope Leo XIV has sought to downplay his public spat with Donald Trump, rejecting claims that he was trying to challenge the US president with his criticism of the war in Iran and calls for peace.Speaking to reporters aboard his flight to Angola on Saturday, the US-born pontiff insisted his remarks were not meant to be confrontational, while criticizing the media for inflating the row through excessive commentary and speculation.“There’s been a certain narrative that has not been accurate in all…