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Thursday on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,” Texas State Rep. James Talarico (D) said the Trump administration is working with powerful corporate media executives in a “coordinated effort” to “control what we watch, what we say, what we read, what we learn about the world.” Talarico said, “That appearance on The View is what started this whole drama, because that’s when the FCC launched an investigation into The View for that appearance, which then led to this censorship on CBS with The Late Show. So, this has been a pattern.” He continued, “This is a coordinated effort between the most powerful…

The Ukrainian leader said he doesn’t care about Russia’s view on the origins of the current conflict Vladimir Zelensky has said he would refuse to discuss the historical issues underpinning the Ukraine conflict during any potential meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Putin has highlighted the shared history between the neighboring countries and argued that Moscow has a duty to protect the sizable Russian-speaking minority in Ukraine.He has also emphasized that a future peace deal must resolve the root causes of the conflict, including the mistreatment of Russian-speakers in Ukraine and Kiev’s plans to join NATO.During an interview with Piers Morgan…

On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) said that the Trump administration withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal, but “we understand who Iran is. We want to make sure there’s a deal that includes more, like ballistic missiles.” Meeks said, “Look, let me say first, it seems as though the president is doing everything in secrecy. … The only ones that are doing the negotiations — both in Iran and in Ukraine, by the way — [are] Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. Two people, by the way, who have not…

A previously deported illegal alien has died after he opened fire on Charleston County, South Carolina, sheriff deputies during a police chase this month. On Feb. 11, illegal alien Floriberto Perez-Nieto of Mexico was sought by the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office as the main suspect in a shooting the day before. When deputies located Perez-Nieto, they attempted to pull him over, but the illegal alien tried to evade arrest and opened fire — shooting a deputy in the chest. The deputy was wearing a bulletproof vest and did not sustain any injuries. As a result of Perez-Nieto’s opening fire on deputies, they…

The US president has reportedly been briefed on several strike options as tensions mount in the Middle East US President Donald Trump is weighing the possibility of striking the Iranian leadership in an attempt to bring about regime change, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing American and foreign officials. The publication said the president has not made a final decision.According to the report, Trump received several briefings on strike options, including a potentially weeks-long air campaign to “kill scores of Iranian political and military leaders,” with the end goal of toppling the government. Other options reportedly focus on…

China has asked all of its banks to reduce exposure to American debt, citing rising market volatility and geopolitical risks. China has been steadily whittling away at its United States treasury holdings since peaking in 2013. Bloomberg [behind a paywall] has reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The shift away from American debt has seen China overtaken by Japan and the United Kingdom as the largest foreign holders. Since peaking at around $1.3 trillion in 2013, its holdings have fallen roughly by half to about $650–700 billion, reaching levels not seen since 2008, according to a report by RT.  Investors also bailed…

United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) commander, Marine Gen. Francis L. Donovan, met with Venezuela’s “acting President” Delcy Rodríguez and other members of the nation’s socialist regime Wednesday in a surprise visit to Caracas. Gen. Donovan’s visit marks the first time a U.S. military delegation visits Venezuela since the January 3 arrest of deposed socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Donovan’s hours-long lightning visit occurred hours after Rodríguez met with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. The SOUTHCOM commander was accompanied by Ambassador Laura F. Dogu, Chargé d’Affaires to the Venezuela Affairs Unit (VAU) and by Joseph M. Humire, U.S.…

Trump Tariffs Achieve What Economists Said Was Impossible The Wall Street Journal’s headline on Thursday’s trade data declared that “America Imported a Record Amount Last Year Despite Seismic Trade Policy Changes,” emphasizing that the annual deficit “was little changed” and concluding that the tariffs “did little to dissuade Americans from importing.” Bloomberg declared: “US Notches One of Its Biggest Annual Trade Gaps Since 1960.” Sounds scary enough to make some doubt that President Trump’s tariffs were having any effect at all. Maybe all those anti-tariff pundits were right and tariffs could not rebalance trade. That, of course, is precisely the…

After the ongoing debacle of Stephen Colbert’s interview with Texas Democrat candidate James Talarico, Colbert proved there is no censorship of his show by offering his platform to Georgia Democrat Senator Jon Ossoff, who came on the show on Wednesday to trash President Donald Trump, spew conspiracies about the Epstein files, and campaign for Democrats. The CBS late-night comedian made hay over the network’s decision to warn him about airing his Talarico interview, and he falsely claimed his show was being censored. Talarico’s primary is March third, so when Colbert tried to use his CBS platform one Democrat, the network…

Dhaka’s former interim administration was accused of not protecting Hindus during recent political turmoil Bangladesh’s new prime minister has vowed to protect minorities in the country, listing the task as among the top priorities of the newly elected government.In his first televised address as prime minister, Tarique Rahman said on Wednesday that his administration will strengthen the rule of law in the South Asian nation.“We want to turn this country into a safe land for every citizen. Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Christians – regardless of party, opinion, religion, or ethnicity – whether living in the hills or the plains, this country…