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Wednesday on CNN’s “OutFront,” Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) claimed that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had committed war crimes. Host Erin Burnett said, “Do you believe that the Secretary of Defense is guilty of war crimes?” Moulton said, “Absolutely. I mean, he’s clearly behind the operation to shoot all these boats in the Caribbean when it’s very unclear that we actually have any confirmation that these so-called narco terrorists, a term the administration invented to justify this action, are even on the boats. I mean, in fact, there’s a lot of evidence that these are just fishermen, you know, getting jobs, piloting…

The company secured up to $1.6 billion from Washington last year to extract tungsten in Kazakhstan, the news outlet has said A shell company backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump has agreed to a merger with a mining group that secured up to $1.6 billion from the US government in 2025 to facilitate the extraction of tungsten in Kazakhstan, the Financial Times has reported.The agreement between Skyline Builders group, in which US President Donald Trump’s sons hold a stake, and Cove Kaz Capital group was signed on Thursday. The newly-formed entity will trade on Nasdaq as Kaz Resources,…

Google delivered first-quarter results that far exceeded Wall Street expectations, with revenue climbing 22 percent and net income soaring 81 percent as AI demand transformed its cloud computing division into a major growth engine. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google parent company Alphabet posted approximately $110 billion in sales for the first quarter, surpassing analyst projections and demonstrating how the company’s substantial investments in artificial intelligence are beginning to generate significant returns. Net income reached $62.6 billion, representing an 81 percent increase compared with the same period a year earlier. The company’s cloud division emerged as the standout performer, with…

A prominent left-wing academic has sparked controversy for declaring that mass migration from Africa will serve as a “great irrigation” of French society. While the establishment media and political classes have long sought to demonise and delegitimise those who warn about the demographic displacement of European peoples in Western nations through government-backed mass migration, the French left remains at the vanguard of openly embracing the idea and publicly celebrating the phenomenon. Appearing on the Libre à Vous programme on Figaro TV, French academic and former politician Erik Orsenna said that France should embrace mass migration from Africa, given the “vitality,…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent capped off financial literacy month on April 30, saying that financial literacy unlocks “opportunity for every American.” “We live in the greatest country on earth, and Financial Literacy is what fuels the American Dream. As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary this year, I believe that embedding financial literacy into the fabric of our great nation is more important than ever,” Bessent said during his remarks at the Financial Literacy Capstone Event. Bessent has worked throughout April–Financial Literacy Month–to host multiple events, engagements, and partnerships and launch resources to improve understanding of finance. The Treasury’s…

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “All In,” author Stacey Abrams said the Supreme Court striking down a voting map in Louisiana was their attempt to create a “democracy-proof Duma.” Abrams said, “This is about power, and this is about what authoritarianism looks like in America. The reason the Supreme Court dismantled the Voting Rights Act is because they want to be able to create the kind of Viktor Orban, democracy-proof Duma that, you know, Russia has, that Venezuela had, that Hungary has. And you do that by getting rid of anyone who can disagree with you. In a multiracial democracy, that…

Cole Tomas Allen has been charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump The US Department of Justice has released new high-quality CCTV footage showing Cole Tomas Allen, who has been charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump, allegedly rushing past security and opening fire.The incident took place on Saturday at the Washington Hilton, which hosted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attended by the president, First Lady Melania Trump, White House officials, and journalists.The footage, which has no sound, shows the suspect walking down a hallway before dashing past a metal detector screening area.At one point, he…

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy is marking the one‑year anniversary of President Trump’s executive order on trucking reform by touting sweeping federal actions that have reshaped the industry. The department’s efforts led to kicking more than 20,000 non‑English‑proficient drivers out of service, revoking over 28,000 illegally issued foreign CDLs, shutting down thousands of fraudulent training schools, and forcing noncompliant states like California and New York into line through massive funding penalties. “The Trump Administration has hit major milestones in our efforts to rein in the trucking industry, which has been allowed to operate like the Wild, Wild West for…

Wednesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth were in total agreement that they should have “absolute power.” Smith said, “The logic problem here is Pete thinks he can just say Iran having a nuclear weapon is bad. Therefore, whatever we do is good. There’s actually quite a few steps between those two things that he keeps wanting to paper over. And mostly he wants to talk about the past, you know, and what he didn’t like about Joe Biden.” He continued, “The Trump administration doesn’t seem to know…

Evangeline Lilly, who played The Wasp in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, denounced Disney for laying off visual effects artists as it integrates AI. The actress shared her thoughts about the recent layoffs at the studio in a post on Instagram Thursday. Lilly took particular issue with Disney laying off Marvel’s director of visual development Andy Park, a member of the Marvel Studios family for 16 years. “I reached out to my good friend Andy Park, who was the genius behind creating the original Wasp super-suit and concept drawings, and I said, ‘Is this true? Is this really what’s happening?’” Lilly said. “He said, ‘Yeah, it’s…