Author: Press Room
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he’s not supporting embattled Rep. Cory Mills in next week’s Republican primary, adding a prominent name to the list of GOP officials who have rejected Mills’ reelection bid. DeSantis was asked about Mills during a visit to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, which is close to Florida’s 7th Congressional District. He gave a blunt, succinct answer: “I have not endorsed Cory Mills and I do not support Cory Mills.” DeSantis, who has declined to opine on most of the primary races on Tuesday’s ballot, did not explain his reasoning or…
The Reform UK leader has secured his Clacton seat after gambling his political career on a by-election Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has won back his seat in parliament, in a by-election boycotted by every other major British party. Farage vacated his seat and triggered the election in an effort to “stick two fingers up to the establishment.”Farage was declared the winner in his Clacton constituency on Thursday, with the Reform leader taking 63% of the vote, a 17% increase from 2024.However, Farage’s only opponents this year were novelty and fringe candidates, with the Labour Party, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, and…
Massachusetts Mayor Brian Depena A Democrat Massachusetts mayor was arrested and charged on Friday with fraudulently obtaining over $1.5 million in Covid business loans. The Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts, Brian Depena, used the proceeds from Covid small-business loans to fund his campaign, pay his personal taxes and pay off nearly $900,000 in high-interest, hard-money mortgages on his properties, according to the Department of Justice. According to the charging documents during the pandemic back in 2020 and 2021, Depena applied for a taxpayer-funded Covid-era Economic Injury Disaster Loans (“EIDL”) for his tire business. The EIDL loans must be used as working…
The House Select Committee on China and House Education and Workforce Committee on Thursday released a report detailing Harvard University’s troubling relationship with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), including entities linked to human rights abuses. “The American people expect our nation’s leading universities to protect American research and innovation, and never advance the interests of our nation’s adversaries. Right now, Harvard is failing to deliver on that expectation,” said Select Committee Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI). “From allowing violence against anti-China protestors to collaborating with entities linked to the PLA, Harvard has made serious mistakes and must act now to prevent…
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Thursday that the United States can maintain its blockade of Iran “indefinitely,” while economists said the Iranian economy is rapidly approaching the point of “severe collapse” under the pressure. “Indefinitely the United States Navy can maintain a blockade like that because we’ll rotate ships in and out, as we have, and we’ll continue to,” Hegseth told reporters Thursday. WATCH — President Trump: I’m the Last Person to Trust Iran: The U.S. Navy said on Thursday that the carrier USS George Washington is on its way to the Middle East from Vietnam and is currently…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is departing the Trump administration at the end of August, and a replacement has not yet been named. President Donald Trump announced Leavitt’s unexpected forthcoming departure on Wednesday in a post on Truth Social: Our wonderful White House Press Secretary, and one of my most trusted aides, Karoline Leavitt, will be departing her role at the end of the month so she can spend more time with her beautiful young children and family, a decision I totally understand and respect! Karoline will now be one of my top outside advisors, and an influential voice…
Danger from above Some foreign UAVs are a National Security threat. Yesterday (13), US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation imposing tariffs of up to 100% on imports of certain drones and components. In a concerted effort to boost domestic production and address national security concerns, Trump follows up on previous statements that the country had become ‘too reliant’ on foreign sources of drones. While some lesser tariffs are imposed by some key US allies, multiple outlets report that the main target is the Chinese drone tech industry. President Trump is imposing tariffs on the import of drones, strengthening national…
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is headed to federal court to defend itself against claims brought by a coalition of 29 state attorneys general over youth social media addiction, calling the accusations that it misled users about app safety and harmed young people “unsubstantiated.” ABC News reports that the trial will take place in federal court in Oakland, California. It stems from a lawsuit filed in October 2023 in the Northern District of California by a bipartisan coalition of 29 state attorneys general. Four states, California, Colorado, New Jersey and Kentucky, are arguing the case in federal court. The lawsuit alleges Meta,…
The situation in western Colombia four days after a massive 7.4 earthquake hit on Monday has become increasingly dire as untold numbers of deceased victims remain trapped under rubble, their bodies decaying and threatening to cause a public health crisis. Complicating factors include high temperatures hovering at or near 90ºF and the widespread destruction of plumbing and water pipes, ensuring the large piles of rubble remain moist and hospitable to pathogens. While search and rescue operations seeking survivors continue, the survival window is largely believed to be around 72 hours. Some parts of Colombia, such as the city of Cali,…
The federal government’s war on public assistance fraud is racking up some successes across the nation, but not every state seems to want to be successful. The federal government recovered about $2 billion worth of fraud in 2025, but the really big fraud is most likely happening in the states whose governments seem the least interested in treating it seriously. That $2 billion is “not the fire-breathing number I think many were hoping for,” says author and investigative reporter Peter Schweizer, even though it is 40 percent higher than the during the last year of the Biden administration. Experts know…