Author: Press Room
President Donald Trump holds a rally in North Carolina on Friday, December 19. Trump is in the Tar Heel State at the Rocky Mount Event Center to support Michael Whatley to succeed Tom Tillis for Senate. Earlier Friday the president announced agreements with pharmaceutical companies to lower the costs of medications for Americans as affordability continues to be a concern following record inflation under former President Joe Biden. Read the full article here
The top EU diplomat has admitted to posting lies about an Estonian politician in 2022 EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has been forced by a court to publicly retract false claims she made about an Estonian opposition politician.In a social media post on February 17, 2022, Kallas, Estonia’s prime minister at the time, claimed police were attacked at a protest organized by Varro Vooglaid, an MP from the Conservative People’s Party of Estonia (EKRE), and the Foundation for the Protection of Family and Tradition (SAPTK), which he heads. She also linked Vooglaid to a 2021 Covid-19 restrictions rally in…
The German Army this week awarded a contract for CZ P-13 9mm pistols, selecting the handgun to serve as the army’s new sidearm. CZ CEO and chairman of the board, Jan Zajic, said, “We are honored that the German Bundeswehr has chosen CZ as its partner. Our success in this rearmament tender is one of the most significant achievements in CZ’s modern history. It clearly confirms the outstanding reputation our firearms have earned through active deployment in real combat conditions. We look forward to a long-term cooperation with the Bundeswehr and to fulfilling all its requirements in line with the contract.”…
On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) stated that he agrees with Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) when Cassidy says that Obamacare subsidies “just go to pay off the health insurance companies. There’s some truth to that.” Bera said, “[W]e’re talking about expanding the subsidies, but that should just be a temporary measure. That should buy us time to actually address the real costs of healthcare.” He continued, “And I agree with Sen. Cassidy when he says those subsidies just go to pay off the health insurance companies. There’s some truth to that. So, we’ve got to…
A massive power outage in San Francisco that darkened 130,000 homes Saturday was further complicated as self-driving cars stopped in the middle of the street, triggering extensive traffic jams. While Pacific Gas and Electric Co.(PG&E) did not immediately say what caused blackouts, fire officials posted on X that at least part of outage was caused by a fire that broke out inside a PG&E substation at 8th and Mission streets. The loss of power impacted about one third of PG&E’s customers,, most of them located on the city’s north side around Golden Gate Park early in the afternoon before spreading…
A GoFundMe page was launched for the man who disarmed one of last Sunday’s Bondi Beach terrorists and, to date, over $2.6 million has been raised for him. FOX News reported that Ahmed al Ahmed interrupted the terror attack by rushing one of armed terrorists and taking away his gun. Ahmed is a suburban Sydney shop owner and the “father of two young daughters, ages five and six.” The AP noted, “In footage that has been viewed millions of times around the world, the 44-year-old father can be seen tackling one of the gunmen, wrestling the man’s shotgun from his grip…
Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming announced Friday she will not seek reelection in 2026, marking the end of a public service career that included advocacy for American energy independence, constitutional rights, and government accountability. Lummis, who first entered the Senate in 2021 after serving in the U.S. House, said the exhausting nature of recent Senate sessions led her to conclude she does not have “six more years” left to serve. “I am a devout legislator, but I feel like a sprinter in a marathon,” she wrote, acknowledging a “change of heart” about seeking reelection and adding, “The energy required doesn’t…
President Donald Trump endorsed Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman in the New York gubernatorial race, a day after Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) ended her bid. “Bruce is MAGA all the way, and has been with me from the very beginning,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social Saturday. “Bruce Blakeman is a FANTASTIC guy, will win the big November Election and, without hesitation, has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Governor of the ONCE GREAT STATE OF NEW YORK (IT CAN BE GREAT AGAIN!). BRUCE BLAKEMAN WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” Stefanik was long seen as the favorite in…
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) accused the Trump administration of a “brazen cover up” after the Department of Justice (DOJ) released documents relating to deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, some of them redacted. In a post on X, Pressley shared a photo of a fully redacted page. In her post, Pressley called for Attorney General Pam Bondi to “release ALL the files NOW.” The DOJ’s release of documents and photos pertaining to Epstein comes after the House and Senate voted to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November. “Trump thinks complying with the law means releasing entirely redacted Epstein…
Airbus has cited US jurisdiction risks as it prepares to move sensitive systems to a European sovereign cloud European aerospace corporation Airbus has decided to move critical digital systems away from Google’s cloud services. Company executives say the decision is driven by security and data sovereignty concerns linked to US jurisdiction over sensitive industrial information. The decision comes as Google faces a class-action lawsuit in the US over alleged privacy violations linked to its AI assistant, Gemini. The lawsuit claims that the tool was quietly activated across Gmail, Chat, and Meet in October, giving Google access to emails, attachments, and…