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‘Smurfs’ are unknowing ‘donors’ whose identities are being used to funnel small-dollar donations in high volume to political candidates through platforms such as ActBlue   Representatives  Bryan Steil, Jim Jordan, and James Comer have issued subpoenas to a current ActBlue attorney, as well as two former attorneys for the Democrat fundraising powerhouse, according to the New York Post. Former ActBlue  general counsel Darrin Hurwitz, ex-director and associate general counsel Aaron Ting, and an unnamed counsel for ActBlue will be required to sit before House investigators for formal depositions. According to the New York Post: Records uncovered by the committees showed…

Republishing this 2020 article by author Rez Karim because it provides essential context to why Saudi Arabia is not acting to end the Zionist genocide in Palestine Churchill meeting with King Ibn Saud of Arabia at Lake Faiyum, Egypt, 17 February 1945 – via the Churchill Project This is an article first published at Global Research, written by historian Rez Karim in 2020. I am republishing it here because I believe the historical context of the creation of the ‘House of Saud’ at the same time as the Zionist project was being given oxygen by the British Empire – provides invaluable insight into…

The Ethiopian illegal alien who sparked nationwide anti-migrant hotel protests has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Hadush Kebatu, 41, was found guilty of five offences on Thursday, including the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl, attempted sexual assault, harassment, and inciting the girl to engage in sexual activity, the BBC reports. During the trial, the Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard that the Ethiopian migrant, who reportedly illegally entered the country just days prior, approached a group of girls in Epping in July, telling them that he “wanted to have a baby with them” and attempted to kiss them.…

Where Did the Tariff-Led Inflation Go? The mystery of missing tariff inflation may have been solved: American businesses are absorbing the costs themselves rather than passing them on to increasingly price-sensitive consumers, according to new Federal Reserve data that reveals why consumer prices haven’t risen as dramatically as import tariffs might suggest. The August Beige Book provides the clearest picture yet of how tariff-induced cost increases are getting trapped at the business level, explaining why inflation at the consumer level has remained more muted than many economists predicted given the scale of new trade restrictions. Tariff Pass-Through Hitting Wall of…

Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) defended her use of the word “constituent” to describe illegal aliens during a press conference on Capitol Hill Thursday, saying she googled the word after criticism and found it to include “somebody who is part of a community.” Ansari was asked by a reporter whether she views “those with absolutely no form of legal status at all” as her constituents. She responded: So I didn’t realize this was such a controversy until the right wing media started attacking me for using the word so I googled the word constituent. The definition of constituent is somebody who…

House leaders do not plan to hold a vote to extend President Donald Trump’s temporary takeover of the D.C. police before it expires next week, according to three people granted anonymity to describe internal planning. Speaker Mike Johnson said as he left the House floor Thursday that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s announcement this week that she would coordinate with federal law enforcement on an indefinite basis going forward seemingly “resolved some of” the issues. The decision not to act on the police takeover guarantees that Trump’s 30-day emergency order will expire Sept. 10. While Senate Democrats have vowed for weeks…

Beijing’s model focuses on things the West’s “rules-based order” has forgotten – equality, law and common development The recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin marked a decisive moment in the group’s evolution. What began more than two decades ago as a modest platform for regional security coordination is now presenting itself as the largest and one of the most ambitious regional organizations in the world.This year’s summit was the largest in the organization’s history. More than 20 heads of state took part, joined by leaders of ten international organizations, including United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The scale of…

Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller visit National Guardsmen at Union Station in Washington, DC The Army plans to extend the Washington, DC National Guard’s deployment in DC through November 30 amid a lawsuit from the DC Attorney General to end the deployment, officials say.  Brigadier General Leland D. Blanchard II, the DC National Guard’s interim commanding general, signaled earlier on Thursday in a video statement that the duties would be extended to “ensure that everyone that walks through these city streets is safe.” “Our mission is not complete,”…

First lady Melania Trump underscored the importance of managing Artificial Intelligence (AI) growth responsibly and urged tech leaders to support the Presidential AI Challenge on Thursday. The first lady hosted a meeting of the White House Task Force on AI Education at the White House on Thursday, alongside Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Education Secretary Linda McMahon, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks, and other task force officials. Google CEO Sundar Pichai, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, and Code.org President Cameron Wilson attended the event as “AI Education and Workforce Champion Representatives,” while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman…

At least one person has died after a mass stabbing took place at the tribal headquarters of a First Nation native group in central Canada. Royal Canadian Mounted Police said that multiple people were hospitalised and one victim has died after a stabbing attack on Thursday morning at the Hollow Water First Nation on the shores of Lake Winnipeg. The RCMP said that the suspected attacker also died during the incident, Canadian public broadcaster CBC reported. The motive and identity of the suspect remain unclear. In a statement to the Daily Mail, the police force said: “Our officers are gathering information to determine…