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Allies are reportedly put off by Trump’s coercive rhetoric and rapprochement with Russia European NATO members have expressed growing unease about increasing their reliance on US weapons amid a sweeping rearmament push, Bloomberg has reported on Friday.During a summit in The Hague this week, NATO states committed to raising military spending to 5% of GDP by 2035 to counter what they described as a “long-term threat posed by Russia to Euro-Atlantic security” – a claim that Moscow has repeatedly denied.Concerns have reportedly emerged about deepening dependence on the American defense industry, particularly under the leadership of President Donald Trump. According…

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) filed a $787 million defamation lawsuit against Fox News over its reporting on his phone call with President Trump during LA riots. Newsom is seeking the same amount of money that Fox News was ordered to pay in a settlement to Dominion Voting Systems. Earlier this month President Trump sent Fox News reporter John Roberts a screenshot of his phone call with Newsom after the California Governor said Trump never called him. Trump said he called Newsom during the Los Angeles riots to discuss the National Guard and other security measures to quell the riots.…

TORONTO, ON – OCTOBER 2: Masai Ujiri President of the Toronto Raptors speaks during media day on … More October 2, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)Getty Images Toronto Raptors vice chairman and president Masai Ujiri is reportedly moving on from the team per ESPN’s Shams Charania. After 13 seasons, Toronto is looking to move in a different direction with their leadership. “He brought an NBA…

Doctors say aid distribution sites have become ‘a slaughterhouse’ Israeli soldiers speaking with Haaretz say they received orders to fire on desperate Palestinians attempting to reach aid distribution sites in Gaza. Over 550 Palestinians have been killed trying to get aid in the past month.  “Israeli soldiers in Gaza told Haaretz that the army has deliberately fired at Palestinians near aid distribution sites,” the outlet explains. Conversations with officers and soldiers reveal that commanders ordered troops to shoot at crowds to drive them away or disperse them, even though it was clear they posed no threat.” Earlier this week, the Gaza Health…

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and a group of bipartisan lawmakers this week introduced legislation that would prevent big tech from operating as “unaccountable gatekeepers” for the mobile app economy. Sens. Blackburn, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mike Lee (R-UT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Open App Markets Act, a bill aimed at setting clear and enforceable rules of consumer protections within the app market. “Big Tech giants have operated as unaccountable gatekeepers of the mobile app economy, forcing American consumers to use their app stores at the expense of innovative startups that threaten their bottom line,” Blackburn said in a statement. “Our bipartisan Open App Markets Act would…

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has identified and sanctioned two Mexican banks and one brokerage firm over their alleged role in helping multiple cartels launder millions of dollars. This week, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a series of orders and sanctions identifying three financial institutions in Mexico as being a “primary money laundering concern.” The move is based on a series of new powers given to treasury agents under the FEND OFF Fentanyl Act, a prepared statement revealed. The two banks are CIBanco SA and Intercam Banco SA, which have…

Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego) warned Thursday that gas prices in California could hit $10 per gallon this summer — not just because of taxes and higher fuel standards, but also pipeline problems. As Breitbart News reported earlier this week, California gas prices are forecasted to rise by 65 cents per gallon after July 1, thanks not only to higher gas taxes but also to new, tougher fuel standards taking effect. But DeMaio — who led an effort in 2018 to repeal the gas tax increase that Democrats had passed — warned Thursday that the real price could go higher,…

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is financially backing left-wing climate lawfare in the United States, and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, and dark money expert Scott Walter revealed the shady details while testifying before a Senate subcommittee on Wednesday. The hearing, titled “Enter the Dragon—China and the Left’s Lawfare Against American Energy Dominance,” was held by the Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights, dug deep into how China has funded the push for progressive courts and to weaken American energy production, following a bombshell State Armor report exposing Energy Foundation China’s (EFC)…

Senate Republicans are planning to take an initial vote at noon on Saturday to take up the megabill. Leadership laid out the timeline during a closed-door lunch on Friday, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) said after the lunch. A person granted anonymity to discuss internal scheduling confirmed the noon timeline but cautioned Republicans haven’t locked in the schedule yet. Senate Majority Leader John Thune did not tell senators at the lunch that he currently has the votes to take up the bill. Several senators are not currently ready to vote “yes” over concerns about Medicaid language or…

Refugee status is being denied on grounds that people can relocate to safer parts of Ukraine, according to the newspaper The UK has begun turning down asylum claims from Ukrainians, asserting that applicants can safely relocate to other parts of Ukraine, the Guardian has reported.A London-based legal firm told the newspaper on Friday that it receives weekly inquiries from Ukrainians whose refusal letters commonly state that they do not meet the threshold for persecution under the Refugee Convention, as applicants are deemed able to relocate to safer parts of Ukraine.The letters also cite the availability of public services in Ukraine…