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The anti-mass migration Alternative for Germany appears set for a major victory on Sunday, with the party securing a commanding first-place finish in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections. According to exit poll forecasts from Infratest Dimap for public broadcaster ARD, the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has won an overwhelming victory at a projected 44.5 per cent of the vote, Die Welt reported. This would mark the best-ever result for the nationalist party since its inception and more than double the support it won in the 2021 elections in the former East German state. This is on pace to be more than double…

On Sunday’s broadcast of CNN’s “State of the Union,” Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) said the military conflict in Iran is not small potatoes. Host Dana Bash said, “I do want to quickly talk about the Iran war. President Trump referred to it as a military conflict that’s small potatoes when the U.S. struck three Iranian targets just yesterday. Now, you’ve said over 50% of your district is composed of service members, veterans, law enforcement, first responders. Would you tell them that the U.S. is in a small potatoes military conflict?” Lawler said, “No. Any time you are at war or…

Ex-Austrian FM Karin Kneissl and former White House aide Steve Gill have expressed optimism regarding the talks There are grounds for cautious optimism following Saturday’s talks between US President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl and ex-White House aide Steve Gill have told RT.Trump’s son-in-law and the US special envoy likely presented concrete and well-developed ideas on ending the Ukraine conflict to the Russian leadership, Kneissl and Gill surmised.According to Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov, the talks, which lasted over three hours and included formal discussions…

The man who was duct-taped to his seat by other passengers on American Airlines Flight 618 is Arthur Layne Lundeen, 67, a Tucson realtor listed as an associate broker and vice president-level member of Long Realty’s Tanque Verde team. As The Gateway Pundit reported when the cabin video first spread, the Dallas-to-Newark flight diverted to Baltimore/Washington International on Thursday night after a passenger was accused of assaulting other passengers and calling an attendant the n-word. Witnesses Juan Mejia and Richard Olenick, who helped hold him, told CBS the man two rows back went off on staff and passengers with racial…

Left-wing rapper Macklemore took on immediate backlash from audience members and fans who wanted a refund of their ticket after the rapper launched into an anti-American, pro Hamas rant on stage during Friday’s Ed Sheeran concert in New Jersey. Macklemore, whose real name is Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, bellowed slogans such as “Free Palestine,” and accused Israel of “genocide” in Gaza from the stage at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. “I wanted to stand up here on stages across America and say two words that are near and dear to my heart: Free Palestine,” the “Thrift Shop” singer yelled…

During Sunday’s broadcast of CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI), chairwoman of the House Republican Conference Committee, defended the Trump administration’s use of tariffs in response to Canada’s willingness to let China evade U.S. trade barriers. According to the Michigan Republican, Canada was not being a “good trading partner” with the United States. “Congresswoman, you were talking about how Michigan was navigating some of the Trump tariffs,” “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan said. “The National Taxpayers Union Foundation said those tariffs cost your state $23 billion since January of 2025. That’s the equivalent of $5,619 per Michigan…

The right-wing party is in first place with 44.5% of the vote, according to preliminary data, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU trailing behind at 18.5% The opposition right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is projected to win Sunday’s regional election in Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt with 44.5% of the vote, according to exit polls. The vote was marked by a high voter turnout, German media outlets have reported.Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party is set to finish a poor second, securing just over 18% of the vote, preliminary data has indicated.AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund has said the party is…

Alice Weidel (right) speaking on ZDF at 6 pm local time   The Alternative for Germany party has doubled its results in Saxony-Anhalt, according to first exit polls at 6 pm local time, to roughly 44.1%, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats halve their 2021 results, dropping from 18.6% to 18.5%. It is still unclear whether the AfD will have enough seats to govern its first German state alone. The AfD is currently projected to take 44.1% of the state, up 23.3% over 2021, more than doubling its results. Speaking on ZDF TV, party chair Alice Weidel called the results…

The Trump administration is renewing its plea to the Supreme Court to revive President Donald Trump’s plan to revamp mail-in voting in advance of the looming midterms.The Justice Department on Sunday asked the high court to lift a preliminary injunction a federal district court judge in Boston issued last week that prevented the U.S. Postal Service from implementing a new system for mail-in ballots in advance of the Nov. 3 vote.The new filing represents the third time Solicitor General D. John Sauer has asked the Supreme Court to set aside lower court rulings blocking Trump’s plan to have the post…

Record heat, drought, fires, and floods battered the continent – and scientists warn such extremes are becoming far more likely Summer is officially over in Europe – and for millions of people, this may be remembered as the year when extreme weather stopped feeling particularly unusual.Western Europe endured an extraordinary succession of heatwaves, drought, wildfires, and water shortages. Temperatures repeatedly climbed above 40C (104F), rivers fell to historic lows, and crops withered.Then, in some places, the drought ended not with gentle rain but violent storms and flash flooding.France, the UK, and Belgium all recorded their hottest summers on record.So, was…