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Senate Republicans are moving toward an initial vote Saturday afternoon on their latest version of President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill. But the changes made to the bill overnight may not be enough to satisfy enough senators, let alone conservatives in the House. Senate leaders got a jolt of momentum midday Saturday when Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) said they will vote to open debate. Hawley said he’ll vote for final passage, while Collins told reporters she’s “leaning against” backing the bill without major changes. But the measure, which contains most of Trump’s domestic agenda,…

Moscow’s subtle influence in the Middle East standoff reveals how diplomacy works when great powers don’t take sides By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, visiting lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public AdministrationDuring a recent visit to Turkmenistan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with his counterparts and addressed students at the Institute of International Relations in Ashgabat. Among the central themes of his remarks was the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel – a confrontation that not only affects global geopolitics but also…

Rod Stewart is speaking politics. Photo by Ian Dury/Wikimedia Commons While he gears up to play tomorrow (29) in the classic and controversial Glastonbury Festival, legendary British rocker Rod Stewart is getting out his political message loud and clear. While the usual ‘party line’ of the festival is closer to the Irish pro-Palestine rappers of ‘Kneecap’, Stewart was assertive in his views, urging voters to ‘give Nigel Farage a chance’ as he sharply criticized both Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the Conservative Party. The Daily Mail reported: “The singer, who is well known for hits such as Baby Jane and…

Twenty One Pilots’ Blurryface reenters the Billboard 200 and Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart as … More excitement builds for the band’s new album Breach. INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 15: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (L-R) Josh Dun and Tyler Joseph of Twenty One Pilots attend the 2022 iHeartRadio ALTer EGO presented by Capital One at The Forum on January 15, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)Getty Images for iHeartRadio In September, Twenty One Pilots will release a new album titled Breach. The duo has already started promoting the forthcoming collection with the lead single,…

In a significant blow to the censorship apparatus in Germany, a court has lifted the ban imposed on the Compact magazine by former leftist Interior Minister Nancy Faeser for supposedly spreading right-wing “extremism”. The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig affirmed this week that freedom of expression protections must be afforded to the press, including media outlets that oppose the current political order and, therefore, overturned the ban on Compact magazine, broadcaster NTV reports. In July of last year, then-Interior Minister Nancy Faeser issued a ban against the publication, arguing that it served as a “central mouthpiece for the right-wing extremist…

Sen, Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) made the final pitch for the budget reconciliation bill during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday, noting that it not only prevents a massive tax increase on the American people but enhances border security, ushers in energy independence, and much more. Mullin predicted there could be a final passage in the Senate by early Monday. But he took time to explain why the bill is important and what it will do for the American people as Congress eyes President Donald Trump’s preferred July 4 deadline. “Here’s what we’re going to do. We’re going to prevent a…

The city council in Providence, Rhode Island, has approved mailers telling illegal immigrants what to do if they are confronted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The mailers will be sent to homes in the area telling residents not to open their doors unless an officer has a valid warrant with a judge’s signature, Fox News reported on Friday. The news comes as President Donald Trump’s administration has been carrying out immigration enforcement which has resulted in ICE agents and police officers being harassed and targeted by violent leftists. In her statement on the mailers, Council President Rachel Miller…

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise told GOP members on a Saturday conference call to prepare for votes Tuesday evening or Wednesday on the sweeping Republican megabill, according to three people who were on the call and were granted anonymity to describe it. Scalise and Speaker Mike Johnson addressed House Republicans as GOP leaders in the Senate raced to tweak and advance their version of the megabill. Johnson said on the call he has been working with Senate Republican leaders to shape the bill so the version that emerges from the other chamber can be passed in the House without changes…

The American president has labeled Ottawa’s digital services tax an “attack” on the US US President Donald Trump has announced the termination of all trade talks with Canada in light of Ottawa’s tax on digital services, which he called a “adirect and blatant attack on our country.”Relations between the neighbors began to sour when Trump imposed 25% tariffs on Canadian goods in February soon after taking office. Ottawa responded with reciprocal tariffs.Trump later temporarily suspended the tariffs, expressing a willingness to negotiate individually favorable terms for US businesses with the countries that he had targeted for tariffs.Trump has long accused Canada…

Protesters gathered in Florida Saturday to denounce the state starting construction this week on a DHS funded project to house illegal aliens at a remote airstrip in the Everglades dubbed, “Alligator Alcatraz,” an aborted airport site built in the 1960s that is usually used for training, formally known as the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport. Screen image via RANN, X. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced earlier this week the site would largely be funded by FEMA money the Biden administration used to put up illegal aliens in hotels. The site could be ready for the first illegals…