Susan Monarez has accused Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of “weaponizing public health” The White House has dismissed Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after she refused to resign in a dispute over vaccine policy, with her ouster triggering turmoil and further resignations by senior health officials….
President Trump’s sacking of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook appears to challenge the Supreme Court’s inclination to leave the central bank alone. Days after he demanded her resignation, Trump fired Cook on Monday, citing allegations that she engaged in mortgage fraud. Congress allows Federal Reserve board members to be removed “for cause,” but Trump is…
QUESTION: Marty, you have mentioned that at some point in history, when Italy could not pay off its 30-day short-term paper because it could not sell the new debt to pay off the old, as they do today, they converted 30-day paper to long-term. I cannot find the details on that. Could you please explain…
President Donald Trump has lost the support of staunch allies Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and political commentator Laura Loomer over his plan to import 600,000 Chinese college students through the visa program, the UK Daily Mail reported. The issue came up on Monday during an Oval Office meeting with South Korea’s leader. Amid his…
President Donald Trump boasted that his wife, first lady Melania Trump, is a loving mother who keeps a watchful eye on their son Barron Trump, The Independent reported. Barron is heading into his sophomore year at New York University after his freshman year unfolded during the presidential campaign and the victory of his famous father. …
President Donald Trump has made a number of changes that made their way to the Supreme Court, and it appears that might be happening again. Trump announced earlier this week that he was removing Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in what many saw as an unprecedented move, as ABC News reported….
By Amil Imani August 28, 2025 Facts: Jews had a country of their own long before the currently invented Arab countries or European countries existed. Israel did not seize a country known as “Palestine.” It is said that it is a crime to remain silent in the face of evil, deceit, and deception. Robert Spencer,…
The US vice president believes the outburst shed light on Washington’s frustration with Kiev US Vice President J.D. Vance has defended his Oval Office clash with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky earlier this year, saying the heated exchange helped expose flaws in Washington’s past approach to the conflict and was “useful” for the American people to see….
EL PASO, Texas—Interim Chief for the El Paso Sector Walter Slosar has served in the Border Patrol under six different presidential administrations. Today, the border is the “most secure border we’ve ever had,” he said. Illegal border crossings have fallen from almost 1,000 a day in August 2022 to just 35 a day in…
IMO, CDC must be taken down to the studs, stripped down, shut 98% of it down, pure down. It is a corrupt agency, political. It is DOA. Start anew. Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump’s War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or…
Former Texas GOP Rep. Mayra Flores on Wednesday announced that she is running to represent Texas in the House of Representatives again, now that the state has passed its redistricting map. Flores, who became the first Mexican-born congresswoman in American history, represented Texas’ 34th district briefly in 2022 after winning a special election that June….
(Photo: Hugh Jackson/Nevada Current) Officials described efforts to continue or resume state services during a briefing Wednesday afternoon, but declined to provide details about a ransomware cyber attack that has crippled much of the state’s information technology since Sunday, with one unpleasant exception: The investigation “has found evidence that indicates some data has been exfiltrated,…
By Andrew Wallace August 28, 2025 Foreign Aid is unconstitutional and Criminal because there is no Enumerated Power authorizing it in the Supreme Law of the Land, our Constitution. Foreign Aid promotes and supports Wars, Bribes, Kickbacks, Revolutions, and generates worldwide hatred of America. The most important fact is that the money required to “help”…
Susan Monarez, who was apparently ousted as CDC director on Wednesday afternoon after only weeks on the job, said hours later that she had not been fired and would not resign. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) posted a statement on X around 5:30 p.m. EST saying “Susan Monarez is no longer director…
The scientist traipses to a pond wearing rubber boots but he doesn’t enter the water. Instead, Brad Hollingsworth squats next to its swampy edge and retrieves a recording device the size of a deck of cards. He then opens it up and removes a tiny memory card containing 18 hours of sound. Back at his…
Olga Stefanishina will replace Oksana Markarova, who was accused of meddling in American elections Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has appointed former deputy prime minister and top European integration official Olga Stefanishina as Ukraine’s new ambassador to Washington, despite ongoing corruption allegations linked to her past government work. In his evening address on Wednesday, Zelensky announced…
The Air Force is granting full military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran who was shot to death by police on Jan. 6, 2021, during the Capitol protest. Judicial Watch, which had petitioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in July to grant the honor, released a letter from Air Force Undersecretary Matthew Lohmeier…
Texas became the latest state to enact a host of public health measures driven by the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda with new laws taking aim at additives and sugary foods. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised the Legislature on Wednesday as he joined Gov. Greg Abbott at a…
Russia dismissed the proposal to deploy European peacekeeping troops in Ukraine, contradicting earlier claims by President Donald Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin would agree to such a force as part of a peace deal, Politico has reported. During a Wednesday press conference, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow held a “negative attitude” toward proposals…
Russia dismissed the proposal to deploy European peacekeeping troops in Ukraine, contradicting earlier claims by President Donald Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin would agree to such a force as part of a peace deal, Politico has reported. During a Wednesday press conference, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow held a “negative attitude” toward proposals…
By Frosty Wooldridge August 28, 2025 ”I listened to the ancient, familiar, immortal, dear cricket sound under all others, hearing at first some distinct chirps; but when these ceased, I was aware of the general earth-song, which my hearing had not heard…and I wondered if behind or beneath this there was not some other chant…
Garret O’Boyle and Steve Friend, two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) whistleblowers, have been reinstated alongside FBI whistleblower Zachery Schoffstall after President Donald Trump’s administration agreed to a settlement with 10 whistleblowers. According to The New York Post, O’Boyle and Friend were suspended from the FBI after testifying to Congress regarding political weaponization at the…
Mexico has recorded 5,086 cases of flesh-eating screwworm in animals as of Aug. 17, a 53% jump from the number of cases reported in July, according to Mexican government data seen by Reuters on Wednesday. The updated numbers, which have not been previously reported to the public, showed 649 currently active cases. “That’s absolutely concerning,”…
A hate-filled 23-year-old male who claimed to be transgender and said he had a “twisted mind” and wanted to die opened fire on a full Annunciation Catholic Church in south Minneapolis on Wednesday, killing two children and injuring 17 while fulfilling “a final act that has been in the back of my head for years.”…
Over two years before Wednesday’s shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was urged to address security concerns at “nonpublic schools” in the state, the Daily Wire reported. “We are writing on behalf of our respective organizations regarding the urgent and critical need in Minnesota to make sure our schools are…
Some members of the National Guard deployed to Washington, D.C., are picking up trash and working on the “beautification” of the nation’s capital as part of President Trump’s federalization of the city’s law enforcement to crack down on crime. Over the weekend, the D.C. National Guard shared a video of troops hauling garbage bags and…
Remember to add your book recommendations in the comments below. Today’s reader recommended book is: Capitalism: The Story behind the Word by Michael Sonenscher How the history of a word sheds new light on capitalism and modern politics What exactly is capitalism? How has the meaning of capitalism changed over time? And what’s at stake…
(David Montero/Unsplash) Walmart will pay $5.6 million to customers as part of a legal settlement over claims that it overcharged consumers at the register. The case Walmart is accused of selling products at a higher price. (Tinjey Injury Law Firm/Unsplash) The retail giant, which runs more than 10,000 stores worldwide, is accused of selling items…
President Trump on Wednesday ripped a recent ruling that Utah must redraw its congressional lines as “absolutely unconstitutional” amid a growing redistricting fight across the country. “Monday’s Court Order in Utah is absolutely Unconstitutional. How did such a wonderful Republican State like Utah, which I won in every Election, end up with so many Radical…
Six additional states have been granted waivers to ban the use of SNAP benefits to buy junk food. BY: Unsplash Six additional states have been granted waivers to ban the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to buy junk food, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced recently. Knewz.com has…
Critics of the media found a new target on Wednesday after an ABC News reporter made a misleading claim pointing to the motivations of the Minneapolis transgender shooting suspect. Investigators have not yet declared any determination about the motivations of Robin Westman, who reportedly killed himself after shooting about 20 people and killing two children…
Prime Minister Modi has called on Indians to buy more domestically-made products US President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on most imports from India came into effect on Wednesday. The US first imposed 25% tariffs on the country in early August, as New Delhi and Washington could not arrive at a trade agreement. Trump then announced…
Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., is taking Democrat Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro to task over what the congressman says is the mismanagement of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which he says wasted $450 million in 2024. “In 2024, Pennsylvania paid more than $450 million in SNAP [food stamp] benefits incorrectly, a combination of both overpayments and…
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass went after President Trump on Tuesday for what she called attacks that are “nonsense.” During a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Bass’s handling of the wildfires that hit parts of Los Angeles earlier this year. “I think they’re incompetent, OK, to be honest with…
NATO on Thursday said all its members were finally set this year to hit the alliance’s defense spending target of 2 percent of GDP — as they gear up for a far more ambitious goal. The 32-nation military alliance agreed at a June summit in the Hague to massively hike defense spending over the next…
The resignations came the same day that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a slew of changes to limit access to the COVID-19 vaccine, and just hours after news broke that CDC Director Susan Monarez was ousted from the agency. Demetre C. Daskalakis, director of the National Center for Immunization and…
Israeli and U.S. officials met Wednesday in Washington to discuss post-war Gaza, even as Israel’s military called the evacuation of Gaza City “inevitable” ahead of a new offensive and no sign of a ceasefire in sight. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar at the State Department, with both countries…
By: MEGA Eight Nordic and Baltic countries have issued a unified call urging Donald Trump to keep firm pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin after the U.S. leader’s high-stakes summit in Alaska. Trump and Putin By: MEGA In a joint statement, the Nordic-Baltic Eight — Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden —…
Why Alaska’s Rare Earth Metals Demand Immediate Extraction Alaska offers a unique chance for the United States to achieve some degree of self-reliance in rare earth elements (REEs). Alaska could be a game-changer in the global supply chain with its rich reserves, including heavy rare-earth elements like dysprosium and yttrium. The Bokan Mountain deposit, in…
Megyn Kelly is joined by founder of ProActive Response Group Chad Ayers, former police officer and candidate for U.S. Congress Joe Leurs, and co-founder and CEO of SaferWatch Geno Roefaro to discuss ways to prevent tragedies like these, the warning signs that are often overlooked, patterns of mental illness among these criminals, and more. Birch…
Megyn Kelly reveals disturbing and graphic images the Minneapolis school shooter posted. LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos everyday: https://bit.ly/3Aw93yw Watch full clips of The Megyn Kelly Show here: https://bit.ly/3xFXNxI Sign up for my ‘American News Minute’ weekly email: https://www.megynkelly.com Tune in live on SiriusXM at 12-2pmET: SiriusXM.us/TheMegynKellyShow Find the full audio show wherever you get…
Brussels has reportedly run out of ideas on how to hurt Moscow directly The European Union is weighing potential punitive measures against states it claims are helping Moscow bypass Western restrictions, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing sources. Western governments have unleashed an unprecedented wave of sanctions against Moscow over the past decade, with the EU…
(Sergio Mena Ferreira/Unsplash) Miní, a female jaguar, has become the first-ever wild-born jaguar to be relocated directly from one wild habitat to another, now settling into Argentina’s El Impenetrable National Park. She joins two other female jaguars, formerly held in captivity, who were released earlier to support the struggling jaguar population in the Gran Chaco…
As a marketing professional who spent nearly four decades revitalizing brands (including having a front-row seat to the steps—and missteps—of clients like Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Carl’s Jr.), watching Cracker Barrel go over the falls this week has made me wince. Despite prescient warnings from a passionate member of the company’s board of directors,…
A former senior adviser to Democrat President Bill Clinton tempered hopes that the Democratic Party will see huge gains in the 2026 midterms, asserting that Republicans will be “insulated” by “structural changes” in the country’s politics. Doug Sosnik, who was a senior adviser to Clinton in both terms, shared his analysis in a memo and…
The S&P 500 notched a record high close on Wednesday ahead of quarterly results from Nvidia, Wall Street’s most closely watched event this week, which will test the rally that has pushed valuations of AI-related companies to levels that some investors view as too high. Shares of Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company and the…
Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. is shaking up Washington by cutting vaccine funding, challenging Big Pharma, and pushing to yank the COVID shot off the U.S. market — while President Trump continues to champion Operation Warp Speed. RFK’s latest moves were featured in an article in Newsweek, which appears to be what the…
Michael Anton, a senior State Department official and fixture of the MAGA movement, is leaving the department in the fall. “The Secretary is grateful for Michael’s willingness to be away from his family to serve his country,” a State Department spokesperson told The Hill on Wednesday. “Any insinuation of friction between Anton and other key…
You may need to sit down and relax a bit for this one. Dr. Speicher has a serious speech impediment. But the importance of his work, and the importance of what he has to say makes it very worth the time and patience required. RAIR Foundation has an excellent synopsis of this talk by Dr….
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican nominee for governor in Virginia, slammed her Democrat opponent, Abigail Spanberger, for refusing to condemn five Northern Virginia school districts whose transgender policies violate Title IX, as defined by the Trump administration. “Abigail Spanberger will not give a simple answer: Will she join me in condemning these five school…
Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan on Wednesday called for a stronger military presence in his home state after the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected a Russian plane near Alaskan airspace. NORAD said the plane was flying in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, and did not actually penetrate United States…
