(The Epoch Times)—The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will soon start a massive advertising blitz to encourage uptake of wearables such as fitness trackers among Americans, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on June 24. “We’re about to launch one of the biggest advertising campaigns in HHS history to encourage Americans to…
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Charlamagne tha God: Democrats ‘Sound Like Hypocrites’ for Demanding Congressional Approval for Iran Strikes
(Breitbart)—Left-wing radio host Charlamagne tha God said Democrat lawmakers “sound like hypocrites” for demanding President Donald Trump seek congressional approval for bombing Iranian nuclear facilities, noting that past presidents have taken similar action, and it never appeared to be “a thing” politicians had a total meltdown over. “This is one of those times when politicians…
CAIR-Backed Democrat Socialist Zohran Mamdani Wins Nomination for NYC Mayor
New York City Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani is the Democrat Party’s nominee for New York City Mayor. Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo conceded before 11pm, making Mamdani the first Muslim to be nominated by a major party for NYC Mayor. Andrew Cuomo concedes his New York City mayor’s race to Mamdani. This is the end…
Trump Delivers Victory in 12-Day War
Is this as good as it gets? Maybe. The high water mark of the first Trump administration came with the firing of a ninja missile into the car of IRGC Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani, avenging the murder and maiming of so many American servicemen. That was followed, unfortunately, by the spread of the China…
MORE evidence the Obamas are breaking up?
Rumors that Barack and Michelle Obama are on the brink of divorce have been circulating since early this year. Sparked by Michelle’s absence from high-profile events, most notably Jimmy Carter’s funeral and President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the gossip soon turned from whispers into frenzied chatter when suspicions that Barack was having an affair with Jennifer…
CUOMO CONCEDES: Jihadi Zohran Mamdani Wins NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary in Stunning Upset
How does New York come back from this? Inexplicably, NYC Democrats have chosen Muslim socialist and Israel-hating Zohran Mamdani as their Mayoral candidate, a jihadi socialist who wants to globalize the intifada, globalize 9/11, and believes capitalism is a danger. Where is the GOP and why do they have zero game in New York City?…
Trump Unleashes on Iran and Israel: ‘They Don’t Know What the F*ck They’re Doing’
President Donald Trump didn’t hold back his frustration Tuesday after Iran violated a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, sparking immediate retaliation from Israel. The President, speaking to reporters on the White House lawn, blasted both nations for their inability to uphold peace, exposing the chaotic reality of Middle Eastern geopolitics that the liberal media consistently downplays. “You know,…
Key Netanyahu Ally Says October 7 ‘Saved the People of Israel’
Arye Dery, Shas party chair and a close ally of the prime minister, said Sunday that the October 7 massacre “saved the people of Israel,” stating, “On that day, for a brief moment, God abandoned us.” [Shas holds 11 of the 120 seats in the Knesset and is the third largest party in the governing…
Fed’s Dirty Secret: Why Rates Stay High Under Trump [Video]
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, a man whose disastrous policies have repeatedly failed the American people, once again proved his incompetence during Tuesday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing. Despite a booming Trump economy with no inflation, Powell stubbornly refused to cut interest rates, claiming inflation “might rise” later this year. This absurd justification is nothing more than…
Newslinks for Wednesday 25th June 2025
Labour rebels at the ready – and Badenoch offers a way out “Rachel Reeves has warned Labour MPs they will devastate the government if they vote against plans to cut Britain’s £80 billion sickness benefits bill, amid a last ditch effort to salvage the reforms. In an attempt to see off a rebellion by more…
A Florida woman just landed one catch that will have every angler jealous
Yvonne Norman thought she was heading out for just another day on the water with her brother. She had no idea she was about to make fishing history. And a Florida woman just landed one catch that will have every angler jealous. The Perfect Storm of Fishing Conditions It was June 16 when Yvonne Norman…
Justice Department, elections board object to intervention in voter list lawsuit
The US Department of Justice and North Carolina State Board of Elections both object to requests from outside groups to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the state’s voter lists. The Democratic National Committee, state NAACP, League of Women Voters of North Carolina, and North Carolina Alliance of Retired Americans all have filed paperwork seeking…
The Islamic Republic followed the old playbook. Trump didn’t.
History offers a grim pattern: A tyrant rises, slaughters the innocent, and the world watches — then regrets. From the ruins of cities and graves of millions comes the same old lesson, relearned too late: Free nations must stand together or perish apart. In the fifth century, Attila the Hun terrorized Europe. Theodosius II, the…
Autopen Scandal Exposed: Media Silent as Trump Speaks! [Video]
In a bombshell revelation that the liberal media will undoubtedly downplay, former Biden aide Neera Tanden admitted under oath to the House Oversight Committee that she controlled Joe Biden’s autopen during her tenure as White House Staff Secretary. This shocking confession confirms long-held suspicions about the Biden administration’s rampant abuse of power and the deliberate…
Do We Really Need the Government to Parent Our Children Online?
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley recently claimed that “parents need government” to protect their children from the dangers of social media. In effect, she’s just saying what so many of our politicians think: parents can’t be trusted to raise their own children. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley said “parents need government” to protect their children from the…
This week Tory fortunes became a numbers game, and the worst is unlucky fourteen
Fourteen. That’s the number currently guaranteed to furrow a Tory MP’s brow. Right now that’s not hard to do. Ask them how things are going. Honestly, and at the risk of the glee it inspires in our opponents, the Parliamentary Conservative party is not in a good place, being both febrile and jittery. And numbers…
Miriam Cates: To properly protect children we need to be responsible grown ups and accept our failings so far
As I watched my son’s school performance of Oliver Twist, I wondered what its author would make of the plight of children in 21st Century Britain. If Sir Charles Dickens was to pen a similar novel today to raise awareness of contemporary child protection failures, what issue would he choose? Perhaps he would write about…
John Redwood: Big headlines about bad public sector spending are not actually how you save money
Sir John Redwood is a former MP for Wokingham and a former Secretary of State for Wales.Ministers In some quarters doing a DOGE is fashionable. The flash exposure of undesirable and wasteful examples of US public spending caught the headlines. It was combined with methods that alienated many public servants. It has so far failed…
Mel Stride: Labour will be putting up taxes and borrowing more – but they won’t admit it
Mel Stride is the Shadow Chancellor and MP for Central Devon Labour are not being straight with the public. Rachel Reeves repeatedly claims that she has brought ‘stability’ and ‘fixed the public finances’, but the facts tell a different story. After less than a year in office, Labour have already added nearly £80 billion to…
DANIEL VAUGHAN: Trump Re-Establishes Peace Through Strength
Peace through strength has many interpretations, but it’s a central driving principle of conservative thought. The United States bombing Iran and forcing them into a pitiful showing of “firing back” at the United States is a critical display of that notion. Donald Trump demonstrated U.S. power, and now everyone must take that threat seriously –…
Illegal Crossings Plummet at Southern Border Under Trump Administration, CBP Data Shows
Illegal immigration across the U.S. southern border has dropped sharply since President Donald Trump took office in January, with new data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) showing some of the lowest recorded numbers in recent years. From June 1 to June 22, agents recorded 5,414 apprehensions and 986 known “gotaways” along the southern…
Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan sentenced to 7.5 years in prison
Illinois is no stranger to corruption, with politics in the Land of Lincoln having long been associated with graft and malfeasance. That fact was on display again last week when former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan was sentenced to seven and a half years in federal prison. Scheme involved bribes for favorable legislation According to…
Rep. Jamie Raskin suggests that Trump’s strike on Iran was ‘a high crime and misdemeanor’
President Donald Trump generated headlines this past weekend when he revealed that a “very successful attack” on Iran’s nuclear facilities had been carried out. The move sparked outrage among Democrats, with some in Congress suggesting that Trump should be impeached. Rep. Jamie Raskin alleges “a violation of the war powers of Congress” According to Breitbart,…
Former Clinton aide: Kamala Harris ‘would not have had the courage or fortitude’ to strike Iran
Many Democrats have slammed President Donald Trump’s recent decision to strike Iranian targets, with some suggesting that he should be impeached. However, that didn’t prevent one former Clinton administration official from admitting that Trump made the right move. Ex-staffer welcomes “bold steps defending America’s interests” As Fox News reported, that acknowledgment was made this past…
Trump expresses frustration over violations of Iran-Israel ceasefire agreement
President Donald Trump announced in a social media post on Monday evening that a ceasefire between Iran and Israel had been brokered. Yet despite Trump releasing the news, there are now growing signs that the agreement may have been fake. Iranian missile slams into residential building in southern Israel CNN reported that the Israeli military…
Trump Threads the Needle on Iran
Foreign Affairs Trump Threads the Needle on Iran President Trump brokers a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Will it hold? (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) The news cycle now moves faster than ever to serve a public that wants answers. But geopolitical outcomes cannot be determined with the speed of a Google search. Even with a hostile…
Trump Just Ended a War That Never Should Have Started
Foreign Affairs Trump Just Ended a War That Never Should Have Started The once-promising diplomatic path will be more difficult to walk in the aftermath. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) On June 23, the United States helped to end a war that it helped to start and that never should have happened. Catching almost everyone, including some…
Rep. Jeffries calls on Trump to explain Iran strikes, avoids impeachment stance
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is calling on President Donald Trump and his top officials to publicly explain the rationale behind recent U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, Fox News reported. Jeffries has raised questions about the legality of the offensive, with Democrats torn between calls for curbing Trump’s war powers and escalating demands for…
Trump urges oil producers to increase production as Middle East conflict creates uncertainty
President Trump urged U.S. oil producers to keep gas prices down as the Iran-Israel conflict threatened to disrupt the oil trade – but prices actually dropped Monday as a cease-fire took hold. The stabilizing economic outlook is sure to frustrate Democrats, who want to see chaos in the Middle East drag Trump down. Trump’s oil…
Don’t Make Taiwan the Next Ukraine
Foreign Affairs Don’t Make Taiwan the Next Ukraine The U.S. is rushing, again, into war over a country that few Americans understand. Before Israel’s surprise attack against Iran two weeks ago, Taiwan was the country most widely regarded as a potential flashpoint for the next war. Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary of defense for policy and…
J.D. Vance addresses ‘boots on the ground’ in Iran
Vice president J.D. Vance promised that America will not see “boots on the ground” in Iran as he defended President Trump’s bold airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. “We’re not at war with Iran. We’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program,” Vance told NBC’s Meet The Press. “We have no interest in a protracted conflict. We…
VP Vance says Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium is now ‘buried’ following successful U.S. airstrikes
President Donald Trump declared success following the weekend’s targeted airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities. Still, there remain skeptical rumors that Iran managed to secretly move its stockpile of enriched uranium before the facilities were destroyed with “bunker buster” bombs. On Monday, Vice President JD Vance insisted that, at least as far as he understood, Iran’s…
MAGA victory: Supreme Court sides with Trump on deportations to third countries
The Supreme Court just gave President Trump a major boost, ruling he may remove illegal aliens to countries other than their native lands without notice. The court reversed the ruling of a Democrat judge who tried to place constraints on Trump’s power to conduct third-country removals to war-torn nations like South Sudan. Justices Sonia Sotomayor,…
Trump team launches new PAC to back primary challenge against GOP Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie
President Donald Trump is not fond of having his executive authority or policy agenda challenged, especially by his fellow Republicans, and has no qualms about calling out and attempting to take down those who obstruct and oppose him. The latest example is Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), whom Trump and his allies have now targeted for…
American Workers Will Build the AI Age
Politics American Workers Will Build the AI Age The demand for AI-savvy engineers is exploding. Palantir’s American Tech Fellowship will unleash the talent hidden in the Heartland. Credit: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock This week, Palantir launched the American Tech Fellowship to give American workers the tools to compete and win in an AI and software-driven world. This fellowship…
Will the Iran Cyberattack Panic Usher In a New Patriot Act?
Foreign Affairs Will the Iran Cyberattack Panic Usher In a New Patriot Act? Civil liberties are at risk when security scaremongering takes hold. In a 2007 interview, retired General Wesley Clark revealed that the Pentagon had a plan to “take out seven countries in five years”—Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Iran. Over the…
Trump Dares AOC to “Make My Day” After She Calls For Impeachment Over Iran Strike
President Donald Trump responded Tuesday to calls for his impeachment by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, challenging the New York Democrat to follow through on her threat following U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. “Stupid AOC, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the ‘dumbest’ people in Congress, is now calling for my Impeachment, despite the fact that the…
Rocker Mick Ralphs, Bad Company co-founder, passes away at 81
Rock has lost a titan with the passing of Mick Ralphs, the legendary guitarist and songwriter who helped define the sound of the 1970s with Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, dying at the age of 81, according to KCRA. The news, shared on Monday through Bad Company’s official website, marks a somber moment for…
Lisa Murkowski may exit GOP to become an Independent Senator
Could Alaska’s own Sen. Lisa Murkowski be eyeing a dramatic exit from the Republican fold? Politico reported that during a recent podcast interview, Murkowski, a consistent thorn in President Donald Trump’s side within the Senate GOP, floated the idea of becoming an independent and potentially caucusing with Democrats if the right circumstances align. This isn’t…
Shooting leaves one injured outside NBA Finals in Oklahoma City, suspect later detained
Chaos erupted in the heart of Oklahoma City when gunfire shattered the celebratory mood following a historic NBA Finals victory. The Daily Caller reported that on Sunday night, a shooting unfolded near the Paycom Center after the Oklahoma City Thunder clinched Game 7 against the Indiana Pacers, leaving one person injured but expected to recover…
Cuomo Concedes NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary to Mamdani
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani moved significantly closer to becoming the next mayor of New York City on Tuesday, gaining momentum among younger and progressive voters and emerging as the top choice in the city’s Democratic mayoral primary. Former Governor Andrew Cuomo acknowledged Mamdani’s apparent victory during remarks to supporters on election night. “Tonight is his…
Tren de Aragua member allowed into U.S. under Biden charged in violent attack on ICE agent
Brace yourself for a story that underscores the dangerous tightrope our law enforcement walks daily. Gabriel Hurtado-Cariaco, an illegal immigrant and confirmed member of the Tren de Aragua gang—a group branded as a terrorist organization—has been charged with attempting to murder a federal officer after a brutal encounter in Bellevue, Nebraska. Breitbart reported that last…
Eight Things About Big Philanthropy: Getting Bigger
Eight Things to Know About Big Philanthropy and the Populist Reaction Against It (full series) Getting Bigger | More Liberal and Progressive More Politicized | Renewed Public Scrutiny Key Points Philanthropy has been getting bigger. Big Philanthropy has been getting more liberal and progressive, overwhelmingly so in the policy- and advocacy-oriented context. Relatedly, it houses…
Eight Things About Big Philanthropy: More Liberal and Progressive
Eight Things to Know About Big Philanthropy and the Populist Reaction Against It (full series) Getting Bigger | More Liberal and Progressive More Politicized | Renewed Public Scrutiny 2. Big Philanthropy has been getting more liberal and progressive, overwhelmingly so in the policy- and advocacy-oriented context. Any categorization by ideology assumes the risk of subjectivity….
Eight Things About Big Philanthropy: More Politicized
Eight Things to Know About Big Philanthropy and the Populist Reaction Against It (full series) Getting Bigger | More Liberal and Progressive More Politicized | Renewed Public Scrutiny 4. It’s been getting more politicized, as well—partisan, even. Donald Trump’s initial political ascendancy in 2016 cannot fairly be considered a product, or even an indirect beneficiary,…
Eight Things About Big Philanthropy: Renewed Public Scrutiny
Eight Things to Know About Big Philanthropy and the Populist Reaction Against It (full series) Getting Bigger | More Liberal and Progressive More Politicized | Renewed Public Scrutiny 6. Big Philanthropy doesn’t appreciate the renewed public scrutiny. In 1955, former Ford Foundation director and Fund for the Republic president Robert Maynard Hutchins delivered a speech…
Trump calls on oil producers to lower prices following strikes on Iran
President Donald Trump just dropped a bombshell on social media, demanding oil producers keep prices down after a weekend of intense U.S. military action in Iran. Breitbart reported that following airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, Trump took to Truth Social on Monday to push for stable oil prices amidst geopolitical chaos and market jitters. Let’s…
Senate parliamentarian blocks key provisions of Trump budget bill
Another roadblock has slammed down on the ambitious Big Beautiful Bill, as the Senate parliamentarian delivers a gut punch to Republican hopes for a smooth passage. Breitbart reported that the latest ruling from Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has struck down eight more provisions of this sweeping legislation, forcing them to face a daunting 60-vote threshold…
Cuomo Concedes NYC Mayor’s Race to Mamdani
Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani is poised to win the New York City Democratic primary for mayor after a shock result at the ballot box on Tuesday evening. Mamdami, a 33-year-old state assemblyman representing New York’s 36th district in Queens, defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo despite the senior politician’s name recognition throughout the city…
Supreme Court allows rapid deportations to third-party countries
The Trump administration can now quickly deport foreign nationals to nations with which they have no prior connections, according to a Monday ruling from the Supreme Court. The high court justices overturned a Boston federal judge’s ruling limiting deportations to certain nations, as Breitbart News reported. The administration is currently required to provide immigrants with…
House Speaker Mike Johnson rejects bipartisan measure to restrict further strikes on Iran
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) just threw a wrench into a bipartisan effort to rein in military moves against Iran without Congress giving the green light. Here’s the quick rundown: Johnson voiced strong opposition to a resolution that would block U.S. armed forces from engaging in Iran unless lawmakers approve, a stance that aligns with President…
