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US-Russia Talks On Ukraine Were “Constructive” But Work Remains, Putin Adviser Says

Talks between Russia and the U.S. on ending the nearly four-year war in Ukraine were constructive, but much work remains, Yuri Ushakov, a senior adviser to President Vladimir Putin, told reporters on Wednesday. Putin met U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner in the Kremlin in talks that began late Tuesday as part […]

Trump Accounts Now Open: Every Newborn Gets $1,000 Government Seed for Future Wealth

The White House has opened sign-ups for “Trump accounts,” a new federal savings program under the Big Beautiful Bill that gives eligible children born between Jan. 1, 2025 and Dec. 31, 2028 a $1,000 government-funded deposit into a tax-deferred investment account. • Families and employers can add up to $5,000 a year (with up to […]

“Hates Jewish People, Hates Everybody”: Trump Unleashes on Ilhan Omar While Hammering Minnesota Fraud Case

President Donald Trump used a routine Cabinet meeting Tuesday to launch an extraordinary barrage against Rep. Ilhan Omar, turning a discussion of Minnesota’s $1 billion Feeding Our Future fraud scandal into a broadside against one of his most frequent progressive antagonists and the Somali-American community she represents. Trump repeatedly branded Omar a “terrible person,” claiming […]

Syria Thwarts Hezbollah Landmine Smuggling Plot at Border

Syrian media reports that Syrian security forces thwarted an attempt to smuggle 1,250 landmines to Hezbollah. According to the reports, four local individuals involved in the smuggling attempt across the Syria–Lebanon border were arrested, and one additional suspect was neutralized during clashes with Syrian security forces.

OUTRAGEOUS: Guinness World Records Blocks Israeli Submissions, Shutting Out Attempt to Document Historic Kidney Donor Event

A prominent Israeli charity says it has been abruptly shut out of Guinness World Records after the organization informed it that it is no longer accepting submissions from Israel or the Palestinian territories. According to Channel 12, the nonprofit Matnat Chaim, which has helped transform Israel into a global leader in altruistic kidney donations, contacted […]

Anti-ICE Man With Violent Record Arrested After Attempted Firebombing of L.A. Federal Building

A 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of throwing Molotov cocktails at the Los Angeles Federal Building, authorities said Tuesday. Nobody was hurt. Security guards heard a man yelling derogatory comments about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside the downtown building on Monday, according to a statement by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. […]

TWO HATERS: Lapid and Bennett Slam PM: “Netanyahu Fled Because He Can’t Defend His Draft-Dodging Law”

Two former premiers — Opposition Leader Yair Lapid and former prime minister Naftali Bennett — issued searing video statements on Tuesday accusing the government of advancing a “deceptive” and “dangerous” draft law that would all but guarantee ongoing exemption of Chareidi men from military service. Netanyahu had been scheduled to deliver a primetime address defending […]

USDA Threatens to Cut SNAP Funding to Blue States Over Data Noncompliance

USDA secretary threatens to cut funding to blue states over alleged SNAP data noncompliance • U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins threatened to cut off federal funding to Democratic-leaning states over what she alleged is their refusal to share SNAP program data with the Trump administration. • The administration “will begin to stop moving federal funds […]

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