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The oilfields are located around the Persian Gulf and not the Red Sea. pic.twitter.com/IQRHWsRN1D — Christine Guerrero (@SheDrills) March 5, 2026 ● You are 5. Start point 🍭● You want your boatload🚢 of lollipops 🍭 delivered to you at 🏠 in Egypt 🇪🇬 ● Put it on a boat 🚢 only. Can't go by car …
MAJORITY OF U.S. SENATE BLOCKS EFFORT TO FORCE TRUMP TO END IRAN STRIKES WITHOUT CONGRESS' APPROVAL, VOTING CONTINUES — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) March 4, 2026 The Senate on Wednesday shot down a war powers resolution to force President Donald Trump to pull back from the war in Iran. The measure, brought by Sen. Tim Kaine, …
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Monday blocked a California law from going into effect that would ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces, but they will still be required to wear clear identification showing their agency and badge number. California became the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from wearing …
Fox: I think the market would actually be quite happy if the Supreme Court rejected Trump's current tariff strategy. It would be a positive for the market. That would mean less uncertainty. That would be better for the US economy. pic.twitter.com/wX73aOF8NB — FactPost (@factpostnews) January 20, 2026 Turns out, Trump’s $200 Billion gimmick to lower …
Suppliers of parts for Nvidia’s H200 have paused production after Chinese Customs officials blocked shipments of the newly approved artificial intelligence processors from entering China, the Financial Times reported on Jan 16. Reuters could not immediately verify the report, which cited two people with knowledge of the matter. Nvidia did not immediately respond to a …
When did disagreeing with federal health policy become grounds for punishment? Federal judge orders reinstatement of AAP funding that supports child health programs A federal court has ordered the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to restore nearly $12 million in AAP grants while the Academy’s case against the government proceeds. The AAP …
The Trump administration’s maneuvers to keep the president’s former lawyer Alina Habba in place as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor were illegal and she is disqualified, a federal appeals court said Monday. A panel of judges from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sitting in Philadelphia sided with a lower court judge’s ruling after …
Why can’t you buy a new Truck for $10,000 in the USA but you can everywhere else? THE U.S. IS BLOCKING $10,000 TRUCKS AND $8,000 SELF-DRIVING CARS FROM AMERICANS – AND NOBODY WILL SAY WHY A guy just exposed something wild on camera: Toyota sells brand-new $10,000 trucks in countries all over the world… except …
Meanwhile in 40% Republican New England, no representation in Congress. pic.twitter.com/8CufMovqR4 — ℝ𝕠𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕥 (@rdbrewer4) November 18, 2025 Washington — A federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from using its newly redrawn congressional map in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, a setback for Republicans as they work to maintain their narrow majority in the House. In …
A federal judge has indefinitely blocked President Trump’s efforts to lay off thousands of federal employees amid the government shutdown. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, an appointee of former President Clinton, sided with government employee unions that asked her to bar the administration from carrying out the reductions in force (RIFs) as the lawsuit moves …
The new 'Police Free Zone' in NYC should be an EMS free zone as well.https://t.co/UZfJpKLUAD pic.twitter.com/ruGt0A0KPg — NYC EMS Watch (@NYCEMSwatch) October 18, 2025 A notoriously violent two-block stretch of Brooklyn is fighting crime — by not calling uniformed cops, The Post has learned. A sliver of Brownsville in the NYPD’s 73rd Precinct was transformed …
President Trump voiced his frustration on Sunday morning about the ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut, who he appointed during his first term, that is preventing him as of now from deploying troops to Portland. 🚨 BREAKING: DHS has deployed BLACKHAWKS over the ICE facility in Portland, as rioters get tear-gassed and pepperballed …
Priceless: Police in New York stops Macron's car, because the street is closed for Trump's convoy. Macron calls Trump to allow him to pass, but Trump humiliates Macron and tells him to walk instead, which he does 🤣 pic.twitter.com/K1cnWUOBrB — Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) September 23, 2025 “French President Emmanuel Macron was briefly delayed on …
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/09/14/apple-blocks-daily-mail-from-news-app/ The Daily Mail has called for a crackdown on Apple amid accusations that the tech giant has shut the publisher out of its news app. Apple has refused to allow the Mail to feature its articles on Apple News, Britain’s most widely used news app, the news group has told the Competition and Markets …
A federal judge on Wednesday stopped the Trump administration’s attempt to axe $2.2 billion in research funding for Harvard University.
Ending the confusion over gold tariffs steadied global markets – but the mounting national debt, inflation and a shaky dollar loom larger than ever. Could Trump’s interest in the gold standard hint at his plan to salvage the economy? By Peter Reagan Your News to Know rounds up the most important stories about precious metals …
NEW: GOP LEADERSHIP DOESN’T TRUST TRUMP TO FILL HIS OWN CABINET House and Senate Republicans are running sham pro forma sessions, keeping Congress “in session” on paper so Trump can’t legally make recess appointments. That’s the only way a president can bypass the Senate and directly install people into hundreds of empty positions. Why block …
Reddit just pulled the plug on the Internet Archive. As of August 11, 2025, the Wayback Machine can only save a frozen screenshot of Reddit’s front page, everything else is off limits. “Only screenshots of the Reddit homepage will be archived… no posts, profiles, or comments.” https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/reddit-blocks-internet-archive-to-end-sneaky-ai-scraping/ This isn’t about bandwidth, it’s about control. Reddit …
China blocked OnlyFans, calling it a “corrupt western disease.” Officials say the site spreads bad content and goes against their values. “OnlyFans spreads vulgarity and hurts society’s healthy growth,” said a spokesperson for China’s Cyberspace Administration.https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3221576/china-blocks-onlyfans-calls-corrupt-western-disease The ban fits with China’s push to control online content it finds harmful. The government is focused on stopping …
USA blocks Taiwan President’s NY stopover President Lai planned a New York transit on the way to Paraguay and Belize. Both countries recognize Taiwan’s sovereignty. The White House canceled the stop. No statement. No media defense. Beijing objected and Washington folded. Lai’s office cited weather and tariff negotiations. Insiders say it was trade talks. Xi’s …
Congress just hit pause on the Epstein file release. Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed Monday there will be no vote before the August recess. That locks the chamber out for 5 weeks. No floor action. No subpoenas. No movement. The resolution to compel the Trump administration to release Epstein-related documents is shelved. Johnson said he wants …
Did Trump say Rare Earth problem is solved?China confirmed it is approving export application. That means export is being controlledEarly reports show no rare earth for military use has been approved https://t.co/2Azg3aK8DP — David Lee (@DavidLe76335983) June 19, 2025
Does the debt get rolled over? How are CRE companies going to refinance their debts? What about corporate debt financed at the COVID lows near zero % that needs to be refinanced at 6%+? PE did it too How are companies going to be able to afford this? — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 14, 2025 …
American surgeon records herself doing a “peer to peer” call with UnitedHealthcare trying to get a patients surgery approved – UnitedHealthcare refuses to give any of their doctors names who makes decisions – The doctor doesn’t specialize in surgery that’s being requested – She asks for the determination paperwork of how UnitedHealthcare determined the patient …
Judge temporarily blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive Social Security data In a scathing ruling on Thursday, a federal judge wrote that DOGE “essentially engaged in a fishing expedition at SSA, in search of a fraud epidemic, based on little more than suspicion.” A federal judge on Thursday barred U.S. DOGE Service employees from accessing sensitive …
A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily blocked an order from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan directing Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to turn over records and answer questions about its efforts to slash the federal bureaucracy. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted …
A federal judge has indefinitely blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service members, dealing a major defeat to a controversial policy the president resurrected from his first term. In a scathing ruling, US District Judge Ana Reyes said the administration cannot enforce the ban — which was set to take effect later this month. …
“During a Wednesday hearing in Washington, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell said she would grant the firm’s request for a temporary restraining order against the president’s order, which also sought to limit Perkins Coie’s work with federal contractors. Trump ordered a government review aimed at ending all contracts the firm currently holds with any federal …
A federal judge on Monday scheduled a Wednesday court hearing for Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), forbidding the government from moving forward with deportation efforts before then. Lawyers for Khalil, a green card holder and leading pro-Palestinian demonstrator whose arrest was cheered by …
A federal court on Sunday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from sending three Venezuelan immigrants held in New Mexico to the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, detention camp as part of the president’s efforts to remove illegal immigrants from the U.S. Lawyers for the trio said in a legal filing that the detainees …