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Trump Posts AI Photos Showing Attacks on Iranian Military as He Considers Restarting Full-Scale Bombing Campaign

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning posted a series of AI-generated photos on his Truth Social account, including some showing US military attacks on Iranian military assets, a bizarre threat that comes as he is considering restarting the full-scale bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic. “Lasers: Bing,...

OpenAI Chief Sam Altman Makes a High-Stakes Appearance in his Court Bout with Elon Musk

(Headline USA) OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand Tuesday to defend his business record in a trial pitting him against Elon Musk, rebutting testimony that disparaged his leadership at a pivotal time for the ChatGPT maker. Musk, the world’s richest man, is seeking Altman’s ouster from the company...

FBI Director Kash Patel Denies Drinking Allegations in Heated Senate Exchange

(Headline USA) FBI Director Kash Patel angrily lashed out at a Democratic lawmaker at a budget hearing Tuesday, calling allegations that he drinks excessively on the job and has been unreachable at times to his staff “unequivocally, categorically false.” “I will not be tarnished by baseless allegations,” Patel told Sen....

Gunman Sprays Rounds at Drivers Near Boston, Wounding 2 Before Being Shot

(Headline USA) A man previously convicted of shooting at police strode down a busy road outside Boston, firing an assault-style rifle at passing cars, shooting two drivers and sending others scrambling until he was wounded when a state trooper and a former Marine opened fire, authorities said. https://twitter.com/WCVB/status/2053974593866514625 As bullets tore...

Detroit Border Agents Seize Greatest Volume of Drugs at Northern Border

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Over the past seven years, Border Patrol agents working in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Detroit Sector have seized the greatest volume of drugs at the northern border. The CBP Detroit Sector area of responsibility covers four states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. It...

Ship Operator and Employee are Charged in Crash that Caused the Deadly Collapse of Baltimore Bridge

(Headline USA) Federal prosecutors announced charges Tuesday in the 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, accusing the Singapore-based operator of a ship and a key employee of making critical decisions that led to the disaster and the deaths of six people. The indictment names Synergy Marine Pte Ltd.,...

Trump’s Proposed ‘Golden Dome’ Estimated to Cost $1.2 Trillion, Far More than he Initially Said

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump's plan to put weapons in space — pitched as a "Golden Dome for America” missile defense program — is estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, according to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, a far heftier sum than the initial $175 billion price...

Unearthed DOJ Files Implicate Hunter Biden in Potential Sex Trafficking Violations

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Newly released internal DOJ files appear to implicate President Joe Biden’s disgraced son, Hunter Biden, in alleged prostitution-related activity, corroborating accusations raised years earlier by Senate Republicans. The files, obtained Monday by the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, showed Hunter exchanging text...

Va. Dems Mull Purging Supreme Court After Redistricting Defeat

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) “Desperate times call for desperate measures” appears to have become the Democratic Party’s current modus operandi after Virginia Democrats suffered a humiliating defeat in their attempt to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms. Among the proposals now under discussion is one extraordinary move:...

Trump Confirms Gas Tax Suspension Push as Prices Hit $4.52

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he wants to temporarily suspend the 18.4-cent federal gas tax, with Republican lawmakers in both chambers announcing plans to introduce legislation hours later, but key details including duration, cost offset, and a phase-back trigger remain undefined. "I think it's...

Trump Accuses Schumer of Election ‘Interference’ with New York Task Force

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) President Donald Trump is ripping Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for hiring former Obama-era Attorney General Eric Holder to help oversee New York's congressional redistricting plans. In a social media post, Trump accused Schumer and other top New York Democrats of trying to "interfere in...

US Marshals Capture 17-Year-Old Suspected in Iowa Mass Shooting

(Headline USA) Federal authorities on Monday arrested a teenager in Georgia who is accused of opening fire last month near a popular University of Iowa nightlife district, injuring five people. Iowa City officials announced in a news release that U.S. marshals captured Damarian M. Jones, 17, of Cedar Rapids, near...
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