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GOP Rep. Gonzalez Now Claims Blackmail in Dead Staffer Affair Case

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Rep. Tony Gonzalez, R-Texas, is facing renewed scrutiny after the husband of a former staffer with whom he allegedly had an affair broke his silence. Gonzalez is now claiming he is being blackmailed, though reporting suggests otherwise.  The backlash intensified after Adrian Aviles, the widower of Gonzalez staffer Regina...

Oakland Mayor, Who Voiced Support for ‘Defund the Police,’ Has Her Car Stolen

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) An alleged thief stole Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee’s city-owned vehicle after breaking into her office just two days earlier, according to the California edition of the New York Post. The Oakland Police Department recovered the vehicle within hours, two days after somebody tampered with her office’s door.  “The Oakland Police Department...

Trump Announces $10 Billion for Gaza at Board of Peace Meeting

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square)  The inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace met in Washington, D.C. at the Donald J. Trump Institute for Peace on Thursday morning, with the president pledging $10 billion to the Gaza reconstruction. President Donald Trump opened and gaveled out the three-hour-long meeting, which included...

Whoopi Goldberg Caught in Epstein List, Suddenly Offers Context

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The hosts of The View are now offering explanations for why individuals may appear in the trove of Jeffrey Epstein files released by the Department of Justice — but only after one of their own became entangled in the documents.  Co-host Whoopi Goldberg was referenced 21 times...

Ex-Biden ‘Ministry of Truth’ Official Lands Powerful Spy Court Post

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) One of the top officials who helped orchestrate the so-called Disinformation Governance Board during the Biden administration has been appointed to advise the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.  The controversial official, Jennifer Daskal, was appointed Feb. 1 as a legal adviser by the presiding judges of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance...

Taxpayer-Backed Teacher Unions Receive $390M in Dues

(Esther Wickham, The Center Square)  National teacher unions continue to collect hundreds of millions of dollars annually in membership dues, according to new federal filings with the U.S. Department of Labor. The National Education Association, which reported 2,846,104 members from September 2024 through August 2025, reported approximately $454 million in...

President Trump Threatens War With Iran at His First ‘Board of Peace’ Meeting

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Thursday convened the first meeting of his so-called “Board of Peace,” a body he formed to oversee the Gaza ceasefire, which Israel continues to violate, and appeared to threaten that a US attack on Iran could come within 10 days. In a speech...

Rep. Ro Khanna To Force a Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution Next Week

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said on Wednesday that he will force a vote on a War Powers Resolution meant to prevent President Trump from attacking Iran without congressional authorization, as required by the Constitution. The resolution was introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Khanna, and several other...

Lauren Boebert’s Son Charged w/ Child Abuse Again

(José Niño, Headline USA) Tyler Boebert, the 20-year-old son of Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), received a second child abuse charge after his two-year-old son wandered from the congresswoman's Windsor home on Sunday, according to a report by The Daily Beast.  The incident follows a similar occurrence last July involving the...

Report: Trump Close To a Major Attack on Iran That Will Be Bigger Than 12-Day War

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Trump administration is close to launching a major attack on Iran as it continues a massive buildup of military forces in the Middle East, according to a report from Axios reporter Barak Ravid. Sources told Ravid that the potential US attack on Iran would likely be...

Republicans Retain Georgia Senate Seat

(Kim Jarrett, The Center Square)  Republican Steven McNeel won the District 18 Georgia Senate post, staving off a Democrat who took the majority of the votes in the initial contest. Former Fort Valley City Councilman LeMario Nicholas Brown received 40.58% of the vote in Tuesday's runoff, more than the nearly...

Zuckerberg Testifies at Trial Accusing Social Media Firms of Addicting Kids to their Platforms

(Headline USA)  Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, where the Meta CEO answered questions about young people’s use of Instagram, his congressional testimony and internal advice he’s received about being “authentic” and not “robotic.” Zuckerberg's testimony is part of an unprecedented social media...
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