(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Intercept reported Tuesday that a former employee of billionaire Elon Musk’s electric car company, Tesla, is now a senior advisor with the FBI.
“Tarak Makecha, who previously worked at Elon Musk’s electric car company, now has roles at both the FBI and the Justice Department’s...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Attorneys for alleged would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh have asked Judge Aileen Cannon to bar the Justice Department from introducing evidence that their client was in touch with a human trafficker in Mexico about smuggling Afghans into the U.S. last year—arguing that such evidence is...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Israel was seeking to “undermine” Tehran’s nuclear talks with Washington, comments that came after a report said Israel was considering a “limited” attack on Iran.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said a “kind of coalition is forming… to undermine...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Kremlin said on Monday that Moscow welcomed statements from US officials that ruled out Ukrainian entry into NATO.
“We have heard statements made at various levels in Washington that Ukraine’s NATO membership is ruled out. This is something that brings us satisfaction and aligns with our...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Mike Huckabee, the US’s new ambassador to Israel, responded to the World Health Organization (WHO) asking him to pressure Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza by shifting the blame to Hamas, backing Israel’s collective punishment of the civilian population of Gaza.
“What I would like to...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Last October, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic has sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department, recommending former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo be charged with making false statements to Congress.
Unsurprisingly, the DOJ ignored the referral. Some six months later, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer,...
(José Niño, Headline USA) A new investigation has uncovered that Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s 2021 campaign received over $300,000 in donations raised by a fundraiser with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party’s intelligence arm.
According to a Daily Caller report published last Monday, Gary Yu, who has documented connections...
Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, was convicted Monday of teaming up with her husband to accept bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car from three New Jersey men looking for help with their business dealings or legal troubles.
The jury returned a verdict of...
(Casey Harper, The Center Square) The national debt is rising at a breakneck pace, but what can be done to address the problem?
The national debt is on track to hit $37 trillion. So far the deficit for this fiscal year is already $1.31 trillion, according to the U.S. Treasury...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump continues to stand behind Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after another Signal chat controversy surfaced over the weekend.
"The President absolutely has confidence in Secretary Hegseth. I spoke to him about it this morning, and he stands strongly behind him," press secretary...
(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) Nine plane loads of bunker-busting bombs were shipped from the US to Israel. The munitions are intended to prepare Israel for a potential war with Iran.
“Nine US transport planes carrying bunker-busting bombs and other defensive weapons landed at Nevatim Airbase near Tel Aviv, in central Israel,”...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Last month, a former FBI agent who was once the handler for tech billionaire Peter Thiel, and who later criticized the bureau for allegedly suppressing investigations into ties between Rudy Giuliani and Russian intelligence assets, was arrested on charges of illegally disclosing classified information.
On Thursday, the...