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33 House Dems break with Jeffries as party fractures over Israel
Most Democrats voted against the measure, which Republicans say protects Jewish students from hostile environments
The House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at blocking federal
funds to colleges that boycott Israel, with the vast majority of
Democrats voting against it.
All but 33 left-wing lawmakers voted to block the measure, which would
"prohibit an institution that participates in a non-expressive
commercial boycott of Israel" from getting government funding. It would
also force universities that do get federal funds to affirm their
students "are not unreasonably obstructed" from studying abroad in
Israel.
The measure passed 237 to 169, with all but two Republicans voting in
favor. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and his top
deputies were among the 167 Democrats to vote "no" alongside Reps.
Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Warren Davidson, R-Ohio.
Trump blasts ‘treasonous’ munitions reports, says US has ‘far more than we could ever use’
“The people and Media Outlets that keep harping on the fact that we
have no ammunition (And they are 100% wrong!), are actually
treasonous,” Trump wrote in a social media post. “They do it because
they would rather see the United States LOSE a War that we’re easily
WINNING, than see me WIN!”
Trump doubled down in a second post, saying the U.S. has “virtually
unlimited amounts of Mid to High Grade Ammunition” and is producing
munitions “at levels never seen before.”
“We are stockpiling and preparing for any contingency that could
happen,” Trump wrote, adding that the U.S. is prioritizing its own
supplies before resuming sales to allies.
Putin suddenly changes course with surprise claim: "We want to end the war"
International summits often feature leaders speaking grandly about
harmony while their actual policies push in the opposite direction.
That exact paradox just played out in Central Asia.
The latest remarks from one prominent leader offer a stark split between words and actions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a Tuesday summit in Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan. He used the gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization to make an unexpected statement about the ongoing conflict.
House votes to condemn socialism, with 8 Democrats joining Republicans
The House on Tuesday adopted a resolution to denounce socialism "in all
its forms" in a political messaging exercise ahead of the November
elections.
The House adopted the resolution in a 220 to 192 to 2 vote, with eight
Democrats voting with all Republicans in favor. Two Democrats voted
present.
The Democrats who supported the resolution included Reps. Kathy Castor
of Florida, Henry Cuellar of Texas, Don Davis of North Carolina, Jared
Golden of Maine, Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of
Washington, Darren Soto of Florida and Gabe Vasquez of New Mexico.
Those who voted present were Reps. Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania and
Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire.
GOP leaders scheduled the vote after Democratic primary voters embraced
a number of democratic socialist candidates. Republicans connected
those wins to their own push to pass President Trump's signature voting
regulations bill, the SAVE America Act. The resolution also reaffirms
their support for the legislation that has been stalled for months in
the Senate, where it lacks even a simple majority support.
Graham’s 'bone crushing' sanctions bill stalls in US Congress: Legislation pulled from vote
“Bone-crushing” sanctions against Russia pushed by the late Senator
Lindsey Graham have run into new problems in the US House of
Representatives, Politico reports.
Less than a month ago, a substantial bipartisan majority in the US
Senate backed a bill proposed by Lindsey Graham. The legislation would
increase sanctions pressure on Russia and its trading partners.
However, the situation in the House of Representatives has proved much
more complicated. Republican leaders removed the bill from the list of
measures they plan to bring to a vote this week.
After a five-week summer recess, Republican lawmakers returned to the
Capitol, but the sanctions bill was effectively not among their
priorities.
Maduro claims immunity, asks judge to dismiss drug-trafficking charges against him and his wife
Maduro's lawyers argue no American court has ever presided over the criminal trial of a recognized foreign head of state
Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores asked
a federal judge Wednesday to dismiss the drug trafficking charges
against them, arguing, among other things, that the pair have sovereign
immunity, according to court documents.
"No American court has ever presided over the criminal trial of a
foreign leader who was recognized by their own country as the sitting
head of state at the time the charges were brought. That is not an
accident of history. It reflects a rule older than the common law:
heads of state are exempt from the criminal process of any national
court but their own," a memorandum Maduro's lawyers filed in support of
their motion to dismiss read.
"That immunity flows not from goodwill that can be withdrawn on a whim,
but from the perfect equality and absolute independence of sovereigns.
Thus, this Court lacks jurisdiction with respect to Mr. Maduro, who is
recognized by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela as its head of
state," the document continued.
Musk picks his first GOP warriors as a 2026 money surge takes shape
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's Senate race received the largest share of Musk's sudden spending spree
Elon Musk’s super PAC made its first major publicly disclosed burst of
midterm spending, dumping significant amounts of cash over a very short
period of time into races Republicans virtually must win to retain
control of Congress.
Between Aug. 19 and Aug. 31, Musk’s America PAC reported just over
$800,000 in expenditures supporting Republican candidates and opposing
their Democratic rivals — an average of roughly $70,000 per day. By far
the largest concentration of Musk’s spending was in the Texas Senate
race, where America PAC spent nearly $248,000 supporting Paxton and
opposing Talarico.
Republicans are heading into the midterms with a massive cash
advantage, but are struggling to secure advantageous positions in even
traditionally Republican states such as Alaska, Iowa, Texas and Ohio,
according to Fox News’ Power Rankings. Musk opening his pocketbook for
the GOP, an eventuality that was once in doubt given his prior split
with the president, could provide Republicans with a much-needed
lifeline as November approaches.
‘No Kings’ protest network behind fight against AI data centers and Flock cameras
Pro-China communist groups funded by tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham expand protests against data centers to Flock cameras
The same hard-left network behind "No Kings" and other protests is
leading the battle against data centers and Flock surveillance cameras,
according to a Fox News Digital investigation and a new report.
In growing protests from San Francisco to North Carolina, organizations
and activists associated with the same ecosystem that rallied against
President Donald Trump, Israel, Elon Musk, Tesla and Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the last two years are now taking on
data-center construction and license-plate readers.
The overlap includes organizations funded by pro-China, Shanghai-based
tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham, whose sprawling nonprofit and media
network has faced Congressional and federal scrutiny over its funding
and foreign ties. Singham and the nonprofits he has funded have denied
taking orders from any government or political party and haven’t been
charged with any crimes.
Norah O’Donnell returns to ‘CBS Mornings’ after evening news stint
Norah O’Donnell has been tapped to return to CBS News’ morning show as
a co-anchor, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.
O’Donnell, who was also recently made a “60 Minutes” correspondent,
will join current hosts Gayle King and Nate Burleson in the re-launched
“CBS Mornings” show starting Tuesday, the source told The Post.
Jon Tower, the producer of “CBS Mornings,” told staffers in a memo sent Thursday about O’Donnell’s “homecoming.”
“As we all know, for seven years, Norah helped lead CBS This Morning
alongside Gayle, creating one of the most memorable partnerships in the
history of morning news. They have a friendship and chemistry that
extends beyond the studio,” Tower wrote in a copy of the memo obtained
by The Post.
Trump blocked again from restricting birthright citizenship by Biden judge: ‘Almost certainly unconstitutional’
A federal judge pumped the brakes on President Trump’s latest effort to
rein in birthright citizenship through executive order, citing the
Supreme Court’s ruling against his first attempt.
Maryland-based US District Judge Deborah Boardman issued a preliminary
injunction Wednesday temporarily blocking Trump’s scaled-down executive
orders last month to stop birth tourism.
“The 2026 Executive Order is almost certainly unconstitutional … for
the simple reason that the Supreme Court in Barbara already decided
that the children in the class are citizens at birth,” Boardman, a
Biden appointee, wrote in the opinion — referring to the Supreme Court
case, Trump v. Barbara, that struck down his first attempt.
Dutch yank 78 tons of gold from US, citing ‘geopolitical unrest’ — latest European country to pull precious metal
The Dutch central bank has yanked more than 78 metric tons of gold out
of New York, citing the tumultuous international climate — the latest
European country to ditch or downsize its US precious metal stores.
De Nederlandsche Bank, or DNB, cut its New York holdings as it
reallocated about 86 total metric tons of gold held across the US and
Canada, largely toward London, according to the Financial Times.
The bank said the overhaul was designed to strengthen its readiness for a crisis amid “increasing geopolitical unrest.”
Gold held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has come under fresh
scrutiny as European officials debate the risks of keeping national
reserves in the US.
Gloria Steinem, pioneer of women’s liberation movement and Ms. Magazine co-founder, dead at 92
Gloria Steinem, the pioneering feminist, writer and activist who helped
define the modern women’s movement, has died. She was 92.
Steinem “passed away peacefully at her home in New York City” on
Wednesday, “surrounded by some of the many who loved her,” according
to a statement posted to her Instagram.
“Gloria’s near-century on earth were years well-lived, and she
continued working for equality until the very end,” the statement said.
Dianna Russini's relationship with Mike Vrabel was 'in clear violation' of standards, The Athletic review says
The report finds Russini's connection to the New England Patriots coach 'should have been disclosed' regardless of its nature
Dan asks Michele Tafoya for her perspective on the Dianna Russini-Mike
Vrabel situation. Michele thinks that Russini definitely crossed a line
for journalistic integrity & hopes she doesn't set back other women
in sports
The Athletic has released a long-awaited standards review about former
reporter Dianna Russini's relationship with New England Patriots coach
Mike Vrabel and it paints the media entity as something of a trusting
victim of a reporter who hid truth from her employer.
The report does not attempt to conclude whether Russini had a romantic
or physical relationship with Vrabel that helped her reporting through
the years.
9/11 terrorists keep dodging justice — as lefty allies wage ‘legal jihad’
By Betsy McCaughey
A quarter-century after 9/11, the attack’s evil mastermind, Khalid
Sheikh Mohammed, still hasn’t been tried and sentenced to death —
because America’s own justice system has been turned against us.
Blame the American Civil Liberties Union, in large part, for this travesty.
Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind, shortly after his capture in Pakistan.
A military judge threw out a confession 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed made in 2007 for his upcoming trial.
AP
The ACLU intervened at the start, insisting that the two military
lawyers assigned to defend Mohammed and his co-defendants “might not
have death penalty experience” and were unprepared to battle “the full
force of the US government.”
What a pity.
Evidence doesn’t point to a genocide in Gaza — despite all of the rage
By David Harsanyi
In May 2025, Tom Fletcher, the United Nations under-secretary-general
for humanitarian affairs, went on BBC Radio and told the audience that
14,000 babies in Gaza were going to die “in the next 48 hours unless we
can reach them.”
Two days. Fourteen thousand babies.
According to UNICEF, there are around 20,000 babies in the entirety of
Gaza. Which means 70% of all infants were in danger of dying in mere
hours. An “utterly chilling” figure, Fletcher stressed.
The New York Times, along with numerous other establishment media
outlets, relayed Fletcher’s allegation to its credulous audience
without any skepticism. The usual experts were summoned to discuss this
unfolding famine on cable news. And the antisemites across social media
amplified the claim.
No matter how far-fetched a story is about Israel, including
preposterous evidence-free accusations that it trains dogs to rape
Palestinians, papers such as The New York Times will spread it to feed
the perception that the Jewish state operates as a genocidal entity.
