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 My son has narrated the last book I wrote. Please consider listening to it and encouraging others to do so too. (Click HERE) World & Nation Trump, Rubio face NATO chief as US moves to 'reexamine' alliance after Iran clash Trump has called NATO a 'one-way street' and told European allies to 'start learning how to fight' for themselves  President Donald Trump will meet with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte Wednesday at the White House, just as transatlantic relations within the alliance have frayed during U.S. operations in Iran. Trump has repeatedly threatened to withdraw the U.S. from NATO and slammed European nations for blocking base access and providing limited help to the Iran offensive known as Operation Epic Fury. Despite a good relationship with the head of NATO, who once called him "daddy" of the alliance, Trump has said he views NATO as a "one-way street." Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who also meets with Rutte on Wednesday, told Fox News recently: "After this conflict is concluded, we are going to have to reexamine that relationship. We're going to have reexamined the value of NATO in that alliance for our country." Saudi Arabia intercepts drone attack after voicing support for Trump-Iran ceasefire deal  The Saudi Arabian government said it intercepted and destroyed nine drones on Wednesday despite President Donald Trump's ceasefire deal with Iran. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense announced the interception and destruction of nine drones over the past hours. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs championed the ceasefire deal. "The Foreign Ministry expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's welcome of the announcement by President Donald Trump of the United States of America and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif of the ceasefire agreement reached between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran," the ministry said in a statement. "The Kingdom commends the productive efforts undertaken by the Prime Minister and the Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Forces of Pakistan, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in reaching this agreement." Iran reveals 10-point plan for peace with the US – here's what's in it
Trump’s Iran threat rattles GOP as some Republicans break ranks Iran ceasefire calms the moment, but the real conflict is still brewing ahead Hegseth: 'Iran Begged' for Ceasefire After Crushing Defeat  Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Wednesday declared that the U.S. military delivered a "historic and overwhelming victory" over Iran, saying the campaign left the country's military "combat ineffective for years to come." "Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield. A capital V military victory," Hegseth said at a morning press conference, aired live on Newsmax and Newsmax2, just hours after a ceasefire was reached. "By any measure, Epic Fury decimated Iran's military and rendered it combat ineffective for years to come." Hegseth, accompanied at the press conference by Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, framed the operation as the culmination of years of escalating tensions.
Trump Signals Some Embrace of Iran's 10-Point Plan, Raising Concerns  President Donald Trump indicated Tuesday that his administration is actively engaging with an intermediary figure, "Ronn," as part of ongoing back-channel diplomacy tied to a sweeping and highly controversial 10-point proposal submitted by Iran. The plan is believed to have dangerous provisions, including protection for Hezbollah and Iran given the right to collect tolls from ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement Wednesday claiming that the two-week ceasefire deal struck with Iran does not include Hezbollah in Lebanon. The emerging framework, which Trump described as "significant" but "not good enough," marks a notable shift in tone after days of escalating threats of military action.
Inside Antifa-linked group's plan to 'structurally change' the US as May Day unrest approaches Obtained slides outline goals including Green New Deal legislation and dismantling the 'billionaire 2 party system'  A far-left activist group with ties to anti-ICE protests, Antifa and broader left-wing organizing is openly calling for a "political revolution" and a sweeping overhaul of the American system that includes pressure on college campuses, according to newly obtained training materials. Slides from a March 2026 Sunrise Movement membership meeting, obtained by Defending Education, lay out a vision to "structurally change the foundations of this country" in pursuit of "eco-socialism" and a "multi-racial democracy." The internal presentation outlines what the group describes as its "grand objective," including the passage of Green New Deal legislation and dismantling what it calls the "billionaire 2 party system." Biden ally tells Spanberger to exit ‘bunker’ as ex-gov renews debate push Michael LaRosa says Spanberger squandered goodwill and let the GOP define her within months of taking office  A former top official in the Biden administration slammed Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger as wrongly following Joe Biden’s playbook, squandering "goodwill" and allowing the GOP to define her, demanding she "come out of her Biden bunker." The swipe comes as former Gov. George Allen offered to debate her virtually on the subject of redistricting if timing was an issue in her original rejection, and Spanberger briskly avoided a Fox News Digital reporter who confronted the tight-lipped governor in Richmond this week. Michael LaRosa, former first lady Jill Biden’s longtime top aide and spokesperson, slammed Spanberger on Tuesday, unfavorably comparing her to former President Joe Biden and calling a Washington Post poll showing her as the governor with the highest unfavorables dating back to Allen’s era "entirely self-inflicted and avoidable." Artemis II snaps interstellar photo of Milky Way galaxy on its way back to Earth  NASA released a historic interstellar photo taken from Artemis II, capturing "the breathtaking photo of our galaxy." "Sky full of stars," NASA wrote Tuesday night on X. "Following a successful lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts captured this breathtaking photo of our galaxy, the Milky Way, on April 7, 2026." The Orion capsule left the moon's sphere of influence and was re-engaged by Earth's predominant gravitational pull Tuesday as the Integrity crew sped back home at more than 1,700 miles per hour. A new economic iron curtain is falling across America as trillions in wealth flee to the 'Boom Belt' The 11-state region has absorbed 70% of all U.S. population growth in the last five years, governors say  A new economic iron curtain is falling across America as the "Boom Belt" — an 11-state powerhouse in the U.S. Southeast — shatters records and challenges the traditional financial dominance of New York and Chicago. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined forces in Miami on Tuesday to celebrate a $9 trillion gross domestic product (GDP) region that is now outpacing every other quadrant of the country in population, jobs and capital investment. "I often tell people, as Governor of Florida, my job is to closely follow California, Illinois, New York, so I can do precisely the opposite of what they do," DeSantis said during the panel held at the Pérez Art Museum. "Florida's had more adjusted gross income move into our state since I've been governor than has ever moved into any state in the history of the United States." Trump’s Iran cease-fire makes the left lose its mind, but let’s just take the win … for now By New York Post Editorial Board
“TACO,” anti-Trump crackpot Rick Wilson posted on social media, shortly after the president announced a two-week cease-fire that has Iran agreeing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This “Trump always chickens out” sentiment was repeated by left-wing pundits, who only hours before were furious that President Trump was threatening to “blow up the whole country.” So which is it? You’re mad when he threatens to bomb a country, then mock him when he doesn’t? No matter how many times Trump turns to the same playbook — maximum pressure and outrageous threats to force a deal — Democrats and the press are shocked, shocked by his actions. This blue state's latest attack on free speech is awful and sneaky, too New law forces lawyers to certify they won't share court data with immigration officials By Jonathan Turley
Colorado's tourism slogan, "It's Our Nature," has a menacing meaning for free speech advocates. Colorado is now arguably the most anti-free speech state in the union, pushing an array of measures attacking those with opposing social and political views. The irony is that the state has proved a bonanza for free speech with spectacular legal failures that reaffirmed rather than restricted the First Amendment. Now, the Democratic legislature and governor are back with new unconstitutional measures, including a requirement that lawyers not share information with federal immigration officials as a condition for filing with state courts. Colorado legislators and judges have spent years attacking core free speech and associational rights. In the last election, the state attempted to strip President Donald Trump from the ballot with the support of a majority of its Democratic-controlled state supreme court. (The effort was later declared unconstitutional in a unanimous decision by the Supreme Court. Colorado could not even get any of the liberal justices to support its actions). The state is responsible for the efforts to force business owners to create products celebrating same-sex marriages. That effort led to the Masterpiece Cake Shop case and then the 303 Creative case. Even after losing earlier efforts against Masterpiece Cake Shop owner Jack Phillips, the targeting of its owner continued for years. That litigation proved to be a tremendous victory for free speech. |
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