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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 CENTCOM Chief: US, Israel 'Destroyed' Iran's Military Capabilities  The U.S. and Israeli militaries have "clearly accomplished" their goal of dismantling the Iranian regime's military capabilities, according to Adm. Brad Cooper, chief of U.S. Central Command. "We set out to dismantle the Iranian regime's ability to project power beyond its own borders, and we clearly accomplished this task," Cooper said in a video statement posted to X on Thursday. "Iran has suffered a generational military defeat," he added. "The United States and Israel systematically destroyed Iran's ability to conduct large-scale military operations for years to come." This means, Cooper said, that "Iran's conventional military capability, built over 40 years at the cost of billions of dollars, has been eliminated." Iran Flouts Ceasefire: Limits Ships, Charges Tolls  Iran is signaling that it will flout the newly brokered ceasefire agreement, raising fresh concerns about stability in one of the world's most critical energy corridors. The ceasefire, which officially began on Wednesday following negotiations led by President Donald Trump, was intended to de-escalate weeks of conflict and restore normal maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump had emphasized that the ceasefire would reopen the "free trade across the Strait of Hormuz," framing the agreement as a step toward restoring global supply chains.
Iranian president says Israeli strikes against Hezbollah will make Saturday talks 'meaningless'  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says planned talks between the U.S. and Iran on Saturday will be "meaningless" if Israel continues its attacks on Lebanon Thursday. Pezeshkian issued the warning in a statement on X, saying Israel's strikes are a "flagrant violation" of the truce agreed to earlier this week. "The repeated aggression by the Zionist entity against Lebanon is a flagrant violation of the initial ceasefire agreement and a dangerous indicator of deceit and lack of commitment to potential accords," Pezeshkian wrote. Minnesota fraud scandal: Sixth family member who met with AG Ellison set to plead guilty Gandi Mohamed is the latest family member tied to the scheme that allegedly defrauded $14 million from a federal meal program  Yet another member of a family within Minnesota’s Somali community is expected to plead guilty Thursday in the massive fraud scandal that has drawn national attention and prompted criticism of Attorney General Keith Ellison over a meeting he held with members of the family in question. Gandi Mohamed, 45, is expected to either plead guilty at a change of plea hearing scheduled for Thursday or choose to enter a plea of no contest, which would allow him to accept conviction and be sentenced without admitting guilt, according to court records. Mohamed is the sixth member of his family who would be pleading guilty in the scheme prosecutors say fraudulently claimed to be serving meals while instead pocketing $14 million from the federal child nutrition program, Fox 9 Minneapolis reported. Israel wiped out Hezbollah chief’s top secretary in fresh strikes on Lebanon that Iran says jeopardize cease-fire  Israel said it wiped out the Hezbollah chief’s top secretary in targeted strikes on Lebanon overnight — as it ramped up attacks Thursday despite the risk of throwing President Trump’s Iran war cease-fire into turmoil. Ali Youssef Kharshi, the secretary and nephew of Hezbollah honcho Naim Qassem, was killed in Beirut amid the fresh wave of bombings, the Israel Defense Forces said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also confirmed the strike while vowing such attacks on Iran-backed Hezbollah proxies across Lebanon would continue with “force, precision and determination.” “In Beirut, we eliminated Ali Youssef Kharshi, the personal secretary of Hezbollah terror organization Secretary-General Naim Qassem and one of the people closest to him,” Netanyahu said in a statement. Iran wildly accuses US of breaking cease-fire, blasts America for being unable to ‘leash its rabid dog’
Trump mulls punishing NATO countries that didn’t assist Iran war effort: report Trump threatens ‘bigger, and better, and stronger’ military response if Iran doesn’t comply with deal Homan warns Spanberger blocking access to Virginia jails could force more ICE street operations: 'Do the job' White House border czar Tom Homan warns Virginia Gov Abigail Spanberger ICE 'is not going to stop enforcing law'  President Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, blasted Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger over her policies surrounding federal immigration officials and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer requests that have been ignored by the state under her leadership. Homan sat down with Fox News Digital for an exclusive interview, where he said if Spanberger is unwilling to cooperate with federal law enforcement, the border czar is willing to "send more teams into the streets." "Elections have consequences," Homan explained. "[Spanberger] ran on a law enforcement position that she was a career law enforcement person. [She] is a much different person now since she’s in that governor’s slot." "Bottom line is, I wish she'd take a page out of the Minnesota chapter when the president sent me to Minneapolis to get more cooperation with the county jailers, which means less public safety threats in the communities," Homan added. Justice Department launches bombshell NFL probe that could blow up antitrust exemption  The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the National Football League’s potentially anticompetitive practices, amid mounting concerns that it has become much more difficult and pricey for sports fans to watch their favorite teams, according to a report. Leagues are currently protected from antitrust action under the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961, which has allowed teams to pool their media rights together into massive TV packages. FCC Chair Brendan Carr told The Post late last month that the NFL could lose its exemptions if it sticks too many live games behind paywalls, as fans shell out as much as $1,500 a year to watch every pro football game across several streaming services. Dramatic video shows Israel bombing Al Jazeera journalist accused of being Hamas terrorist  Dramatic video shows the moment Israel blew up a car in Gaza that it says was carrying “a Hamas terrorist operating under the guise of an Al Jazeera journalist.” Muhammad Washah, who was a correspondent for the outlet in Gaza, was one of two people killed in a targeted strike on the vehicle as it was traveling along the coast on Wednesday, according to officials. Footage shared by the military captured the moment the car suddenly exploded in a huge ball of flames. The military alleged Washah was “actively involved in planning attacks against IDF troops” in his role at Hamas’ rocket and weaponry production headquarters. Ex-Army employee profiled by Politico charged with leaking classified information to journalist  A former Army employee profiled by Politico was indicted Wednesday for allegedly sharing classified material with a journalist. Courtney Williams, 40, held a top secret security clearance during the period she worked for a “special military unit” out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, between 2010 and 2016, according to the indictment. She is accused of repeatedly communicating with Seth Harp, a journalist and author, via phone calls and text messages between 2022 and 2025, during which she provided statements to Harp containing “classified national defense information” that he published in a book and magazine article published by Politico. Harp directly attributed statements to Williams for his August 2025 exposé on sexual misconduct and drug trafficking that allegedly took place within the ranks of the Army’s elite Delta Force. White House Confident Warsh Will Lead Fed in May  White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Thursday that he was confident Kevin Warsh would start as Federal Reserve chairman in May and that he did not expect current Fed chairman Jerome Powell to remain on the board. "I'm highly confident that that will happen," Hassett told Fox Business Network, adding that he believed a confirmation hearing for Warsh was on track to begin next week. Hassett said Powell had indicated he would leave the central bank once a new chair was selected. New Nancy Guthrie ransom notes expose sick plot against family, ex-FBI agent claims  The latest purported ransom notes sent to TMZ claiming to know who kidnapped Nancy Guthrie reveal a sick plot to continue to “torment” the missing grandmother’s devastated family for a quick profit, according to a former FBI agent. The notes, which also claimed to know where her body could be found, were sent just as Guthrie’s daughter Savannah Guthrie made her emotional return to NBC’s “Today” show for the first time since her mom vanished more than two months ago. “They sent these right when Savannah Guthrie went back to work. That was by no mistake, that was absolutely meant to further torment her and her family,” Jennifer Coffindaffer told Newsweek. Purported ransom notes reveal a sick plot to continue to “torment” Nancy Guthrie’s family for a quick profit, according to a former FBI agent. Congress must stop immigrant welfare madness since Supreme Court won’t By Betsy McCaughey
More than half of immigrant households in the United States use welfare, costing taxpayers billions and making the programs less sustainable for Americans in need of help. Blame birthright citizenship for a big part of the cost. But don’t count on the Supreme Court to fix it. Republicans in Congress need to act, and they should do it quickly while they’re still in the majority. Miranda Devine: Tulsi Gabbard keeps her focus on revealing Deep State’s dirty secrets — even as it tries to take her down By Miranda Devine
Anonymously sourced hit pieces have hammered Tulsi Gabbard the past few months in the Guardian, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Republic, CNN, NBC, MSNBC, you name it. They are part of a relentless campaign to undermine President Trump’s director of national intelligence because she is almost single-handedly revealing the dirty secrets of the Deep State. Rumors swirl around Washington that the president is displeased with her and she will soon follow Pam Bondi out the door. But that doesn’t appear to be the case. |
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