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WORLDWARPOLITICS
Megyn Kelly Turns on Murdoch:
The former Fox News anchor blamed Rupert Murdoch for goading Trump into the Iran war — and admitted she spent 14 years cheerleading a similar mistake.
WORLDPOLITICSTECH
America Uses AI But Doesn't Trust It: Polls Show a Nation Caught Between Adoption and Anxiety
A March 2026 NBC News poll found only 26% of American voters view AI favorably — less popular than ICE, Trump, and the Republican Party. Yet 56% say they've ...
WORLDPOLITICSCULTURE
Trump Names 'Alpha Male' Influencer Nick Adams as Special Envoy for American Tourism
Nick Adams — self-described 'alpha male,' Hooters enthusiast, and MAGA social media figure — has been appointed Special Presidential Envoy for Tourism, Excep...
WARMARKETSPOLITICS
War Is Good for Business: Elbit's $28 Billion Backlog, US Defense Stocks, and the Economy of the Iran War
POLITICS
House Passes Deporting Fraudsters Act 231-186: What the Bill Does, and Why Democrats Voted No
CULTUREPOLITICSHEALTH
Who Owns the News Now: The $110.9 Billion Deal That Puts CNN Under Ellison Control
Paramount Skydance just won a bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery, putting CNN, HBO, and Warner Bros. Studios under a single Silicon Valley dynasty. Here'...
WORLDTECHPOLITICS
The U.S. Is Technically Insolvent. The Treasury Said So. Almost Nobody Noticed.
The Treasury Department's own financial statements show $6.06 trillion in assets against $47.78 trillion in liabilities — and that's before the off-balance-s...
WARPOLITICS
America's Most Expensive Warship Is Out of the Iran War: The USS Gerald Ford's $13 Billion Problem
MARKETSPOLITICS
The Billionaire Bunker: Why Four of the Five Richest People on Earth Just Moved to Miami
Bezos. Zuckerberg. Page. Brin. Four of the world's five wealthiest people now own waterfront estates in Miami. A California wealth tax proposal, favorable Fl...
WORLDPOLITICS
California Sheriff Seizes 650,000 Ballots: What It Means and Why It Matters
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized over 650,000 ballots from the 2025 election while running for governor. Here's what actually happened and what's ...
WORLDWARPOLITICS
Colombian Military C-130 Crashes on Takeoff: 125 on Board, At Least 1 Dead, 43 Missing
Colombian Air Force C-130 Hercules crashed taking off from Puerto Leguizamo near Peru border. 125 on board. President Petro confirms at least 1 dead, 77 inju...
WORLDPOLITICSHEALTH
Bill Cosby Ordered to Pay $19.25 Million: A Verdict 54 Years in the Making
A Southern California jury ordered Bill Cosby to pay $19.25 million to Donna Motsinger, who says he drugged and raped her in 1972.
POLITICSWARWORLD
Cuba Says It's Ready for War: How a Fuel Blockade Became a Military Standoff
Cuba's deputy foreign minister went on NBC to say the island is militarily prepared for a US attack. The Trump administration has threatened regime change. S...
POLITICS
The 2028 Campaign Has Already Started — And JD Vance Is the Target
Eighteen months before the 2026 midterms, Democratic governors and strategists are running against JD Vance — not Donald Trump. Here's why, and what it tells...
WARPOLITICSWORLD
Missiles at Diego Garcia: What We Know, What Iran Denies, and Why It Changes Everything
Two missiles targeted the US-UK base at Diego Garcia. Iran denies it. NATO can't confirm. If true, Iran just revealed long-range missiles that could reach Lo...
POLITICSWORLDWAR
France Election Results: Socialists Hold, LFI Alliances Collapse, and a 2027 Warning Shot
France's second-round municipal results are in. The far-right failed to take its biggest targets. The far-left alliance strategy collapsed. And a centrist fo...
WARPOLITICS
"Expendable Cattle": Republican Lawmakers Split Over Troop Casualties in the Iran War
Sen. Lindsey Graham suggested accepting US military casualties as a cost of war. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna — a Republican — called it treating soldiers like "
POLITICS
Hong Kong Police Can Now Demand Your Phone Password — What the New NSL Amendment Actually Says
New NSL amendments give HK police power to demand phone passwords under penalty of jail. Here's what changed, what it means, and how Hong Kong got here.
POLITICS
ICE at the Jobsite: Construction Raids, Empty Frames, and the Cost You'll Pay
ICE is rounding up construction workers at job sites across the US. What happens to the houses, the housing shortage, and the price of your next home when th...
WARENERGYPOLITICS
Iran War Day 24: The Hormuz Deadline Expires Tonight
Trump's 48-hour ultimatum for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on its power grid expires at 6:44 PM CDT Monday. Here is exactly what is at...
WORLDWARPOLITICS
Who Is Trump Actually Talking To? Inside Iran's Fractured Post-Khamenei Leadership
Trump claims productive talks with Iran but won't name his counterpart. Iran's FM denies talks happened. Egypt, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey and Oman are all runn...
ENERGYWARPOLITICS
Farm Diesel Doubled in a Week: How the Iran War Hits Your Grocery Bill
The Iran war closed the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices spiked. Farm diesel doubled. Fertilizer doubled. Here's exactly how that becomes higher food prices — an...
ENERGYWARPOLITICS
1.4 Billion People, No Pipeline Alternative: How the Iran War Hits India
India imports ~85% of its crude oil, much of it through Hormuz. Here's why it has almost no buffer against this particular shock.
POLITICSWARHEALTH
Schools, Hospitals, Power Grids: Have Israel, the US, and Iran Violated International Law?
All three warring parties have struck civilian targets. Former ICC prosecutor and former US State Dept legal adviser assess whether international law has bee...
WARPOLITICSENERGY
40 Minutes: Israel Struck Tehran While Trump Was Announcing a Pause
Trump said talks with Iran were 'very good and productive' and paused energy strikes. 40 minutes later, Israel launched a new wave on Tehran. The US-Israel s...
TECHCULTUREPOLITICS
Meta on Trial: The Federal Case That Could Reshape Social Media Forever
Dozens of states are suing Meta for knowingly designing Instagram to addict children. The internal documents are damning. Here's what's actually being argued...
POLITICSMARKETSHEALTH
Markwayne Mullin Confirmed as DHS Secretary: What It Means for Immigration, the Shutdown, and the November Midterms
54-45 Senate confirmation. Rand Paul the lone Republican no. Two Democrats voted yes. Here's who Mullin is, what he inherits, and why the DHS shutdown is now...
MARKETSPOLITICSHEALTH
The $4,000 Dog: How Pet Ownership Became a Luxury Good
Vet bills, food, insurance — the cost of keeping a pet has surged dramatically. Americans are surrendering animals and delaying care. Here's why.
MARKETSSPORTSPOLITICS
Sports Bets By Another Name: The Senate Bill That Could Reshape Prediction Markets
Kalshi and Polymarket are federally regulated futures platforms — which means they're largely exempt from state gambling laws. A bipartisan Senate bill wants...
WORLDWARPOLITICS
'The New Israeli Border Must Be the Litani': Smotrich Calls for Annexation of Southern Lebanon
Israel's finance minister said Monday the Litani River must become Israel's new northern border — an explicit annexation call during an active ground operati...
WARPOLITICSMARKETS
The Pivot: Trump Claims Iran Talks, Extends Strike Deadline — Markets Soar, Iran Says Nope
Trump extended the Iran power-plant strike deadline again, claiming 'productive' talks with an Iranian leader. Iran denied any negotiations. Oil dropped. Mar...
WARENERGYPOLITICS
Trump Blinks: Five-Day Extension, Oil Falls 7%, and the IEA Says This Is Already the Worst Energy Crisis in History
Trump postponed Iran power plant strikes for 5 days. Oil fell 7%. But the IEA chief says 11M barrels/day are already lost — worse than the 1970s twin shocks ...
ENERGYPOLITICS
$928 Million to Kill Wind: The Trump-TotalEnergies Deal Explained
Trump is paying a French energy company $928M to abandon offshore wind leases and redirect to LNG and oil — announced during the IEA's worst-ever energy supp...
WORLDPOLITICSWAR
'Torture Has Effectively Become State Policy': UN Rapporteur's Report to the Human Rights Council
UN Special Rapporteur Albanese presented a report titled 'Torture and genocide' Monday. 72,263 killed in Gaza. 18,500+ detained in West Bank including 1,500 ...
POLITICSENERGYWAR
Cuba in the Dark: Three Blackouts in One Month, a US Fuel Blockade, and a "Friendly Takeover"
Cuba's national electrical grid has collapsed three times in March 2026. A US fuel blockade has cut off the oil the island needs to run its power stations.
POLITICSWORLD
France's Municipal Elections: Paris, the Left-Wing Pact Problem, and the 2027 Preview
France held the second round of municipal elections Sunday. Paris could shift right for the first time in 25 years. The real story is what the left-wing al
WARPOLITICS
Cluster Bombs, a Beauty Salon, and 14 Dead in Israel: The Human Cost of Iran's Missile Campaign
Iran has fired 400 missiles at Israel in 23 days. 14 Israelis have been killed directly by strikes. Three Palestinian women waiting for their nails done be
WARPOLITICSWORLD
Can Iran Hit London? The Missile Range Dispute Nobody Can Resolve
The IDF says Iran has missiles that can reach 4,000km — putting London, Paris, and Berlin in range. The UK government says there is "no assessment to subst
WARPOLITICSWORLD
Three Red Lines in 48 Hours: Diego Garcia, Dimona, and the 48-Hour Ultimatum
In the past two days, Iran fired at a joint US-UK base in the Indian Ocean, breached Israeli air defenses near a nuclear facility, and received a president
WARPOLITICS
Israel's Third Front: Ground Operations Approved in Lebanon, 1,000 Already Dead
Israel's Chief of Staff has approved a "prolonged" ground and air campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon. More than 1,000 people have already been k...
POLITICS
Robert Mueller, 1944–2026: The FBI He Built, the Investigation He Ran
Mueller led the FBI for 12 years, reshaped it after 9/11, and then spent two years conducting the most scrutinized federal investigation in modern American
WARPOLITICS
Iran-US War at a Crossroads: What Trump Says vs. What's Happening
Three weeks in, the president says it's "pretty much" over. Ground troops are moving in. Kharg Island may be a target. Iran is threatening the Red ...
WORLDPOLITICS
Jones Act Repeal: Why It's Crucial for America's Future
A 106-year-old maritime law is taxing islands, stranding disaster victims, and killing sailors. Follow the money to find out why it's still on the books.
POLITICSCULTURE
Federal Judge Rules Pentagon Press Restrictions Violate First Amendment
The DoD required journalists to pre-clear reporting or lose building access. Most major outlets refused. A federal judge just blocked key parts of the poli
WORLDPOLITICS
TSA Without Pay for 5 Weeks: Trump Threatens ICE at Airports
Airport security staff have worked without pay since mid-February. 300+ have quit. Now the president is threatening to replace them with immigration agents