Senate Confirms Hegseth for Defense Secretary With Vance Casting Tie-Breaker
The vice president cast the tie-breaking vote after McConnell voted no to Pete Hegseth’s confirmation as the new secretary of defense. By Ryan Morgan and Nathan Worcester The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the new secretary of defense in a late-night session on Jan....
Report: Mexico Refuses Deportation Flight From US
Newsmax By Mark Swanson Mexico denied the U.S. access to land a military plane transporting illegal immigrants in its country on Thursday, NBC News reported Friday. The military transport never took off from the U.S., according to the report. Meanwhile, two Air Force...
Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Thanks Trump For Full Pardon
Authored by Mehab Qureshi via CoinTelegraph.com,Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who had been serving a double life sentence without parole, publicly thanked US President Donald Trump after receiving a full pardon. This marked the first time Ulbricht had spoken...
Gazprom In Turmoil, Forced To Hike Prices On Russians In Middle Of Winter
Authored by Liz Heflin via Remix News,Facing losses, huge debts, and layoffs, Gazprom is now turning to Russian citizens to help it out of its financial woes, writes “Rzeczpospolita.”Gazprom’s management is reportedly demanding that the Kremlin raise gas prices...
Affordable Broadband Law In New York Led AT&T To Drop 5G Home Service Entirely
Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com,Neither New York nor California understands that companies won’t sell products for a loss...Hoot of the DayMy hoot of the day is AT&T Is Stopping Its 5G Internet Air Service in NY Because of New Broadband LawA new...
Switzerland Achieves Highest Deportation Rate In Europe In 2024
Via Remix News,Switzerland is excelling at removing immigrants slated for deportation, achieving the highest rate in Europe in 2024 with a 60 percent deportation rate and boosting its own progress by 18 percent over 2023.In total, Switzerland was able to remove...
China’s DeepSeek Bombshell Rocks Trump’s $500BN AI Boondoggle
Authored by Mark Whitney,The future of humanity is being decided as we speak. And it is not being decided on a battlefield in Eastern Europe, or the Middle East or the Taiwan Strait, but in the data centers and research facilities where technology experts...
Distrust In Leaders (And Journalists) Ticks Up Again
Edelman has once more released its annual Trust Barometer, capturing a snapshot of how people around the world feel about today’s leaders.The findings are hardly positive, with survey data revealing that an increasing proportion of respondents across the 28...
White House Office Of Gun Violence Prevention Webpage Goes Dark On Trump’s 2nd Day
Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times,Second Amendment advocates are celebrating, and gun control activists are decrying the apparent closing of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention.The Trump administration has not confirmed that the...
Lawmakers React To The Second Trump Term oan
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) attends the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Kevin...
Pentagon’s New Mideast Policy Chief Wants To Scale Down US Presence In Region
Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,The Trump administration has appointed a new Middle East policy chief in the Pentagon who believes the US should scale down its military presence in the region.Michael DiMino, a former CIA analyst, was sworn in early this...
Trump Visits North Carolina And California After Slamming Biden And Newsom’s Disaster Response Efforts oan
US President Donald Trump speaks while visiting a neighborhood affected by Hurricane Helene in Swannanoa, North Carolina, on January 24, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff Blake Wolf4:15 PM – Friday, January...
Visualizing NATO’s And Russia’s Militarization Of The Arctic
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Arctic has been considered a politically neutral zone, marked by the peaceful international cooperation of scientists.But, as Statista's Anna Fleck reports, as the Arctic ice melts and more land and sea becomes...
Illegal Aliens Board Deportation Flights Following Trump’s Stern Warning Against Unlawful Entry Into U.S. oan
(L-Corner) Female Guatemalan migrants deported from the United States walk down the runway after arriving at the Guatemalan Air Force Base in Guatemala City on January 10, 2025. Guatemala alone has more than 61,000 deported back to their country from the U.S....
Conflict In The Middle East: Which Countries Think It Will End In 2025?
The ceasefire announced in January 2025 by Israel and Hamas was celebrated by both sides after months of mediation by the U.S., Qatar, and Egypt. However, lasting peace depends on a series of demands both parties agreed to.Beyond the Gaza conflict, the Middle...
Harris Seeks Counsel From Hillary Clinton Following Election Loss As She Plans Future Campaign oan
TOPSHOT – US Vice President Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves at supporters at the end of her concession speech at Howard University in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2024. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)...
“Nervousness” Ripples Across Coffee Market As Prices Hit Fresh Record Highs
Arabica coffee futures surged to record highs on Friday, fueled by the ongoing global supply crunch. The most-active contract climbed nearly 2% in late morning trading, reaching the highest price levels on record dating back to 1972. The multi-year parabolic...
Trump Pardons 23 Pro-Life Protesters oan
Pro-life demonstrators listen to US President Donald Trump as he speaks at the 47th annual “March for Life” in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2020. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff Blake Wolf2:10 PM – Friday, January 24, 2025 On...