James Carville Calls On Democrats To Cave On Voter ID The SAVE America Act, which would mandate proof of citizenship along with valid ID for federal elections and tighten mail-in voting rules, remains stalled in Congress due to the Democrats’ filibuster in the Senate, even though the underlying idea is among the most popular in American politics. Gallup found 84 percent of Americans favor requiring photo identification at the […]

Trump Admin Weighing Military Intervention In Mali Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that the Trump administration is considering conducting military action against an al-Qaeda affiliate in Mali, which, if carried out, would mark the eighth known country bombed by the US since President Trump returned to power last year. The report said there is disagreement among Trump officials […]

AI Debates Reveal A Deeper Shift In American Values Authored by Peter Earle via AmericanThinker.com, A survey finding that 70% of Americans support putting half the stock of major AI companies into a public wealth fund reveals a deeper cultural shift toward viewing wealth as zero-sum and favoring redistribution of innovation rewards, unlike the more market-accepting attitude during the internet era. Thirty years ago, the […]

Three Levers China Is Pulling To Weather Gulf Energy Shock; How Long Can Beijing Hold Out? The new troubling development is that maritime chokepoint chaos spread overnight from the Strait of Hormuz to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, where Iran-backed Houthis targeted two Saudi Arabian tankers. The attacks expose yet another maritime chokepoint and risk further physical market tightening, forcing traders to price a larger war-risk premium […]

California’s Civil Rights Mafia Authored by Christopher F. Rufo and Kenneth Schrupp via City Journal, In 2018, two women filed a class-action suit against Riot Games, the video-game colossus responsible for League of Legends, Valorant, and other popular titles. They claimed that the company had denied them and other female employees “equal pay,” favored men for promotions, and created a “hostile work environment.” The women wanted […]

India Blocks Mobile Internet In Central Delhi As Youth Protests Escalate The Indian government has ordered telecom companies to disable ​mobile data services in central parts ‌of the capital Delhi, in and around the site of youth protests seeking the resignation ​of the education minister, two sources ​told Reuters on Thursday. The companies have ⁠complied with the order, Reuters sources ​said. There was ‌no […]

From Cash To Trash, Rinse And Repeat Authored by Frank Giustra, The Continental dollar, born in 1775, was meant to finance the colonies’ fight against Britain—the American Revolution. What it actually financed was a masterclass in how quickly a currency can evaporate when it has no anchor, no credible backing, and no one willing to stop the printing presses. Hundreds of millions of Continental notes were issued with […]

Intel Saves The Tech Day, Sees 15-Year High For Sales Growth, “Unprecedented Demand” After a dismal day that saw tech stocks wrecked on the shores of hyperscalers’ CapEx and inferred from Alphabet’s earnings, tonight sees Intel’s Lip-Bu Tan ride to the rescue with better-than-expected second-quarter results on Thursday, notching its fastest revenue growth rate for any quarter since 2011 and issuing guidance that topped […]

Four House Republicans Break Ranks To Help Democrats Pass Iran War Powers Resolution The House on Thursday approved a Democratic-led war powers resolution aimed at restricting President Trump’s military operations in Iran, with four Republicans providing the decisive votes. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and forced to the floor with Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), passed 214-208. Joining every Democrat were […]

“A Bridge Too Far”: Middle East Set For A Massive Escalation By Michael Every of Rabobank Unless things change dramatically, the Middle East seems set for massive escalation. President Trump yesterday warned every missile, rocket, or drone Iran fires at ships in Hormuz will be met with the destruction of an Iranian bridge or power plant. This morning, the IRGC says a tanker is on fire after an explosion in the strait and Kuwait […]

Secret Service Agent On JD Vance’s Detail Under Investigation For Leaking Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA, CNN reported Thursday that a Secret Service agent on Vice President JD Vance’s security detail has been put on administrative leave and is suspected of leaking information about his travel to a news site. According to CNN, the agent is suspected of leaking to MS NOW about how agents on Vance’s security […]

NHTSA Begins Work On New Car Door-Handle Rules After Bloomberg’s Tesla Report Auto-safety regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will begin considering new federal requirements for vehicle door handles and emergency-release systems following a series of deadly incidents in which occupants became trapped after electrically operated doors lost power. NHTSA said an inaccessible or difficult-to-locate […]

US Lays Groundwork For Approving Offshore Nuclear Power Projects Authored by Melanie Sun via The Epoch Times, The U.S. federal government has outlined a preliminary framework to oversee the approval of offshore nuclear power projects, advancing President Donald Trump’s agenda to safely unleash domestic energy production and reestablish the United States as the global leader in nuclear energy. Birds fly along the Pacific Ocean near […]

Watch: Ukraine, Iran Tensions Run High In Rare Rubio-Lavrov Meeting A US delegation headed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio is holding three day closed-door talks with Russia on the sidelines of an annual gathering by foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Manila. The high point came in a rare direct Rubio-Lavrav meeting, where the US top diplomat said Russia should have the incentive to end a […]

Gov. Hochul Responds To Criticism, Explains Rationale For AI Data Center Moratorium Authored by Oliver Mantyk via The Epoch Times, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul had an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal on July 21 responding to the publication’s criticisms of her decision to halt data centers of a certain size from being built in her state. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in New York City on March 19, 2026. Michael M. […]

Sen. Cruz Says GM Pushed The China Car Ban Provision That Would Also Knock Out Mercedes-Benz The Senate Commerce Committee advanced the bill unanimously. Its chairman voted yes and then accused a Detroit automaker of writing part of it to remove a German competitor. People look at a BYD Seagull car by Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD Auto at the Bangkok International Motor Show in Nonthaburi on March 27, 2024. Lillian […]

Trump “Close” To Ordering “Massive Attack Greater Than Anything Before” On Iran Summary Trump escalates warnings of “massive attack”: Trump threatened to hold Iran responsible for future Houthi attacks and said he is “close” to ordering a massive new strike (Axios interview). Houthis escalate: The Houthis threatened Saudi Aramco after attacking two Saudi oil tankers and expanding their blockade of Saudi shipping. […]

Saudis On Trump’s Israel Normalization Demand: ‘Tweets Don’t Overturn Signed Deals’ Update(1258ET): Saudi unnamed officials are pushing back, as expected… After President Trump earlier this morning in a Truth Social post asserted that the already signed US-Saudi nuclear deal would actually be conditioned on Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords, journalist Laura Rozen quotes an unnamed Saudi source who says Trump’s demand is too […]

Energy Department Issues Emergency Order As Hot Weather Conditions Threaten Blackouts The Department of Energy (DOE) issued an emergency order authorizing Southwest Power Pool Inc. to use certain energy resources to reduce the risk of potential blackouts, according to a July 21 statement from the department. Electrical transmission poles and lines in Commerce, Calif., on Aug. 7, 2025. Mike Blake/Reuters The order, issued on July 20 […]

Boasberg’s Law: Chief District Court Judge Under Renewed Scrutiny Over Pattern Of Unilateral Actions Authored by Jonathan Turley, Chief Judge James Boasberg is frustrated … and he is not alone. Recently, the D.C. federal judge reportedly “groused” that the D.C. appellate court had ordered him to reconsider a case about whether the D.C. government engaged in biased enforcement against political graffiti. Conversely, the […]

SpaceX Meltdown Vaporizes $1 Trillion In Market Cap As Stock, Bonds Crater SpaceX’s Tuesday rebound was short-lived, with shares sliding to a new low of $110.85 late Thursday morning and extending their brutal post-IPO selloff. At a current market capitalization of roughly $1.479 trillion, SpaceX has erased about $1.16 trillion, or 44%, since its valuation peaked at $2.639 trillion on June 23. Shares are also trading well below […]

This American Drone-Motor Company Is Positioned For “Massive Procurement Tailwind” Looking at the state of modern warfare, H.C. Wainwright analyst Amit Dayal initiated Unusual Machines with a “Buy” rating, telling clients the drone-part maker is emerging as a key player in “anchoring the US drone industry’s sovereign supply chain.” Dayal called UMAC a “pure-play, American-made, NDAA-compliant drone-component manufacturer” that is […]

“Closing Time” On The AI Bubble Is Sooner Than Most Think; Ed Dowd Warns Iran War Brings Global Recession Closer Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com, Wall Street money manager and financial analyst Ed Dowd of PhinanceTechnologies.com warned at the end of May we could see “$250 a barrel oil and 11% inflation as a worst-case scenario in 2026.”  That didn’t happen… yet.  Dowd explains, “We had two scenarios when we […]

Software Vendor Fires Back At NJ Governor Over Noncitizen Voting Scandal New Jersey’s noncitizen voter registration scandal has taken an uncomfortable turn for Gov. Mikie Sherrill, and the vendor she blamed for it is no longer taking the fall quietly. IDEMIA, the French multinational that has worked with New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission for more than 40 years, is refusing to play the role assigned to it. What the company is […]

Jim Jordan Refers Jack Smith To DOJ For Possible Prosecution Authored by Bryan S. Jung via PJ Media, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has formally referred former Special Counsel Jack Smith to the Department of Justice for possible criminal prosecution, alleging that Smith made false statements under oath to Congress about the scope of his investigation into President Donald Trump. According […]