Judge threatens Trump with arrest for trial absence

Heartland Institute Poll Shows Nearly 3 in 10 Voters Would Vote Illegally in 2024 Presidential Election

According to the poll, conducted by Rasmussen, approximately 44 million Americans would vote illegally in the 2024 election “to prevent other side from winning.”

Speaker Mike Johnson says House will move separate funding bills for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan
House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled plans Monday for the House to hold votes this week on four separate funding bills for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and national security — just days after Iran escalated conflict in the Middle East by launching its first direct attack on the Jewish state.

House Overcomes Final Hurdle To Send FISA Reauthorization Bill To Senate
Lawmakers voted 259-128 to table a motion to reconsider the legislation that was introduced right after the chamber passed it on Friday.

Left-Wing Dark Money Behemoth Behind Bail Fund for 'Free Palestine' Bridge Blockers
Community Justice Exchange, part of the Soros-funded Tides Center, solicits legal defense donations for arrested protesters.

Anti-Israel demonstrators block Golden Gate Bridge, traffic into Chicago airport
Demonstrators also block roads in Philadelphia, elsewhere in the U.S., as part of a global "economic blockade to free Palestine."

Justice Thomas absent from Supreme Court's Monday session without explanation
Chief Justice John Roberts announced Thomas’ absence and said that he would still participate in the day’s cases, based on the briefs and transcripts of the arguments.

FBI opens criminal investigation into Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
The probe will look at whether the crew left port with the knowledge something could be wrong with the ship, according to a source.

California moves to create genealogy office for reparations eligibility
Democrats are working hard to bring back terms like quadroon, octoroon, and mustefino.

Real estate mogul concerned how Americans will deal with squatters: ‘Something really bad is going to happen’
"People are going to start taking matters into their own hands."

Elderly man shoots and kills woman sent to pick up ransom from phone scam
However, police say she was just an Uber driver.

Thugs sucker punch 'local legend' Vietnam vet, 81, while he's delivering pizzas in Chicago
"They said, 'Gimme the keys, gimme the keys,'" Aimone said. "And they sucker punched me from behind, hit me in the face. I was afraid for my life."

NYPD raids illegal NYC open-air migrant market, sending crooked vendors scrambling
Frustrated merchants complained that they see merchandise snatched from their shelves for sale on the sidewalk — but are helpless to do anything about it.

Judge Merchan threatens President Trump with arrest if he isn’t in court every single day of trial
"If you do not show up there will be an arrest," Merchan told Trump.

Trump blasts Judge Merchan for refusing to allow him to attend son's graduation at risk of jail
"It looks like the judge will not let me go to the graduation of my son, who has worked very, very hard."

Day one of Trump's hush money trial ends with no jurors selected and most excused for bias
A New York judge vetted nearly a hundred prospective jurors in former President Donald Trump‘s hush money trial on Monday, but more than half of them were excused because they said they lacked impartiality.

Trump’s Strongest New York Defense Has Nothing To Do With Alvin Bragg Or Judge Merchan
It is Trump, not Bragg or Merchan, who is about to go on trial. He has a defense on the merits, and his supporters should use it.

Prosecutors ask judge to fine Trump $3,000 for allegedly violating gag order
Last week, in a post to his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump called Stormy Daniels and his former lawyer Michael Cohen "two sleaze bags who have, with their lies and misrepresentations, cost our Country dearly!"

‘Bidenbucks’ Make ‘Zuckbucks’ Look Like Chump Change
Election integrity watchdogs say private funds in elections pale in comparison to what Biden has wrought through the power of his pen.

White House rejects House GOP effort for Biden to testify in Oversight impeachment inquiry
“Your Committee’s purported ‘impeachment inquiry’ has succeeded only in turning up abundant evidence that, in fact, the President has done nothing wrong.”

Doocy: White House Might Want To ‘Beef Up’ Iran Policy Beyond ‘Don’t’
“John, has President Biden considered maybe beefing up the public Iran posture to be more than just one word?” Doocy asked Kirby. “You — you’re referring to ‘don’t’?” Kirby clarified. “Yeah,” Doocy replied.

Biden praises country that hasn't existed for more than 30 years
President Biden on Monday praised “Czechoslovakia” for supporting Ukraine against Russia’s two-year-old invasion — referring to a country that hasn’t existed since the end of 1992.

Biden cheat sheet for Iraq PM meeting caught on camera — including instructions to ‘pause’
President Biden was caught once again wielding a crib sheet bearing scripted remarks to the press during an Oval Office sit-down with Iraq’s prime minister Monday.

Joe Biden’s Signature Achievement Is His List Of Broken Promises
Despite Biden’s colossal policy failures in his first term, he will undoubtedly make more outlandish promises as he runs for re-election.

Bill Maher stuns his crowd by admitting abortion is effectively 'murder'
Maher underscored that pro-life activists "don't hate women. [Leftists] just made that up. They think it's murder, and it kind of is."

California fast-food franchisees worried they’ll lose customers to Chili’s, Applebee’s because of $20 minimum wage
The higher-priced chains aren’t subjected to the new wage requirements. As a result, the price disparity between fast-food and casual-dining restaurants could shrink.

Leftists Who Insisted COVID Health Care Was ‘Racist’ Test Positive For Confirmation Bias
Two Connecticut congressmen have introduced a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis, citing disproportionate COVID-19 impacts on communities of color. However, CDC data reveals that deaths were largely proportional to each group's share of the population, with age and preexisting conditions playing a more significant role than race in COVID-19 outcomes.

By uttering 'Don't' to Iran, Biden dooms the Middle East
The State of Israel must deliver a blow to ensure that it is heard across the Middle East and must be understood and appreciated by the Western world.

America must restore its military deterrence
“Don’t,” President Joe Biden replied when asked for his message to Iran during a press conference Friday afternoon, followed by a lamentable “showdown” glare. But as the world now knows, Iran is unmoved by these cheap, tough-guy theatrics.

Israel prepares air force to hit Iran ‘clearly and forcefully’ in response to missile barrage: Report
According to the report, the strike will be intended as a message that Israel “will not allow an attack of that magnitude against it to pass without a reaction.”

US Central Command’s crucial role in downing missiles, drones
Out of the 350 drones and missiles launched by Iran, almost a third were intercepted by U.S. Central Command and also involved close work with Israel and U.S. European Command.

Arab News: Iran is staring down the barrel of a very large gun
Any meaningful Israeli response would almost certainly mark the point of no return on the road to a region-wide war.

Tehran Times: How credible are claims of an impenetrable Israeli defense shield?
While the extent of the damage and number of casualties is still a topic of debate, Iran is believed to have avoided making a highly destructive move. The country used inexpensive drones as a decoy and targeted a limited number of military bases with its less advanced missiles. Analysts suggest that Iran's goal was to send a clear message to Israel.

Iran state TV uses footage of crazed One Direction fans to show ‘Israelis panicking’ after missile attacks
The footage, also shared by numerous online influencers, was just one of a number aired by Iran’s state TV claiming to show scenes of devastation from the weekend’s air strikes, despite Israel shooting down around 99% of the drones and missiles fired at the Jewish state.

Babylon Bee: Biden Retaliates Against Iran By Attaching Note To Pallet Of Cash That Says 'Please Do Not Use For Terrorism'
The note, which was translated into Farsi, was placed in a clearly visible location on the next U.S. shipment of cash being sent to Tehran, with the Biden administration confident that its stern tone would ensure the Iranian regime would know not to use any of the billions of U.S. dollars on terrorism.

House Judiciary subpoenas X Corp over Brazilian censorship
"United States laws prevent X from participating in corruption that violates the laws of other countries, which is what [Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes] is demanding that we do," Musk wrote.

Javier Milei And Elon Musk Bond Over Markets
Argentine President Javier Milei and Tesla CEO Elon Musk met for the first time in Austin, Texas, where they "agreed on the need for free markets."

No end to death and suffering as Sudan conflict enters its second year
What began as a feud between two generals has spawned one of the world’s largest humanitarian disasters. Nearly 11 million have been displaced. More than half of the country is in dire need of humanitarian assistance as food shortages caused by the war threaten to unleash a famine.

Armorer on 'Rust' set gets maximum 18-month sentence for fatal shooting involving actor Alec Baldwin
Gutierrez-Reed sobbed throughout her sentencing hearing on Monday. Her attorney had requested that she be given conditional release along with counseling, saying she was a "scapegoat" for the shooting.

Molly Ringwald: My John Hughes Films Are ‘Really, Really, Very White,’ Remakes Would Need More Diversity
During the height of the #MeToo movement, Ringwald also slammed "The Breakfast Club" because she said her character was “sexually harassed” in the film.

Johnny Depp eyes $4M historic estate in Italy — as worried officials vow to ‘protect the castle’ at all costs
“A celebrity buying a historic monument like the Montalto Dora castle would bring a lot of attention to the area, but we’re not sure if it would be the right ‘economic synergy’ for the community.”

Head of NPR had a dream that she was on a road trip, sampling nuts with Kamala Harris
"Had a dream where Kamala and I were on a road trip in an unspecified location, sampling and comparing nuts and baklava from roadside stands."

CNN axes Charles Barkley and Gayle King’s weekly show ‘King Charles’ after 6 months
It was the lowest-rated prime-time weeknight series debut for CNN in at least a decade, according to Nielsen.

Elon Musk reportedly indicates Tesla is slashing its workforce 'by more than 10% globally'
Tesla is the most American-made car brand and has held the top spot for years in a row.

Report: Biden has taken over 200 actions against US oil
Within a week of being in office, Biden issued additional moratoriums on new oil and gas leases on public lands or in offshore waters and imposed new regulations related to permitting and leasing practices, which were tied up in the courts for years.

The Cass report should be the death knell for gender pseudoscience
History will not look kindly on the medical professionals, researchers, and activists who abandoned scientific protocol and basic common sense to justify their gender experiments. A new report out of the United Kingdom just made sure of that.

NY ballot initiative could block parents from say in child getting a sex change
"This ballot initiative is written so broadly and so poorly that it could cause irreparable harm to children and families. This is no soft-sounding equal rights amendment, it’s nothing less than The Parent Replacement Act."

Supreme Court lets Idaho enforce its ban on child sex changes
Idaho's ban imposes a maximum 10-year sentence to providers of myriad gender treatments, such as hormones, puberty blockers, and surgeries, Reuters reported.

Iraq postpones vote on bill including death penalty for same-sex acts
This is nothing compared to Florida's "don't say gay" bill ...

FAFSA Glitches Cause Chaos for Millions of College Students
A shoddy effort to simplify the financial aid form led to errors affecting 30% of this year's FAFSA applications.

At least 75% of colleges get anti-Semitism report grade of C or below, and Ivy League flunks out
Of the eight Ivy League schools, only one received a C, while the rest received a grade of D or F.

Gen Z’s love of ‘anti-aging straws’ leaves experts scratching their heads
Instead of drinking through a vertical straw, they slurp through a hook-like apparatus meant to keep the lips from pursing, thereby supposedly creating fewer wrinkles.

Bible engagement falls below 40% among Americans, continuing a decade-long decline
According to the study, only 38% of American adults now engage with the Bible at least three to four times a year outside of church services. This gradual decline has been a consistent trend over the past decade, with a notable drop from 50% in 2011 to under 40% today.

Ex-TikTok Employee Says He Was Ordered To Send US Data to China
A former senior employee at TikTok said he was ordered to send American user data to Beijing-based parent company ByteDance, contradicting TikTok’s public claims of operating independently from China, according to a Fortune report published Monday.

Authoritarian regimes and terrorist organizations exert control over the internet covertly — study
Governments, such as those in Russia and Iran, are increasingly manipulating Internet traffic through state-owned transit networks, allowing them to monitor and control digital communication in a centralized and less visible manner.

I’m a professional Jeff Bezos lookalike
Cagdas Halicilar spent the first half of his life as an electrician but decided to quit after growing weary of the long days spent wasting away on construction sites.

NASA confirms mystery object that crashed through roof of Florida home came from space station
The space agency said it was a metal support used to mount old batteries on a cargo pallet for disposal. The pallet was jettisoned from the space station in 2021, and the load was expected to eventually fully burn up on entry into Earth’s atmosphere, but one piece survived.

NASA seeks cheaper ideas for Mars sample return mission amid budget crunch
"The bottom line is an $11 billion budget is too expensive, and a 2040 return date is too far away," NASA chief Bill Nelson said.

Travis Kelce Likes Sage Steele IG Post With Donald Trump
The narrative is Travis Kelce has gone full-blown liberal since he began pitching Pfizer shots and began dating Taylor Swift and had second thoughts about giving Jesus Christ his respect on Easter.