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Hillary Clinton, whose 2016 presidential race loss to President Donald Trump was the second time she failed in such a campaign, has adopted a mantra in the following years – now approaching a decade – that Trump's term in office was illegitimate.
Her claims have been based on the completely debunked conspiracy theory she's credited for creating – the Russiagate agenda, that Trump's campaign that year colluded with Russia.
Actually, the players in that conspiracy, Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and many more, now apparently are under investigation by both Congress and the Department of Justice over the damage they may have done to America.
Now, in a stunning new direction, Clinton claims she'd nominate Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize if he's able to bring about an end to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Actually, Trump already has been nominated several times for the other regional conflicts he's worked to resolve around the globe.
But Clinton, described as "perhaps President Donald Trump's most bitter rival," dropped her "bombshell" on a podcast.
"Honestly, if he could bring about the end to this terrible war, if he could end it without putting Ukraine in a position where it had to concede its territory to the aggressor, could really stand up to Putin — something we haven't seen, but maybe this is the opportunity — if President Trump were the architect of that, I'd nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize," she said.
"Because my goal here is to not allow capitulation to Putin."
The promise came just as Trump is heading to Alaska to hold high-stakes talks with Russian chief Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine was invaded, and Western nations, including the U.S., have delivered billions of dollars in aid over the three years of the war.
Putin lately has called for Ukraine to pull troops from the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions and admit those areas are part of Russia.
Analysts have said Putin may be open to compromise, as the war has drained his nation of its military equipment, personnel and finances.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he won't agree to giving up Ukrainian land.
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The tariffs on products from India now have hit 50%, as President Donald Trump has piled a new 25% cost on top of the previous 25%, and it's all because of that nation's allegiance to Moscow.
The Washington Examiner reports Trump's executive order raising the tariffs specifically stated, "I find that the Government of India is currently directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil."
Trump has worked to implement policies and practices for the United States around the world that reduce oil revenues for Russia, which has been using them to fund its invasion of Ukraine.
"Trump announced that he would impose a new 25% tariff on goods from India as well as an additional import tax for purchasing Russian oil," the report said.
He was critical of Indian officials for buying military equipment and energy supplies from Russia when "everyone wants Russia to STOP THE KILLING IN UKRAINE."
Officials in India have given no indication they'll change their procedures.
These tariffs are part of Trump's campaign to de-escalate, even end, the war in Russia, launched by Russia's invasion and continued by Ukraine's decision to fight back.
Trump also has been using tariffs, or the threat of tariffs, to push nations around the world into agreeing to fair trade agreements with the U.S. Its consumers and businesses have been subsidizing the incomes of other nations for years with unbalanced trade requirements,
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A conservative who launched a joke at Hillary Clinton fans during the 2016 election, telling them to avoid the lines and vote online, which of course was impossible, was the target in a war from Joe Biden's administration as soon as he took office.
Ultimately, his case was thrown out, and now he's striking back with a lawsuit for damages.
A report at Revolver explains it is Douglass Mackey who revealed on Donald Trump Jr.'s show that he is suing the U.S. government.
The report explains, "Back in 2020, right after Joe Biden was installed in the White House, one of the very first things his weaponized DOJ did was launch a political hit job on Douglass Mackey, a conservative influencer who dared to mock Hillary Clinton with a satirical meme during the 2016 election. The meme was obviously a joke and clearly protected speech. But that didn't matter. What mattered was the message it sent: mock the regime, and we'll destroy your life. So, that's exactly what the Biden regime did."
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals just recently ended the Biden administration's war against Mackey by vacating his conviction.
Revolver reported, "Many also believe the Mackey case was a test run. Because if they could twist a meme into a federal crime and throw a young guy in prison, could they also go after a former president? Turns out, yes. They could. And they did."
The report also noted Mackey was "bringing in some serious firepower," as his lawyer is James Burnham, who previously was general counsel to President Donald Trump's DOGE.
Revolver explained in the Trump Jr. interview, Mackey's attorney "made it clear that securing compensation for the damages Mackey endured will be priority number one, and those damages total in the millions in legal fees, lost opportunities, defamation, and untold stress and hardship."
Also possible? Suing DOJ attorneys in their personal capacity and filing misconduct complaints against them.
Also they will work with Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate how the case could come about, "who originated it, and whose heads need to roll for it."
When the 2nd Circuit ruling was announced, it tossed Mackey's conviction for election interference.
WND reported the joke by Mackey triggered a conviction for "election interference."
But he appealed to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the decision, arguing that if the government's case against him stands, the results necessarily would criminalize not just political misinformation and satire, but also "lies about also whether and for whom to vote. Such a sprawling political speech code is in the teeth of every applicable canon for reading criminal laws, and grossly offends the First Amendment."
There were claims Mackey tricked some 5,000 people into voting by text or social media, even though there was no process to accommodate those attempts.
WND also reported that a "progressive activist told Trump supporters to vote by text, but she was not prosecuted.
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A member of Congress has sent to the Department of Justice the name of Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell, asking for an investigation for his alleged "lying under oath."
Powell is facing headwinds in his position now as he's push for leaving interest rates relatively high despite the booming economy, low inflation, and more, under President Donald Trump.
And specifically, he's come under fire from several interest groups or individuals for the renovation of the agency's headquarters where the costs have exploded from a planned $1.8 billion to more than $2.5 billion.
A report at Fox News explains U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., now has referred Powell to the DOJ for investigation, and possible charges.
A letter Fox obtained explained Powell is accused of perjury on two separate occasions.
"On June 25, 2025, Chairman Powell provided testimony under oath before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs regarding the renovation of the Federal Reserve's Eccles Building. In his statements, he made several materially false claims," Luna charges.
She described as suspect his claims about lavish amenities as the agency's Eccles Building.
"Separately, in a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, Chairman Powell characterized the changes that escalated the cost of the project from $1.9 billion to $2.5 billion as minor. However, documents reviewed by congressional investigators indicate that the scope and cost overruns of this project were neither minor in nature nor in substance," she said.
She said Powell's comments about the building and its renovation project are "contradicted by the Federal Reserve's final submission to the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) and by the assertions made in Director Vought's own original letter to Chairman Powell."
At issue, the report said, are "a VIP private dining room, premium marble finishes, modernized elevators, water features, and a roof terrace garden" at the project.
The report explained Powell has denied they exist.
Powell, to a trade outlet, has denied accusations of perjury.
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Despite their president's ongoing criticism of those demanding his Justice Department release more information about the Jeffrey Epstein case, Wednesday calling them "bad people" who've "bought into this 'bullsh**,' hook, line, and sinker," some Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed onto a discharge petition demanding release of all the files related to the late, disgraced sex offender.
The petition, sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., is a procedure tool that bypasses House leadership.
"In 7 days we can start collecting signatures," Explains Massie in an X post. "At 218 signatures, the House must vote on our bill requiring a full release of the Epstein files."
Continued Massie, "We all deserve to know what's in the Epstein files, who's implicated, and how deep this corruption goes. Americans were promised justice and transparency."
The "Epstein Files Transparency Act" would require the Department of Justice to declassify and release all Epstein-related documents, including investigative records, communications, flight logs, visitor lists, sealed agreements and any information involving known or suspected co-conspirators.
Current cosponsors of the bill, H.Res. 581, include Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., who posted, "The American people deserve and can handle the truth. Let's see the files."
Wrote Greene, "I am proudly cosponsoring and will sign the discharge petition. I will never protect pedophiles or the elites and their circles."
Other Republicans who have signed on are Reps. Jeff Van Drew, Eric Burlison and Tim Burchett.
Trump continued his denouncement of those demanding release of the files Wednesday, telling reporters in the Oval Office: "Republicans, some Republicans, got duped by the Democrats and they're following a Democrat playbook. It's no different than Russia, Russia, Russia and all the other hoaxes. It was started by the Democrats and some Republicans, in this case I was surprised, but they got duped."
The president is no fan of Massie, one of two House Republicans who voted against his big beautiful bill, saying the libertarian-leaning Kentucky lawmakers was "grandstanding."
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The administration of President Donald Trump for months now has been trying to convince Harvard University, which sits on billions of dollars in endowment cash, to fix problems with anti-Semitism and racial discrimination on its campus.
A coalition of 16 state attorneys general already has endorsed the move, because, as their statement explained, "Harvard itself admits that anti-Semitism both exists and is a problem on its campus but is unwilling to address the issue. Jewish students deserve equal protection and access to education which is why I led a 16-state coalition to support President Trump's actions."
The Trump administration already has frozen $2.2 billion of Harvard's federal grants and contracts over the issue, with a court hearing pending.
And it has ordered, in a move that is under challenge, that Harvard no longer be allowed to enroll foreign students.
Playing a role in the fight is that the Supreme Court previously has held that the federal government is not required to fund universities that practice illegal discrimination.
Now the government has just piled on the school, determining that Harvard is in violation of Title VI "due to persistent indifference toward anti-Semitism on campus."
The citation referencing the Civil Rights Act could threaten literally all of Harvard's access to federal funding.
The notification came in a letter to Harvard President Alan Garber and explained the findings of an investigation into anti-Semitism on the campus by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights.
The letter confirmed there is evidence that Jewish and Israeli students reported assaults and concealed their Jewish identities on campus. And those who staged demonstrations against Israel were not punished.
The school, in some cases, was "deliberately indifferent" to the harassment.
"The Trump Administration's work to restore equal enforcement of civil rights on American campuses continues," said Education Secretary Linda McMahon.
The Trump administration also has suggested ending the school's tax-exempt status.
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Officials in the sanctuary city of Denver have decided to close down a successful anti-theft program in order to protect illegal aliens, including criminals.
Constitutional expert Jonathan Turley explained the program was "a highly successful anti-theft auto license plate tracking system."
But the fight against crime was not derailed because of privacy concerns, or finances.
"It was shut down because Democratic members believed that ICE could use the data to deport illegals," he explained. "In May, the council refused to renew the $666,000 contract with Flock for camera monitors around 70 Denver intersections to screen for car theft. That system resulted in the recovery of 170 stolen cars and 300 arrests. It is also credited with key evidence in the investigation of hit-and-run and murder cases."
But, he noted, "It could also be used to assist ICE, and that is all that matters."
He cited the confirmation from Councilman Kevin Flynn: "We know that it can help solve crime. But I think since maybe Jan. 20 of this year, those concerns are greatly heightened and have a new reality about them."
And Sarah Parady, another sanctuary city council member, said, "We're living in an era where just this last week, actually, an executive order came out instructing the Department of Justice and the FBI to look for reasons to prosecute local elected officials and activists who they believe are, quote, unquote, obstructing ICE enforcement. This kind of surveillance technology is a gift if you have that kind of ill intent, and the federal government has that ill intent right now."
Mayor Mike Johnston said the program had to go because of "community concerns."
Turley noted, "The police are obviously not happy but car thieves are thrilled. If this seems utterly insane, keep in mind that this was a unanimous vote of the city council."
A Fox affiliate said Flock previously was contracted to provide more than 100 license plate readers throughout Denver.
The original contract cost the city $339,450, but "the cost wasn't the main reason why council members voted no," the report said.
Instead, the issue became just who has access to the data because of Denver's sanctuary city status.
"Members worried that federal agencies would gain access to data and information that would be detrimental to immigrant communities," the report said.
The report explained, "One of Denver's southern neighbors, Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly, spoke out against the vote. Weekly posted to X on May 6, referencing a FOX31 story on the contract extension failure, saying, 'This morning we caught a robbery suspect from another jurisdiction using @Flock_Safety. This tech helps catch murderers, rapists, kidnappers, robbers, & ID sex offenders near schools. Meanwhile, @CityofDenver policies empower criminals and make our entire metro area less safe.'"
The station said, "FOX31 asked Flock to weigh in on the privacy concerns. The company noted first that its technology has been used to solve 'hundreds of cases' by the Denver Police Department, including a multi-million dollar jewelry heist at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center."
"The Sheriff is correct in all of these assertions. All searches conducted in the Flock LPR (license plate reader) system are saved in a permanent audit trail, which records the user, the parameters of the search, and the reason for the search (typically a case number)," Flock said. "All data collected by the LPR system — both vehicle images and metadata — are owned by the customer, in this case DPD, stored in the cloud encrypted, and purged automatically after 30 days. Denver has instituted an LPR policy that guides acceptable use and data sharing, along with additional best practices like regular audits and user training."
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President Donald Trump has announced a new list of sanctions targeting the rogue Islamic regime in Iran, this time putting in the bull's-eye eight companies that are involved "in the procurement and transshipment of sensitive machinery for Iran's defense industry."
The sanctioned include the Hong Kong-based Unico Shipping, Shun Kai Xing, a bulk carrier owned by Unico Shipping, Zhang Yanbang, shipmaster of the Shun Kai Xing, China-based Futech, Hong Kong-based Athena Shipping, Singapore-based V-Shipping. China-based Shenzhen Xinxin Shipping and
Turkey-based Edis Dis Ticaret Limited Sirketi.
A report from the Washington Examiner said the goal is to undermine Iran's military even as Trump is considering whether to take military action.
"The U.S. remains resolved to disrupt any effort by Iran to procure the sensitive, dual-use technology, components, and machinery that underpin the regime's ballistic missile, unmanned aerial vehicle, and asymmetric weapons programs. We have been clear: those who enable these schemes will be held accountable," explained Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. "Treasury will continue to degrade Iran's ability to produce and proliferate these deadly weapons, which threaten regional stability and global security."
Trump announced just a day earlier he will decide whether to join Israel in action against Iran in the next two weeks.
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A lawsuit over the public's access to a manifesto left behind by the transgender killer who broke into a Nashville school and killed three children and three adults has been settled.
A report from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, or WILL, confirmed the FBI has released 120 pages of the manifesto and will pay WILL about $86,000 in legal fees incurred in the dispute.
"This settlement is a win for government transparency and efforts by real journalists to keep their government open and accountable," explained WILL lawyer Dan Lennington.
It was on March 27, 2023, a transgender shooter entered The Covenant School in Nashville and killed three nine-year-old students and three adults—an administrator, substitute teacher, and a custodian, the legal team said.
The shooter later was killed by law enforcement.
"Our client requested a copy of the manifesto from the FBI through a formal FOIA request, which was denied by the Biden-era FBI. WILL sued, and after FBI Director Kash Patel was confirmed, settlement negotiations began to resolve the matter. The FBI then released 120 pages of the manifesto and settled the case with WILL," the report said.
WILL client Michael Patrick Leahy said, "Journalists everywhere should be willing to go to the mat to hold their government accountable, regardless of the story or who is in charge at the nation's capital. We appreciate WILL for taking our case and fighting back against the Biden administration's reckless and dangerous record retention policies."
Leahy is CEO of Star News Digital Media, Inc., which runs multiple news sites, including the Tennessee Star.
Another plaintiff was M.D. Kittle, now with the Federalist, who explained the attack by the transgender, Audrey Hale, a woman identifying as a man.
"At the time, I was National Political Editor for the Star News Network, which has done some of the best investigative work in bringing to light the dark mind of a mentally deranged mass murderer despite law enforcement efforts to keep the killer's motives shrouded in secrecy. President Joe Biden's FBI, which pulled the levers behind the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department's (MNPD) handling of the politically charged case, denied my FOIA request for Hale's manifesto. The file includes hundreds of pages of the 28-year-old woman's journals and other writings," Kittle explained.
The lawsuit followed.
"The lawsuit would likely still be tied up in federal court had the FBI, under new management, not agreed to end the Biden FBI's prolonged fight to keep the public in the dark. FBI Director Kash Patel ultimately ended an empty 'investigation' into a trans school shooter who died at the scene and had no accomplices."
Lennington pointed out the Biden administration "did not want the public to know what motivated this transgender shooter to shoot up the school and kill six people."
"The trans-centric Biden administration wanted to protect the trans agenda, and, as the Star News Network reported, the FBI advised against releasing information that it believed could put males pretending to be females and females identifying as males at risk," Kittle noted.
What is known about the attacker is that her writings paint "a picture of a deeply troubled biological woman militantly rallying around the trans flag. In the copies of 'dozens of handwritten pages' obtained last year, Hale detailed an hour-by-hour plan for her attack and made racist declarations that she wanted to 'kill all you little crackers' — expressing rage over 'their white privlages [sic],'" Kittle explained.
Lennington identified Hale's motivations as "A deep hatred of basically western family values."
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One of the few issues that commands strong bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress is the need to confront the Iranian regime's threats and support the Iranian people's aspirations for a free and democratic nation. Indeed, in late February, Rep. Tom McClintock, R.-Calif., sponsored House Resolution 166, "Expressing support for the Iranian people's desires for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran, and condemning the Iranian regime's terrorism, regional proxy war, internal suppression, and for other purposes."
Then recently, in his May 13 congressional address, McClintock noted: "It will ultimately be up to the people of Iran to chart their own future, as proposed in the Ten-Point Plan of the National Council of Resistance of Iran."
In so doing, McClintock announced that HR 166 has reached an important milestone: A majority of the House of Representatives has now joined as co-sponsors, comprising 139 Republicans and 85 Democrats. (Watch McClintock's address to Congress below.)
Amid ongoing nuclear negotiations, the NCRI recently exposed a previously undisclosed nuclear site operated by the regime, based on intelligence obtained from inside Iran. This facility, located east of Tehran, is reportedly involved in developing components for nuclear weapons. Internally, the site is known as "Ranginkaman" ("Rainbow").
Notably, back in 2002, the Iranian Resistance was also the first to reveal the existence of the secret Natanz and Arak nuclear sites – installations that had been concealed from the international community.
The Ranginkaman facility is part of the broader SPND project (Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research), which is focused on developing missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. Specifically, the site is tasked with enhancing the explosive yield of nuclear warheads on ballistic missiles with ranges over 3,000 kilometers, through the use of tritium. The regime is actively working to extract and utilize tritium to further its nuclear weapons program.
The regime's strategy in nuclear negotiations
With regard to the ongoing nuclear talks, the Iranian regime appears to be stalling for time. Its main objective is to avoid triggering the so-called "snapback mechanism" that would reinstate U.N. sanctions. At the same time, Tehran seeks to reduce public discontent by securing partial relief from economic sanctions.
But can these negotiations realistically compel the regime to halt uranium enrichment inside Iran? Can they ensure the permanent closure of the Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow nuclear sites? Can they force Tehran to allow international inspections at any time, in any place?
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has repeatedly stated that Iran will not relinquish its nuclear ambitions, claiming that doing so would weaken his authority and the regime's grip on power. On the other hand, increased pressure in other areas could further destabilize the regime and potentially lead to its total collapse.
This is why, even under international scrutiny, the current brutal regime continues to secretly advance its nuclear program.
The Iranian regime is not changing its behavior
The true path to resolving the Iranian crisis lies in the overthrow of the regime by the Iranian people and their organized resistance.
On one side, the regime is already on the verge of collapse. A series of nationwide uprisings since January 2018 has demonstrated the public's will to dismantle the theocracy. The regime cannot survive under normal conditions; hence, it clings to terrorism, regional conflict and, most of all, a wave of brutal executions to suppress dissent.
On the other side stands a powerful, ready alternative: The National Council of Resistance of Iran, which promotes a forward-looking vision for a free Iran, represents the democratic solution to the existential crisis. At its core is the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, or MEK, a movement with six decades of resistance and sacrifice against both the Shah's dictatorship and the current regime.
Fact: The theocratic dictatorship in Iran remains the primary source of terrorism and instability in the entire region. It refuses to abandon its aggressive behavior throughout the Middle East, as doing so would jeopardize its dominance. Nor will it halt its terrorist activities abroad, which serve as tools of intimidation and leverage over foreign governments.
In the first week of May, the UK government revealed an ongoing terrorist plot in London orchestrated by the regime's military protectors, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The previous month, Dutch intelligence disclosed that the group behind the attack on Dr. Alejo Vidal-Quadras – former vice president of the European Parliament – had received direct orders from the Iranian regime.
The real solution: Regime change by the Iranian people
The MEK's widespread support inside Iran remains one of its greatest assets in the push for regime change. This is precisely why the regime relentlessly targets the MEK in global disinformation campaigns. MEK activists have played a key role in public uprisings, with organized field units actively resisting oppression on a daily basis throughout the country.
In the end, the regime's only remaining tools of survival are its nuclear ambitions and its campaign of mass executions. Without them, its fall is inevitable.