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Please consider listening to it and encouraging others to do so too. (Click HERE) World & Nation Iran Desperate for Cash as Sanctions Bite The Trump administration believes its renewed maximum-pressure economic campaign against Iran could inflict more lasting damage on Tehran than military strikes, even as U.S. officials acknowledge sanctions and a naval blockade may take longer to force Iran back to the negotiating table. According to Axios, U.S. intelligence and open-source reporting indicate Iran is facing mounting economic turmoil, including gasoline shortages despite being one of the world's largest oil producers. "The Iranians want to stop being bombed and they want money," a senior administration official was quoted in the report.
US lawmakers seek national security probe of Chinese chip giant CXMT after blockbuster IPO: ‘Ticking time bomb’ Top US lawmakers want the Trump administration to launch a formal national security probe into Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT on suspicions that Beijing orchestrated the company’s blockbuster IPO to prop up a key military asset, The Post has learned. Shares for the China-based chipmaker, also known as ChangXin Memory Technologies, skyrocketed 466% in Shanghai trading on Monday — raising $8.6 billion and instantly making the firm the most valuable on a China mainland exchange with a market capitalization of nearly $500 billion. Beijing’s historic windfall — which sent shares of US chipmakers tumbling on competition fears on Monday — is setting off alarm bells in Washington, with a bipartisan group of at least a half-dozen members of Congress expected to send letters to the Trump administration in the coming days, sources close to the situation told The Post. Biden pardon won't shield Fauci if he lies to Congress, Comer says House Republicans are calling for accountability ahead of Dr Anthony Fauci's Senate hearing Wednesday House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is warning Dr. Anthony Fauci that his presidential pardon has limits ahead of the former public health official's high-profile day on Capitol Hill. Fauci is set to testify before a GOP-led Senate panel on Wednesday, days after hundreds of pages of his COVID-19 pandemic-era diary entries were made public. "We now know why President Biden gave a blanket pardon to Dr. Fauci. While obsessing about his own fame, Dr. Fauci wasn't truthful with the American people about the origins of COVID and advised schools to be closed," Comer told Fox News Digital. Fauci was among several recipients of controversial "preemptive pardons" by former President Joe Biden made during the final hours of the Democratic administration. Senate Advances Clayton for Top Spy Post The U.S. Senate on Monday advanced the nomination of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump's pick to be the top U.S. spy, and he is expected to be approved within days despite a tense confirmation hearing. If approved as director of national intelligence, Clayton would fill a role vacated in June when Tulsi Gabbard stepped down after a tenure marked by clashes with congressional Democrats, who accused her of advancing Trump's political agenda and promoting debunked election claims. The vote was 51-43 in favor of advancing Clayton's nomination for the job overseeing the nation's 18 intelligence agencies. The vote was along party lines, with Trump's Republicans backing his nominee and members of the Democrat caucus voting no.
Russia exposes NATO weapons gap as top commander warns ‘the math is not in favor of the West’ Adm Pierre Vandier said the alliance needs cheaper mass-produced defenses alongside advanced interceptors like Patriots Days after NATO allies committed tens of billions of dollars to new air and missile defenses, the alliance’s top transformation commander warned that the West must fundamentally redesign its weapons and industrial base to withstand attacks at the scale now being demonstrated in Ukraine and the Middle East. "Today, the math is not in favor of the West," Adm. Pierre Vandier, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview following the alliance’s summit in Ankara, Turkey, in early July. The summit produced commitments to acquire 900 Patriot missiles and invest more than $40 billion in counter-drone capabilities throughout five years. But Vandier argued that simply buying more of the West’s existing weapons will not solve the underlying problem. Brave Iranian prisoners sew lips shut in hunger strike as executions surge Prisoners in Iran’s largest jail have sewn their lips shut in defiance of the regime as hundreds take part in a hunger strike over the surge in executions. Harrowing footage from inside the Ghezel Hesar jail captured the hunger strike, now in its 16th day, with several prisoners using needles and thread to stitch each other’s lips together to refuse food no matter what, The Guardian reported. The dramatic act was sparked after six men were sentenced to death on drug charges and transferred to solitary confinement on July 13 — with the regime speeding up executions as some 1,500 people wait on death row inside the prison. Gavin Newsom’s ex-mistress drops bombshell essay on affair that nearly destroyed the governor The spicy affair that once rattled the Bay Area came back to light Tuesday as Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former mistress described their fling in explosive detail. Newsom’s former San Francisco City Hall aide Ruby Rippey told the story of her earthshaking affair with him to Vanity Fair. The scandal, when publicly revealed, nearly caused Newsom’s downfall early in his political career. Newsom famously confessed the ordeal to the public in a stunning press conference. At the time of the affair, Rippey was married to Newsom’s close friend and top aide Alex Tourk, and Newsom had yet to finalize his divorce from Kimberly Guilfoyle, now the U.S. Ambassador to Greece. Sleazy six-word comment Gavin Newsom allegedly made to staffer about ‘pregnancy weight’ before she became his mistress
Gavin Newsom’s ex-mistress lashes out at governor for claims about affair in his memoir Japan earthquake live updates: Several dead after mall explosion caused by 7.1 magnitude temblor, report says Several people are dead and dozens unaccounted for Tuesday after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the city of Kumamoto, in southern Japan, according to police and the country’s meteorological agency — sending a shopping mall crumbling, causing a bridge to buckle, taking down part of a 400-year-old castle, collapsing a paper factory’s chimney and striking several homes. At least 50 people are injured, just one hospital reported, and more than 30 mall employees and paper factory workers can’t be reached, with fears they’re dead after getting trapped under rubble, local news outlet NHK reported. Japan, which sits on the “Ring of Fire,” is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world. Many tectonic plates converge in the East Asian nation, causing almost constant tremors. There is some slight discrepancy about the quake’s magnitude, with Japan recording it as 7.1, but the US Geological Survey pinning it as 6.8. New audio undercuts Dems who defended Biden, slammed Hur after classified docs report revealed memory loss Democrats said Hur characterizing Biden as an 'elderly man with a poor memory' was gratuitous and politically motivated After special counsel Robert Hur’s 2023 investigation and the subsequent report into former President Joe Biden’s retention of classified documents, Democrats rushed to defend the 46th president from his characterization that Biden was an "elderly man with a poor memory." The left-wing's narrative surrounding Biden's mental cognition — especially as he was running for re-election against President Donald Trump — is now crumbling after audio tapes from the investigation were revealed Monday night. Prominent Democrats lined up to defend Biden when the initial report was released in 2024, many using the same line that Hur's report was "gratuitous." Then-Vice President Kamala Harris was chief among the chorus of defenders, saying that the report was "inaccurate and inappropriate." Lindsey Graham’s funeral in Washington draws tributes from Trump, world leaders Lindsey Graham, 71, died on July 11. Preliminary findings from the DC medical examiner's office indicated the late senator from South Carolina suffered an aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Graham's sister, Darline Graham, was sworn in to fulfill the remainder of her brother’s term. Graham forged a congressional career spanning more than 30 years, emerging as one of Capitol Hill's most recognizable Republicans and a trusted advisor to President Donald Trump on national security, judicial nominations and foreign policy.
Nancy Guthrie sheriff claims he’s ‘still positive’ kidnapping case will be solved after Savannah’s new plea The Arizona sheriff leading the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping vowed on Tuesday he’s “still positive” the case will be solved – even after six months with few leads. Nancy’s daughter, “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie issued a tearful new plea to the abductors on Monday, asking for them to “do the right thing.” “We have so much DNA to sort through,” Chris Nanos, the Pima County Sheriff, told NBC. “We have so much in terms of video evidence to look at. So I’m still positive that we’re going to resolve this case.” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who is leading the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping, said he’s ‘still positive’ the case will be resolved. Trump is starving the machine that creates America's socialist revolutionaries Limiting the amount of money available for grad students will help control the spiraling debt (and grievances) of those seeking useless degrees By Liz Peek
Socialism is metastasizing like a cancer throughout our country. Though collectivism will inevitably fail, because it always does, it is already causing significant damage to our nation’s political and social fabric. It must be stopped. It is not enough to defeat Socialism at the ballot box. The factories producing this infection — the far-left faculties of our colleges and universities — must be starved of taxpayer money. Thankfully, the Trump White House has taken measures to start that process. As of July 1, the Department of Education implemented new limits on student loans. Instead of letting young people pile up unlimited amounts of debt in pursuit of a degree of questionable value, the government has now capped what students and their parents can borrow to finance (primarily) graduate programs. SEN TIM SCOTT: Lindsey Graham was a patriot, a statesman and my dear friend South Carolina will never fill the hole in our state’s heart that is left by the passing of my dear friend, Lindsey Graham By Sen. Tim Scott
America lost a true statesman in the passing of Lindsey Graham, and I lost a good friend. Through his service in the military, the United States Senate, and in his own personal life, Lindsey showed what it means to be an upstanding man. He always led with faith, family, and South Carolina first. Lindsey came from humble beginnings. He was born into a working-class family and suffered tragedy at an early age. When he was in his early 20s, his mother died of cancer, and just 15 months later, his father died of a heart attack. In these trying times, Lindsey raised his 13-year-old sister and later adopted her so she could receive his medical benefits. It is that same sense of duty and sacrifice that led Lindsey Graham to public service. He wanted to help people and make sure nobody felt invisible. Through his office’s casework and his work on the Senate floor, Lindsey fought to help those who couldn’t help themselves. No matter where he was, Lindsey was always looking for people who felt like they were not seen. That is the mark of a true statesman. |
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