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 My son has narrated the last book I wrote. Please consider listening to it and encouraging others to do so too. (Click HERE) World & Nation Zelensky issues new snub to Trump as he refuses to make nuclear deal  \ A day after the White House floated the shocking idea of U.S. 'ownership' of Ukrainian nuclear plants, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said he could not legally negotiate transfer of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The plant, which came under fire after Russia's invasion and raised fears of a nuclear disaster, is currently occupied by Russian troops. Now offline, it is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Trump said the U.S. could own it, in the latest statement seeking to shake up negotiations meant to bring an end to the three-year war. The topic came up in Trump's phone call Wednesday with Zelensky. 'President Trump also discussed Ukraine's electrical supply and nuclear power plants. He said that the United States could be very helpful in running those plants with its electricity and utility expertise,' according to a statement by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz. 'American ownership of those plants would be the best protection for that infrastructure and support for Ukrainian energy infrastructure,' it said. Russian Drones Hammer Ukraine's Odesa as Czech Leader Visits  Russia pounded Ukraine's Black Sea city of Odesa late on Thursday with one of its biggest drone attacks, injuring three teenagers and sparking fires as the Czech president visited, Ukrainian officials said. The attack comes as the United States is pushing for a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, and hoping to agree a partial ceasefire that would halt strikes on energy infrastructure by both sides. Czech President Petr Pavel, a vocal backer of Kyiv who has led an effort to source more than one million artillery shells for Ukraine's war effort, was in the port city for talks with regional officials at the time of the strikes.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s attempt to deport Georgetown University student  A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to deport a Georgetown University student accused of sharing Hamas propaganda on social media, according to reports. US District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles, a Biden appointee, ordered that Indian national Badar Khan Suri cannot be removed from the country until a court issues a contrary order following the academic’s arrest on Monday. Suri is currently being held at an immigration detention center in Louisiana, online records show. His lawyers have filed a petition for his release and are seeking to have him returned to Virginia. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson alleged that Suri was “actively spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism on social media,” CBS reported. Elon Musk Meets With Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth  Billionaire Elon Musk met for more than an hour at the Pentagon Friday morning. Appointed by President Donald Trump to recommend sweeping cuts to the U.S. federal government through the Department of Government Efficiency, Musk was expected to get an overview of a number of sensitive topics. The New York Times reported he would be briefed on secret war plans for China, something Musk, Trump and others denied. Chief Pentagon spokesman rips ‘garbage’ NYT article saying Elon Musk will be briefed on ‘top-secret’ China plans  The Pentagon’s chief spokesman ripped a “garbage” New York Times report claiming that billionaire Elon Musk would be briefed Friday about the US military’s top-secret plans for a possible war with China. “That is completely fake,” Sean Parnell said about the article on “Fox & Friends” Friday morning. “This is egregious. This is fake. The New York Times should retract this story,” he continued. “This type of garbage from the New York Times … undermines our mission,” he said, adding that Musk is “just coming over here for a visit again.” Israel Intensifies Gaza Strikes to Press Hamas Into Freeing Hostages  Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Friday the army was intensifying strikes from the air, land and sea in Gaza to pressure Hamas into freeing remaining hostages, and would also evacuate civilians to the south of the enclave. After two months of relative calm, Gazans were again fleeing for their lives after Israel effectively abandoned a ceasefire, launching a new all-out air and ground campaign against Gaza's dominant Palestinian militant group Hamas. Katz said the more Hamas continued to refuse to release the remaining Israeli hostages, the more territory it would lose to Israel.
DOGE deputy, Treasury Secretary dish on crusade to pull the IRS out of its 'really big hole' The duo told Fox News host Laura Ingraham they want the federal agency to provide services Americans 'deserve'  As the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) looks to slash waste and correct inefficiencies, one DOGE adviser revealed it's "hard to really grasp the scale" of problems facing the IRS. "A huge part of our government is collecting taxes. We cannot perform the basic functions of tax collection without paying a toll to all these contractors. We really have to figure out how to get out of this hole. We're in a really deep hole right now," DOGE representative Sam Corcos said on "The Ingraham Angle" Thursday. The "DOGE bro" shed light on his work within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to trim the federal government fat alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Senator Sanders targets Trump, Musk and Democrats in wide-ranging interview ahead of rally with AOC Criticizing both Democrats and the GOP, Sanders tells Fox News Digital Americans don't place a 'whole lot of faith in either party'  As he rallies against President Donald Trump, the world's richest person and Trump ally Elon Musk, and other billionaires, Sen. Bernie Sanders is also taking aim at the Democratic Party. "I think what the American people see and what the polling suggests, and voter registration suggests is not a whole lot of faith in either party, Democrats or Republicans," the progressive champion and longtime independent senator from Vermont, who caucuses with Senate Democrats, emphasized in a wide-ranging Fox News Digital interview. Sanders, who was pointing towards recent polling that indicated Democratic Party favorability at all-time lows, was interviewed on Thursday evening, ahead of a rally in front of over 11,000 people packed into an arena at Arizona State University, with a couple of thousand more in an overflow section outside. Trump Signs Order Directing Agencies to Grant Officials Access to Records
DOJ Moves to Lift Injunction on Transgender Military Ban  The Department of Justice filed a motion Friday morning to dissolve a preliminary injunction barring the Pentagon from enforcing the Trump administration's ban on transgender people from serving in the military. On Feb. 11, the Pentagon said it would no longer allow transgender people to join the military, in accordance with President Donald Trump’s Jan. 27 executive order that declared the United States recognizes two sexes, male and female. In a memo on Feb. 26, the Pentagon directed military leadership to begin identifying transgender service members within 30 days and to begin “separation actions” within 60 days. TERROR FEARS Terror cops lead probe into blaze which sparked Heathrow Airport carnage as govt say it could be shut for DAYS  TERROR cops are leading a probe into a blaze which sparked carnage at Heathrow - with Downing Street saying the airport could be shut for days. An inferno broke out at an electrical station in Hayes, West London, at around 11pm last night and sparked a major power outage. It is understood officers from the Met Police SO15 counter-terrorism command attended the scene. There is no suggestion of any terrorist or foreign state involvement in the fire at this stage. Biden aides, more Democrats pile on ex-prez’s offer to boost party fundraising after 2024 disaster: ‘This is an SNL skit’  Former aides to Joe Biden and other Democratic flacks were aghast Friday following a report the 46th president recently met with party bosses offering to put himself back in the spotlight and boost the ailing party’s image and fundraising. Biden, 82, and wife Jill sat down with newly elected Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin last month to pitch themselves for a revamped campaigning effort, according to NBC News. Recent public polling shows Democrats’ support has cratered, with fewer than one-third of Americans approving of the party’s performance since President Trump returned to the White House Jan. 20. “The Bidens are still living in an alternative universe that revolves only around them,” a onetime senior White House adviser told The Post in response to the NBC report. Invest in Education, Not Bureaucracy If an investment yields stagnant or negative returns despite increased funding, the rational thing to do is back off. This logic rarely applies in government, but we're in a unique moment. The U.S. Department of Education — which has long exemplified the sunk-cost fallacy with past investments motivating continued spending — faces possible closure as the Trump administration pushes to devolve education back to the states. First, let's be clear: The department traditionally funds only 8% to 10% of K-12 education, and new Secretary of Education Linda McMahon seems rightly concerned that not enough of that money goes toward actual instruction. Judges Usurping Presidential Authority Should Face Impeachment In a recent blatantly illegal ruling, an Obama-appointed federal judge interfered with the legitimate powers of the president. In his ruling, District Court Judge James Boasberg ordered the Trump administration not to deport a group of Venezuelan nationals who pose a danger to our country. In an apparent attempt to thwart President Donald Trump’s agenda, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit seeking judicial intervention in halting the removal of terrorist gang members from the United States. |
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