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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 on Book Cover) World & Nation Supreme Court Rules 6 to 3 to Strike Down Trump Tariffs  The Supreme Court ruled Friday that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize a president to impose sweeping tariffs, delivering a major rebuke to President Donald Trump's use of emergency powers to reshape U.S. trade policy. In a consolidated decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc., the Court held that Congress did not grant the President authority under the 1977 emergency statute to levy tariffs of "unlimited amount, duration, and scope." The ruling affirms a lower court judgment striking down the tariffs and vacates a separate district court decision for lack of jurisdiction. Trump Blames Dem's DHS Shutdown for GDP Hit, Demands Rate Cuts  President Donald Trump on Friday insisted that the Democrats' ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is modeled after last year's wider government shutdown, which "Cost the U.S.A. at least two points GDP." He also launched an attack against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and demanded immediate interest rate cuts. "The Democrat Shutdown cost the U.S.A. at least two points in GDP," Trump posted on his Truth Social page. "That's why they are doing it, in mini form, again. No Shutdowns! Also, LOWER INTEREST RATES. 'Two Late' Powell is the WORST!!! President DJT." Trump's comments that last year's shutdown reduced gross domestic product are supported by reports released during the peak of last year's standoff, when the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published a report estimating that an eight-week shutdown would reduce annualized real GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2025 by 2 percentage points.
Epstein Estate Agrees to $35M Class Action Settlement  Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has agreed to pay as much as $35 million to resolve a class action lawsuit that accused two of the disgraced financier's advisers of aiding and abetting his sex trafficking of young women and teenage girls, according to a court filing on Thursday. Boies Schiller Flexner, a law firm representing Epstein victims, announced the settlement in a brief filed in federal court in Manhattan. The deal, if approved by a judge, would bring an end to a 2024 lawsuit filed against Epstein's former personal lawyer Darren Indyke and former accountant Richard Kahn, who are co-executors of Epstein's estate.
Police Search Mountbatten-Windsor's Former Home Day After His Arrest  Police continued on Friday to search the former home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, a day after he was arrested and held in custody for the best part of 11 hours on suspicion of misconduct in public office linked to his friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Following one of the most tumultuous days in the modern history of Britain's royal family, the former Prince Andrew is back at his new residence on the Sandringham estate, King Charles III's private retreat, which is around 115 miles (185 kilometers) north of London. Police have concluded their search at Wood Farm, where Mountbatten-Windsor is living while waiting for his new home nearby, Marsh Farm, to be ready.
Trump Blasts Leak of FBI Tool to Track Guthrie Pacemaker  President Donald Trump faulted investigators Thursday for publicly discussing the use of an FBI device intended to detect Bluetooth signals from missing Arizona woman Nancy Guthrie's pacemaker, as authorities said they were sifting through thousands of tips and pursuing technical leads in a case now in its 19th day. Trump made comments about the Bluetooth disclosure to reporters aboard Air Force One. "I didn't like when they talked about going after the pacemaker before they even started going after it," he said. The FBI says Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was last seen at her residence in Tucson's Catalina Foothills neighborhood on the evening of Jan. 31 and is considered a vulnerable adult who has difficulty walking, has a pacemaker, and needs daily medication for a heart condition. Columbia ‘punishing’ graduating class for anti-Israel protests by moving ceremony, students claim: ‘So evil’  This year’s tassel is causing a hassle. Columbia University is “punishing” its graduating class for years of controversial pro-Palestinian and anti-ICE protests on campus by moving this year’s commencement ceremony off campus, from its iconic rotunda more than eight miles north to its pedestrian football field, students claimed. The Ivy League’s graduating class is desperately trying to reverse the decision to host the ceremony at the Robert K. Kraft Field at the Baker Athletics Complex in Inwood — a move the class of 2026 has slammed as “evil.” Legendary director Steven Spielberg is latest billionaire to flee California in another blow to state  Steven Spielberg, phone home! The legendary “E.T.” director and California resident has moved to Manhattan amid a billionaire exodus from the Golden State — as voters eye a controversial wealth tax. But the move, first reported by the LA Times, allegedly had nothing to do with the 2026 Billionaire Tax Act. Press did not answer queries about Spielberg’s stance on the proposed tax, which would slap a one-time 5% tax on individual fortunes exceeding $1 billion. The tax, if approved by voters in November, would apply retroactively to the beginning of this year. DHS says 8% of Nicaragua's entire population illegally entered US under Biden DHS reveals Cuba, Haiti and Honduras also saw massive percentages of their populations cross border  The Department of Homeland Security revealed large percentages of foreign countries whose total national populations illegally entered the U.S., noting the majority of crossings occurred between February 2021 to January 2025. The countries in which most nationals live in the U.S. are Nicaragua, Cuba, Haiti and Honduras, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). "During the Biden era – 8% of the ENTIRE population of Nicaragua illegally entered the US," DHS posted to X. "This is in ADDITION TO 7% of Cuba, 6% of Haiti, and 5% of Honduras." The total number of illegal migrants from the various countries is in the multimillions, and DHS blasted the Biden administration for allegedly turning "America into a dumping ground for criminals from the third world." FBI DIRECTOR KASH PATEL: We have made America safer in just one year We have rebuilt and remade the FBI into an organization designed to better serve the American people By Kash Patel
On February 20, 2025, I had the honor of being confirmed as the ninth director of the FBI. In that time, much has happened. Under President Donald Trump’s leadership, the FBI and our partners at the state, local and federal level have helped deliver one of the safest periods America has seen in decades. When I sat before the Senate for my confirmation, I promised to refocus the FBI on its core mission: crush violent crime and defend the homeland, strengthen transparency and rebuild public trust. One year in, my team and I have worked every day to turn those words into action. We delivered historic results. From 2024 to 2025, the FBI saw a 197% increase in arrests, from 34,000 to 67,000. We disrupted 1,800 gangs and criminal enterprises, a 210% increase. Agents seized more than 2,100 kilos of deadly fentanyl — enough to kill 150 million Americans — up 31%. That mission also extended overseas, where my trip to Beijing resulted in a historic agreement to shut off the flow of fentanyl precursor chemicals at the source, directly targeting the supply chains poisoning American communities. Arrests tied to Nihilistic Violent Extremism, including offenders who prey on children, rose 490%. More than 6,200 child victims were located, up 22%. Espionage arrests increased 35%. We captured six of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted fugitives in one year — two more than the entirety of the prior administration — a group collectively on the run for more than 50 years, including Ryan Wedding. Nationwide, the murder rate fell by a record 20%, a level not seen in a century. Bernie Sanders, traveling salesman of bad ideas By CA Post Editorial Board
When Bernie Sanders has a bad policy to sell, he comes to California. In 2017, the socialist firebrand, fresh from his defeat in the Democratic presidential primary the year before, rallied nurses for “Medicare for All” at a large demonstration in San Francisco. Never mind that Sanders’ home state of Vermont abandoned its own version of “Medicare for All.” In 2011, when Vermont launched its single-payer system, called “Green Mountain Care,” it had strong political support from the state’s elected officials, including Sanders. What it didn’t have was money — or public support for the massive tax increases that would have been necessary to fund socialized medicine, even in a small state like Vermont. |
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