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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 Trump Holds Iran Blockade Despite Hormuz Reopening  Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but President Donald Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports “will remain in full force” until Tehran reaches a deal with the U.S., including on its nuclear program. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X that the crucial waterway, through which about 20% of the world's oil is shipped, was now fully open to commercial vessels, as a 10-day truce between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon appeared to hold. Trump welcomed the Iranian announcement, posting on social media that the strait was "fully open and ready for full passage.” He later said the U.S. Navy's blockade would continue “UNTIL SUCH TIME AS OUR TRANSACTION WITH IRAN IS 100% COMPLETE.”
Macron, Starmer Welcome Hormuz Reopening and Push for Permanent Navigation Security  The leaders of France and the U.K. on Friday welcomed the announcement by Iran and the U.S. that the Strait of Hormuz is open, but said freedom of navigation must be permanently restored to the key oil route choked by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Keir Starmer said they would keep planning an international mission to restore maritime security, which Starmer said will be deployed "as soon as conditions allow." They said military planners will meet in London next week.
Trump says Lebanese and Israeli leaders to speak, Pakistan says Lebanon peace essential  U.S. President Donald Trump said Lebanese and Israeli leaders will speak for the first time in decades on Thursday, while Pakistan said peace in Lebanon was essential for talks it is mediating between Washington and Tehran on ending the Iran war. The Lebanon conflict spiralled out of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran on March 2, when Iran-backed Hezbollah opened fire in support of Tehran, prompting an Israeli offensive in Lebanon just 15 months after the last major conflict. The Israeli security cabinet convened late on Wednesday to discuss a possible ceasefire in Lebanon. "Peace in Lebanon is essential for (Iran) peace talks," Tahir Andrabi, spokesperson for Pakistan's Foreign Ministry, said. 11th scientist death emerges in string of missing, dead officials with access to US secrets Amy Eskridge, who died in 2022 at age 34, is now cited as the 11th case linked to deaths in advanced research fields that may be related  The 2022 death of Amy Eskridge, a Huntsville, Alabama–based researcher, has now resurfaced online as the 11th case in a growing list of scientists who have died or disappeared under unusual circumstances. Her death has drawn renewed attention as at least 10 other recent cases involving individuals tied to U.S. military, nuclear and aerospace research have prompted questions about whether any pattern exists. President Donald Trump said Thursday he had "just left a meeting" on the issue and vowed answers within days, calling the situation "pretty serious." "I hope it’s random, but we’re going to know in the next week and a half," Trump told reporters. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on X Friday that the White House's investigation will leave "no stone unturned." Minnesota prosecutor charges ICE agent in gun incident as Savanah Hernandez case remains uncharged No charges have been filed in the attack on Turning Point USA reporter Savanah Hernandez at an anti-ICE protest  A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent is facing felony charges in Minnesota after prosecutors said he pointed a gun at two people during a highway confrontation. This comes as no charges have been filed in the separate attack on Turning Point USA reporter Savanah Hernandez. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced charges Thursday against ICE agent Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. tied to a Feb. 5 incident on Highway 62 in Minneapolis as part of the broader "Operation Metro Surge" federal immigration crackdown that drew protests and scrutiny in the Twin Cities. Morgan "sped up, pulled alongside the vehicle, matched its speed, opened his window and pointed his duty weapon directly at both victims," Moriarty said during a press conference. Trump Rejects Cash-for-Uranium Deal With Iran  President Donald Trump on Friday pushed back on a report that the United States and Iran may include a proposal that would see Washington release up to $20 billion in frozen Iranian funds in exchange for Tehran surrendering its enriched uranium stockpile as part of an agreement to end their ongoing conflict. The negotiations come amid a fragile ceasefire following weeks of conflict that disrupted global energy markets and prompted a U.S. military blockade of Iranian ports and shipping routes tied to the Strait of Hormuz. Officials said the talks have shown "steady progress" this week, though key differences remain, particularly over the scope and duration of limits on Iran's nuclear program.
Jen Psaki shuts down 25th amendment talk about Trump, declares it's 'not going to happen' More than 50 Democratic lawmakers have called for Trump's removal, in addition to some GOP critics  MS NOW host Jen Psaki tamped down talk about using the 25th Amendment against President Donald Trump on Thursday during an interview with Stephen A. Smith, questioning why Democrats were so focused on it when it was "never going to happen." Smith asked Psaki during his show, "Straight Shooter," about the left being so "fervently against the other side" that it comes across as "vitriolic." "I think there are times, I think a lot of people on — and I can't speak for everybody on the left, I don't agree with everything everybody says on the left either — you know, sometimes it's like not constructive," Psaki said. "I mean, you've talked about the 25th Amendment. I have no issue with people saying they're for invoking the 25th Amendment, but it's not going to happen. So, it's like why are we spending so much time, you know?" Smith has also shut down talk of using the 25th Amendment against Trump. Justice Thomas warns progressivism is a threat to America in rare public remarks Thomas's remarks urged young people to have courage and stand up for their ideals  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas issued a blistering critique of modern-day progressivism in a rare public speech on Wednesday, describing the modern political philosophy as a threat to America's founding principles. Speaking to a packed auditorium of students and faculty at the University of Texas at Austin to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas, the Supreme Court's longest-serving justice, urged the nation to revisit the philosophical foundations of U.S. governance. He said Wednesday that values embraced by the nation's founders have "fallen out of favor" in recent decades and urged younger generations to stand up for their principles. Supreme Court Gives Oil Companies Win in Louisiana Environmental Case  The Supreme Court handed a win Friday to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana. The 8-0 procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740 million to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits. Backed by the Trump administration, the companies argued the case belongs in federal court because they began oil production and refining during World War II as U.S. contractors. They deny responsibility for land loss in Louisiana and argue it's wrong to sue them for what they did before state environmental regulations were in place. GREGG JARRETT: Long-hidden documents reveal first Trump impeachment was a total fraud Tulsi Gabbard sends criminal referrals to DOJ targeting the inspector general and the CIA analyst whistleblower Newly declassified documents prove that the first impeachment of President Donald Trump in 2019-2020 was a carefully orchestrated fraud. It all was concocted by Trump-hating "deep state actors" within the intelligence community who secretly conspired with Democrats in Congress to remove Trump from office and subvert the will of the American people who had put him there. The damning evidence was produced Monday, April 13 by Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard. On Wednesday, she sent criminal referrals to the Department of Justice (DOJ) aimed at two of the central figures who propelled the impeachment proceedings, accusing them of manufacturing a conspiracy. The first is Michael Atkinson, who served as the inspector general (IG) of the Intelligence Community at the time of the impeachment hearings, and the whistleblower who filed a formal complaint about Trump’s July 2019 telephone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Putin accidentally created a high-tech Ukrainian defense that he has no idea how to handle By New York Post Editorial Board
It’s now been over four years since Vladimir Putin launched the attack he expected to conquer Ukraine in a week — and unexpectedly created a high-tech military juggernaut that continues to humiliate him. “For the first time in the history of this war, Ukrainian warriors captured an enemy position using exclusively unmanned platforms,” President Volodymyr Zelensky boasted to defense workers the other day. Actually, it was the first time in history, period, that entirely remote-controlled robotic systems captured an enemy position, with no help from human infantry. |
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