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Please consider listening to it and encouraging others to do so too. (Click on Book Cover) World & Nation Trump Takes Cabinet Meeting to Camp David President Donald Trump is taking his Friday Cabinet meeting on the road, to the Camp David retreat in Maryland. The gathering marks the 13th Cabinet meeting of Trump's second term and comes as the administration works through a packed agenda that includes foreign policy, military operations, government funding, and economic issues ahead of the November midterm elections. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the meeting at the presidential retreat "will be a lot of fun and something different for the Cabinet to experience together," ABC News reported. Read full text of ‘Road Map’ to implement Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan President Trump’s recently constituted Board of Peace laid out 15 steps Friday to complete the implementation of a plan to secure an end to fighting in Gaza, one day after Trump announced that the Palestinian terror group Hamas had agreed to lay down its weapons. The “road map” is reproduced in full below: 1. All parties reaffirm their commitment to President Trump’s Comprehensive Plan to achieve peace in Gaza, which constitutes, together with the UN Security Council Resolution no. 2803 (2025), the agreed upon international framework guiding the implementation of this process. Through this process, the parties aim at ending the cycle of destruction, securing the complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza Strip, restoring normal life, enabling Palestinian governance, reconstruction, security, recovery and economic development, rehabilitating damaged sectors and facilitate launching a credible political path that achieves self-determination and Statehood. Israel destroys terror tunnels in Lebanon that Hezbollah planned to use
Israeli minister slams Turkey after foreign minister meets with new Hamas leader Trump announces his Board of Peace reached ‘historic agreement’ to disarm Hamas in Gaza: ‘Monumental step’ Kuwait reports Iranian drones detected, destroyed over its airspace, military facilities damaged Kuwait's Defense Ministry announced Thursday that Kuwait destroyed multiple Iranian drones over Kuwait airspace, adding that the Iranian attack damaged "vital and military" facilities. The attacks caused material damage from the fall of shrapnel, but no human casualites were reported, Kuwait's Army wrote in a post on X. The post also added that the army was "taking all necessary measures to protect the sovereignty of the homeland, preserve its security and stability, in coordination with the competent authorities, in a manner that preserves the safety of citizens and residents. Hamas Says a Deal Has Been Reached in Gaza, and Other Developments in the Middle East Hamas confirmed Friday that it will disarm in a potential breakthrough for ending the war in Gaza, but major obstacles remain. There were no U.S. strikes on Iran overnight, but the Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it had struck another two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, and Kuwait said it intercepted drones. Here are the most important developments across the Middle East today: Hamas said it will begin disarming as part of a deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump that also requires Israel to end its strikes and withdraw from Gaza.
Why Iran cannot fight a forever war The United States and Iran are again at war. The renewed conflict is not about Iran's nuclear program or regime change, but over the Strait of Hormuz through which a fifth of the world's oil must pass. For two weeks, American missiles have struck Iran. In turn, Iran has retaliated against American allies: Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan. Four U.S. soldiers have been killed and 142 wounded; at least 53 Iranians have been killed and 592 injured since July 6. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) claimed to have destroyed an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. Traffic in the strait has slowed to a trickle and oil prices have jumped again. The ceasefire and the initial agreement signed on Jun. 17 lasted barely three weeks, undone by rival readings of a deliberately vague text. Washington wanted free navigation in Hormuz restored; Tehran insisted that it was the master of the strait. When traffic resumed, ships and tankers avoided the mined central route of the strait and hugged its southern coast close to Oman under American protection or sailed along the northern coast of Hormuz close to Iran, where it levied a “toll” for safe passage. Trump Rips Cornyn Over Blanche Blockade President Donald Trump on Friday morning criticized John Cornyn for blocking Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general after the Texas senator changed his stance on a fund to compensate victims of alleged government weaponization. In a Truth Social post, Trump accused the outgoing senator of reversing his position only after losing the GOP primary to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whom Trump endorsed. "John Cornyn never had a problem with the so called 'Fund,' which will not benefit me, but rather the great American Patriots who were hunted down like dogs and whose lives were unfairly and illegally destroyed by the Crooked Joe Biden Administration, until after I decided to Endorse and Support his Republican Primary opponent in Texas," Trump wrote.
SEE IT: Fauci confronted outside his home over Senate hearing and COVID decisions Thousands of illegal African migrants overrun Spanish enclave, turn streets into open toilets and bathe in fountains: ‘An apocalypse’ An unprecedented wave of nearly 50,000 illegal migrants from Africa has flooded the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, prompting Spain to deploy its military – as locals liken the invasion to an “apocalypse.” Harrowing local media reports reveal residents and business owners in Ceuta – a Spanish territory located on the north African coast – are terrified to open their doors amid the rush of migrants, many of whom arrived wearing nothing but swimwear without a penny or possession to their name. “Businesses closed. Shops shut because if you open a business, it gets overrun … We’re scared. The streets are packed. There are no measures in place. It’s every man for himself. They’re not giving us any help,” a terrified downtown restaurant owner who didn’t want to give their name told state-owned Spanish media outlet RTVE. Saudi Arabia just got handed a new problem: The Mediterranean end of its only escape route is now being hit as well A drone strike on ships at Damietta, an Egyptian port on the Mediterranean Sea, may signal a new opening front in the ongoing war in Iran — but the attack also threatens one of the last safe passageways for oil from Saudi Arabia out to the outside world. Reporting indicates that the explosive-laden drones set off at least two fires in the vicinity of the Suez Canal, a key waterway linking the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The drones caused a fire on Energos Winter, an American-flagged gas tanker. Liberal court stuns with ruling that hands Trump major immigration win The panel of two Biden appointees and one Trump appointee ruled on TPS for migrants from South Sudan and Ethiopia A liberal-led federal appeals court handed President Donald Trump two immigration victories Wednesday, reversing separate district court orders that had delayed the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for migrants from South Sudan and Ethiopia. The judgments from the First Circuit Court of Appeals come after U.S. District Judges Brian Murphy and Patti Saris issued back-to-back orders temporarily blocking the Trump administration's termination of TPS for Ethiopia and South Sudan, respectively, late last week. The rulings drew sharp criticism from legal experts and Trump administration officials, who called the judges "rogue" and argued their decisions defied the Supreme Court. The three-judge First Circuit panel consisted of Judges Julie Rikelman and Seth Aframe, both appointed by President Joe Biden, and Judge Joshua Dunlap, who was appointed by President Donald Trump. Investigators believe Iranian hackers are likely behind cyberattack on Minnesota water systems: report FBI tells Fox News Digital 'we remain well-equipped to protect against cyber threats of all varieties' U.S. investigators believe a cyberattack that targeted dozens of water systems in Minnesota this week likely was orchestrated by Iranian hackers, a report said. Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) said the "coordinated cyberattack targeted operational technology at more than 30 Minnesota community water systems" on Sunday and Monday, but the Minnesota Department of Health is "not aware of any active requests from Minnesota cities to have their residents modify their drinking water usage." U.S. and state officials and others familiar with the incident told The New York Times that Iranian hackers were likely behind the cyberattack. America needs a museum for COVID madness From nursing homes to remote learning to vaccine mandates, a proposed memorial would ensure future generations never forget By David Marcus
Not long after 9/11, I was on St. Mark’s Place in Lower Manhattan when a bartender told me about a makeshift memorial and museum that had been set up nearby. That night, my wife and I walked into a strange, candle-lit, abandoned school filled with newly made paintings, sculptures and even debris. The whole thing was staggeringly beautiful and deeply human. Watching the entire COVID narrative of 2020 blowing up with the disgrace of Dr. Anthony "Take the Fifth," Fauci, this week, I could not help but think that the COVID lockdowns require their own museum, preferably in Washington, D.C., so that we can finally, truly understand what happened to us. Despite the bluster of some Republican politicians, it seems clear that there will be little to no legal reckoning for the lies about everything from COVID’s origin, to the efficacy of masking or distancing, to the constant shifting stories about the vaccines. But that doesn't mean we can’t have a physical reckoning. Dems’ hatred of Trump created this socialist monster — and now it’s turning on them By Victor Davis Hanson
Voters’ “affordability” fears are supposedly fueling the Democratic Party’s new, strident socialism. Yet annual inflation during former President Joe Biden’s four years peaked at over 9%, while prices for some key staples rose by 30% over his tenure — all to silence from the left. The socialists weren’t just quiet during Biden’s term; they were themselves responsible for his rampant inflation. They had implemented an inflationary de facto third Obama term, ramming through the most radical and costly agenda in decades under the veneer of Biden’s cognitively challenged waxen effigy. Fetterman unloads on reporter from 'trash' anti-Israel outlet, asks why it loves 'Hamas and Iran' by Joseph A. Wulfsohn
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., had a fiery exchange Wednesday with a reporter from the anti-Israel outlet Drop Site News, accusing the outlet of loving Iran and terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. In a video shared by Drop Site's Capitol Hill reporter Julian Andreone, Fetterman appeared amused when the reporter told him which outlet he represented. "Oh, you're Drop Site," Fetterman reacted as he kept walking. "It's like a race between who's the more pro-Hamas — Drop Site or Zeteo," he quipped, referring to the far-left outlet founded by former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan. |
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