Texas Secessionist: ‘Texit’ May Be Closer Than You Think
Amid escalating tensions with federal authorities over border control, the concept of Texas seceding from the United States, commonly referred to as “Texit,” is gaining attention. On Wednesday, Newsweek reported that one such man pushing to separate Texas from the Union is Daniel Miller, president of the Texas Nationalist Movement. Speaking on his “Texas News” podcast […]
House Demands Release of Drafts of Biden 2015 Ukraine Speech
House Republicans on Wednesday are threatening “compulsory process” against the Biden administration to immediately permit the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to provide all drafts of then-Vice President Joe Biden’s speech delivered to the Ukrainian Rada in December 2015. In his speech, Biden called for the firing of Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin, who was investigating […]
DCCC Raises $12.3M in December, $5M More Than NRCC
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Wednesday that it had pulled in $12.3 million in December alone for a 2023 fourth quarter finish of $28 million. “I am grateful for the leadership of Hakeem Jeffries and the entire House Democratic Caucus who have helped ensure that the DCCC will have the resources it needs to […]
Asylum-Seekers Nabbed for Times Square Assault on Police
Five young adults identified as asylum-seekers were arrested following the alleged assault of two police officers near New York City’s Times Square, ABC News reported. Last Saturday, two officers reportedly attempted to break up a group of disorderly people when a physical altercation occurred, which prompted the officers to place one person under arrest. The […]
Las Vegas’ Tropicana Hotel Will be Demolished for Baseball Stadium
When the Tropicana Las Vegas opened in 1957, Nevada’s lieutenant governor unlocked the door to what would become a Sin City landmark for more than a half-century. Then he threw away the key. “This was to signify that the Tropicana would always stay open,” said historian Michael Green. Six decades later, the storied hotel-casino that […]
Johnson Casts Doubt on Bipartisan Border Talks
Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday cast doubt on a bipartisan effort to tighten border security, saying Democratic President Joe Biden does not need new laws to tackle the problem, signaling that a compromise being negotiated faces long odds of passage. In his first formal speech since taking the speaker’s gavel in October, […]
Iran Threatens to ‘Decisively Respond’ to US Strikes
Iran threatened Wednesday to “decisively respond” to any U.S. attack on the Islamic Republic following President Joe Biden’s linking of Tehran to the killing of three U.S. soldiers at a military base in Jordan. The U.S. has signaled it is preparing for retaliatory strikes in the Mideast in the wake of the Sunday drone attack […]
Microsoft CEO: Hackers Could Break Down World Order
Hackers could create a “breakdown of world order,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warned in an interview with NBC Nightly News. The U.S., China and Russia should unite via a cyber “Geneva Convention” to protect themselves against malevolent actors, Nadella said Tuesday, Business Insider reports. “If this is about nation-states attacking each other, and especially civilian […]
Nobel Peace Prize Nominations Close, Ukraine, Gaza in Mix
The doors close Wednesday on nominations for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, with peace activists connected to the wars in Gaza and Ukraine among the known entries. The Norwegian Nobel Committee keeps the nominations secret, but those with nomination rights sometimes make their picks public. Attempts to find an end the war in Gaza have […]
NATO Launches Largest Military Exercise Since Cold War
NATO on Wednesday is set to launch its most extensive war game since the Cold War, commencing a six-month military exercise that will mobilize about 90,000 service members from 31 allies – including prospective member Sweden. “Steadfast Defender 24” comes amid escalating global tensions, as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, China steps up its […]