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Thieves steal jewels of ‘inestimable value’ in seven-minute heist at Louvre

A group of professional thieves stole jewels of “inestimable value” in a coordinated seven-minute heist at the Louvre in Paris, French officials said on Sunday as the art museum shut down for the day. Police were investigating the robbery and how it took place on Sunday morning. Preliminary details revealed the thieves used a mechanised […]

Israel strikes targets in Gaza after claiming Hamas violated ceasefire

Israel responded to alleged missile and gunfire at its troops in southern Gaza on Sunday, less than a week after brokering a ceasefire. The Israel Defense Forces alleged that “terrorists” fired at its troops on Sunday. “Earlier today, terrorists fired an anti-tank missile and gunfire toward IDF troops operating to dismantle terrorist infrastructure in the […]

China may not be able to follow through rare earths trade war threat

China could find it impossible to execute its plan to impose global export controls on rare earth elements, its latest threat against the United States in the escalating trade war between the two powers. The maneuver by China, tightening exports controls on rare earth elements, presents a major risk to the U.S. and its allies […]

Dug-in lawmakers see Trump as antidote to shutdown gridlock

President Donald Trump has largely stayed out of the government shutdown brawl on Capitol Hill, which will soon reach its three-week mark. But lawmakers on both sides of the aisle see Trump as pivotal to ending the impasse centered on Democratic healthcare demands, even as GOP leaders so far want him to steer clear of […]

Trump is building a ‘smart wall’ on border. Here’s what that means

President Donald Trump is swiftly moving forward with a keystone campaign promise from his first term: to build the border wall.  Within six months of returning to the White House, Trump has been able to acquire nearly $5 billion in congressional funding to finish the border wall he first set out to construct in 2017 but did not complete before […]

Restless House Republicans begin to defy Johnson’s shutdown recess

A growing number of House Republicans, frustrated over a monthlong shutdown recess, are traveling back to Washington, D.C., despite Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) decision to keep his conference at home. GOP leadership announced on Friday that the House would be gone another week as the shutdown begins to flirt with record territory. The decision is […]

Jim Justice hit with IRS tax lien

Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV) is now facing a federal tax lien over millions of dollars in unpaid taxes, a new report revealed. Politico reported on Saturday that the IRS filed the lien against Justice after the freshman senator, along with his wife Cathy, have failed to pay $8 million in taxes. According to one IRS […]

Vance promises paychecks during shutdown at Marines’ 250th anniversary event

Vice President JD Vance assured a gathering of U.S. Marines that they will get paid, even as future checks are imperiled due to the government shutdown. President Donald Trump previously shifted $8 billion from unused research and development funding at the Pentagon in order to cover paychecks for over 1 million active-duty troops and thousands […]

Thousands of New Yorkers flock to Times Square for ‘No Kings’ protest against Trump

NEW YORK — Thousands of people descended on Manhattan for what was one of the largest “No Kings” rallies that took place across the country on Saturday in protest of the Trump administration. The “No Kings” movement argues President Donald Trump is wielding “absolute” power across the country, gutting healthcare, sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]

US warns of ‘imminent’ attack by Hamas on Palestinians that would violate peace deal

The U.S. State Department warned of an “imminent” attack by Hamas on Palestinian civilians in Gaza, in what the agency said would be a “grave” violation of the ceasefire between the terrorist group and Israel that began just over a week ago. In a statement on Saturday evening, the agency said it informed nations involved […]
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