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On February 28, President Donald Trump authorized military strikes against Iran. It has now been over 60 days since the first bombs fell. Legally, that means Trump must either cease operations or get permission from Congress to continue. Instead, he split the difference: continuing operations while simply saying they’ve ended. In 1973, Congress passed the War Powers Resolution. Though the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power “to declare war,” the War Powers Resolution enshrined into law the president’s ability to deploy troops “into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances.” In return,…

The head of the U.S. Secret Service is defending security arrangements at last Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, saying he would not change a thing about the security plan, even as questions continue to swirl around the shooting and his leadership of the agency. “The site was set up perfectly, I will tell you I would not change the site again,” Secret Service Director Sean Curran told Fox News host Will Cain Thursday. Curran said one agent was shot at “point-blank range” by suspect Cole Tomas Allen as he dashed through a security checkpoint inside the Washington Hilton hotel, where…

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Congress on Thursday passed a 45-day extension of the government’s warrantless foreign surveillance authority. The Senate passed the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by unanimous consent while the House followed with a 261–111 vote, authorizing the programs and sending the measure to President Donald Trump’s desk.  The vote came after the Senate blocked a more ambitious House package passed Wednesday that would have reauthorized Section 702 for three years while simultaneously banning the Federal Reserve from establishing a central bank digital currency. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, (R-SD) said the combined bill could not pass…

Photograph Source: The White House – Public Domain Having seen Trump shuffle spasmodically to the Village People’s Y.M.C.A., I think we can rule out dancing as the motivation to construct a $400 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom where the East Wing of the White House once stood. We can also rule out the most recent reason given for the construction of such a Reichskanzlei, which is that only in a Führerbunker funded by tech bros and Epstein patrons will this president ever feel safe. This leads us back to the original intent of the Trump administration with all its tariffs, foreign wars,…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune faces criticism for prioritizing Senate customs over passing the Save America Act sought by 95% of GOP voters. Source link

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What will unfold in Lebanon after Iranian pressure on Trump to enforce a provisional Zionist ceasefire? by vanessa beeleyI sit down with Lebanese journalist Marwa Osman to clarify the Resistance strategy in collaboration with Iran and in defiance of Lebanese state plans to normalise with the enemy ‘Israel’Read on Substack I sit down with Lebanese journalist Marwa Osman to clarify the Resistance strategy in collaboration with Iran and in defiance of Lebanese state plans to normalise with the enemy ‘Israel’ This is a very personal review of recent regional tragedies from Lebanese journalist and mother of three Marwa Osman. She…

Programmer and former DOGE employee Edward Coristine, known as “Big Balls,” is interviewed on Nick Shirley’s podcast. NICK SHIRLEY, HOST: We’ve talked about Elon a lot in this episode, but I feel like the reason why is because he’s one of the most powerful people, the richest person in the world, who’s in the same fight.EDWARD CORISTINE aka ‘BIG BALLS,’ FORMER DOGE PROGRAMMER: It’s very rare, by the way, like you look at the rest of the billionaires list, they like, they just don’t care. It’s pretty crazy. SHIRLEY: What’s the number one thing you’ve learned from Elon Musk?CORISTINE: Oh,…

The Australian government, which has already imposed strict regulations on American tech firms operating in the country, now expects these companies to pay taxes to support Australian journalism. On Tuesday, Australia unveiled draft legislation for a “News Bargaining Incentive,” which would require major tech companies, including Meta, Google, and TikTok, to make commercial deals with news organizations or face a 2.25 percent tax on local revenue, reports The Wall Street Journal. Companies would be incentivized to comply by receiving offsets of either 150 or 170 percent, effectively reducing the tax. The legislation would not apply to AI companies. Prime Minister…