Category Archives: National News
US Surpassed Saudi Arabia, Russia To Become World’s Top Oil Exporter
The US has once again surpassed Saudi Arabia and Russia to reclaim the No. 1 spot as the world’s largest oil exporter, according to data from the International Energy Agency.
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Epstein’s Own Lawyers Tell Court He Likely Died By “Assault” As Federal Case Dropped
Epstein’s own defense team doesn’t buy the suicide narrative, apparently, as one of his lawyers on Tuesday voiced deep skepticism that he hanged himself while addressing a final hearing in a Manhattan US District Court on Tuesday. Defense lawyer Reid Weingarten told Judge Richard Berman during the hearing that Epstein’s injuries are “far more consistent with assault” than suicide, especially given the broken bones in his neck discovered during the autopsy after he was found dead in his jail cell on Aug. 10.
Read moreSurveillance Video Outside Epstein’s Cell Deemed ‘Unusable’
The Washington Post reports that at least one of the cameras in the hallway outside Epstein’s cell had footage that is “unusable”.
Read moreBorder Patrol Unveils 60 Miles Of New US-Mexico Border Wall In Drone Footage
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection unveiled a stretch of new border wall on the Southern Border and said it completed at least 60 miles in all.
Read moreThe Post Office Is on Pace for Its Worst Year since 2012 Default
The United States Postal Service on Friday reported a net loss of nearly $2.3 billion for the third quarter of fiscal year 2019, putting it on pace to lose nearly $8 billion in 2019.
Read moreFBI Opens Probe After Jeffrey Epstein Dies In Apparent “Suicide”
The FBI is opening an investigation into Epstein’s death according to media reports.
Read moreA Shocked World Reacts To News Of Epstein’s Impossible ‘Suicide’
Americans awoke Saturday to some truly surprising and disturbing news: Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy financier/pimp of underage girls to the world’s rich and famous, had somehow managed to kill himself inside his cell at the Manhattan Correctional Center.
Read moreJudge Dismisses Covington Student’s Washington Post Lawsuit [VIDEO]
Nicholas Sandmann’s defamation lawsuit against the Washington Post was dismissed. According to court documents, Judge William O. Bertelsman ruled that seven Washington Post articles and three tweets about now 17-year-old Sandmann were protected by the First Amendment and deemed opinion.
Read moreU.S. Senate Committee to Hold Hearing on Cannabis Industry’s Banking Challenges [VIDEO]
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs will hold a hearing to discuss the various financial challenges facing the legal cannabis industry. Right now, due to older banking regulations, banks who hold accounts of legal marijuana dispensaries face the possibility of felony charges being brought against them under federal money laundering laws.
Read moreEquifax Will Pay $700 Million To Settle Data Breach Probe
It was the biggest hack of private data in modern history, and now, two years later, Equifax has agreed to pay up to $700 million to resolve U.S. federal and state investigations into the 2017 hack that compromised the most sensitive information of 147 million people.
Read moreWidespread, Dangerous Heat Expected To Roast 200 Million Americans
About 200 million Americans in the eastern two-thirds of the country will be trapped in a monstrous heat dome that will send temperatures over 100°F into the weekend, and with humidity factored in, the real feel could be a scorcher: 110°F, reported AccuWeather.
Read moreTrump Slaps 400% Tariff On Vietnamese Steel
In a series of preliminary rulings, the Commerce Department is slapping 400%+ steel tariffs on Vietnam. In its finding, the Commerce Department listed several steel products initially produced in South Korea and Taiwan that are then shipped to Vietnam for processing before being exported to the US.
Read moreMSM Silent After Google Election Meddling Bombshell; Video Scrubbed From YouTube
In an otherwise slow news-cycle, the mainstream media has somehow failed to report on an undercover exposé by Project Veritas in which a senior Google employee admits that the company is manipulating its algorithms ahead of the 2020 election in order to prevent the “next Trump situation.”
Read moreDo Americans Support Military Action Against Iran?
How does the U.S. public feel about a military clash with Iran? After the two tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz last week but before the drone shootdown, YouGov polled Americans about their thoughts on military action.
Read moreDOJ Lost Track Of 62 Crime-Linked Foreigners Brought Into Country To Rat On People
The Justice Department has lost track of 62 foreigners brought into the United States under a special program which allows otherwise inadmissible individuals into the country to assist with criminal investigations, according to an audit performed by the DOJ’s inspector general.
Read moreArmed Mexican Troops Block Migrants At Southern Border After Tariff Talks Tank
One day after US and Mexican negotiators failed to reach a deal to prevent punitive US tariffs from going into effect over border security, Mexican soldiers, armed police and migration officials blocked hundreds of migrants after they crossed into Mexico from Guatemala in a caravan on Wednesday. According to Reuters, the response from Mexico marks a major step in compliance with President Trump’s demands that the country halt the flow of illegal immigration, primarily from Central America, in order to avoid 5% tariffs which are set to begin on Monday.
Read moreMarkets Turmoil As Trump Unleashes Tariffs On Mexico “Until Illegal Immigration Stops”
President Trump has confirmed that he will impose tariffs on Mexico until the illegal immigration problems at the southern US border are fixed.
Read moreDoD Inspector General Exposes Pentagon Contractor’s 9,400% Profit On Half-Inch Pin [VIDEO]
TransDigm Group Inc. sold the Pentagon “drive pins” for $4,361 each – should only cost $46, a 9,400% gain in excess profits, according to the Inspector General US Department of Defense’s audit labeled “For Official Use Only” obtained by Bloomberg.
Read moreTrump Admin Backs Off Plan To Dump Illegals In Florida – What About San Diego?
Following immense backlash from state lawmakers, the Trump administration is backing off a plan to send thousands of migrants to South Florida. But, in addition to the two Florida counties, San Diego will receive hundreds of migrant families from South Texas. The Border Patrol said that it was also considering distributing apprehended border-crossers to Detroit, Miami and Buffalo, New York.
Read moreBorder Crisis: Most Arrests In 12 Years; Over 168,000 Released Into US; Measles, Chickenpox Found
“Unauthorized border crossings have more than doubled in the past year, and they are on pace to exceed 1 million on an annual basis”
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