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WASHINGTON — Democrats took a big step Friday toward making South Carolina the first state to hold its presidential primary in the 2028 cycle, potentially handing former Vice President Kamala Harris a big early advantage should she launch a third White House bid. The Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws panel gave the Palmetto State the nod to go first with 26 votes, followed by Nevada (19 votes) and longtime first-in-the-nation primary state New Hampshire (4 votes). Friday’s committee vote is expected to be approved next month by the full DNC, formalizing the calendar. Democratic activists had pushed hard in...

One of the largest fraud scandals in Minnesota may involve the family of Ilhan Omar. The far-left congresswoman’s sister used the address of a woman who was business partners with several major convicts in the “Feeding Our Future” scandal, a Daily Wire investigation found. The federal meals scandal is described as the largest public theft in Minnesota history. The statehouse’s House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee is probing the Somali-born congresswoman’s involvement in the scandal, but Democrats in May blocked a subpoena that would require Omar to produce records. Public records in the state, however, may tie Omar’s...

The owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant in South Korea is facing up to a year in jail and a fine of roughly $13,510 after the eatery allegedly served ants atop its sorbets. The proprietor of the Seoul restaurant, not identified in court documents, acknowledged serving ants, which are not among the insect species approved for human consumption under South Korea’s Food Sanitation Act. The law approves 10 other insect species for human consumption — but not ants, the BBC reported. The country’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety discovered the violation through customers’ social media posts and online reviews mentioning...

America’s left-wing insurgency relies on billionaire donors and a highly credentialed voter base. Socialism is au courant in America today, though in its 21st-century form, it is less a rebellion of the proletariat than a by-product of the capitalist elite. Through its continued efforts to decrease the returns to human labour and by financing the very groups and ideologies increasingly dedicated to its overthrow, socialism has found fertile ground. Today, more than one in four Americans waves the red flag. And no wonder. The oligarchs have engaged in increasingly brazen spending on themselves – epitomised by Jeff Bezos’s profligacy –...

The House Judiciary Committee advanced the Permanent Trump Secure Border Act on July 21, marking a significant victory for the House Freedom Caucus and aligning with the Trump administration's immigration enforcement priorities... ...This year's push reflects a coordinated Republican effort to enshrine specific Trump administration policies. The House Freedom Caucus called for legislation to complete the border wall, end catch-and-release practices, and impose stricter asylum standards... ...H.R. 9773 would restrict nonprofit funding by barring federal funds to organizations providing transportation, lodging, or legal services to inadmissible aliens. According to Bloomberg Government, "House Republicans advanced conservative border security legislation out of...

Explanation: In 185 AD, Chinese astronomers recorded the appearance of a new star in the Nanmen asterism. That part of the sky is identified with part of the southern constellation Centaurus on modern star charts. In fact, the new star was reported to be visible to the naked eye for months before it faded from view, and is now thought to be the earliest recorded supernova. In this 21st century telescopic image, the wispy outlines of a faint emission nebula recognized as the remnant of that historical stellar explosion can be traced against a starry background. The ragged but roughly...

Donald Trump flew into an expletive-laden rant in the Oval Office as he increasingly loses patience over the war he started in Iran, according to someone who overheard the angry meltdown. The president launched into a raging tirade against Iran's leaders, referring to them as "scumbags" and "lunatics," while also spitting out a series of expletives during the White House meeting, a person who heard the comments told The Wall Street Journal. It comes after Trump's 'diaper nurse' left devoted letters to the president in his room with intimate messages.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is telling New Yorkers to take to the streets to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits the Big Apple — and it has NYPD cops fuming. New York’s Finest just put in superhuman duty to keep the five boroughs safe during the FIFA World Cup, the Knicks NBA title, Independence Day and a massive America 250 celebration that brought millions into the city — and now will have to keep their guards up as the lefty mayor fans the flames. “The mayor’s activist posturing puts police officers on the street in a terrible position,”...

We, the undersigned, call on Congress to repeal the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, which grants vaccine manufacturers broad immunity from civil liability, even in cases of negligence or serious injury. No product that is truly safe should require blanket legal immunity. Shielding manufacturers from accountability removes a fundamental incentive for rigorous safety testing and denies injured individuals their basic right to seek justice through the courts. Americans deserve the same legal protections for vaccines that apply to other medical products. Restoring civil liability will strengthen public trust, improve safety standards, and reaffirm the principle that no corporation...

The first half of the interview is Musk at his most visionary: highly optimistic about production, robotics, space exploration and abundance, while admitting genuine AI danger. The second half is much more defensive and combative. The interviewer presses him on concentrated power, Ukraine, DOGE, immigration and his influence over European politics. Neither side meaningfully changes the other’s position. The single biggest takeaway is that Musk no longer talks about AI primarily as a technology product. He treats AI plus robotics as a near-term replacement for the existing economic system itself—including employment, scarcity, wages, money and ultimately human control. https://elonmuskarchive.org/video/economist-elon-musk-2026-07-23

As JD Vance prepares to make a decision about his 2028 plans, the vice president is facing a barrage of online attacks from within his party, criticism his allies say appears to be part of a coordinated attempt to poison the well for him politically.His detractors have adopted the “Never Vance” slogan and flooded social media, especially over the past week, with attacks including claims that Vance is “unfit” to be vice president due to his efforts to negotiate a peace deal with Iran. They have asserted, without evidence, that Vance is making policy decisions not supported by President Donald...

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In the heart of the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, a city over 5,000 years old lay dormant beneath the sands. Thanks to excavations led by an international team, this ancient city is about to be reborn in the light of the present. Led for over ten years by Italian archaeologist Gabriele Rossi Osmida, this research has revealed the existence of a mysterious culture: the Oasis Civilization. These cities, spread along an ancient trade route between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, bear witness to a refined and organized people, connected to the other great cultures of the time: Mesopotamia, Elam, and the Indus...

President Trump obviously knows J.B. Pritzker is one of Illinois Biggest Problems,(No pun intended) But what most Rank and File Republicans know in Illinois that Darren Baileys biggest challenge is the LEFT LEANING ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY ITSELF! So I am going to narrow it down for you. I live in Central Illinois. Diane Barghouti is the REPUBLICAN Chairwoman here. The biggest problem we are having is she refuses to support any Conservative Republican Candidates. Last Governors election, The Illinois Republican Dragged a Democratic Mayor out from a rock, PUT An (R) after his name and ran Richard Irvin as a...

A viral video showing Department of Homeland Security officers detaining a woman as she attempted to board a Southwest Airlines flight at Denver International Airport has prompted criticism of the Texas-based airline on social media.The video, posted Tuesday on Instagram, shows 27-year-old Chantal Alejandra Morales Rojas of Ecuador being detained by plainclothes Department of Homeland Security officers while attempting to board a flight from Denver to Oakland.In a statement, DHS said Morales Rojas entered the United States on a visa that allowed her to work as an au pair through Jan. 4, 2025, but remained in the country after it...

Will President Trump's trade policies lay the foundation for a new Bretton Woods system, or will Beijing's economic model continue reshaping the global order? n this episode, Mike Steger examines the growing economic confrontation between the United States, Canada, Europe, and China, arguing that the real battle is not simply about tariffs, but between two competing visions of civilization. From China's strategy of dominating global manufacturing through subsidized exports to President Trump's effort to revive the American System and establish a new international economic order, Mike explains why the future of global development may hinge on rebuilding the principles that...

The following is an except from the Epilog of the book: Le Duan [Party First Secretary] resolved, with Soviet help, to turn all of Vietnam into what he call an “impregnable outpost of the socialist system.” Hanoi forcibly collectivized agriculture in the South, virtually abolished capitalism, nationalized industries, and appointed planners to run it all along strict communist lines. The result was economic disaster. Inflation rose as high at 700 percent a year. People starved. “Nothing was more terrible then those ten years after the war,” Bau Ninh [Vietnamese novelist] remembered. “Our living standard collapsed completely. It was terrible. During...

The image remains one of baseball's most iconic snapshots, as fresh in the minds of New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals fans today as it was in 1983. On July 24, 1983, with two outs in the ninth and U.L. Washington on first base, Kansas City All-Star third baseman George Brett homered off New York closer Goose Gossage, giving the Royals a 5-4 lead. But while Brett celebrated in the Yankee Stadium dugout following his round-tripper, Yankees manager Billy Martin walked to home plate and informed umpire Tim McClelland that Brett's bat was covered with more pine tar than...

NEW YORK, NY — After personally declaring war on the Jewish people, Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued a forceful condemnation of the rise of violence against Jews. In the wake of more Jewish New Yorkers being targeted by a Muslim terrorist, Mamdani stated there was no place for violence against those evil, child-murdering pieces of scum that need to die. "I am appalled by the spike in attacks since I declared war on the Jews," said Mamdani. "These stabbing attacks on elderly Jewish New Yorkers are horrifying. We will not tolerate such violence against the Jews, who, I must reiterate, need...

President Donald Trump insisted Russia and China are “not participating” in the Iran war. The president made the declaration Friday in a Truth Social post. The post included Trump claimed he is doing “very big favors” for Chinese President Xi Jingping: "President Xi, at our recent meeting in Beijing, China, told me that he would not, under any circumstances, give or sell Weapons to the Islamic Republic of Iran — And that statement included Chinese Companies. Considering our relationship, I take him at his word and, besides, l am doing him very big favors, also. Likewise, President [Vladimir] Putin, despite...