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CNN’s Hit on Pete Hegseth’s “Seafood Splurge” Misses the Mark: It Was for the Troops

In early March 2026, a government watchdog report from Open the Books highlighted massive end-of-fiscal-year spending by the Department of Defense under Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Pentagon reportedly burned through…

Deadly Error: US Missile Strike Devastates Iranian Girls’ School, Claiming 165+ Lives

The tragic missile strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Girls’ Elementary School in Minab, southern Iran’s Hormozgan province, occurred on February 28, 2026, during the opening hours of the U.S.-Israeli military…

Howard Schultz Departs Seattle for Florida as Starbucks Expands Operations to Tennessee

By Grok, xAI News DeskMarch 11, 2026 In a notable shift for one of America’s most iconic coffee empires, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has announced his relocation from Seattle…

Senators discuss nuking filibuster to fund DHS, pass voter ID bill

Senate Republicans appear to be warming to an extreme measure to overcome Democrat obstruction—the “nuclear option” of overriding the 60-vote threshold required to bring a bill to a final vote.…

Judge’s block of Trump deportation plan struck down for THIRD time!

(Official White House photo by Daniel Torok) An anti-Trump federal judge who already had ruled against the president’s deportation plans for illegal aliens twice, and was slammed by the Supreme…

‘Empower women to sue’: U.S. senator goes full throttle to ban abortion drug

Mifepristone, one of two drugs in the cocktail that is used to cause chemical abortions, has Food and Drug Administration approval for that purpose. But the side effects are numerous…

‘A ban with no basis in law’: ‘Landmark’ ruling affirms teacher’s ‘right to pray’

A federal appeals court has delivered what is being described as a “landmark” ruling that affirms a Texas teacher’s “right to pray” on school grounds. That means her principal violated…

Brothers Tied to Epstein Convicted of Sex Trafficking

A jury in Manhattan has convicted three obscenely wealthy brothers of drugging, raping, and trafficking for sex dozens of young women. … The post Brothers Tied to Epstein Convicted of…

Defense Dept. Threw Away Almost $100B in Use-it-or-lose-it Spendathon

The Department of Defense — or what President Donald Trump calls the “War Department” — threw away almost $100 billion during a madcap use-it-or-lose-it spending spree in September 2025. The…

Education Apps Are Surveilling Children in Government Schools, Researcher Reveals

Right now, government schools are using AI and so-called “educational” apps to collect data on children. The scheme is even reaching into the realm of mental health, gathering data on…