China Preps For War: Spy Balloon Belies Much Larger Economic Warning Signs

Murder And Mayhem: A Look At ICE's 'Worst Of The Worst' Arrests Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez and Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts this term have focused on illegal immigrants with criminal histories. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) made about 379,000 arrests from Jan. 20, 2025, through Jan. 20, 2026, and the administration has maintained that the majority involved those with criminal arrests or convictions. Tricia McLaughlin, former assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), said last year that 70 percent...

Trump Cites Progress With 'More Reasonable Regime' - Mulls Uranium Seizure Op; Bessent Says Will 'Retake' Hormuz 'Over Time' Summary Iran rejects 'excessive, illogical' US demands while Trump mentions 'progress' with a 'more reasonable regime'. Trump again threatens to destroy Iran energy sites and Kharg Island. White House seriously considering ground operation to seize Iran's enriched uranium stockpile but also wants Tehran to negotiate handing it over willingly. Bessent: US will 'retake' Hormuz Strait 'over time'. Bazan oil refinery in Israel's northern city of Haifa is on fire after a second apparent Iranian missile strike of the...

Forget Minnesota - The Amount Of Fraud Uncovered In California Is Staggering Authored by Christopher F. Rufo, Ryan Thrope, Kenneth Schrupp & Haley Strack via City Journal, California is a cash machine. The state collects some of the country’s highest income, business, and fuel taxes, and now spends more than $300 billion per year. And yet, everywhere you look, California seems to be falling apart. The roads are crumbling. Mismanaged wildfires have turned neighborhoods into ash. Drug addiction and homelessness have metastasized, turning parts of Los Angeles and San Francisco into no-go...