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Trump Seeks $152 Million To Reopen Alcatraz Prison Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times, The White House on Friday requested $152 million to reopen Alcatraz, which is offshore from San Francisco, as a federal prison. The funding appears in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2027, released by the administration. It would cover first-year costs for the Federal Bureau of Prisons to rebuild the island facility into “a state-of-the-art secure prison facility,” according to the document. Alcatraz has operated as a National Park Service tourist site since 1973, after the federal...

President Trump on Sunday called on Ukraine to stop targeting Russia’s “diesel fuel,” saying the attacks are causing shortages, though Ukraine’s drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure are known to be supported by US intelligence. “Mr. Zelensky has to do one thing: He has to ‌stop ⁠knocking out diesel fuel in Russia,” Trump told reporters […]

White House Report Accuses Smithsonian Leaders Of 'Extreme Political Activism' Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, A White House report accused leaders of the Smithsonian Institution of adopting an ideological framework that shifted the National Museum of American History away from its mission of historical education toward what it called an "extreme political activism." People visit the Smithsonian Museum of American History on the National Mall in Washington, on April 3, 2019. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo The 162-page report, released by the White House Domestic Policy Council on July 4, alleges...