US Ambassador Says China Is 'Weaponizing' Rare-Earth Dominance

Judge Strikes Down Trump-Era Courthouse Arrest Policy Via American Greatness, A federal judge has vacated Trump administration policies that allowed immigration agents to arrest noncitizens at immigration courthouses nationwide. U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts ruled Tuesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents may no longer conduct arrests at immigration courts under policies implemented by the administration last year. Pitts, a Biden appointee, concluded that the Department of Justice (DOJ) failed to provide adequate justification for the changes and described the policies as “arbitrary and capricious.” The administration had expanded courthouse arrests through...

Sen. Lindsey Graham Dead At 71 Following "Brief And Sudden Illness" Lindsey Graham, the Republican foreign-policy hawk from South Carolina, died abruptly on Saturday following what his office described as "a brief and sudden illness," according to a statement posted on X. "On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness. Senator Graham's family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period," Graham's office said. Statement from the Office of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina)....

Germany's "Two-Speed Europe" Proposal Is The EU's Adaptation To Great Power Geopolitics Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil recently declared that “Now is the time for a two-speed Europe. Germany, together with France and other partners, will therefore now take the lead in making Europe stronger and more independent. As the six biggest economies in Europe, we can now be the driving force.” Apart from those two, this exclusive tier will also include Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and Poland. The goal is to optimize decision-making by...