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Naval buildup escalates: Trump now sends cruiser, sub to Venezuela’s doorstep  Miami Herald Venezuela deploys warships, drones to coast as US naval squadron nears  Al Jazeera Housewives, retirees in Venezuela line up to join militia in response to what Maduro calls “outlandish threats” by U.S.  CBS News Venezuela will deploy military vessels to Caribbean and other waters to combat drug trafficking  AP News Is …

Stock futures were under pressure Thursday morning as Donald Trump’s war of words with the Federal Reserve escalated. The former president is calling for big rate cuts and even demanded Fed Governor Lisa Cook resign over alleged mortgage fraud. Cook rejected that call, but the feud is raising doubts about the central bank’s independence ahead of Jerome Powell’s speech in …

A school board meeting in Redlands, California, devolved into name-calling and Nazi comparisons this week amid a heated argument over a board member’s social media activity. Candy Olson — part of the board’s conservative-voting majority — has hit “like” on Instagram carousels of images that include racist and antisemitic memes, according to screenshots collected by a group of parents. More …

Trump Escalates a Fight Over How to Measure Merit in American Education  The New York Times Trump orders colleges to prove they don’t consider race in admissions  AP News Trump to require universities to hand over admissions data on race  NBC News Trump plans to force new disclosure of college admissions data  Politico Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions  The White House (.gov) Source link

Texas governor Greg Abbott on Monday ordered the department of public safety to arrest and return any House member who had left the state and “abandoned their duty to Texans”, as Democrats thwarted plans to redistrict the state along lines that would favour Republicans. “There are consequences for dereliction of duty,” Abbott said in a statement on Monday, after the …

Trump admin escalates its war with the courts — this time targeting Judge Boasberg  Politico Bondi DOJ files complaint alleging misconduct by Federal Judge James Boasberg  Fox News Justice Department files misconduct complaint against judge in key deportations case  NBC News Trump administration files another misconduct complaint against a federal judge  CNN Justice Dept. slaps Judge James Boasberg with misconduct complaint  CBS News Source link

Elevenlabs AudioNative Player The ruling class’s declaration that “the pandemic is over” has been disproven yet again, as the 11th wave of mass COVID-19 infection is now sweeping across the US and other countries, driven by new highly transmissible variants. The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has shown no signs of settling into a predictable “endemic” state falsely promised by official scientists and COVID contrarians alike. The current surge is being propelled by two dominant variants: NB.1.8.1, dubbed “Nimbus,” …

Illinois governor escalates redistricting showdown with Trump and Texas  Axios Texas plan to redraw maps could protect GOP House majority  The Washington Post Democrats rally in Texas over Trump order to redraw districts: ‘The only way they can keep power is to cheat’  The Guardian Pritzker’s gerrymander jab draws fire  Politico Texans, Democrats condemn GOP redistricting plans at first public hearing  The Texas Tribune Source …

White House escalates attack on Obama, relitigating 2016 grievances  The Washington Post Gabbard Releases New Documents Targeting Obama Administration, as Justice Dept. Forms Task Force  The New York Times Gabbard’s claims of an anti-Trump conspiracy are not supported by declassified documents  AP News Gabbard’s unprecedented claim: A president led a ‘treasonous conspiracy’  NBC News New Russiagate evidence ‘directly’ points to Obama, DOJ will decide …

The housing market is getting so weak that it’s poised to become a significant drag on overall economic growth, according to Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi. In a series of posts on X last week, he noted that he sent off a “yellow flare” on the housing market just a few weeks ago but now thinks a “red flare” …