Day: February 6, 2025

Allies and foes reject Trump’s ‘Riviera’ plans for Gaza: ‘New suffering and new hatred’

1:36 am February 6, 2025

The world reacted in unified shock on Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced his intention that the U.S. develop the Gaza Strip to create a “Riviera of the Middle East,” and that millions of Palestinians living there would be relocated. The bombshell proposal was made during a press conference on Tuesday when Trump, standing next […]

Drone footage of cartel warfare is ‘indicative’ of danger still present at border, says Rep. Chip Roy

1:29 am February 6, 2025

After drone video footage surfaced of an apparent cartel-on-cartel gunfight just south of the U.S. border with Mexico, Republican Congressman Chip Roy of Texas is calling attention to the danger still present at the border. The footage, which Roy obtained from sources on the border, was taken by a cartel drone and shows two sets […]

GOP rebels push for $2.5 trillion cuts in Trump budget bill during tense closed-door meeting

1:24 am February 6, 2025

Republican spending hawks in the House of Representatives are pushing their leaders to include at least $2.5 trillion in spending cuts in a massive piece of legislation intended to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda. Republicans held their weekly closed-door agenda meeting on Wednesday where they discussed a path forward via the budget reconciliation process. By […]

USAID staffers stunned, angered by Trump admin’s DOGE shutdown of $40B agency

1:24 am February 6, 2025

Staffers and contractors who work with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were stunned and angered after President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) – the government accountability unit headed by billionaire Elon Musk – effectively shut down the $40 billion agency on Monday. One USAID staffer who wished to remain anonymous […]

CEO son of ‘Silicon Valley pioneer’ arrested in alleged San Francisco attack

1:19 am February 6, 2025

A Silicon Valley CEO was arrested on several charges after police said a woman accused an investment firm mogul of attacking and raping her in downtown San Francisco. According to booking records, ERAS Holdings CEO Andrei Karkar, 47, was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of rape, and other charges including robbery, false imprisonment, and assault […]