April 30, 2026

02 U.S. Politics

Islamabad High Court Grants Bail to Imran Khan in £190 Million Scandal Case– mashriqtv.pk

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Islamabad High Court has granted bail to Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), in the high-profile £190 million scandal case. This decision comes as a relief to Khan and his supporters amidst ongoing political and legal battles.

The decision was announced by a bench comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, who had reserved their judgment after hearing arguments from both sides. The courtroom was packed with journalists, lawyers, and PTI supporters eagerly awaiting the outcome of this high-stakes case.

Yesterday, the court had reserved its decision following extensive deliberations on the merits of the case. Today, the court delivered a brief verbal ruling in open court, granting Khan’s bail. A detailed written judgment is expected to be released in due course, which will outline the court’s reasoning in greater detail.

Birth Rates Will Drop Below Replacement Rate for First Time as Underpopulation Crisis Continues– www.lifenews.com

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The Wall Street Journal is raising concern over declining global birth rates, which experts predict will dip below the replacement rate, 2.2, for the first time in human history.

“The world is at a startling demographic milestone,” the outlet reported in a May 13 feature piece. “Sometime soon, the global fertility rate will drop below the point needed to keep population constant. It may have already happened.”

The United Nations’ most recent statistics revealed that the global fertility rate was down to 2.3 in 2021, 0.2 points lower than experts estimated that it was in 2017. The UN has not yet released data for 2022 and 2023.

Since Joe Biden Has Taken Office This Texas Border Town Has Seen A 5,000 % Increases In Criminal Charges– www.louderwithcrowder.com

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Illegal immigration benefits many people, but none of those people happen to be American citizens. In fact, they are the ones who suffer the most. However, some areas suffer more than others. And one Texas border town may be suffering more than anyone reading this.

Since Sleepy Joe has taken office and opened the floodgates, Kinney County, Texas saw criminal prosecutions increase by at least 5,000 percent. However, the left claims this is just a coincidence and that there is no possible way that illegal aliens commit crimes.

According to The Post Millennial:

During a hearing on the border crisis hosted by the House Budget Committee, Kinney County Attorney Brent Smith noted that in 2020, only 134 criminal charges were recorded in his jurisdiction.

“This drastically changed in 2021,” he explained, “after President Biden issued multiple executive orders revoking numerous border security policies that the DHS was operating under to successfully secure our border.”

Pro-Hamas Students and Faculty Occupy NYC Campus Building as New Wave of Protests Launch– slaynews.com

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New anti-Israel protests have erupted at The New School in New York City, with students and faculty members reportedly occupying a building on the institution’s campus.

The pro-Hamas protesters are reportedly attempting to get the school’s board of trustees to vote on divesting from companies supporting the Jewish State.

The occupation of the Welcome Center in Manhattan comes as two anti-Israel encampments have been ongoing at The New School.

One protest is led by students and the other by faculty.

Three Injured After Gunfire Erupts on Rapper Lil Baby’s Music Video Set– www.breitbart.com

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Three people were injured after gunfire erupted on the set of rapper Lil Baby’s music video production Tuesday.

The video was being filmed in northwest Atlanta, Georgia, near a business area when someone opened fire wounding three men, according to Hip Hop DX.

One 27-year-old victim was struck in the back, a second, 24, in the arm, and the third, a 23-year-old man, was hit in the neck, but police officials say all three will survive their wounds.

The rapper, who was arrested on drug charges in Paris in 2021, was not one of those short during the incident.

Oregon, Washington among ‘most dangerous states’: FBI crime data | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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A report recently released by US News & World Report has revealed that Washington and Oregon are among the most dangerous states in the nation.

The report, which relied on the latest data from the Federal Bureau of Investigations for corrections outcomes and public safety, put Oregon, the Beaver State, in 46th place while its neighbor to the north came in 39th.

According to the data, Oregon had an incarceration rate of 295 per 100,000 residents, and a juvenile incarceration rate of 121 per 100,000 juveniles. The violent crime rate sat at 342 per 100,000 residents, slightly lower than the national average of 381 per 100,000 residents.

While the state was only slightly below the national average when it came to incarceration and violent crime, its rate of incarcerated juveniles was three times higher.

Massive Barge Crashes into Texas Bridge Causing Partial Collapse– slaynews.com

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A major bridge in Texas has been struck by a cargo ship causing a partial collapse, according to breaking reports.

The massive barge crashed into the Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston on Wednesday morning.

The incident has brought traffic to and from a small residential island to a standstill.

Officials are currently scrambling to determine whether the structure is safe from collapse.

The incident happened around 10 am on Wednesday, according to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office.

Trump’s Private Jet Involved in Incident with Another Plane at Florida Airport | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com

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According to a notice from the Federal Aviation Administration, former President Donald Trump’s Boeing 757 “clipped” an unoccupied private jet Sunday while taxiing after landing at West Palm Beach International Airport.

“AIRCRAFT TAXIING AND WINGLET STRUCK THE REAR ELEVATOR OF A PARKED VISTAJET,” the notice reads, as cited by WFLA (emphasis original).

The outlet noted that the FAA included the plane’s registration number, N757AF, which FAA records show belonging to DJT Operations I LLC.

The report indicated that any damage that might have occurred in the incident was as yet unknown, but that no one had been injured.

Key Clinton, Obama Officials Die In Car Crash– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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On a typically quiet rural road late Friday night in San Diego County, a tragic accident claimed the lives of two prominent political figures from the Bay Area. The crash involved a head-on collision between a Jeep pickup and a Chrysler sedan, which occurred on state Highway 76 near Fallbrook outside of San Diego. The collision resulted in the deaths of four people, including a couple renowned for their contributions to political advocacy and community development.

Hope Wood, 48, and her wife, Peggy Moore, who were both pronounced dead at the scene, were well-respected for their long-standing public service and civil rights work. Wood, recognized by the San Diego County Medical Examiner, was particularly noted for her visionary work in organizing and strategy. Moore, a former president of the East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club, was remembered as a force for change in Oakland and across the East Bay.

Assaults Against Law Enforcement at Highest Level in Ten Years › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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The latest data from the FBI reveals that the number of assaults committed against law enforcement officers is at the highest level in at least 10 years.

According to the Daily Caller, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program recorded 79,091 different cases of assault against officers in the year 2023. The most common occurrences were during police responses to assaults against non-officers, with 6,783 such cases. The second-highest occurrence was during responses to drug violations, with 4,879 assaults taking place under such circumstances.

ABC’s George Stephanopoulos: ‘Deep State Is Packed With Patriots’– conservativeroof.com

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On Tuesday’s episode of “The View,” ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos expressed his belief that the Deep State was “packed with patriots.”

Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin said: “The book is so good. My favorite thing is you interviewed Situation Room staff. I have always said it’s White House staff whose names you’ll never know are the writers of history. They will tell us so many details.”

Stephanopoulos said: “That was my favorite part about doing the book. I interviewed about a hundred duty officers from the White House and these are people who come, they are relatively young people who come from all over the government, the CIA, the DIA, the Defense Department, military.”

WaPo Editor Upset Democrat Lawfare Isn’t Kneecapping Trump– thefederalist.com

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The Washington Post’s opinion editor Alexi McCammond expressed dismay over why Democrats’ lawfare trials haven’t fully kneecapped former President Donald Trump after a new poll shows Trump clobbering President Joe Biden in key swing states.

“How in the world is Trump’s trial not hurting him?” a clueless McCammond posed in her headline. “How is the former president still ahead of Biden in recent polls?”

“Donald Trump has been trapped in a courtroom for most of the past month, depriving his MAGA fans of more frequent campaign rallies and events,” McCammond writes. “Yet fresh polling shows that the trial hasn’t hurt Trump’s 2024 reelection bid, nor has it helped President Biden look better to voters.”

Robert De Niro: Trump’s Slogan Should Be ‘F— America, I Want To F— America’– conservativeroof.com

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During Tuesday’s broadcast of ABC’s “The View,” actor Robert De Niro asserted that former President Donald Trump and his supporters were consumed by anger and hatred.

Co-host Sunny Hostin said: “Some people have criticized you, because you’ve been pretty open about your dislike for Mr. Trump and the dangers he poses to democracy. You once famously said you’d like to punch him in the face. But right now he’s leading in the polls in five battleground states. Any advice to the Biden campaign or the voters? What are you thinking?”

Heavily censored, De Niro replied: “Well, I think I don’t understand why people are not taking him seriously. Because you read about it historically in other countries that they didn’t take the people seriously. I think of Hitler and Mussolini, ‘Oh, they’re fools and clowns.’ I hear it from some people. I mean, who does not think that this guy is going to do exactly what he says he’s going to do? He’s done it already. And then what? We’re going to sit around and say, what, ‘We told you so?’”

Maggie Haberman Just Got Outed As A Trump Puppet At Trial– www.politicususa.com

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Texts introduced as evidence at Trump’s criminal trial show Maggie Haberman acting as Trump’s stenographer and media puppet.

The texts:

The exchange:

HOFFINGER: Who is Maggie Haberman?
COHEN: She is a reporter for the New York Times.

FROM MC TO MH: Big boss just approved me responding to complaint and statement. Please start writing and I will call you soon

The big boss is Donald Trump. MC is Michael Cohen, and MH is Maggie Haberman.

Trump approved of Cohen talking to Haberman, so Cohen instructed Haberman to start writing her story and then he would call her later.

Haberman was writing at Trump’s approval, and on Trump’s schedule. This is not how journalism works. Journalists do not get approval from their subjects before they write their stories, or start writing before they have the information. Haberman isn’t reporting. She’s transcribing for Trump.

First They Tried to “Cure” Gayness. Now They’re Fixated on “Healing” Trans People. – Mother Jones– www.motherjones.com

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The conversion therapists met last November at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip. Behind the closed doors and drawn blinds of a Hampton Inn conference room, a middle-aged woman wearing white stockings and a Virgin Mary blue dress issued a call to arms to the 20-some people in attendance. “In our current culture, in which children are being indoctrinated with transgender belief from the moment they’re out of the womb, if we are confronted with a gender-confused child, you must help,” declared Michelle Cretella, a board member of the Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity. “We must do something.”

Cretella was delivering a keynote speech at the first in-person conference in four years of the Alliance, which describes itself as a “professional and scientific organization” with “Judeo-Christian values.” Its purpose: to defend and promote the practice of conversion therapy by licensed counselors.

More Than 150 Physical Threats Against Judges in Trump Cases Since March– www.politicususa.com

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Since March, there have been more than 150 physical threats against judges in Trump cases, according to a Reuters special report filed Tuesday.

“The rhetoric is inspiring widespread calls for violence. In a review of commenters’ posts on three pro-Trump websites, including the former president’s own Truth Social platform, Reuters documented more than 150 posts since March 1 that called for physical violence against the judges handling three of his highest-profile cases – two state judges in Manhattan and one in Georgia overseeing a criminal case in which Trump is accused of illegally seeking to overturn the state’s 2020 election results,” Peter Eisler, Ned Park and Joseph Tanfani reported for Reuters.

J.D. Vance Asked Why He’s Supporting Trump’s Affair with a Porn Star– www.politicususa.com

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Fox News repeated a question asked by a Democratic strategist to Republican Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) wondering why Republicans were there to defend ex-president Donald Trump’s affair with a porn star.

Read the biggest developments from Michael Cohen’s testimony.

Tough Guy Trump On Biden Debate: ‘Let’s Get Ready To Rumble!’– crooksandliars.com

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Back in 2020, Donald Trump’s debate with Joe Biden was canceled due to Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis and refusal to appear remotely rather than in person. He seemed to want Biden to catch Covid. It was weird.

In 2019, Donald claimed that the 2016 debates were “biased” and suggested that he may not participate in further CPD-hosted debates. Well, Joe just took the gloves off, saying, “I hear you’re free on Wednesdays.” Lumpy responded on Truth Social, claiming that Biden is the “WORST debater.”

NYT’s Bad Reporting Used by GOP to Attack Brazilian Democracy– www.truthdig.com

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The Republican-led US House Judiciary Committee released a report on April 17 titled “The Attack on Free Speech Abroad and the Biden Administration’s Silence: The Case of Brazil.” The report accused the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court of censorship, based on an interpretation rooted in US law and Twitter company policy.

The GOP report criticizes the court’s investigation and series of rulings that resulted in the deplatforming of 150 Twitter accounts. Many of these accounts belonged to individuals under investigation by Brazil’s Federal Police for their roles in a coup attempt on January 8, 2023, which tried to close Brazil’s National Congress. Its ultimate goal was to shut down the court, arrest three of its judges—including Justice Alexandre de Moraes—and install a military dictatorship.

After Promising to Halt Bomb Shipment, Biden Moving to Send $1 Billion More in Weapons to Israel – Mother Jones– www.motherjones.com

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President Biden last week said he would not provide more weapons to Israel if they proceeded into Rafah—before seemingly reversing course last night.Samuel Corum – Pool/CNP/ZUMA

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After officials repeatedly warned that they would consider stopping the flow of weapons to Israel if it pressed forward with a ground invasion into Rafah, the Biden administration announced it would nonetheless attempt to send more than $1 billion in additional weapons to Israel, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday night, citing congressional officials.

The Journal reports that the latest package “includes the potential transfer of $700 million in tank ammunition, $500 million in tactical vehicles, and $60 million in mortar rounds.” Congress will have to approve the latest package.

West Virginia Voters Reject January 6 Rioter Running for Congress – Mother Jones– www.motherjones.com

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Derrick Evans raises his hand during a swearing-in ceremony to the West Virginia House of Delegates on Dec. 1, 2020, in Charleston, W.Va. Will Price/West Virginia Legislative Photography via AP

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West Virginia voters had an unenviable choice of congressional candidates in the GOP primary Tuesday: a guy who stormed the Capitol on January 6, or an incumbent who, after having to evacuate the Capitol during the riot, went back to vote against certifying the election. Voters chose the incumbent.

Rep. Carol Miller trounced “J6 prisoner” Derrick Evans by almost 30 points, in the race to represent West Virginia’s first district. She will likely win the general election in November. The campaign has been viewed as something of a litmus test of how voters view the January 6 insurrection three years later.

Over 100,000 officers attacked in line of duty, FBI says– bakersfieldnow.com

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In the last two years, more than 100,000 officers were attacked in the line of duty. FBI statistics revealed more officers were killed in the past three years than in any other similar period in two decades.

This week marks National Police Week and Americans are honoring the lives of law enforcement who gave the ultimate sacrifice while serving their community.

Georgia Focus Group Leaves MSNBC Host Speechless With Pro-Trump Sentiments– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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If MSNBC was hoping to display cracks in the MAGA coalition stemming from former President Donald Trump’s criminal trials, its hosts will have to track down a more pro-Biden focus group than they did this week.

Correspondent Blayne Alexander was in Gwinnett County, Georgia this week where she interviewed three Trump-supporting residents who said the former president’s various legal troubles appear politically motivated and conveniently timed to hurt his campaign.

Asked whether the trials have caused his support to waver, Antonio Jones said the opposite. “It’s actually caused me to support him more. I just don’t believe there’s a coincidence that we have a trial happening in Atlanta, we have one happening in New York. So the question people are beginning to ask themselves, like I did, ‘Why now?’”

Whatever Happened to Reversing Trump’s Cuba Policies?– www.thenation.com

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After campaigning on reversing Trump’s regressive policies in the region, Cuban Americans are frustrated by the president’s subsequent passivity.

Last week, Cuban Americans fanned out on Capitol Hill and at the State Department with a warning for Democrats and the Biden administration: Act now to stop America’s complicity in the economic suffering of millions in Cuba or risk alienating a key group of supporters going into a close presidential election.

It was a reminder that hard-right enthusiasts of maximum pressure against Cuba do not speak for all Cuban Americans—maybe not even for a majority of them. The blitz of office visits to members of Congress and State Department officials hammered home a consistent message that was summed up in an accompanying blunt letter addressed to President Biden and signed by more than 100 organizations and about 650 individuals: “We are shocked and disappointed by your indifference toward the suffering of Cuban families both in Cuba and here in the United States.” The campaign also demonstrated that while Biden faces high-profile pressure from activists within the Democratic Party and the progressive base because of his administration’s continuing support for Israel’s war in Gaza, there is another aspect of his foreign policy that is drawing fire and dampening enthusiasm—but with much less public attention.

Fox News’ Trump Defense For Falling Asleep: Courtroom Is Too Hot– crooksandliars.com

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Fox News America’s Newsroom co-host Bill Hemmer came up with a new excuse for Trump constantly falling asleep at his trial.

Diminished Don continues to cry that the courtroom is too cold and he’s freezing, but Hemmer has a new view.

Hemmer: I mean, this is a two-story drab courtroom.

Sounds like I’d love it. Was it freezing in there?

Hemmer: No, it wasn’t, actually. It was actually warm.

Joe Biden Should Pardon Marilyn Mosby– www.thenation.com

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Former Baltimore state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby answers questions at a 2023 press conference about the arrests of police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray on May 1, 2015. (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun / Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Last week, the NAACP sent a letter to Joe Biden asking him to pardon Marilyn Mosby, the former state’s attorney for Baltimore. The organization was joined by a host of other Black social justice organizations, including the National Urban League, the National Action Network, and the National Bar Association (the largest legal group of Black attorneys).

It’s rare to see all of these organizations united in support of a prosecutor, but Mosby’s case is special. Mosby attracted national attention as a “progressive” prosecutor for her willingness to charge the six police officers involved in the murder of Freddie Gray, a young Black man who was killed while in police custody. But she was also the same old-same old prosecutor who was responsible for the bogus prosecution of Keith Davis Jr., a young Black man who was shot at 32 times by the police (three of the bullets landed) and was then charged with a robbery and a murder he didn’t commit—and was exonerated (and had his charges dismissed) only when another prosecutor replaced Mosby in Baltimore last year.