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Foreign journalist visas set at 240 days, Chinese reporters cut to 90 days– www.washingtontimes.com

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Thursday it will drastically shorten visas for foreign journalists in the U.S. to 240 days, down from years, and cut those for Chinese journalists to only 90 days, raising concerns over press freedom in the United States and retaliation against American journalists overseas.

The final rule announced by the Department of Homeland Security will do away with the “duration of status” system, which allows foreign journalists to stay and work in the United States as long as they meet eligibility requirements. That will be replaced with a fixed period of time, though the visas may be extended.

The agency says it’s necessary to better vet the visa holders. But advocates for foreign journalists oppose the change, saying the drastically shorter stay would severely restrict their ability to live and work in the States.

The even shorter visa rule for Chinese journalists, which does not include those from the “special administrative regions” of Hong Kong or Macau, is particularly harsh and could add tensions to the already fraught relations between Washington and Beijing, despite stated intents by both leaders to stabilize ties.

The decision comes at a time when President Donald Trump is targeting news organizations with multiple threats and legal actions at home and his administration is tightening immigration policies, though foreign journalists are not considered immigrants.

ADC sues DHS Secretary Mullin over illegal CBP seizure of Max Blumenthal’s devices– thegrayzone.com

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“Just because someone is reentering the country does not mean their constitutional rights evaporate,” declared ADC President Jenin Younes. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a time-sensitive motion in the Eastern District of Virginia’s federal court on behalf of journalist Max Blumenthal, seeking the immediate return of two smartphones unlawfully seized and retained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The motion argues that CBP’s warrantless seizure and continued retention of Blumenthal’s phones violate the First and Fourth Amendments and the Privacy Protection […]

Trump Pushes ‘Big Lie’ in White House Address– www.vanityfair.com

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In their book Regime Change, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan offer a telling account of the way President Donald Trump deals with a bad news cycle this term: As the White House debated how to manage the fallout from its chaotic slashing of the federal government last year, they determined that they needed “distractions.” There were two proposals: they could release videos of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview with a confused Joe Biden. Or they could announce the grand opening of camps in Guantánamo Bay to detain migrants.

“They opted for announcing Guantánamo,” Haberman and Swan wrote. “There was no better counter for a screwup than an outrage.”

Thursday night, Trump dipped back into the formula. With his approval rating stalled at record lows, the war with Iran escalating and the cost of living continuing to weigh on voters, he used a 24-minute address from the White House’s East Room to revive his favorite political grievance: the 2020 election he lost.

Trump spent the opening minutes ticking through his administration’s claimed accomplishments. “We are doing great,” he said, sounding hoarse. Then, after a deep exhale, sounding as though he were about to leap from a diving board, Trump announced the release of declassified intelligence that he said exposes “shocking vulnerabilities” in American elections.

Woman shot near Aurora ICE facility after weekly protest, suspect held– www.foxnews.com

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One person has been detained after a woman was injured in a shooting near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Aurora, Colorado, police said.

A police spokesperson told Fox News the incident happened Thursday night and left the woman with injuries that were not life-threatening. A man was detained following the shooting, which did not happen inside the facility, they added.

Andrea Loya, the executive director of Casa de Paz — a local nonprofit that helps those released from the ICE detention facility reunite with their loved ones — told The Denver Post the shooting happened after the conclusion of a weekly protest outside the building.

DNC Chair Ken Martin Made Democrat Officials Sign Non-Disclosure Agreements Before Viewing the Party’s Finances * The Gateway Pundit * by Mike LaChance– www.thegatewaypundit.com

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DNC Chair Ken Martin Made Democrat Officials Sign Non-Disclosure Agreements Before Viewing the Party’s Finances * The Gateway Pundit * by Mike LaChance– www.thegatewaypundit.com
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Ken Martin, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), made Democrat officials sign non-disclosure agreements before they could view the party’s financial records at a recent meeting, according to a new report from Axios.

It has been widely reported for months that the DNC is struggling to raise money. Donors are not exactly lining up to hand over their cash to the party that blew through two billion dollars in a matter of weeks in 2024, only to come up empty handed in the end. Also, now that USAID is effectively over, there are no more dollars flowing from that source.

Still, why would Martin make party leaders sign NDAs to simply view the family check book? This raises all kinds of red flags.

From Axios:

Scoop: DNC officers asked to sign NDAs amid financial woes

The Democratic National Committee asked its leadership team to sign non-disclosure agreements before a recent meeting about the party’s finances, two people familiar with the conversations told Axios.

Why it matters: The move — a break from past practice for such officers — underscored DNC chair Ken Martin’s sensitivity about the party’s money woes and the persistent criticism about his leadership.

Driving the news: The DNC made the request ahead of a private meeting of senior officers late last month, the sources said.

Ukrainian’s Zelenskyy faces major backlash for ousting defense chief Mykhailo Fedorov amid progress vs. Russia– www.cbsnews.com

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Kyiv, Ukraine — Hundreds of protesters gathered in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities Thursday after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, a widely respected figure whose ouster sparked a swift backlash.

It is part of a cabinet shakeup that had already raised eyebrows for its timing, coming right as Ukraine is seen by many analysts as turning the tide against Russia’s nearly 4½-year full-scale invasion.

CBS News’ Aidan Stretch reports that many observers have credited the outgoing cabinet with Ukraine’s recent successes in countering Russia’s assault. The reshuffle looked set to become a test of Zelenskyy’s political authority as Ukraine’s fight against Russia continues. The president has remained in office under martial law, because wartime elections are prohibited, and he has periodically reshuffled his government.

U.K. counterterrorism police take over former MP Ann Widdecombe death probe – National– globalnews.ca

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An investigation into the suspected killing of former British politician Ann Widdecombe is now being led by U.K. counterterrorism police, investigators said, days after announcing there was no evidence to suggest it was an act of terror.

A 28-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder after Widdecombe, 78, was found dead inside her home in an isolated village in Devon, southwest England, on Thursday, was re-arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, Counter Terrorism Policing South East said in an update Monday, according to The Associated Press.

The suspect was first arrested on Saturday in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, two days after Widdecombe’s body was discovered. Rotherham is more than 320 kilometres from the former MP’s rural home.

The suspect has not been named because he has not been charged.

Trump Reverses Course in Iran, Drops 20% Cargo Fee: ‘Hormuz Strait Is OPEN’– slaynews.com

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President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the United States will abandon a proposed 20% fee on cargo moving through the Strait of Hormuz and instead pursue trade and investment agreements with Gulf nations.

Trump had proposed the reimbursement fee one day earlier, arguing that the United States should be compensated for protecting one of the world’s most important shipping routes.

Trump Announces Shift to Gulf Investment Deals

In a Tuesday post on Truth Social, Trump wrote:

“Based on highly productive conversations with Middle East leadership, I have decided to replace the 20% United States Reimbursement Fee with Trade and Investment Deals that the various Gulf States will be making into the United States.”

Trump did not disclose specific commitments from Gulf governments.

New York Just Became the First State to Pass an AI Data Center Moratorium– townhall.com

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The legislation, signed into law on Tuesday, is a one-year pause on permitting and construction of new “hyperscale” (larger than 50 megawatts) data centers, facilities that power large AI systems, while the state develops stricter rules on energy use, environmental impacts, local control, and rules on mitigating AI’s effect on jobs.

“These hyperscale AI data centers consume enormous amounts of power, truly threatening to outpace our grid’s capacity, and they drive up costs for local ratepayers,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Tuesday.

“I refuse to let those costs be passed on to New Yorkers who already pay too much for their utility bills.”

The legislation follows widespread fearmongering about AI data centers, including concerns about their water and energy usage that have been massively overblown.

For example, few people know that all current AI data centers combined use less than 0.5 percent of the United States’ freshwater for cooling. Typically, even a large data center uses less fresh water than a single square mile of farmland.

Another common concern, what I’d call a myth, is the power usage of AI data centers. While they are massive consumers of electricity, that’s simply a reason to build more power generation. And so far, data centers have failed to drive residential price increases on any scale larger than your average Democrat-driven climate policy, according to groups like the Manhattan Institute. Other critics have likened the concern about power usage to halting the construction of computers because they use electricity.

Trump exposes how the ‘deep state’ purposely hid 2020 Chinese election interference from him– www.theblaze.com

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President Donald Trump told the nation from the White House Thursday that the Chinese government has interfered with American elections and gained access to “sensitive” voter data of tens of millions of Americans.

Trump also accused deep-state bad actors of “deliberately massag[ing]” his daily briefings and even of attempting to run a “shadow government” during his first term to keep the information about “China’s election meddling” from him, other lawmakers, the media, and the American public.

Trump reiterated his demand that Congress pass the SAVE America Act and accused Democrats of stalling on the bill because it would keep them from cheating in elections.

The president said evidence of his claims are available for review at the White House website.

“The documents … show that over a period of years, starting during the 2020 election cycle, the People’s Republic of China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history — resulting in China’s illicit acquisition of 220 million U.S. voter files,” said the president.

Trump Preparing to Challenge Legitimacy of Georgia’s Two Democrat Senators– slaynews.com

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A report circulating Monday claims President Donald Trump is preparing to make a major announcement involving Georgia’s two Democrat senators, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock.

The report, citing a “well-placed source in Georgia,” alleges Trump plans to declare Ossoff and Warnock “illegitimate because of fraud.”

According to the post, the announcement could come as soon as Monday evening.

Neither Trump nor the White House has publicly confirmed the report.

No official details have been released.

As of publication, the alleged announcement remains unverified.

Special Counsel Jack Smith Lied To, Spied On Congress– thefederalist.com

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Public documents newly released by Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson show that Jack Smith spied on Congress as a special counsel, then lied to them about it. It’s the latest in a congressional investigation Grassley says has already uncovered criminal abuse of power by Democrats that is far “worse than Watergate.”

During the Biden Department of Justice’s investigation of Donald Trump under the pretext of prosecuting Jan. 6, 2021, unrest and complaints about 2020 election lawbreaking, Smith’s team ignored required procedures to view text messages written by 44 members of Congress. Yet Smith testified to Congress that he only had obtained “toll records,” or data about the texts, such as timestamps and recipients, not the text content.

Trump says Putin is ready to reach a peace deal ending Ukraine war– www.foxnews.com

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President Donald Trump said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to reach an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, even as Moscow warned Wednesday that Western troops deployed to enforce any eventual peace deal would become Russian military targets.

“I say, ‘Vladimir, it’s time for you to stop. It’s time for this war to end,’” Trump told Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst in an interview released Tuesday.

Trump said he believed Putin was “ready to make a deal” to end the fighting.

DHS Identifies 278,000 Foreigners Illegally Registered to Vote in Federal Elections– www.westernjournal.com

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During a primetime election integrity speech to the nation on Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that the Department of Homeland Security had identified at least 278,000 non-U.S. citizens who were illegally registered to vote in federal elections.

The speech covered what Trump called “five major areas of concern” regarding election security, primary among them being China compromising American election data.

However, there was also the allegation that over a quarter of a million illegal non-citizen voters were on the rolls, according to a DHS investigation.

“We are releasing the results of a stunning investigation by the Department of Homeland Security,” Trump said.

Almost half of U.S. Muslims favor Hamas– www.americanthinker.com

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According to a Pew survey, 44% of American Muslims recently surveyed expressed a favorable opinion of Hamas.

The United States designated Hamas a foreign terrorist organization long before it killed 1,200 Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023, raped women, burned families alive, tortured civilians, and kidnapped children and elderly grandparents. Its leaders have repeatedly declared that Israel should cease to exist.

Yet nearly half of Muslim Americans surveyed said they view the group favorably.

Many Muslim Americans have publicly condemned terrorism while backing the rights of Palestinians. But 44% support is significant.

Imagine if a comparable percentage of any other religious or ethnic group expressed favorable views toward a different U.S.-designated terrorist organization, such as ISIS.

Amy Coney Barrett traded Americans’ trust for a bulletproof vest– www.theblaze.com

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Justice Amy Coney Barrett — who, in a slap in the face to American-born citizens, just ruled in favor of birthright citizenship — told the House Appropriations Committee that the mounting threats against her have taken a toll on her children.

“They have required my children to think about and see things that children should not have to see or think about,” Barrett testified, sharing that her security detail gave her a bulletproof vest to wear.

When she brought it into her bedroom, her young son asked what it was.

However, BlazeTV host Steve Deace doesn’t have much sympathy for the Supreme Court justice.

Deace explains that he asked Grok how often Barrett has voted with the Democrat block of justices, to which the AI answered 50% to 75% of the time.

“So, my Grok account literally said to me, if, based on how you typically propose such questions, you need to consider that within that 75% she’s often voting on things that are obvious to the majority of the court, that are 7-2 decisions or greater,” he says.

“But, Grok said, if you’re factoring in the more contentious kinds of issues that, given what you typically ask me about, are really what you care about, it’s about 50-50,” he continues.

This means, Deace says, that “Amy Coney Barrett, on the most important things, is essentially a coin flip.”

Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to nearly 4,500 with thousands still missing– www.independent.co.uk

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Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline, will serve out his Senate term– www.politico.com

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Darline Graham Nordone, Lindsey Graham’s younger sister and close confidant, will serve the remainder of the late senator’s term in Washington.

“It’s my honor to ask his little sister Darline Graham to finish his work for him now,” South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said Monday, formally appointing Nordone after recounting stories of Graham’s legacy.

President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune both publicly expressed support for McMaster choosing Nordone as a tribute to Graham.

Her appointment as an interim caretaker triggers a wide-open race ahead of the Aug. 11 primary. Several Republicans are already weighing bids to take over Graham’s place as the GOP Senate nominee.

“It is such a privilege to get to finish some of his important work, and I promise to work hard over the next several months to support the president and carry forward the efforts of my brother on behalf of the citizens of South Carolina and the United States,” Nordone said at the press conference alongside McMaster. She added that the decision is one that “Lindsey would have wanted.”