October 6, 2026

x02a1 Global Outlook

Drop the Contempt, Boasberg

pgnewser April 15, 2026 0

Progressive Judge James Boasberg received an excoriating review from 2 of the 3 D.C. District Court panelists who ruled to end contempt proceedings against Trump administration officials.

The ruling declared, “The district court proposes to probe high-level Executive Branch deliberations about matters of national security and diplomacy. These proceedings are a clear abuse of discretion, as the district court’s order said nothing about transferring custody of the plaintiffs and therefore lacks the clarity to support criminal contempt based on the transfer of custody.”

Court Torches Boasberg For Targeting Trump Immigration Officials – The Federalist

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EXCERPT:

D.C. District Chief Judge James Boasberg suffered a humiliating legal defeat on Tuesday in his efforts to stymie President Trump’s deportation of illegal aliens from the United States.

In a 2-1 ruling, a three-judge panel for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals shot down the Obama appointee’s attempted criminal contempt proceedings against Trump administration officials involved in last year’s deportation of suspected Tren de Aragua gang members to El Salvador. More specifically, the panel granted the government’s request for a writ of mandamus, “a rare and extraordinary order from a higher court directing a lower court or government official to stop exceeding their authority,” as described by the Washington Examiner.

The D.C. Circuit panel had temporarily halted Boasberg’s criminal contempt proceedings against the administration back in December. As noted by Judge Neomi Rao in her Tuesday opinion, however, Boasberg nonetheless plowed ahead by “expand[ing]” his inquiry “to extract more information from government counsel about exactly what happened” throughout the aforementioned deportations.

Those actions, Rao summarized, amount to a “clear abuse of discretion” by Boasberg.

Trump Jesus

pgnewser April 14, 2026 1

President Trump posted a meme depicting himself as Jesus while he was also in the midst of a back and forth with the Pope of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV. This followed his f bomb on Easter where he threatened to end the Iranian civilization. The President deleted the meme.

Blurb:

Trump casts himself as Jesus after attacking Pope – RT World News

The US president portrayed himself as a holy healer, while some noted a similarity between the man being healed and Jeffrey Epstein

US President Donald Trump has shared an AI-generated image of himself as a robed, Christ-like figure healing a bedridden man, flanked by eagles, fighter jets, and US service members, with the Statue of Liberty and the US flag in the background. The post triggered backlash, with some users suggesting the figure being healed resembled the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The image was posted on Truth Social on Sunday after Trump’s broadside at Pope Leo XIV, calling the Chicago-born pontiff “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy.”

In the picture, Trump – while lacking a halo – is seen wearing red and white drapes, colors symbolizing bloodshed and Christ’s sacrifice for humanity, as well as his absolute purity.

The Pope previously criticized the US-Israeli attack against Iran and described Trump’s threats to destroy Iranian civilization as “truly unacceptable,” saying it amounts to “a threat against the entire people.”

Impeachment Hoax?

pgnewser April 14, 2026 1

The 2019 Trump Impeachment was based on dubious, or fake evidence, concocted by Democrat partisans, or so a report from the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard suggest.

Tulsi Gabbard Just Declassified the Docs Behind the 2019 Trump Impeachment Effort– townhall.com
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EXCERPT:

The 2019 Trump impeachment effort was a sham — we all know this. There were traces of truth peeking through this Democrat-manufactured push, which alleges a quid pro quo based on hearsay. The details of this fiasco involved then-Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), who chaired the House Intelligence Committee and lied about having contact with the whistleblower who started this circus. The allegations were based on hearsay, with the analyst admitting he was a committed Democrat. As you might expect, he also had a history of political bias. He fit right in with the Deep State actors trying to derail the first Trump presidency.

AI Leadership Assassin Caught

pgnewser April 14, 2026 2

A man who tried to kill OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been caught. Included in the evidence is a hit list of AI leaders the man hoped to kill. An FBI Affidavit claimed the suspect wanted to kill AI by killing its human leaders.

The suspect allegedly wrote, “Also if I am going to advocate for others to kill and commit crimes, then I must lead by example and show that I am fully sincere in my message.”

Man Who Allegedly Attempted To Murder Sam Altman Had Hit List Of Other AI Leaders, FBI Says– dailycaller.com
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EXCERPT:

The man accused of attempting to murder OpenAI CEO Sam Altman kept a hit list of other tech executives, according to the FBI.

Twenty-year old Daniel Moreno-Gama, who faces federal charges for posession of an unregistered firearm and attempted destruction of property with explosives, wrote a document that “identified views opposed to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the executives of various AI companies,” an FBI affidavit revealed Monday.

After detaining Moreno-Gama, officers “recovered incendiary devices, a jug of kerosene, a blue lighter, and a document” from his possession, according to court records.

Swalwell Can’t Shake the CCP

pgnewser April 10, 2026 0

The FBI isn’t done connecting progressive U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell’s relationship with a Chinese spy. Threats of data dumping of evidence against Swalwell by the FBI soon followed.

Blurb:

FBI Investigating Eric Swalwell’s Relationship with Chinese Spy – slaynews.com

FBI Director Kash Patel has directed agents to revisit a closed counterintelligence investigation involving Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and a Chinese national previously linked to a suspected intelligence operation, according to a new report.

The move has reignited scrutiny around a case that drew national attention in 2020.

The scandal now resurfaces as Swalwell campaigns for governor of California.

 

Another Progressive Judge Strikes Trump Deportation Plan

pgnewser April 10, 2026 0

Biden-appointed Judge Brian Murphy canceled Trump’s XO that ended Temporary Protection Status for Ethiopian immigrants.

Blurb:

Biden Judge BLOCKS Trump Admin from Ending TPS for Thousands of Third-World Migrants – WLT Report

Once again, a rogue federal judge is trying to interfere with the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration.

This time, Biden-appointed Judge Brian Murphy has blocked the DHS from ending temporary protected status (TPS) for Ethiopians.

Here are the details:

BREAKING: A Biden-appointed federal judge has BLOCKED the Trump administration from allowing Temporary Protected Status for THOUSANDS of Ethiopians to expire

Trump didn’t even end it — he was just letting the TPS granted by Biden to EXPIRE

SCOTUS MUST INTERVENE ASAP! This is BEYOND insane.

They have NO BUSINESS being in our country.

Shutting Down in NATO

pgnewser April 10, 2026 0

Rubio hints at 80% reduction of U.S. military presence in Europe in near future.

Blurb:

“ONE-WAY STREET” ENDS: Marco Rubio MOVES TO AX 80% OF EUROPE BASES – gellerreport.com

As of April 2026, Marco Rubio is weighing a dramatic overhaul of the American military footprint in Europe—reviewing plans to shutter as much as 80% of U.S. bases after key NATO allies, including Spain and France, refused to grant access to bases and airspace during the Iran conflict. Framed under an “America First” doctrine, Rubio is openly questioning why the U.S. should continue spending roughly $60 billion annually to defend Europe if those same allies won’t back American operations when it matters—calling the current arrangement a “one-way street.” The proposal signals a potential strategic pivot away from the long-standing U.S. security umbrella over Europe, igniting debate between critics who warn of abandoning NATO commitments and supporters who argue it’s a long-overdue reckoning with allies seen as unwilling to carry their share of the burden.

Trump: “NATO nations have done absolutely nothing to help with the lunatic nation, now militarily decimated, of Iran.
The U.S.A. needs nothing from NATO, but ‘NEVER FORGET’ this very important point in time!”

rump: NATO is a paper tiger now… it all began with Greenland, we want Greenland. They don’t want to give it to us. And I said, bye bye.

As of April 2026, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reviewing plans to close up to 80% of U.S. military bases in Europe. This potential, significant reduction follows tensions where NATO allies, including Spain and France, refused to allow the U.S. to use military bases and airspace for operations during the Iran conflict.

Key Aspects of the Potential Base Reductions:

  • The Conflict: Rubio, acting on an “America First” directive, stated the U.S. must “reexamine” its relationship with NATO allies after they denied support during the crisis.
  • “One-Way Street”: Rubio questioned the utility of funding and staffing bases for European security if those allies refuse to support U.S. security interests.
  • Proposed Shift: The proposal argues for reducing the $60 billion annual cost of protecting Europe, suggesting a pivot away from maintaining the large, existing footprint.
  • Allied Reactions: While some critics view this as a potential abandonment of NATO commitments, proponents argue it is a necessary reaction to allies “freeloading”.

This reexamination focuses on whether Europe is upholding its end of the security arrangement.

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Trump Extends Pause on Plans to Destroy Iranian Energy Infrastructure

pgnewser March 27, 2026 0

President Trump announced, “As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 P.M., Eastern Time. Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well.”

Blurb:

Middle East crisis live: Trump says he is ‘pausing’ planned destruction of Iranian energy sites as he claims talks are ‘ongoing’  – theguardian.com

Donald Trump has said he will extend his pause on his threat to attack Iran’s energy infrastructure for 10 days until 6 April, claiming that the request came from Tehran.

In a post on Truth Social, the US president claimed talks are going “very well” and repeated his attacks on the “fake news media” for reporting to the contrary (Iran has also reported to the contrary).

Trump threatened last Saturday to would strike Iranian energy infrastructure if Tehran did not reopen the strait of Hormuz.

Then, on Monday he postponed his threat for five days (until Friday), citing “very good and productive conversations” with Iran on ending the war (which Tehran dismissed as “fake news” designed to “manipulate” the oil markets).

U.S. District Judge Doubles Down on Ordering Pentagon to continue to Use Anthropic

pgnewser March 27, 2026 2

U.S. District Judge Rita Lin has issued a ruling that prevents President Trump from ordering the Pentagon to sever ties with the AI company, Anthropic. The Trump administration has determined Anthropic’s governance standards are not aligned with America’s standards.

The Federal judge has essentially ruled she knows better than Trump if Anthropic is aligned or not aligned with American standards. She said in her ruling, “Defendants’ designation of Anthropic as a ‘supply chain risk’ is likely both contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious.”

Blurb:

Judge Lin Blocks Pentagon AI Decision and Extends Lawfare Pattern – PJ Media

U.S. District Judge Rita Lin has stepped in again, blocking President Donald Trump from forcing the Pentagon and federal agencies to cut ties with Anthropic.

The ruling halts a supply chain designation tied to national security concerns over AI in military use. The designation also said mean things about Anthropic, hurting Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s feelings, so he took the Trump administration to court.

Federal agencies must now continue working with a company the executive branch flagged as a potential risk.

A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from designating Anthropic a supply chain risk to national security and cutting off all work with the AI company.

Anthropic sued the Defense Department and other federal agencies this month after the Pentagon labeled it a “supply-chain risk to national security.” President Donald Trump said he would also ban the use of Anthropic’s products across other federal agencies.

“Defendants’ designation of Anthropic as a ‘supply chain risk’ is likely both contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious,” Judge Rita Lin, a U.S. district judge in California, wrote in her order Thursday night. “The Department of War provides no legitimate basis to infer from Anthropic’s forthright insistence on usage restrictions that it might become a saboteur.”

Lin paused her own order for a week to allow the administration time to appeal.

Trump Pushes for End to Iran War as Markets Feel Burden of Blocked Strait

pgnewser March 26, 2026 1

President Donald Trump has put together a 15-point peace proposal to what’s left of the Iran regime. Alleged representatives of the regime are telling corporate news media they have already rejected the deal. The President has fired back, threatening he will “unleash hell” if Iran “fails to understand that they have been defeated.” Read more about the Iran War in our Situation Report on pg. xx.

Blurb:

White House Warns: Trump Will ‘Unleash Hell’ if Iran ‘Fails to Understand That They Have Been Defeated’ – gellerreport.com

President Donald Trump is “prepared to unleash hell” if Iran refuses to “come to a deal,” the White House warned Wednesday, cautioning that the regime “should not miscalculate again” after suffering devastating battlefield losses, as U.S. forces — including Marines and elements of the 82nd Airborne Division — deploy to the Middle East to support combat operations against Iran.

Speaking at a White House briefing, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president remains willing to listen as talks with Tehran continue, but stressed the regime is now being given a final opportunity to accept the reality of its battlefield defeat and come to terms.

“Iran should not miscalculate again,” Leavitt warned, arguing that the regime’s last miscalculation has already cost it “their senior leadership, their navy, their air force, and their air defense system.”

She said the message from the president is clear: If Tehran refuses to accept that reality, the consequences will intensify.

“If they fail to understand that they have been defeated militarily and will continue to be, President Trump will ensure they are hit harder than they have ever been hit before,” Leavitt said, adding that “President Trump does not bluff and he is prepared to unleash hell.”

Social Media Hit Hard in Two Landmark U.S. Cases, Both Addressing Child Safety

pgnewser March 26, 2026 0

Meta and YouTube have each faced legal setbacks that could portend badly for the social media industry as a whole. The first saw Meta lose $381 million lawsuit over child exploitation and safety, the second saw YouTube and Google lose $3 million each for not preventing child addiction. Both cases are expected to set off copycat cases, including against other social media platforms.

Blurb:

Meta, YouTube face thousands of cases on whether they harmed children after bellwether cases go against them  Fortune
from news.google.com

Two landmark jury verdicts against social media companies have arrived at the front of a wave of lawsuits alleging that the popular platforms endanger the mental health of children.

Financial penalties total $381 million in the two cases involving tech giant Meta in New Mexico and both Meta and YouTube in California. The verdicts highlight a growing shift in the public perception of social media companies and their responsibilities toward child safety.

But it may be too soon to tell whether litigation will change the way popular social media and messaging platforms function — or influence the complex algorithms that deliver content to billions of users worldwide.

As Russia Races to Save Cuba with Oil, Cuba Negotiates with the U.S.

pgnewser March 26, 2026 0

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canal has affirmed former President Raul Castro has been negotiating with the U.S. about making the changes the U.S. is requesting in order to lift the decades-long embargo on the island nation. As Cuba struggles to keep the lights on, Russia has sent oil tankers to rescue them, tankers expected to reach Cuba early next week.

Blurb:

Cuban president says Raúl Castro involved in US talks that are in early stages – abcnews.com

HAVANA — Former Cuban President Raúl Castro is involved in talks between the island and the United States, and they’re still in the early stages, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Wednesday.

The talks come at a time of increasing tensions between the two nations, with Cuba plagued by nationwide blackouts resulting from a crumbling power grid and an ongoing oil blockade implemented by U.S. President Donald Trump, who has threatened tariffs on any country that provides oil to Cuba and recently said he’d have “the honor of taking Cuba” soon.

Dems Flip Florida State House Seat in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago District

pgnewser March 25, 2026 0

The Florida state house district President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate resides in will now have a Democrat representing it after a special election saw Democrat Emily Gregory narrowly beat Trump-endorsed Republican John Maples. Trump won in this same region by 11 points in 2024. The special election was needed to replace retired Republican Mike Caruso, who won his last election by 19 points in 2024.

Blurb:

Democrats flip Florida state seat in Trump’s backyard

OpenAI ends Billion Dollar Disney Deal, Shuts Down Video AI App Sora

pgnewser March 25, 2026 0

OpenAI is facing existential pressure after having to cancel a $1 billion Disney deal that would have allowed the media company to use their video AI app Sora to develop content. The app was ended due to an inability to prevent it from creating dangerous deepfake videos, including pornographic ones.

Disney said of the severed deal, “We appreciate the constructive collaboration between our teams and what we learned from it, and we will continue to engage with AI platforms to find new ways to meet fans where they are while responsibly embracing new technologies that respect IP and the rights of creators.”

Blurb:

OpenAI shuts down Sora app amid rising concerns about deepfakes and consent – www.cbc.ca

OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last year as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence but also raised alarms in Hollywood and elsewhere.

OpenAI said in a brief social media message Tuesday that it was “saying goodbye to the Sora app” and that it would share more soon about how to preserve what users had already created on the app.

“What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing,” it said.

The company behind chatbot ChatGPT released Sora in September as an attempt to capture the attention — and potentially advertising dollars — claimed by short-form videos on TikTok, YouTube or Meta-owned Instagram and Facebook.

Mullin Confirmed Head of DHS, his Senate Seat Given to Energy Executive

pgnewser March 24, 2026 0

The now former Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) has been confirmed by the Senate in a 54-45 vote to take over as the new head of the Department of Homeland Security. He takes over for Kristi Noem, who was reassigned to a South America project.

The Governor of Oklahoma, Republican Kevin Stitt, has chosen an energy executive, Alan Armstrong, to take the now-vacant seat. Stitt said of his selection, “He’s a strong business leader who understands the power of free markets and limited government. He’s spent his career fighting for Oklahoma’s energy industry and providing affordable, reliable energy to all of America.”

Blurb:

Oklahoma governor names political outsider to replace Markwayne Mullin – theblaze.com

Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma went outside the world of politics to fill the Senate seat of newly confirmed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.

On Tuesday morning, Stitt tapped energy executive Alan Armstrong following Mullin’s Senate confirmation Monday night. Mullin is now set to be sworn in Tuesday afternoon to replace current DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who leaves the department on March 31.

 

Another Victim of FISA Deception, This Time by the Mueller Team Investigating FISA Deception

pgnewser March 24, 2026 1

Walid Phares faced a 12-month period between 2017 and 2018 under a scrutinizing FBI microscope empowered by a deceived FISA court. The prosecutors withheld evidence that would have exonerated Phares and rendered the FBI’s search warrant requests invalid. The prosecutors were attorneys of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team investigating the Russian Collusion Hoax.

An investigation into why this evidence was withheld was never included in the team’s final report, even though it is directly tied to it. This deception mimics the very deception that triggered the Russian Collusion Hoax in the first place, manipulating and withholding evidence to FISA court judges to get the results the prosecutors wanted, the power to spy on domestic political opposition.

Newly released transcripts of a testimony from an unnamed FBI agent reveals his attempts to include the anomaly of the Phares case in the report was rejected by a senior member of Mueller’s team, Kevin Clinesmith. After the agent attempted to include not just the Phares FISA anomaly, but others, Clinesmith told him, “We can’t send this to DOJ.”

Blurb:

FBI Misled Court to Spy on Second Trump Campaign Adviser – American Greatness

Carter Page wasn’t the only adviser from Trump’s first campaign wiretapped by the FBI. Walid Phares was electronically monitored for a 12-month period between 2017 and 2018, according to the Washington-based FBI agent who was assigned to investigate him as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia collusion probe.

As in Page’s case, the bureau withheld evidence exonerating Phares from the court to secure surveillance authorization, according to newly declassified FBI documents.

“I had no idea any of this was happening,” Phares told RealClearInvestigations in an exclusive interview Wednesday night. “This is shocking because they told my lawyer that I was only a ‘witness’ and that they just needed some information.”

As Economy Buckles under Iran War Pressures, the targeted Regime is running out of leaders, but not threats

pgnewser March 19, 2026 0

The Islamic Republic of Iran managed to launch a major attack on Qatar’s oil fields that will take years to repair. It is promising to step up its attack on the oil infrastructures of its neighbors. Israel has responded by striking some of their oil fields, a move President Trump appears to disapprove of. As leaders are appointed, they are killed, with two top leaders killed this week alone. The new Supreme Leader is reported to be effectively non-functioning.

While Iranian street soldiers continue to kill and intimidate citizens, they themselves are coming under increasing drone attacks. The pressure to finish the war mounts as the continued shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz is leading to spikes in oil prices and other knock down effects. A coalition of 6 nations has committed to join America’s efforts to open and police the Strait of Hormuz. The nations include Japan, the United Kingdom, and France.

The most alarming news may be the return of the aircraft Gerald R Ford to Greece after a laundry fire broke out that took 30 hours to put out and destroyed 600 bunks. This means the Iran operation is now only supported by one U.S. aircraft carrier. The extent of the damage has not been reported by the Pentagon. The length of its repair was not given, nor was it made clear if the carrier’s escort ships will remain in theater.

Blurb:

Allies Flip, Issue Statement on Strait of Hormuz – RedState

President Donald Trump let allies have it when some rejected sending ships to help with a coalition effort to ensure the safety of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. His last take showed how exasperated he was with our “allies” who weren’t stepping up when he said that maybe the U.S. should just step back and not protect the Strait for others.

That called the allies’ bluff. You then had NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announce that yes, the allies were talking about how they could contribute. What a little pressure from Trump can get. It isn’t just about the Strait itself; it’s about sending a message to Iran and indicating that they are on the wrong side of countries condemning their actions.

SAVE Act Remains Stalled in Senate, but not Killed

pgnewser March 19, 2026 0

 Attempts to kill the SAVE Act, a bill that would make it mandatory for voters to show photo ID to vote and end request-only mail-in voting (what we refer to as mass mailer voting), have failed in the Senate, with a 51-49 vote keeping the bill alive. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) appears ready to simply offer the bill for an up-or-down vote, without forcing the Senate to vote on changing the filibuster rule to require a verbal, rather than a procedural action.

Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) is proposing the Republicans pass the measure as a budget resolution bill, making a simply majority vote in the Senate sufficient to pass the bill. Efforts by the Democrat press to demonize the bill have failed to move the needle of support, with 80% of the country as a whole supporting requiring photo ID for voting. A new tactic is to claim the bill is an unfunded mandate, placing a price tag on election integrity.

The GOP Texas Senate candidates have reached the point of no return in their race, meaning the offer made by AG Paxton to withdraw from the race if Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) does everything he can to assure the SAVE Act passes. This deadline means that door is shut for both Cornyn and for the SAVE Act supporters.

Blurb:

US Sen. Cornyn, AG Paxton stay in Texas Senate race as deadline to drop out passes  – KVUE
from news.google.com

 The deadline for Republican candidates to remove their names from the primary runoff ballot in the intense Texas Senate race has come and gone.

Neither incumbent Sen. John Cornyn nor Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton dropped out by Tuesday’s 5 p.m. deadline. It was the last chance for either of the two men to take their name off the ballot and avoid what is sure to be an extensive, ugly and bruising few months leading up to the runoff in May, since neither candidate cleared the 50% threshold.

“At this point, both of those candidates are on the ballot no matter what, and there’s really no incentive for either of them to drop out at this point unless the situation facing them really changes in a fundamental way,” Joshua Blank, the research director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin, said.

Judges Set Fire to Trump Agenda in Series of Brutal Rulings

pgnewser March 19, 2026 0

Mostly Biden-appointed Judges have shut down numerous major Trump policies, including freezing federal funding, shutting down Voice of America, halting DEI investigations of progressive schools, stopping ICE detention facilities from opening, and more. In the wake of a slate of questionable rulings, SCOTUS Chief Judge John Roberts has encouraged what we consider insurrectionist rulings (with some exceptions) by Progmerican activist judges while shaming any critique of these many grossly egregious rulings.

Blurb:

Judge reinstates 1,000 Voice of America employees, deems wind-down illegal – The Washington Post

  1. Judge reinstates 1,000 Voice of America employees, deems wind-down illegal  The Washington Post
  2. Judge Orders Voice of America to Restart All News Operations  The New York Times
  3. Judge orders Trump administration to restore Voice of America and bring back hundreds of staff  CBS News
  4. Judge orders Voice of America to reinstate 1,000 employees cut under Kari Lake  NBC News
  5. Judge orders 1,000 Voice of America staffers back to work in rebuke to Kari Lake  NPR

Cuba Totters on Dissolution, but Leader Remains Defiant as Russia Rushes to the Rescue

pgnewser March 19, 2026 1

Russia is sending oil tankers to Cuba to rescue it from its crippling energy crisis that has left the island in a blackout condition. As dissent grows from within, the Trump administration hints it could take Cuba whenever it wants to. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel responded that any act of aggression “will clash with an impregnable resistance.”

Blurb:

U.S. aggression will meet ‘impregnable resistance,’ Cuba’s president says – globalnews.ca

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has lashed out after U.S. President Donald Trump said that he can do “whatever he wants” with Cuba and that Washington could take “imminent action” against it.

Díaz-Canel said on X late Tuesday that the Trump administration “publicly threatens” Cuba’s government almost daily with overthrowing it, and any act of aggression “will clash with an impregnable resistance.”

The comments came after the new threats by Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said that the Cuban government’s socialist economic model needs to “change dramatically.”

Dems Hold Firm on DHS Shutdown as Nation Feels Growing Effect

pgnewser March 19, 2026 0

The Democrat Party is continuing to refuse to support any DHS funding bill until ICE is “reformed” to the point of being feckless at removing illegal aliens. Lines grow in airports, and TSA agents are starting to call in sick, not wanting to work without pay (even though they will receive their pay when the shutdown ends). National security concerns are only heightened in lieu of a slew of recent Islamist attacks on American soil. The DNC media continues to protect the Democrat Party from being blamed for the shutdown, choosing instead to blame Republicans.

While the Senate works to push through a new DHS head, Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), the White House is claiming it has attempted to negotiate with the Democrats but has received no response. They released a letter to the Democrats, offering concessions on five points, expanding body-camera usage, limiting civil immigration enforcement activities at “sensitive areas,” improving DHS detention facility oversight, enforcing visible officer identification, and NOT deporting U.S. citizens.

The letter claims, “The Administration has worked in good faith to again reach bipartisan agreement on full funding for the entire Department of Homeland Security and institute common–sense operational improvements to federal immigration enforcement operations that enhance the safety of American communities. Democrats must stop holding the safety and security of the American people hostage and move forward with fully funding DHS.”

Blurb:

White House Offers Concessions On DHS Funding To End Shutdown – Daily Caller

The White House outlined five reforms they’re willing to grant Democrats, including expanding body–worn cameras by DHS law enforcement, limiting civil immigration enforcement activities at some sensitive locations, increasing oversight of DHS detention facilities, enforcing visible officer identification and not deporting U.S. citizens.

“The Administration has worked in good faith to again reach bipartisan agreement on full funding for the entire Department of Homeland Security and institute common–sense operational improvements to federal immigration enforcement operations that enhance the safety of American communities,” the letter reads.

“Democrats must stop holding the safety and security of the American people hostage and move forward with fully funding DHS,” the letter adds.

Biden Admin Intel Uncovered China Efforts to Help them win in 2020, They Buried the Evidence

pgnewser March 19, 2026 1

The Biden administration’s own intelligence community uncovered evidence China was attempting to influence the U.S. election in 2020. They were working to help President Biden win. The degree to which they were successful can be debated, but what cannot be debated is the intelligence community quickly buried the evidence in bureaucratic language games that allowed Chinese interference to be classified as something other than what it actually was.

Analytic ombudsman Barry Zulauf produced a report in 2021 that claimed, “China analysts appeared hesitant to assess Chinese actions as undue influence or interference. These analysts appeared reluctant to have their analysis on China brought forward because they tended to disagree with the Administration’s policies, saying in effect, I don’t want our intelligence used to support those policies.”

Blurb:

Did U.S. Intel Agencies Hide Chinese Interference In 2020 Election from ‘Vulgarian’ Trump? – American Greatness

Questions over the integrity of the 2020 election continue to linger after the revelation that analysts inside the U.S. intelligence community sought to conceal evidence of Chinese interference from then-President Donald Trump.

Never before reported upon comments found in a January 2021 report written by analytic ombudsman Barry Zulauf show that intelligence analysts downplayed evidence of China’s meddling because of their disdain for Trump and a desire to undermine policies toward China that they did not support.

According to Just the News, credible evidence exists that Chinese government-linked cyber hackers and Chinese social media troll farms took aim at the U.S. presidential election in 2020 and sought to undercut Trump during his run against Joe Biden.

The Man Who Resigned in Opposition to the Iran War was Already under FBI Investigation

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The now-former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, resigned over existential opposition to the war in Iran. He claimed Iran posed no serious threat to the U.S. and that Israel somehow tricked the U.S. into attacking Iran in the first place. His hyperbolic language is the sure sign he is an activist, not a dispassionate analyst. We assume he is pushing an agenda, a Progmerican agenda, not fact

ED.NOTE: This is not an endorsement of the war, even if we hope for a quick American victory.

Further evidence of that assumption comes from the now-emerged claim Kent was under FBI investigation for potentially leaking classified intelligence. The story claiming he was under investigation was published one day before his resignation, giving the story more credence.

In response to questions about Kent, the White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt claimed only that there are ongoing investigations into leakers. She also claimed Kent was NOT part of the intelligence briefings leading up to the Iran War, undermining his credibility regarding the knowledge of the decision-making process that led to the war.

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Ex-Trump Official Under FBI Investigation, Reports Say – trendingpoliticsnews.com

Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, is reportedly under FBI investigation concerning potential leaks of classified intelligence. The story, which was first reported by Semafor, comes just a day after Kent publicly resigned from his position over objections to the Trump Administration’s handling of the conflict with Iran.

The details of the reports emerged in connection with Kent’s resignation in a Fox News report citing anonymous “senior administration officials,” one of whom described Kent as a “known leaker” who had been excluded from presidential intelligence briefings months earlier due to suspected leaks.

The White House had reportedly instructed Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to remove him for these reasons, though she did not do so at the time. Kent had no involvement in discussions or briefings related to Iran operations, and his access to certain classified information was removed several weeks prior to his departure, according to the Fox News report.

EU Court Compels All Member States to “Recognize” Transgender Identities

pgnewser March 17, 2026 0

The highest court in the EU, the Court of Justice of the European Union, has ruled that all 27 members states of the union must allow all citizens to have photo ID that matches their “lived gender.” The ruling is sure to bring the differences between progressive globalism and traditional Europeanism to a head.

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EU’s top court rules all 27 member nations must recognize ‘transgender’ identities – lifesitenews.com

(LifeSiteNews) — On March 12, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a landmark judgement ruling that all 27 EU member states must now create a functioning process for so-called “Legal Gender Recognition” (LGR) so that citizens exercising their EU right to move to a different country can be issued identity documents that match their “lived gender.” The judgement asserts the supremacy of EU law over national laws.

Specifically, the judgement targets countries such as Hungary, Slovakia, and Bulgaria, which do not permit the changing of sex on official IDs and reject the premises of gender ideology.

The case, C-43/24 Shipova, was brought by a transgender-identifying man in Italy, who has been trying for a decade to get his name and gender changed on official documents. The Bulgarian courts have denied this requests. In 2023, the Bulgarian Supreme Court issued a binding interpretation stating that lower courts cannot permit LGR; this followed a 2021 Constitutional Court ruling affirming that “sex” is biological and that the LGBT concept of “gender” does not exist in Bulgarian law.