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Supreme Court refuses to review E. Jean
Carroll’s $5M sex abuse, defamation
verdict vs. Trump replies
Carroll’s $5M sex abuse, defamation
verdict vs. Trump replies
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up President Trump’s appeal of the $5 million sexual abuse and defamation verdict that followed a lawsuit by former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll.
Now Trump will have no choice but to pony up the $5 million to the 82-year-old, who has repeatedly claimed that the president sexually assaulted her in a Bergdorf Goodman fitting room during the mid-1990s.
Trump’s lawyers argued that, as president, he should not be distracted from his executive duties in order to deal with “decades-old, false allegations.”
The Supreme Court formally blocked President Trump’s attempt to dismiss Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook in a ruling that is likely to reassure markets of the central bank’s independence.
Trump attempted to fire Cook, a Biden appointee, on Aug. 25, 2025, via a Truth Social post, citing accusations by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte that she had committed mortgage fraud as justification.
Cook has denied wrongdoing, and independent analyses have questioned Pulte’s claims, which date from before she was appointed to the Fed board in May 2022. Cook sued to block her removal and was granted an injunction by a DC federal judge, keeping her in her position
The Supreme Court ruled Monday morning that President Donald Trump can fire bureaucrats from the executive branch.
In the 6-3 decision on Trump v. Slaughter, the court ruled that “The FTC’s for-cause removal provision is contrary to the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution.”
The ruling states that officers in the executive branch, who “derive their offices from [the president’s] appointment,” must “remain accountable to the President,” meaning “those officers must be removable by the President.”
Trump removed Rebecca Slaughter, a former aide to Democratic New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, from
Democratic socialists, high on their victories last Tuesday, are already calling out House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Gov. Kathy Hochul; the hard left’s hatred for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was already well-established. So when will they get serious about fighting back?
One election night DSA crowd shouted, “You’re next” when Jeffries (D-NY) showed his face; NYC DSA chief Gustavo Gordillo told the New York Times that Hochul “knows we’re coming for her.”
Lefty candidates across the country talk of ousting Jeffries and Schumer (D-NY) from leadership, while regular Democrats wonder if they have what it takes to beat back the radicals.
The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled that state laws allowing for the counting of mail-in ballots after election day are not in violation of federal law, a blow to the Republican National Committee and President Donald Trump’s administration.
On Monday, SCOTUS issued a 5-4 ruling that permits states to count mail-in ballots — sent on or before election day — that are received by state election officials after election day.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote the majority’s opinion, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts as well as Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Just as his party is overrun by Communist revolutionaries, former President Barack Obama has decided to take center stage in a frenetic public relations campaign, ostensibly to promote his so-called library.
He’s here, there and everywhere, silkily opining about everything under the sun, except the only thing that matters: the disintegration of his party. Like Nero playing the fiddle while Rome burned, Obama is curiously detached from the disaster he helped create.
Democrats desperately need a leader to rally around, but all they have is Obama.
He is the only former Democratic president who is still sharp, charismatic and dynamic enough to take up the mantle. Former President Bill Clinton,
For the last decade, legacy news outlets have produced endless handwringing over the rise of President Trump and “MAGA-aligned” Republicans. And what some have called a “hostile takeover” of the Republican Party has indeed been a problem, arguably turning the party into a personality cult. But at least it has been acknowledged. The radical progressive and socialist takeover of the Democratic Party poses an equal, if not greater, problem. But one would hardly know it, given our media’s selective sense of urgency. The last three years have seen a flurry of activity both inside and outside the political space, suggesting
The United Kingdom, like the U.S. and other Western countries, issues visas to those workers who have special skills deemed vital to the national economy. But it turns out that in the U.K., the Home Office has a most peculiar and expansive definition of the categories of people eligible for such visas. More on the latest travesty can be found here.
A total of 159 kebab shops across Britain have been granted Home Office licenses allowing them to sponsor overseas workers under the skilled worker visa scheme.
The licenses enable businesses to recruit workers from abroad, with sponsored employees often able to bring family members with them to the UK….
How digital price tags are spreading at
retailers like Walmart — and sparking
‘surveillance’ fears replies
retailers like Walmart — and sparking
‘surveillance’ fears replies
The growing use of digital price tags at Walmart and other big US retailers is stirring fresh anxiety that prices on groceries and other basic goods could be subjected to high-tech manipulation — and labor unions are looking to capitalize on the fears.
Walmart said it is rapidly installing the tags — which can raise or lower the prices displayed on their tiny LED screens en masse with the click of a button — in all of its 4,600 US stores by the end of the year. The idea, Walmart says, is to free staffers from the decades-old, time-consuming task of switching out paper tags slotted on shelves.
This is the age of the YOLO candidate. Are you a terrible person with a clear record of awfulness? You would be perfect for the U.S. Senate! Democrats have found just that sort of guy in Maine; Republicans have found one in Texas. Both would be perfect additions to the large and growing cast of bloviators, morons, and preening hacks that constitute what was once known as the world’s most deliberative body. Both sides justify these candidates along similar lines: “[Institution or policy] has failed [interest or faction that sees its demands as indistinguishable from the national interest]. Our only response is to elect [person of bad character
As the Trump administration and Vice President JD Vance intensify efforts to crack down on wasteful federal spending, one of the federal government’s largest green-energy projects has largely escaped serious scrutiny: the U.S. Postal Service’s nearly $10 billion electric vehicle modernization effort.
The “greening” of the USPS fleet was central to former President Joe Biden’s climate agenda and the Inflation Reduction Act, which directed billions toward replacing aging mail trucks with a new generation of electric delivery vehicles. But years into the effort, inspectors general, lawmakers, and outside analysts are raising concerns over delays, unused vehicles, infrastructure failures, and mounting financial pressure
The Biden administration’s special envoy for "LGBTQI+ Persons," gender activist Jessica Stern, had a mandate to put gay and transgender issues at the forefront of American foreign policy, according to internal emails obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. The trove of emails reveals just how far the Democrats went to impose fringe views about gender and sexuality on American diplomats and allied countries across the globe.
The internal emails, along with records of speeches and conference calls, span Stern’s tenure as the second ever "U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI+) Persons." They document how Stern performed
Climate researcher Judith Curry says the
era of ‘climate stupidity’ is done
and declares victory replies
era of ‘climate stupidity’ is done
and declares victory replies
American climatologist Dr. Judith Curry on Tuesday announced that she would no longer maintain her influential blog, “Climate Etc.”
“It’s time to declare victory against climate stupidity and move on,” said in her final post. The reelection of President Donald Trump came with an overall shift in the political landscape regarding climate and energy issues. Since then, major media outlets shut down their climate desks, corporations are easing back on emission-reduction targets, and polls consistently show the public rates climate change low on their list of priorities.
Some figures like Curry who disputed the “climate crisis” narrative — often in the face of vitriol from those who support it —
U.S., Iran reportedly to 'stand down'
after weekend of military skirmishes,
resume talks in Qatar replies
after weekend of military skirmishes,
resume talks in Qatar replies
The United States and Iran will reportedly "stand down for now” after a weekend of military skirmishes in the Strait of Hormuz, and both sides will try to reboot peace talks in Qatar this week.
Officials told multiple news outlets, including Axios, CNN and Fox News, that there was an easing of tensions after several days of exchanging fire near the Strait.
“Technical talks are slated to continue on all areas of the MOU. Both sides will stand down for now and vessels can move freely," the White House told Fox News.
Axios reported that the two sides will resume talks in Doha on Tuesday.
Just as his party is overrun by communist revolutionaries, Barack Obama has decided to take center stage in a frenetic public relations campaign, ostensibly to promote his so-called library.
He’s here, there and everywhere, silkily opining about everything under the sun, except the only thing that matters: the disintegration of his party. Like Nero playing the fiddle while Rome burned, Obama is curiously detached from the disaster he helped create.
Democrats desperately need a leader to rally around, but all they have is Obama.
He is the only former Democratic president who is still sharp, charismatic and dynamic enough to take up the mantle.
Lebanon vowed Monday that the US-brokered peace agreement with Israel “will not be implemented” – just days after Hezbollah ripped up the deal, declaring it “null and void” and “humiliating.
Nabih Berri, the country’s parliament speaker and an ally of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror group, delivered the stinging rebuke about the deal just three days after it was signed in Washington, D.C.
He said the US-brokered framework — which allows for the Israel Defense Forces to maintain a security zone in Southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is removed from the area — is “10 times worse” than the May 17, 1983, agreement, the closest Beirut and Jerusalem have come to a peace arrangement.
100 Long Island retirees caught ‘double-dipping’
on Medicare, costing taxpayers $1.6M: audit replies
on Medicare, costing taxpayers $1.6M: audit replies
Nearly 100 Nassau County retirees were caught double-dipping on Medicare checks for over 20 years — costing taxpayers over $1.6 million, a new audit found.
Some 94 county retirees were confirmed to have collected Medicare Part B reimbursements from Nassau County for spouses who are also retired public workers — while those same spouses still collected a payment for the same bill from their own former public employers, according to the audit released June 15 audit by county Comptroller Elaine Phillips.
American Tributes – James Comer: America’s
250th Birthday Is a Celebration of What’s
to Come replies
250th Birthday Is a Celebration of What’s
to Come replies
As part of Breitbart’s America 250 coverage, we proudly present American Tributes. This special section showcases original videos sent to us from members of Congress, the Cabinet, and the Administration… all thematically connected by one simple premise: love of country.
America is amazing because truly “anyone can build a better life,” Rep. James Comer (R-KY) said ahead of America’s big 250th birthday celebration.
“As we prepare to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, we have every reason to stand proud of the greatest nation in the history of the world,” Comer said, pointing out that America has stood as a “beacon of freedom, faith, and opportunity” for the last 250 years.
The captain of the Cape Verde soccer team is being accused of raping his female translator in her hotel room just before the start of the World Cup games, a report says.
Ryan Mendes, 36, is being accused of attacking a Brazilian woman whom his team hired to translate for him when the Cape Verde team played in New Zealand back in March, the New York Post reported. The translator, who has not been publicly identified, claims that she informed at least three Cape Verde soccer officials, but nothing came of her complaint.
With a population fewer than 620,000 people, Cape Verde is the smallest nation ever to reach the World Cup.
With the rapid takeover of their party by the Democratic Socialists of America underway, it’s time for every Democrat to answer for what the DSA believes in.
As the City Journal’s Stu Smith reported, the DSA has adopted a new platform that is, incredibly enough, even more radical than its previous one. Although it still hasn’t been published on its website, an advance version, which Smith obtained, is straight-up Marxism, declaring “the entire global system of capital” as its enemy and promising to “build a new society from the ground up.”
We doubt that many Democrats – much less the general public –
You can’t make this up. I mean, people signing up for Obamacare without social security numbers. I thought that was impossible, but I guess not. Surprise! Surprise! Let’s hear from Secretary Kennedy: Picking up where the text leaves off: Hold someone accountable for putting lots of people in Obamacare? I hope so, because that large a number suggests this is more than a minor mistake or data entry error. A ton of people on Obamacare without Social Security numbers tells me that someone was behind this scheme.
Man, it’s been fun watching old-school Democrats freak out as they watch their party get taken over by extremist democratic socialists. New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (14) was perhaps the biggest early warning shot, as the DSA member managed to upset longtime incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in the 2018 Dem primary for her seat. Now we’ve got the far-left Zohran Mamdani as NYC Mayor, America-hating Darializa Avila Chevalier sending five-term incumbent New York Rep. Adriano Espaillat packing in their primary, along with other concerning wins, especially in the Empire State.
In a cruel irony, just days before we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the creation of the United States of America, which could not have happened without thousands of able-bodied men bearing their own arms to defend their freedom and liberty, the state of Rhode Island will make it illegal to purchase or sell the modern version of a musket. AR-15s and other semi-automatic firearms labeled "assault weapons" will be prohibited for sale beginning on July 1, and some Democrats are demanding the state go even further and ban their possession as well.
When Sir Keir Starmer walked into Downing Street in July 2024, the Labour Party had just won one of the largest parliamentary majorities in modern history. They took 412 seats, yet only one in five eligible voters actually voted for them.
That paradox sits at the heart of British democracy right now – and it is getting harder to ignore.
Labour’s landslide was not the product of a surge in support. It was the product of a split. While Labour held its coalition together, the right-of-centre vote fractured badly between the Conservative Party and a surging Reform UK. Across the UK, the combined —