Former Cuban President Raúl Castro, brother of the late Fidel Castro, has been indicted in the United States
The U.S. indictment of Raúl Castro marks a significant escalation in the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Cuba’s communist regime. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - , according to a senior Trump administration official. This move is part of a broader strategy by the Trump administration to increase pressure on Cuba’s communist regime. DETAIL: The indictment is a rare instance of the U.S. pursuing criminal charges against a foreign leader, reminiscent of its case against now-former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who was a key energy supplier to Cuba before his capture by U.S. forces earlier this year. Raúl Castro, who served as Cuba’s defense minister and later as president, remains influential in Cuban…Open
Max explains how the campaign to defeat Rep Thomas Massie reveals how Israel’s lobby network is shamelessly buying U.S.
politics, laundering influence through Trump-world, and pushing war and censorship. But the public is finally breaking through the propaganda, and a backlash is building.Open
Trump has previously joked that he may seek the presidency of Venezuela after leaving the White House, asserting he was popular in that country for removing President Nicolás Maduro.
Two law enforcement officers who battled Jan. 6 rioters at the Capitol in 2021 filed a suit Wednesday to dissolve President Trump's $1.8 billion fund for victims of alleged weaponized political prosecutions. Why it matters: Critics have called the taxpayer-funded fund "illegal," but experts say it's unclear who would have legal standing to challenge it in court. What they're saying: Lead plaintiffs, officers Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges, argue the fund is a "corrupt sham" that will compensate Jan. 6 rioters, according to the 29-page lawsuit . - "In the most brazen act of presidential corruption this century, President Donald J. Trump has created a $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund to finance the insurrectionists and…
Two law enforcement officers who battled Jan. 6 rioters at the Capitol in 2021 filed a suit Wednesday to dissolve President Trump's $1.8 billion fund for victims of alleged weaponized political prosecutions. Why it matters: Critics have called the taxpayer-funded fund "illegal," but experts say it's unclear who would have legal standing to challenge it in court. What they're saying: Lead plaintiffs, officers Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges, argue the fund is a "corrupt sham" that will compensate Jan. 6 rioters, according to the 29-page lawsuit . - "In the most brazen act of presidential corruption this century, President Donald J. Trump has created a $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund to finance the insurrectionists and…Open
Federal agents just turned Brian Hooker’s floating home into a crime scene. Exclusive photos and videos show Soulmate, the 46-foot sailboat Brian and Lynette Hooker lived on, taped off at Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce as federal agents boarded the vessel, searched below deck for hours, and removed evidence in bags. Brian says Lynette “bounced” off the back of their dinghy and vanished in the Sea of Abaco, Bahamas. But if this happened in the dinghy, why is Soulmate now being processed like a crime scene? In this episode of “Drop Dead Serious,” Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the Coast Guard Investigative Service search, the evidence removed from Soulmate, and the new holes in Brian Hooker’s story. Plus, Lynette’s mother,…
