REDSTATE (Bob Hoge) - Updated: Trump Drops $10B IRS Lawsuit As Democrats Freak Out Over $1.7B Settlement Fund
DAILYCALLER (Vince Coglianese) - Editor Daily Rundown: Bill Cassidy Loses GOP Primary After Voting To Convict Trump
LOUISIANA REPUBLICANS GIVE BILL CASSIDY THE BOOT ... FOX: Trump scores major Republican primary victory as Cassidy ousted in Louisiana Five and a half years ago after he voted to convict President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial, GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana was sent packing by Republican voters as he ran for re-election.
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - War Department pauses joint defense board with Canada
The move comes as the Trump administration ramps up its pressure on other NATO allies to increase their defense spending and to support the U.S. in the ongoing Iran war.
NYTIMES (Amelia Nierenberg) - Bulgaria Hopes Eurovision Win Will Show Its Strength as a Continental Player
Recent months have brought remarkable change in the Eastern European nation, which has just adopted the euro and forced the resignation of a leader through major protests.
NYTIMES (Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien) - Trump’s Taiwan Gambit is Already a Gift to China
President Trump’s open willingness to hold up a $14 billion Taiwan arms package is a win for Beijing. Now China could be weighing how to keep the weapons on ice for as long as it can.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Global Recession Nears as Countries Hoard Oil Reserves.
The global economy could slide into recession within weeks due to rising oil prices caused by the war between the United States and Iran, according to economic experts.
The ongoing war between the United States and Iran, specifically the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, could plunge the world economy into recession due to rising energy costs. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The global economy could slide into recession within weeks due to rising oil prices caused by the war between the United States and Iran, according to economic experts. DETAIL: Following the outbreak of the Iran war in late February this year, the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passage for global oil shipments, has been closed. Approximately 20 percent of the world’s oil passes through the Strait. Iran has deployed vessels and sea mines to block the strait while the U.S. has enforced a naval blockade of Iranian ports. Consequently, oil…Open
REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - Interstate Tax War: West Virginia Now Going After Virginia Jobs
ABCNEWS - Supreme Court sends Native American voting rights decision back to lower court
The Supreme Court has acted in a Voting Rights Act case brought by Native American tribes, saying a closely watched ruling needs to be reconsidered after the high court weakened the Civil Rights-era law
STONEZONE (Frank Parlato for ArtVoice) - PART 6: THE FRAMING OF HONDURAN PRESIDENT JUAN ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
U.S. Praise the Jury Was Not Allowed to See Part 1 made the geopolitical argument for Trump’s pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez. Part 2 examined the case the Biden Department of Justice put on. Part 3 examined how the prosecutors lied to get the trial in front of a biased judge and an uninformed jury. Part […] The post PART 6: THE FRAMING OF HONDURAN PRESIDENT JUAN ORLANDO HERNANDEZ appeared first on StoneZone .
U.S. Praise the Jury Was Not Allowed to See Part 1 made the geopolitical argument for Trump’s pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez. Part 2 examined the case the Biden Department of Justice put on. Part 3 examined how the prosecutors lied to get the trial in front of a biased judge and an uninformed jury. Part 4 showed how the prosecutors coached cooperators to lie about ledgers and radar that did not exist. Part 5 examined the four cooperators — 134 murders between them, 700 tons of cocaine trafficked, whose uncorroborated testimony was the basis for Hernández’s 45-year sentence. This is Part 6. The United States government told two different stories about Juan Orlando Hernández. In the…Open