White House Expects ‘Swift’ Warsh Confirmation After DOJ Drops Powell Criminal Probe Update (1050ET): The White House is now expecting ‘swift’ confirmation of Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh after the DOJ dropped its criminal probe into current Chair Jerome Powell over the Fed’s building construction project.  On Tuesday, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) made clear that he would block Warsh’s nomination unless the Powell […]

Fewer Universities Require DEI Pledges From Faculty Candidates: Report Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Requests related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for faculty job candidates in higher education have decreased dramatically – at least on paper – since President Donald Trump began his second term, a new report from Heterodox Academy says. University of Michigan students pass signage on […]

Scramble For AI Compute: Meta Inks Multibillion-Dollar Deal With Amazon For CPU Chips Meta Platforms inked a multibillion-dollar agreement with Amazon to deploy tens of millions of AWS Graviton processor cores in support of its next-generation AI buildout. The deal makes Meta one of the largest Graviton customers globally and shows CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s willingness to spend aggressively on compute infrastructure as the AI arms race […]

Iran FM Expected In Islamabad, But Will Not Meet With US Side, As US Prepared To Attack Mine-Laying Boats Summary Avalanche of Friday morning headlines speculating on Iran FM travel to Pakistan, and potential US delegating arriving too – Iranians will just engage Pakistan mediators in this visit. Third US aircraft carrier, the George HW Bush, has finally arrived in Mideast regional waters after taking the long way around […]

Getting More Anxious By Bas van Geffen, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank We have another potentially eventful weekend ahead of us. A three-week extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon may ease tensions between the US and Iran somewhat, as Trump wants to avoid that this conflict undermines peace talks with Iran. However, there are still no indications that a new round of talks will be held, as both sides continue to […]

Kremlin Hails Putin Invite To G20 Summit In Miami, After Trump Said His Presence ‘Very Helpful’ The G20 Miami summit is set to take place at Trump National Doral Golf Course and will focus on “unleashing economic prosperity by eliminating burdensome regulations, unlocking affordable energy and pioneering new technologies,” according to President Trump’s words.  Amazingly and quite surprisingly, the Russian Foreign Ministry has […]

JetBlue Sued For Allegedly Using Customers’ Personal Data To Hike Air Fares Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), JetBlue Airlines has been sued in a class action lawsuit seeking damages for allegedly using consumers’ personal data to increase airfares. A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320-232 takes off from Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Fla., on May 15, 2014. Chris O’Meara/AP Photo The case was filed on […]

China Blacklists EU Defense, Aerospace Firms Over Taiwan Dealings China has newly placed a slew of EU defense and aerospace firms on a control list, or effectively a new blacklist, reportedly with an eye on Taiwan tensions. It has barred its exporters from supplying dual-use items to seven EU firms, including FN Herstal and Omnipol a.s., according to a statement from the Chinese commerce ministry. The ministry said the measure […]

Lilly Slides After New Obesity Pill Prescription Data Disappoints Wall Street Shares of Eli Lilly & Co. fell in New York premarket trading after new industry prescription data for the drugmaker’s blockbuster obesity shot Zepbound and recently approved oral weight-loss pill Foundayo disappointed Wall Street analysts. Foundayo generated 3,707 prescriptions in its second week, according to new prescription-tracking data from […]

Trump Extends Jones Act Waiver For 90 Days To Counter Fuel Price Pressures On Friday, President Donald Trump extended a temporary waiver of the century-old Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act of 1920) for an additional 90 days. The move allows foreign-flagged vessels to transport fuel, oil, fertilizer, and other essential goods between U.S. ports, aiming to stabilize domestic supply chains and ease price pressures stemming from the […]

S&P Futures Jump To Record, Oil Tumbles On Report Iran Foreign Minister Going To Pakistan US equity futures jumped to a new all time high, reversing modest overnight losses, and oil tumbled to session lows on reports that Iran is sending a delegation to Pakistan today for talks, boosting hopes of ceasefire extension or more. Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi is expected to arrive in Islamabad at 22:00 local time (1:00pm ET), the […]

House Panel Orders Southern Poverty Law Center To Turn Over Communications With Biden DOJ Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on April 23 gave the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) until April 30 to hand over documents regarding its relationship with the Biden–Harris Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI, as part of a federal prosecution of the civil […]

House GOP Unveils Bill To Extend Key Surveillance Power Until 2029 Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), House Republicans on Thursday unveiled legislation to extend for three years a surveillance authority that permits the collection of communications from non-U.S. persons located abroad without a warrant. The U.S. Capitol building on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House Rules […]

China’s DeepSeek Debuts Flagship AI Model As Compute Race Intensifies Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has launched a preview version of its long-awaited V4 model, ending months of silence from one of China’s most closely watched AI labs and arriving a year after its R1 release sparked U.S. market turmoil and concerns across Silicon Valley AI firms. The rollout signals that DeepSeek is full steam ahead in the frontier-model race: […]

Against US Dominance: Europe’s Hormuz Mission And The Illusion Of Geopolitical Power Submitted by Thomas Kolbe The loss of Europe’s geopolitical power is the defining decline narrative of our time. As Europeans, we are condemned to become unwilling witnesses of continental decay. And in no field of politics does the toxic amalgam of eco-socialism, elite arrogance, and rampant infantilism become more visible than at the level of […]

4 In 10 American Teens Are Almost Constantly Online A U.S. jury recently found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trial, marking a major legal setback for the tech giants. According to the BBC, jurors concluded that the platforms were deliberately designed to be addictive and contributed to harm experienced by a young user. The ruling could open the door to further lawsuits and increased regulatory […]

Sweden Will Consider Ways To Limit Energy Use If Iran War Continues, Government Says Authored by Victoria Friedman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Sweden may need to consider options to reduce energy consumption, including rationing, if the disruption to the flow of fuel supplies continues as a result of the Iran war, the country’s prime minister and finance minister said on on April 23. Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf […]

Ship Of Shame: Australia Saved By Trump’s Emergency Fuel Shipments It’s no secret that Europe and western satellite nations like Canada and Australia have been rather hostile in rhetoric when it comes to the US.  This trend started well before the war in Iran and is owed largely to the ideological break between American conservative movements and European globalists and “multiculturalists”.   The Trump Administration’s trade […]

Israeli Air Force Technicians Charged With Spying For Iran Amid ‘Espionage Epidemic’ Via The Cradle Two Israeli air force technicians who were operating at the Tel Nof Air Base near the city of Ashdod are set to be charged with espionage for Iran in the US-Israeli war launched against the Islamic Republic in late February, Israeli media reported Wednesday. This marks the latest case in what has been referred to as an “espionage […]

Breakthrough: Trump Unveils 3-Week Extended Ceasefire In Lebanon, But Says ‘All The Time In The World’ To End Iran War Summary Trump unveils three week extended ceasefire in Lebanon, wants country to “protect itself from Hezbollah”. Israeli media says Iran Parliament Speaker resigns from negotiating team under IRGC pressure, oil spikes. Iran rejects report as completely false. Trump orders US Navy ‘shoot & kill’ […]

EU Finally Unblocks €90 Loan For Ukraine, Weighted Toward Military Spending Ukraine has hailed the long awaited approval and release of a whopping a €90 billion loan by the European Union, which belatedly happened Thursday after months of negotiations. “The European support loan for Ukraine has been unblocked – €90 billion over two years,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X. European Union photo “For us […]

Europe’s Rooftop Solar Orders Triple As Gas Prices Surge Submitted by Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Rooftop solar installations in Europe have surged since the Middle East war triggered a new oil and gas supply crisis and hiked power prices. Demand from households and businesses willing to install rooftop solar systems soared in March and continues to rise at even higher rates in April as consumers look to insulate […]

Supreme Court To Decide Whether Colorado Can Deny Funding For Catholic Preschools The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a significant religious liberty case that pits Colorado’s universal preschool funding program against Catholic schools’ faith-based admissions and operational policies. Earlier this week, the Court granted certiorari in an unsigned order (no dissents noted), limiting review […]

Europe Bets On Newsom To Reverse Trump’s America – And Save Its Own Model Submitted by Thomas Kolbe America remains a country of high social mobility and upward opportunity—something we no longer see on today’s European continent. It may sound kitschy to many Europeans, yet its vibrant economic centers, high geographic mobility, and the flexibility of its people still create the conditions for this unique phenomenon. […]

37 Senate Democrats Urge USPS To Refuse Trump’s Vote-By-Mail Executive Order Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times, Thirty-seven Senate Democrats sent a letter Monday to the U.S. Postal Service’s board of governors calling on the agency to refuse to implement a March 31 executive order that directs the USPS to use state-submitted lists to determine which voters may receive mail-in and absentee ballots. The order […]