Newsmax CEO Ruddy: DirecTV Unwilling to Negotiate
Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., on Tuesday urged DirecTV to come back to the negotiation table over deplatforming Newsmax, but Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy has big questions about the satellite provider’s willingness.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom endorses even stricter gun control after string of mass shootings
Post Content California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for more gun restrictions Wednesday, including limiting where people can carry concealed guns following a series of mass shootings that left many dead and wounded across the state in January. On Wednesday, Newsom, a Democrat, endorsed legislation that would ban people from carrying guns into churches, public libraries, […]
McCarthy says he sees an ‘opportunity to come to an agreement’ on debt ceiling after ‘very good’ Biden meeting
Post Content House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he and President Joe Biden had a “very good discussion” on how best to handle raising the debt ceiling, noting that he sees an “opportunity here to come to an agreement” that will satisfy both sides of the aisle. McCarthy, R-Calif., spoke to reporters outside the White House […]
Iranian-backed militia launches rockets at Turkish base in northern Iraq
A cluster of rockets targeted a Turkish military base in northern Iraq on Wednesday, officials from northern Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region said. An Iranian-backed militia promptly claimed responsibility for the attack. A Turkish defense ministry official said there was no damage or injury at the base but did not provide further details. The official spoke […]
US forces intercept thousands of assault rifles, ammo, anti-tank missiles from Iran
The U.S. has seized thousands of rifles and nearly two dozen anti-tank missiles originating from Iran and transported via shipping routes. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported Tuesday that CENTCOM officials — in cooperation with international naval partners — successfully intercepted the transport of over 3,000 rifles from Iran to Yemen. Alongside the rifles, authorities recovered […]
Afghanistan intelligence official brags about ordering attacks that killed hundreds of civilians
Afghanistan’s deputy minister of intelligence bragged on national television about his role in a 2018 suicide bombing in Kabul that killed over 100 people. During an appearance on TOLONews Jan. 28, Taj Mir Jawad took credit for directing the attack, along with other attacks, including car and suicide bombings. The 2018 attack involved an ambulance […]
Iran, Russia to integrate banking systems to bypass Western sanctions
Iran and Russia signed an agreement Sunday to integrate their banking systems to help them skirt Western sanctions. Mohen Karimi, the Central Bank of Iran’s deputy governor, signed a memorandum of understanding with his Russian counterpart in Tehran Sunday. “From now on, the financial messengers of all Iranian banks and all Russian banks are linked […]
Taiwan Parliament speaker says country is a ‘beacon of democracy for Chinese-speaking peoples’
You Si-kun, the speaker of Taiwan’s Parliament, spoke at the International Religious Freedom Summit on Wednesday and voiced why it is important that free nations protect Taiwan. “If Taiwan falls into the sphere of influence of CCP (Chinese Communist Party), then the beacon of democracy will be destroyed. And China may invade the first island […]
Roma-Cremonese 1-2: un autogol di Celik manda Ballardini in semifinale di Coppa Italia
Read More ROMA — Se a fine stagione José Mourinho dovesse alzarsi da tavola con la pancia vuota, senza coppe, senza il brivido di una finale, quasi certamente il pensiero gli tornerà alla sera del primo febbraio. A quei fischi piovuti sulla sua Roma. A quando ha deciso di regalare 50 minuti alla Cremonese spalancandole […]
Kamala Harris decries ‘violent act’ as thousands remember Tyre Nichols
Read More Thousands of mourners on Wednesday attended the funeral of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died three days after Memphis police officers beat him following a traffic stop last month. Nichols’ beating shocked many in the US after being captured on camera, and triggered yet another bout of soul-searching over racism and […]
