Trump Admin Investigates University Of Wyoming For Allowing Males To Join Sorority Authored by Emily Sturge via Campus Reform, The Trump administration is investigating the University of Wyoming (UW) for allowing a male to join a women’s sorority, an alleged violation of Title IX.  On June 2, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights launched the probe into UW regarding the incident, but the university asserts […]

CNN Panel Triggered By Trump’s Description Of Rioters As “Insurrectionists” Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, President Trump described the rioters in LA as “insurrectionists” while talking to the press, and it triggered CNN into an almighty flap. Trump was asked whether he believes those causing the trouble are people ICE is trying to deport or if they are professional agitators. “The people that are causing […]

‘Invest Now Or Learn Russian Later’: NATO Chief Wants 400% Increase In Europe’s Air Defense Spending NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Monday urged the European allies to make a “quantum leap” in military spending to deter Russia, which affirms Trump’s own longtime message, as the NATO chief called for a whopping 400% increase in the Continent’s air and missile defense budget. “The fact is, we need a quantum leap in our […]

TACO Tuesday Again By Michael Every of Rabobank Expect much self-serving market chuckling about ‘TACO Tuesday’ again as Monday’s US-China trade talks in London extend into today and headlines are that the US may loosen its export controls on some goods if China releases its on rare earths. Is that really a TACO though? These were unilateral US moves against China taken after the recent Geneva agreement, so dropping them this […]

OpenAI Taps Google In “Unprecedented” Cloud Deal, Snubbing Core Supporter Microsoft One would think that with Microsoft pumping billions of equity capital into OpenAI, Sam Altman’s company would only use the Seattle tech giant for its growing compute needs. One would be wrong. According to Reuters, in a strange snub of Microsoft, OpenAI plans to add Alphabet’s Google cloud service to meet its growing needs for computing capacity, […]

Austria In Shock After School Shooting Leaves 10 Dead, Dozens Injured Submitted by Thomas Brooke of Remix News Austria is in mourning after the worst school shooting in the country’s modern history unfolded on Tuesday morning in Graz. A 22-year-old former student of the BORG Dreierschützengasse opened fire shortly before 10 a.m., killing at least nine people and injuring at least 28 others before taking his own life in a school […]

US-China Trade Talks “Going Well” On Second Day, Lutnick Says US-China trade talks are again in the spotlight, with a second day of negotiations taking place in London aimed at beefing up the fraying truce between the world’s two biggest economies.  As he arrived, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the talks were “going well” and he expected another full day of discussions. Meanwhile, markets remain on edge as the world’s […]

UK Imposes Historic Sanctions On Hardline Israeli Ministers In a historic shift in UK-Israel relations, Britain is imposing formal sanctions on hardline Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich (Finance) and Itamar Ben Gvir (National Security) after months of inflammatory statements about Gaza have caught the world’s attention.  The sanctions, unveiled Tuesday, are to include asset freezes and travel bans, following similar measures […]

Multi-State Lawsuit Aims To Block Sale Of 23andMe Personal Genetic Data Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Tmes, A coalition of 27 states and the District of Columbia has taken legal action to prevent 23andMe from selling personal genetic data in its possession without customer consent. The California-based biotechnology company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 23 to facilitate the sale of its assets, sparking […]

Trump Orders Additional 2,000 National Guardsmen To LA As Riots Continue Summary There have been four days of protests and riots since they broke out in Los Angeles on June 6. President Donald Trump has now federalized and deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quell the violence.  Trump has also deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles to help the Los Angeles Police Department tame the violent protests. […]

“The EU Is Not Europe!” – Marine Le Pen Rallies Nationalists In Call For Rebirth Of Europe’s Nations Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, French nationalist politician Marine Le Pen launched a scathing attack on the trajectory of the European Union at the Patriots for Europe rally in France on Monday, declaring, “We don’t want to leave Europe. We want out of this Europe, because it is not Europe.” Addressing a crowd […]

Futures Rise As Market Awaits Outcome US-China Trade Talks US equity futures are little changed, paring earlier gains along with European stocks, as Commerce Secretary Lutnick says US-China trade talks are “going well” and that they’re expected to go on all day. The bar for an improvement risk appetite appears high after Chinese stocks suddenly fell toward the end of trading day earlier, sparking a broader souring of sentiment. […]

Trump Travel Ban, Restrictions Go Into Effect On 19 Nations Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A travel ban signed by President Donald Trump has gone into effect, barring nationals from 12 countries from entering the United States and restricting entry by nationals from seven others. Travelers cart their luggage through the international arrivals area at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles […]

UBS Survey Finds “Little Growth” In Smartphone Units “Over Next Few Years”  Apple’s annual developer conference on Monday underwhelmed on the artificial intelligence front, and new survey data from UBS showed softening demand for iPhones. On a broader note, UBS highlighted a cooling period has arrived in overall interest in purchasing smartphones, with the U.S. market seeing the sharpest pullback. According to UBS Evidence Lab’s […]

Gavin Newsom And His Cruel Notion Of ‘Cruel’ Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, Recently, Gov. Newsom weighed in on the Trump administration’s efforts to undo the last four years of border destruction, when an estimated 10-12 million illegal aliens entered the U.S. unlawfully—among them thousands with criminal records. Of the recent Los Angeles efforts of ICE to detain those who entered and reside here […]

Redburn Slaps McDonald’s With Rare Downgrade As GLP-1 Drugs Reshape Consumer Habits As we’ve previously noted, the shift toward “better-for-you” consumption is well underway, whether fueled by the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement or the increasing adoption of miracle weight-loss drugs suppressing appetites. Either way, the inflection point for U.S. restaurants has arrived. Redburn Atlantic analyst Edward Lewis became […]

China Is Deliberately Using Fentanyl To ‘Kneecap’ The US, FBI Director Says Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times, Communist China has a long-term plan to weaken the United States by fueling the fentanyl crisis, according to FBI Director Kash Patel. Patel sat down for a wide-ranging interview with podcaster Joe Rogan on June 6, saying that President Donald Trump has done an “amazing job” at going after drug trafficking […]

These Are The Top 10 US States By Defense Spending DoD contracts hit $609.2 billion across U.S. states in 2023, up $50.5 billion over the year. Overall, Texas outranked Virginia as the leading recipient of Department of Defense spending—largely concentrated in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Over the past decade, Texas’ share of defense spending has increased by 10% while Virginia’s has remained fairly stable. This graphic, via […]

Full Marine Battalion Of 700 Deploying To Los Angeles As Protests Continue Update (1945ET): Another 200 Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division based out of Twentynine Palms in California have been added to the count – making 700 Marines that will join the roughly 2,000 California National Guard troops stationed in Los Angeles over the weekend, US Northern Command announced Monday.  (U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. […]

The New World Order’s Endgame Authored by Todd Hayen via Off-Guardian.org, Imagine it’s late 2025, and you’re at the grocery store, but your digital wallet’s throwing a tantrum. “Transaction denied: You questioned the climate mandate on X.” Your punishment? No organic kale for you, science denying, conspiracy theorist. Welcome to the New World Order’s fever dream, where autonomy is as outdated as a VHS tape. We’ve […]

These Are America’s Largest Defense Contractors In 2023, the Department of Defense budget totaled $609.2 billion, equal to $1,819 for every U.S. resident. Following a wave of consolidation in the past few decades, a handful of defense contractors dominate the industry. At the same time, many of these firms provide a diversified range of capabilities—from munitions and nuclear submarines to services that manage IT infrastructure. […]

James Madison’s Appeal To Reasonable Discourse Authored by Susan Brynne Long via RealClearPublicAffairs, On June 8, 1789, James Madison rose before Congress and performed an about-face. The founder who had opposed the addition of a bill of rights to the Constitution conceded to pressure from advocates of adding amendments to protect Americans against abuses of government power. He gave a speech in which he defended amendments he […]

Visualizing AI Innovation Across The Globe AI is no longer a theoretical tool, only accessible in research labs. Today, it is a ubiquitous technology being adapted across every industry, driving intense global competition and spurring innovation. For the second story in the AI For All series, Visual Capitalist partnered with ACT | The App Association to provide a global perspective on AI innovation. A World of AI Innovation […]

30 Days Of Merz’s Germany: No Chainsaw, No Reform Submitted by Thomas Kolbe After thirty days under Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the contours of his government are becoming clearer. From an economic policy perspective, the diagnosis is sound—but the treatment will worsen the disease. Those who remember the Bundestag battles between then-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (SPD) and his fiery rival, opposition leader Friedrich Merz, […]

Amazon To Invest $20 Billion In Pennsylvania To Expand Cloud Infrastructure Amazon Web Services (AWS) is doubling down on its AI ambitions with a $20-billion expansion plan to build two new data center campuses in Pennsylvania, including one directly adjacent to a major nuclear power plant, Reuters reports.  AWS is targeting the deployment of multiple data centers over the next 10 years, and the buildout will be fueled by […]