Virginia Republicans charge ‘power grab’ as Democrat who backed redistricting runs for Congress

Virginia Republicans are taking aim at a Democratic state lawmaker who played a key role in pushing through congressional redistricting in the state and is now running for newly drawn U.S. House seat. After Virginia Delegate Dan Helmer launched a congressional campaign, some Republican leaders took aim at him for what they call a “power … Read more

US builds website that will allow Europeans to view blocked content

Freedom.gov appears to be administered by a branch of the Department of Homeland Security The US has built a portal that will allow Europeans to view blocked content including alleged hate speech and terrorism, according to Reuters. The portal, “freedom.gov”, will allow worldwide users to circumvent government controls on their content. The site features a … Read more

Trump hails Vance and Rubio as ‘extraordinary’ duo: hammer and velvet glove

President Donald Trump lauded Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as “extraordinary” statesmen who complement each other’s strengths as they take the MAGA platform to the world stage.  Trump’s newly formed Board of Peace — an international forum aimed at funding Gaza’s reconstruction and coordinating a postwar stabilization force — convened … Read more

Khanna and Massie threaten to force a vote on Iran as prospect of US attack looms

As the prospect of another U.S. military action against Iran looms, Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., want Congress to pass a measure that would order the president to terminate unauthorized hostilities against the Islamic Republic. “Trump officials say there’s a 90% chance of strikes on Iran. He can’t without Congress. @RepThomasMassie & … Read more