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Trump at Mount Rushmore: “You Can Be a Communist or You Can Be a Patriot — Not Both”
Trump at Mount Rushmore: “You Can Be a Communist or You Can Be a Patriot — Not Both” President Donald Trump traveled to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota on July 3, 2026, to deliver a half-hour address kicking off the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations, centering his remarks on what he called a “mortal threat” from…
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Russia Burned Through 40,000 Soldiers in June and Gained 37 Square Miles
Russia Burned Through 40,000 Soldiers in June and Gained 37 Square Miles Ukraine’s military estimated Russia suffered 39,490 casualties — killed, severely wounded, or missing in action — during June 2026 alone, a figure that far exceeds Russia’s estimated monthly recruitment capacity of 24,000 to 30,000 soldiers. The Institute for the Study of War reported…
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Venezuela’s Government Is Hiding the True Death Toll — Families Are Digging Through Rubble Alone
Venezuela’s Government Is Hiding the True Death Toll — Families Are Digging Through Rubble Alone Two powerful earthquakes — magnitude 7.5 and 7.2, striking just 39 seconds apart — hit northwestern and central Venezuela on June 24, 2026, killing at least 2,595 people, injuring more than 12,400, and leaving nearly 50,000 people unaccounted for as…
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Iran Picked July 4 to Bury Khamenei — and the Mourners Are Screaming “Revenge”
Iran Picked July 4 to Bury Khamenei — and the Mourners Are Screaming “Revenge” The dayslong funeral of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began Saturday, July 4 — the same day the United States marks its 250th anniversary. Ceremonies opened at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla in Tehran, where crowds beat their chests and…
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The Best-Reviewed Minions Movie Ever Just Had the Worst Opening in Franchise History — and Everyone Has Someone to Blame
The Best-Reviewed Minions Movie Ever Just Had the Worst Opening in Franchise History — and Everyone Has Someone to Blame Minions & Monsters, the seventh entry in Illumination and Universal’s 16-year-old Despicable Me franchise, opened to $14.2 million on its Wednesday debut and is tracking toward a $63 million five-day domestic total across 4,243 theaters…
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Disneyland’s 1 Billionth Guest Is a PR Dream — Here’s Why Everyone Else Feels Left Out
Disneyland’s 1 Billionth Guest Is a PR Dream — Here’s Why Everyone Else Feels Left Out On July 3, 2026, Disneyland Resort welcomed its one billionth guest — a milestone reached 71 years after Walt Disney first opened the Anaheim, California park on July 17, 1955. The honorary billionth visitor was Andres Robles, an 8-year-old…
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Republicans Fear Trump Is Constructing a “Rigged Election” Alibi That Will Detonate in Their Faces
Republicans Fear Trump Is Constructing a “Rigged Election” Alibi That Will Detonate in Their Faces A report published by NBC News on July 2 describes mounting resentment within Republican congressional ranks over President Trump’s continued push for the SAVE America Act, alongside a private fear that Trump will use the bill’s failure to blame Republican…
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Democrats Release 55-Page Report Accusing Trump’s Birthday Nonprofit of Donor Fraud, Foreign Money, and Selling Presidential Access
Democrats Release 55-Page Report Accusing Trump’s Birthday Nonprofit of Donor Fraud, Foreign Money, and Selling Presidential Access Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee published a 55-page report on July 2 accusing Freedom 250 — a White House-affiliated nonprofit organizing America’s 250th birthday events — of misleading donors, soliciting foreign funds, and selling access to…
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330,000 Haitians and Thousands of Syrians Face Deportation as Work Permits Expire July 10
330,000 Haitians and Thousands of Syrians Face Deportation as Work Permits Expire July 10 The Department of Homeland Security announced July 1 that Temporary Protected Status-based Employment Authorization Documents for Haitian and Syrian nationals will expire on July 10, 2026, giving affected individuals and their employers roughly ten days to adjust [3]. The announcement follows…
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Freedom Caucus Holds Defense Bill Hostage Over Election Law, Forcing House Into Early July 4 Recess
Freedom Caucus Holds Defense Bill Hostage Over Election Law, Forcing House Into Early July 4 Recess Fourteen House Republicans joined Democrats on June 30 to block a procedural rule that would have paired the National Defense Authorization Act with the SAVE America Act as linked legislation before the July 4 recess. The vote fell 198-224,…