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American Experts Go Toe-to-Toe With Scholars ‘Across the Pond’ on Israel-Hamas War
WARSAW, Poland—American experts hit back at European scholars on the war between Hamas and Israel and use of the term “genocide” when referring to Gaza during the Warsaw Security Forum. The U.S. is “the only government in the world able to influence Israel and actually stop some of its actions,” according to Marcin Buzanski, director of… -
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Philadelphia Flies Flag of ‘Foreign Adversary’
Philadelphia flew the Chinese flag above its City Hall on Tuesday in a ceremony that reports suggest was meant to celebrate the 76th anniversary of China. The city hoisted the country’s flag high for the third time in its history in a move widely criticized as showing support for the “totalitarian” Chinese Communist Party. Critics… -
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Trump Announces Terms of Israel-Palestine Peace Deal, Dependent on Hamas Acceptance
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a deal Monday for long-awaited peace in the Middle East. “Israel would have my full backing to finish the job of destroying the threat of Hamas, but I hope that we’re going to have a deal for peace, and if Hamas rejects the deal—which is… -
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China’s Motivation to Keep the Russia-Ukraine War Going
WARSAW, Poland—China is testing weapons in Ukraine, which is just one of the reasons China wants the war between Russia and Ukraine to continue, according to Szu-chien Hsu, senior adviser to the president at the National Security Council of Taiwan. The world is paying attention to Russia and Ukraine, but not China and Taiwan,… -
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Can Trump Break the China Adoption Logjam?
Three hundred Chinese children matched with adoptive American families have been stranded in orphanages for six years. Families are pleading with President Donald Trump to bring them home. As President Donald Trump conducts negotiations with China on a global scale, grand strategy isn’t the only matter likely to be affected. Nearly 300 little lives hang… -
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Venezuelan Illegal Who Pretended to Be High Schooler Pleads Guilty. Case Puts Spotlight on Operation Take Back America.
The Venezuelan national who posed as an Ohio high school student for over a year pleaded guilty to four criminal counts Monday. The case highlights the role of a Department of Justice initiative, Operation Taking Back America, in helping fulfill the Trump administration’s promise to tackle illegal immigration. Anthony Emmanuel Labrador-Sierra, From Fake Student to… -
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China Responds to America’s New $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
China says it welcomes industry talent following President Donald Trump’s announcement of the introduction of a new hurdle to deter H-1B visa applicants. On Friday, Trump issued a proclamation adding a $100,000 fee to H-1B visas, which employers are responsible for paying. Foreigners seeking to come to America to work in the STEM fields of… -
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Grifters Desecrating Charlie Kirk’s Memory Could Implode MAGA
Is it really too much to ask that a murdered young man be given the dignity of a proper burial before bad-faith opportunists attempt to posthumously rewrite his legacy to better serve their own nefarious ends? Is it really too much to ask that a murdered young man’s family and friends—to say nothing of the… -
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These Lawmaker Responses to Charlie Kirk’s Death Are Apparently a Bridge Too Far for TikTok
The Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok temporarily banned an independent news outlet after flagging two videos in which lawmakers pay tribute to Charlie Kirk in the wake of his assassination. TikTok flagged two videos from Off The Press, an independent news brand “for Americans who feel the mainstream media ignores the stories they care about… -
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Ohio State University Student Sues After Being Disenrolled for Comments on Murdered Israeli Staff
The American Civil Liberties Union is teaming with influencer and former Ohio State University student Guy Christensen to sue the school for expelling him for a video post that appeared to celebrate the murder of two Israeli Embassy staffers. The staffers, Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, were shot to death in Washington, D.C., on May… -
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Judge Orders Mahmoud Khalil Be Deported to Syria or Algeria
An immigration judge has ordered pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil be deported to Syria or Algeria, according to court documents. Immigration Judge Jamee Comans has found that Khalil did not disclose certain required information on his green card application. According to Comans, Khalil “willfully misrepresented material fact(s) for the sole purpose of circumventing the immigration… -
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Netanyahu Responds to Charlie Kirk Assassination
Some people cannot be replaced, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said while discussing the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk. “Charlie was 31 years old,” Netanyahu said Monday, adding that his own brother was only 30 when he was killed while serving in the Israeli military. “And you know, some of these people… -
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One Great Comic and a Bunch of Bad Actors
WASHINGTON—Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has a clear view of the “Free Palestine” movement. Speaking at Duke University on Tuesday, he said, “‘Free Palestine’ is, to me, just—you’re free to say you don’t like Jews. Just say you don’t like Jews,” he said, according to the Duke school newspaper The Chronicle. And: “By saying ‘Free Palestine,’ you’re… -
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Trump Responds to Israel Bombing in Qatar
After an Israeli strike in Doha, Qatar, targeting Hamas officials, President Donald Trump said he told Qatari leaders such an incident won’t happen again. Trump says he spoke to Emir Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the monarch of Qatar, and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani after Israel carried… -
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Congress Mulls Lifting Sanctions on Syrian Leader
Congress is weighing whether to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former jihadist seeking to legitimize himself on the world stage. Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., is making clear he’s not eager to lift those sanctions on the newly minted leader, given the killings and clashes involving ethnic minorities that have occurred during his… -
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Netanyahu Responds to Deadly Terrorist Attack in Jerusalem
Six people were killed at a bus stop in Jerusalem Monday in what authorities are describing as a “terrorist attack.” Two Palestinian gunmen are reported to have carried out the attack. “We are engaged in pursuit and are cordoning off the villages from which the murderers came,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the scene… -
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Republican ‘Civil War’ Erupts Over Venezuela Strike
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., called out Vice President JD Vance after Vance bluntly responded to criticism regarding the U.S. striking Venezuelan narcoterrorists in the Caribbean Sea. “JD ‘ I don’t give a s***’ Vance says killing people he accuses of a crime is the ‘highest and best use of the military’… What a despicable and… -
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An Open Letter to My Esteemed Colleagues at the International Association of Genocide Scholars
Friends, As a member in good standing of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, I am simply appalled by our beloved organization’s resolution declaring the conflict in Gaza a “genocide.” This elite group of academics, researchers and complete randos—I mean, I paid $125 to join this very week—has allowed our once-sterling reputation to be forever… -
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The Right’s Divide Over Israel Is an Age Gap
“I’m not really sure that comity is going to be found here,” Curt Mills, the executive director of The American Conservative, told The Daily Signal leading up to this year’s National Conservatism Conference. It proved to be an understatement. “These tensions are just out in the open, and they deserve to be addressed to the… -
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Bannon Urges Hard Decoupling From China, Calls It ‘Existential’ Threat
“We must decouple and hard decouple starting tomorrow morning.” That was former adviser to President Donald Trump Stephen K. Bannon, on the relationship between the United States and China in his remarks at the National Conservatism Conference in the District of Columbia on Thursday. Bannon, who is the current host of the “WarRoom” podcast stressed…