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Authored by William Galston via RealClearPolitics,

When the Commerce Department released a report on April 30 showing that the economy had shrunk during the first quarter of 2025 – the first such decline since 2022 – President Donald Trump was quick to respond. “This is Biden,” he said, adding that “You could even say that the next quarter is sort of Biden [too].” Later that day, he told a group of corporate executives that “This is Biden’s economy.” He capped his day (more…)

The high-profile sex trafficking case against Sean "Diddy" Combs has taken a stunning turn; one of the prosecution’s key witnesses has mysteriously gone missing just days before opening statements are set to begin.

Federal prosecutors told a Manhattan judge this week that they’ve been unable to reach "Victim 3," a central figure expected to deliver bombshell testimony against the hip-hop mogul.

The missing woman, who does not reside in New York, (more…)

Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack,

They’ve been shared by the vast majority of humanity throughout history in their own contexts…

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency designated the AfD, just topped a recent poll as the country’s most popular party, as “extremist” before withdrawing it pending litigation. This label would legitimize surveillance of them and can set the pretext for banning them. Vice President JD Vance condemned this (more…)