DOJ moves to dismiss Jan. 6 convictions against former Proud Boys and Oath Keepers
Trump says Iran war `close to over` amid push for new peace talks
U.S. military turned back nine ships in first 48 hours of Iranian port blockade
Woman says Eric Swalwell drugged, raped and choked her: `I thought I died`
Vance presses Pope Leo to be `careful when he talks about matters of theology`DOJ moves to dismiss Jan. 6 convictions against former Proud Boys and Oath Keepers
Trump says Iran war `close to over` amid push for new peace talks
U.S. military turned back nine ships in first 48 hours of Iranian port blockade
Woman says Eric Swalwell drugged, raped and choked her: `I thought I died`
Vance presses Pope Leo to be `careful when he talks about matters of theology`
A-1 Top Headlines
- IT'S WEDNESDAY AND ONCE AGAIN TRUMP IS THREATENING TO FIRE JEROME POWELL: If Chair Jerome Powell Powell stays on as a Fed governor after his successor is confirmed, Trump said he’ll have him removed from office [cnbc]
- WE'LL SINK YOUR BATTLESHIP: During the first 48 hours of the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, American warships issued warnings to nine vessels, prompting them to turn around [nbcnews]
- JD TAKES ON THE POPE: Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday Pope Leo XIV should “be careful” when he talks about theology, rebuking the pontiff over his criticisms of U.S. foreign policy [nbcnews]
- TRUMPED UP CHARGES IN KANGAROO COURTS: DOJ asks federal court to dismiss Jan. 6 convictions against former Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, dismantling final remnants of Jan6 probe [cbsnews]
- NOT A FAN: RW influencers have not been on board with Trump's Iran conflict, 'The online right wasn’t supportive and there wasn’t anything that was going to change that.' [wired]
- THE WORK CONTINUES: U.S. military destroyed two drug-smuggling vessels and killed five traffickers in the eastern Pacific Ocean [the epoch times]
- QUITTER: Everyone's favorite ret*rded-looking flatulent congressman, Eric Swalwell, ends his political career [cnbc]
Crime/Justice/Lawfare
- IF HE'D KNOWN THIS WAS THE FUTURE HE WAS FIGHTING FOR..: 83-year-old veteran, Richard Williams, dead after being shoved onto NYC subway tracks by Illegal alien thug from Honduras
- PORNHUB GETS SUED WHEN? Jury finds META and YOUTUBE harmed young user with addictive design features, plaintiff awarded $6M [nytimes]
- CASH MONEY CALI CORRUPTION: Video shows homeless being offered cash for petitions, to register to vote. Encouraged to fake an address. [KATVchannel7]
- MSM WON'T COVER THIS STORY: Muhi Mohanad Najm jailed after entering Klein, TX elementary school in tactical gear with gun [blaze]
- ONE ANTIFA AFTER ANOTHER: Defense rests in domestic terrorism case, 9 antifa goons attacked an ICE facility housing illegals outside Dallas [theepochtimes]
- SLAP ON THE WRIST FOR 'MINNESOTA-SOMALI STYLE FRAUD': Four people have been sentenced to only 14 years combined in federal prison for a $12.7 million Medicaid fraud scheme [abc11]
- HOSPICE CARE FRAUD IN CALI: LA County -- which has seen a 1,500% increase in hospice companies since 2010 -- is home to hospices that've overbilled Medicare by $105 million in a single year [cbsnews]
Culture
- CHIMPS HAVE BEEN NIGGING OUT: Infants torn from mothers, testicles ripped off, 'They started to scream, shout, chase each other.' [nbcnews]
- GENERATIONAL AURA: In a post-Kirk world, Nick Fuentes, is all the rage with the kids [nytimes]
- TIM POOL IS FAKE AND GAY: Beanie boy won't stop crashing out and humiliating himself [2lazy2try]
- 'THE MUSIC IS GOING QUIET IN HOLLYWOOD': Movie industry is in rough shape [jim richardson]
- WHY DON'T GUYS APPROACH GIRLS ANYMORE? Ace Nate breaks down the issue for 'hyper-independent' women [ace nate]
- THE #1 TOP CHAD LOOKSMAXXER IN THE WORLD: Sam Hyde takes a break from international mayhem to interview Androgenic [sam hyde]
- 'THE PREDATOR POSING AS A HOUSE PET': Understanding the male feminist [blackpigeonspeaks]
Finance - Stock Market - Crypto - Tech
- IT'S WEDNESDAY AND ONCE AGAIN TRUMP IS THREATENING TO FIRE JEROME POWELL: If Chair Jerome Powell Powell stays on as a Fed governor after his successor is confirmed, Trump said he’ll have him removed from office [cnbc]
- IS OPENai USING GIG WORKERS TO TRAIN ITS MODELS ON ASS@SSINATION? Sam Altman's house attacked 2nd time in 2 days after Molotov attempt [nypost]
- WHERE WE TRY REAL HARD TO CARE ABOUT 'SATOSHI NAKAMOTO': Journo believes he's uncovered identity of mysterious creator of Bitcoin [founder]
- 'PLEASE BRO DON'T LOOK AT THE CODE': What Anthropic's surprise Claude source code leak reveals [ars technica]
- ONE OF THE WILDEST TECH STORIES IN RECENT MEMORY: The rise and fall of OpenClaw [coldfusion]
- NOT A BAD MONTH IN THE LABOR MARKET: U.S. economy created 178,000 jobs in March, unemployment rate edged down to 4.3 percent [wapo]
- DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK: Red Lobster set to bring back Endless Shrimp that drove it to bankruptcy [bloomberg]
Immigration/Deportation/ The Border
- AY YO DAWG, IF WE SEND BACK IMMIGRANTS, WE FINNA MISS OUT ON THIS PAKISTANI CHOPPED CHEEESE!! Selling out America for chopped cheese in NYC [msn]
- THE WORK CONTINUES: U.S. military destroyed two drug-smuggling vessels and killed five traffickers in the eastern Pacific Ocean [the epoch times]
- HOW DO THESE PEOPLE SNEAK INTO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY? Some in the GOP -- Maria Elvira Salazar and 20 other Rs -- are backing new Amnesty Bill and calling it the 'Dignidad Act' [justthenews]
- NO EXCEPTIONS, SOLDIER: U.S. Army staff sergeant is trying to halt his ILLEGAL ALIEN wife's deportation back to Honduras after she was detained inside a Louisiana military base [nytimes]
- KICK HIM OUT: ICE detains Salah Sarsour, president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque, attorneys say arrest was motivated by his criticism of Israel [nbcnews]
- INDIANS IN CANADA REFUSE TO ASSIMILATE AND THEY CAN'T DRIVE: If you were at Tim Horton's, would you drink a coffee prepared by a Punjabi? [tyler olivera]
- RAIDING THE LABS: Mexico seizes 14 million doses of fentanyl from secret drug lab [cbsnews]
International
- WE'LL SINK YOUR BATTLESHIP: During the first 48 hours of the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, American warships issued warnings to nine vessels, prompting them to turn around [nbcnews]
- SHUT IT ALL DOWN: Trump to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Navy will 'seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran.' [cnbnc]
- JD CAN'T BRING IT HOME: After 21 straight hours, U.S. peace talks with Iran remain stalled (Vance even threw in Usha as a sweetener, Iran turned him down) [nbcnews]
- CEASEFIRE NOT INCLUDED: Israel kills more than 250 people in Lebanon, threaten the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran. [semafor]
- MAYBE THE NEW SUPREME LEADER IS WORKING FROM HOME: New memo says Mojtaba Khamenei is unconscious and 'unable to be involved in any decision-making' [nypost]
- THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: Trump warns Iran 'a whole civilization will die tonight' unless they open up Hormuz [cbsnews]
- 'OPEN THE F*CKIN STRAIT, YOU CRAZY BASTARDS OR YOU'LL BE LIVING IN HELL': Trump emboldened after recovering 2nd airman from Iran [msnow]
National
- TRUMPED UP CHARGES IN KANGAROO COURTS: DOJ asks federal court to dismiss Jan. 6 convictions against former Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, dismantling final remnants of Jan6 probe [cbsnews]
- BLANK CHECK: Trump wants $1.5 Trillion for defense, would set military spending at its highest level in modern history [nytimes]
- PRIME-TIME: Trump to address the nation tonight to provide update on Israel-Iran war [wapo]
- REDEEM: Iranians hack FBI DIRECTOR, Kash Patel's email, post benign photos [newsweek]
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF SPRING BREAK IN FLORIDA: The tourism money is great and all until a certain element shows up [sunshine state insider]
- TWO PILOTS DEAD, 41 INJURED AFTER AIR CANADA PLANE HITS TRUCK AT LAGUARDIA: 'I messed up' [nypost]
- WASN'T THAT GREAT TO BEGIN WITH: TSA official says growing backlog at airport security checkpoints is ‘going to get worse before it gets better’ [thehill]
Politics
- JD TAKES ON THE POPE: Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday Pope Leo XIV should “be careful” when he talks about theology, rebuking the pontiff over his criticisms of U.S. foreign policy [nbcnews]
- NOT A FAN: RW influencers have not been on board with Trump's Iran conflict, 'The online right wasn’t supportive and there wasn’t anything that was going to change that.' [wired]
- QUITTER: Everyone's favorite ret*rded-looking flatulent congressman, Eric Swalwell, ends his political career [cnbc]
- ET TOO, ERIC SWALWELL? ET TOO? Eric Swalwell’s campaign for Cali gov implodes, ex-staffer says E sexually assaulted her, staffers resigning en masse [politico]
- GROYPER NATIONALISM: 'It’s just been one big letdown after another. There’s been a huge break now, where basically all the young conservatives are, like, ‘Trump is not our guy.’ ' [newyorker]
- GHEYYYYY: Newsom continues weak mimicry of Trump rhetoric [nytimes]
- DON'T PULL A GINSBURG: Lib group worried Trump will try to replace 2 older SCOTUS judges this year. Maybe he should. [nytimes]
Random
- AMERICA'S FAVORITE HOT SAUCE CONDIMENT: The rise and fall of Sriracha [michael girdley]
- WAS IT SOMETHING HE SAID? Johnny Somali's lame trolling gets him sent to South Korean prison for kissing a statue honoring tens of thousands of women forced into wartime sexual slavery by Japan [black pigeon speaks]
- 9/11 FOR GEN-ZERS AVERTED: Clavicular hospitalized after possible overdose, reported to be in stable condition: ‘Just got Home. That was brutal’ [variety]
- WHY WON'T ANYONE TOUCH WHORES, INC.? $7.2B in revenue and no one wants to buy it. The rise and fall of Onlyfans [michael girdley]
- HOW WOULD YOU EVEN KNOW IF IT'S REAL OR AI? NASA reveals new pictures of dark side of the moon [nypost]
- I'D LIKE TO MEET HIS TAILOR: Italian suits vs. British suits, what's the difference? And what does each say about masculine style and power? [the luxury meltdown]
- LUXURY HOTELS AND SUCH -- Is the Rosewood Hong Kong THE absolute #1 best hotel in the world? [alexander travels]