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By Tommy Flynn
LOS ANGELES — A 44-year-old Iranian national and lawful U.S. permanent resident was arrested Saturday night at Los Angeles International Airport while attempting to board a flight to Turkey, accused of trafficking arms for the Iranian government. Shamim Mafi, of Woodland Hills,...
By Tommy Flynn
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV directly addressed media claims of a personal feud with President Donald Trump, stating on April 18, 2026, aboard the papal plane that the narrative “has not been accurate in all of its aspects” and that he has no interest in engaging the president in...
By Tommy Flynn
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Argentine President Javier Milei officially launched the “Isaac Accords” on April 19, 2026, during a ceremony at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. The Isaac Accords establish a new strategic framework modeled...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — More than 20 commercial vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, April 18, 2026, marking the highest single-day transit volume since the U.S.-Iran conflict escalated in late February, according to shipping analytics firm Kpler. The surge occurred...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — A new Government Accountability Office report released April 15, 2026, estimates that fraud in federal programs and operations costs taxpayers between $233 billion and $521 billion every year, with the upper end exceeding half a trillion dollars. The report, titled...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy seized the Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska on April 19, 2026, after it attempted to bypass the American naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz. The guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance fired shots into the ship’s engine room after the crew ignored...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department has rejected French authorities’ requests for assistance in a criminal investigation targeting Elon Musk’s X platform, calling it an improper attempt to regulate a U.S. company in violation of the First Amendment. In a two-page letter...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo that arrests are imminent for high-level figures he described as part of a “de facto coup” plot to thwart President Trump’s presidency and rig the U.S. electoral system. In...
By Tommy Flynn
Editor's note: Just after publishing this piece, word is coming out that Iran may be rejecting a second round of talks. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump issued a sharp warning to Iran on April 19, 2026, saying his patience is limited while confirming that U.S. negotiators...
By Tommy Flynn
MILWAUKEE — Nael Jabbar, 47, owner of Hot Spot Supermarket at 2643 W. Atkinson Ave., pleaded guilty April 14, 2026, in federal court to one count of wire fraud and one count of filing a false tax return for defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) of more...
By Tommy Flynn
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota House Democrats on the Rules and Legislative Administration Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to block a Republican-led resolution that would have launched formal impeachment investigations into Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday granted an administrative stay of a lower court order that had blocked above-ground construction of President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom, marking the second time in a week the D.C. Circuit has allowed the project to...