Pretty sure that the Rolling Stones has a whole song about where this "beef" is coming from.

Wtf??

The US asked Ukraine to halt drone and missile strikes in Moscow and other cities in the north of Russia ahead of Ratcliffe’s trip, a person familiar with the matter said. The request was for Monday through Wednesday of this week. The Ukrainians were told a senior US official would be traveling in Russia.

In a wide-ranging interview, Wilson said he opened a D.C. "church service" because of the number of Christians who adhere to his church's teachings within the Trump administration. One of the most prominent followers is Hegseth, who attends the newly opened D.C. congregation.

"If Kamala [Harris] had won the presidency, there would have been basically zero evangelicals in the White House administration," Wilson said. "And although Donald Trump is not an evangelical by any stretch … his administration is full of them."

That's why Wilson sees an opportunity for his beliefs to be seriously considered at this moment, including the belief that eventually the U.S. should be a Christian theocracy, whereby Christian principles dictate state authority and religion and politics are tightly intertwined.

Transgender students are absorbing the consequences of a growing fight in Cabarrus County Schools, where two federal lawsuits and a Trump administration investigation are challenging how the district handles bathroom access, LGBTQ advocates say.

Literally watching a toddler tantrum in a full grown, dementia-addled, man-child.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/politics/p/1357623/new-polls-democrats-demand-2028-presidential-nominee-back-arms-embargo-and-sanctions-on

Jordanian authorities have arrested and prosecuted investigative journalist Ali Younes after he allegedly reposted an article calling on Washington to cut billions of dollars in aid to the kingdom.

Younes, a Jordanian-American citizen and correspondent for the US-based investigative outlet Drop Site News, disclosed the case on Monday.

Security officials told Younes and his lawyer that the case centred on his reposting of an article published by The American Conservative questioning US aid.

The article questioned Washington’s extensive financial support for the Jordanian monarchy.

“It is reasonable to ask why Americans thousands of miles away should be footing the bill for Jordan when [King] Abdullah has amassed a fortune that he keeps stashed abroad rather than using it to care for his own population,” the article said.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/politics/p/1357448/scotus-gives-trump-power-to-enable-voter-suppression

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The state department will revoke B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026, whose holders have sought or are now seeking asylum

Donald Trump’s administration said on Monday it planned to revoke the non-immigrant visas of foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the US, marking its latest step in a sweeping immigration crackdown.

A state department spokesperson said it was coordinating with the Department of Homeland Security “to identify and revoke the non-immigrant visas of foreigners who have come to the United States claiming to be short-term visitors, but then file for asylum to stay here permanently”.

The state department did not specify the number of visas that will be revoked in the process.

The Associated Press put the number of foreigners whose business and tourism visas are planned to be revoked at up to 200,000, which if materialized, would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in US history. The AP cited state department documents and two US officials.

President Trump is calling on world leaders to join his economic war against Iran. And, the Supreme Court is backing the president for now on his order to restrict mail-in voting.