She is responsible’: CPA explains why Ilhan Omar’s excuse for sudden shift in wealth won’t fly
“So are you telling me that she didn’t notice that her net worth went from 100,000 to 30 million? Don’t blame the accountant,” the CPA said. A certified public accountant told Fox Business host David Asman Monday that Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s claims about her accountant’s error in preparing her financial disclosure forms are very implausible. … the Wall Street Journal reported. Dan Geltrude, who founded Geltrude & Company in 1995, told Asman that ultimately Omar was “responsible” for what was on the form.
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Francis’ ‘birth into heaven.’ Will he canonize him?
While celebrating Pope Francis’ “birth into heaven” on the first-year anniversary of his death, Pope Leo XIV said his predecessor took up the legacy of the Second Vatican Council. In a message delivered by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major, Leo honored Francis yesterday as a “devoted shepherd,” saying that he, “in continuity with his predecessors, took up the legacy of the Second Vatican Council,” The assumption that Pope Francis was immediately welcomed into heaven as a saint is also at odds with his legacy of sowing confusion and error by making statements and issuing documents that contradicted perennial Catholic Church teaching,
SPLC Charged With Fraud, Money Laundering: Allegedly Paid White Supremacist Groups $3M To ‘Stoke Racial Hatred’
The hatred and divisiveness that the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has spread for years, causing conservatives to be targeted, debanked, censored, and, in the case of Charlie Kirk, assassinated, is coming back to bite them in the proverbial leftist ass thanks to the DOJ. An 11-count indictment has been handed down by the DOJ against the Southern Poverty Law Center for fraud and money laundering. They used shell accounts and prepaid cards to funnel cash to white supremacist groups so they would stoke racial hatred.
Declassified docs link Lyme disease epidemic to US bioweapons program
An extensive investigation based on declassified government documents and previously suppressed scientific research has uncovered compelling evidence that U.S. biological weapons programs contributed to the emergence of Lyme disease, which now affects hundreds of thousands of Americans annually. The investigation reveals a pattern of concealment spanning six decades, including the systematic suppression of critical medical research and the release of nearly 300,000 radioactive ticks across Virginia to study how the disease-carrying insects would spread. Declassified records and suppressed research suggest US biological weapons activities contributed to Lyme disease’s emergence, with evidence of a cover-up spanning 60 years. CIA deployed infected ticks against Cuba. Project 112: The hidden bioweapons expansion …
Christian leaders call for clemency: “We forgive this soldier”
Christian leaders from around the world are calling on President Herzog to release the IDF soldier who desecrated a statue of Jesus in Lebanon, saying forgiveness, not punishment, is the right response. In a remarkable turn that few could have anticipated, a coalition of prominent Christian Zionist leaders has issued a public letter to Israeli President Isaac Herzog calling for clemency for the IDF soldier who smashed a statue of Jesus Christ in the Christian village of Debel in southern Lebanon — and declaring, on behalf of their communities: “We forgive this soldier.”
Mojtaba Khamenei barely able to speak, waiting for prosthetic leg
Iran’s new Supreme Leader reportedly suffered injuries so severe they have disfigured him, forcing him to remain out of sight and impairing his ability to speak.
Trump: Iranian leadership infighting ‘crazy’
“Iran is having a very hard time figuring out who their leader is! They just don’t know!” Trump wrote. According to the President, “The infighting is between the ‘Hardliners,’ who have been losing BADLY on the battlefield, and the ‘Moderates,’ who are not very moderate at all (but gaining respect!), is CRAZY!”
Watch: Hundreds of mines detonated in the Golan
The Ministry of Defense Mine and Unexploded Ordnance Disposal Authority detonated over 700 mines near Kibbutz Ein Zivan and the Syrian Border in the Golan Heights. The operation was part of the multi-year plan to clear minefields and unexploded ordnance across the country, which was intended to free up areas suspected of being mined for civilian uses, including commerce, industry, and residences.
Rabbi Amar warns against rise of self-proclaimed ‘kabbalists’
Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar spoke out against the phenomenon of self-proclaimed “kabbalists” and “righteous figures” gaining influence among the public. “We often refrain from condemnation, because today there is no truth – if I speak about someone, he presents himself as a persecuted saint. But when it reaches a situation in which G-d’s Name is desecrated, we respond forcefully,” Rabbi Amar explained.
Live Updates: US’s Operation Economic Fury expands beyond Hormuz, IDF kills hundreds of Hezbollah terrorists
The IDF killed several Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip in airstrikes over the last day, the military stated on Thursday. One group of armed terrorists was killed on Wednesday night in the northern Gaza Strip, near the Yellow Line, where they had been operating close to IDF troops. Another terrorist was killed on Thursday in the southern Gaza Strip, where the IDF said that a group had been transporting munitions. IDF kills Hezbollah terrorist, attacked in violation of ceasefire
The IDF killed a Hezbollah terrorist on Wednesday who was operating at a launch site in southern Lebanon, the military announced on Thursday. The terrorist was killed in an airstrike after the military determined that his actions constituted a direct threat to communities in northern Israel.
Iranian delegation ‘forbidden’ from raising nuclear issues in US talks
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Foreign Minister, said that the policy made the delegation’s presence in Pakistan “basically useless,” and called it a “death sentence” for the negotiations, and warned against adopting it, a source said. Iran International also said that the Foreign Ministry’s negotiation team was reprimanded for discussing the nuclear issue in previous rounds of talks with the United States.
Mojtaba Khamenei suffers severe burns, awaits prosthetic leg; Pezeshkian personally treating him
The New York Times reported Thursday new details on the condition of Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, saying the regime is severely restricting access to him over fears Israel could track and assassinate him.
Minnesota Public Schools Add Prayer Rooms, Foot-Washing Stations for Muslims
Two public schools in Minnesota have announced remodeling projects that will provide exclusive space for Muslim students to pray and to wash their feet. Liz Collins, a reporter for Alpha News, first broke the story that has rocked the town of Osseo, a suburb of Minneapolis. She reports that Park Center Senior High will construct a prayer room and that a foot-washing stations is being added to Osseo Senior High School. The district would have us believe there are a good many foot-washing Lutherans in Minnesota. “This is undoubtedly for Muslim students only,” one unidentified source told Alpha news. The way that taxpayer-funded schools have embraced Islam stands in stark contrast to the hostility they have shown to Christian students.
80 tornadoes confirmed from last Friday’s outbreak in central US
A severe weather outbreak unleashed at least 80 tornadoes in a single day last Friday, stretching from Oklahoma to Michigan and leaving a trail of damage across the Midwest. The twister count tracks a span 650 miles across the central US. Storm survey teams have spent days combing through debris, mapping paths, and determining the strength of each tornado.
BOMBS, DEATH THREATS & pedophiles: What Canada’s Bill C-9 will do to Christians
She quoted Leviticus. Now she faces prison. Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen did not incite violence. She did not threaten anyone. She simply stated what Christians have believed for 2,000 years: that certain behaviors are sinful according to Scripture. For this, she has been prosecuted, threatened, and targeted, and now watches as Canada races down the same road with Bill C-9.
Why Did China Reserve a Vast Offshore Airspace For 40 Days Without Explanation?
China imposed a 40-day offshore airspace restriction larger than Taiwan without explanation, signaling a potential shift toward sustained military readiness near Japan and U.S. allies. The reserved zones span from the Yellow Sea facing South Korea to the East China Sea facing Japan, including airspace north and south of Shanghai.
Pope Leo: Church Will Not ‘Go Beyond’ Blessing of Same-Sex Couples
Pope Leo XIV said on Thursday that the Catholic Church will not go beyond the precedent set by Pope Francis of offering blessings to same-sex couples, adding that there will be no formalized blessings. As noted by Reuters, Pope Francis “allowed pastors to give blessings to same-sex couples informally outside of a ritual service, and on a case-by-case basis.”
The Pope’s True Loyalty Is to Globalism, Not Christianity
They used to call it the “new world order” – A partially public and partially covert agenda to dismantle Western civilization. Its purpose is to upend the global financial system, destroy liberty-minded movements, and eventually erase nations and borders to produce a single communist-like central government ruled by the elitist class.
Israel, Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire three weeks, Trump says
“The meeting went very well,” Trump wrote on social media. “The United States is going to work with Lebanon in order to help it protect itself from Hezbollah.” U.S. Vice President JD Vance told reporters in the Oval Office that the truce would be under the same terms as the 10-day ceasefire to which the two countries agreed on April 16.
Trump says Iran to make offer aimed at meeting US demands, as Iranian FM arrives in Pakistan
US President Trump tells Reuters that Iran plans to make an offer aimed at resolving US demands. “They’re making an offer, and we’ll have to see,” Trump said during a phone interview. His comments come as Pakistan’s foreign ministry says an Iranian delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Islamabad.
The EU Admits the World Runs on Fossil Fuels — While Deliberately Destroying Its Own
Fossil fuels are opposed because they underwrite prosperity, independence, and power — attributes the cultural Marxist worldview seeks to delegitimize. “The only cases in which the masses have escaped from grinding poverty are where they have had capitalism and largely free trade. The masses are worst off in the kinds of societies that depart from that.”
Spain Legalizes Half a Million Illegal Aliens. Is Europe Committing Suicide?
In modern-day Europe, mass migration is slowly erasing its nations by eroding their unique identities and expanding the EU’s powers at the expense of its member states’ national sovereignty. Will Spain and the rest of Europe go the way of the ancient Roman Empire? Time will tell — though the future does not look bright.
IRGC Seizes Ship With Witkoff-Kushner Team En Route To Pakistan; US Sanctions Chinese Refinery, Iran Shadow Fleet
Bloomberg reports just minutes after US market close: IRGC reportedly seizes the ship “EPAMINODES” which is suspected of collaborating with the US; the ship ignored warnings and numerous maritime violations, via Tasnim.
Muted Demand During India’s Second-Biggest Gold-Buying Festival, After Prices Surge
“The sharp rally in prices curbed jewellery demand. In volume terms, buying was lower as consumers held back, though in value terms spending was higher due to elevated prices.”
Pentagon Email Seeks Ways To Suspend Spain From NATO, Brussels Says Not Possible
“NATO’s Founding Treaty does not foresee any provision for suspension of NATO membership.”
Christian leaders petition Angel Studios to pull ads from Tucker Carlson over guest’s socialism claim
A group of Christian clergy, leaders and laity signed a letter petitioning Angel Studios, a faith-based entertainment company, to pull advertising from the Tucker Carlson Network in response to a recent interview Carlson conducted with a guest who claimed Christianity is fundamentally socialist.
‘Grave threat’: 3 things to know about investigations into missing US scientists
The disappearances and deaths of nearly a dozen scientists with ties to secretive U.S. scientific information have raised alarms about national security, prompting a House Oversight Committee investigation.
Trump’s week in review: SPLC indicted; marijuana reclassified; ceasefires extended
A series of legal and geopolitical developments shaped the headlines this week, including a federal indictment targeting one of the nation’s most prominent far-left advocacy organizations and steps that could significantly greatly impact federal drug policy.
Over 600,000 people using SBC International Mission Board AI tool ‘FaithBot’
An artificial intelligence tool launched by the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board has been used by more than 600,000 people over the past year. Known as “FaithBot,” the IMB launched the AI program in April 2025, in part to help handle the large number of messages it receives from around the world.
Netanyahu finally comments on Lebanon ceasefire extension, accuses Hezbollah of trying to sabotage truce
Almost a day after US President Donald Trump announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offers his first public comments, saying that Hezbollah is trying to sabotage the truce. “I promised you that we would change the face of the Middle East,” says Netanyahu in a video released just before Shabbat, “and that is exactly what we are doing.”
Palestinian Christian prisoner allowed Bible after 2-year request, but denied clergy visitation
Two years after a Palestinian Christian prisoner in the Negev desert requested a Bible and a visit from his priest, Israeli prison officials have agreed to provide Scripture, but not clergy visits, sources said.
Trump says he didn’t know about Lebanese law barring contact with Israel, calls for it to be scrapped
US President Donald Trump says Lebanon will have scrap legislation outlawing contact with Israel. Trump is asked about the Lebanese law while taking questions from reporters after presiding over the second round of ambassador-level negotiations between Israel and Lebanon.
PA holds local elections, including first in parts of Gaza since 2007 Hamas takeover
Election is one of the reforms demanded in Trump’s Gaza peace plan, but no faction other than Abbas’s Fatah has put forward a party slate; vote in Gaza’sDeir al-Balah largely symbolic
We Have All The Cards”: Trump Cancels Witkoff-Kushner Trip To Pakistan For Iran Talks
“They can call us anytime they want, but you’re not going to be making any more 18 hour flights to sit around talking about nothing’”
The Petroyuan Myth: War Failed To Shake The Dollar
Despite sanctions and two wars, the yuan is losing ground, with much of its earlier rise tied to Russia and now reversing…
Launching AI Into Orbit
Much of China’s efforts to deter and defeat the U.S. rely heavily on their counter-space plans and capabilities…
Trump strikes defiant tone after WHCA dinner shooting, calls Americans to resolve differences peacefully
President Donald Trump called on Americans to resolve their difference peacefully during a brief impromptu press briefing Saturday evening, shortly after the U.S. Secret Service escorted him back to the White House after a shooter brought an abrupt end to the White House Correspondents Association dinner.
4 key moments from Turning Point USA’s Faith Forward Pastors’ Summit
Pastors and ministry leaders gathered this week in North Texas to confront cultural compromise in the Church and honor the legacy of Charlie Kirk, the Turning Point USA founder assassinated last September while speaking at a college outreach event in Utah.
Street preacher arrested in England vows to ‘never stop preaching the Gospel’
Footage has circulated online of a Christian pastor being arrested while street preaching last weekend
The footage shows Steve Maile, the senior pastor of Oasis City Church in Watford, being arrested by three officers while preaching the Gospel in Watford.