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Smithsonian Secretary Retires Following Letter: Change Leadership or Lose Federal Partners
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III said Tuesday he will retire at the end of the year, after an August 28 letter said federal agencies may stop working with the Smithsonian if its leadership does not change.
Ukraine Prosecutor General Quits After Graft Probe Hits His Office
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko submitted his resignation Monday, saying he made the move so his post would not be used as a tool of political confrontation after an anti-corruption investigation reached his office.
Putin-Trump Call: Ukraine Deal Could Pave Way for Full Restoration of U.S.-Russia Relations
Trump and Putin spoke Tuesday in what the Kremlin called an “extremely frank” call following U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s visit. Trump said ending the Ukraine conflict could pave the way for fully restored U.S.-Russia relations, including renewed trade that he said would bring “enormous benefits” to both countries.
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Billionaire Leon Black Sues House Oversight Committee Over Epstein Probe Subpoena
Billionaire Leon Black sued the House Oversight Committee and Chairman James Comer on Thursday, challenging a congressional subpoena issued as part of the panel’s investigation into the government’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein’s case. The lawsuit was filed...
Elon Musk’s Super PAC Makes First 2026 Midterm Spending
Elon Musk’s America PAC disclosed roughly $800,000 in its first independent expenditures of the 2026 general election, targeting key House and Senate races across the country. The super PAC spent more than $247,000 in Texas, where Republicans are expected to...
Federal Investigators Meet With Tish James Whistleblower Who Alleged He Was Ordered To Target Trump Allies
Federal prosecutors and FBI investigators met for several hours Tuesday with a whistleblower from New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office who alleged he was pressured to pursue information that could be used against President Trump and his political allies....
CDC-Funded Danish Vaccine Researcher Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $1 Million
A Danish vaccine researcher who coauthored a major study supposedly finding no link between the MMR shot and autism has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after siphoning more than $1 million in CDC grant money meant for research on autism and infant disabilities. ...
CIA Memo: Gottlieb Told Agency in May 2020 U.S. Immunity Was Already 20–25%
A newly unclassified CIA summary released by Sen. Rand Paul shows that on May 7, 2020, Pfizer board member and former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb told the CIA that national COVID seroprevalence was about 20–25%, far higher than what he was saying in public. ...
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