May 7, 2025
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India fires missiles on Pakistan. Islamabad calls it an 'act of war' and says it downed Indian jets . . . India fired missiles at Pakistan early Wednesday, in what it said was retaliation for last month's massacre of Indian tourists. Pakistan called the strikes an act of war and claimed it downed several Indian fighter jets. The strikes targeted at least nine sites "where terrorist attacks against India have been planned," India's Defense Ministry said. Pakistan's military said the missiles hit six locations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in the country's Punjab province and killed more than two dozen people, including children. Pakistan said it reserved the right to respond. Associated Press
Since both countries are loaded up with nuclear weapons, this is a situation where cooler heads need to prevail. The question is whether those exist within the leadership of Pakistan and India.
Politics
House report slams FBI for ignoring political motives in 2017 congressional baseball shooting . . . The scathing report challenged the FBI's initial findings that gunman James Hodgkinson, 66, who died in a shootout with law enforcement, had been trying to commit "suicide by cop." It said the FBI had handwritten evidence from the gunman about his political motives, including the names of six Republican lawmakers and photographs he took while casing the ball field, but didn't fully disclose all the details at the time. Washington Times
Even though left-wing extremism caused some of the worst worldwide massacres of the 20th century, somehow it's assumed to be very peaceful in the United States.
Trump to end appliance efficiency program . . . The Trump administration plans to eliminate the Energy Star program that sets efficiency standards for appliances. The proposal comes after Mr. Trump campaigned on and continues to rail against federal regulations that have forced appliance manufacturers to increasingly cut water and energy use. There was no formal announcement, but industry insiders confirmed the plan to cut the program. Washington Times
Ethnic constituency that expressed highest approval of Trump's first 100 days is the Hispanic community
Marco Rubio Orders State Department to Close Office of Palestinian Affairs . . . Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered the Department of State to close the Office of Palestinian Affairs and merge it with the United States Embassy in Jerusalem, according to several reports. Tammy Bruce, a spokesperson with the Department of State, confirmed during a hearing that U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee would be taking "the steps necessary to implement the merger over the coming weeks," according to CNN. Breitbart
Trump Announces First Wave Of Federal Court Nominations
Democrat Invokes 'Trans Jesus' After Amending Gender Bill Beyond Recognition in Middle of Night . . . A Colorado state senator appeared to belittle the faith of critics by referring to "trans Jesus" amid debate on HB 25-1312, after he and his party amended the bill beyond recognition in the wee hours of Monday night. The bill originally mandated courts to consider "deadnaming" and "misgendering" as forms of "coercive control" in custody disputes, meaning that parents who dissent from gender identity could lose their children. Daily Signal
Jasmine Crockett Caught Cutting Disabled People In Line To Board Flight . . . Republican House Conference chair Lisa McClain posted the images on her personal campaign account Sunday, arguing Crockett was "abusing her power" by boarding in front of the passengers with disabilities. McClain's post comes after Crockett called Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbot, who is paralyzed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair, "Governor Hot Wheels" while speaking at an LGBT advocacy event in Los Angeles in March. Daily Caller
Culture
Judge Blocks School Board From Removing Explicit Books, Citing 'Conservative Values' . . . A school board in Colorado cannot remove sexually explicit, profane, and "transgender" books from school libraries because the school board is conservative, according to a federal judge touted as the first openly lesbian judge west of the Mississippi. Judge Charlotte Sweeney second-guessed the school district's objections to the books' contents, calling the objections "pretexual" and condemning the removals as partisan because school board members had discussed following their conservative convictions when debating the removal of the books. Daily Signal
Supreme Court Upholds Trump's Trans Military Ban . . . The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration's ban on transgender military service to move forward on Tuesday. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, asserting they would have allowed the pause to stay in place. The high court struck down a nationwide injunction from a district judge, but it will likely revisit the case of Shilling v. United States. The high court didn't yet rule on the merits of the policy. Daily Signal
In a separate ruling, the Supreme Court also ruled that sanity can be one of the criteria used in making decisions about national security.
Columbia Axes 180 Staff After Trump Cuts $400 Million In Federal Funding . . . Columbia University laid off nearly 180 staff members on Tuesday due to the Trump administration's decision to cut $400 million in federal funding over what officials described as the school's "continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students." "We understand this news will be hard," Claire Shipman, Columbia University's acting president, wrote in a statement with other top officials, citing "intense strain on Columbia's finances and research mission" as a result of Trump's cuts to federal funding. Daily Wire
Oh well, tolerating open antisemitism on campus still seems to have consequences, at least while Republicans are in charge of the White House.
National Security
U.S. Orders Intelligence Agencies to Step Up Spying on Greenland . . . The U.S. is stepping up its intelligence-gathering efforts regarding Greenland, drawing America's spying apparatus into President Trump's campaign to take over the island, according to two people familiar with the effort. Several high-ranking officials under Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard issued a "collection emphasis message" to intelligence-agency heads last week. They were directed to learn more about Greenland's independence movement and attitudes on American resource extraction on the island. Wall Street Journal
Trump says Houthis have 'capitulated,' U.S. will stop bombing militants . . . President Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. would stop airstrikes on the Houthis in Yemen because the terrorists said they don't want to fight anymore. Mr. Trump said the Houthis had reached out to surrender. When asked how the terrorists contacted the White House, he declined to say. "They don't want to fight anymore. They just don't want to fight, and we will honor that, and we will stop the bombings, and they have capitulated, but more importantly, we will take their word that they will not be blowing up ships anymore," he said. Washington Times
International
The Vatican Financial Mess Pope Francis Couldn't Fix . . . For over a decade, Francis had struggled to bring some transparency to the Vatican's shadowy balance sheet. Now, in the final weeks of his life, advisers were filtering in and out of his austere reception room, presenting the details of a microstate awash in priceless treasures but tumbling deeper into debt. The budget deficit had tripled since the Argentine took office, and the pension fund faced up to 2 billion euros in liabilities it wouldn't be able to fund. Wall Street Journal
Money
BREAKTHROUGH: Trump Officials Set Date For Direct Trade Talks With China . . . A breakthrough in the tariff standoff between the United States and China emerged on Tuesday evening. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are poised to meet with Chinese officials in Switzerland over the weekend to discuss trade and economic matters, according to their respective agencies. China reportedly confirmed there will be talks. Daily Wire
DOGE Says It Has Saved over $1,000 Per Taxpayer
EV Sales Streak Grinds to a Sudden Halt . . . The electric-vehicle industry hit a pothole in April. Sales of EVs in the U.S. fell by around 5% during the month, according to estimates from the research firm Motor Intelligence, while the broader car market grew by 10%. Monthly EV sales in the U.S. have only declined three times since 2021. The declines were across most brands, from Kia and Hyundai to Ford. Tesla, which has accounted for around half of EV sales in the U.S., reported that sales dropped nearly 13%. Wall Street Journal
Robert Rosenkranz is a self-made billionaire. His key to success: stoic philosophy . . . In his new book, "The Stoic Capitalist: Advice for the Exceptionally Ambitious," Rosenkranz shares how ancient wisdom from the likes of Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius shaped his own success — and can inspire yours, too. "This whole book in a way goes against the grain of a lot of contemporary culture," Rosenkranz told The Post. "It's talking about self-reliance. It's talking about taking full responsibility for your own life. It's talking about not considering yourself a victim. It's talking about quitting worrying about things that you can't change." New York Post
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At Trump's urging, USPS board to name FedEx official as postmaster general . . . President Donald Trump and the U.S. Postal Service's governing board are expected to name FedEx board member and former Waste Management CEO David Steiner as the nation's next postmaster general, according to two people familiar with the decision, helping solidify the White House's control over the historically independent mail service. Washington Post
Sounds like a plan.
ICE raided DC restaurant owned by CBS News star Norah O'Donnell's husband . . . Chef Geoff's, a small chain owned by O'Donnell's spouse Geoff Tracy, was among the handful of eateries targeted by the feds on Tuesday, FOX5 reported. Nearly a dozen ICE and law enforcement agents went to one of the locations at about 10:30 a.m. and spent roughly 90 minutes asking to see workers' I-9 forms. No one was taken into custody at the location. New York Post
NY town official John J. Reilly III shot lost DoorDash driver who knocked on his door looking for directions
Florida surgeon general leaps onto stage and saves the day as state senator faints at presser in scary scene . . . Florida's surgeon general saved the day after Sen. Ileana Garcia fainted midway through a press conference by springing into action and catching her before she fell. The scary scene unfolded Tuesday as Garcia joined Gov. Ron DeSantis and other lawmakers onstage in Miami to discuss plans for statewide a ban on water fluoridatio. But midway through her remarks the state senator swallowed hard and suddenly stopped speaking. Amazingly, within minutes, she was back on her feet, and took the podium again to applause. New York Post
Guilty Pleasures
Two drivers caught using dummies in Washington carpool lanes . . . The Washington State Patrol said two drivers were caught using dummies to illegally drive in carpool lanes in the space of just a few days. Trooper Rick Johnson, public information officer for the WSP, said on social media that the first driver was pulled over Tuesday in the high-occupancy vehicle lanes of Interstate 5, near Shoreline, when a trooper noticed the only passenger was a mannequin wearing a brunette wig, a plaid shirt and a scarf. UPI
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