President Donald Trump announced plans this week to open Fort Knox’s legendary vaults for inspection amid renewed speculation about America’s gold reserves – with Tesla CEO Elon Musk pushing for a livestreamed audit of the “impenetrable” depository. The Gold at Stake The U.S. Bullion Depository at Fort Knox currently holds 147.3 million troy ounces of…
Mike Lindell, the MyPillow CEO turned election conspiracy figurehead, continues making headlines in 2024 with mounting legal debts, controversial public appearances, and dwindling business prospects. Here’s the latest on America’s most persistent election denialist. Legal Quicksand Lindell owes $5 million after losing a binding arbitration case in February 2024 over his false “Chinese election hacking”…
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, has quietly taken on a pivotal role in Donald Trump’s administration as a senior advisor and head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency since 2025. The move comes amid escalating controversies surrounding Musk’s leadership at X (formerly Twitter), a spiraling custody…
Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-NY) path to becoming U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has hit an unexpected roadblock, as Senate Republicans delay her confirmation vote amid concerns over the GOP’s razor-thin House majority. Despite bipartisan support for her nomination, Republican leaders are coordinating with the White House to time the vote strategically, fearing Stefanik’s resignation…
Germany’s snap federal election on February 23 has become a battleground for Europe’s political future, with explosive new polls showing the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) poised to become Parliament’s second-largest party – and no clear path to stability for Europe’s economic powerhouse. The Numbers That Changed Everything Latest surveys show Friedrich Merz’s center-right CDU/CSU…
Vatican City — Pope Francis remains hospitalized in critical condition after suffering a “prolonged respiratory crisis” on Saturday, according to Vatican officials. The 88-year-old pontiff has been battling bilateral pneumonia since his admission to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on February 14th. While doctors confirm he is alert and working from his hospital bed, they caution that…
Panama’s immigration crisis took a dramatic turn this week as a Chinese woman escaped from a government-controlled hotel housing nearly 300 migrants deported from the United States. The incident occurred just days after detainees held handwritten signs reading “please help us” and “We are not safe in our country” from hotel windows. Panamanian authorities confirmed…
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York since 2009, made headlines this week after an unexpected detour to Newfoundland forced him to deliver a fiery homily addressing America’s immigration debate – while simultaneously navigating his own career crossroads as he turned 75. The cardinal’s United Airlines flight from Newark to Ireland on February 15 was…
Savannah Chrisley has intensified her campaign to secure presidential clemency for her incarcerated parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, while juggling newfound responsibilities as legal guardian of her siblings Grayson (18) and Chloe (12). The 27-year-old reality star revealed in a February 20 YouTube interview that she’s submitted a formal pardon request to former President Donald…
As Germany braces for its most consequential federal election in decades on February 23, 2025, Alice Weidel—the openly gay, Swiss-dwelling economist leading the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)—has become the nation’s most polarizing political figure. With her party surging to 20% in polls and threatening to upend traditional coalitions, Weidel’s contradictions are rewriting Germany’s political…
