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‘Something fell apart’: Speculation swirls as JD Vance’s whereabouts in question

Speculation swirled Tuesday as the Trump administration offered conflicting accounts of Vice President JD Vance’s whereabouts, with President Donald Trump saying he had already left for Pakistan for peace talks with Iran, only for the White House to later contradict him. Early Tuesday morning, Trump told The New York Post that Vance was “heading over now” to Islamabad, Pakistan, for a second round of negotiations with Iranian officials in an attempt to bring about an end to the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Citing unnamed sources, Axios published a similar report, claiming that Vance was “exp...

Marjorie Taylor Greene Questions Why White House Dinner Shooter's Manifesto Was Released So Quickly, Trump Calls Suspect 'Pretty Sick'

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), on Sunday, questioned why the manifesto of Cole Tomas Allen, the man accused in the April 25 shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, was re leased so quickly, arguing that such writings are often withheld to avoid inspiring copycats. Greene Questions Rapid Manifesto Release In a post on X provided by the user, Greene wrote, "Why does every shooter have a manifesto? Most shooter's manifestos remain classified so they don't inspire more would be shooter's. Why did they release Cole Allen's manifesto almost immediately?" The suspect, identified by officials as a 31-year-old of Torrance, California, was arrested at the scene after authorities say he tried to attack senior Trump administration officials. Read Also: White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Suspect Identified As Caltech-Educated Engineer: Report Greene followed with a longer reply, also provided by the user, saying she supports releasing all information about shooters, including manifestos and medication histories, but questioned why Allen's anti-Trump writings were released while files tied to Thomas Matthew Crooks , the gunman in the 2024 Butler, Pennsylvania, rally attack that killed Corey Comperatore and wounded Trump, remain sealed. Security Fears Return After Dinner Attack She also renewed complaints

Jimmy Kimmel Says “Expectant Widow” Joke Was Not A “Call To Assassination” As Late-Night Host Faces “Déjà Vu”

Jimmy Kimmel is not having the President’s latest attacks. Donald Trump Says Jimmy Kimmel Should Be “Immediately Fired” After Late Night Host’s “Expectant Widow” Joke The comedian opened his show on Monday joking that “sometimes you wake up in the morning and the First Lady puts out a statement demanding you be fired from your job. We’ve all been there, right?” Last week, Kimmel made a joke about Melania Trump having the glow like an “expectant widow”. “This was Thursday. There was no big reaction to it, until this morning, when I greeted the day facing yet another Twitter vomit storm and a call to fire me from our First Lady, Melania Trump, saying I should be fired because of a joke I made again five nights ago. It was a pretend roast,” he said. “It obviously was a joke about their age difference and the look of joy we see on her face every time they’re together. It was a very light roast joke about the fact that he’s almost 80 and she’s younger than I am. It was not, by any stretch of the definition, a call to assassination, and they know that. I’ve been very vocal for

How the Failed Orange Prince Became a Global Laughingstock

In The Prince , Niccolò Machiavelli states it is ideal to be both loved and feared, but because they rarely coexist, it is safer to be feared than loved. He argues that fear is more reliable than love, which is fickle, but crucially advises that a leader must avoid being hated. Donald Trump wants to be an autocrat who follows this advice but fails at it miserably on the international stage, and the world is in greater danger because of this. Donald Trump has had success with this model inside the United States, to be sure. He is loved by a few, hated by many, and feared by all. Institutions routinely cave to his demands, including individuals, corporations , law firms , hospitals , and universities, even when those demands violate state or federal law. The Republican Party has become the Party of Trump, where the organizational platform is whatever Trump says it is today. Indeed, Republicans are so afraid of Trump that they have all united around unrealities, like January 6 being a peaceful protest. To paraphrase George Orwell, “The president told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was his final, most essential command.”

Warren Buffett Once Said If Your Kids Read Your Will After You're Gone, You've Already Made A 'Terrible Mistake' — Here's Why

Legendary investor Warren Buffett has long warned that poor communication in estate planning can create confusion, conflict and lasting damage within families. Why Buffett Calls It A ‘Terrible Mistake' Speaking at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting in 2023, Buffett made it clear that secrecy around a will can backfire. If children first see the document after a parent's death, they are also seeing, for the first time, what the parent "thought" about fairness, money and values. That moment, he suggested, often leads to shock and disagreement. And unlike other things, this "terrible mistake" cannot be fixed. No Surprises: Buffett's Personal Rule Buffett takes a different approach. He does not finalize his will until his children have read it, understood it and shared feedback. He noted that this works best when children are mature enough to process it thoughtfully. In his case, those conversations happened later in life—not when his kids were young adults. The Bigger Risk: Unprepared Heirs Beyond communication, Buffett highlighted a broader issue: many families fail to prepare the next generation. Wealth or a business may be passed down, but heirs often lack the experience or alignment to manage it. That disconnect can quickly lead to conflict, especially

A warning about the ‘billionaire tax’ — from 200 years ago

The “billionaire tax” is a bad socialist idea that is already centuries old. In fact, the first warning about the tax came 200 years ago from a French traveler — Alexis de Tocqueville. Tocqueville was fascinated by the United States. He admired its energy and optimism, which he believed France, and Europe, had lost. The class warfare, division , and hatred that spread through Europe — along with the ideas of Karl Marx, who was Tocqueville’s contemporary — had not yet reached the U.S. Tocqueville explored the country and wrote a celebrated treatise, Democracy in America, which is still studied today. Tocqueville did more than record his observations about America during what was known as the Era of Good Feelings. He also developed theories about what made democracy work . Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont, speaks in Los Angeles in February 2026. AFP via Getty Images He knew that throughout history, the most powerful argument against democracy was that poor people, being greater in number, would vote to seize the property of the rich. “In the United States,” Tocqueville wrote, “where the poor rule, the rich have always something to fear from the abuse of their power.” Moreover, he

Trump Aides Leak Fears of Toxic Stalemate

U.S. officials are sounding the alarm that President Donald Trump’s war on Iran could turn into a drawn-out Cold War-style conflict that would be politically and economically devastating for the administration. The president is reportedly unhappy with Iran’s latest proposal to end the war, which is entering its third month, because it doesn’t address the administration’s “red line” issue: Tehran’s nuclear program. The U.S. wants Iran to hand over its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, but the regime is first demanding guarantees that the U.S. won’t start bombing Iranian targets again after Trump agreed to a temporary ceasefire, Reuters reported. Read more at The Daily Beast.