Trump Unveils Plan to Lower Beef Prices. Ranchers say it could Backfire

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President Donald Trump said Friday that he would allow up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to be imported into the United States tariff-free for the next 90 days, with a commitment that the meat would be sold at 25% below current market prices.

The announcement immediately drew backlash from cattle industry groups and several Republican senators who warned that increasing imports could hurt American ranchers.

In a Truth Social post announcing the plan, Trump said it would “substantially lower” the price of ground beef for American families, arguing that prices had soared under the Biden administration as the domestic cattle supply had shrunk.

“As we work to rebuild this herd and help our ranchers, for the next 90 days, the United States will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported with no out of quota tariff,” Trump wrote.

“We have a commitment that this beef will be sold at 25 percent below current market prices,” he continued. “This deal will reduce prices for Americans while giving space for our Great American Beef Herd to grow again.” (Read more from “Trump Unveils Plan to Lower Beef Prices. Ranchers say it could Backfire” HERE)

NASA Mars Photo Sparks Claims of Aliens on the Red Planet

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NASA has long maintained that it has found no credible evidence of extraterrestrial life, but a newly resurfaced image from Mars has reignited wild speculation.

The photograph, captured by the Curiosity rover in 2024, shows a rocky hillside, distant peaks and a mysterious black object apparently suspended above the Martian horizon.

Curiosity has spent 14 years investigating whether Mars could once have supported microbial life.

However, it was the unexplained shape in the sky that captured attention after X user Kari Sivertzen reposted the image Wednesday.

The post quickly sparked theories that the object could be evidence of alien activity on the Red Planet.

However, the single frame offers no proof that the shape was a flying craft or even a physical object. (Read more from “NASA Mars Photo Sparks Claims of Aliens on the Red Planet” HERE)

Photo credit: NASA

The Wacky — and Dangerous — NYC Bills that Could Soon be Law: Sick Leave for Pets, Abolished Gang Database and an Elephant Ban

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. . .Progressive Caucus City Council members are backing a dozen out-of-left-field bills, ranging from the potentially dangerous to the downright wacky, a Post analysis found.

Some of those bills push for standard-issue progressive pipe dreams, such as abolishing the NYPD’s gang database or setting a $30 minimum wage.

But others count as Grade A wack-a-doodle doozies — from banning elephants to letting pet owners take sick leave if their dogs are ill — by The Post’s reckoning.

“They want the world to know this is what they believe in and this is what they fight for,” said Zilvinas Silenas, president of the Empire Center, an independent think tank.

“They’re putting up a flag to say, ‘Hey, I’m the council member who’s all in on organic eggs” or, ‘I’m the council member who really cares about elephants in New York.’”

Democrats hold a supermajority on the Council, with a significant bloc of progressives – but the bills would need to first advance beyond various committees before they go up for a vote by the full lawmaking body. (Read more from “The Wacky — and Dangerous — NYC Bills that Could Soon be Law: Sick Leave for Pets, Abolished Gang Database and an Elephant Ban” HERE)

Cause of Death Revealed for Missing US Assistant Attorney Found Dead in Office

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A missing US Attorney found dead in an office at a federal building in San Diego killed himself, the California Post has learned.

Local police discovered Acting US Attorney Andrew Haden, 48, dead inside an office at the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building Wednesday.

Sources familiar with the case told The Post that Haden hanged himself.

The attorney was earlier reported missing. The medical examiner will determine the official cause and manner of Haden’s death.

Haden joined the US attorney’s office in 2010 and twice stepped in as acting US attorney for the Southern District of California during leadership changes, serving roughly two months in both 2023 and 2025.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing. (Read more from “Cause of Death Revealed for Missing US Assistant Attorney Found Dead in Office” HERE)

Supreme Court’s Chief Justice Allows Work on Trump’s $400M White House Ballroom to Continue for now

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Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday allowed the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom project for now, as the Supreme Court considers the Trump administration’s emergency request to intervene in lawsuits over the project.

The temporary order comes hours before lower-court rulings would have forced a halt to aboveground construction. It will remain in place until the court issues a more durable decision, though the one-page document does not detail his reasoning or indicate when another ruling will be handed down.

The order pauses the decision of a Washington-based judge who found that work must stop because Trump didn’t get congressional approval. It was signed by Roberts because he oversees appeals of cases filed in the capital.

The case comes before the nation’s highest court as Trump, a Republican, exercises unparalleled assertions of presidential power and increasingly seeks to mold the capital in his own image. (Read more from “Supreme Court’s Chief Justice Allows Work on Trump’s $400M White House Ballroom to Continue for now” HERE)

Feds Confront Eric Swalwell At Airport, Seize Electronics Amid Sexual Misconduct Probe

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The FBI stopped former Rep. Eric Swalwell at San Francisco International Airport this weekend and seized his electronics, two sources confirmed to the Daily Caller.

Following the seizure, agents also executed a search warrant at his Washington, D.C., home, the sources added. Swalwell is at the center of a federal criminal investigation.

The White House Transparency Task Force declassified documents Monday that show Swalwell had “physical relations” with Christine Fang, known as “Fang Fang,” at least twice.

The former representative resigned from Congress earlier this year after facing a slew of sexual misconduct allegations. At the time, Swalwell was also mounting a bid for California governor and had emerged as a potential frontrunner in the Democratic primary.

One former staffer who accused Swalwell of misconduct alleged that after a spring 2024 night out in New York, she woke up to Swalwell having sex with her in his hotel bed. She continued to alleged that he refused to stop when she said no, according to CNN. The allegation prompted the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to open an investigation into the congressman. (Read more from “Feds Confront Eric Swalwell At Airport, Seize Electronics Amid Sexual Misconduct Probe” HERE)

Sen. Darline Graham Fumbles Basic National Security Question in Debate Flop: ‘I’m not that informed’

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Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) had two brutal stumbles Tuesday night during her primary runoff debate against Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) — admitting to being “not that informed” on vital national security issues and bungling South Carolina’s population.

The sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham had been asked whether she considers “Taiwan and the South China Sea national security issues for the United States” and “if so, why.”

“I’m just gonna be honest here,” Graham replied. “I’m not that informed on national security. But I do support the military.”

“My brother was in the Air Force for 33 years, so I will do everything I can to support the military,” she added. “My dad was in the Army. I’m not a polished politician up here. National security is not my thing, not my area of expertise, but I support the military.”

The US has long maintained a complex policy of strategic ambiguity on Taiwan as part of an effort to deter a Chinese invasion of the self-governing island while maintaining good relations with Beijing. (Read more from “Sen. Darline Graham Fumbles Basic National Security Question in Debate Flop: ‘I’m not that informed’” HERE)

US Demands China Release ‘Wrongfully Detained’ American who was Lured to Country, then Arrested on Spying Charges

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The State Department called on China to release a US citizen on Thursday who it says was wrongfully detained on espionage charges.

Min Zin, an academic who leads a think-tank focused on Myanmar, was detained by Beijing on June 3 after it extended him an invitation to attend an academic conference along the border in Yunnan.

“Secretary Rubio has formally designated US citizen Min Zin as wrongfully detained,” Dylan Johnson, the assistant secretary of state for global public affairs, wrote on X.

“We call on Beijing to release all U.S. citizens arbitrarily detained or exit banned in China,” he added. “The safety and security of U.S. citizens is the State Department’s top priority.”

Zin is a PhD candidate in political science at the University of California, Berkeley, with the American founding the Institute for Strategy and Policy (ISP) — Myanmar in 2016. (Read more from “US Demands China Release ‘Wrongfully Detained’ American who was Lured to Country, then Arrested on Spying Charges” HERE)

True Scale of Meghan and Harry’s US Political Plans Revealed — from Request for Biden Oval Office Meeting to Eyeing Senate Seat

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Delusional Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sought US political clout far beyond the dreams of any British royal since King George III, The Post has learned, with the Duchess of Sussex angling to take over the Senate seat held by Kamala Harris ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

Weeks before Democrat Joe Biden’s win over President Donald Trump, a source says, Markle requested a sitdown with California Gov. Gavin Newsom because she “wanted to be considered to be appointed” to the seat held by Harris, which she vacated just before becoming vice president on Jan. 20, 2021. The source added that the discussion was publicly described as a welcome-to-California chat to head off potential inquiries.

It is unclear just how far Markle’s appeal got with Newsom, who appointed California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to replace Harris two days before her swearing-in as Biden’s second-in-command. Padilla subsequently won election to a full six-year term in 2022.

A Sussex source firmly denied that Markle wanted to take over the Harris seat, while a rep for Newsom did not respond to a request for comment.

A memorandum from Newsom’s office that surfaced in February 2021 confirmed the governor had an “introductory meeting” with the royal couple on Oct. 19, 2020, though the specific topics discussed were not disclosed and the Democrat’s team characterized it as a social occasion. It was not immediately clear whether Markle asked to meet with Newsom separately post-election. (Read more from “True Scale of Meghan and Harry’s US Political Plans Revealed — from Request for Biden Oval Office Meeting to Eyeing Senate Seat” HERE)

State Admits It Doesn’t Track Noncitizens On Voter Rolls As Federal Law Requires

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For years, Americans have been told that concerns about noncitizens voting are a myth, a right-wing talking point unworthy of serious attention. California’s own secretary of state and attorney general have proven otherwise, however, not by admitting the state has no idea whether, or how often, it’s even happening, but by indicating the state isn’t bothering to track it.

A few weeks ago, the ACLJ submitted two California Public Records Act (CPRA) requests — one to the California secretary of state and one to Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office — seeking records on how the state maintains the integrity of its voter rolls. The Attorney General’s Office took an extension, ultimately responding on Aug. 10.

The Secretary of State’s Office responded first, but refused to provide any records responsive to our request. According to its answer, the statewide voter registration system simply “does not contain” a specific cancellation reason for non-citizenship. In other words, the state cannot tell us how many noncitizens have ever been removed from its voter rolls — because it doesn’t keep that information at all.

Below is a summary of our records requests to the secretary of state, and how California responded to each: First, we asked for the number of voter registrations that were canceled because the registrant didn’t meet citizenship requirements. California said its system “does not contain a voter status reason for cancellation due to non-citizenship.”

Second, we asked for records on the programs the state uses to keep its voter rolls accurate and current. California pointed to training manuals showing that new registrants are checked against death records, felony records from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and DMV change-of-address records — but not citizenship (aside from a self-attested checkbox). (Read more from “State Admits It Doesn’t Track Noncitizens On Voter Rolls As Federal Law Requires” HERE)