Trump Unveils Billions of Dollars in Mining-Tied Deals, Investments

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President Donald Trump on Friday announced billions of dollars in deals and investments in and around the mining industry, as well as more than $180 million in funding for mining schools.

Trump detailed several of the deals and investments at an event on American mining at the State Department on Friday.

The full list as provided by the White House is as follows:

The Department of War is investing over $85 million into Standard Bauxite to secure the supply chain of refractory-grade bauxite to support manufacturing of high-temperature-resistant materials used to make critical components for our warfighters and essential to the modern industrial economy.

The Department of War is investing $150 million into Niron Magnetics, a Minnesota company developing and producing 100% domestic, rare earth-free permanent magnets to support the defense industrial base and help eliminate dependency on foreign-produced rare earth magnets.

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Senator Trolls Fauci’s Blanket Fifth Amendment Claims Exposing ‘Contempt for this Body’

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Former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci’s refusal to answer questions from Congress extended to simple facts, including the day of the week and the color of the tie he was wearing.

Fauci, 85, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination about as many times as his years alive on Earth, despite Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., asserting that he did not have that right given his current legal status.

Hawley cited a Supreme Court case from 1896, where President Benjamin Harrison’s appointee, Justice Henry Brown, ruled that a witness granted statutory immunity from prosecution could nonetheless be compelled to testify because his immunity displaced pleading the Fifth.

In that case, an auditor for a Pittsburgh railroad unsuccessfully challenged a contempt charge for refusing to answer grand jury questions.

Hawley turned to Fauci and tested his repeated Fifth Amendment invocations throughout the hearing, quipping, “Doc, let’s try something.”

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Video: Spain Migrant Crisis Surges as Thousands Swim Across Border From Morocco

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Multiple thousands of migrants have streamed onto Spanish territory from Morocco in a matter of days, taking advantage of a new loophole after a Supreme Court ruling that ordered police to stop resisting migrants who came by sea.

The local government of Ceuta — a tiny slice of North Africa that is an exclave of Spanish territory otherwise surrounded by Morocco and the Mediterranean — has called on the national government in Madrid to declare a national emergency, deploy the army, and close the border as the city is overwhelmed by an enormous migrant wave. Certainly more than two thousand, with the full number unclear as the surge continues and local law enforcement finds itself unable to cope nor count, are reported to have swam around the small fenced breakwater that demarks the Moroccan and Spanish territorial line.

UPDATE 1930 BST — Army Deploys

Spanish newspaper El Mundo now states that after days of the border crisis and the Ceuta local authorities begging Madrid for help, the army has now finally deployed. Remarkably, the paper further states that previous estimates of arrivals being in the low thousands may be radically wrong and police sources tell them “some 20,000 people have crossed the Ceuta border”. This extraordinary figure is not yet confirmed by official sources.

A column of armoured vehicles has been deployed and there are said to be some 3,000 Spanish troops in the city. Yet given the move by Spain’s Supreme Court to ban migrant pushbacks at the border, and the Spanish socialist government’s openly pro-migrant policies, it is not clear whether the troops will be ordered to actually prevent the situation from continuing to snowball. Just as likely, they will be deployed to assist migrant arrivals and re-establish social services in the city, which have been overwhelmed for days.

The government said in a statement: “The Armed Forces will reinforce the Civil Guard in the exercise of its powers and any other duties that may be necessary to maintain security in the city of Ceuta. The mobilized personnel will be coordinated by the operations command and will provide support to the Civil Guard”. (Read more from “Video: Spain Migrant Crisis Surges as Thousands Swim Across Border From Morocco” HERE)

New Footage Renews Scrutiny of Lindsey Graham’s Long Campaign for Middle East Wars

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Newly released behind-the-scenes footage from filmmaker Alex Holder’s forthcoming documentary Lindsey’s Game has reignited debate over the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s decades-long advocacy for military intervention in the Middle East.

The footage, obtained by multiple news outlets, captures Graham speaking candidly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Biden National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, and other senior officials during the opening days of the 2026 Iran war. One exchange shows Graham offering to encourage President Donald Trump to expand military operations into Lebanon, while Netanyahu advises against opening another front at that moment. The documentary also contains lighter moments, including musician Elton John singing Graham “Happy Birthday” over the phone on his 70th birthday.

The recordings have attracted attention not only because of their unprecedented access to high-level conversations but because they reinforce Graham’s reputation as one of Washington’s most consistently hawkish foreign policy figures.

One of the most widely circulated clips shows Graham watching television coverage of the opening phase of the Iran conflict.

According to footage released by Alex Holder, Graham remarked:

“Look what we’ve done here. I almost cried.”

He also described President Trump as enthusiastic about the military campaign, saying Trump “loves blowing stuff up,” while expressing pride in having advocated for military action against Iran for years.

Another recording captures Graham telling Jake Sullivan that he expected pressure on Iran to rapidly destabilize the government and create what he described as “almost irreversible momentum.”

Perhaps the most striking exchange involves Graham’s conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

According to released footage, Graham proposed trying to persuade President Trump to support military action against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Netanyahu urged caution, arguing Israel should remain focused on Iran rather than opening another major front.

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Trump Eulogizes Lindsey Graham, ‘He Never Saw A War He Didn’t Like’

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President Donald Trump delivered a somber eulogy for late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Tuesday, praising his close friend’s decades in U.S. politics and the military. Trump jested at one point during his lengthy remarks that Graham, one of the most prominent hawks in the GOP, “never saw a war that he didn’t like.” . . .

Trump continued, before eventually pivoting to foreign policy:

Well, not everybody — but it sounds good, “not everybody.” He was a tough cookie. Okay, I have to veer from this for a second — he was that tough cookie, darling, but he was beautiful. But he was also ready with a joke and a gleam in his eye.

After being lectured on the excruciating details of patent law by a fellow senator during a flight, Lindsey declared that he had discovered a new form of enhanced interrogation and torture for the Guantanamo Bay area. He said, “This is really bad stuff — and boring.”

And while he was an incredibly hard worker, he was not exactly an early riser, as many of you know. When Senator Tim Scott — a great gentleman in his own right, I can tell you — invited him to a prayer breakfast at 8:30 a.m., he told him, “Tim, if Jesus Himself comes back before 10 a.m., I ain’t going.”

Yet, while he was always quick to laugh, no one ever doubted the gravity of his mission. Above all, Lindsey Graham believed in a strong America. He wanted a strong America. He had unwavering faith in the righteousness of American power and prayer. He was extremely hawkish — I’ll tell you, he never saw a war he didn’t like. Only his true friends would understand that, but he wanted it for the good of our country. He felt in his bones that our destiny is to win, and that his job was to do everything he could to ensure our enemies would lose.

It was this conviction that led him to serve 33 years in uniform in the Air Force, Air Force Reserves, and Air National Guard — even while he was in office. And it was this conviction that took him, as a senator, to almost every country on earth, confronting America’s adversaries and standing up for America’s friends. He had tremendous friendships all over the world. It’s a testament to his towering impact that among those mourning him here today are leaders, presidents, and prime ministers from all over the globe. They’re sitting right here before you.

Lindsey met countless world leaders, yet wherever he went, he was always the same Lindsey Graham. When he met Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in a tent in the desert, he told him, “I expected something out of the Arabian Nights — this looks more like a Winnebago.” That was not a good statement to make at the time.

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Crazed Terrorist Cuts Down 3 Women, then Screams, ‘Allah commanded me’

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A knife-wielding madman said he was being “commanded” by Allah when he cut down three women on the streets of Paris Monday, including a pregnant expectant mother in a shocking caught-on-camera attack.

The horrifying assault unfolded Monday in the north of Paris at Porte de Clichy, near the Paris Court.

The man – seen in social media video with long, dark hair and wearing a cream-colored tracksuit – stalked the sidewalk clutching a pair of butcher knives.

In the video, a man screams warnings to passersby to avoid the armed lunatic.

He attacked three women, aged 19, 24 and 36 before good Samaritans confronted and took him down, putting an end to the rampage.

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‘Far More Than We Need’: Trump Dismisses Claims U.S. Is Short on Munitions in Iran Fight

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President Donald Trump dismissed reports that the United States is running short on munitions for the conflict with Iran, telling the Wall Street Journal on Sunday that the U.S. military has “far more munitions than anyone in the world, and far more than we need” as his administration continued weighing diplomacy alongside the possibility of renewed military escalation.

Trump’s comments pushed back against reports from the New York Times and other outlets that concerns over declining stocks of Patriot and other air defense interceptors factored into internal deliberations over whether to expand the U.S. military campaign against Iran, even as the administration has emphasized that diplomatic efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz remain underway.

Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press and Fox News Sunday, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz reinforced Trump’s message, declaring that “the U.S. military, and I’ve verified this every which way, has everything that it needs to conduct this campaign as effectively as it needs to be,” while insisting Trump is “keeping all options on the table” as he gives negotiations “some space” to continue.

“I have to tell you, the people that are leaking this nonsense deserve to be in jail,” Waltz said on Meet the Press, while acknowledging that years of military support for Ukraine and operations against the Houthis had strained some inventories before President Donald Trump took office. Waltz argued the administration is rebuilding stockpiles while shifting toward newer, less expensive munitions and other emerging technologies.

Speaking on Fox News, Waltz said the administration’s military campaign had focused on degrading Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping and regional stability, arguing that “the Iranian regime is isolated, economically devastated, militarily devastated,” and adding that Tehran was beginning to struggle financially, including paying government workers and members of its military.

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Teacher Arrested & Dragged Out for Clapping at Data Center Vote

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Public meetings have a way of surfacing exactly where civic participation ends and enforced order begins. That line came into sharp focus in Emporia, Kansas, when a high school physics teacher was arrested for clapping. The occasion: a city commission vote on zoning changes tied to the proposed Flint Hills Digital Campus, a data center project that has split the community like a log under an axe.

According to local reporting, Lux Claridge, a 37-year-old Emporia High School physics teacher, applauded speakers opposing the data center during the commission meeting. Commissioners had explicitly warned attendees against clapping, snapping, or making rude comments. Claridge reportedly continued clapping after a final warning. Police removed him from the chamber. He was booked on charges of disorderly conduct and interference with law enforcement, then released after posting bond. . .

This was not a routine zoning session. The city had received citizen initiative petitions seeking to prohibit certain data centers and battery energy storage systems, according to local reporting verified by WIBW. The Flint Hills Digital Campus proposal had already drawn organized opposition. The room was packed and primed.

The core legal question is not whether Claridge clapped — nobody disputes that. The question is whether arresting someone for applause at a public meeting represents proportionate enforcement of decorum rules. Whether this rises to a First Amendment issue depends on how those rules were written, applied, and whether enforcement was viewpoint-neutral. Think of it like content moderation: the policy matters far less than who gets flagged and why. Details on those specifics remain unclear from available reporting, making this a single-source story at this stage. (Read more from “Teacher Arrested & Dragged Out for Clapping at Data Center Vote” HERE)

“Anti-White” Attack by Mob at Maui Resort Leaves Six with Serious Injuries

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A California family’s Hawaiian getaway turned to horror when its members were targeted as “haole boys” and viciously beaten by a mob at a luxury Maui resort, leaving one with a huge head wound.

The violent brawl broke out around 10 p.m. on July 17 at the Kaanapali Alii resort in West Maui, where local officers responded to a disturbance involving roughly 30 people near the property’s pool.

Seven visitors from California, ranging in age from 17 to 62, told police they were assaulted after a group of young people allegedly threw chairs and attacked members of their family.

At least six victims suffered injuries serious enough to require medical treatment. . .

The family, who has not been named, believes they were singled out because they are white and is urging investigators to pursue the case as a hate crime. (Read more from “Anti-White” Attack by Mob at Maui Resort Leaves Six with Serious Injuries” HERE)

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President Trump’s Reaction to WSJ Reporters Winning Award for Epstein Coverage He Sued Over

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President Trump had a priceless reaction Friday night after a crew of journalists were honored at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner for their reporting on the commander-in-chief’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump smiled and laughed as the group of reporters from the Wall Street Journal were given the Katharine Graham Award for Courage and Accountability for their investigative report on a birthday card and drawing purportedly made by the president and given to the notorious sex criminal.

At one point, the president appeared to mouth, “I don’t know,” as he jokingly threw his hands in the air, approaching the moment with good humor. (Read more from “President Trump’s Reaction to WSJ Reporters Winning Award for Epstein Coverage He Sued Over” HERE)