Disinformation of the Day

Bernard LaFayette, who died Thursday, laid the foundations of the Selma, Alabama, campaign that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act. He was a Freedom Rider and helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. (Image credit: Gregory Smith) [...]

Asif Merchant told an FBI agent he thought Iran "was responsible" for the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, but the bureau found no evidence of that. [...]

Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger slams Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth after military cuts ties with William & Mary over alleged woke ideologies. [...]

War Secretary Hegseth declines to detail military plans for Iran's enriched uranium stockpile reportedly stored at Isfahan nuclear facility. [...]

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Virginia Dems tightened the screws on their anti-ICE cooperation efforts just days after Gov Abigail Spanberger rejected federal requests to hold an illegal immigrant murderer. [...]

Trump met defense executives to accelerate weapons production as officials say U.S. has sufficient stockpiles for ongoing Iran military operations. [...]

Trump and Energy Secretary Chris Wright signal the U.S. may escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as shipping traffic drops, though a U.S. official says no mission is underway. [...]

Texas Senate candidate James Talarico faces scrutiny over 2019 posts advising undocumented immigrants how to evade ICE detention during Trump's first administration. [...]

Stocks fell Friday on worries that the economy could become stuck in a worst-case scenario of stagnating growth and high inflation. Oil prices touched their highest levels since 2023 after surging again because of the Iran war. (Image credit: Seth Wenig) [...]

U.S. Customs told the trade court it aims for a streamlined process in 45 days to return importers' money without requiring individual lawsuits. (Image credit: Ted S. Warren) [...]

Recent conflicts in the region have either spared energy infrastructure or caused limited damage. That isn't the case in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. (Image credit: Maxar) [...]

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• Jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich denied detention appeal in Moscow • Putin visits Russian troops at military headquarters in Kherson • Watch moment WSJ journalist appears in Russian court [...]