The State Department is opening an investigation into Harvard's eligibility as a sponsor for its Exchange Visitor Program, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday morning.

"To maintain their privilege to sponsor exchange visitors, sponsors must comply with all regulations, including conducting their programs in a manner that does not undermine the foreign policy objectives or compromise the national security interests of the United States," the statement read. "The American people have the right to expect their universities to uphold national security, comply with the law, and provide safe environments for all students. The investigation will ensure that State Department programs do not run contrary to our nation’s interests."

The Exchange Visitor Program offers visas for a range of educational or cultural programs, including for students, researchers, interns and au pairs.
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ICYMI: The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, resigned on Monday.

Ken Pagurek’s departure comes less than three weeks after a delayed FEMA response to catastrophic flooding in central Texas caused by bureaucratic hurdles put in place by the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the disaster response agency.

Pagurek told colleagues at FEMA that the delay was the tipping point that led to his voluntary departure after months of frustration with the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the agency, according to two sources familiar with his thinking. It took more than 72 hours after the flooding for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to authorize the deployment of FEMA’s search and rescue network.
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NEW: Brigitte Macron has launched a defamation case against Candace Owens over the US podcaster's ludicrous claim that she was born a man.

The French first lady filed her 218-page lawsuit in Delaware on Wednesday, accusing Owens of publishing 'outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions'.

Owens attacked Ms Macron, 72, in a now-deleted YouTube video posted in March last year, propagating the false claim that she was born a man.

The podcaster cited a 'thorough investigation' by blogger Natacha Rey, whom Macron is also suing for libel in a separate claim.

Brigitte and her husband French President Emmanuel Macron said in a statement: 'Because Ms Owens systematically reaffirmed these falsehoods in response to each of our attorneys' repeated requests for a retraction, we ultimately concluded that referring the matter to a court of law was the only remaining avenue for remedy.

'Ms Owens' campaign of defamation was plainly designed to harass and cause pain to us and our families and to garner attention and notoriety. We gave her every opportunity to back away from these claims, but she refused.

'It is our earnest hope that this lawsuit will set the record straight and end this campaign of defamation once and for all.'
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JUST IN - U.S. HHS removes mercury-based Thimerosal from all influenza injections.

https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/thimerosal-mercury-removed-from-us-flu-vaccines-acip.html

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Dr. Salvador Plasencia is expected to plead guilty to charges stemming from Matthew Perry's accidental overdose in 2023 in a series of cases targeting those who supplied the "Friends" actor with copious amounts of ketamine.

Plasencia agreed last month to plead guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine and has a formal hearing on the matter in federal court on Wednesday. According to an agreement with prosecutors, Plasencia faces up to 40 years in prison and three years of supervised release.

Plasencia also faces a fine of at least $2 million, the agreement states.
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Rep. Mike Lawler says he will run for reelection in his Hudson Valley House district in the 2026 midterms, forgoing a bid for New York governor.

Lawler had been considering a gubernatorial run, among the Republicans looking to challenge incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul in next year's statewide election. But he said in an interview Wednesday morning that he intends to stay in the U.S. House representing the 17th Congressional District.

Lawler's seat has been targeted by Democrats in past election cycles and is a key part of Republican's current narrow House majority.

Shortly after the interview aired, Hochul posted on social media that "this is the same Mike Lawler who caved to Trump the minute he asked to rip away New Yorkers' health care. Of course he doesn't have the spin to face me."
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So...

Hillary Clinton was apparently on tranquilizers to deal with intense psycho-emotional problems.

Joe Biden needed a chemist just to stay upright.

Kamala Harris was a drunk.

Democrats seem to perfer heavily medicated presidential candidates.

Wonder why?

POTUS is calling for the Senate to remain in session.

Ron Johnson thinks it would be better for the Senate to go into recess, and have Trump make mass recess appointments.

🧵 1/8 Seven details revealed in newly released MLK files

Texas man claimed early encounter with MLK's killer

One Texas man, Joseph Meyer, told investigators that he may have seen MLK's killer in Mississippi two weeks prior to the killing.

A report on his comments to police said he encountered a man firing a rifle into a tree while on a fishing trip with his son. READ

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2/8 The CIA monitored Cuba's response to MLK's death

The CIA compiled a five-page report on Cuba's response to MLK's assassination, including reports from Cuban independent and state-controlled media.

The report shows that Granma, the official newspaper for Cuba's communist party, highlighted the violence and riots that took place in the wake of MLK's death.

The report also highlighted Cuban radio outlets and others amplifying calls for violence from certain "black power" activists. One such message came from Stokely Carmichael, who urged Black Americans to "arm ourselves with rifles and pistols and launch an assault on the streets of the cities of the United States."

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3/8 Man who threatened to kill MLK snuck into one of his press conferences

An FBI report included in the release says that a man threatened to murder MLK during a May 1967 appearance in Wisconsin.

The FBI said they received a call from an anonymous male vowing to "put a bullet through KING's head." Investigators determined that man to be Theodore Adank, with local police saying he was a possible mental case who could have capabilities of committing violence.

Investigators returned to interview Adank in the days after MLK's death, but they uncovered no connection to the assassination. READ

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4/8 FBI investigators zeroed in on killer's fake names
The FBI became aware of several aliases Ray used in the lead-up to MLK's murder.

Documents show he used two different names while purchasing the murder weapon from a gun store in Birmingham, Alabama, on March 29 and 30, just days before the assassination. Ray identified himself to the store clerks as "Harvey Lowmeyer," though he used an address and drove a vehicle linked to another alias, "Eric Galt."

FBI agents connected the two aliases when store clerks were shown a picture of "Galt" and said he was identical to "Lowmeyer." READ

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5/8 Ray's brother suggested he may have been paid to be implicated in assassination

Ray's younger brother, Jerry Ray, conducted an interview with law enforcement following MLK's murder, and he suggested to them that his brother may have been paid by a third party to be "used" in the attack.

He told law enforcement that he hadn't seen James in four years, when he visited his elder brother in prison.

Jerry went on to say he believes his brother thought it was "honorable" not to reveal whether anyone else was involved in King's murder. He then said he planned to go to Memphis and talk to his brother once Ray arrived in the city in police custody.

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6/8 Chinese propaganda urged uprising against ‘yankee imperialists’ after King's death

Missives from the Chinese Communist Party collected by U.S. intelligence called for Americans to begin an uprising against "yankee imperialists."

The booklet, found with both Spanish and English translations, was titled "Statement by Comrade Mao Tse-Tung, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, in Support of the Afro-American Struggle Against Violent Repression."

Published roughly a week after MLK's death, the book "cites the Negro struggle in the United States as part of the world struggle against the ‘yankee imperialists,’ and asserts that the world revolution has entered a new era, and urges all people to unite and eliminate this enemy," the FBI report reads. READ | XPOST

7/8 CIA prepped talking points for Dan Rather interview years after MLK's death

Included in the trove of documents released this week is a CIA paper titled "Talking Points for Interview with Dan Rather," with the date of Oct. 29, 1975.

The talking points document does not identify the CIA official for whom it was intended. Rather and CBS published an interview with then-CIA Director William Colby on Nov. 26, 1975. The interview focused on supposed CIA ties to Lee Harvey Oswald, but did not address MLK's assassination in the broadcasted portion.

Rather did publish a segment on MLK's death in late November 1975, but the segment did not include any interview with a CIA official. READ

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8/8 FOX NEWS LINK

A Norwegian who worked as a security agent at the US embassy in Oslo has been charged with spying for Russia and Iran, according to a legal document received by AFP on Wednesday.

The 27-year-old man is accused of having supplied information on embassy activities between March 2024 and November 20, the date of his arrest, according to the charge sheet.

In return, he was paid in euros and bitcoin.
He is accused of having supplied either the Russians or the Iranians — or both — with the contact details of diplomats, embassy staff and their families.

He is also accused of having supplied the diplomatic licence-plate numbers of vehicles used by the embassy.

The charge sheet also alleges he handed over the plans of the embassy, security routines and a list of couriers Norway’s intelligence service used.

These were serious acts “notably because the aim was to reveal information to a foreign state”, said the Norwegian prosecution service in the indictment, dated July 22.

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Now check this - When looking at the news I posted above, I saw this tweet. Originally made June 28th, 2024.

Then today’s news comes out…a little over a year later.

Dasting. Very dasting.

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BREAKING: Career CIA officers removed from the first draft of the ICA the uncorroborated speculative tip Brennan got from his anti-Trump source about Putin's intent but then Brennan "countermanded" them and ordered the tip be included in the final draft & that's where it ended up

https://x.com/paulsperry_/status/1948076262217375794

NOW - Bryan Kohberger sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for the murders of four University of Idaho students.

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Organizing some links for my next show and just...

Man, I sure wish something would happen.

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The Trump administration has slashed the IRS workforce by nearly 26,000 people through buyouts and firings, marking a 25% reduction in staffing.

The cuts have taken out 27% of tax examiners and 26% of revenue agents.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/22/trump-slashed-25-irs-workforce/