Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer, two people familiar with the line told The Associated Press. The existence of the unsecured internet connection is the latest revelation about Hegseth’s use of the unclassified app and raises the possibility that sensitive defense information could have been put at risk of potential hacking or surveillance. Known as a “dirty” internet line by the IT industry, it connects directly to the public internet where the user’s information and the websites accessed do not have the same security filters or protocols that the Pentagon’s secured connections maintain.

Ben Shapiro traveled to Ukraine to speak with President Zelensky at an inflection point in the Russian invasion.
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Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is urging President Donald Trump to abandon ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran and instead launch military strikes to destroy the country’s nuclear facilities. “You’re never going to be able to negotiate with that kind of regime that has been destabilizing the region for decades already, and now we have an incredible window, I believe, to do that, to strike and destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities,” Fetterman told the Washington Free Beacon in an interview on Wednesday. Fetterman’s remarks come as the Trump administration prepares for a third round of talks with Iranian officials, scheduled for this weekend, aimed at dismantling Iran’s nuclear program.

The FBI has arrested New Mexico Judge Juan Cano and his wife after they were exposed for harboring a Tren de Aragua terrorist in their home.

Far-left darlings Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders are once again proving that irony is not just alive—it’s cruising at 41,000 feet. The socialist duo, known for their fiery crusades against wealth, capitalism, and corporate greed, were spotted disembarking from a Bombardier Challenger 604—a luxury jet with a price tag that could wipe out the tuition debt of half their fanbase. The flight, costing a modest $15,000 per hour, was part of their “Fighting the Oligarchy” tour, which seeks to denounce… well, private jets, rich people, and excess. The aircraft, a gleaming symbol of the very “elite privilege” they claim to battle, whisked them from stop to stop—Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Bakersfield, Nampa—each stage more anti-wealth than the last.

On February 18, 2025, YWN received a letter signed by Hagaon HaRav Dov Landau, Rosh Yeshivas Slabodka, calling for “all Charedi representatives to immediately withdraw from Zionist institutions,” specifically targeting involvement in organizations like the World Zionist Organization (WZO). YWN has since uncovered that nearly every print publication that ran this letter was paid to do so, a revelation that raises serious questions about the authenticity of the campaign. For clarity, YWN was neither offered nor paid to publish the letter and has maintained its editorial independence.

Tesla’s Q1 profit dropped to just $409 million — a sharp fall from $1.39 billion in Q1 2024 and $3.3 billion in Q1 2022, following numerous anti-Elon/ Tesla attacks on the company throughout the USA.

South Korea and the United States agreed to craft a package of deals aimed at removing new U.S. tariffs before the pause on reciprocal tariffs are lifted in July, Seoul’s delegation said after the first round of trade talks in Washington. The U.S. and South Korea had a “very successful” meeting on Thursday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said afterwards. “We may be moving faster than I thought, and we will be talking technical terms as early as next week,” he told reporters. Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun.

Most adults catching a flight in the U.S. starting May 7 will be required to present a passport or an upgraded state-issued identification card that meets federal REAL ID standards. The requirement is 20 years in the making, but with just weeks to go, not everyone is ready for it. Officials in at least one state have requested another extension before enforcement begins. Here’s what you need to know: What is REAL ID? It’s a driver’s license or other state-issued ID that meets security requirements mandated in a 2005 law passed in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Obtaining an ID with the designation — indicated by a white star in a yellow circle in most states — means taking more documents to the motor vehicle agency than most states require for regular IDs.