Critics were shocked by the numerous allegations in The Wall Street Journalâs bombshell report on Sen. John Fettermanâs (D-PA) behind-the-scenes behavior, with one calling the Pennsylvania Congressmanâs actions âbeyond parody.â
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âToo lazy to do the jobâ: Democrats dump on Fetterman after WSJ report
A swath of Democrats denounced Sen. John Fetterman in the aftermath of a Wall Street Journal report that showed the Pennsylvania Democrat routinely ducking meetings with constituents, skirting committee hearings and contemplating skipping a police funeral in his home state.
Mind-Blowing Real Life of MAGAâs Favorite Dem Exposed
Fettermanâs staff had to inform the veterans, after they arrived in D.C. from rural Pennsylvania in June, that the Democrat could not make their long-awaited meeting to discuss legislation to improve their care because he was not feeling well.
Fetterman told his staff he may have eaten something bad, and his team held the meeting instead. However, less than an hour later, Fetterman walked into his D.C. office looking perfectly healthy for what he considered a more vital appointment: appearing on Donald Trumpâs favorite network to discuss the war on Iran and fawn over Israel.
Behind Closed Doors, John Fetterman Shows Little Interest in the Work of a Senator
Poised to be a possible swing vote in a divided Congress, he churns through staff as he dodges constituents, alienates fellow Democrats and courts Israel lobby
Trump ‚Planning for Wider War‘ in IranâWith Possible Ground Invasionâas US Bombing Escalates
An unnamed US official told The Washington Post on Sunday that the Trump administration is „planning for a wider war“ in Iran, though the official warned that US forces likely lack the weapons capacity to „safely sustain operations.“ The official said they don‘t believe that „the White House is aware of that.“
The anonymous official‘s comments corroborated reporting last week indicating that Trump, who has not sought or received congressional authorization for the Iran war, is leaning toward expanding the assault, possibly with ground forces.
„Trump hosted a Situation Room meeting Tuesday evening to discuss the potential seizure of Kharg Island and other territory along the Strait of Hormuz using US troops, as well as the potential bombing of a tunnel complex at Pickaxe Mountain, a nuclear-linked site the US has yet to target,“ The Wall Street Journal reported. „Expanding airstrikes against more targets in Iran, including energy sites, also remains a possibility.“
The secret Israeli bases scandal roiling Iraqi politics
In a deeply embarrassing development for Baghdad, Israel established two forward-operating bases (FOBs) for supporting air campaigns against Iran on federal Iraqi territory in a flagrant violation of Iraqâs already fragile sovereignty.
The Wall Street Journal reported the first baseâs existence, in the barren Nukhaib desert southwest of the Shia shrine cities of Najaf and Karbala, on 9 May. The New York Times further revealed Sunday that Israel also set up a second base somewhere else in the countryâs western desert regions that it operated for over a year and even used during the June 2025 12-day war.
Israel‘s secret base in Iraq: what happened in the western desert and why Baghdad couldn‘t respond
(May 16, 2026)
The physical record is not seriously in dispute, and it begins with a shepherd. On March 4, a local herder in the remote desert southwest of Najaf and Karbala reported unusual helicopter activity to military authorities in Najaf. Iraqi forces were dispatched. They came under fire from the air. One soldier was killed, and two were wounded. Baghdad submitted a protest note to the Global Coalition without naming who had fired, and the incident was quietly classified âuntil the Wall Street Journal named the party responsible on May 9.
In Iraqi Desert, Two Israeli Outposts Were Kept Secret for Months
The presence of an Israeli outpost in Iraq was previously reported by The Wall Street Journal. Iraqi officials told The Times there was another undisclosed second base also in Iraqâs western desert.
The base Mr. al-Shammari came across predated the current war between the United States, Israel and Iran, the regional security officials said, and was used during the 12-day war against Tehran in June 2025.
Israeli forces began preparing to build the makeshift base as far back as late 2024, one of the regional officials said â identifying remote sites from which to operate in future conflicts.
The U.A.E. Has Been Secretly Carrying Out Attacks on Iran
DUBAIâThe United Arab Emirates has carried out military strikes on Iran, people familiar with the matter said, casting the Gulf monarchy as an active combatant in a war in which it has been Iranâs biggest target.
Its military is well-equipped with Western-made jet fighters and surveillance networks. And the attacks suggest the country is now more willing to use them to protect its economic power and growing influence across the Middle East.
Iran offers to move uranium abroad but rejects dismantling nuclear sites: Report
The report said Tehran would hand over nuclear material to a third country, provided it receives guarantees that the stockpile would be returned if talks collapse or if Washington withdraws from any agreement.
Iran also signalled it could gradually reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic in parallel with a lifting of the US maritime blockade, with nuclear issues to be negotiated over a 30-day period.
According to the report, Tehran is prepared to suspend uranium enrichment for a limited time, though for a shorter duration than the 20 years sought by Washington.
Israel built and defended a secret Iran war base in Iraq
An Iraqi government spokesman declined to comment further on the incident or whether it knew of the Israeli base.
Israel Built and Defended a Secret Iran War Base in Iraq
Israel set up a clandestine military outpost in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran and launched airstrikes against Iraqi troops who almost discovered it early in the war, people familiar with the matter including U.S. officials said.
Leaked US plan reveals new coalition to reopen Strait of Hormuz
The Wall Street Journal has obtained leaked diplomatic cables showing that the US plans to form a âMaritime Freedom Architectureâ coalition to restart shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The plan focuses on intelligence sharing, diplomatic coordination, and simultaneous sanctions.
USA planen internationale Allianz fĂŒr StraĂe von Hormus
Welche LĂ€nder teilnehmen sollen und ob etwa Deutschland angefragt wurde, wurde nicht bekannt gegeben.
Nach Informationen des Wall Street Journal handelt es sich nicht um eine militĂ€rische Koalition. Die US-Botschaften im Ausland seien jedoch gebeten worden, ihre jeweiligen Ansprechpartner zu fragen, ob sie in der neuen Allianz ein „diplomatischer und/oder militĂ€rischer Partner“ sein möchten.
Jeffrey Epstein threatened to expose Bill Gatesâ alleged affair with Russian bridge player: report
(May 22, 2023)
Boris Nikolic, a top adviser to Gates at the time, pointed Antonova to Epstein, then a well-connected financier, who agreed to meet her at his Manhattan townhouse in 2013, sources told the Journal.
Bill Gates apologizes to Gates Foundation staff over Epstein ties, admits to having affairs
(today)
The Journal said Gates told staff he continued meeting Epstein up until 2014, including taking a flight on a private jet and spending time with him in Germany, France, New York and Washington, but that he strenuously denied ever staying overnight at a venue with Epstein or visiting the convicted sex offender‘s private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
(…)
According to the Wall Street Journal, Gates admitted to staff at the town hall on Tuesday that he „did have affairs, one with a Russian bridge player who met me at bridge events, and one with a Russian nuclear physicist who I met through business activities.“
Trump Demeans Himself as He Attacks the Supreme Court
President Trump owes the Supreme Court an apologyâto the individual Justices he smeared on Friday and the institution itself. Mr. Trump doubtless wonât offer one, but his rant in response to his tariff defeat at the Court was arguably the worst moment of his Presidency.
Trump Stuns Governors With Foul-Mouthed Rant at SCOTUS
âPresident Trump became enraged after learning of the Supreme Courtâs ruling during the Governorsâ breakfast,â Senior White House Correspondent Kristen Holmes wrote on X. âHe at one point ranted against the decision and the court, saying âthese f–king courts, â a source familiar with the matter told me.â
The Supreme Courtâs 6-3 decision came down about 30 minutes into the annual governorsâ breakfast on Friday morning.
Panic on US âAircraft Carrierâ Island After US-Venezuela Strikes Report
(November 1, 2025)
Tension is rapidly growing in the Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago after a U.S. newspaper reported that the U.S. was poised to strike military targets in Venezuela, as the U.S. military buildup in the region continues.
How Three Babies Were Left Behind at an Evacuated Gaza Hospital
The intensive-care unit at Gaza Cityâs Al-Nasr Childrenâs Hospital was on the brink of collapse on Nov. 10, as the staff tried to keep oxygen flowing to three fragile babies, according to staff who were there that day. Then Israelâs military called on everyone in the medical center to leave….
Israel installs pumps in Gaza to flood tunnels âno one has been in beforeâ
/December 5, 2023)
âWe are not sure how successful pumping will be since nobody knows the details of the tunnels and the ground around them,â a source told the Wall Street Journal. âItâs impossible to know if that will be effective because we donât know how seawater will drain in tunnels no one has been in before.â
According to the report, US officials were briefed on the plan, but are uncertain about how close Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuâs government is to implementing it.
White House Throws Cold Water on Reports of Saudi-Israel Normalization Deal
The U.S. and Saudi mediators are working on the details of the agreement, which comes as Riyadh has asked to build a nuclear power plant for civilian purposes. (…)
The report claims top Saudi officials are „losing patience“ towards the Palestinians, who aren‘t willing to compromise and whose public support is diminishing.
Less than 2 hours after the @WSJ published @DovLieber‘s interview with Netanyahu („I threw out the Supreme Court override clause“) Netanyahu lackey @ZoharM7 took to @radio103fm to say, in Hebrew, „the Supreme Court override clause has not been thrown out.“
Netanyahu gave his „calm down, it‘s only a little bit of regime change“ interview to the Wall Street Journal b/c foreign investment in Israel is drying up. The foreign exchange market is not impressed: shekel dropping.
U.S. Spy Agencies Buy Vast Quantities of Americansâ Personal Data, U.S. Says
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Medien: âNord Streamâ-Sabotage mit Spur nach Polen
Es gebe Hinweise, wonach ein mutmaĂliches Sabotageteam Polen als Einsatzbasis genutzt haben könnte, so das âWall Street Journalâ (Samstag-Ausgabe). Es beruft sich dabei auf die Auswertung von Daten der Segeljacht âAndromedaâ, die im Verdacht stehe, bei der Sabotage der Pipelines genutzt worden zu sein.
Die Ermittler hĂ€tten die zweiwöchige Fahrt des Schiffes mit Hilfe von Daten aus dessen Funk- und NavigationsausrĂŒstung, von Satelliten- und Mobiltelefonen sowie E-Mail-Konten vollstĂ€ndig rekonstruiert.
Biden Has a Kennedy Problem
Voters seem to have a higher opinion of the challenger than of the president.
Who Are the Newly Revealed Jeffrey Epstein Associates?
(04.05.2023)
A multiple-part report from The Wall Street Journal has revealed a number of additional prominent people who were associates of Jeffrey Epsteinâs. Their ties to the notorious sex trafficker and longtime high-society hobnobber were not previously known, having not appeared in Epsteinâs infamous black book or in the public flight logs of passengers who traveled aboard his private jet before his jailhouse death in 2019 while awaiting trial.
The new reports also deepen public understanding of the ties between Epstein and some boldfaced names who he had previously been associated with. And they underscored just how frequently Epstein met with his high-flying pals.
Bill Gates, Leon Black, Thomas Pritzker: âOneâ Day in the Life of Jeffrey Epstein
(May 4, 2023)
On Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, Jeffrey Epstein had a full calendar. He was scheduled to meet that day with Bill Gates, Thomas Pritzker, Leon Black and Mortimer Zuckerman, four of the richest men in the country, according to schedules and emails reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
Epstein also planned meetings that day with a former top White House lawyer, a college president and a philanthropic adviser, three of the dozens of meetings the Journal reported he had with each of them.
Jeffrey Epstein Documents, Part 2: Dinners With Lawrence Summers and Movie Screenings With Woody Allen
(May 3, 2023)
Jeffrey Epstein, far right, and some of the people he scheduled meetings with, clockwise from top left: Woody Allen, Ehud Barak, Terje RĂžd-Larsen, Eva Andersson-Dubin, Lawrence Summers, Leon Black, Bill Gates and Reid Hoffman.
Neue Papiere enthĂŒllen prominente Kontakte des verurteilten SexualstraftĂ€ters: So nah stand Epstein (â 66) einer Schweizer Privatbank
Laut neu entdeckten Dokumenten des verstorbenen Finanziers und PĂ€dophilen Jeffrey Epstein (â 66) hat dieser gute Beziehungen mit der in Genf ansĂ€ssigen Privatbank Edmond de Rothschild Group gepflegt. Dies geht aus Recherchen des «Wall Street Journals» hervor, das offenbar im Besitz von Epsteins privatem Kalender ist.
Nachdem Epstein 2019 wegen angeblichen Sexhandels mit minderjĂ€hrigen MĂ€dchen verhaftet worden war, versicherte die Bank noch, dass man Epstein nie getroffen habe und keine geschĂ€ftlichen Beziehungen zu ihm unterhalte. Jetzt teilte die Bank dem «Wall Street Journal» mit, dass diese frĂŒheren Aussagen nicht korrekt waren.
Epstein‘s Private Calendar Emerges: Among Prominent Names Listed Are Biden‘s CIA Chief, Goldman Top Lawyer
(01.05.2023)
One month after meeting with Epstein, in October 2014, Burns stepped down from this role at the State Department to serve as president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a think tank. He ran it until he was nominated by Biden to serve as CIA director in early 2021.
Epsteinâs Private Calendar Reveals Prominent Names, Including CIA Chief, Goldmanâs Top Lawyer
The nationâs spy chief, a longtime college president and top women in finance. The circle of people who associated with Jeffrey Epstein years after he was a convicted sex offender is wider than previously reported, according to a trove of documents that include his schedules.