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To learn more see our FAQ Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division. On Pahalgam, imperial fortresses and Kashmir’s settler colonialismGiven Kargil, IC 814, Mumbai 26/11, Uri, Pulwama, and now Pahalgam, India is justified in cutting ties to Pakistan, including trade, sports, the cringe Attari circus, and even diplomatic relations. India did once mass its forces at the Line of Control in Operation Parakram, but honouring the Shimla Agreement, did not cross.Follow Us : There’s a brand new Questoris-pattern Knight stalking onto the tabletop very soon Meet the new Knight Defender for Warhammer 40,000 The Imperial Knights are on deck to get a brand new codex But that’s not all they are getting because the new Knight Defender is geared up with old-school tech to take the fight to the enemy via Warhammer Community “The Knight Defender is a walking reliquary of ancient technology boasting arcane energy relays strong enough to handle the immense strain of its rare and powerful weapons – a blazing plasma executor and the extraordinarily lethal conversion beam obliterator Most distinctive of all is the bulbous void shield generator mounted on the top of its chassis providing even greater protection than the usual ion shields in a flickering dome that can envelop other nearby allies.” The Knight Defender comes with a pair of powerful weapons this will allow the Knight Defender to create a dome of protection for allies on the tabletop I’m curious to see how those rules will be implemented in the new codex I’m also curious about the range of this void shield even a 3″ range is a very large footprint Aside from the impressive sounding defenses this new Imperial Knight is packing some serious firepower The Plasma Executor is a pretty well known weapon of destruction That’s something to get a little worried about The old school versions would actually get more powerful the farther they shot then I can understand why the Knight Defender is viewed as a “mobile bunker” on the battlefield The new Defender will appear in the upcoming Imperial Knights codex Games Workshop is splitting up the Questoris Knight kit into two versions “Both boxes will have all the parts necessary to build the Knights Paladin additional sprue with which to build the Knight Defender where the other can be assembled as a Knight Preceptor or the mighty Canis Rex.” I’m looking forward to seeing what else GW has in store for the Imperial Knights (and their chaos counterparts Warhammer 40K: It's Time For Another Loyalist Primarch To Return About Us | Contact Us Names, trademarks, and images copyright theirrespective owner. 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Privacy, Terms of Use, Comment Rules And just as those projects revamped their respective franchises Imperial is shaping up to create a whole new status quo for Marvel’s cosmic heroes like Nova and the Guardians of the Galaxy To get a better idea of how Imperial will upend the cosmic playing board Check out an exclusive preview in the slideshow gallery below we wanted to know about the origins of Imperial Was this a story Hickman was itching to tell or did Marvel specifically approach him with an eye toward replicating the past success of Krakoa and Ultimate Invasion 2025 was the right time to look at Marvel’s cosmic lineup with a fresh eye “I think it was simply time to revisit this corner of the Marvel Universe,” Hickman tells IGN and that it’s been of ongoing interest to the company and that the model of launching something like this had just been done with the Ultimate line all added up to it feeling like this was an opportunity to do Imperial It’s come together well and I think people are going to enjoy it The new Ultimate line has been a big success for Marvel over the past two years and there are some obvious comparisons to be made in terms of how Imperial is being used as the foundation for a new line of cosmic books We were curious how similar Hickman sees this initiative Are there any lessons from launching the Ultimate Universe that he’s taking into Imperial draw a direct line between the two in terms of what we think can succeed with in the current market,” Hickman says tight line of books that readers can invest in and not feel overwhelmed and where creators can execute their vision for the individual titles without drowning in external continuity seems to be a pretty solid model of how to launch something like this.” is that this isn’t set in an alternative Marvel Universe so we won’t be doing the ‘real time’ aspect of the Ultimate line but I think most people will be pleased about.” Imperial also brings to mind 2006’s Annihilation crossover another major storyline that ended with a huge status quo shift for Marvel’s cosmic heroes and an overall shift in the balance of power Annihilation paved the way for the modern Guardians of the Galaxy as we know them Does Hickman see any similarities between Annihilation and Imperial Simply because that’s an invasion story and this isn’t anything like that,” Hickman says “The ‘what-you-get’ end results might be similar in that all of a sudden there are a bunch of Marvel cosmic books you care about Elements of Imperial are clearly building on Hickman’s previous Marvel work the recent “Hunt for Xavier” crossover in the X-Men line tackled a loose end from the Krakoan era It set the stage for Imperial by resurrecting the former Shi’ar Empress Lilandra and reuniting her with the fugitive Charles Xavier as the two embark to rescue their daughter Xandra Imperial also features the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda an element first teased in 2015’s Secret Wars before going on to play a role in Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Black Panther series Despite these callbacks to his previous work Hickman reveals that Imperial isn’t necessarily as connected to those books as it might seem I’m kind of notorious for mining my own continuity inside of the greater Marvel one but I’d say well over half of this is more like me picking up pieces from a bunch of extended stories that have been done over the years by other creators than me just picking up plot threads from my previous books,” Hickman says but not as much as some people might expect.” Imperial is also notable for pushing the Hulk family in a more cosmic-oriented direction again The preview art makes it clear that Hulk and She-Hulk are returning to the wartorn world of Sakaar hearkening back to 2006’s seminal Planet Hulk storyline Hickman makes it clear that this is no coincidence and that there’s a good reason to return to Sakaar in 2025 “All I’ll say there is we’re coming up on the twentieth anniversary of Planet Hulk and Marvel doesn’t usually let those opportunities pass by.” we asked Hickman about the decision to divide the series between artists Federico Vicentini and Iban Coello How is the creative team you trying to take advantage of having two artists bringing this conflict to life “Both of those guys are crushing it,” Hickman says “I’ve been very pleased and surprised at how they’ve tackled some of the story beats And with the book having a compressed publishing schedule (we actually moved it forward at the beginning of the year) the only way it could be done was for them to tag team it The trick there is they have to complement each other and that’s clearly the case here.” For more on the world of comics, find out what you should read in this year’s FCBD lineup, and check out our exclusive interview with the writers of TMNT: The Last Ronin II Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on BlueSky. but I still have no idea what this is going to be about \"How is the creative team you trying to take advantage of having two artists bringing this conflict to life?\" You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience. Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world Behind Trump’s imperial presidency (and Elon), there’s Russell Vought. A meeting of President Trump’s cabinet on Feb. 26.Photo illustration: 731; Photo: Getty Images Farman works for a different government agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau but she understood that the USAID news suggested she might be next with a do-gooder mission that conservatives have derided as wasteful and excessively woke “I could see we were vulnerable in the same way USAID was,” says Farman Critics have accused his team of exaggerating or simply misunderstanding its impact were blocked (at least temporarily) by federal judges on podcasts and in public settings have at times come off as politically unproductive The press release from Farman’s union hinted at some of this “CFPB Union members welcome our newest colleagues and look forward to the smell of Axe Body Spray in our elevators,” the union wrote At the center of Vought’s ideology is the unitary executive theory which critics say amounts to an argument that Trump should have wide latitude to do whatever he wants “He’s one of the critical architects of the Trump restructuring of the US government.” This includes Musk who’s been in regular contact with Vought from the start of the presidential transition and is seen by Vought’s allies as the public-facing arm of his agenda The example of the CFPB showed how this tag team has been working While Musk took credit for the shutdown and his DOGE team attracted attention from union members it was Vought who quietly did much of the actual work his first full day as the CFPB’s interim director Vought sent an email ordering employees to stop whatever they were doing and informed the Federal Reserve that the CFPB wouldn’t take any further funding for the year axed more than 200 employees and began preparations for far wider layoffs “He wasn’t trying to make it more efficient,” Farman says “They were trying to illegally fire everybody.” (The Trump administration has disputed this.) because they are increasingly seen as the villains.” This was Farman’s introduction to her new boss She watched a video recording of that speech arguing that Vought’s actions amounted to a stealth attempt to illegally dismantle the CFPB without congressional approval A week later a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order that paused the cancellation of contracts and any mass firings given that the agency had already “been largely dismantled.” A current CFPB staffer described conversations with senior officials at the bureau who said Vought’s plan is to turn the agency into a single room with “five men and a phone.” (Administration lawyers have denied this was the goal and said the downsizing effort has been lawful.) “He’s going to want to get back to his businesses full time,” Trump recently told reporters aboard Air Force One who requested anonymity to share internal discussions says Vought is widely perceived as preparing to pick up wherever Musk leaves off Where Musk has shown a zeal for smash and grab Vought has the institutional knowledge—and perhaps the patience—to make the DOGE cuts stick though his family didn’t fit the stereotype of the wealthy suburb He was one of seven children in a churchgoing family of modest means worked as an electrician; his mother was a public school teacher who later co-founded a Christian elementary school Vought has said almost nothing about his childhood except that money was tight and faith was extremely important “My mom led me to the Lord when I was 4 years old,” he recalled in a 2023 podcast interview He belonged to a “really strong Bible-preaching Bible-teaching church,” went to Christian summer camps a private Christian school in Trumbull and an evangelical institution just outside Chicago that got lawmakers to agree that if they couldn’t figure out how to get below a preset spending target the White House would be forced to enact across-the-board cuts without congressional approval Gramm’s former legislative director and later an OMB deputy director under George W recalls his boss and fellow travelers being “voices in the wilderness.” Vought was doing a grunt-work job in that wilderness responding to letters from Gramm’s constituents “We probably gave him more responsibility than we did most people with his lack of experience.” Early on in his Washington years Vought also briefly worked a second job as a clerk at a local B Dalton bookstore and later began taking law school classes at night when Gramm offered Vought a promotion to legislative assistant—a job with longer and more unpredictable hours—he accepted and told McMillin that he was ready to drop out of George Washington University’s law school to devote himself fully to the new job McMillin told Vought that was ridiculous; Vought received his JD three years later “That he was ready to make a sacrifice,” McMillin says “We don’t have the time to fiddle at the edges” including “wagon pullers” (taxpayers) and “wagon riders” (people relying on government assistance) He also started using what Gramm called the Dickey Flatt Test: evaluating whether a proposed government program was worth the money by thinking like the average taxpayer—in this case a small-business owner in Gramm’s home state Where Gramm framed the question largely in libertarian terms (don’t tax unless you have to) placing more emphasis on the perils of using government money to fund left-wing projects is an angle that really animates Russ,” McMillin says Vought spent several years working for a Gramm protégé then served as executive director of the Republican Study Committee It was the “center of conservative gravity in the House,” Hensarling says He recalls Vought as a “true believer” with a “mastery of details of really arcane budget processes.” Vought left Congress in 2010 and went to work as vice president of Heritage Action for America the lobbying arm of the Heritage Foundation There he took up another of Gramm’s favorite pastimes: calling Congress gutless In a series of essays for Red State, the commentary site run by conservative radio host Erick Erickson, Vought railed against congressional Republicans for, as he saw it, failing to block President Barack Obama’s agenda This position played well during the heyday of the Tea Party when many conservatives suddenly became deficit hawks Vought was ready to make the case for big changes “We are past the point of incrementalism,” he wrote in 2011 “We don’t have the time to fiddle at the edges We need elected officials free of calcified political assumptions of what is possible that reveal only their own level of accommodation with the liberal welfare state.” though Wheaton’s provost has apologized for his handling of her case Senator Bernie Sanders used the essay as an example of Trump’s divisiveness Noting that there are millions of American Muslims “Are you suggesting that all of those people stand condemned Do they stand condemned too?” Vought maintained his composure and stonewalled his voice rising: “This nominee is really not someone who is what this country is supposed to be about.” After he was confirmed Vought used the exchange as a see-I-told-you to fellow travelers in a populist ideology sometimes called “Christian nationalism”—the idea that the US should more narrowly interpret the constitutional separation of church and state and be governed as an explicitly Christian nation Vought later called Sanders’ comments a “warning shot to Christians across the country.” Vought approached his tenure at the OMB, first as deputy director and later as director, with the zeal of an activist. “The left has innovated over 100 years to create this fourth branch” of government, he told the right-wing talk show host Tucker Carlson in a late 2024 interview in recalling his work during the first Trump administration “You and I might call it ‘the regime’—this administrative state that is totally unaccountable to the president.” The notion of a secret “regime” controlled by what Vought described as an unholy alliance of lobbyists media elite and intelligence agencies became popular among members of the far right as a way to explain Trump’s ineffectiveness during his first term the main job of the OMB was to “tame the bureaucracy” and “bring them to heel to do what the president is telling them to do.” Perhaps by design, many of the budget office’s career staffers felt like they’d stepped into the Twilight Zone. “OMB is an unusual part of the White House in that the career people really believe themselves to be loyal to the civil service—that they are there to serve whatever administration is in place, but that their highest loyalty is to good process,” says Sharon Block who worked at the OMB under Biden and is now a Harvard Law School professor “They would never say we shouldn’t do something because it’s bad policy They would say we shouldn’t do it because it’s not going to work.” Vought’s approach “They were willing to flagrantly misread the law,” says Kogan he wasn’t misreading the law; he was thinking creatively to find a legal basis to help Trump achieve his goals he was doing exactly what you’d expect of a loyal political appointee Vought’s signature achievement involved overcoming the refusal of congressional Democrats to back Trump’s plans to spend billions of dollars on the construction of new fencing along the US-Mexico border The dispute led to a government shutdown starting in late 2018 which ended with Trump giving up his demand for wall funding Vought found more than $3 billion in funding anyway by encouraging Trump to declare a state of emergency and then dipping into an emergency Department of Defense construction budget Vought later complained that career officials had repeatedly attempted to block his maneuver as potentially illegal someone relitigate that decision,” Vought told Carlson complaining that career staff repeatedly suggested that the OMB should oppose the move Federal courts almost immediately blocked the funds though the Supreme Court later allowed construction to proceed and the success only hardened Vought’s view of executive authority Later that year he temporarily withheld hundreds of millions of dollars in funding For Vought the decision was simple; he was following Trump’s wishes I want the money cut off until we can figure out where it’s going,’ ” Vought told Carlson (He was acquitted by the Senate.) Beyond the allegation of a quid pro quo was the question of whether a president could simply cut off money that Congress had appropriated The Government Accountability Office would later agree with the career officials who’d said the OMB was breaking the law by withholding funds this was all evidence of a deep state hell-bent on disobeying anyone it disagreed with “Why wouldn’t you just fire the people who disobey?” Carlson asked during the 2024 interview many senior administration officials either resigned or tried to put distance between themselves and Trump Vought stayed at the White House until the very end then immediately launched his own think tank dedicated to vigorously pushing back Vought wrote in an essay for The Federalist in January 2021 would sustain what he called “the counter assault” by linking Trumpism with Christian values The idea that Musk could be the linchpin for Vought’s counterassault seemed outrageous even a few months ago to most people The day after Trump told a meeting of the Economic Club of New York that he was creating a government efficiency commission and that he’d put Musk in charge a longtime Vought aide weighed in with a procedural suggestion whereby a president declines to spend money that Congress has appropriated He suggested Musk could use the tactic “as a tool” to “find savings.” Vought’s think tank had published numerous papers suggesting just such an approach one of which Paoletta included in his message to Musk Musk repeatedly brought up the idea of using DOGE to unilaterally withhold funds and mentioned impoundment in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece in November 2024 There was a wrinkle to this—namely that impoundment is more or less illegal, even under a narrow interpretation of the Constitution favored by Vought and Paoletta. That’s because in 1974, after President Richard Nixon refused to implement the Clean Water Act Congress passed a law essentially barring presidents from using the tactic in most cases (Vought acknowledged this during his confirmation hearing in February though he also noted that Trump believes the 1974 law is unconstitutional.) A related legal problem is that most of the government departments Musk has sought to cut were established by Congress—including the CFPB and USAID—meaning many of DOGE’s actions could be seen as violating not only the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 but also whatever law created the agency in question That’s been enough to blunt much of what Musk has sought to do federal judges have blocked attempts to lay off probationary employees collect Social Security Administration records and access the Treasury Department’s payment system including ones involving the payment system and some of the layoffs have been reversed on appeal; in early April an appeals court lifted an injunction that had stopped Musk from playing a role in USAID.) All the cases are ongoing and Musk’s public statements feature prominently in many of them In the case of Vought’s actions at the CFPB Musk’s comments seemed to be an important factor in undermining the government’s case On March 28, Amy Berman Jackson issued a preliminary injunction reinstating fired employees and preventing Vought from making further cuts to the CFPB Jackson’s 112-page opinion opened by quoting from Musk’s post with the tombstone emoji “There is no mystery about what is going on,” she wrote describing “a hurried effort to dismantle and disable the agency entirely” under the guise of cutting costs She noted that Vought’s actions were “taken in complete disregard for the decision Congress made 15 years ago which was spurred by the devastating financial crisis of 2008 and embodied in the United States Code that the agency must exist and that it must perform specific functions to protect the borrowing public.” Administration lawyers are appealing It’s possible that Jackson’s ruling will prove a temporary setback to Vought and that DOGE’s work so far will ultimately serve as a prelude to even more dramatic cost-cutting Vought suggested that the OMB should give political appointees control over how funding is apportioned to federal agencies The apportionment process was originally intended to make sure agencies don’t spend money too fast and have to come back to Congress for more Vought argued that it should also be used to cut wasteful spending “and ensure consistency with the President’s agenda.” Kogan says Vought could order political appointees to cut a set amount of funding from an agency’s budget based on a finding from DOGE or even just one of Musk’s social media posts Such a move would seem to be illegal under the Impoundment Control Act partly in response to Vought’s role in the freezing of Ukraine funding Congress passed a law requiring OMB to disclose its apportionments on a public website that website went offline without explanation “What they’re doing is illegally hiding the ball,” Kogan says The website takedown is the subject of yet another lawsuit filed on April 8 by a left-leaning watchdog group told a Senate committee that Vought intends to formally ask Congress to approve at least some of the budget cuts via what’s known as a rescission package with no real prospect of ever being reopened like much of the federal government under Trump officially open for business but not really working “it’s hard to imagine how we could get back to the status quo,” Farman says “Things are still broken.” —With Gregory Korte and Joshua Green Print Trump’s second term in the White House has proved a stark departure from his first because he is testing whether any limits exist on executive authority.Trump has signed fewer laws in his first 100 days than any modern predecessor while setting a record for issuing executive orders over the same period WASHINGTON — In every government building and federal courthouse in the offices of boutique nonprofits and the world’s largest law firms there is a palpable sense that the country has changed — all within President Trump’s first 100 days back in office root out corruption and end the “weaponization of justice” — seem either elusive to Trump or further out of reach owing to a series of policy decisions that have soured American public opinion on his presidency in record time from high-powered figures to campus dissidents with the Justice Department at his disposal those on the president’s side have been spared cuts More than any particular policy, Trump’s second try at the presidency has proved a stark departure from the first because, this time around, he is testing whether any limits exist on executive authority. Trump and his team are pressing a theory of the “unitary executive,” that constitutional power is concentrated in a single man allowing the White House to move more aggressively and with greater speed facing fewer guardrails The concept of marking a president’s first 100 days originated with Franklin Delano Roosevelt who used it as a goalpost to push through an extension of government employment to hundreds of thousands of Americans and to work with Congress to pass over a dozen pieces of landmark legislation “The bookend to that seems to be Trump, whose focus has been on dismantling things,” said David Ekbladh, a history professor at Tufts University and author of “Look at the World: The Rise of an American Globalism in the 1930s.” “Trump is asserting a particular theory about executive power but that’s really all he has,” Ekbladh said “and that has defined his first hundred days — disrupt Elon Musk holds a chainsaw as he arrives to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February (Jose Luis Magana / Associated Press) It was a common scene unfolding across Washington throughout Trump’s first days back in power Musk’s workers had already infiltrated much of the federal government in a lightning operation designed to overwhelm The first marked for cuts were aid workers refugee officers and other civil servants who had served across Democratic and Republican administrations The very notion of an independent government workforce had become the target without any coordination with Capitol Hill many Republican lawmakers support the administration’s actions as a long-overdue effort to streamline government GOP representatives and senators speak openly about Trump’s treatment of their caucus not as a check or equal partner “We are all afraid,” Alaska Sen expressing concerns in Congress that the administration will retaliate against the noncompliant He warned that cities refusing to turn over details on undocumented migrants referred to as “sanctuary cities,” would face funding cuts At a White House event in February, when Maine’s Democratic governor told the president she would follow state and federal law regarding the treatment of transgender athletes in schools “because you’re not going to get any federal funding at all if you don’t.” The Department of Agriculture then froze funding for child nutrition programs in the state where a total of two transgender students are playing in school sports programs — a move that was halted by a court that found the administration’s process unlawful On several occasions in just over three months, Trump has said he isn’t joking about exploring ways to run for a third term he expressed regret that President Biden was allowed to take office after winning the 2020 election because Biden “undid” so many of his previous accomplishments “That’s why we have to stay president for a long time,” Trump told reporters Addressing the National Republican Congressional Committee Trump suggested the administration might move to wrest control over election procedures despite the constitutional requirement delegating those powers to the states “We’re gonna get good elections pretty soon,” Trump said “The states are just an agent of the federal government.” From its outset, the Trump administration questioned the authority of district judges to issue rulings that would affect its policies nationwide — a common frustration of past presidents. But over the last 100 days, as lawsuits flooded in across the country challenging his policies signs emerged that Trump and his allies were slow-walking Eric Kalosa-Kenyon holds a sign demanding the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in front of the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on April 22 (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) In February a court temporarily halted the Office of Management and Budget from freezing federal aid to states a policy that had prompted more than 20 states to sue The White House did not fully comply with the order In a separate case, another judge ordered the Trump administration to stop and even turn around deportation flights of Venezuelan nationals to facilities overseas — only for a flight to proceed prompting the judge to question whether Trump officials were in criminal contempt No single case has captured the president’s aggressive approach to immigration and to the courts more than that of Kilmar Abrego Garcia who was deported to El Salvador despite a court order in place barring his removal The administration calls him a gang member; his family denies that Even after the Supreme Court issued a ruling that directed the administration to “facilitate” his return The Trump administration’s rush to remove as many undocumented immigrants from the country as quickly as possible has resulted in multiple wrongful detentions a matter raising alarms over the administration’s interest in the rights of all people Trump administration officials argue it was actually their predecessors — Biden and his team — who ignored the rule of law by tolerating an open southern border allowing millions of unvetted foreign nationals to enter the country illegally an issue that fueled Trump’s extraordinary political comeback But recent actions by the Trump administration such as the FBI’s arrest of a Wisconsin county judge last week challenge the foundational premise of checks and balances established in the country’s founding years which reviews the law and determines who is outside it The prospect of Trump openly defying the courts appears to have sparked concern at the top of the judiciary. In a rare overnight order this month faced with an emergency appeal over an imminent deportation flight a Supreme Court majority circumvented one of its most conservative justices and gave the administration explicit instructions: “The Government is directed not to remove any member of the putative class of detainees from the United States until further order of this Court.” “Trump is relying on the ‘unitary executive theory’ for many of his more shocking orders,” said Michael Kazin a history professor at Georgetown University “We will soon learn whether the Supreme Court agrees with that “it would empower the president to make major decisions without consulting Congress that have rarely occurred before — even during wars.” When stock and bond markets erupted with fear and uncertainty over Trump’s global tariff plan earlier this month prompting the worst April on Wall Street since the Great Depression Only in private did the longtime hedge fund manager work to persuade the president to place a partial pause on the rate hikes a move that Trump ultimately chose when faced with the prospect of an imminent economic crisis who by law is meant to operate independently until his term ends in the spring of next year Powell’s public assessment of Trump’s tariff plan — that it will raise prices and slow growth achieving the opposite of his central campaign promise — has provoked Trump to risk further market turmoil by floating his extrajudicial firing The White House has taken a similarly aggressive approach to institutions across civil society at the hint of dissent from government views Students, faculty and members of the Harvard University community rally in Cambridge, Mass. The university sued the Trump administration over threatened funding cuts. (Charles Krupa / Associated Press) Trump took aim at law firms such as Paul Weiss over their previous representation of his political opponents issuing executive orders that would have restricted their ability to work with government agencies and contractors chose to cut deals with the administration to perform tens of millions of dollars in work for the White House The administration also targeted media organizations, taking control of access to the president from the White House Correspondents’ Assn. pressuring CBS News with a lawsuit and barring the Associated Press from White House events over its use of the term Gulf of Mexico — an international term for an international body of water — instead of the president’s preferred term The administration has partially lifted its ban on the news agency under court orders Just last week, Harvard, one of the country’s preeminent academic institutions, sued the Trump administration over its plans to withhold billions of dollars in federal aid to the university after it refused to accede to intensive government oversight of its educational standards Over 150 colleges across the country signed a letter in support of Harvard’s effort applied to “friend and foe alike,” were just the latest moves by Trump to upend Washington’s relationship with the world a global humanitarian aid organization co-founded by Albert Einstein cuts to roughly 40% of its programs will hit millions around the world whose health The cuts by Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to overseas programs occurred with such speed that, in February, Musk said that a U.S. program to prevent the spread of Ebola, one of the world’s deadliest diseases, in Uganda had been “accidentally” slashed A new State Department plan nevertheless proposes deep cuts to the U.S Trump’s decision to blame Ukraine for Russia’s invasion of its sovereign land rattled European leaders prompting them to begin unprecedented talks over a security structure for the continent that would leave out the United States — including discussions over the possibility of Europe maintaining an independent nuclear deterrence President Trump with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office (Mystyslav Chernov / Associated Press) A disastrous meeting in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a Signal chat among top administration officials over a sensitive military operation that mistakenly included a reporter underscored an authentic loathing within the Trump administration toward Ukraine and Europe Trump has yet to give remarks advocating against autocracy and authoritarianism in his second term Even the country’s closest democratic allies and largest trading partners Trump’s national security team is actively discussing whether to conduct limited strikes on Mexican drug cartels — potentially in violation of Mexican sovereignty — and the president has repeatedly referenced Canada as the 51st state comments taken in jest in Washington that Canada’s former prime minister warned behind closed doors should be taken seriously Trump’s proposal for peace in Gaza — floated and then largely dropped in recent weeks — was a U.S. government takeover of the strip which has proved a security and diplomatic nightmare for Israel to manage Far more sincere are the Trump administration’s designs on Greenland The president has repeatedly said he sees the Danish territory but there is an outlook,” said Peter Kastor a professor at Washington University in St Louis and author of “The Nation’s Crucible: The Louisiana Purchase and the Creation of America.” “He talks often about what he sees as the virtues of strength and power,” Kastor added “so it makes perfect sense that he’d admire strong and powerful nations — and he’s kind of old school in this vision that powerful nations demonstrate that power by acquiring land.” In late March, Vice President JD Vance visited Greenland with his wife and the people of Greenland made that clear forcing the second couple to cancel their initial plans to visit cultural sites and a dogsled race where American service members work together with Canadian Embassy in Copenhagen after Vice President JD Vance accused Demark of under-investing in Greenland (Nils Meilvang / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP/Getty Images) Vance’s remarks around the trip were unmistakable in their message: Trump is serious about exploring closer ties to the island the president had said he is willing to use military force the commander at the Space Force base there and allied service members at the base: Vance’s remarks do not reflect the views of the U.S for as long as I am lucky enough to lead this base all of our flags will fly proudly — together,” she said Meyers was swiftly removed, the Pentagon said, “for loss of confidence in her ability to lead.” California World & Nation Politics Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Secret embassy papers show why it failedPieces of shredded documents are scattered on a 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KECY) - The Imperial County District Attorney's Office has launched a targeted firearm relinquishment program The program is in collaboration with the Imperial County Sheriff's Office (ICSO) and the Imperial County Superior Court of California and is said to "improve enforcement of court-ordered firearm prohibitions and enhance community safety." According to a press release obtained by KYMA ICSO and the Superior Court "allows for streamlined communication better public guidance on how to properly relinquish firearms and investigative follow-up when individuals are believed to be out of compliance." the program is said to build on the Firearm Violence Reduction Initiative which is a collaborative effort between the D.A.'s Office and ICSO and disarm individuals who are prohibited from possessing firearms." The D.A's Office is also said to be assigning two full-time investigators to the program to ensure "attention to reviewing cases and enforcing court-ordered firearm prohibitions." "This program strengthens our ability to enforce the law and protect victims,” said George Marquez "By working in concert with the Imperial County Superior Court and Sheriff's Office we're closing the gap between court orders and enforcement which ultimately makes our community safer." "By closely working with the District Attorney and the Superior Court we will safely remove firearms and ammunition from individuals that are prohibited from possessing firearms thereby ensuring our communities are safer." reach out to him at dillon.fuhrman@kecytv.com Scott Gross joins the KYMA team as the Anchor KYMA KECY is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Community Guidelines | FCC Applications | Jobs/Internships | Do Not Sell My Personal Information A tipster reports: “just heard the imperial in AdMo is either closed or is closing this week” When I went on the Imperial’s Resy they weren’t taking reservations for today or any day in the next two weeks: The Imperial’s Instagram and Facebook hasn’t been updated since January 30th Their Twitter/X hasn’t been updated since November 2024 A call to the restaurant goes to voicemail (which may be nothing as opening is 5pm.) Their website is still live The Imperial opened here back in November 2019. Dram & Grain reopened inside last year Not sure what this means for them if the imperial really is closed/closing This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page By John Yoo | "Lucretia" | Steve Hayward Power Line Blog Lucretia hosts this week as the Three Musketeers are back together again (and to mark John’s return we procured his favorite toothpaste for him!) whose solution John Yoo suggests is straight up imperial conquest—why make Canada the 51st state when we can make it a territory to be exploited like Puerto Rico and Greenland We’re so back that Lucretia even revives some good old fashioned lookism in this episode We close with a few thoughts on the passing of David Horowitz whose central lesson has still not penetrated the Vichycons who don’t understand the metaphysical meaning of Trump Ten SDSU Imperial Valley students took their research on extreme heat all the way to Rio de Janeiro this April where they advanced the second phase of their National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project The students began the research project in summer 2024 along the U.S.-Mexico border agriculture workers and commuters to analyze how extreme heat impacts their daily routines and health.  Data from Rio de Janeiro will be compared to that from Imperial Valley residents who reported key issues like extreme heat affecting health limited access to cooling at home and work Linda Abarbanell, SDSU Imperial Valley associate professor of psychology, and SDSU professor of anthropology, Erika Robb Larkins, are the study’s lead researchers. The project’s funding was among three recent grants to SDSU’s College of Arts and Letters centered on Brazil-related projects.  As both Imperial Valley and Rio de Janeiro reach temperatures of 100 degrees or more during the spring and summertime the students examine how both communities – each with their own culture socioeconomic environment and resources – deal with extreme heat and how local organizations can address solutions to a heat-related environmental change.  the students talked to more than 100 people about their daily experiences challenges and what policies would most impact their ability to deal with heat and stay safe from heat-related illness,” said Larkins the students were able to also share their own experiences of coping with heat in the Imperial Valley which helped to establish rapport with interviewees and which made for an interesting point of comparison.” the students began their week-long research in Rio de Janeiro in April by interviewing local residents so the similarities with Portuguese made communications easier “It was interesting to immerse myself into the language and culture of Brazil,” said Emily Figueroa SDSU Imperial Valley criminal justice student “As we were interviewing locals and vendors we saw similarities with those we interviewed from Imperial Valley It’s not an option to not work or continue with daily activities because of extreme heat A lot of people accept the reality that heat affects their daily lives and they try to accommodate it They continue on with their priorities rain or shine.” previous experience in qualitative research enhanced her ability to conduct and understand her interviewees’ perspectives and their different living conditions “Although in the Imperial Valley we still need more water and shade stations we saw that our region offers more water stations and cooling spaces compared to Rio de Janeiro,” said Figueroa the heat is now part of their daily lives.” The students also met with local activists and former city officials whose goal is to continue advocating for more accessible housing and basic needs resources.  it opened my eyes to how water and cooling spaces are part of an inclusive movement to create better conditions for communities,” Andrea Sanchez Galvan “Even if residents are used to dealing with extreme heat the majority of the year it’s important to share their stories firsthand and see what more local organizations or government agencies can do to accommodate their needs.” Sanchez is now eager to explore health equity research projects that impact her community in the Imperial Valley more deeply “It was a great opportunity to not only learn about a new culture and environment but to also meet with people whose experiences may be similar to those of my community,” said Sanchez.  The project titled, “Heat and Inequality,” was awarded a total of $200,095 in 2021 from the NSF’s Build and Broaden (B2) program.   B2 was established to support social, behavioral and economic science research at minority-serving institutions, including Hispanic-serving institutions such as SDSU, as well as historically Black colleges and universities. Among other objectives, it seeks to help support and train future scientists and engineers and increase representation and diversity in STEM teaching, research, and innovation. The pipeline expansion boosted Canada's oil export capacity reducing the price volatility that historically occurred whenever the country's oil producers ran out of pipeline space."Improved egress continues to support narrower heavy oil differentials than during the past and this in turn supported our price realizations," Corson said.Imperial did miss analysts' expectations for upstream production as extreme cold weather in northern Alberta during the quarter resulted in unplanned downtime at the company's Kearl oil sands facility.Production averaged 418,000 gross oil-equivalent bpd compared to 421,000 gross oil-equivalent bpd in the first quarter of 2024.Imperial's net income rose to C$1.29 billion ($933.23 million) a year earlier.($1 = 1.3823 Canadian dollars)Reporting by Amanda Stephenson in Calgary and Pooja Menon in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar and Chris Reese Covering stories that matter to the community Nonprofit Program Funded by AHEAD Initiative Markets Local Cities Free for One Year A new scholarship program is helping Imperial Valley cities join statewide economic development efforts they’ve historically lacked the budget and staff to pursue — and the support is coming at no cost Thanks to a grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco’s AHEAD initiative Imperial and Calipatria — have been awarded one-year memberships in TeamCalifornia a nonprofit that helps market California communities for business investment.  501(c)(3) membership-based corporation that works with cities counties and economic development organizations across the state The group acts as a centralized resource for businesses seeking to expand or relocate in California on-the-ground support for site selection and project development sponsored locally by Sun Community Federal Credit Union also provides for access to TeamCalifornia’s marketing software technical assistance and access to major industry events “This is a way that we were able to get them involved,” said Timothy Kelley chief executive officer of the Imperial Valley Economic Development Corp “And I think it’s going to be a win-win for everybody.” Kelley presented the scholarship opportunity during the Jan which voted unanimously to submit an application and approve a resolution contingent on receiving the grant a former president and current executive board member of TeamCalifornia told the council the program was designed for small cities that had assets to market but lacked the staffing or budget to do it “They want to … they have things to market They don’t have the capacity to market,” Kelley said at the meeting Each city receives a TeamCalifornia membership for the year entry to the annual “Meet the Consultants” forum and a dedicated software portal for listing five local properties in a statewide commercial real estate database shared by IVEDC and TeamCalifornia “That site selection software is important,” Kelley said “We’ve got to identify parcels in Imperial County that are ideal for development and then propose those properties.” During a presentation to the Calexico City Council on April 16 Kelley said TeamCalifornia would also cover one trade show registration and assist cities in selecting two additional events based on their interests Cities may attend in person or submit marketing materials for TeamCalifornia staff to present on their behalf “We’ll be able to place a minimum of five properties on that website that we can market not only for Calexico The scholarship includes technical assistance for cities on topics such as Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts (EIFDs) — a way to leverage future tax growth to pay for new infrastructure projects — retail market analysis and how to prepare land parcels for development Kelley said these resources are especially important for cities without economic development departments noting in Calexico’s case that having access to these tools could help guide decisions about which businesses to recruit “It’s not just software or attendance,” he said “We bring people in to provide technical assistance … how to finance projects Kelley reiterated the program’s goals during public comment at the April 15 meeting of the Imperial County Board of Supervisors where he urged the county to join the program so that unincorporated communities like Heber and Seeley could be included then I’d be able to include Heber and Seeley,” he said this is money that I’m bringing to the county to provide services for you.” Kelley said all six cities that were offered the scholarship have passed the required resolutions and committed to working with TeamCalifornia “We were (originally) limited to five (cities),” he said “but I got the opportunity to bring in two more.” He said that marketing for participating cities has already begun through both IVEDC and TeamCalifornia channels A broader push is planned at upcoming events like the International Council of Shopping Centers conference “But a lot of these communities — people have never heard of us And that’s the whole point — how could we take them to the market?” councilmembers said the program could help overcome staffing challenges and raise the city’s profile with national developers “We want to get our name out there — to know that we want to do business,” said Brawley Mayor Gil Rebollar “The more people talking about Brawley across our state Councilmembers in Brawley and Calexico asked how success would be measured and whether continued membership would be possible after the first free year Kelley said TeamCalifornia and IVEDC will report outcomes to FHLBank San Francisco and update cities throughout the year he told the council that additional grant support may be available in the future to help sustain membership beyond 2025 but financially it’s a challenge,” Kelley said “then that’s kind of where we look at additional grants and budget that into a grant.” and website in this browser for the next time I comment For advertising and submission of legal notices or inquiries email: info@calexicochronicle.com KECY) - A significant cool down is on the way as an unseasonably strong low-pressure system moves through the Desert Southwest bringing cooler temperatures and wetter conditions through Tuesday The system is already causing gusty winds and patchy dust across southeast California prompting a Wind Advisory for Imperial County through early Monday morning Gusts could reach up to 45 MPH this evening with wind-prone areas like Ocotillo seeing gusts up to 55 MPH A FIRST ALERT ACTION DAY is still in effect for Imperial County through Sunday night due to the strong winds and the potential for widespread blowing dust an Air Quality Alert remains active due to blowing dust Yuma County can expect breezy to windy conditions on Sunday although the rain chances in Yuma and El Centro remain low gusty outflows from storms to the north may still impact the area Temperatures will drop into the upper 70s to low 80s in Yuma Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected to develop in higher terrain areas of Arizona temperatures will start to rise again midweek as high pressure builds in with triple digits possible by next weekend Stay updated with the latest alerts and conditions on our website Benjamin Ash is the Spring 2025 Dean's Medalist for the School of Historical Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2025 graduates Benjamin Ash has always been passionate about history making it no surprise he chose to study how these intersect.  This spring, he will graduate with bachelor’s degrees in both history from the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies and political science from the School of Politics and Global Sciences at Arizona State University The Honors College is titled “How to Cope in a Falling Empire: The Rationalization of Decline in National Identity” — began studying the topic after reading an article outlining the metrics of youth pessimism and apathy This sparked his work on social cycle theorya theory that argues events and stages of society and history tend to repeat themselves in cycles declinist sentimenta pessimistic outlook on a nation or society's future and its impact on political consciousness Ash conducted research for his thesis through study abroad opportunities in Britain interviewing youth and investigating youth-led protests abroad Having grown up and entered adulthood during such a heightened he said he began to identify with the very apathy he studied “I became determined to make sure that my work went beyond statistics and theories Through his work, Ash received the Barrett Outstanding Graduate Award in Research and the University Outstanding Graduate Award in Humanities. He is also a Barrett Global Explorers Grant Scholar, New American University Scholar (President’s Award) and the Spring 2025 Dean’s Medalist for SHPRS when a Professor Will Hedberg referred him to me to speak about a project on monsters,” Cohen said “It has been a deep pleasure over the past four years witnessing Ben dive deeply into historical research political theory and become fluent in French Ben has been a constant reminder of how good our ASU students are He has a capacious and curious mind — and a good heart!” Ash is currently a finalist for the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace continuing his humanities research on campus and traveling as much as he can before returning to graduate school to study public policy and political economy We spoke with Ash to learn more about his time at ASU Note: responses have been edited for clarity/length Answer: I had always dreamed of attending some bucolic liberal arts college I was worried about being at such a large university where it might have been difficult to be noticed Arizona State has provided me with the resources and tools to excel.  With such a large, talented and diverse pool of educators and faculty, there is an endless supply of more to experience, more to learn, more to appreciate. Also, my parents are steadfast believers in the charter They have instilled in me the value of lifelong learning something I absolutely credit with my success and choice to attend ASU Q: Which professor taught you one of the most important lessons you’ve learned at ASU A: Though I have many cherished relationships with professors at ASU I would say that Dean Jeffery Cohen has made the most impact on my college career Researching under Dean Cohen has been an incredible capstone to my time at ASU he represents all the best this university has to offer — open-mindedness integrity and a commitment to interdisciplinary work.  I would say the biggest one is the value of interdisciplinary work humanities serve as connective tissue: the moral imaginative and creative framework that bridges gaps between disciplines and imbues human elements to the forefront of innovation.  I will add a very salient piece of advice that Dean Cohen recently posted Humanities students are best enabled to "make their own luck," with luck referring to "the serendipity that results from maximizing your future chances of connection and support via the cultivation of wide networks broad skills and multiple roads for travel." I couldn't write a better encapsulation of my collegiate worldview Q: What's the best piece of advice you'd give to other students resources and programs that ASU has to offer Don't invent obstructions and barriers that don't exist when trying to reach out and connect and eager to learn — those qualities shine through most Q: If someone gave you $40 million to solve one problem on our planet A: I have a special place in my heart for marine conservation I have been obsessed with marine life (especially whales) where we focused on rural fishing sustainability and marine zoology solutions that bridged the gap between local communities and external scientists I would use the money to continue that work — funding study in alternative fishing methods to reduce bycatch and equipping/educating rural aquacultural communities with the tools and resources to improve their quality of life and the health of the oceans we all depend on Chantel Woodard is graduating with a master’s degree in forensic science from Arizona State University’s New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences and has been honored with the prestigious… College of Health Solutions Outstanding Graduate Student Emily Dow has grown into a highly accomplished doctoral student completing her PhD in exercise and nutritional sciences in just three… Medical studies graduate Mia Tarditi aims to support others across a variety of contexts from the club she established as a student, Pre-Health on Poly Imperial spinout will scale activity to create a new generation of sustainable high-performance textiles using an entirely new class of fibres Solena Materials has raised $6.7 million (£5.1 million) in seed funding following a $4.1 million (£3.1 million) pre-seed funding round in 2022 that it will use to produce protein fibres at scale The company uses AI techniques to custom-design fibres at the molecular level which are then produced using engineered microbes Its AI techniques allow it to optimise performance characteristics of the fibres such as appearance and could result in new and higher performing fashion Solena’s co-founder and CEO, Dr James MacDonald developed the techniques behind the company as a researcher at Imperial in collaboration with his other co-founders “We’re creating protein sequences that don’t exist in nature to have the performance specifications we need while also being highly manufacturable,” he explained Professor Paul Freemont, Solena co-founder and Head of the Section of Structural and Synthetic Biology in Imperial’s Department of Infectious Disease said: “This extraordinary technology is opening up a whole new paradigm in the design of protein fibres James has created new protein molecules that can form fibres that currently don’t exist That’s really exciting because no one has been able to do that before – we’ve always had to rely on what nature gave us Now we’re building our own protein fibres from first principles Because the microbes used to produce the fibres use renewable feedstocks the company’s fibres could also potentially be produced at a lower environmental cost than synthetic textiles made from petroleum and resource-intensive natural fibres unlike traditional synthetic fibres such as polyester It will use the investment to take on a larger facility with an ambition to stay close to Imperial. This will allow the company to scale production of its novel textile fibres in partnership with well-known fashion brands Professor Milo Shaffer Solena co-founder and Chair in Materials Chemistry at Imperial said: “Solena is particularly exciting not only as a new class of high performance sustainable fibres for a wide range of applications but also as an example of a paradigm shift in accelerating materials discovery The combination of computational design with rapid evaluation in fibre form directly feeds to scaled up production and implementation exploiting established textile technology.” Dr MacDonald is sharing details of the investment today at the SynBioBeta conference in California, near Imperial Global USA a hub that is helping the university build links with partners such as businesses and investors in the US Article text (excluding photos or graphics) © Imperial College London Photos and graphics subject to third party copyright used with permission or © Imperial College London State and Local Officers Who Lost Their Lives in the Line of Duty in the Imperial Valley EL CENTRO — The community came together in a powerful display of unity and remembrance to honor 49 federal state and local officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in the Imperial Valley In commemoration of Imperial Valley Officers Memorial Day as declared by the Imperial County Board of Supervisors the Imperial Valley Law Enforcement Memorial committee held its 17th annual memorial ceremony for these 49 hometown heroes The memorial was held on the steps of the Imperial County Courthouse on Main Street on Friday and was attended by surviving family members members of the community and local leadership The ceremony included a motorcade procession a rifle salute conducted by a multi-agency honor guard and a moving performance of “Taps”/“Amazing Grace” by Officer Pedro Millan of the Calexico Police Department and retired Gunnery Sgt flag-folding ceremony and a riderless horse tribute an ancient Greek tradition symbolizing a fallen warrior The heart of the memorial service was the fallen officer roll call Chief Deputy Warden Ernesto Bustamante of Calipatria State Prison read the name of each fallen officer aloud an active officer from the corresponding agency placed a rose in a vase and stood on the courthouse steps in tribute Heartfelt remarks were delivered by Officer Vincent Salgado of the U.S Chaplain Sean Arvizu of the Brawley Police Department Field Representative Sara Solorzano of the Office of U.S Congressman Raul Ruiz and Chaplain Austin Brewer of the U.S but their legacy lives on,” said Solorzano where we speak their names into our presence but through the lives and the communities that they kept safe and served throughout their career.” The memorial also served as a way to honor the families of those lost Liliana Cañez spoke about the loss of her brother Officer Adrian Castro Cordova of the Calexico Police Department “Adrian was more than just a police officer He was a friend to all and a source of inspiration to many,” she said “His infectious laughter could light up even the darkest of days Whether it was through his playful nicknames for colleagues or the harmless pranks he’d orchestrate at the station Adrian had a unique talent for bringing joy He understood the importance of camaraderie and laughter in a profession often marked by challenges and heartache “Let us honor Adrian by showing up for one another and cherishing the memories of those we love,” Cañez said The evening’s services were concluded with a glow stick-lit moment of silence The IVLEM Committee is also working to establish a permanent memorial wall adjacent to the military memorial at Pioneers’ Museum “The museum will serve as a central place within the county to honor those who have died in the line of duty in Imperial Valley,” Salgado said Deputy Probation Officer Irene Beatrice Rios California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation KECY) - Bomb squads in the Imperial Valley safely removed mortar devices found in a shed earlier Saturday officers responded to reports of possible explosive devices found in a shed at a home in the area of Scott Avenue and Eighth Street officers found two mortar devices located inside a box in the rear shed of the home prompting them to set up a safety perimeter and to temporarily evacuate nearby residents The El Centro Fire Department and the Imperial County Fire Department Bomb Squad responded to assist with them successfully rendering the devices safe and residents were allowed to return to their homes once the area was clear Manoah Tuiasosopo joined the KYMA team as a videographer in February 2024 you can send them to his email at manoah.tuiasosopo@kecytv.com KECY) -A solemn ceremony in El Centro on Friday night honored 49 law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in Imperial County The annual Imperial Valley Law Enforcement Memorial drew families and community members to the steps of the county courthouse All paying tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice "There's a lot of challenges that we face on a daily basis," said Sgt "And one of those is paying the ultimate sacrifice of passing away in the line of duty." El Centro Mayor Sonia Carter was in attendance sharing her condolences and support for families in mourning "This is a wonderful moment for us to express how concerned we are for the families of El Centro that have lost their loved ones," Mayor Carter said "It's very important that we stay focused and help the families grieve She also offered a message for the wider community: "I really hope that people leave with the message that it can be any one of us The event served as a powerful reminder of the risks law enforcement officers face and the strength of the community that stands behind them Iran regarded Syria as a strategic link in its plan The Islamic Republic of Iran’s grand imperial ambitions in Syria were articulated in a 33-page Iranian study dated May 2022 The secret document was discovered after the Iranian embassy in Damascus was looted in December 2024 The Iranian plan was reportedly inspired by its American adversary’s rebuilding of post-war Europe through “The Marshall Plan.” The Iranian plan in Syria which was led by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official Abbas Akbari claimed that the Marshall Plan made Europe “reliant on America” by “creating economic Based on its interpretation of the Marshall Plan, the ayatollah regime ironically aimed to accomplish similar Iranian dominance over Syria and other parts of the Middle East, including Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon and Gaza. The imperial plan in Syria eventually failed with the collapse of the Assad regime in December 2024 The heavy losses sustained by Hezbollah – Iran’s powerful terror proxy in Lebanon – after more than a year of war with Israel reportedly played a central role in weakening which had depended on support from both Iran and Hezbollah mismanagement and international sanctions were all crucial factors that undermined Tehran’s imperial plans in Syria “Syrian banks’ failure to pay Iranian companies is discouraging investment,” Akbari’s agency wrote in a letter to Iran’s ambassador in Damascus following complaints from businesses in Iran that lost their investments in Syria The goal of the Iranian imperial plan was reportedly to transform Syria into Tehran’s most lucrative satellite state in the Middle East Iran invested billions of dollars into the imperial project that ultimately failed Ex-Iranian lawmakers have estimated that the Assad regime’s debt to Tehran exceeded $30 billion Iran is facing a weak domestic economy and growing internal protests against the ayatollah regime’s politically and economically oppressive rule Many Iranian businesses reportedly lost substantial investments tied to various unfinished construction projects throughout Syria opposes Iranian imperial ambitions and embraces an alliance with Iran’s rival “The Syrian people have a wound caused by Iran and we need a lot of time to heal,” al-Sharaa stated in December The fall of the Assad regime dramatically disrupted the ayatollah’s imperial plans in the Middle East Iran regarded Syria as a strategic link in its plan to establish a Shiite imperial corridor stretching from Tehran in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west The Assad regime also played a pivotal role in facilitating the transfer of Iranian arms and funds to Hezbollah It is unclear how much money Iran ultimately spent on its failed imperial Syria project the United Nations estimated as much as $6 billion per year by 2015 The Iranian regime has dismissed the figure as exaggerated but has not denied allocating substantial resources to its involvement in Syria Syria has also played a key role in Iran’s “Ring of Fire” strategy that aims to surround Israel’s borders with Iran-supported terrorist organizations such as Hamas in Gaza Hezbollah in Lebanon and other militant groups in Syria In January 2025, Israeli commandos raided Iran’s secret missile factory in Syria which produced crucial weapons for Hezbollah and other proxy groups Herzi Halevi explained the importance of striking Iran’s military assets in Syria "Iran established for years a ring of fire and missiles on the borders of the State of Israel and we hit both the ring and the head," Halevi said The All Israel News Staff is a team of journalists in Israel A vehicle crashed into the guardrails on a sidewalk near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Wednesday was arrested by police at the site near the Ote-mon Gate of the palace on suspicion of negligent driving The car had been heading toward the Imperial Palace and continued straight through a T-junction before crashing around 11 a.m 3 die, 10 injured after head-on crash on eastern Japan expressway Man gets suspended term for auto accident that left girl unconscious 24% of Japan traffic lights aging, further raising safety fears To have the latest news and stories delivered to your inbox Simply enter your email address below and an email will be sent through which to complete your subscription Please check your inbox for a confirmation email Thank you for reaching out to us.We will get back to you as soon as possible KECY) - One child has died so far this year in the U.S It's why Imperial County and the El Centro Fire Department (ECFD) along with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) joined forces to bring awareness to this issue First responders and health officials say under no circumstance should a child or a pet remain inside a vehicle unattended have died from pediatric vehicle heat stroke there’s only one death nationwide," said Battalion Chief Eduardo Ainza of ECFD The extreme heat in the Imperial Valley can kick up the temps in a vehicle by more than 20 degrees in a matter of minutes as their body temperature can increase up to five times more than an adult "I would say is more of a threat here simply because of our climate here but it's one of those issues that we got to raise awareness because it could so deadly and it happens so quickly," said Battalion Chief Ainza "The message in summer time is just take an extra second look to the backseat is there anything on the backseat that I need to attend to...It's mainly with children but also with pets You can't leave pets unattended," said Capt If you happen to see a child unattended in a car People who leave a child in a vehicle can face serious consequences "You can see child endangerment even manslaughter most of these cases they are not on purpose people don’t leave a child in a vehicle unattended especially in this heat," said Capt and always keep the keys out of the child's reach Reach out to Marcos with your story ideas at marcos.icahuate@kecytv.com the leaf blower war or the anti-'woke' backlash World Subscribers only Germany's Friedrich Merz is embracing pragmatism World Subscribers only Trump-Carney meeting: Canada seeks reconciliation World Subscribers only Friedrich Merz bets on two private sector converts to revive the German economy and reform the state World Subscribers only Founder of Sant'Egidio community fears next pope could undo Francis's legacy Opinion Subscribers only 'Russian gas and Europe is an old story that ended badly Economy Subscribers only Europe's steel industry flattened by crisis World Subscribers only How European countries plan to fund defense efforts France Subscribers only Macron announces citizens' convention on school schedules France Subscribers only 21 charged over French prison attacks as investigation narrows in on drug traffickers France Subscribers only French mosque stabber was driven by 'morbid fascination,' prosecutor says France Subscribers only At the trial of Kim Kardashian's robbers Videos World expos: From Paris 1855 to Osaka 2025 Videos How the Trump administration is attacking scientific research in the US Videos Tesla cars set on fire in Las Vegas as calls to boycott Musk's company grow worldwide Videos Can France's nuclear deterrent protect Europe Opinion Subscribers only 'The American dream is dying' Opinion Subscribers only John Bolton: 'The term chaos is commonly used to describe the top of the Defense Department' Opinion Subscribers only 'It is pointless to imagine a significant wave of American academics leaving' Magazine Subscribers only Tracking down the pianos taken from French Jews during the Nazi Occupation Magazine Subscribers only Eve Rodsky the American helping couples balance the mental load Magazine Subscribers only Desecration or more glory Joan Didion's private diaries are revealed Magazine Subscribers only For Jewish cartoonist Joann Sfar 2025."> Pixels Subscribers only Golden Owl solution is revealed but leaves players of 31-year hunt disappointed Pixels Subscribers only Secrets of decades-long Golden Owl treasure hunt to be revealed Lifestyle Inside Chanel's French leather workshops Culture Subscribers only The marvelous bronzes of Angkor on display at the Musée Guimet in Paris 14 min read Lire en français InvestigationIn his quest for absolute control who has been back in the White House for 100 days has strived to annihilate all checks and balances challenging the American institutional equilibrium the Republican president was "going too far" in his desire "to expand the power of the presidency." 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Sign In Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Imperial Household Agency building is seen in Tokyo, Dec. 29, 2023. (Kyodo News via AP) The Imperial Household Agency identified the suspect as an employee in their 20s who was one of about 80 attendants assigned to the palace or the agency building to serve daily needs of Naruhito and his family. The theft is an embarrassment for the royal household and its officials said it’s been unheard of in modern history. The case surfaced in March during an internal investigation by the IHA that started in January when an assistant manager of the department noticed a discrepancy between the cash in the safe and the accounting book. When an agency official detected the loss of 30,000 yen ($207) in late March, the suspect who just ended an overnight duty was asked about it and admitted stealing cash, citing financial difficulty, the agency said. 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