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Trump says Iran must ditch ‘concept of a nuclear weapon’ ahead of more talks

President Donald Trump on Monday once again reiterated that Iran must abandon any hope of obtaining a nuclear weapon as the U.S. prepares for more talks in less than a week. ‘Iran has to get rid of the concept of a nuclear weapon. They cannot have a nuclear weapon,’ Trump told reporters from the Oval Office while sitting alongside the president of El Salvador.  ‘Iran wants to deal with us, but they don’t know how....

Man arrested in Georgia for threats against Tulsi Gabbard, her husband

Police arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly sending threatening messages to director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and her husband. The DOJ announced the arrest of Aliakbar Mohammed Amin on Monday, saying he had sent threatening text messages to Gabbard between March 29 and April 1. The threats included Amin allegedly writing, ‘You and your family are going to die soon’ and ‘I will personally do the job if necessary.’ ‘Death to America means death...

Pete Marocco, mastermind behind dismantling of USAID projects, leaves State Department

Pete Marocco, the official who oversaw the dismantling of USAID, has now parted ways with the agency.  Marocco, who served in the Defense, State and Commerce departments, was known as a conservative firebrand with a deep skepticism of foreign aid. His tenure sparked fierce protests on Capitol Hill and drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who celebrated his exit but said questions remain about the future of U.S. foreign aid. ‘Pete was brought to State with...

DP Trading Room: SPX Earnings Update

The market has been overvalued for some time but how overvalued is it? Today Carl brings his earnings chart to demonstrate how overvalued the market is right now. We have the final data for Q4 2024. The market continues to show high volatility but it did calm down somewhat Monday. Carl reviews the market charts you need to see going into this week. He covered not only the market in general, but also covered Bitcoin,...

Bukele says Trump has 350 million Americans to ‘liberate’ by ending crime, terrorism

El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele told President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Monday that he has 350 million Americans to ‘liberate’ by ending crime and terrorism in the United States.  ‘We know that you have a crime problem and a terrorism problem that you need help with. And we’re a small country, but we can help,’ Bukele said. ‘We actually turned the murder capital of the world — that was [what] the journalists...

Poland says Moscow is ‘mocking’ Trump with deadly Ukraine strike

Poland’s foreign minister on Monday urged President Donald Trump to take steps to counter Russian President Vladimir Putin’s continued war in Ukraine following another deadly strike that killed 34, including two children, on Palm Sunday. ‘I just want to say how appalled I am by the latest spate of Russian attacks on Ukraine,’ Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told reporters ahead of the European Union’s foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg. ‘Ukraine unconditionally agreed to a ceasefire...

DOJ indicates Trump admin not obligated to return man deported to El Salvador, pushing back on judiciary

While a court ordered the U.S. government to pursue ‘steps to facilitate the return’ of a Salvadoran man removed from the U.S. last month, the Justice Department asserted that federal courts do not have the authority to dictate to the executive branch how to handle foreign relations and that the order only requires removal of ‘domestic obstacles’ that would hinder the man’s ability to return to the U.S. The legal wranglings concern Kilmar Armando Abrego...

Left Main REI: The Lifeline Software at the Heart of Real Estate Businesses

In real estate investing, every deal has its moving parts. Leads flow in from different sources. Projects have deadlines and budgets. Closings require coordination. Teams need clear communication. And above all, investors need to make fast, informed decisions. Without a reliable system tying everything together, the business can quickly become overwhelming. That’s why many real estate professionals now turn to software that acts not just as a tool—but as the heartbeat of their operations. The...

4 things to know about the young conservative anti-crime president of Ecuador who was just re-elected

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa – who’s served just 16 months after a 2023 snap election – is now projected to serve a full four-year term after Sunday’s contest.  Noboa, a 37-year-old heir to a fortune built on the banana trade, received 55.8% of the vote with more than 92% of ballots counted, according to Ecuador’s National Electoral Council. Leftist lawyer Luisa González, a protégée of former President Rafael Correa, earned 44% in Sunday’s runoff election,...

‘Rules for thee’: Senate DOGE leader seeks crackdown on tax-dodging government workers

As Tax Day approaches, the Senate’s DOGE leader announced a new effort Monday aimed at cracking down on federal bureaucrats who have racked up billions in unpaid taxes. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is introducing the Tax Delinquencies and Overdue Debts are Government Employees’ Responsibility (Tax DODGER) Act in response to reports of tax scofflaws within the bureaucracy the taxes themselves are supposed to bankroll. The Tax DODGER Act would require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...