Man pleads guilty to planning attack at Jewish center in New York City
The Department of Justice said a Pakistani national pleaded guilty to attempting to commit an ISIS-inspired attack at a Jewish center in New York City.
On Wednesday, the department announced that Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, also known as Shahzeb Jadoon, admitted to “attempting to commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries” as well as “attempting to enter the United States and carry out a mass shooting with automatic weapons.”
“Khan planned a mass shooting at a Jewish center in New York City, timed to coincide with the anniversary of the October 7th Hamas attacks, with the explicit goal of killing as many Jews as possible,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. “Khan declared that New York City was the ‘perfect’ venue for his attack because of its large Jewish population and boasted that his plot could be the largest attack on U.S. soil since 9/11.”
According to the department, Khan, who was residing in Canada, began posting on social media and communicating with others about his support for ISIS in November of 2023.
Two of the individuals Khan shared his plans with were undercover officers.
Without realizing who they were, Khan asked the officers for help in obtaining AR-style assault rifles and ammunition, and shared the locations where he planned to carry out the attacks.
Khan also identified the human smuggler who would help him cross the U.S. border.
Khan was arrested while trying to enter the U.S. on Sept. 4, 2024. He is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 12 and faces the possibility of a life sentence in prison.
US Postal Service to suspend employer pay to workers’ pensions, citing cash crunch
The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday it has informed federal budget officials it will temporarily suspend its employer contributions to Federal Employees Retirement System annuities, allowing it to keep making payroll, paying suppliers and delivering the mail.
The step taken by the Postal Board of Governors is meant to preserve cash and liquidity due to the Postal Service’s ”ongoing, severe financial crisis,” Postal Service Chief Financial Officer Luke Grossmann said in an internal message to USPS employees. Officials have warned the USPS is on course to run out of cash by around February 2027.
Despite the suspension of employer contributions, effective Friday, current and future retirees will not be immediately impacted, Grossman said.
“The risk to the Postal Service and the American public from insufficient liquidity for postal operations dramatically outweighs any longer-term risk to the pension funds from not making the currently due payments,” he said in the statement. USPS deferred payments in 2011 during another financial crisis.
The Postal Service said it will continue transmitting employees’ retirement contributions to the federal Office of Personnel Management, along with Thrift Savings Plan contributions, including employer automatic and matching funds, and will also maintain its employer contributions to Social Security.
Brian Renfroe, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, said the temporary suspension of annuity payments is “not ideal” but it doesn’t immediately impact his members, who he said understand the Postal Service’s financial challenges….
AAG Dhillon: DeCarlos Brown still faces federal charges, state proceedings separate
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon on Thursday confirmed that DeCarlos Brown, the alleged killer of Iryna Zarutska, would face a federal competency determination independent of state proceedings that found him unfit to stand trial.
Brown stands accused of the killing of the Ukrainian-born Zarutska while aboard a Charlotte metro car. Footage of the incident appeared to show Brown stab her multiple times in the neck while she cowered in shock.
She later succumbed to her injuries. The episode attracted national attention. A state court found Brown mentally incompetent to stand trial this week, the New York Post reported.
“Folks: I had a great call this morning with our US Attorney in Charlotte.
Brown remains in federal custody and so the parallel state proceedings are in no way dispositive,” Dhillon posted on X. “There will be a federal competency determination and prosecution track taking precedence.”
The case drew the attention of President Donald Trump, who hosted Zarutska’s mother at the State of the Union address earlier this year.
He has further urged authorities to pursue the death penalty for Brown.
GOP Turncoats Trying to Pass AMNESTY Immigration Bill Under Guise of “Dignity,” with Michael Knowles
Megyn Kelly is joined by Michael Knowles, host of “The Michael Knowles Show,” to discuss some GOP’ lawmakers attempting to pass an amnesty immigration bill, the false framing of the “Dignity Act,” why this is a betrayal of the base, and more.
New Railway Between Europe and China to Shave a Week Off Delivery Times, Boost Kyrgyzstan Economy
Construction of a “transformational” new railway line linking China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan will allow goods to transit from east to west across Eurasia a whole week faster.
On the way, it’s also predicted to have a transformational impact on the economy of Kyrgyzstan, one of the slowest developing countries on the continent.
To speak of Europe later, the railway will address Central Asian transit in a dramatic way. A map will prove handy to understand why.
If you wanted to send a load of goods from China to the capitals of Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) or Tashkent (Uzbekistan), you’d have to send them all the way across Kazakhstan first before doubling back via truck, a quite absurd runaround considering China’s border with the former is actually closer than with Kazakhstan.
Now, the “CKU” will give direct transit options for most of Central Asia while unlocking substantial natural resource opportunities among a depressed, mountainous region of Kyrgyzstan.
“This railroad will virtually transform Kyrgyzstan—and not just Kyrgyzstan, but the whole of Central Asia,” Edil Baisalov, the country’s deputy prime minister, told The Times of Central Asia.
“Even under the most pessimistic scenarios, the cargo loads expected to transit this route could generate at least $300 million in annual revenue, benefiting the country significantly.”
Other estimates have placed the totals closer to $200 million, but either way it would allow the country to pay back the costs of the construction work in a few prosperous years.
U.S. Government to Automatically Register Eligible Young Men for Military Draft Later This Year
Starting in December, the U.S. government will begin automatically registering eligible young men for the Selective Service System (SSS) — the federal agency that maintains a national database of men between 18 and 25 years old for a potential military draft in case of a national emergency, according to a report by Military Times.
The Selective Service System submitted the “automatic registration” rule change to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on March 30.
Congress approved automatic registration for the draft late last year as part of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.
“This statutory change transfers responsibility for registration from individual men to SSS through integration with federal data sources,” the agency said on its website.
“SSS will implement the change by December 2026, resulting in a streamlined registration process and corresponding workforce realignment,” the agency added.
Currently, most men ages 18 to 25 are already required to register with the Selective Service System in case a military draft is authorized, under federal law.
In recent years, registration for the draft has decreased, partly due to the option to register having been removed from federal student loan forms in 2022, which accounted for nearly a quarter of all previous registrations, Military Times noted.
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), who sponsored the automatic draft registration language in the 2026 defense policy bill, argued the legislation “will allow us to rededicate resources — basically that means money — towards [readiness] and towards mobilization, rather than towards education and advertising campaigns driven to register people.”
Women are still exempt from draft registration, despite some attempts from lawmakers….
UK Deploys Military in Response to Russian AGGRESSION
Cold War vibes in the deep: Britain says it tracked Russian subs lurking near its vital undersea cables — and made sure the Kremlin got the message.
Defense chief John Healey warned Vladimir Putin “we see you” after UK forces and allies shadowed the stealthy mission for weeks. The blunt takeaway — touch Britain’s pipelines, and there will be hell to pay.
Lebanon demands its military disarm Hezbollah; Trump warns Iran must conform TV7 Israel News 9 Apr.
1) President Donald Trump warns the Ayatollah regime that the U.S. military stands by to re-engage upon his command – as the terror regime in Tehran continues to obstruct freedom of navigation in the strait of Hormuz.
2) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasizes that Hezbollah is not part of the agreed upon ceasefire.
3) The Lebanese Government calls upon the Lebanese Armed Forces to disarm Hezbollah.
REP. CHIP ROY: We Cannot Allow Islam To Hide Behind The First Amendment When In Fact It Is A Political Ideology That Is Designed In Its Own Language To Wage Jihad Against The West
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New York trial lawyers lobby against auto insurance reforms
Legal watchdog groups are accusing New York trial lawyers of funneling millions of dollars into democratic lawmakers’ political campaigns in an effort to stall Gov. Kathy Hochul’s crackdown on auto insurance fraud.
The American Tort Reform Association said the New York State Trial Lawyers Association contributed nearly $6.5 million to state lawmakers between 2022 and 2025, including sizable contributions to political action committees controlled by Democratic Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
“It’s no surprise that wealthy lawyers who benefit most from the status quo are fighting tooth and nail to keep the cash machine flowing to pad their pockets — and to maintain their influence in Albany,” said Lauren Sheets Jarrell, the association’s vice president and counsel for civil justice policy. “While they’re dumping millions into political campaigns and TV ads to squeeze more out of everyone else, hardworking families pay for their greed.”
The campaign contributions were highlighted in a recent report by the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York, which said trial lawyers have fueled a “fraudemic” of bogus claims with TV ads and are now pouring money into efforts to maintain the status quo in Albany.
“New Yorkers are being gaslit by their elected representatives at the request of the ambulance chaser lobby,” Tom Stebbins, the group’s executive director, said in a statement. “Every family, local government, trucking company, grocery store owner, and farmer knows that their insurance costs are out of control and the sensational trial lawyer billboards on the highway are a big piece of the puzzle.”
“It’s time to shake the stink of past plaintiffs’ lawyer influence schemes and shenanigans and get on board with these reforms,” he added. “Legislators need to serve their constituents, not their trial lawyer donors.”
Hochul’s plans call for cracking down on auto fraud by toughening state regulations, ramping up investigations of alleged insurance fraud, and targeting physicians who provide bogus diagnoses for victims of staged crashes.
Swalwell’s ‘Russia Collusion’ Obsession Backfires—Now It’s China Questions He Won’t Answer
For years, Rep. Eric Swalwell built his brand on accusing others of foreign ties and demanding total transparency—especially against Trump.
Now, as questions resurface about his own past connections and conduct, he’s fighting to keep key records out of public view.
The same man who shouted “no one is above the law” is suddenly lawyering up to block scrutiny. Voters deserve answers—not selective accountability, argues Drew Allen, Daily Signal California Correspondent on today’s special video commentary.
