California Mayor Admits to Spying for Chinese Government

Today’s Briefing A California mayor resigned and pleaded guilty Monday to secretly running a Chinese government propaganda operation under the direction of a PRC intelligence operative with a direct line to Xi Jinping. The Wall Street Journal revealed the UAE secretly struck Iran’s Lavan Island oil refinery using Mirage fighter jets on April 8, making it the only country besides the U.S. and Israel to directly attack Iran during the war. Trump publicly demanded the House pass a bill permanently banning large investment firms from buying single-family homes, two months after the Senate passed it 89-10. Trump nominated a senior government contractor executive to lead the TSA after more than 1,100 officers quit during the shutdown and airport lines spiraled nationwide. We close with this day in 919, when Duke Henry of Saxony was crowned King Henry I of East Francia, laying the groundwork for what would eventually become the Holy Roman Empire. Headline Story More Headlines Today’s Cartoon Today In History On this day in 919, Duke Henry of Saxony was crowned King Henry I of East Francia, founding a dynasty that would shape the future of medieval Europe. Known as Henry the Fowler, he proved to be a capable ruler who strengthened the kingdom’s defenses and expanded its borders. His reign laid the groundwork for what would eventually become the Holy Roman Empire.