Slovenia: Golob’s Party Goes Into Opposition After Coalition Talks Fail

Source: US News & World Report

“Slovenia’s outgoing prime ⁠minister, ⁠Robert Golob, on Monday ⁠said that his liberal Freedom Movement (GS), which narrowly won ​a parliamentary vote in March, would go into opposition after failing to ‌secure a majority coalition, ‌indicating that centre-right parties would form a government. GS won 29 ⁠of the ⁠90 seats in parliament, followed by the right-leaning Slovenian Democratic ​Party (SDS) of populist, pro-Trump ex-prime minister Janez Jansa on 28. Along with smaller parties that have typically supported them, GS would have 40 MPs while ​SDS would have 43 seats, leaving both in need of ⁠support from ⁠elsewhere.” (04/20/26)

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-04-20/slovenia-pm-golobs-party-goes-into-opposition-after-coalition-talks-fail

Thomas L. Knapp

Wisdom From the Founders: Why Eric Swalwell Should Never Have Been Elected in the First Place

Source: Town Hall
by Mark Lewis

“‘If man is not fit to govern himself, how can he be fit to govern someone else?’ – James Madison … A very clear — and truthful — analysis by Mr. Madison, and it explains in a few words, the problem with most governments in history, and that includes the current American government. As I have noted countless times, the American Founders said that the country cannot succeed without a virtuous people electing virtuous leaders. Well, people elected Eric Swalwell, who is the epitome of vice and immorality. Swalwell is human scum, but what does his election to Congress tell us about the people who put him there in the first place? And do we really think the people of his Congressional district are going to learn from their folly and replace Swalwell with a paragon of Christian virtue?” (04/20/26)

https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2026/04/20/wisdom-from-the-founders-why-eric-swalwell-should-never-have-been-elected-in-the-first-place-n2674705

Steve Trinward

EU: Serbia could lose access to a billion euros over democratic backsliding

Source: SFGate

“Serbia could lose access to around 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 billion) in European Union funds if it fails to halt democratic backsliding, EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos warned on Monday. International monitors have said they had witnessed violence and irregularities during last month’s local elections in 10 Serbian municipalities. ‘We are increasingly worried about what is happening in Serbia,’ Kos told EU lawmakers. She said the European Commission is ‘assessing whether the country still fulfills the conditions for payments under the EU’s financial instruments.’ Kos said the commission’s concerns range from ‘laws that undermine the independence of the judiciary, to crackdowns on protesters and recurrent meddling in independent media.’ Serbia qualifies for a big slice of an EU fund to promote growth in countries trying to join the bloc if they carry out reforms. Kos said Belgrade has received 110 million euros ($130 million), but that still ‘leaves around 1.5 billion under a question mark.'” (04/20/26)

https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/eu-says-serbia-could-lose-access-to-a-billion-22216056.php

Steve Trinward

A Reckoning Is Underway at the FDA

Source: Brownstone Institute
by Maryanne Demasi

“In September, it was reported that FDA officials had privately investigated 25 paediatric deaths following Covid vaccination — the first systematic review of such cases since the rollout began. The findings were meant to be presented to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). But the presentation never came. The meeting passed without a word. Something had happened behind closed doors. Now we know what.” (04/20/26)

https://brownstone.org/articles/a-reckoning-is-underway-at-the-fda/

Thomas L. Knapp

Trump Library Saga Takes Dark Turn: Where Did Millions in Funding Go?

Source: The New Republic
by Greg Sargent

“Four huge media conglomerates forked over $63 million in ‘settlements’ earmarked for Trump’s presidential library. Democrats are trying to track that money — and the latest developments don’t inspire confidence.” (04/20/26)

https://newrepublic.com/article/209254/trump-library-funding-millions-media-companies

Thomas L. Knapp

Eli Lilly agrees to acquire cancer drug maker Kelonia in deal worth up to $7 billion

Source: CNBC

“Eli Lilly will acquire biotech company Kelonia Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $7 billion, the company said Monday. Lilly will pay $3.25 billion upfront, and the remaining payments are contingent upon clinical, regulatory and commercial milestones, it said. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026. Kelonia is developing technology to reprogram patients’ T-cells inside the body so those cells can attack cancer, called in vivo CAR-T. Current treatments require that work to be done outside the body, or ex vivo, a process that involves harvesting cells, engineering them in a lab and then reintroducing them. While logistically intensive, the procedure has been successful for blood cancers like multiple myeloma.” (04/20/26)

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/20/eli-lilly-to-acquire-cancer-drug-maker-kelonia.html

Thomas L. Knapp