The Trump administration has granted Fast Track designation to a groundbreaking — and controversial — self-amplifying mRNA (sa-mRNA) vaccine candidate targeting the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
The vaccine, ARCT-2304, developed by Arcturus Therapeutics, is now in Phase 1 trials and has been positioned by federal health authorities as a front-line defense against a potential bird flu pandemic.
The designation, announced April 10, was awarded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services and its Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
The Fast Track designation from the FDA expedites the review of drugs intended for serious or life-threatening conditions that demonstrate the potential to address unmet medical needs.
This designation aims to get new treatments to patients faster by encouraging more frequent communication between the FDA and the drug developer and allowing for a rolling review of the application.
Unlike traditional vaccines, the ARCT-2304 candidate uses a self-replicating mRNA platform, meaning the genetic material continues reproducing inside the recipient’s cells to boost production of flu-fighting proteins. Arcturus claims this results in a stronger immune response with smaller doses.
“We are pleased to receive Fast Track Designation from the FDA for ARCT-2304,” said Joseph Payne, President and CEO of Arcturus Therapeutics.
“We remain steadfast in our commitment to the U.S. government to develop safe and effective STARR® next-generation mRNA vaccines to protect U.S. citizens from future pandemic threats. This designation from the FDA is an important step forward in our mission to provide protective solutions for global health crises.”
This experimental technology, dubbed STARR® and powered by Arcturus’ proprietary LUNAR® delivery system, allows the vaccine to be freeze-dried and stored in refrigerators, avoiding the ultra-cold storage problems that plagued early COVID-19 rollouts.
Federal taxpayers are footing the bill — again. ARCT-2304 is being developed under a BARDA contract (No. 75A50122C0007), highlighting yet another example of public-private partnerships where the pharmaceutical industry reaps the profits and the people carry the risk.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people reported side effects from mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, such as those from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, leading to widespread complaints.
The mRNA vaccines work by instructing cells to produce a piece of the SARS-CoV-2 virus’s spike protein, triggering an immune response. Approved under emergency use authorizations initially, these vaccines have been administered to billions globally, with full approvals following for certain age groups.
Concerns about side effects have been voiced, especially given the rapid rollout and the unprecedented scale of vaccination.
Spurred on by President Trump’s tariffs and a focus on returning to U.S.-based manufacturing, NVIDIA has announced that, for the first time, the company’s AI supercomputers will be built entirely in the U.S.
The company announced it is is working with its manufacturing partners to design and build factories that including commissioning more than a million square feet of manufacturing space to build and test NVIDIA Blackwell chips in Arizona and AI supercomputers in Texas.
Mass production at both plants is expected to ramp up in the next 12-15 months.
The AI chip and supercomputer supply chain is complex and demands the most advanced manufacturing, packaging, assembly and test technologies. NVIDIA is partnering with Amkor and SPIL for packaging and testing operations in Arizona.
Within the next four years, NVIDIA plans to produce up to half a trillion dollars of AI infrastructure in the United States through partnerships with TSMC, Foxconn, Wistron, Amkor and SPIL. These world-leading companies are deepening their partnership with NVIDIA, growing their businesses while expanding their global footprint and hardening supply chain resilience.
NVIDIA AI supercomputers are the engines of a new type of data center created for the sole purpose of processing artificial intelligence — AI factories that are the infrastructure powering a new AI industry. Tens of “gigawatt AI factories” are expected to be built in the coming years. Manufacturing NVIDIA AI chips and supercomputers for American AI factories is expected to create hundreds of thousands of jobs and drive trillions of dollars in economic security over the coming decades.
Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, shared, “The engines of the world’s AI infrastructure are being built in the United States for the first time.”
“Adding American manufacturing helps us better meet the incredible and growing demand for AI chips and supercomputers, strengthens our supply chain and boosts our resiliency.”
President Trump shared the announcement on Truth Social.
Austin Metcalf was allegedly stabbed by Karmelo Anthony on April 2 during an athletic event in Frisco, Texas. (@EndWokeness / X screen shot)
A judge on Monday reduced teen track star killer Karmelo Anthony’s bond from $1 million to $250,000 and placed him on house arrest.
As TGP previously reported, 16-year-old track and football star Austin Metcalf was brutally stabbed to death earlier this month during a championship track meet at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
Metcalf, a junior at Frisco Memorial High School, was attacked in broad daylight — at a school-sanctioned event meant to showcase hard work, discipline, and sportsmanship.
The suspect, 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony of rival school Frisco Centennial, was charged with first-degree murder.
The Karmelo Anthony family attorney asked the judge to put the teen killer on an ankle monitor and reduce his bond so he can “be with his family.”
The defense attorney argued that Karmelo Anthony has no prior arrests and should be released from prison.
Prosecutors argued that Karmelo Anthony was involved in an altercation at school in February, but it did not involve law enforcement, according to Fox 4 News.
In asking for the bond reduction, the defense attorneys said Anthony’s family is having trouble accessing the more than $400,000 raised for the teen killer. The judge sided with the defense and reduced Karmelo Anthony’s bond to $250,000.
Judge Angela Tucker of the 199th Judicial District Court also said Karmelo Anthony would be put on house arrest.
Bond Reduced: The judge reduced the teen’s bond to $250,000, and he will be placed on house arrest. He will have to speak to the bailiff every Friday morning and he is not allowed to be on social media.
The Judge: Judge Angela Tucker of the 199th Judicial District Court says she learned of this case assignment last Monday, and the cases are assigned at random. She will only preside over the bond reduction hearing. There will be another random selection for the judge assigned to the trial.
Judge Tucker said they’ve never had the security issues they’ve faced with this case.
She also said during the hearing that this is a bond hearing and not a trial, and at the bond hearing you don’t get everything.
The purpose of a bond is to ensure the defendant will return to court and to ensure the safety of the community, she said.
“I don’t take that lightly at all. I take those things very seriously.”
Cody Balmer (Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office)
38-year-old Cody Balmer of Harrisburg has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies, including attempted homicide, terrorism, aggravated arson, and burglary, following an early morning arson attack on the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence.
According to a court document obtained by The Gateway Pundit, Balmer meticulously planned the assault. Balmer entered the Governor’s Mansion around 1: 43 a.m. on Sunday.
Security footage obtained by law enforcement shows Balmer breaking into the piano room on the south side of the residence, igniting the first fire, then moving to the dining room to ignite a second device.
The flames caused significant damage to the historic mansion, where Shapiro, his wife Lori, their four children, and extended family were celebrating the Jewish holiday of Passover just hours earlier.
(Commonwealth Media Services)(Commonwealth Media Services)
Upon turning himself in, Balmer confessed to harboring hatred toward Governor Shapiro and admitted that he intended to harm the governor with a hammer if confronted.
A search of Balmer’s home uncovered key pieces of evidence—including the “Snap-On” jacket, black bag, and hammer matching those seen in the security footage.
Gasoline-soaked gloves discarded on a nearby street were also found in a trash bin and matched surveillance evidence.
Investigators are examining whether the attack was politically or ideologically motivated, as Balmer’s actions suggest a targeted attempt to intimidate or harm a public official, according to Politico.
Balmer faces at least eight charges:
Attempted Criminal Homicide
Aggravated Arson – Person Present
Burglary – Overnight Accommodations with Person Present
Recklessly Endangering Another Person
Terrorism – To Affect Conduct of Government
Aggravated Assault – Serious Bodily Injury to Public Officials
Loitering and Prowling at Nighttime
Aggravated Assault – Attempt to Cause Injury to Designated Individuals
If convicted, Balmer could face decades—possibly life—in prison.
The man who set the Pennsylvania Governor’s residence on fire on Sunday morning has been identified.
Police arrested a suspect on Sunday. His name is Cody Balmer, he’s 38 years-old and he lives near the governor’s mansion.
Balmer torched the governor’s residence during Passover. Shapiro is Jewish.
Times Now reported: During a news conference, police confirmed that Balmer scaled fences, evaded state troopers, and ignited the fire.
He was arrested in the Harrisburg area shortly after Governor Shapiro and his family were safely evacuated. Dauphin County District Attorney Francis Chardo stated that forthcoming charges will include attempted murder, terrorism, attempted arson, and aggravated assault against an enumerated person. Authorities have not yet released Balmer’s photo.
Balmer may have been angry that the government seized and sold his property.
We are not publishing photos of the arsonist until we can confirm.
Police have just arrested 38-year-old Cody Balmer from Harrisburg in connection with the arson attack and attempted homicide against Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and his family.
Legacy media will now ignore this story because Balmer doesn’t fit their leftist narrative. pic.twitter.com/UR9AO004hx
Balmer has one photo of himself pointing a gun at a camera. We know this because he was wearing the same shirt in a different photo on his facebook page.
Cody Balmer is pictured with his children and partner.
America First Legal founder and Trump advisor Stephen MIller
All 15 counties in Arizona have now started reviewing and cleaning their voter rolls to remove noncitizens, including nearly 50,000 voters who registered without showing proof of U.S. citizenship.
The lawsuit was filed by America First Legal (AFL) on behalf of EZAZ.org and Yvonne Cahill, a naturalized U.S. citizen and registered voter. AFL was founded by Trump advisor Stephen Miller.
It argued that election officials were not following Arizona law, which requires proof of citizenship to vote in state and local elections. Counties must also run monthly checks to confirm the citizenship status of registered voters.
As part of the settlement, Arizona counties must now work with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to verify the citizenship of voters who didn’t provide documentation when registering.
“This settlement is a great result for all Arizonans,” said James Rogers, senior counsel at AFL in a statement provided to Fox News.
Arizona has initiated the removal of illegal immigrants from its voter rolls, including nearly 50,000 registrants lacking proof of U.S. citizenship, according to Fox News.
Last year, America First Legal sued all 15 Arizona counties, alleging they failed to enforce a state law… pic.twitter.com/ikcyGHcaGi
Arizona currently requires proof of citizenship to vote in local or state contests, while counties must regularly check a group known as “federal-only voters.”
These are about 50,000 people who did not give proof of citizenship when they signed up. These voters cannot vote in state or local races until their citizenship is verified.
If a voter’s citizenship is confirmed, they will moved to the regular list and can vote in all elections. If they are found not to be citizens, their registration will be canceled.
“This will help County Recorders find and remove any aliens on their voter rolls,” Rogers said.
“It will also potentially enfranchise federal-only voters whose citizenship is confirmed, which would allow them to vote in state and local elections.”
Conservative campaigner Scott Presler, who helped Republican voter registration efforts during the 2024 election cycle, described it as “monstrous, earth shakingnews.”
BREAKING: All 15 Arizona counties have begun the process of verifying & removing noncitizens from their voter rolls,
Arizona, and particularly its most populous area of Maricopa County, has long been considered ground zero for Democratic election fraud.
The cheating was especially prevalent during the 2020 presidential election and the 2022 governor’s race, when election officials spent days “counting” votes only to eventually declare Democrats as the winners by the closest of margins.
A massive crowd coming from all over Serbia, as well as Kosovo and Bosnia, gathered yesterday (12) to attend a rally in Belgrade in support of President Aleksandar Vucic, who has been facing an orchestrated regime-change effort led by the EU and Globalists.
“The rally is seen as Vucic’s response to the big anti-government rally on March 15, when more than 100,000 people attended the biggest protest in decades.
Serbia has seen months of anti-government rallies after 16 deaths from a railway station roof collapse triggered accusations of widespread corruption and negligence.”
Vucic is standing up to the EU regime-change tactics.
“’The coloured revolution is over’, Vucic told throngs of his supporters in front of the parliament. ‘They can walk as much as they wish, but nothing will come out of that’.
The rally was meant also to promote a new movement led by Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) which is expected to include other parties from the ruling coalition that is yet to be officially inaugurated.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban addressed the rally via video link. ‘Serbian patriots can count on Hungarian patriots’, Orban said.”
“The Serbian president accused the student-led protesters of ‘inflicting huge evil on Serbia in the past five months’, and reiterated claims of a foreign-led ploy to oust him from power.
‘The attack came from abroad’, Vucic said without naming the alleged foreign organizers and offering no evidence for his claims. ‘We will not allow those from outside and inside Serbia to destroy our state’.”
Following pressure from the globalist mafia Romanian authorities banned front-runner Calin Georgescu from running for president. Georgescu wanted peace in Ukraine and a democratic Romania. image: social media.
Following pressure from the globalist mafia, Romanian authorities banned front-runner Calin Georgescu from running for president. Georgescu wanted peace in Ukraine and a democratic Romania.
After the Romanian authorities canceled the first round of elections won by anti-Globalist Calin Georgescu, and detained him for questioning in a bogus prosecution, Georgescu was BARRED from running in the May poll, in which he is the leading candidate with 40% of vote intentions.
Bucharest exploded in chaos after the decision was announced.
Tucker Carlson interviews Calin Georgescu from Romania.
On Thursday, Tucker Carlson posted his video interview with Călin Georgescu. During their talk – around the 15: 39 minute mark – Georgescu talks about how Tony Blinken and Emanuel Macron were behind the movement to remove him from the May election. The two globalists could not afford a peacemaker to win in Romania.
Authorities then raided his home after they barred him from running.
Georgescu says the European elites treat Romania like a satellite country. That sounds about right.
Tucker Carlson: What role did US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, play in Romanian politics?
Georgescu: Everybody knows that was a foreign intervention, and particularly from Secretary of State, Blinken, that he intervened in the elections and simply dictate what the system has to do. It’s absolutely everybody knows about this situation, including, of course, President Macron and Maia Sandu from Moldova as well. They intervened. But the most important was Secretary of State Blinken.
Tucker Carlson: What did he do and say that affected your election Romanian politics?
Georgescu: Well, simply was an intervention. They don’t… Very clear. They don’t need free Romania. To be mentioned that the largest military base of NATO is in Romania. Probably you know about that… Of course, they need to launch the World War III from Romania. With this situation, of course, they can involve all Europe and also United States. So they have interest. They have interest in war…
…Let me tell you how is the situation. It’s a key gateway which can cancel, can protect the humanity to go in the war or can go to the war. Why? Because it’s the largest boundary which Romania has with Ukraine. We discussed about 380 miles only for Romania. In compare, Poland has almost 330 miles and Hungary around 80 miles. Geographically, it’s very important as well. It’s the largest boundary Again, for Ukraine is Romania. In this situation, of course, Romania is the asset for European Union and for Macron in order to launch the war. Strategically, it’s important. Number one is the most important strategical point, Romania. Number two is a security framework for the Black Sea. Number three is a regional influence for Moldova for a Black Sea, and also it’s a leverage for economic and for energy situation. They know about that. They know very well about that. They want to turn NATO on an offensive force.
Governor Josh Shapiro speaks at press conference after fire at his residence/ screen image
On Sunday evening police announced they arrested 38-year-old Cody Balmer in connection with the fire set to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion.
“Balmer will be charged with attempted murder, terrorism, aggravated arson and aggravated assault against an enumerated person,” Fox News reported.
As TGP reported earlier, an arsonist allegedly set fire to the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence while Governor Josh Shapiro and his family were asleep inside.
The incident occurred around 2 a.m., prompting a swift response from the Pennsylvania State Police, who safely evacuated the family from the residence.
Shapiro’s full statement Sunday morning:
“Last night at about 2AM, my family and I woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police after an arsonist set fire to the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg.
The Harrisburg Bureau of Fire was on the scene and while they worked to put out the fire, we were evacuated from the Residence safely by Pennsylvania State Police and assisted by Capitol Police. Thank God no one was injured and the fire was extinguished.
Every day, we stand with the law enforcement and first responders who run towards danger to protect our communities. Last night, they did so for our family – and Lori and I are eternally grateful to them for keeping us safe.
@PAStatePolice is on the scene leading this investigation and will keep the public updated.”
Last night at about 2AM, my family and I woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police after an arsonist set fire to the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg.
The Harrisburg Bureau of Fire was on the scene and while they worked to put out the fire, we were…
— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) April 13, 2025
During a Sunday evening presser, Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said Balmer hopped a fence before starting the fire.
“He actively evaded troopers who were here to secure the residence,” Bivens said. “While [law enforcement] were searching is when he attacked at the residence, broke in and set the fires.”
“So that was all playing out over a period of several minutes. It was a very quick event that occurred, and, and again, troopers were actively searching for him at the time,” Bivens said.
Governor Shapiro denounced the attack during the presser.
“This kind of violence is becoming far too common in our society,” Shapiro said. “And I don’t give a damn if it’s coming from one particular side or the other, directed at one particular party or another, or one particular person or another. It is not okay and it has to stop. We have to be better than this.”
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