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BREAKING: Former Dem Lt. Gov. Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide, Police Confirm
Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, confirmed Thursday that they found former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax dead in his home in an apparent murder-suicide. “I’m here to confirm the identity of our shooter in this murder-suicide that happened several hours ago as former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax,” Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said in a…Tyler O’Neil -
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BREAKING: International Olympic Committee Adopts New Policy on Transgender Identity and Women’s Sports
The International Olympic Committee announced Thursday that it would restrict women’s sports to biological females, as determined by a genetic test. The policy will go into effect for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games onwards. The IOC adopted as the standard a test for the gene associated with the sex-determining region Y protein, also known…Tyler O’Neil -
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BREAKING: Trump Says Khamenei Is Dead. What Happens Now in Iran?
President Donald Trump said that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, following reports of his killing in a joint military operation conducted by the United States and Israel. “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Saturday afternoon. “This is not only Justice for the…Virginia Allen -
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BREAKING: 2 More Arrested in Minnesota Church Invasion
Federal authorities arrested two more suspects in the Minnesota church invasion, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Monday. “If you riot in a place of worship, we WILL find you,” Bondi wrote on X. “We have made two more arrests in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota: Ian Davis Austin…Tyler O’Neil -
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Trump Is Breaking Our National Addiction to Pessimism
The United States has been suffering from a crisis of the imagination for a long time. When Donald Trump first came on the political scene with the “Make America Great Again” slogan, it looked like he was part of the problem. MAGA was nostalgia bait, but Trump continues to govern with more optimism about the…James Czerniawski -
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The Groundbreaking Impact of Christmas
The Christmas celebration is one of joy and excitement. No matter your age there is always something special about Christmas morning and the days that follow. We know that we are a part of something unique and everlasting. Truly, Christmas reveals so much about life, faith and family. First, Christmas shows what life is about…Thomas Griffin -
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America Is Surviving, Not Living, and It’s Breaking Us
Life in America doesn’t feel like life right now. It feels like triage. People get up, commute, grind through work, juggle kids and side hustles, scroll through their phones in bed until their eyes burn, then do it again tomorrow. They are surviving, but they are not living. The numbers explain why. The average American…Armstrong Williams -
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BREAKING: Suspect in Brown University Killing Found Dead, Also Suspected of MIT Murder
The suspect in last weekend’s fatal shooting at Brown University has been found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a storage unit he rented in Salem, New Hampshire, Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez announced Thursday night. The suspect has been identified as Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national. U.S. Attorney for…Daily Signal Staff -
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BREAKING: Bongino Announces When He Will Resign From FBI
After months of speculation, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced his resignation on Wednesday. “I will be leaving my position with the FBI in January,” Bongino wrote on X. “I want to thank President [Donald] Trump, AG [Pam] Bondi, and Director [Kash] Patel for the opportunity to serve with purpose. Most importantly, I want to…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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BREAKING: Indiana Senate Votes Against Congressional Map That Could Help Trump Avoid Impeachment
The Indiana State Senate, which has a GOP supermajority, has voted against a redistricting bill that would have likely given Republicans two additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Control of the House in next year’s midterms is critical for Republicans, who fear that a Democrat majority would try to impeach President Donald Trump….Jacob Adams -
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BREAKING: Divided Fed Makes Money Decision Ahead of Christmas
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced the third interest rate cut of the year in a news conference Wednesday. “Today, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to lower our policy interest rate by a quarter percentage point,” Powell said. The rate cut brings the federal funds rate between 3.5% and 3.75%, following similar-sized rate cuts…Tyler O’Neil -
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BREAKING: Top Trump Attorney Alina Habba Resigns
Alina Habba resigned Monday as the acting U.S. attorney for the district of New Jersey. This comes after an appeals court ruling disqualified her from serving in the position. “While I was focused on delivering real results, judges in my state took advantage of a flawed blue slip tradition and became weapons for the politicized…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Supreme Court Justices Hear Street Preacher Who Challenged Law After Pleading No Contest to Breaking It
Justices didn’t seem to break along predictable lines Wednesday, when they presented critical questions to both sides in a case regarding a Christian pastor’s free speech challenge to a Mississippi city ordinance. In Olivier v. City of Brandon, the U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether someone convicted under a law has standing to challenge the…Fred Lucas -
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BREAKING: Trump Pardons Democrat Rep Indicted Under Biden
President Donald Trump is pardoning Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas after the Biden administration charged him and his wife with bribery. Trump announced on Truth Social a “full and unconditional PARDON of beloved Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar, and Imelda.” “Henry, I don’t know you,” the president wrote, “but you can sleep well tonight—Your nightmare…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Parenting in a Digital World: A Heartbreaking Image and Its Warning
Recently, the world witnessed the assassination of Charlie Kirk with the gruesome video of the incident circulating online in real time. National attention quickly zeroed in on the assassin and in that process a powerful image surfaced. The image was that of a young Tyler Robinson sitting in front of a laptop. Dressed in Avengers pajamas and surrounded by what appears to be Christmas candy, Robinson’s lips are curved…Alleigh Marré -
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BREAKING: Trump Reacts to Shooting of 2 National Guard Members
Two members of the National Guard were shot in Washington on Wednesday, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on X while the White House said it was on lockdown, with President Donald Trump away in Florida. West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey initially said in a X post that the two of the…Leah Douglas -
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BREAKING: Prominent Senate Democrat Under DOW Review for ‘Misconduct’
The Department of War released a statement on Monday announcing it will review “serious allegations of misconduct” against Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., a retired Navy captain. The department’s investigation into Kelly’s actions follows a video posted on X in which Kelly and five other Democrat lawmakers with previous experience in the military or intelligence agencies…Bradley Devlin -
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BREAKING: House Votes to Put Arctic Frost Lawsuit Provision on Ice
The House has passed a bill to repeal a provision in the government shutdown-ending continuing resolution that allowed lawmakers surveilled by the federal government to seek damages. The House passed the bill to repeal the funding bill provision that would permit U.S. senators to sue the government for “$500,000 or the amount of actual damages”…Jacob Adams -
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BREAKING: How House Members Voted on Epstein Files Release
The House of Represented voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to direct the Trump administration to release the Epstein files to the public. The House passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act by a vote of 427-to-1. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., did not support the measure. The Senate later approved it unanimously, and President Donald Trump has said he…Jacob Adams -
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BREAKING: Texas Governor Designates Largest Muslim Activist Group a Foreign Terrorist Organization
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, designated the largest Muslim advocacy group in the country, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a foreign terrorist organization, authorizing a host of state actions against the group. CAIR condemned his attack as “defamatory” and “lawless,” threatening to sue in response. “The Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR have long made their…Tyler O’Neil