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ISIS Claims Responsibility for Terrorist Attack in Iran During Soleimani Memorial Event
The terrorist group ISIS has claimed responsibility for the bombing Wednesday in Iran that killed dozens and injured hundreds. Multiple bombs went off in the southern Iranian city of Kerman during an anniversary memorial service for Iranian terrorist Qassem Soleimani, killing at least 73 and injuring hundreds of others. [The U.S. killed Soleimani in a drone strike… -
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Attendance by Singer Swift, Actress Gomez at Gaza Fundraiser Draws Pushback From Some Fans
After a record-breaking year for Taylor Swift, the pop star attended a Gaza fundraiser with celebrity friend Selena Gomez in December. The event was hosted by Ramy Youssef on his tour “Ramy Youssef: More Feelings.” While the comedian traveled to several major cities such as Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia during the standup tour, Swift’s and Gomez’s presence… -
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Missouri Governor Bans Chinese Purchase of Farmland Near Military Sites
Missouri is banning individuals and groups tied to China from purchasing agricultural land near military installations. Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order on Tuesday prohibiting any entity tied to the Chinese Communist Party from buying up land within 10 miles of any “critical military facilities,” according to a statement from Parson’s office. There are several firms with… -
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Italy’s Prime Minister Wisely Spurns Deal With China
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni delivered a Christmas present earlier this month to a free and prosperous Europe when she dumped Italy’s deal with China on its Belt and Road Initiative. Despite assurances from the center-left Democratic Party that initially orchestrated the deal, Italy, like most of the 17 other countries in the European Union that signed agreements, never saw many… -
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Amid Security Concerns of Lawmakers, Chinese-Made Battery Installation Removed From Marine Base
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and more than two dozen other Republican lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin earlier this month, demanding the removal of a Duke Energy-supplied Chinese battery installation at the Marine Corps base at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and demanding an investigation into whether similar installations have been… -
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This Israeli Community Experienced a Miracle on Oct. 7. Now, It Needs Helping Hands.
The agricultural Israeli community of Ein HaBesor experienced a miracle on Oct. 7. Located just 3 miles from the border with Gaza and home to 320 families, the people of Ein HaBesor were targeted by Hamas terrorists just like so many other communities along the border that day. But miraculously, not a single person from… -
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What Impact Biden’s Ukraine Funding Request Could Have on You and Economy
Increased U.S. funding to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia could drive up inflation along with the national debt, according to an analysis by The Heritage Foundation’s top budget expert. Members of Congress are negotiating a deal to pass President Joe Biden’s national security bill, which includes about $60 billion in funding for Ukraine as… -
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Chinese Drug Dealers Use Risqué Ads to Sell Narcotics, Fentanyl Ingredients on US Social Media
Accounts claiming to represent Chinese drug manufacturers are using provocative images of women to advertise narcotics and fentanyl precursors on U.S. social media, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation review of hundreds of English and Chinese-language social media posts. The Daily Caller News Foundation identified several dozen LinkedIn accounts claiming to be saleswomen representing… -
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What We Saw in Videos of Hamas Terrorists’ Oct. 7 Attacks in Israel
We both went to the Israeli Embassy in Washington recently to watch 46 minutes of raw footage showing Hamas terrorists’ savage attacks Oct. 7 on innocent Israelis, including women and children. It was the most horrific, barbaric thing we have ever seen. >>> Warning: This commentary contains graphic descriptions of acts committed by Hamas. In… -
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Hamas Murdered Their Friend. Now, They Help Israeli Soldiers to Keep His Memory Alive
David Newman sent a text to a friend the morning of Saturday, Oct. 7. Something terrible had happened. Word quickly spread among Newman’s group of friends, who had known each other since high school. Newman, 25, had traveled the night before to the music festival in southern Israel, close to the border with the Gaza… -
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With Ukraine Funding in Limbo, US Defense Contractors Huddle With Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy courted a group of U.S. defense contractors this week during his visit to Washington, D.C., as he lobbied lawmakers to approve an additional $61.4 billion in funding for his country’s war effort against Russia. Even before speaking with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, House Speaker Mike Johnson, U.S. senators,… -
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Lawmakers Rebuff Zelenskyy’s Plea for More Ukraine Funding
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington, D.C., Tuesday failed to win over skeptical lawmakers, who are weary of sending more money abroad to fund a war effort that appears to have stalled. The high-profile visit marked a stark contrast to Zelenskyy’s glorified appearance last December, when he addressed a joint session of Congress. This… -
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Princeton Student Held Hostage in Iran Reveals Just How Deeply His University Betrayed Him
While a Princeton University student languished in an Iranian prison, Iranian official-turned-Princeton professor Seyed Mousavian not only refused to help the student but took Tehran’s side in a conversation with the student’s wife by insisting that the student must have broken one or more of the mullahs’ laws. “I spent 1,216 days in an Iranian… -
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America Must Confront China for Ramping Up Belligerence in South China Sea
Chinese leader Xi Jinping last week told the communist regime’s coast guard simply to enforce maritime law, but we all know what that really means—and it has nothing to do with upholding the rule of law on the high seas. Chinese vessels collided last month with a Philippine resupply boat and a Philippine coast guard… -
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2 Months Into War: Here’s Where Israel-Hamas Fight Stands
Dec. 7 will mark two months since Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking 240 others hostage. Fighting between Hamas and Israel resumed Friday after the release of about 100 hostages during a weeklong cease-fire. As Israeli troops advance in Gaza, they are “constricting the size of ground they don’t control,” defense expert Robert… -
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How Does Israel’s 10/7 Crisis Compare?
Israel is engaged in one of its most challenging international crises since at least the Yom Kippur War of 1973. On Oct. 7 (henceforward referred to as 10/7), Israel suffered the worst terrorist attack in modern history in proportion to the number of its inhabitants. As U.S. President Joe Biden said, 10/7 was like 9/11… -
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Facing Loss of State Funding, Radical Maryland Group Backpedals on Ferocious Support for Hamas
Trouble is brewing in the deep-blue state of Maryland, where Democratic state senators are discovering that—gasp!—an “immigrant advocacy” group they have coddled for decades is really full of Hamas supporters who compare Palestinian terrorists to the experience of Hispanics in the Old Line State. The group is CASA de Maryland. State lawmakers have been forcing weary taxpayers to underwrite… -
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China-Linked Company Directly Paid Joe Biden, Latest Released Bank Records Show
A Hunter Biden business entity tied to China made direct monthly payments to Joe Biden in the months leading up to the former vice president’s announcement that he would run for president in 2020, according to newly released subpoenaed bank records from the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. The monthly payments came from Owasco PC,… -
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Who Are the Hostages Still Being Held Captive in Gaza?
Israeli citizens and foreigners remain hostages to Hamas and other radical Islamic terrorist organizations in Gaza. It is believed that there are just over 120 hostages still in Gaza. Eleven of the hostages are foreigners and the rest are Israeli, according to Israeli officials. Those waiting to be freed range in age from 10-month-old baby… -
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America’s Indo-Pacific Allies Willing to Be Force Multipliers for US to Help Deter China
America is not the only country with an interest in countering the threat of an aggressive Communist China that’s intent on world domination. Its allies in the Indo-Pacific are keenly interested in preserving a free and open region as well. In a meeting last week between Australia and India, Australia’s defense minister said that for…