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Dem Congresswoman Got Coached by Epstein During Anti-Trump Hearing. What’s Their Connection?
Jeffrey Epstein’s newly released estate documents reveal he was texting Stacey Plaskett, the Democrat nonvoting delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands, during a 2019 congressional hearing with President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen. The texts indicate Epstein, a convicted sex offender since 2008, was watching the hearing live, texting Plaskett before she questioned… -
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Midterms Shaping Up to Be a War Over Delivering Affordability for Gen Z
While President Donald Trump launches an initiative to make America affordable again, Democrats are crafting their own messaging on cost of living, an issue that will likely define the midterms. Affordability Already Playing Central Role in Elections One of the most recent Democrat politicians to seize on topics of affordability is Amy Acton, a medical… -
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How Should Republicans Move Forward?
Reading commentary about the recent elections, I thought of an observation of Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. Feynman said, “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool.” That is, we must always be disciplined in looking at things as they are and not bend to… -
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‘Is This a Babylon Bee Headline?’: Massachusetts Appoints Trans Activist to Women’s Commission
Democrat Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is drawing fire from conservatives for appointing Giselle Byrd, a biological male transgender activist, as the new vice chair of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women’s Programming and Planning Committee. The appointment became effective Nov. 1. “Is this a Babylon Bee headline?” Massachusetts Family Institute wrote on Facebook… -
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Mamdani Is a Warning for Western Civilization
Three days before last week’s elections, the once-trenchant “Saturday Night Live” devoted its cold opening skit to poking fun at Zohran Mamdani, now New York mayor-elect, for “smiling so much my face hurts.” The joke was that Mamdani’s permanent grin is false, an artifice he uses to appear relatable. Well, “SNL” is no longer the must-watch entertainment it was in its… -
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Johnson Defends Trump Against Epstein Accusations
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday highlighted Congress’s recent legislative successes, stating it is returning to regular order. He also dismissed accusations that President Donald Trump is in the Epstein files. “We are returning to regular order—the way this [Congress] is supposed to work,” said Johnson, R-La., on “Fox New Sunday” today. “I’m very proud… -
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The Pope’s Take on Tech and Education
As part of the larger Catholic Church celebration of the Jubilee of Hope, the Jubilee of Education was held in Rome Oct. 31 and Nov. 2, with Pope Leo XIV an active participant. Christians believe that their faith (relationship with God) ought to impact every area of their lives. Since God created us and since He is our destiny, then everything… -
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Will President Trump’s Focus on Affordability Alter Interest Rates Push?
President Donald Trump is continuing to call for the Federal Reserve to decrease interest rates amid his push to highlight Republican affordability accomplishments ahead of midterms. “As the Trump administration continues to address the underlying causes of Biden’s economic disaster—from fiscal mismanagement to overregulation—inflation is now trending towards its target, and the environment is ripe… -
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Future of Gaza: Humanitarian Group Eager to Reenter and Serve Thankful Palestinians
Even if you have never heard of Samaritan’s Purse, you have likely seen images of children around the world receiving their red and green Christmas shoe boxes filled with little gifts and hygiene products. Every year, children in more than 100 nations receive the boxes at Christmastime. While Samaritan’s Purse Vice President Ken Isaacs says he would like to one day see children in Gaza opening their own Christmas… -
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DEEP STATE ACTOR? Ex-Obama Staffer Regulating Energy in Trump Admin Worked for Climate Activist Groups
A former staffer in the Barack Obama White House who went to work for climate activist groups joined a federal agency regulating energy under President Joe Biden and appears to still remain in his post under Donald Trump. The staffer, Brett Cozzolino Bhave, has set off alarm bells among conservatives who support the Trump administration’s… -
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Virginia’s Bleak Energy Future
The return of the political trifecta Democrats enjoyed during the 2020-21 General Assembly sessions—now bolstered with a 64-36 majority in the House of Delegates—leaves the question of how to deal with Virginia’s energy issues entirely in their hands. Only if the Democrats suffer a significant division within their own ranks will the Republican legislators cast… -
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Department of War Shake-Up: More Women Enlist as ‘Common Sense’ Replaces Woke
Woke is out at the Department of War, and higher fitness standards are back. Since being sworn in as secretary, Pete Hegseth has acted to “remov[e] the distractions” from the department, including getting rid of “political correctness” and “DEI offices.” “No more dudes in dresses,” Hegseth said during a recent speech, adding, “We are restoring a ruthless, dispassionate, and commonsense application of standards.” … -
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‘SHAMELESS HYPOCRISY’: What Newsom Leaves Out as He Lectures at UN Climate Conference
Traveling this week to Brazil, California Gov. Gavin Newsom cast himself as standing up for the climate–even as his state imports most of its oil from the area of the international conference where he spoke. About 45% of California’s oil imports come from the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador, Brazil, Guyana, and Colombia. Newsom attended the… -
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Is This Senate Provision ‘Corrupt Fleecing’ or Justice for Arctic Frost?
A provision slipped into the funding bill that reopened the government at the last moment has caused harsh disagreement between the House and Senate. The provision in question, signed into law by President Donald Trump on Wednesday night, enables senators to sue the Department of Justice for at least $500,000 each instance their data is… -
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Gaslighting Americans on Inflation Is a Bad Idea
Fox News host Laura Ingraham asked President Donald Trump this week if the affordability issue was a factor in the elections in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York City. “More than anything else, it’s a con job by the Democrats,” Trump said, before going on to harangue the media and instruct the GOP to tell… -
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In Gavin Newsom’s California, Pretty Much Nothing Is Affordable
Going green is really about affordability, according to California Gov. Gavin Newsom. That’s the message from the California governor, who has totally never thought about becoming president until recently, at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil on Tuesday. “It’s about economic power. I think we have to reframe it as a cost-of-living issue,” Newsom said… -
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The Next Social Epidemic Is Already Here: Legalized Sports Gambling
In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association. A fractured court, led by a conservative majority, held that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, signed into law in the final months of the George H.W. Bush presidency, was unconstitutional. The practical effect of the Murphy decision was… -
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Sports Writers Hit Trump for ‘Sportswashing’ at Commanders Game
Even the sports pages can be a platform for anti-Trump editorializing. After the Washington Commanders were drubbed by the Detroit Lions, the front page of The Washington Post sports section carried a piece by columnist Barry Svrluga trashing President Donald Trump’s appearance at the game and in the Fox broadcast booth. He called it “sportswashing.”… -
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Democrat X Account Deletes Claim That Trump Was With Epstein During 2017 Thanksgiving
The official Democratic Party X account has deleted a social media post about the relationship between President Donald Trump and disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The deleted X post claimed that documents showed that Trump spent time with Epstein during Thanksgiving in 2017, according to a report from the Washington Examiner. Before… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Administration Fires Back After Democrats Blame Trump for ‘Soaring Electricity’ Costs
The Trump administration is firing back after a group of Senate Democrats accused President Donald Trump of being responsible for “soaring electricity bills” and “failure” to prevent “consumers from being forced to subsidize the cost of data centers.” “Democrats’ baseless claims serve only to distract from this administration’s proven record of making energy more affordable for Americans,” a Trump administration official told…
