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Donald Trump, Peace President
This week, I had the opportunity to visit the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, to hear President Donald Trump speak. Trump, who had just brokered a ceasefire deal involving the release of all 20 living Israeli hostages from Hamas—without a full Israeli withdrawal, and with a stated commitment by Hamas, backed by erstwhile allies like Qatar… -
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Trump, Crime Loom Large in New York Mayor Debate. Here Are 4 Key Moments.
Three candidates debated for the first time Thursday night in New York’s mayoral race. The election has garnered a significant amount of attention this year given the stakes involved. Current Mayor Eric Adams dropped out of the race at the end of September, leaving just three major candidates standing. The frontrunner candidate is Assemblyman Zohran… -
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Violent Texts and Trump Dominate Virginia AG Debate
Virginia’s Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares kicked off the Thursday debate referencing text messages in which his Democrat opponent Jay Jones wished death on a political rival. Jones responded in his opening remarks on the controversy that has plunged the third-tier race on this year’s Virginia ballot into the national spotlight, asserting he “deeply, deeply”… -
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2 ‘Riot Reporters’ Describe the Scene in Chicago
This is an interview Tony Kinnett conducted with Julio Rosas and Nick Sortor. The transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. Tony Kinnett: We go over now live from beautiful Chiraq [Chicago], Illinois, JB Pritzker’s playground, to talk to two of the finest riot reporters that we know: Julio Rosas of The Blaze and Nick… -
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Senator Reveals What He Expects Will End Shutdown
President Donald Trump has been the ultimate closer on major votes in this Congress, but has largely stayed out of talks to end the federal government shutdown. Here’s why the proverbial 800-pound gorilla is not weighing in just yet. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Thursday that the pressure is on a handful of Democrats, not… -
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6 Things About Judge Who Blocked Trump From Culling Bureaucracy During Shutdown
The federal judge who blocked the Trump administration’s ouster of federal employees on Wednesday has a record of controversial rulings spanning from siding with environmentalists to presiding over the trial of baseball legend Barry Bonds. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston of the Northern District of California determined the administration’s Office of Management and Budget as… -
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Heritage Action to Take Back Richmond and Protect Virginia From ‘Extreme Leftists’
Heritage Action is investing in winning key districts in Virginia away from “far-Left candidates backed by national progressive groups.” On Tuesday, Heritage Action announced the Virginia Battle Plan 2025—a significant investment strategy targeting vulnerable blue districts in the Virginia Legislature. Although all eyes are on the statewide elections for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general,… -
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Trump Adviser-Turned-Foe John Bolton Indicted in Maryland
Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Maryland on charges related to the mishandling of classified information. Bolton is said to have shared extremely sensitive documents dealing with national security matters through an AOL email account that he operated personally following his appointment in the first… -
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ICE Agents Arrest Police Officer Who’s Been Living in US Illegally for a Decade
Federal immigration officials have arrested a police officer in a Chicago suburb who was living in the U.S. illegally. Radule Bojovic, an illegal alien from Montenegro, recently began working for the Hanover Park, Illinois, Police Department, according to an August social media post from the department congratulating the officer on graduating from a law… -
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Swing-District Republicans Counter Dems’ Health Care Arguments in Shutdown
From the beginning of the federal government shutdown, Democrats have been messaging on health care, an issue that has yielded midterm success for the party in the past. But House Republicans on the front line are already hitting back. As Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told reporters shortly before the shutdown began, Democrats are… -
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Trump and Putin to Meet in Hungary to Discuss End to War Between Russia, Ukraine
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could help negotiations to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump said following a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I have just concluded my telephone conversation with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, and it was a very productive one,” Trump wrote on Truth… -
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BREAKING: How the Senate Voted on Bill Funding Paychecks for Troops
On Thursday, the Senate failed to pass bipartisan legislation to fund the Department of War for the next fiscal year, putting military personnel and operations in jeopardy as the government continues to be shut down. “If anything was needed to demonstrate just how fundamentally uninterested Democrats are in supporting our troops—and defending our country—just take… -
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Hawaii, Take Note: Armed Citizens Aren’t ‘Vampires’
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to a Hawaii gun law that renders concealed carry permits in that state practically useless. While the nation’s highest court appears poised to strike down the law, it nonetheless indicates gun control advocates’ deep misunderstanding of the importance of the right to armed self-defense…. -
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Republicans Extend the Olive Branch to Dems in Shutdown
To date, Republicans’ attempts to get Senate Democrats to agree to end the federal government shutdown are not working. But after weeks of putting their stopgap funding bill on the floor, Republicans are trying some new strategies. Guaranteeing a Post-Shutdown Legislative Agenda News broke Thursday that Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is willing to… -
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Fact Check: Newsom Lies About the Vice President’s Visit in California
The Trump administration fact-checked California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday after he promoted a false claim that the Trump administration was closing parts of the Interstate 5 highway for a military showcase. “Governor Newsom is deliberately spreading Fake News to Californians to fearmonger and score cheap political points,” Taylor Van Kirk, the vice president’s press… -
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Greenpeace Wants Europe to Rewrite American Law
Fueled by the explosive rise of artificial intelligence and the data centers that power it, America’s demand for electricity has surged to record highs. Meeting that demand will require unprecedented investment in reliable, affordable energy. Yet just as the need for dependable power grows more urgent, radical climate activists are working to choke off the very… -
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What’s Happening to Kimmel’s Ratings as He Stays Political
Last month, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” reemerged from cancellation with a ratings jump and social momentum. His midnight honeymoon, however, is already over. Kimmel made incendiary comments over free speech champion Charlie Kirk’s assassination in September, slamming President Donald Trump’s leadership and comparing his grief to “a 4-year-old mourning a goldfish.” With his ratings nose-diving for months, what little audience remained… -
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Why Does the Civilized World Treat Hamas as a Legitimate Political Authority?
At this writing, 20 remaining living Israeli hostages have been released by Hamas. Thank God. Twenty-four dead remain still to be released. These of the 251 taken hostage on that infamous Oct. 7, 2023, day. President Donald Trump is taking legitimate credit, thanks to his insurmountable will and prodigious negotiating skills, for this breakthrough. But… -
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How Trump Changed Republicans’ Shutdown Game
There’s no end in sight for the current government shutdown, which entered its third week on Wednesday. While Democrats are clinging to their $1.5 trillion demands—and Republicans, for once, are refusing to capitulate—there has been a palpable shift in the government shutdown state of play in favor of Republicans. This week, Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla.,… -
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State Department Revokes Visas of Foreign Nationals Who Hailed Kirk’s Killing
The State Department on Tuesday announced that it had revoked the visas of several foreign nationals who had celebrated or justified the assassination of Presidential Medal of Freedom laureate Charlie Kirk. “The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans,” the agency wrote on the social media platform X. “The…
