Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio failed to get enough votes to claim the speakership on Tuesday as 20 members of his own party refused to vote for him. Two weeks after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker in a historic vote, Jordan had emerged as the leading candidate to...
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Breaking: House Fails to Elect Speaker as 20 Republicans Vote Against Jim Jordan
Tuesday's first vote was reminiscent of McCarthy's bid for the gavel, which took 15 rounds of voting before a compromise was reached.
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Colleges and universities are on the frontlines of the culture wars. Conservatives have been losing ground on that front decade after decade. They have lost many battles, but the war is still up for grabs. According to a 2020 National Association of Scholars report, the vast majority of college professors...
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Angry Leftist Students' Attempt to Shut Down Amy Coney Barrett Speech Fails Miserably
It looks like conservatives have surrendered higher education to the radical left. They haven't. And there's still hope for a comeback.
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If Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn't fooling the liberal media, she isn't fooling anybody. The leftist Democrat paid a visit Monday night to the normally friendly confines of "CNN NewsNight" to defend a call for a "ceasefire" in the Israel-Hamas war before Israel even gets started on the goal of wiping...
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Even a CNN Host Couldn't Help But Call Out AOC's Word Games on Israel 'Ceasefire'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's ignorance is so obvious that not even a CNN anchor can apparently put it with it anymore.
A feisty nun scored a touchdown for God when she tackled an environmental activist who was blocking the construction of a Catholic church in southern France. According to France 3, nuns clashed with eco-activists who were protesting at the construction site in the tiny hamlet of Saint-Pierre-de-Colombier (population: 413). A...
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Nun Takes Matters Into Her Own Hands When Climate Protester Tries to Stop Church Construction
The nun was hailed a hero for her impressive athleticism. "I hear she’s already been contacted by Notre Dame," one person joked.
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Polarizing climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained by police officers during a protest outside of an oil and gas conference in London on Tuesday. According to Reuters, this latest incident caps off a whirlwind year for Thunberg, as she's been detained by police at events in Norway, Sweden, Germany and,...
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Greta Thunberg Arrested in London
Polarizing environmental activist Greta Thunberg was detained by police -- again. And she didn't seem bothered at all -- again.
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The British Broadcasting Corporation has come under fire for refusing to condemn Hamas after last week's bloody rampage by terrorists crossing from Gaza into Israel. And one BBC guest has had enough. The BBC has seen protesters form outside its London headquarters for refusing to call Hamas and its Palestinian...
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Professor Crushes BBC on Its Own Airwaves Over Network's Outrageous Hamas Policy
A professor delivered a sharp rebuke to the extreme, left-wing, taxpayer-supported British Broadcasting Corporation for its anti-Israel bias.
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First son Hunter Biden's extensive legal woes have introduced a new wrinkle -- the sort of wrinkle that's already taken down a different Democrat in the last week. According to multiple reports, Hunter Biden could be investigated for potentially violating the Foreign Agent Registrations Act (FARA) of 1938. USA Today...
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Hunter Biden Investigated as Possible Foreign Agent as DOJ Ramps Up 'Rare' Enforcement
The walls are closing in on first son Hunter Biden as a new legal headache just popped up -- a headache that just took down a different Dem.
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On social media this weekend, hunting enthusiast and Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Erik Swanson posted a photo of himself with his young son behind a line of dead Canada geese. Predictably, woke liberals howled with disapproval, but Swanson did not let their overwrought outrage deter him. "I am teaching...
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MLB Pitcher Fires Back at Critics of Hunting Photo with Son: 'I Am Teaching Him a Very Important Life Lesson'
Woke liberals' unhinged objections to hunting photo did not deter MLB pitcher from defending the lessons he taught his young son.
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GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida was pleased with how a story apparently aimed at making him look bad actually puts him in a pretty good light. Gaetz, of course, brought the ire of many on both sides of the political aisle after successfully orchestrating the ouster of House Speaker...
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Attempted Hit Piece on Republican Matt Gaetz Severely Backfires
GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida was pleased with a how a Tampa Bay Times story apparently aimed at making him looked bad, did the opposite.
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One of the more combative and outspoken members of the House of Representatives was vocally booed and shouted down in a contentious vote on Tuesday. Lawmakers from across the country gathered in the House Chambers to attempt to elect a new speaker of the House in a floor vote. Fiery...
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Maxine Waters Gets Shouted Down as She Makes a Scene and Attacks Jim Jordan During Speaker Vote
Rep. Maxine Waters, one of the more vocal and outspoken lawmakers in the country, just couldn't help herself during a floor vote.
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Since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, Americans have watched leftists in major cities rally in support of mass murderers. They've seen Ivy League universities brim over with support for brazen killers. But they might have missed less than a minute of video from Monday that set off...
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Israeli Soldier Has Perfect Answer to ABC News' Question About Civilian Deaths in Gaza
Any American having trouble understanding the difference between Israel and its Islamist enemies only has to see this once.
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The United Nations’ embargo against Iran’s access to missile and drone markets expires Wednesday, providing Iran ally Hamas with major advantage over Israel unless halted by the U.S. and European allies. Loss of the sanctions will be “a huge victory for Tehran,” according to Richard Goldberg, Trump administration director for...
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Biden About to Hand Iran 'Huge Victory' by Letting Missile Sanctions Expire, National Security Veteran Says
Responses to lack of action by Biden administration include "appeasement," "unforgivable," and "heart breaking."
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These days, an elected official acting both in constituents' interests and in defense of the republic constitutes real news. At a press conference on Tuesday, Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas announced that a Chinese company, designated "enemy"-owned, must relinquish its Arkansas land. "I'm announcing that Syngenta, a Chinese-state-owned...
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Sends American Enemy Packing with Eviction Notice
By evicting a Chinese state-owned company, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders acted in Arkansas' best interests and in America's best traditions.
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The hunt for a new speaker continues as the GOP seems unable to get its act together and look beyond petty disputes and partisan issues. Twenty Republican members of the House voted against House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio, calling out names like Steve Scalise of Lousiana, House...
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Hot Mic Catches Fox News Host as Republican Votes Against Jordan, For McCarthy During Speaker Vote
Fox News was airing the live vote tally when Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska audibly declared his vote in favor of McCarthy.
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Joe Biden’s re-election campaign leaders joked on X, formerly known as Twitter, that they joined former President Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, on Monday because they thought it would be "very funny." "We just joined Truth Social, mostly because we thought it would be very funny. Follow us...
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Biden Campaign Joins Trump's Truth Social - It Immediately Backfires: 'We Thought It Would Be Very Funny'
Joe Biden’s re-election campaign leaders soon learned they had entered enemy territory when they joined Trump's Truth Social on Monday.
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Israel's government stated Tuesday an errant Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket and not the Israeli Defense Force was responsible for an explosion at a hospital in Gaza that reportedly killed hundreds. The Hamas-run Health Ministry said that at least 500 people were killed in the blast at the Al Ahli Arab...
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Israel Says Gaza Hospital Explosion That Killed Hundreds Was Caused by Failed Terrorist Rocket
Israel's government stated Tuesday an errant Islamic Jihad rocket and not the Israeli Defense Force is responsible.
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Even as 2,000 non-combat troops are told to be ready to deploy to the Middle East, a top House Republican says that his committee is beginning the process of authorizing military force in the Middle East if future events in the Israel-Hamas war determine America needs to act. House Foreign...
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House Foreign Affairs Chairman Says He's Drafting Bill to Allow US Military Force in Israel
Legislation that could authorize the use of force and put combat troops on the ground in the Middle East is being developed.
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If asked to identify the one quality they admire most in former President Donald Trump, many of his supporters would cite his defiant courage. Trump put that quality on display Monday following Judge Tanya Chutkan's issuance of a partial "gag order" in the former president's ongoing election interference case brought...
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Trump Says He Is 'Willing to Go to Jail' if That Is What It Takes
In a sign of our dystopian times, Trump made a courageous pledge following a federal judge's partial "gag order."
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After the vote to elect Rep. Jim Jordan speaker of the House came up short Tuesday, an alternative is reportedly gaining some traction of formally electing Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina speaker pro tempore. McHenry is the designated acting speaker now, but lacks the authority to move legislation through...
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Plan B Gaining Ground After House GOP Fails to Elect Jordan as Speaker
Under the plan, designated speaker pro tempore Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina would be empowered for a period of time.
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Tucker Carlson just found a timely cash infusion into his new media startup from an investor who is working to help fund the conservative parallel economy. Venture capitalist Omeed Malik, who said that five years ago he was a rote "corporate Democrat," has led the initial $15 million seed round...
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Tucker Carlson Secures Massive Investment for His New Media Company
Tucker got a nice little cash infusion to set him on the path toward starting his own media empire. Will you be an early fan?
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Bill Gates has been put on notice. Florida Republican Rep. Mike Waltz made a point of calling out the mega-billionaire Microsoft co-founder over Gates' ownership stake in the luxury hotel chain Four Seasons, declaring that the company's property in Doha, Qatar, has hosted the Islamic terror group Hamas. "Bill Gates...
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GOP Congressman Tells Bill Gates 'You're on Notice' Over Four Seasons Hotel in Qatar
The company's luxury resort property in Doha, Qatar, has a reported history of hosting the terrorist group Hamas.
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