Someone needs to schedule everyone in the White House for hearing exams because there seems to be a collective bout of hearing loss in that building. On Friday, President Joe Biden was allegedly unable to hear a reporter who asked if Israel should delay a potential ground invasion of Gaza...

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Never underestimate the stupidity of criminals. On the other hand, also do not underestimate what a good guy with a gun can do when confronted by the stupidity of criminals. In California, a man allegedly attempted to rob a gun store on Sunday afternoon -- with a hammer, according to...

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Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was nominated to become speaker of the House on Tuesday night, with no apparent opposition. On Wednesday, former President Donald Trump gave House Republicans a nudge to back Johnson, which would end the three weeks in which the House has been without a speaker....

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Under Joe Biden's failed presidency, the United States has devolved into a dumping ground for unvetted armies of illegal aliens, including suspected terrorists and convicted felons. So it's no surprise the administration is trying to keep the unprecedented scope of the harrowing border disaster under wraps. Accordingly, U.S. Customs and...

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Even before Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Brandon Pfaadt caught the attention of the sports world by continuing to pitch like a champion, he was going viral for what he did in the dugout. Pfaadt started for Arizona as the underdog Diamondbacks defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in Game 7 of...

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Arizona’s Grand Canyon University is locked in battle with the federal government, and the college says it is being “unjustly” targeted. In a statement on its website, the college, which says it has 25,800 students on its main campus in Phoenix and another 92,000 online, said the Department of Education,...

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Automobile manufacturers are slowing down production of electric vehicles in response to waning American demand -- just as one industry CEO had predicted they might. Toyota Motor Chairman and former CEO Akio Toyoda "may be enjoying an 'I told you so' moment," according to a report from The Wall Street...

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Body camera footage of New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave’s Monday arrest appears to show the star wideout attempted to use his occupation to get in good with the local police. There was one problem for the officer who took the former Ohio State football star into custody: He...

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The U.S. has instituted a military draft five times in its history -- during the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. While the Selective Service System is still in effect, reinstated by President Jimmy Carter in 1980, it has been a...

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Former President Donald Trump said on social media Wednesday that he would not endorse anyone in the race for the speaker of the House, but that his "strong SUGGESTION is to go with the leading candidate, Mike Johnson, & GET IT DONE, FAST!" (emphasis his) Trump made the comments on...

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It must be nice to be Bud Light and its parent company, Anheuser-Busch InBev. Well, it's probably not very nice to be the face of transgenderism run amok, to see sales crater because of it, and to lose even more in terms of goodwill with your core customer base. But...

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A rebel House Republican who voted to oust former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy isn't backing down from his defiance to the party establishment. Arizona freshman Rep. Eli Crane rebuked the notion that he owed any loyalty to McCarthy because of previous campaign expenditures to secure his election. Journalist...

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The Biden administration's August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan rates as one of the most catastrophic failures in U.S. history. No one has suffered more from that failure than the families of 13 service members killed during the calamitous withdrawal. With this in mind, five Republicans in the U.S. House of...

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Republicans elected Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana to be the 56th speaker of the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The final vote was 220 for Johnson and 209 for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Johnson was the fourth candidate the GOP had picked to be speaker after ousting Rep. Kevin...

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Remember the case of 64-year-old retired police chief Andreas Probst being run down by a car as he rode his bike in Las Vegas? The senseless murder was allegedly committed by two teens, Jesus Ayala, now 18, and Jzamir Keys, 16. The pair filmed themselves killing an innocent man seemingly...

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Israel has agreed to halt an expected ground invasion of the Gaza Strip while the U.S. military deploys assets to the region to protect American forces, according to a report. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that a ground assault on Hamas will be delayed while the U.S. Defense...

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It sounds like the plot of a low-budget comedy movie, but police in Poland weren't laughing. An unidentified man was arrested in Warsaw on theft and burglary charges after reportedly posing as a mannequin in a store window until all the shoppers had left, then going on a burglary spree....

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Perhaps those of us who sometimes complain about "kids these days" could use a story that teaches humility and appreciation. According to The Christian Post, thousands of young people gathered on a high school football field in Hot Springs, Arkansas, for an evening of music and testimonies of Christian faith....

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Please stand by for some good news. It’s this: The new speaker of the House is more than a committed conservative. Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson is also a dedicated Christian who is not afraid to show it. Item 1 -- On Wednesday, shortly before being elected speaker, Johnson posted a...

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The man so popular that he "earned" 81 million votes in the 2020 presidential election might soon face yet another internal challenger. Go figure. Indeed, it appears that Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota will enter the 2024 presidential race against incumbent Joe Biden. Tuesday on social media, Jason DeRusha...

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