A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced Ray Epps to one year of probation for his participation in the events surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol incursion. The Associated Press reported that Washington Chief District Judge James Boasberg decided Epps -- who pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct --...

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The final score of Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game was not indicative of how most of the game went. The contest between Michigan and Washington was close for three-plus quarters and ended with the Wolverines capturing their first football national noscript in a quarter century. It also showed...

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Actor Zac Efron hit the “Today” show to promote his new movie, but instead -- for many viewers -- the story was about him. Last month, as the movie “The Iron Claw” was about to open, Efron, joined by co-stars Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson and Stanley Simons, appeared on the...

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin underwent a procedure to treat prostate cancer that led to his prolonged absence from work beginning last week -- an absence he did not report to the White House, NBC News reported Tuesday. Austin “underwent a minimally invasive procedure" to "treat and cure” the cancer...

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A live microphone Tuesday caught the voices of unidentified journalists joking about an assassination of former President Donald Trump. The Trump Train, a self-described pro-Trump account on the social media platform X, was incensed. “Wow – a hot mic caught journalists joking about President Trump being assassinated as they awaited...

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Special counsel Jack Smith likely had a Christmas to forget. NBC News first reported that Smith, who is overseeing two federal criminal cases against former President Donald Trump, was the victim of an attempted "swatting" at his home in Maryland on Dec. 25. According to law enforcement sources who spoke...

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Montana Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat running for re-election in 2024, is bragging in a new campaign ad that he helped save hunting safety programs from a Biden administration effort to defund them. The ad conveniently neglects to mention that Tester put the hunting programs in the administration's crosshairs in...

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It seems we have more horrific evidence every day of just how dangerous Joe Biden's border crisis is, and a story from Colorado is just another horrible example of how Biden is putting us all in danger every single day with his tidal wave of criminal illegals. A mother and...

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Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Tuesday that she is not interested in being second on a presidential ticket, should her candidacy result in her failing to secure the GOP nomination this summer. Fox News reporter Bill Melugin asked Haley if she would consider being former President Donald Trump’s...

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Regardless of what the left may tell you, for most of the world, the U.S.A. is the land of milk and honey. In a 2021 opinion post, Jim Clifton, the chairman of the polling company Gallup, wrote that when asked, 27 percent of people in Latin America said they would...

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Violence erupted at two illegal immigrant facilities in New York City on Jan. 6, including a fatal stabbing at one of them. Moises Coronado was arrested and charged with stabbing and killing 24-year-old Dafren Canizalez, another illegal alien, the New York Police Department told the Daily Mail. Both men were...

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Mayhem erupted after a secret tunnel was found at a historic Brooklyn synagogue, with multiple arrests taking place. The tunnel was dug on the property of the Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in Crown Heights, according to WNYW. Although it was apparently dug last year, it was only discovered last month, according...

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Talk show host Megyn Kelly ripped pop star Taylor Swift for a stone-faced reaction to a joke at Sunday’s Golden Globes. During the show, host Jo Koy compared the cutaway shots of Swift that are now an integral part of NFL broadcasts of Kansas City Chiefs games due to her...

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Another indication a revival is happening among America's youth took place at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta earlier this month when over 50,000 gathered to worship God. Passion 2024 conference was hosted by Atlanta's Passion City Church, whose lead pastor is Louie Giglio. "I think we’re definitely in a season...

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A New York gallery owner has revealed the identity of some of Hunter Biden's art patrons. The news website The Messenger reported Tuesday that Georges Bergès, the owner of the New York art gallery that sold the younger Biden’s art, told House impeachment investigators that three of Hunter's buyers were...

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President Joe Biden and his team are out of ideas and running out of time. Trying to quote eye-popping jobs numbers hasn't worked for him, because Americans are smart enough to realize the natural bounce-back from COVID lockdowns does not an economic recovery make. The umbrella concept of "Bidenomics" is...

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When, pray tell, will President Joe Biden and his administration finally be forced to admit that their open borders policy isn't just hurting red border states like Arizona and Texas but the whole of America -- including his own bread-and-butter big-city supporters? The latest piece of evidence came from the...

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Former first lady Melania Trump announced the death of her mother in a Tuesday post to X. "It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved mother, Amalija," she wrote. "Amalija Knavs was a strong woman who always carried herself with grace, warmth, and dignity," Trump...

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The rapper who made headlines in 2021 for a satanic-themed music video in which he pole-danced and gave a lap-dance to the prince of darkness is apparently thirsty for attention again. Thus, he's making a "comeback" -- by putting himself in the role of Jesus Christ. And for some reason,...

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It’s hard to question former President Barack Obama’s instincts. Whether you like him or hate him, success is tough to argue with. He made it into the White House as the first black president, didn’t he? That wasn’t by accident. Obama understands politics and how to play the game. And...

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