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The Democratic Party has long since degenerated into a cult united primarily by members' unhinged hatred of President-elect Donald Trump. Recently, however, a few signs have emerged suggesting that some Democrats have grown tired of their party's anti-Trump obsession. In a Sunday interview with ABC's Jonathan Karl on "This Week,"...

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The son of retiring Texas Republican Rep. Kay Granger confirmed on Sunday that she has been experiencing some “dementia issues” over the past several months as she repeatedly missed work in Congress. The 81-year-old lawmaker has been residing in an assisted living facility, according to a report from The Dallas...

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President-elect Donald Trump issued a four-word response on Sunday after Panama's President Jose Raúl Mulino rejected his assertions that the United States should regain control of the Panama Canal. Mulino said that “every square meter of the Panama Canal” belongs to the Central American country “and will continue belonging to...

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Now and then, one needs the sobering reminder that Democrats and their establishment media minions have brainwashed millions of Americans. For instance, Sunday on the social media platform X, 32-year-old guard Natasha Cloud of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury dutifully regurgitated establishment propaganda with respect to X owner Elon Musk, whom...

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A 7-year-old boy underwent open heart surgery after a malfunctioning drone struck him in the chest Saturday night in Orlando, Florida. Adriana Edgerton was at Lake Eola watching a drone show with her children when the incident occurred, according to WESH in Florida. "Everyone’s natural instinct was to duck and...

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A jammed gun and a heroic classmate thwarted plans for an apparent attempted school massacre last week in a Brazilian school. Lyedja Yasmin Silva Santos, 19, was arrested last week after police said she tried to kill a teacher and classmates at Berilo Wanderley State School in Natal, the capital...

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Arnold Schwarzenegger's slow walk and aged appearance recently sparked concern among fans, among a variety of other responses. The 77-year-old was seen earlier this month walking in New York City while surrounded by bodyguards. Schwarzenegger sported a Christmas sweater, silvery hair and a beard as he made his way into...

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Members of the House Ethics Committee released a report Monday on now-former Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, contending that he paid for sex with a minor and committed other ethics violations, some of which allegedly rise to the level of criminal activity. The report asserted that Gaetz “regularly paid women...

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New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed that conservative journalist Nick Sortor touched her in the United States Capitol while he filmed a video confronting her over the illegal immigration crisis. The video, posted on the social media platform X on Sunday evening, showed Sortor questioning Ocasio-Cortez about the effects...

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Some thieves in California found out the hard way that crime never pays, especially after a new ballot measure went into effect. California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36 during last month’s election, targeting -- among other offenses -- theft and shoplifting and “implementing harsher penalties for repeat offenders,” per a...

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If you're into reality TV schadenfreude and haven't been Keeping Up with the Kardashians™ lately, I bring glad tidings this Christmas season: Kim has somehow found a new way to debase herself  -- and our society's way of celebrating the Savior's birth along with it -- even more thoroughly than...

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Two American auto giants -- Ford and General Motors -- will each donate $1 million and provide a fleet of vehicles for President-elect Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration. The Michigan conglomerates join a growing list of mega-corporations that are pitching in for Trump's highly-anticipated second inauguration. Other corporate donors so...

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The leader of the Jewish state of Israel likely won't be attending the liberation anniversary of the concentration camp that makes one of the best arguments for the establishment of the Jewish state of Israel. Why? Because the International Criminal Court has contempt for the Jewish state of Israel. According...

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Even a few days before a Manhattan jury acquitted Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran who was on trial for the death of Jordan Neely, Andre Zachery, Neeley's father, was in a New York state court suing Penny. According to The New York Times, Neely's father accused Penny of "negligence, carelessness...

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American Airlines briefly grounded all flights early Christmas Eve while it addressed an unspecified "technical issue." An hour later, the Federal Aviation Administration lifted the nationwide ground stop, releasing flights to once again begin the boarding process, ABC News reported. The airline posted an announcement just before 7 a.m. ET,...

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Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a Washington, D.C., hospital Monday night, according to his chief of staff. The 78-year-old "was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital this afternoon for testing and observation after developing a fever," Angel Ureña announced on the social media platform X. President Clinton was...

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President Joe Biden on Monday vetoed a once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal district judgeships, saying “hurried action” by the House left important questions unanswered about the life-tenured positions. The legislation would have spread the establishment of the new trial court judgeships over more than a decade to give three...

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In recent days, new leaders have come to town in Syria. The Assad Dynasty has crumbled, and its former high-rolling leader Bashar Al-Assad has fled the nation. His tyrannical regime was hijacked by less diplomatic tyrants, how ironic. Although Assad has a reputation of barbarism, nothing compares to the new...

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President-elect Donald Trump's resounding victory in the 2024 election has made leftists' incessant race-baiting feel more tedious than sinister. Nonetheless, racist Democrats still have the power to inflict real-world harm. For instance, Monday morning on social media platform X, Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts showcased the modern American left's...

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Special counsel Jack Smith's team withdrew Monday from the Justice Department's appeal of the classified documents case brought against President-elect Donald Trump's co-defendants. Last month, Smith formally dropped charges against Trump in both the classified documents case, brought in Florida, and the 2020 election interference case, filed in Washington, D.C....

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