President-elect Donald Trump accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom of being partly to blame for Los Angeles firefighters not having the water they needed to fight wildfires that erupted on Tuesday. “Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons...

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New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined a growing number of Democrats who are seeking to work as much as possible with President-elect Donald Trump in his second term. Ocasio-Cortez, who belongs to the progressive faction of her party in Congress, said in remarks to Punchbowl News on Wednesday that...

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An illegal immigrant was arrested on Sunday after allegedly murdering an ex-girlfriend, following his return to the United States a mere one week after deportation. Nestor Rocha-Aguayo allegedly murdered Talia Benward, 31, with whom he had a previous relationship where he faced domestic violence charges, according to a report from...

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President Joe Biden will leave office having added more to the national debt in total dollars than any other president in U.S. history, despite having only served one term. "Not only has the Biden admin racked up $8.4 trillion in debt, but they've also run down Treasury's cash balance by...

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There were hints of a new dawn in the world of social media last summer when Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg raved over President-elect Donald Trump’s response to an assassination attempt. Trump raising his fist while bleeding from his wounded ear was “one of the most badass things I’ve ever seen...

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Well, the reign of the fact-checkers appears to be over at the world's biggest social media company, Meta. In a set of remarks delivered Tuesday, Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that he was attempting "to get back to our roots around free expression on Facebook and Instagram" by...

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The Heritage Foundation launched a new effort to track down volunteer editors on Wikipedia who are publishing what they believe to be antisemitic content. The conservative think tank sent documents to various Jewish foundations detailing its intentions to “identify and target Wikipedia editors abusing their position,” according to a Tuesday...

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President Joe Biden is almost in our rearview mirrors — and, one suspects, so is Vice President Kamala Harris. Yes, politicians can obviously make comebacks. (See: Trump, Donald.) That being said, Kamala's flailing and failing 2024 presidential campaign proved she hadn't learned anything from her abortive 2020 campaign, and one...

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A former stuntwoman used her professional skills to fake a number of car crashes and file insurance claims, according to an indictment unsealed last month by the Department of Justice. Vanessa Motta, a former stuntwoman who is now a personal injury lawyer working in New Orleans, Louisiana, her disbarred attorney...

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One of the five confirmed deaths from the fires sweeping across southern California was that of 66-year-old Victor Shaw, who died trying to defend his family’s home from the Eaton fire. Shaw’s body was found on Wednesday morning, charred and clutching a hose, KTLA reported. He was reportedly trying to...

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Raging California wildfires could force a Monday NFL playoff game to be relocated. The Minnesota Vikings are scheduled to play their Monday playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, a Los Angeles suburb. Although the NFL said it is not shifting the location yet, it...

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As President-elect Donald Trump was visiting the U.S. Capitol, police responded to an incident nearby in which a man attempted to set a car on fire. According to the United States Capitol Police, police were alerted to a man trying to set a car on fire near the Grant Memorial...

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On Wednesday evening, President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, and top advisors met with Republican senators on Capitol Hill. According to Axios, Trump and his team outlined plans to issue 100 executive orders early in the new administration. Moreover, Trump voters undoubtedly will take delight in knowing that those...

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President Joe Biden is plucking about a half a billion dollars’ worth of military hardware from American stockpiles to ship to Ukraine. The announcement was made as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Germany on Thursday and called for continued support for Ukraine as the...

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Some outraged Americans on the social media platform X attributed her reaction to a kind of deer-in-the-headlights-style panic. The likely truth, however, should strike readers as far more sinister. In a jaw-dropping video posted to X on Wednesday, correspondent David Blevins of the U.K.'s Sky News repeatedly pressed Los Angeles...

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If you needed any more evidence that incumbent President Joe Biden is the literal definition of a checked-out "lame duck," look no further than his bewildering response to the roaring California wildfires that have rocked Los Angeles County. To quickly recap, swathes of southern California is a hellish landscape currently,...

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As wildfires continue to rage in California, many are understandably upset with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. One of those people is President-elect Donald Trump. During an Wednesday interview on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360°" with host Anderson Cooper, Newsom was asked about the incoming president's comments, which blamed Newsom for the...

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Vice President Kamala Harris appeared to give a look of disgust Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama engaged in some banter prior to the funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter. Carter, the 39th president, died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100, making him...

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Many of us who grew up on the original "Star Wars" trilogy have long since stopped paying attention. Judging by viewers' initial response to Disney's latest iteration of that once-beloved franchise, we have plenty of company. According to the newest ratings from the longtime audience-data company Nielsen, Disney's premiere of...

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The girls at a Christian college are just too rough for a guy to deal with, according to a complaint from a Canadian college that has a transgender basketball player on its women’s team. After past complaints yielded nothing, Vancouver Island University has now issued a public tantrum targeting Columbia...

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