Former President Barack Obama revealed Thursday that all the hot campaign rhetoric he directed at Republican Donald Trump last fall regarding him being a supposed would-be dictator, an admirer of Hitler, and the rest was just talk. Obama and Trump engaged in several minutes of what appeared to be good-natured...

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A TikTok video showing the smoke of the Palisades fire burning through the Los Angeles area has recently gone viral. The Palisades fire is one of at least four major fires currently impacting the city, according to the Associated Press. TikToker Dylan Mayer posted footage of the devastation on Wednesday,...

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The funeral for one of the United States' worst presidents was serenaded with John Lennon's worst song. Jimmy Carter, the 39th president, was honored Thursday with a service at the Washington National Cathedral that would have been fitting for a former commander in chief who was also well known for...

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Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to overwhelmingly advance the Laken Riley Act on Thursday. The cloture vote was 84 in favor, nine opposed, with six senators not voting on the legislation designed to crack down on illegal immigrants who engage in criminal conduct while in the United States. The vote...

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, wants fellow Senate Democrats to create spectacles when they question the nominees of President-elect Donald Trump over the coming weeks, according to a new report. The lawmaker said at a meeting on Wednesday afternoon that increasing the heat during the...

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A federal judge has pounded one more nail into the coffin of the Biden administration’s effort to open women’s sports to men. A federal judge in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky Northern Division made the ruling Thursday, according to Fox News. At issue was a Department of...

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The Biden family turned President Joe Biden’s connections into more than $30 million, according to a book from a Republican member of Congress who led the investigation that burrowed deeply into the twisted tale of the Biden family’s finances. The book from Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky is called...

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Freezing temperatures outside the Washington National Cathedral were nothing compared to the glacial climate inside as the president and vice president crossed paths. It happened as President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff came together in Washington, D.C., Thursday to pay their...

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A prominent group of fact-checkers called an emergency meeting after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that the social media platforms controlled by the company would move toward prioritizing free speech. Members of the International Fact-Checking Network, a group of more than 170 organizations across the planet, previously had a...

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While residents of Los Angeles, California, flee their shops and homes, it appears firefighters aren't the only ones running toward the flames. Police have arrested at least 20 suspected looters since the L.A. fires began, according to the Los Angeles Times. City officials and law enforcement held a news conference...

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An aircraft fighting the Palisades Fires in Los Angeles collided with a drone as the plane was battling one of the blazes, Los Angeles County Fire Department, authorities revealed on Thursday. The details of the crash remain under investigation, but an official with the FAA confirmed to the Los Angeles...

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In an interview Wednesday, President Joe Biden told USA Today that he could have garnered another term in office, although he didn't know whether he had the mental vigor to carry it out. "It's presumptuous to say that, but I think yes," he said when asked if he could have...

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Former President Jimmy Carter's funeral on Thursday was arguably the most significant event in Washington, D.C., before the inauguration of the incoming administration. But did one former first lady skip the ceremony because she didn't want to sit by the president-elect? That's, at least, the story that was flying around...

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Citizens of the fire-stricken Los Angeles area helped police detain a possible arson suspect Thursday. The incident took place in the L.A. suburb of Woodland Hills, at about 4:30 p.m. in the area of what’s known as the Kenneth Fire. Los Angeles police responded to allegations a man was trying...

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President-elect Donald Trump seems serious about making Greenland the 51st state. Even if it were just a possession, however, it would cost a lot less than you would think. How much less? Chanel Rion of One America News Network managed to do the math: about $57 billion. That's how much...

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ABC News anchor David Muir, who became a global laughingstock for trying to look buff while covering the Los Angeles wildfires, is being ripped by network insiders who are disgusted by his tone-dead vanity. On Wednesday, Muir was caught on video using clothespins to cinch his faux fireman's jacket to...

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The raging fires around Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people, according to information released Thursday. Earlier Thursday, the official death toll stood at five. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner said identifying the dead may not take place soon, according to KTLA-TV. “The identification may take...

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British actor Tom Holland recently revealed that he seeks to set aside the chaotic and fast-paced life of a Hollywood rising star once he has a family. The actor, who played Spider-Man in multiple Sony/Marvel movies, said in an interview with Men’s Health that he is actively seeking a transition...

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After eight years of trying to extirpate free speech on its platform with the help of fact checkers, Meta -- parent company of Facebook and Instagram, inter alia -- would like you to know that it's going to take a different tack going forward. All right, two prominent pro-lifers say:...

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Californians are waking up to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's incompetence as they see their state continue to burn. On Thursday, a clip filmed by Sky News and posted to social media platform X, showed one woman running up to Newsom as he is about to enter a black SUV --...

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It was a question that didn't deserve to be asked -- but it got an answer far better than it deserved. After Notre Dame's victory over Penn State at the Orange Bowl Thursday night, ESPN reporter Molly McGrath nearly managed to stain the celebration by asking Fighting Irish head coach...

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