Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, while appearing on "The View," betrayed the true motivation behind the scolding that she gave to President Donald Trump on Tuesday while he attended a "unity" service at the National Cathedral in Washington. The Episcopal Diocese of Washington describes Budde as "an advocate and organizer...

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The administration of President Donald Trump, clearly expecting pushback to immigration enforcement from Democrat-run states and cities, has issued a new memo meant to ensure their compliance. Emil Bove, acting deputy attorney general at the Justice Department, wrote in a memo to staffers Tuesday that the supremacy clause of the...

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Four illegal immigrants have been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries targeting wealthy neighborhoods, including an Ohio home where Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow lives. Cincinnati NBC news outlet WLWT reported that the suspects were identified as Alexander Chavez, Bastian Morales, Jordan Sanchez and Sergio Cabello, all Chilean nationals....

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The Laken Riley Act is heading to the desk of President Donald Trump after the House on Wednesday gave final Congressional passage to the bill. The bill, which Trump supported as part of his crackdown on illegal immigration, would be the first for him to sign in his second term...

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The decision from Prince Harry’s Invictus Games to use lasers for shooting events rather than live rounds appears to have backfired. No pun intended. The official social media account for the Invictus Games, which are designed for wounded and disabled service members and veterans, noted on Tuesday that the competition...

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President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has granted a full pardon to Bitcoin pioneer Ross Ulbricht. Ulbricht, aka “Dread Pirate Roberts,” was convicted on narcotics charges in 2015 for operating Silk Road, a dark web site that enabled users "to buy and sell illegal drugs and other unlawful goods...

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Just when you thought the postseason couldn't get any worse for the fans of the Philadelphia Eagles. Oh, sure, on the field, it's been great. The Eagles went 14-3 during the regular season and won the NFC East, then coasted through their first playoff game against the Green Bay Packers...

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Read my lips: John Hughes movies do not conform to real life. You cannot escape solitary confinement in weekend detention by breaking through the ceiling of your school and making your way back to the library; "The Breakfast Club" is not, in fact, "The Dirty Dozen." Likewise, if you take...

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Just three days after being sworn in, President Donald Trump is delivering on his promise to mobilize U.S. troops to stem the illegal immigration catastrophe ravaging the nation. On Monday, Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses ordered the deployment of 1,500 active-duty military personnel to patrol the southern border, facilitate deportation...

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The era of fact-checking is quickly coming to an end on Meta's platforms -- most prominently, Facebook and Instagram. It's unclear whether censorship is gone for good -- or whether it'll just take another, more amorphous form. For the moment, Mark Zuckerberg has been saying all the right words. The...

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A Wisconsin woman, who worked as a weather reporter, and her employer have parted ways after she called Elon Musk a Nazi. Musk used a straight-arm gesture while speaking Monday during the inauguration activities for President Donald Trump. Trump critics trained their invective on Musk, claiming that he mimicked a...

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The service members who danced with President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and their wives on inauguration night are speaking out about the once-in-a-lifetime experience. Viewers of the inaugural festivities noticed that shortly after Trump and Vance opened the Commander in Chief Ball with their brides, four members of...

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The Georgia Department of Agriculture announced the suspension of all poultry-related activities in the state after a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was detected in a commercial facility. The positive case of HPAI, found by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service at a commercial...

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When Melania Trump stood behind her husband, President-elect Donald Trump, during his inauguration, she made a statement that transcended words. Her choice of attire, particularly the navy boater-style hat, sent a clear and unspoken message: The Trump era was not only entering a new chapter but reclaiming its narrative. Designed...

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More than a quarter of a million Ford vehicles are being recalled over concerns about the batteries. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration recall covers some Bronco Sport models from 2021, 2022 and 2023, according to Reuters. Certain 2022 and 2023 Maverick model vehicles are also being recalled. Ford recalls...

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Imagine former President Joe Biden awakening from Wednesday's four-hour afternoon nap, reaching a rare state of semi-lucidity, and suddenly gasping. "Hey, Jack. What did you forget?" he might say to himself before realizing the truth. "Oh no. They forgot to put it on my desk before I left on Monday....

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President Donald Trump gave his first sit-down interview since the beginning of his second term on Wednesday with Fox News host Sean Hannity. Trump and Hannity spoke about a number of topics from former President Joe Biden's numerous pardons, to Trump's faith in God after an assassin's bullet nearly took...

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Can CNN rescue itself from ruin during President Donald Trump's second term? CEO Mark Thompson hopes so. The Daily Beast reported on Wednesday that the network had an editorial meeting Sunday ahead of Trump's inauguration the following day. During the meeting, Thompson reportedly told his team to refrain from "pre-judging...

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For those with eyes to see and ears to hear, Jesus Christ never stops revealing Himself as Lord and Savior. He does this, for instance, by allowing us to experience His peace and joy through stories of others redeemed. Wednesday on the social media platform Instagram, 19-year-old Lola Sheen, daughter...

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Doug Emhoff could become baggage former Vice President Kamala Harris no longer wants or needs, according to a new report. The report in the U.K.'s Daily Mail said, Harris, who has pointed the finger for her humiliating defeats at the hands of President Donald Trump at multiple people including former...

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