Leftists, including some elected officials, reacted with apoplectic rage Monday after eight Senate Democrats caved to Senate Republicans by agreeing to vote to end the lengthy government shutdown. And while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer didn't appear to be directly responsible, as it seemed the eight had negotiated a deal...

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President Donald Trump handed a young Washington Commanders fan his presidential challenge coin Sunday after Trump’s visit to Northwest Stadium The incident was caught in a video posted to X. Trump was leaving the stadium after Washington's 44-22 loss to Detroit when he walked past a group of fans chanting...

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Frequent visitors to the social media platform X might associate artificial intelligence with hilarious political memes. While using X's AI assistant "Grok," however, Christian writer Megan Basham of the Daily Wire encountered something far more sinister. On Sunday morning Basham asked Grok to "edit a couple of clunky paragraphs I'd...

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Nearly 100 of the most prominent faith leaders in the United States urged President Donald Trump in a Friday letter to pressure Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, to prevent the further killing of Christians and Druze in southern Syria. The letter came ahead of Trump's meeting with al-Sharaa -- a...

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A new and violent chapter in Chicago’s war against immigrant enforcement opened Saturday as gunfire rang out. “U.S. Border Patrol was conducting immigration enforcement operations near 26th Street and Kedzie Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, when an unknown male driving a black Jeep fired shots at agents and fled the scene,” the Department...

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The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a case challenging state laws that allow mail-in ballots received after Election Day to be counted. The case originated in Mississippi, where the Republican National Committee challenged a law allowing mail-in ballots that are received up to five business days after Election Day...

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Sunday's game between the NFL's Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders reminded us of two things. First, the Lions are really good. And second, President Donald Trump remains a cultural icon whose popularity and capacity to achieve victory no one should underestimate. With 1:58 remaining in the first quarter and Detroit...

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Christine Pelosi, daughter of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is officially entering politics. The Democratic Party activist and far-left attorney told KQED-TV Monday that she will run for San Francisco’s state Senate seat in 2028. Her announcement followed the passage of Proposition 50, a measure she campaigned for, which she...

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Heroic Americans continue to probe the truth about the deep state's role in the Capitol incursion of Jan. 6, 2021. If we ever uncover that full truth, the events of recent days could prove pivotal. According to John Solomon of Just the News, Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia, chairman...

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When it comes to Congress, a divided house isn't a bug, it's a feature -- and that apparently holds true for mothers and daughters inside the Beltway. In a striking example of Democratic infighting, New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and her daughter, House candidate Stefany Shaheen, publicly split over the...

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It's no secret that President Donald Trump and his administration are not exactly fans of the modern American media landscape. (All the settlement money the president is collecting from networks like CNN is a tangible number you can apply to the administration's collective disdain.) Well, it turns out that that...

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The Senate approved a government funding package to reopen the federal government Monday night over the objections of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a majority of Democrats. Lawmakers voted 60 to 40 to pass the legislation with eight Democrats joining with Republicans to support the measure. Kentucky Sen. Rand...

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Here's a novelty: the federal government being used to reward employees who did the right thing in a time of need. That is, at least, the plan. Both on Truth Social and in a Fox News interview Monday, President Donald Trump promised to give air traffic controllers who stayed on...

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An illegal alien from Mexico was in custody Monday after a harrowing weekend shooting attack on Border Patrol agents in Chicago. A post from the Department of Homeland Security account on X did not identify the suspect but described him as a known criminal with previous convictions for weapons and...

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The Latin Kings street gang has issued a “shoot on sight” order targeting Border Patrol agents involved in Operation Midway Blitz. “Officer/agents are reminded to maintain heightened situational awareness and exercise extreme caution when conducting enforcement activities,” an internal Customs and Border Protection memo said, according to The Hill. “Our...

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More than a century ago, two bored World War I Australian army recruits passed the time during their unit's voyage to war-torn France by scrawling cheerful messages in pencil on scraps of paper. They sealed up both notes in a single glass soda bottle and tossed it overboard, sailing away...

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Hey, remember all those rich people who were supposed to pay for the free stuff that New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani promised voters? I've got good news and bad news for you. The good news is that real-estate agents who cater to those who can afford to leave the...

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There are moments in politics that make you stop, blink twice, and wonder if satire has finally lost the ability to keep up. This is one of those moments. When a progressive radio host literally kissed Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s feet -- yes, actually bent down and pressed lips...

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When the agency that crunches Washington’s numbers can’t even secure its own, it’s hard not to see a metaphor in the math. The Congressional Budget Office confirmed this week that it’s battling an “ongoing” cybersecurity incident -- one that, by all accounts, has stretched on for days and remains unresolved....

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