Things are really starting to get interesting on Capitol Hill. On what is shaping up to be a wild start to the new Congress, Rep. Kevin McCarthy lost the first ballot to become the new speaker of the House after 19 Republicans revolted and voted against him. This was hardly...

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Factions within the Republican Party have found themselves in a dogfight to determine who will lead the party caucus in the House of Representatives. Freedom Caucus members, including Matt Gaetz of Florida, have publicly discussed their disagreements with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and are opposing his effort to become...

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A federal appeals court handed a much-needed victory to parents with a ruling Friday that approved of policies separating school bathrooms by sex. In its 7-4 ruling, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the right of school districts to require students to use boys' or girls' bathrooms based...

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A massive storm bringing life-threatening floods, power outages, and fierce winds is set to batter California in the coming days. According to meteorologists with AccuWeather, the storm is set to arrive between Wednesday and Thursday, days after the state witnessed deadly flooding and heavy snowfall. The storm is expected to...

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Generally speaking, Democrats can't stand Elon Musk. We see them pile on the new Twitter owner every day, trying their best to score cheers from their anti-Musk followers. One failed congressional Democrat, a video game developer Brianna Wu, thought she got one over on the Tesla and SpaceX founder after...

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Rep. Kevin McCarthy made history Tuesday, but not in the way he had hoped. The California Republican became the first nominee in 100 years to fail to garner enough votes to become House speaker on the first attempt. A few hours later, McCarthy repeated the feat in a second round,...

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The Word of God emphatically states that there is no place for fools or foolishness. Scripture makes it clear -- in the book of Proverbs primarily, as well as in many other books -- that we should avoid foolish behavior and foolish friends, for foolishness leads to faulty thinking, disastrous...

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Accused killer Bryan Kohberger went through a dramatic change around the time of the deaths of four University of Idaho students, according to a former student of Kohberger’s. Hayden Stinchfield, who attends Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, said Kohberger, a Ph.D. student in criminology at the college, was a...

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A Democratic senator became the target of mockery after behaving strangely at the opening coin toss of Monday's Rose Bowl in California. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona filmed his surroundings with a cell phone at the start of the contest between Penn State and Utah. The former naval aviator appeared...

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Pastor and bestselling author John MacArthur of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, was not able to preach during the second service Sunday after falling ill. Protestia reported that a church elder informed the congregants at the second service, “Just so you know, Pastor John had a bug this...

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After the tragic killing of 11 elderly Jews at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018, the American Jewish left, along with allies in the Democratic Party and the media, were unrelenting in their efforts to pin it on President Donald Trump, accusing him of creating an atmosphere...

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As Republican Kevin McCarthy was twisting in the wind after the first round of voting rejected his effort to become Speaker of the House,  the spectacle of a tete-a-tete between two members of very different views captured the improvisation and chaos that marked the dawn of the 118th Congress. Republicans...

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The health scare involving Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin has become deeply upsetting for many. Many football fans felt such an utter shock on Monday night when Hamlin stood up after a seemingly routine tackle, and then tumbled to the ground. They've been praying for his recovery, including ESPN show...

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Former Olympic hurdler Eric Thomas died suddenly on Friday, according to news reports. Thomas, 49, passed away in Houston, the Nacogdoches, Texas, Daily Sentinel reported. No cause of death was given, but friends said he is believed to have suffered a blood clot following recent hip replacement surgery, according to...

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Embattled House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has done one thing to appease many GOP colleagues – remove the metal detectors outside the House chamber. The metal detectors were removed Tuesday on the first day of Republican control over the House, according to The Hill -- the same day McCarthy failed...

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If I were an openly practicing homosexual, I probably wouldn't want to put my hands on a Bible, either. According to Rep.-elect Robert Garcia's office, he was the "first immigrant and LGBTQ mayor" in the history of Long Beach and will be the first member of Congress to identify that...

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If the 20-odd Republican holdouts who voted against Rep. Kevin McCarthy for the House speakership yesterday were waiting for permission from the most recent Republican president to drop their opposition to the former House minority leader, they now have it. The Donald has spoken. Former President Donald Trump posted earlier...

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A 79-year-old man managed to muster the presence of mind to fight back after he was attacked while getting out of his vehicle in his garage early Tuesday morning, authorities said. The man, who wasn't identified, lives in Elderon, Wisconsin, according to WAOW-TV in nearby Wausau. When confronted by an...

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An Idaho judge has issued an order clamping down on law enforcement's discussion of the case against accused murderer Bryan Kohberger. Magistrate Judge Megan E. Marshall issued an order barring law enforcement and agents of prosecutors from speaking publicly about the case, which quickly became a topic of national media...

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As Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s family asked for prayers, one family member said that there is hope amid their fears for the 24-year-old, who suffered cardiac arrest after a hit in Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Hamlin is "improving from where he was yesterday," Dorrian Glenn, Hamlin’s...

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