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Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado stood up during a congressional hearing to hug the grieving mother of Ashli Babbitt, the Trump-supporting Air Force veteran who was shot to death by a Capitol Police officer on Jan. 6, 2021. C-SPAN — which televised the meeting of the GOP-led House Oversight...

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Two new lawsuits are fighting back against a Biden administration rule that took aim at the use of stabilizing braces with pistols. In a release at the time of the rule’s unveiling, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the rule would crack down on those who sought to transform pistols into...

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A suspect in a drunken driving crash learned the tragic consequences of his alleged actions just before a court appearance Monday. Adem Nikeziq is facing several criminal charges -- including driving while intoxicated -- stemming from a Saturday car crash in Staten Island, New York, according to CBS News. Prosecutors...

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A Montana woman was able to turn the tables on two assailants who reportedly attacked her during a robbery attempt. According to Billings, Montana, police, the 25-year-old woman shot the men, ages 29 and 37, in an apparent case of self-defense, according to KTVQ-TV in Billings. The incident took place...

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At a time when rumors are flying that Vice President Kamala Harris may be booted from the 2024 Democratic presidential ticket, she certainly didn't help herself during a Tuesday award ceremony in Washington, D.C. Harris awarded former astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley the Congressional Space Medal of Honor for...

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Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is launching a partnership with the American Heart Association to spread awareness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The procedure was used to help save Hamlin's life when he suffered cardiac arrest during a "Monday Night Football" game last month. "Once again, I want to thank everybody for...

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It must have been a frightening and joyous time when Daniel Johnson's son, Remington Hayze Johnson was first born. No doubt that on one day in particular when he was singing the Elevation Worship song "Hallelujah Here Below" to his son, the little baby's reaction will live in the memory...

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When it was announced that digital satellite provider DirecTV was removing Newsmax from its offerings, I so intensely wanted to cancel my DirecTV membership, but I couldn’t -- because I had already canceled it long before. It had dawned on me that paying so much money for a monthly cable...

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The brilliant economist Milton Friedman once said, “Inflation is just like alcoholism. In both cases, when you start drinking or when you start printing too much money, the good effects come first; the bad effects only come later.” I like Friedman’s metaphor. The deleterious results of all undisciplined habits generally...

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Philadelphia Eagles rookie offensive lineman Josh Sills has been indicted in his native Ohio on rape and kidnapping charges. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Guernsey County Sheriff Jeffrey D. Paden announced the alleged criminal conduct on Wednesday. The Guernsey County indictment says Sills, 25, "did engage in sexual conduct"...

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"Dr. Phil" is stepping down from daytime television. Phil McGraw, the TV psychologist who's made the drama of therapy a daily staple for viewers for more than 20 years, is going off the air at the end of this season, CBS Media Ventures announced Tuesday. But he's probably coming back...

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A new memoir by former Playboy playmate and "Baywatch" actress Pamela Anderson claimed that comedian Tim Allen once flashed her on the set of his "Home Improvement" sitcom back in 1991. Allen, however, remembers things differently. "No, it never happened," Allen told Fox News Digital through a representative. "I would...

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Veteran news anchor Chris Wallace, who once helmed one of the most popular and influential Sunday news programs in all of television at Fox News, is barely making a dent in the industry at his new employer, CNN. Specifically, January will be an ugly mark on Wallace's resume as his...

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Former President Donald Trump isn't pulling punches with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Trump targeted the governor in a spree of Truth Social posts this week, tearing into a Republican considered Trump's most likely rival for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Trump assailed DeSantis as a "RINO GLOBALIST" in one post,...

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Texas law enforcement arrested an immigrant illegally crossing the southern border from Mexico last week, but this man turned out to not be your average illegal immigrant. According to Fox News, this man was 29-year-old Alireza Heidari, an Iranian, whose name and date of birth were initially flagged as a...

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If you saw a car plowing through the snow along a highway divider, seeming directionless, how would you respond? Would you call 911? Slow down and put on your emergency lights to warn other drivers that something is wrong? Or would you park your car on the side of the...

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A Florida megachurch is requiring its members to sign a pledge affirming the biblical view of marriage or face expulsion. On Tuesday, Rolling Stone reported that First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, which has 3,500 members, is asking its members to sign a pledge by March in which the promise to...

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How do we react to our political opponents? Especially in an age of harsh political divisiveness. On the one hand, there is the danger of compromising one’s beliefs since at the Capitol --whether in the District of Columbia or at the statehouse -- your political opponents become your work colleagues....

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House Democrats who've spent the last few years having social media barons at their beck and call got something different last week -- the back of Elon Musk's hand. The mega-billionaire owner of Twitter paid a visit to the leaders of the new House Republican majority -- including the chairmen...

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An alleged serial road rage motorist is facing consequences in Los Angeles County. Nathaniel Radimak is facing four felony charges of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury and criminal threats, according to a Tuesday news release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. He also...

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