Here’s a little historical anecdote to put today’s government shutdown in perspective.
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OUTRAGEOUS: Oklahoma Teen Rapist Avoids Nearly 80-Year Sentence After Assaulting Two Girlfriends — Judge Grants Youthful Offender Status
Jesse Mack Butler—convicted of raping and assaulting two of his high school girlfriends—was allowed to avoid prison under a controversial plea deal. The case of 18-year-old Jesse Mack Butler has ignited anger and accusations of systemic failure after a “sweetheart plea deal” allowed a young man facing what…
Trouble in the South China Sea: US Navy Helicopter and Jet Crash in Separate Incidents
There’s troubling news for the U.S. Navy on Sunday, as two of its aircraft went down in the South China Sea in separate incidents. Fortunately, the crew members of both aircraft have been rescued and are said to be in stable condition.
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado Weighs in on President Trump Stopping the Flow of Illegal Drugs into the United States (VIDEO)
Maria Corina Machado, opposition leader in Venezuela, was on “Sunday Morning Futures” with host Maria Bartiromo to discuss the war on drugs and the corruption in Venezuela under Maduro. The video opens with a clip of President Trump warning drug cartels that they will be killed for bringing…
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger SLAMS Gavin Newsom’s Democrat Gerrymandering Scheme — ‘There’s No Such Thing as Temporary, That’s Fantasy’
Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ripped into Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting proposal, calling it nothing more than a “fantasy” scheme to permanently entrench Democrat control under the guise of “temporary reform.” During a Sunday interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on State of the Union, the RINO ‘Screw Your Freedom’…
Unhinged Lunatic Swalwell Demands Democrat Candidates in 2028 Must Commit to Taking a “Wrecking Ball” to President Trump’s New Ballroom
It’s hard to find a Democrat these days who does not want to destroy everything good. Eric Swalwell, the highly unethical Democrat Congressman from California, took to X to rage against President Trump’s amazing ballroom project in the East Wing of the White House. Swalwell insisted that whoever…
Government Shutdown: SNAP Is Running Out of Money, Democrats Angry Illegal Aliens No Longer Qualify
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Republicans Donate $50 Million To Kamala 2028 Campaign
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Ambassador Jamieson Greer Weighs in on US Dealing with China on Rare Earths, Trade Deficits and Fentanyl (VIDEO)
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NBC’s Kristen Welker Presses Secretary Bessent to End the Shutdown
NBC’s Kristen Welker Presses Secretary Bessent to End the ShutdownThe legacy media’s ongoing coverage of the current government shutdown continues to maintain a Democrat frame, to the point of ridiculousness. Case in point, Kristen Welker’s interview of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on NBC’s Meet the Depressed. Jorge…
Portland Police Finally DISMANTLE Antifa’s 140-Day Encampment
After 140 days of chaos, disorder, and lawlessness outside Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, police finally moved in and cleared Antifa’s encampment on Saturday morning. More than 30 officers braved heavy rain to dismantle the site, ordering demonstrators to remove tents, supplies, and gear that had clogged…
Trump Citizenship Audit to Cut Section 8 Housing and Other Benefits to Illegals
Government-funded housing. Photo courtesy of the King County Housing Authority. While the government remains shut down because Democrats demand free healthcare for illegal immigrants, President Trump has ordered a sweeping audit of federal programs to ensure that other taxpayer-funded benefits are not being distributed to illegal aliens. The…
Portland Police Deliver a Very Unhappy Night to the Anti-ICE Crew – and More May Be Coming
The Trump team has turned its attention to the problem of the anti-ICE actions in Portland outside the ICE facility, and there’s been a court battle over the question of deploying the National Guard to help.
Rep Anna Paulina Luna Weighs in on NY AG Leticia James Pleading Not Guilty on Mortgage Fraud – “A lot of the American People are Very Frustrated That These People Seem to be Walking Free” (VIDEO)
Rep Anna Paulina Luna was on “Sunday Morning Futures” to discuss topics including NY AG Leticia James pleading not guilty to mortgage fraud. Luna also discussed the government shutdown and how it is affecting air travel. The video shows AG James talking after pleading not guilty for mortgage…
HASTA LA VISTA, TAPPER: Arnold SCHOOLS Jake on Redistricting
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Former NY Jets Star Nick Mangold Dies at 41
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‘We All Have a Trump Problem’: UN Official Angling for Role in Post-War Gaza Has History of Bashing Trump
A senior U.N. official jockeying for a prominent role in implementing President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan has a history of bashing Trump on his personal X account. Tom Fletcher, the United Nations’ undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator in Gaza, has advocated for foreign…
Russia Claims to Have New ‘Invincible’ Missile – Is It, Though?
Russia – again – claims to have a doomsday weapon. Once it was the “Tsar Bomba,” a massive thermonuclear weapon, the most powerful ever built, with a yield of 50-55 megatons of TNT. Now it’s a cruise missile, one that Vladimir Putin himself describes as “invincible.”
Lindsey Graham Issues Venezuela’s Maduro Ominous Warning, Tells Him to Leave “Before Heat Goes Down” (VIDEO)
Here we go. Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday issued an ominous warning to Venezuela’s Maduro. Lindsey Graham appeared on CBS’s “Face the Nation” and told host Margaret Brennan that he doesn’t believe Maduro will stay around much longer. Margaret Brennan asked Lindsey Graham about the US potentially expanding…
Democrat Senator Mark Kelly Makes Veiled Threat of Prosecution to ‘Young Service Members’ for Following President Trump’s Orders to Attack Drug Boats in Caribbean
In an interview on ABC’s This Week on Sunday, senior Arizona Democrat Senator Mark Kelly threatened ‘young service members’ with prosecution for following President Donald Trump’s orders to attack drug boats in the Caribbean Sea. Kelly made the threat in comments to host Martha Raddatz, saying the Trump…
Dutch Rightwing Firebrand Geert Wilders Leads the Polls for Wednesday’s Election, Calls on Party Leaders to Respect Voter’s Choices and Stop the ‘Firewall’ Against Him
Will Geert Wilders win the election only to be frozen out of office again by the ‘firewall’? Let the people of the Netherlands decide. As we head into Wednesday’s Dutch elections, once again right-wing PVV leader Geert Wilders is leading the opinion polls, as he did last time….
You Won’t Believe What Swalwell Wants Done to Trump Ballroom – Dems Are Truly Lost
There have been a lot of wild, Trump Derangement Syndrome reactions to the construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, from Hillary Clinton to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent FIRES BACK at ABC’s Martha Raddatz — Shreds Her Schumer Shutdown Narrative
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent fires back at ABC’s Martha Raddatz, blaming Schumer and Jeffries for the “Schumer Shutdown” and calling on Democrats to end the chaos. (Image: ABC News) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent absolutely eviscerated ABC host Martha Raddatz’s attempt to peddle the tired Democrat narrative on the…
With Just Over Year to Go in Her Term, Mich. Gov Claims She Is Not Running for POTUS in 2028 – Why Not?
Welcome to the final week of October, which means it’s getting a bit cold in the state of Michigan. I know because I live here, just to make sure we are clear on that point, and I have a clue about what is happening in the not-so-Great Lake…
College Football Highlights From Week 9 and the New AP Top 25
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Watch: California Facing $160M in Withheld Federal Funds Over CDL Issue
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US Secret Service Seized 22 EBT Skimmers in Baltimore, Stopped $22M in Fraud
Just in: Democrats’ Government Shutdown Chaos Brings LAX to a Standstill
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CBS’s Brennan Meekly Allows Rep. Jeffries to Defend Dem Gerrymandering
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