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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has signed a waiver to ensure the expeditious construction of approximately five miles of new 30-foot-tall border wall in Starr and Hidalgo Counties in the U.S. Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley Sector in Texas... ...Currently, CBP has approximately 100 miles of new border barrier in various stages of construction and planning, funded with appropriations from prior years. In addition, CBP was appropriated $46.5 Billion for border barrier system construction in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1)”, which was signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025.

Prophetess Katie Souza’s bio says she was a “career criminal most of her life,” being “convicted of a number of felonies and sent to federal prison to serve almost twelve years” before God saved her nearly twenty years ago. In reality, it should read that she’s still a career criminal, with her crimes no longer being drug possession and gun running, but rather a criminal mishandling of God’s word- certainly a theological felony- demonstrating that the grift never ended. After leaving prison, she wrote a bunch of books and founded Katie Souza Ministries. She now hosts the TV show ‘Healing...

On Monday August 25, 2025 The New York Times published a lengthy piece entitled,“How China Influences Elections in America’s Biggest City” with the subtitle: “The Chinese consulate in Manhattan has mobilized community groups to defeat candidates who don’t fall in line with the authoritarian state.”Though it’s ostensibly a story just on New York City, the reporting is not confined to matters there. Both a Democrat U.S. congresswoman on a sensitive committee and New York’s Democrat Governor get a looking-at. And while Governor Hochul may not be your governor or mine, she clearly has a seat of national influence, and at...

Iceland, a nation celebrated for its natural beauty and progressive policies, has garnered international criticism for a far more sobering reality: the near-eradication of Down syndrome births through prenatal screening and abortion. Since the early 2000s, about 80–85 percent of Icelandic women choose to undergo prenatal testing, and nearly all who receive a positive result for Down syndrome end their pregnancy through abortion. Today, only one or two children with Down syndrome are born in Iceland annually—usually due to testing errors. The Icelandic Ministry of Welfare insists this is not about eradicating a genetic condition, framing the policy as a...

A nation’s scars shape today’s laws.While visiting Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, I was intrigued and surprised by the amount of art and public displays commemorating communism and the Soviet era. These weren’t honorary tributes to “golden times,” but rather pieces honoring those who suffered under the regime; reminders never to forget, and never to return to, those dark times.These displays range from the John Lennon Wall, where young Czechs expressed their discomfort and protested against the Soviet regime, to the Memorial to the Victims of Communism, a striking display of bronze figures progressively melting and disfiguring, representing...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A gunman opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church and struck a group of children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible.” Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the shooter — armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol — approached the side of the church and shot dozens of rounds through the windows toward the children sitting in the pews during Mass at the Annunciation Catholic School. Police believe the gunman then killed himself.

Hadush Kebatu, who is accused of sexual assaults in Epping, Essex, says he is "not a wild animal" while giving evidence in his trial "I can't do these kind of things," he tells Colchester Magistrates' Court, adding: "I am a Christian, it's not in my culture" Earlier, a woman told the same court she was "shocked" when Kebatu allegedly put his hand on her thigh - here's what else we heard from the witness Kebatu, from Ethiopia, denies all five charges against him, including sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl, harassment and inciting a child into sexual activity Allegations of...

The majority of California Democrats do not want former Vice President Kamala Harris to make another White House run in 2028, according to a UC Berkeley/Los Angeles Times poll released Tuesday. Almost two-thirds of registered voters in California and 51% of Democrats said Harris should not seek the presidency again following her two failed White House bids in 2020 and 2024, according to the survey. Meanwhile, roughly 45% of California’s registered voters said they were “very” or “somewhat” enthusiastic about the prospect of Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom running for president, while 36% said the same about Harris. “She [Harris]...

VIDEOAs soon as I heard that Taylor Swift had gotten engaged to Travis Kelce I thought that there was a poor shmoe destined to be immortalized as a monster in one or more of her future record albums. My second thought was wondering what was the reaction to this news from Swift's number one fan, the Liberal Pink Hat Lady. I checked and the answer is "gushing teenybopper" despite the fact she is well into her fifties. As you can see, the Liberal Pink Hat Lady is the comedy gift that keeps on giving. The good news for her, is...

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan is escalating the U.S.’s war over foreign tech regulations with a hearing next week on “European threats to American free speech and innovation” — with nationalist United Kingdom leader Nigel Farage as a witness. The hearing before the House Judiciary Committee comes in the wake of President Donald Trump threatening punitive tariffs for any countries enforcing tech laws on U.S. companies. Overseas tech laws have become a flashpoint in relations between the U.S. and its allies. Jordan’s hearing specifically targets the U.K.’s Online Safety Act, which went into effect in late July and the European...

"George Soros, and his wonderful Radical Left son, should be charged with RICO because of their support of Violent Protests, and much more, all throughout the United States of America," the US leader wroteWASHINGTON, August 27. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump has urged to hold American financier George Soros and his son liable under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for their support of protests "and much more, all throughout the United States of America." "George Soros, and his wonderful Radical Left son, should be charged with RICO because of their support of Violent Protests, and much more,...

[Catholic Caucus] Charlotte Bishop Forbids Communion Bench (Rail) at Catholic SchoolBishop Michael Martin of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, has forbidden to use the Communion bench for the daily Novus Ordo Eucharist at the Catholic High School in Charlotte.According to the social media account “Charlotte Latin Mass Community” students and staff now kneel on the floor to receive Holy Communion.The beautifully carved Communion bench was installed in spring 2017 (pictured). A teacher at the school had raised the money to fund the project in memory of a younger brother who passed away.Effective July 8, Bishop Martin has forbidden all Masses in...

John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the United States, was a staunch opponent of slavery.

Oil giant Shell USA allegedly ousted all the white employees from its corporate security team in Houston — replacing them with less qualified people of color in what amounted to a discriminatory purge, according to a bombshell lawsuit. Kevin Taylor and Gulf War veteran Michelle Romak, who are both white, claim they were booted from their jobs earlier this year despite each having more than a decade of relevant experience at Shell, according to the lawsuit filed in the US Southern District of Texas on Tuesday. They are suing Shell and Wayne Hunt, a regional security manager – alleging they...

BERLIN, August 27. /TASS/. The German government has endorsed Defense Minister Boris Pistorius’s bill on a new model of military service, the DPA news agency reported.The bill introduces a voluntary military service similar to Sweden, where all school leavers are subject to military examination but only some eventually enter active service. The document also contains certain "mandatory elements," which in particular reinstate the examination of conscripts and oblige all men between 18 and 25 years old to fill out a form with a paragraph on their readiness to perform military service. Women may do so voluntarily.The authorities aim to make...

President Trump on Wednesday called for far-left billionaire George Soros and his son, Alex Soros, to be charged under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for funding and supporting violent far-left rioters. Soros and his Open Society Foundations have funneled money to and bankrolled many dark money projects and radical left movements to destabilize conservative governments and place radical left globalists in power. He is also the puppet master behind the lawfare against Trump, election interference, and chaos across the country. Notably, the Jewish billionaire has funded countless instances of violent riots, including anti-Israel movements, Black Lives Matter,...

Moscow's decision will likely be seen as inconsequential given growing condemnation of widespread human rights abuses committed in Ukraine. Russia plans to formally withdraw from Europe's convention against torture and inhuman treatment, according to a decree published this week. The resolution by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin calls upon President Vladimir Putin to submit the withdrawal from the treaty to Russia's lower house of parliament. Moscow's move is likely to be seen as moot given widespread criticism of its worsening human rights record since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In 2024, UN-backed experts presented evidence that Russia...

The F-35 crash at Eileson AFB on January 28th was the result of frozen water inside the nose gear strut. It had been serviced from a barrel of hydraulic fluid that was left outside at Kadena and got water in it. Weight on wheel sensors were falsely indicating thst the plane was on the ground and it became uncontrollable. The 196 million dollar plane was totally destroyed.

This is a historical documentary about Operation Rooster 53, part of our Military History series. In December 1969, in the heat of the War of Attrition, Israel launched one of the boldest and most secretive operations in its history -- a plan to steal an entire Soviet-made P-12 radar system from deep inside Egypt… and fly it back home. This is the true story of Operation Rooster 53. The Soviet P-12 radar was the eyes of Egypt's air defense network. Capturing it would give Israel invaluable intelligence and shift the balance in the skies. But to get it, the Israeli...

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — Raleigh May Cupples was driving across the I-55 bridge Tuesday when the vehicle in front of her changed lanes – and she saw a semi-truck driving in her direction. The incident was reported Tuesday morning by KARK, with the flow of traffic stopped after a semi-truck drove down the wrong lane on the Memphis-Arkansas bridge. .... Snip.... Arkansas State Police arrived on the scene. By this point, Raleigh said they were on the Tennessee side of the bridge. The trooper jumped the median with his weapon drawn, she said. She began recording video at this point....