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Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) argued Americans would be “justified” shooting ICE agents if they believed they were “masked hoodlums” attacking them — and not one of the government’s “goons,” as he put it.The Democratic lawmaker made the eyebrow-raising statement during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday. “If you were attacked by a masked person, you might think you were being kidnapped. You would be justified in shooting the person to protect yourself,” Nadler said. He said President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration has spurred “fascism in our streets.”Nadler then pointed to the recent shooting death of Renee Good...

A shocking new twist has unraveled in the disappearance of "TODAY" host Savannah Guthrie's kidnapped mother Nancy Guthrie -- Nancy's son-in-law allegedly may become a suspect. Thomas Cion -- the husband of Savannah's sister Annie -- "may be a prime suspect" in the shocking case, according to Ashleigh Banfield ... though we don't know why. Ashleigh reported the stunning possibility on Tuesday's episode of "Drop Dead Serious" and cited a source with "impeccable

Democratic Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott accused a local reporter of racism Friday when she questioned why his SUV cost over $163,000. The 2025 Jeep Grand Wagoneer was the most expensive executive vehicle used by a Maryland public official, Baltimore-area television station WBFF reported, coming in at twice the cost of the vehicle used by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland. Investigative reporter Tessa Bentulan, who works for WBFF as part of a venture called Spotlight on Maryland, questioned Scott about the vehicle’s cost. “How do you justify the cost for this vehicle?” Bentulan asked. Scott responded, “We’ll just stop you...

🚨 BREAKING: 𝕏 and Elon Musk have awarded Nick Shirley $100,000 for his article detailing how exposed Somali fraud furthered by Tim Walz in Minnesota CONGRATS, @nickshirleyy! Well deserved! 👏 I’ve linked Shirley’s article in the replies.

🚨LOL! “Quality Learing Center” moving day: U-Haul rolls up, sign vanishes, whole op disappears overnight. But don’t worry, new daycare now accepting “todlders” (not toddlers) @jimmyfailla nailed it: The only daycare with MORE TYPOS THAN KIDS!

WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., leads a committee on Capitol Hill that has jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security. That agency has been under heightened scrutiny after federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens who were protesting immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis last month. In letters to the heads of three federal immigration agencies, Paul wrote, “The Department of Homeland Security has been provided an exceptional amount of funding to secure our borders and enforce our immigration laws. Congress has an obligation to conduct oversight of those tax dollars and ensure the funding is used to accomplish...

An Australian man launched a crowdfunding campaign to fly to the US and move into Billie Eilish’s $3 million Los Angeles mansion following her “no one is illegal on stolen land” rant at the Grammy Awards. Drew Pavlou, a 24-year-old political activist and influencer, called out Eilish’s alleged virtue signaling in her anti-ICE remarks after she won Song of the Year at the 68th annual award show. “I am flying to the USA next Friday to attempt to move into Billie Eilish’s beachside Malibu mansion,” Pavlou wrote on X on Monday, sharing a link to the now-defunct GoFundMe. “No human...

At first glance, the decision by Bill and Hillary Clinton to drop their long resistance and agree to testify before a GOP-controlled House panel about Jeffrey Epstein looks like a huge defeat for them. And it is, since the Clintons’ separate appearances, scheduled to take place in public later this month, are certain to turn into circus-like spectacles that will heap embarrassment and scorn on the former first couple. Yet it’s worth noting that it wasn’t the goodness of their hearts that led the Clintons to give into the congressional demand to testify under oath about Epstein. They did it...

Guinea worm is on course to become the second human disease eradicated after smallpox, with only 10 human cases reported worldwide in 2025. Just 10 human cases of Guinea worm were reported worldwide in 2025, the lowest number ever recorded, and a major step towards eradication. The Carter Center, a United States non-profit leading the global campaign to eradicate Guinea worm disease, announced the provisional figures, bringing the parasite closer to becoming the second eradicated disease in history. Dracunculiasis, commonly known as Guinea worm, is a parasitic disease transmitted through contaminated drinking water. It causes a painful blister from which...

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son to late long-time Libyan dictator, Moammar Gadhafi, was killed on Tuesday in his home in the western town of Zintan in western Libya. Sources close to him say four masked gunmen stormed his home to carry out the “heinous crime”. Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son and one-time heir apparent of Libya’s late dictator Moammar Gadghafi, was killed in Libya late on Tuesday. Sources close to him say the 53-year old was shot by gunmen in the town of Zintan, 136 kilometres southwest of the capital Tripoli. The death was confirmed by Gadhafi’s lawyer, Khaled al-Zaidi, who announced...

With just one month until the high-stakes primary election in the Texas U.S. Senate race, Democrats are butting heads, with Democratic State Rep. James Talarico pushing back on allegations that he made controversial remarks about the race of his former opponent. Talarico on Monday responded to a video from former Rep. Colin Allred, who is running for Texas' 33rd Congressional District, claiming that Talarico made comments critical of Allred on the basis of race. On Sunday, a TikTok creator alleged that Talarico, in a private conversation, said that Allred was a "mediocre Black man" and that he would would rather...

The UK economy would be 3.6% smaller by 2040 if net migration fell to zero, forcing the government to raise taxes to combat a much bigger budget deficit, a thinktank has predicted. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said falling birthrates in the UK and a sharp decrease in net migration last year had led it to consider what would happen if this trend continued to the end of the decade. In this scenario the UK population would stop growing at about 70 million in 2030. The latest official figures showed the UK population was 69.3 million...

Greek authorities announced an operation to identify and close all illegal mosques in the Municipality of Athens, along with deporting the foreigners who operate them. The Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Thanos Plevris, speaking about the operation of illegal mosques in Athens, said that "those who do not comply with Greek legislation will automatically be deported." Speaking at the meeting of the parliamentary Public Administration Committee, where the bill on legal immigration is being discussed, he referred to the recent decision to revoke the legal residence permit of a Bangladeshi man because he was illegally operating a place of worship...

“Zelensky is mentioned in one of the published emails, which dates back to 2024. The identities of both the author and the recipient are concealed. The letter claims that Zelensky is involved in trafficking women and children from Ukraine and suggests that he may have been associated with modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel. The latter was charged in France in 2020 with raping minors and committed suicide in his cell before the court's decision.”

The president argued with CNN's Caitlin Collins when she asked questions about survivors of Epstein's abuse, criticizing her for "not smiling."President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for the U.S. to move on from its focus on the Epstein files being released by the Department of Justice. "I think it's really time for the country to get on to something else. Now that nothing came out about me, other than it was a conspiracy against me, literally, by Epstein and other people," the president said. "But I think it's time now for the country to maybe get on to something else,...

The arrogance of Canada's sneering Eastern establishment is inadvertently paving the way for a sovereign Alberta While the media fawns over Mark Carney’s "central banker" aesthetic and his promises to "whisper" to Donald Trump, Albertans see a different reality: a return to the same globalist policies that have long suppressed Western interests. This growing divide was perfectly captured in a recent viral video from an Eastern "educator" who crudely attempted to lecture Albertans on why independence is a "stupid" idea. It was a masterclass in the very condescension that fuels separatism. Mocking Premier Danielle Smith and calling Albertans "potato men,"...

The Brief Senior Atlanta Housing executive pleaded guilty to three federal fraud counts. Prosecutors allege misuse of Section 8 funds, COVID-19 relief and mortgage fraud. Sentencing is set for May 5, 2026; defendant remains on bond. ATLANTA - A senior executive at Atlanta Housing has pleaded guilty to multiple federal fraud charges tied to housing assistance, pandemic relief funds and mortgage refinancing, according to court records filed in U.S. District Court.PREVIOUS STORY: Senior Atlanta Housing executive charged in Section 8, pandemic relief fraud caseWhat we know:Tracy Denise Jones entered a guilty plea on Feb. 2 to three counts in a...

Bill passes 217-214 despite GOP opposition over election integrity provisions and DHS funding concerns Twenty-one Republicans broke with President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Tuesday evening in an attempt to derail a $1.2 trillion spending bill to end a government shutdown, citing concerns that the legislation didn’t do enough to advance GOP priorities.Among a range of reasons, lawmakers argued the bill needed to include provisions shoring up election integrity, come with full-year funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and eliminate Democrat-requested earmarks.The lawmakers that voted against the measure included:Reps. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Lauren Boebert, R-Colo.,...

A former Atlanta Housing Authority executive pleaded guilty Monday in a federal court to collecting more than $300,000 in federal housing and pandemic funds. Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Ashli Lincoln was in the courtroom as former senior vice president Tracy Jones pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit theft of government funds, wire fraud and credit application fraud.

The former first couple have been trying to reach an agreement with the Oversight Committee to avoid a vote to hold them both in contempt of Congress. WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are in a standoff with House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., over testimony the panel is seeking in its investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The dispute is over the format of the Clintons' testimony to lawmakers. The Clintons' legal team wrote a letter to Comer on Tuesday offering their public testimony before the committee at...