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A man in his early 20s was shot and killed early Sunday after allegedly breaching the secure perimeter of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, FLorida, the U.S. Secret Service announced. The Secret Service said the incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. when the suspect made an "unauthorized entry" at the property. The individual was observed near the north gate carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can. Agents and a deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confronted the man who was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Talk Shows Feb 22nd, 2026 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: President of the European Central Bank Christine Legarde; Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abbas Araghchi; White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett. Governor’s Panel: Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY), Gov. Mike Braun (R-IN), Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH), and Gov. Laura Kelly (D-KS). FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: House Minority Leader Hakeem “Dollar Store Obama” Jeffries (D-NY); Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN); Texas Republican AG Ken Paxton; Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX). Panel: Ben Ferguson, Michael Allen, Meridith McGraw and...

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WASHINGTON — Delivering a major blow to President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that he exceeded his authority when imposing sweeping tariffs using a law reserved for a national emergency.

The Talk Shows Feb 15th, 2026 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: White House Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations Tom Homan; House Minority Leader Hakeem “Dollar Store Obama” Jeffries (D-NY); Sen. Thom Tillis (RINO-N.C.) ; Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.).FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.); Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.);Texas Republican AG Ken Paxton; Fox News “Ruthless” Podcasters: Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan and John Ashbrook. Panel: Guy Benson, Horace Cooper, Josh Kraushaar and Leslie Marshall. MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by...

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The Senate struck a deal to fund a large portion of the government on Thursday evening, just a day before a shutdown deadline.The agreement will split the bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) off from a “minibus” package of five other major funding bills. The Senate will instead move a stopgap bill known as a continuing resolution (CR) that would fund DHS at current levels until Feb. 13.The two sides had haggled over the length of the CR, with Democrats insisting on the two-week version that won out.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to Portland city councilors. The condition of the two people who were shot wasn’t immediately known but Portland City Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney said as far as she knew they were still alive.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is expected to announce his withdrawal from the 2026 re-election campaign amid increasing scrutiny over fraud allegations, particularly concerning Medicaid programs and Covid-related relief efforts. This decision follows a meeting with Senator Amy Klobuchar and comes in the wake of intensified criticism from Republican lawmakers, who have called for his resignation due to claims of significant fraudulent activity. Federal action has also been triggered, with the SBA suspending thousands of loans linked to suspected fraud in Minnesota. As Walz prepares to address his political future, the implications of these controversies could reshape Minnesota's political landscape moving...

A person is in custody after an incident at the home of Vice President JD Vance in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured and flown out of the country after months of stepped-up pressure by Washington. President Donald Trump insisted the U.S. government would run the country at least temporarily and was already doing so.The legal authority for the strike — and whether Trump consulted Congress beforehand — was not immediately clear. The stunning, lightning-fast American military action, which plucked a nation’s sitting leader from office, echoed the U.S. invasion of Panama that led to the surrender and seizure of its leader,...

BREAKING: President Trump announces successful strike against Venezuela, says Nicolas Maduro has been captured

🥳🥂 HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 🥂🥳 The Year of Accountability!

Independent journalist Nick Shirley released a viral video on December 26, 2025, documenting visits to several state-funded daycare centers in Minneapolis. These centers, many catering to the Somali immigrant community, were found empty during operational hours, with no children present and signs of disuse, despite receiving substantial public funding through Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). Shirley’s investigation has uncovered over $110 million in suspicious payments in a single day, building on prior scandals like the Feeding Our Future fraud. The revelations have fueled criticism of Democratic Governor Tim Walz, with Republicans like Rep. Tom Emmer demanding answers and linking...

The Talk Shows Dec 28th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Year-end roundup with Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan; CBS news chief Washington reporter Major Garrett; Jan Crawford, CBS News National Legal reporter; Chief CBS News Anal-ist Robert Costa; Scott MacFarlane, CBS reporter; CBS News White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs; Samantha Vinograd, former Biden Admin Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism, Threat Prevention, and Law Enforcement Policy at the Department of Homeland Security; Never Trumper former head of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Chris Krebs. FOX NEWS...

For Unto You Is Born This Day... A Savior...Christ The LordMerry CHRISTmas, Troops!! LUKE 2:1-20 King James Version (KJV) 1..And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. 2..(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3..And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4..And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of...

The Talk Shows Dec 21st, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.); National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett; UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell; Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; CBS News' executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto. FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.); Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.); National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett. Sunday special: Dead Sea Scrolls at Museum of the Bible. Panel: Marc Thiessen,...

The Talk Shows Dec 14th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Nobel laureate Venezuelan Maria Corina Machado; National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett; Sen. Bill Cassidy (RINO-La.); Sen. Mark Warner (Deep State CIA Stooge-Va.). FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: guest-anchored by Jacqui Heinrich: Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.); Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.); Ukrainian Ambassador Olga Stefanishyna; Energy Secretary Chris Wright. Sunday special: Wreaths Across America. Panel: Olivia Beavers, Doug Heye, Josh Kraushaar and Juan Williams.MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: Sen. Raphael Warlock (D-Ga.); Sen....