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Combative rap queen Nikki Minaj called herself President Trump’s “number one fan” Wednesday — declaring defiantly that MAGA haters only make her sing his praises louder. The “Super Bass” songstress flashed her signature glittery, two-inch nails as she held Trump’s hand and urged fans to defend him against “smear campaigns” at a Treasury Department event. “I am probably the president’s number one fan, and that’s not going to change,” Minaj, 43, said after Trump, 79, invited her to speak at a summit touting new investment accounts for children. “And the hate or what people have to say, it does not...

🚨 BBC obtains footage from January 13 of a man they say is Alex Pretti Videos appears to show him spitting at federal law enforcement and attacking their vehicle

Marco Rubio also criticized the military potential of the US's European NATO allies, namely its erosionWASHINGTON, January 28. /TASS/. Security guarantees to Kiev would mean the direct involvement of the United States and the West as a whole in a new conflict in Ukraine if one were to start, US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio said. "But every notion of security guarantees that's been talked about and that the Europeans have pushed is one that requires a strong commitment by the United States as a backstop, which you know, in essence, means we would be committed...

A Democrat candidate in Ohio fantasized on social media about executing President Donald Trump. Ohio attorney general candidate Elliot Forhan appears to think that his authority and right, should he win his election, would be to kill Trump. And yes, he did repeatedly say that he wanted to “kill Donald Trump.” You can watch the video yourself if you wish below. The lefty lunatic began, “Hi, this is Elliot Forhan, candidate for Ohio attorney general. I want to tell you what I mean when I say that I am going to kill Donald Trump.” He continued smugly, “I mean, I’m...

🚨 BREAKING: Nasra Ahmed, the “bananas and rice” Somali, has been ARRESTED by DHS at the direction of Pam Bondi for obstructing ICE operations This is just too perfect 🤣 Ahmed LIED about being brutalized by ICE. Notice how the band-aid is gone and there’s no wound! Loser!

TOPEKA, KS — A kindly hospital clerk asked local man Jonathan Arnold to please fill out the brief 50-page intake form, promising they would then get right to addressing the axe embedded in his skull. The clerk then asked for Arnold's insurance information, stating it would only take 20 minutes to run his benefits so that a doctor could take a look at the hunk of metal in his cranium. "Just hold really, really still so the axe doesn't move while you finish these forms," said the clerk, Sharon Maxwell. "Oh, and don't forget the pages are all front and...

FBI agents were seen Wednesday carrying out a search at an election hub in Fulton County, Georgia, a location that became ground zero for concerns and complaints about voter fraud beginning in 2020. Agents were seen entering the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, a new facility that state officials opened in 2023 that was designed to streamline their election processes. It was not immediately clear what the FBI agents were investigating, but Fox News Digital is told the probe is related to the 2020 election. The bureau said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital that FBI...

U.S. — Liberal women across the U.S. spent the day feverishly refreshing their Instagram feed to see what they are supposed to be angry about next. With the rage over the latest issue seemingly having passed its zenith, liberal women were left scrolling for somewhere else to target their unbridled fury. "Come on, come on, what do we hate now?" said local woman Denise Simmons as she refreshed her feed once more. "Throw me a bone here, people. I don't know whether to scream about voter identification, blowing up drug boats, global warming, white people -- I'm totally lost. Someone...

Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura says the people of his state should consider leaving the United States. In an interview on the SpinSisters podcast that premiered Saturday, Ventura pitched his plan by saying that it’s clear President Donald Trump doesn’t want the state. “How about since Trump dislikes Minnesota so bad and we’re so out of control, let’s join Canada. Instead of Canada becoming the 51st state of America and lose their healthcare.... I’d like to see Minnesota, all of us become Canadians,” Ventura said. Make this part of Canada, because it’s obvious Donald Trump don’t want us. It’s obviously...

Officials at Tufts University urged the community to report sightings of immigration officials Tuesday after they were alerted about federal activity near the campus.Yolanda Smith, chief of the university’s police department, told students and staff in an email that the campus’ Department of Public Safety was “actively monitoring the situation in coordination with our municipal partners in Medford and Somerville.”Anyone who encountered immigration officials “on or near campus” was urged to call campus police. They also referred community members to their Office of University Counsel website, which included information about their protocols regarding federal agents.“Tufts has a well‑defined process for...

The comments by Mr. Miller, the influential White House deputy chief of staff, came after days of blaming Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by federal agents. Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Trump, has suggested that federal agents “may not have been following” protocol before the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, after days in which he and other Trump administration officials portrayed the shooting as justified.

Bank of America will match the US government’s $1,000 contributions to Trump accounts for eligible employees, according to an internal memo sent to staffers Wednesday morning. The bank will also let employees make pre-tax contributions to these savings accounts for kids through payroll deductions, a copy of the memo obtained by The Post showed. As of July 4, a new program approved as part of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will allow parents to open tax-advantaged investment accounts for kids under 18 with Social Security numbers. For children born from 2025 through 2028, the US Treasury will seed...

Where was Antjuan Seawright in the days following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024? Dark side of the Moon? Solitary confinement? The question arises because on today's CNN This Morning, the CNN Democrat strategist lamented "there's some sick, deranged people out there who are celebrating online when members of Congress are attacked" like Omar and AOC. Then he falsely implied the opposite when Trump was shot: "When the president was under attack, Americans came together to condemn it, and so the president has to tone down the rhetoric because we've seen January 6th...

(Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices are strongly higher in afternoon trading Wednesday, with gold leading the way this time, powering to an all-time high of $5,360.60, basis April Comex futures, as of this writing, and scoring the largest daily price gains ever, in dollar terms. The precious metals are supported by safe-haven demand as the U.S. dollar wobbles on the foreign exchange market. April gold was last up $197.20 at $5,317.20. March silver prices were up $5.59 at $111.52. Gold and silver markets have shown no significant price reactions in the immediate aftermath of the Federal Reserve’s two-day...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to take a break from a recent run of interest rate cuts, as the central bank navigates questions about its independence and awaits a new leader. Meeting market expectations, the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee voted to keep its key interest rate in a range between 3.5%-3.75%. The decision put a halt to three consecutive quarter percentage point reductions, billed as maintenance moves to guard against potential downturns in the labor market. In voting to hold the line, the committee raised its assessment of economic growth. It also eased its concerns about the...

@Holden_Culotta Thomas Massie just exposed that Trump is threatening to “ruin” his supporters’ businesses if they fund his campaign. “I’m not talking about IRS audits.” “It’s bigger than that.” “Here’s what happens behind the scenes … ” First, Trump allies are coercing Massie’s consultants into quitting his re-election campaign: “Three of my consultants have quit on my campaign, all three for the same reason.” “They were told: your other 30 clients will fire you if you keep working for Massie.” “They make it hard to hire people.” “I really love the consultants I got now, because they’re the ones who...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the 2026 midterm elections on the horizon amid increasing strife over problems facing the nation, Republican lawmakers issued an urgent warning that passing a national voter ID law could ruin their plan to hand Congress to the Democrats in November. While President Trump and his administration continued to apply pressure to congressional GOP leaders and stress the importance of passing voter ID legislation, Republicans expressed concern that such a move could potentially spell doom for their goal of losing both the House and the Senate to Democrats this fall. "There's a real danger that this could...

Henyard promotes 'Tha New Wave' on Facebook; ex-colleagues to change pleas The former mayor of south suburban Dolton and Thornton Township supervisor appears to have stepped away from politics, at least for the time being. Tiffany Henyard surfaced on Facebook over the weekend with a video from what she described as the soft opening of her clothing store called "Tha New Wave." "I'm back!" she told viewers. "Well, I never went anywhere, but look at what I've been doing!" For more than ten minutes, viewers saw her tending a barbecue grill during a grand opening party, and giving a tour...

Explanation: In the vast Orion Molecular Cloud complex, several bright blue nebulas are particularly apparent. Pictured here in the center are two of the most prominent reflection nebulas - dust clouds lit by the reflecting light of bright embedded stars. The more famous nebula is M78, in the image center, cataloged over 200 years ago. To its upper left is the lesser known NGC 2071. Astronomers continue to study these reflection nebulas to better understand how interior stars form. The overall red glow is from diffuse hydrogen gas that covers much of the Orion complex that spans much of the...

The FBI has reportedly taken the lead in the criminal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., being sprayed with a liquid while she spoke at a town hall meeting. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, federal authorities assumed control of the probe after the Tuesday incident at Urban League headquarters in north Minneapolis, where Omar was interrupted mid-speech by a man who allegedly sprayed her with a substance from a syringe. Minneapolis police spokesman Trevor Folke confirmed Wednesday that the FBI is now leading the case, signaling the likelihood of federal charges. The suspect, identified as 55-year-old Anthony James Kazmierczak...