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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made use of the newly installed White House helipad for the first time on Monday after a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the South Lawn. Construction workers lined the new path from the White House residence to Marine One on the South Lawn as the president cut the ribbon and made his way to the presidential helicopter for the helipad’s inaugural takeoff

Greenland, the Arctic, and the Case for Outsourcing by John F. Di Leo Why do we use investment advisors? Why do people who are perfectly competent in their own specialties – as doctors or dentists, architects or Customs brokers, chefs or entrepreneurs – still hire someone else to manage their retirement funds and other investments? Because no matter how talented and intelligent we may be in our own professions, most of us are amateurs at the complicated world of stocks, bonds, commodities, and other investment vehicles. And our retirement funds and other investments are too important to us to entrust...

BREAKING: Latino media outlets are reporting that a migrant caravan has assembled in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, with hundreds of migrants reportedly making their way toward the U.S. pic.twitter.com/QnxMjyNlGE— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) September 21, 2026VIDEO AT LINK.......... ========================================================================= Apparently they think the MID-TERM Elections will mean the end of the Trump Administration and a NEW Democrat POTUS will let them all in..............

America has become a giant money pot that half the world is looting for all sorts of exciting things. Like a coup in Haiti. Why not? We could use a break from all the stories of Somalis financing their political careers in Somalia using health care fraud. Let’s try something more exciting. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida today announced the successful transport of 18 defendants from Haiti to Miami to face newly unsealed federal charges related to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse on July 7, 2021. The special operation involved members of the Federal...

A bombshell sworn declaration filed in federal court is raising new questions about the Biden-era COVID-19 vaccine mandate imposed on America’s military. According to TrialSite News, Army Lt. Col. Theresa Long, a retired Army flight surgeon now serving as senior medical military adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and reporting to War Secretary Pete Hegseth, filed a sworn declaration in Adirim v. U.S. Central Intelligence Agency et al., in the Eastern District of Virginia. Long told the court she has firsthand knowledge of more than 29 service-member deaths after COVID-19 vaccination and that she has been tasked with...

Democrats are so desperate to see President Trump out of office that a majority would be happy to see him overthrown in a military coup or die in his sleep, a jaw-dropping new poll has found. Nearly six in 10 (59%) of Democratic respondents said they would feel “very positive” or “somewhat positive” if they learned a junta had removed Trump and seized control of the American government, while 55% said they would feel the same if the president passed away peacefully, according to the survey from the Center for Strategic Politics. An even higher percentage said they would be...

The Lindsay Clancy holdout juror’s attorney on Tuesday hit back at a motion filed by the killer mom’s defense team, branding it a “full-frontal attack on the US Constitution.” Edward Paltzik, who represents Michael Desronvil, spoke after Clancy’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, called for a judge to investigate the juror’s phone records and pretrial questionnaire answers. Paltzik branded Monday’s move a “Looney Tunes motion” by “Kevin ‘Shooter McGavin’ Reddington” on his “courageous” client in a statement on X. “If the new normal is that jurors are going to face brutal reprisals for disagreeing with a defense attorney, you can kiss the...

(The Center Square) - Medicare Part D sponsors made $587.7 million in ineligible payments to pharmacies for five drugs carrying obsolete prescription-only labeling more than a year after the corresponding brand-name drugs switched to over-the-counter status, a federal watchdog found. The money won't be recovered, because the payments complied with Medicare guidance in place at the time, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General, which made the finding in an audit covering calendar years 2021 through 2023. Medicare Part D, the federal prescription drug benefit, is delivered through private "sponsors," including Medicare Advantage...

A medical examiner determined a man found hanging from a tree Sunday morning in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, had committed suicide, officials in Prince George’s County said Monday. County leaders reached that conclusion just hours after it happened. Still, the symbolism behind the death meant emotions were raw and heightened as county leaders held a press conference — something nearly unheard of when it involves a suicide — to promise honesty and transparency as the investigation continues. And police say the case is not closed yet. The body, a Black man whose identity has not been made publicly available, was found...

America’s propaganda media have made an awful lot of noise in recent years fomenting worries about a super scary “Christian nationalist” takeover of America. Yet, for all their professed concerns about religion in the public square, many of these same actors seemingly have no problem with the apparent Islamization of one of Michigan’s most prominent cities. Last week, the American Freedom Law Center filed a lawsuit against the city of Dearborn, Michigan, on behalf of resident and Federalist Senior Legal Correspondent Margot Cleveland. As described in an AFLC press release, the suit alleges that Dearborn officials “spent public funds...

Critics, including parents of athletes, expressed outrage Friday after Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger's administration quietly shut down a rulemaking process that would have required school sports to be divided by sex. The move to end protections for scholastic sports based on sex is the latest development in the debate over whether biological males who identify as transgender should compete in girls' sports. "My jaw dropped when I saw the news," former Del. Kim Taylor, R-Petersburg, told Fox News Digital on Friday. "As a mom of a daughter, I’m furious that protecting the privacy, safety, and opportunities of Virginia’s girls has...

🇺🇸 President Trump approval rating Approve: 41% Disapprove: 59% (Rasmussen Report)

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., suggested on Sunday that the government get involved in regulating the internet to make people less likely "to fall for a bulls--- demagogue like Donald Trump" in the future. While appearing on the "I've Had It" podcast, Murphy discussed his book "Crisis of the Common Good," where he warned that America will be "stuck" with leaders like Trump unless more government action is taken to tackle loneliness and powerlessness among voters. "Those are the two things I think Americans are going through right now," Murphy said. "They don't feel powerful at all, and they feel lonely....

You can take the Somali out of Somalia, but can you take the Somalia out of the Somali? Such eternal questions leap forefront to mind after the umpteenth investigation into suspected fraud and taxpayer abuse raises disturbing issues. This time, the story comes via the Post Millennial’s Katie Daviscourt, and we’re no longer talking about Minnesota, but Seattle. Some Seattle-area home daycares are facing questions over millions of dollars in taxpayer funding after an investigation found apparently empty facilities, uncooperative operators and one neighbor who flat-out called a nearby daycare a "scam." And when a reporter started asking questions at...

The Sea Peoples were a confederation of allied tribes who attacked Egypt, Anatolia and the Levant in the early-to-mid-12th century b.c.e. The identity and origin of this confederation’s members have been of great interest to archaeologists and historians for decades. Ramses iii listed the names of the Sea Peoples on the walls of his temple at Medinet Habu. Of particular interest among these tribes is one named Denyen. The identity and origins of the Denyen people have been much debated. Israeli archaeologist Yigael Yadin proposed that these Denyen people were linked with the Israelite tribe of Dan (see his...

Photo C-SPAN / YouTube. You should vote against socialism, open borders, and trans everything. But what are you voting for if you vote for Republicans? It’s late. The time for defining the choice is passing in a hurry. Election Day is coming, and some people have already voted. In several states, early voting began on September 18, and at least a few ballots are already in. But what are we voting for? This is where it gets awkward. The Senate race in Delaware is probably pretty meaningless, and there’s not much reason to believe that Chris Coons is losing sleep...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem🇮🇱 (9/22/26)[Prayer]Personalities Psalm 30[a]A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.[b] Of David.1 I will exalt you, Lord, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me. 2 Lord my God, I called to you for help and you healed me.3 You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead; you spared me from going down to the pit.4 Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people praise his holy name. 5 For his anger lasts only a moment but his...

The third meeting of the Formula 1 Commission in 2026 took place today, September 21 at the offices of the FIA in London. The meeting was chaired by FIA Single-Seater Director Nikolas Tombazis and FOM President and CEO Stefano Domenicali. The following is an overview of the key discussion points: 2026 Regulatory changes Minor changes to the 2026 Sporting and Financial Regulations were agreed. 2027 Regulatory changes In line with the refinements to the Power Unit regulations to be introduced in 2027 on fuel flow, a reduction in the total race distance from 305km (190 miles) to 290km (180 miles)...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani renewed his call for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be arrested for war crimes and accused him of visiting a “genocide” on Palestinians just days before the leader is to speak at the UN General Assembly. “When it comes to Benjamin Netanyahu, I have described him as I believe him to be — a war criminal and an architect of a horrific genocide of the Palestinian people,” the mayor told CNN after a cordial meeting with President Trump at Gracie Mansion Monday.“I do believe that that is something that should be honored, because what we want...

U.S. President Donald Trump says he is working on a “massive deal” to purchase potash from Belarus. “The pricing would be for substantially less than we are currently paying to Canada, very good news for our Farmers and Ranchers,” he posted to Truth Social on Monday. Canada is the leading exporter of potash, shipping about 22.9 million tonnes in 2024, accounting for over 39 per cent of global exports according to the Government of Canada. The leading destination of Canadian exports of potash is the United States. The U.S. imports nearly 85 per cent of its potash from Canada. Belarus...