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FIRST ON FOX: A new White House economic report warns that immigration policies backed by the Democratic Socialists of America could cost American taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade, as the Trump administration sounds the alarm over the potential financial consequences of mass amnesty and expanded federal benefits. As President Donald Trump touts 16 consecutive months without illegal immigrant releases at the southern border, a Council of Economic Advisers report estimates that mass amnesty and expanded federal benefits under Democratic Socialists of America-backed immigration policies could cost taxpayers between $440 billion and $613 billion over the...

House Republicans are pushing ahead with sweeping legislation to obliterate sanctuary cities, setting up a post-election vote that would empower victims of illegal immigrants' crimes to sue the local officials who released them from custody. The Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act passed through the House Judiciary Committee with little fanfare last month, creating a path for GOP lawmakers to impose the toughest crackdown yet on states and cities that refuse to turn over illegal immigrants under federal detainers or outright release migrants in their custody. The bill’s most poignant weapon creates a right of private action for victims and families...

"What if we tweaked the Constitution, amended the Second Amendment, and instead of the right to bear arms, we change it to the right to have healthcare?" That is not a college activist. That is Abdul El-Sayed — the Democratic nominee for United States Senate in Michigan — talking into his own camera, on his own channel. And it is one of many videos that he quietly made private from his channel once he decided he wanted a seat in the world’s most powerful legislative body. A U.S. Senate nominee from one of the two major national parties, who has...

A successful bodybuilder mom has died just two weeks after competing in the female division of Mr. Olympia. Marianne von Gierke, 40, died on Wednesday, Chile’s bodybuilding federation announced, without revealing the cause of death. She leaves behind an 11-year-old son. The pro bodybuilder’s death came just two weeks after she finished in 13th place in the Mr. Olympia women’s physique category. It was her second time in the top event, coming 16th in 2024. Von Gierke, who turned pro in 2021 and also worked as a trainer, was active on social media in the days before her death, with...

Hold onto your smartphones, folks, because Aaron Sorkin has done it again! The Social Reckoning is not merely a movie. It is a cinematic detonation! An absolute tour de force! From the dynamic opening scene to the breathless climax, this pulse-pounding masterpiece delivers non-stop excitement, razor-sharp edge, and heart-stopping thrills that will keep you glued to the very edge of your seat. It is, quite simply, one helluva thrill ride! A powerful, provocative, pulse-pounding look at the world we live in -- and the world we helped create. There are films you watch, films you enjoy, and then there are...

Mourners living in Cyprus some 3,400 years ago may have burned bouquets of whole plants during burial ceremonies, according to the Greek Reporter. Charred plant remains were found in four tombs at Hala Sultan Tekke, the site of an ancient harbor city on the island's southeastern coast. Teresa Bürge of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and her colleagues detected burnt plant remains in two ceramic jugs recovered from one of the tombs. Analysis of the residues determined that one of the vessels held barley, several varieties of wheat, figs, lentils, marigold, chrysanthemum, mallow, and viola. A Mycenaean-style jar in another...

Purity of Arms vs. Righteousness of ArmsIDF Ethical Framework DebateOfficial Code: Purity of Arms (Tohar HaNeshek)Proposed Alternative: Righteousness of Arms (Tzidkat HaNeshek)Key Proponent: Itamar Ben-GvirPrimary Conflict: Scope of military force vs. protection of noncombatantsPurity of Arms (Tohar HaNeshek) and Righteousness of Arms (Tzidkat HaNeshek) represent two opposing ethical frameworks debated within the state of Israel regarding the rules of engagement and core military values of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). While "Purity of Arms" remains the historically enshrined standard in the official code of military conduct, "Righteousness of Arms" has emerged as a major political proposal to fundamentally rewrite those...

The ex-soldier has marched 36,000 miles since he left Hull in 1998. He’s crossed the Americas, Asia and Europe, fallen in love, been held at gunpoint and been deported, in between nearly drowning, nearly dying of thirst and nearly being eaten. But that’s just the start of it …

President Trump announced on Truth Social that the Fort Hood terrorist will still be executed by firing squad as scheduled, but it will not be livestreamed: Nidal Malik Hasan, a former U.S. Army Major turned traitor, is a very bad and evil man, who killed 13 people, including a pregnant soldier, who died, along with her unborn son, and injured, very seriously, 32 more innocent people. Barack Hussein Obama’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intercepted electronic communications between Hasan and the radical Yemeni-American cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki. When reviewed by his FBI terrorism task force, investigators concluded that Hasan’s emails were...

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine will no longer abide by US President Donald Trump's demands not to strike Russian oil refineries, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks published Thursday, amid deepening tensions between the two leaders over a US-Russia diesel agreement.Relations between Kyiv and Washington have soured since last week, when Trump eased sanctions on Russia in exchange for Moscow releasing large amounts of diesel onto global markets.Zelensky described the deal as a "weak decision", saying it would encourage Russia to prolong its four-and-a-half-year war with Ukraine, while several of Ukraine's European allies criticised the agreement.Addressing the criticism on Saturday,...

Only two years ago, the idea that some Americans were being “debanked,” or cut off from financial institutions after being deemed politically incorrect, extreme, or dangerous, was often dismissed as a conspiracy or an accident. But federal regulators announced on Wednesday that they had reached a very different conclusion: Debanking really did happen. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said that nine of the nation’s largest banks, as measured by assets, had policies in place between 2020 and 2025 that may have influenced their decisions to “deny or limit access to financial services” to customers or potential...

Zillionaire Kelly Clarkson has just experienced one of the greatest injustices of our time, and honestly, we’re not sure how she’s managing to cope. The multimillionaire singer and TV talkshow host visited a quirky little toy store in Brooklyn, where she fell in love with a mechanical bird named Molly. But poor Kelly was told she couldn’t buy the bird, and for reasons we’re still confused about, she came home, hopped online, and turned this very normal situation into some Pretty Woman sequel. Rule 5: Watch out for 'The Pretty Woman mistake' | by Aparajita S Rao | Medium Yes,...

Cruz alleged that El-Sayed's purported associations could jeopardize American intelligence operations and military personnel overseas. He emphasized that elected members of Congress don't undergo the traditional executive-branch security clearance process, although access to particular classified information is subject to congressional rules and need-to-know restrictions. Cruz devoted much of the podcast to challenging El-Sayed's recent denial of family connections to the Muslim Brotherhood during an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press." Asked by moderator Kristen Welker whether he or his family had ties to the organization, El-Sayed said, "No." Cruz disputed that denial, citing social media posts by El-Sayed's half-sister Eman...

As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition. Writer Rana Foroohar got an up-close look aboard the USS Healy, a Coast Guard icebreaker. She says that traversing the North Pole by ship — once a "largely conceptual" route — is now becoming a "real possibility" for two or three weeks a year. "If you are taking one of these Arctic routes, you can save as much as 40% of the time it would take you to go from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and depending on the...

On Wednesday, MS NOW’s Ken Dilanian delivered the blockbuster ‘news’ story that FBI Director Kash Patel had just landed in Russia. This was according to reliable ‘sources.’ How reliable? Patel was actually in this hemisphere at a law enforcement event in Virginia. D’oh! Dilanian’s silly ‘sources’ had Ben Williamson with the FBI’s Public Relations office chuckling. (WATCH) I have had many strange experiences in life, but in tier 1 had to be seeing a clip of MS Now reporting breaking news that Kash Patel has “just landed in Russia” - right as I’m receiving pics of Kash Patel doing a...

Feds building case to deport Ilhan Omar as new details emerge about DC home raid Rep. Ilhan Omar and her husband were at their Washington home Monday morning when federal agents executed a search warrant, taking the Minnesota Democrat’s cellphone, notebooks, personal computers and her passport, according to a new report. The “Squad” member is the target of separate federal investigations, The Post confirmed Wednesday, with prosecutors in Minnesota probing potential immigration fraud, while the office of DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro is pursuing an inquiry into the finances of Omar and her husband, Tim Mynett. The Wall Street Journal,...

The Trump administration pushed for an unusually aggressive search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s house in recent days in an immigration fraud probe that targets the congresswoman, possible false statements made on government documents, and a potential conspiracy, according to multiple people familiar with the investigation. Prosecutors, however, first had to contend with a federal magistrate judge, in a prolonged back-and-forth that hasn’t previously been reported. Judge Matthew Sharbaugh of the DC District Court ultimately limited how the Justice Department could access Omar’s documents in Monday’s search, before he would approve the warrant, because of her role as a member of...

The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 1.3 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices moved up 0.5 percent in August and 0.2 percent in July. The September increase is the largest advance since rising 1.7 percent in March 2022. On an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand climbed 6.3 percent for the 12 months ended in September, the largest 12-month increase since moving up 6.4 percent in December 2022.

The Talarico campaign's handling of its candidate's nearly two-week disappearance from the trail has raised plenty of questions, and I don't expect the left to ever admit where those questions lead. Texas State Rep. James Talarico (D-50th District) blamed the flu for his absence, and that cover story has plenty of problems. After nearly two weeks of radio silence, the campaign only spoke out after rumors that he’d checked himself into a mental health facility spread like wildfire and appeared to be confirmed by audio recordings with the facility. The Talarico campaign suddenly rushed to deny the claims and rolled...

The security of Jewish Americans depends on the constitutional order—and the defeat of the MAGA movement that threatens to destroy it.