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Donald Trump Jr., a man who shares the same name as the President of the United States and is currently the executive vice president of the Trump Organization, said with a straight face on Wednesday night that he wished his name was Hunter Biden so he could “make millions off my father's presidency.” During an appearance on Fox News’ Hannity to hawk his upcoming book Triggered, Trump Jr. quickly turned his sights on the impeachment inquiry his father is currently facing. After Trump Jr. called it a “sham” and claimed “the reasonable people in the middle” support his dad, Sean...

Mike Pompeo isn’t backing down. In an exclusive interview with The Post on Wednesday, America’s top diplomat forcefully defended his boss’s Ukraine phone call — and sought to turn the Ukrainian tables on Democrats, especially the Obama-Biden administration. “There is all this breathless discussion about this [Trump] administration’s Ukraine policy,” he told The Post. “This is the administration that actually provided defensive weapons systems [to Ukraine]. I could not tell you why the Obama administration chose not to [arm Ukraine]. Was it because of Hunter Biden? I don’t know!” Where the “previous administration chose to provide blankets,” Pompeo noted, “we...

In the past, it was generally the case that attacks on U.S. weapons systems came from the left. Numerous useful weapons, including the AGM-65 Maverick, the M-1 Abrams, the M-2 Bradley, the B-1 Lancer, the AGM-86 ALCM, and the MGM-31 Pershing, have been attacked, ridiculed, and downplayed by leftists interests. In some cases, as with the B-1, they were quite successful. (It was cancelled outright by Jimmy Carter, though later revived by Ronald Reagan.) In recent years, these campaigns have expanded to include the right. The F-22 Raptor, after a lengthy campaign, was cancelled not by a left-wing ideologue but...

The latest revelations further buttress accusations that Joe Biden’s work as senator and vice president frequently converged with and assisted Hunter Biden’s business interests. Whether it be getting the Ukrainian prosecutor investigating his son’s company fired or meeting one of his son’s business partners while on a diplomatic trip to China in 2013, Joe Biden’s political activities in relation to his son Hunter have continued to garner scrutiny. While Hunter was still at the firm, in late February 2007, then-Sen. Joe Biden reached out to DHS, expressing concern over the department’s proposed chemical security regulations. The regulations were in accordance...

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Well, Happy Halloween. The whistleblower is now pretty well outed by investigative journalist Paul Sperry and it's prettu underwhelming. He's been identified as one Eric Ciaramella, 33, prep school grad, Yalie, Obama backwash, political operative, and fanatic Trump hater. Hardly the Mister Probity concerned about national security that he's been painted. Sperry did the digging, but pointed out that that the man's identity had been an open secret in the Beltway, with mainstream media doing their darndest to keep his name from being attached to his rather spectacular charges. Federal documents reveal that the 33-year-old Ciaramella, a registered Democrat held over from the Obama White House, previously...

Catherine Herridge, a Fox News Channel veteran, is moving to rival CBS News. She will work as a senior investigative correspondent out of Washington, and will start in November. Herridge is the second long-serving Fox News journalist to leave the Fox Corporation-owned cable-news outlet in recent weeks. Shepard Smith, another long-serving Fox News journalist who was seen as the network’s main news anchor, surprised viewers earlier this month by announcing his departure on a Friday-afternoon broadcast. Smith had tangled on air with opinion host Tucker Carlson. The 55-year-old Harvard and Columbia University graduate was with Fox News since its inception...

What the hell happened to California? The home of Bob Dornan, classic suburban Orange County, the home of Ronald Reagan. It looks like CA is burning.

Happy Halloween everyone! Pumpkin time means different things from one person to the other. For those of us that likes to see things explode, especially pumpkins, well check out these pumpkins. .50 cal against a pumpkin Death Starhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pReVTDGHYM0Exploding Pumpkins with C4 & Det Cordhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJXdjQOZgBU

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 12 Psalm 12[a] For the director of music. According to sheminith.[b] A psalm of David. 1 Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore;     those who are loyal have vanished from the human race. 2 Everyone lies to their neighbor;     they flatter with their lips     but harbor deception in their hearts. 3 May the Lord silence all flattering lips     and every boastful tongue— 4 those who say,     “By our tongues we will prevail;     our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?” 5 “Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan,...

RealClearInvestigations on Wednesday published the name of the person they believe is most likely the “whistleblower” against President Trump: Eric Ciaramella, an analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency.

As House Democrats seek to progress their efforts Thursday to impeach President Donald Trump, CNN is speculating whether one unintended consequence could see Vice President Mike Pence also sidelined, leaving the way clear for Nancy Pelosi to take the reins of office. The fantasy outcome is contained in an opinion piece by Paul Callan, a contributor and CNN legal analyst. He speculates Trump and Pence could possibly both be drawn into the Ukraine inquiry, leaving the way clear under constitutional law for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to ascend the White House steps as Commander-in-Chief. He writes:

Former CIA Director John Brennan said on Wednesday that at least some American voters were swayed as a result of Russia’s 2016 election interference operation, a statement that went further than the official assessments of U.S. intelligence agencies and lawmakers. Speaking alongside other former intelligence figures at the National Press Club in Washington, Brennan said he was “sure, personally, that those Russian efforts changed the mind of at least one voter.” “Whether it was one voter or a million voters, I don’t know,” he added. SNIP But he said there was no question there was some effect – possibly affecting...

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Two of the world's biggest car companies Fiat Chrysler and PSA - the owner of Peugeot, Citroen and Vauxhall - confirmed that they have agreed a merger today. The move would tie together Fiat Chrysler's major position in North America and PSA's status as Europe's second largest carmaker, to create the world's fourth biggest vehicle firm. The firms say that they could save £3.2billion (€3.7billion or $4.1billion) in costs with the merger, but claim they could do this without any factory closures. However, the deal is likely to face fierce scrutiny as employees and unions fear that it would lead...

Travelers landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday were greeted by chaotic scenes involving gridlocked traffic, packed shuttle buses and seemingly endless lines waiting for taxis after the airport’s new policy on Uber and Lyft rides left passengers stranded for hours. Temperatures were high into the seventies in LA yesterday afternoon, but the sizzling Autumnal heat paled in comparison to the boiling tempers of the travelers stuck trying to make their way to LAX’s new ride-share pickup zone. With some wait times reported to be in excess of one hour and forty minutes, some disgruntled travelers said it took...

At a time when the humanities are struggling to draw in students and departmental budgets are at risk, you’d think a college would jump at the chance to get outside money for a new program. But when the potential donor is the Charles Koch Foundation*, which has funded programs at colleges across the country – including a massive gift to historically black schools – all bets are off.

When Christian Chase wants to take a bathroom break at his high school, he can't just raise his hand. Instead, the 17-year-old senior makes a special request on his school-issued Chromebook computer. A teacher approves it pending any red flags in the system, such as another student he should avoid out in the hall at the same time, then logs him back in on his return. If he were out of class for more than a set amount of time, the application would summon an administrator to check on him. Heritage High School in Loudoun County, Virginia, introduced the software,...

Today’s Cryptogram Courtesy The Arkansas Gazette MN KA ‘OAJP’ SO R INKRB ISML UNBQSFABUA. S RFKSCA INKAB ILN LRHA HACP TSMMTA QARC.---RTTAECR HACORUA You can find this little fun word game, to combat early dementia and senility in us baby boomers, in several daily publications. The way it works is a letter stands for another letter. For example: AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW (does not apply to today's cryptogram). Beware, the game is very addictive. If this is your first time, don't be intimidated. PLEASE DO NOT post the answer in general comments, but DO post your time and any tips you...