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New surveillance video obtained by CNN shows Russian soldiers shooting two civilians in the back, providing a stark example of a potential war crime by Russian forces.

President Biden on Wednesday predicted Democrats can pick up three Senate seats in in the upcoming midterm elections, as the country reckons with the Supreme Court looking set to overturn Roe v. Wade. “I think we can pick up three Senate seats” and increase the Democratic majority in the House, Biden said at a Democratic National Committee (DNC) fundraiser in Chicago. He argued that the Supreme Court’s leaked opinion on abortion rights, if held, could generate enthusiasm on the Democratic side in November, due to the on-the-ground consequences of such a decision.

Senate Democrats wanted to manufacture a political optic using the hot button issue of abortion. The senate pushed a bill for a massive expansion of abortion, far beyond Roe -v- Wade, to the floor. However, the bill needed 60 votes to pass cloture, end debate.Embarrassingly, and in a pure political stunt, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer summoned Kamala Harris to the upper chamber in the event she was needed for a “tie-breaking” vote. However, cloture requires 60 votes, not 50, so the optics of Harris only highlighted the insufferable politics.The cloture vote failed 49-51, far short of the 60 votes...

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) said that “By strong majorities, Americans think we should be focusing on inflation and the economy right now.” But “what the Republicans have been focusing on is taking away a fundamental right” to abortion.

Officials with the Orange County Fire Authority are currently fighting an approximately three acre brush fire in the Laguna Hills area. Sky2's Desmond Shaw was overhead as the fire burned multiple homes burning. Acreage of the fire has likely grown larger than the last report. Both OC Fire Authority crews and and Laguna Beach Fire Department are on the scene.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has a 27-point lead in the Texas Attorney General Republican primary runoff election, according to a recent poll. Paxton is polling at 58 percent, compared to Texas land commissioner George P. Bush’s 31 percent.

A particularly annoying intellectual tic of certain leftist academics, area experts, and journalists, with regard to nations that fell to communism or have increasingly come under the baleful influence of communist states, is the proclivity of such individuals to indignantly proclaim that such nations were not and could not have been "lost" because they were "not ours to lose." This leftist objection to the use of the term "lost" (as in the "loss" of China) is a deceptive rhetorical device which falsely and maliciously implies that those using the term believed that the "lost" nation in question somehow "belonged" to...

One of Bill Clinton's former special advisors who helped cement his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein has died at the age of 59, becoming the latest associate of the former President to die young. The father-of-two lived in Little Rock, Arkansas, and local law enforcement and the county coroner told DailyMail.com that they were not investigating the death and did not respond to it. Middleton had for decades run an air conditioning business in Little Rock but in the 1990s he was a special advisor to Clinton and finance director on his Presidential campaign. During that time Middleton admitted Epstein to...

People have been told to stay indoors in a national lockdown as North Korea declares a "grave national emergency".

The Navy has approved nearly 1,000 separations for sailors who have refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The Navy now has 924 separations over the COVID-19 vaccine, an increase of 40 over the previous week. The majority of separations are active-duty sailors and 66 reservists. All received honorable characterization of service, according to the sea service's weekly COVID-19 update. There are also 22 sailors who were separated in their first 180 days of service. The Navy cannot currently separate sailors who have filed a religious exemption for the COVID-19 vaccine due to a class-action lawsuit currently in the Middle District...

KYIV—This Wednesday, reports poured in that thousands of babies have been smuggling themselves into Ukraine dressed as Ukrainian soldiers. The refugee infants say they are seeking leftovers from the federal aid Biden has sent to the war-torn country. “Waah waah waaaaah!” Baby translators at the border were able to render one newborn’s helpless wails into English for reporters. “This baby says he's a battle-hardened Ukrainian commando and he wants some formula.” Other babies at the border concurred, with the oldest baby speaking for the group through a baby translator. “We trust our leaders to prioritize aid distribution well, as they...

Barron’s Barren Word?While the Catholic Left and Right are often at odds with one another, there are at least two areas of agreement among members of both camps. The first is outrage at the Church’s cover-up of sexual abuse cases. The second is criticism of Bishop Robert Barron and his Word on Fire ministry.A recent article from Chris Damian suggests that these two areas might be linked.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowBefore I delve any further into the discussion of alleged sexual misconduct committed by a Word on Fire employee, I must acknowledge that while I believe there is some truth...

As a neonatologist, my views on abortion are not based on politics or on whatever the current talking head on television happens to be saying. My views on abortion are based on years of caring for premature infants as a doctor and director of a neonatal intensive care unit. From that unique perspective, I find that the deceptively named Women’s Health Protection Act is an extreme brand of politics that puts lives at risk by allowing elective abortion on demand until birth. The premature people I care for as a neonatologist are not a theory. At the edge of viability,...

Former Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) has “guts” and was doing the nation a service with her work on House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. During a congressional hearing, Cheney said, “Mr. Meadows’ testimony will bear on another key question before this committee, Donald Trump, through action or inaction, corruptly seek to obstruct or impede Congress’ official proceedings to count electoral votes?”

Abbott Nutrition has finally provided a timeline for when new stock from its shuttered Sturgis, Michigan, baby formula manufacturing facility could hit store shelves in the U.S.: At least two months. "We understand the situation is urgent – getting Sturgis up and running will help alleviate this shortage," the company said in a statement on Wednesday. "Subject to [U.S. Food and Drug Administration] approval, we could restart the site within two weeks," the statement continues. "We would begin production of EleCare, Alimentum and metabolic formulas first and then begin production of Similac and other formulas. From the time we restart...

State and local law enforcement agencies have issued raw intelligence and situational awareness reports warning of a "highly sensitive and politically charged" threat environment in the wake of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion, according to several intelligence bulletins obtained by CBS News. Officials are focused on two kinds of emerging threats: foreign state actors attempting to incite violence in the U.S., as well as domestic violent extremists trying to capitalize on the highly charged political environment. Message boards on far-right online platforms continue to host speculative threads on the identity of the individual who leaked the draft Supreme Court...

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) tore into his onetime friend and political ally Donald Trump on Wednesday after Trump attacked him for campaigning for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Trump, who has endorsed Kemp’s primary opponent former Senator David Perdue (R-GA) in the primary, released a statement earlier Wednesday slamming Christie and two sitting GOP governors. Trump wrote: Today, the worst “election integrity” Governor in the country, Brian Kemp, loaded the great state of Georgia up with RINOs. That’s right, he had them all. Chris Christie, Doug Ducey from Arizona, and Pete Ricketts from Nebraska. That tells you all...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D.) announced Wednesday he is adding $60 million to the state’s budget to fund abortion efforts, expecting those seeking abortions to flock to the state if the Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade. “We know that as women’s rights are restricted in other states, it will increase the burden on California as we remain committed to a woman’s right to the health care they need when they need it,” the governor said. The announcement says health care facilities providing abortion services will get one-time funding of $20 million for scholarships and loan repayments for providers...

Legislation aimed at stopping local councils bringing in Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) policies that target Israel have been announced in today’s Queens Speech marking the state opening of parliament. The yearly address to parliament, which outlines the government’s agenda for the next session, confirmed the inclusion of the government’s anti-BDS proposals which would “prevent public bodies engaging in boycotts that undermine community cohesion.” The BDS and Sanctions Bill follows a 2019 Conservative Party manifesto commitment to preventing local authorities from “adopting their own approach to international relations.” It was one of 38 Bills announced by the government on Tuesday,...