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Joe Kent, the Trump-endorsed, Green Beret Candidate for Washington State’s District 3 Congressional Seat Makes Historic Interview. Joe, who served 11 tours, and lost his wife to a suicide bomber in Syria, is the very brand of leader America calls for today. Pasquale Scopelliti, who interviews him, is the author of America First: The MAGA Manifesto, the ultimate guide to Trump’s revolution. What started out as possibly a 15, or maybe 20-minute interview turned into a 2-hour course in America’s past, present, and future. Joe’s knowledge and passion come through as you’ve never seen any candidate express before. A virtual...

Michigan Representative Peter Meijer is facing off against challenger John Gibbs in what is expected to be a difficult GOP primary for the freshman incumbent after he voted to impeach Donald Trump. Trump endorsed Gibbs last November. The Republican contender previously served in the former president's administration as acting assistant secretary of housing and urban development for community planning and development. ... *** Little polling data has been released for Michigan's 3rd Congressional District race. But the survey results that have been released show Meijer facing an uphill battle with Republican voters. A poll released in February by Impact Research...

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Suffolk) promised on Monday that he would launch an “expedited” process to remove controversial Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg on “Day One” if elected governor this November. “[There’s] going to be an expedited process where we already have enough facts in front of us that he is refusing to enforce the law and I believe he should be removed and I believe that it is my constitutional duty to get it done,” Zeldin said Monday morning at GOP headquarters in Albany. Polling, fundraising and endorsements suggest Zeldin has an edge in the June 28 GOP...

President Trump’s lead on President Joe Biden increased over the last month, an Emerson College Polling survey released Friday found. [cut] the survey found President Trump increasing his lead in a hypothetical match-up against Biden. According to the survey, 44 percent choose Trump in a hypothetical 2024 presidential matchup, compared to 39 percent who said the same for Biden. Another 12 percent indicated they would vote for someone else, and five percent remain unsure. Trump’s five-point lead reflects an increase from May’s results: BREAKING: Trump leads Biden by 5 points in 2024 Presidential Election. Trump's lead INCREASED by 3 points...

Blake Masters has a double-digit lead over his opponents in Arizona’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate, a poll from Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows. The poll, released Wednesday, asked: “The Republican candidates for US Senate include Mark Brnovich, Jim Lamon, Blake Masters, and Michael McGuire. If the election was today, who would you vote for?” Masters, – President of the Thiel Foundation named for its founder, billionaire Peter Thiel – drew 29 percent of poll participants’ support, placing him 14 points ahead of Brnovich, who garnered 15 percent. Ten percent of respondents selected Lamon, while five percent chose McGuire. A...

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The inconsolable mother of a US Army veteran who was stabbed to death in a Harlem brawl went off on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in court Wednesday, accusing the besieged prosecutor of botching the case. “I don’t want to hear nothing else, Yoran,” Madeline Brame screamed at prosecutor Dafna Yoran as one of the defendants in her son’s murder case got just seven years for his role in the 2018 slaying. “Take that restorative justice bulls–t and shove it up your asses,” Brame yelled in Manhattan Supreme Court. “Not for murder.” The courtroom outburst came as defendant Travis Stewart...

A 93-year-old suburban Los Angeles homeowner, who a relative said was frustrated over being the victim of numerous home break-ins, shot and critically wounded a burglar and scared off the would-be thief's accomplices, according to authorities. The retired plumber, identified as Joe Howard Teague by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, turned the tables on the group of home invaders early Wednesday when he grabbed his gun and confronted them inside his house in Moreno Valley, the sheriff's office said. Recent Stories from ABC 11 NC Summertime Weather "I approached them to put them under citizen's arrest. They wouldn't adhere to...

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill containing a number of changes to elections and voting, including a requirement to have a government-issued photo ID, into law Wednesday. House Bill 1878 also allows for two weeks of early in-person voting without needing an excuse, bans drop boxes for absentee ballots, allows the Secretary of State to audit voter rolls, bans private donations to election authorities and eliminates Missouri's presidential preference primary. "In 2020 and years prior, Missouri has conducted free, fair, and secure elections, but with changing technologies and new emerging threats, we want to ensure they remain...

Explanation: Stars trail through a clear morning sky in this postcard from a rotating planet. The timelapse image is constructed from consecutive exposures made over nearly three hours with a camera fixed to a tripod beside the Forbidden City in Beijing, China on June 24. Arcing above the eastern horizon after the series of exposures began, a waning crescent Moon left the brightest streak and watery reflection. On that date the planets of the Solar System were also lined up along the ecliptic and left their own trails before sunrise. Saturn was first to rise on that morning and the...

At the beginning of the year, Oregon’s gas tax increased by 2-cent as part of a staggered 10-cent increase from the 2017 Transportation Tax Bill. Now in July, Oregon’s minimum wage will increase by 50-cents to 75-cents depending on the region in Oregon. Oregon has been among the top 5 highest minimum wage states in America, so this increase is already on top of a high increase. Next up in 6 months, is the Paid Family Tax which will go into effect. This was enacted by the Legislature that will levy a 1% tax on wages to pay for family...

Wyoming Republican primary candidate Harriet Hageman on Thursday night’s debate stage slammed opponent Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) for being “obsessed” with the partisan January 6 Committee while failing to address relevant issues to Wyoming. Referencing Cheney’s deep participation in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) committee, Hageman said on stage that “the press and certain people have obsessed over January 6.” “The only time that the January 6 situation ever comes up is when people talk about how unfair this entire committee is,” Hageman said about her 30,000 miles of campaign travel through Wyoming. She continually “focuses an awful lot of...

First Lady Jill Biden thanked Sesame Street's Elmo for getting the COVID-19 vaccine Friday, before visiting youngsters in Virginia getting their jabs. 'Our friend Elmo and his dad, Louie, talked to their pediatrician and learned that getting the vaccine is the best way to keep Elmo and the whole Sesame Street neighborhood safe and healthy!' 'So, reach out to your pediatrician to get the answers you need.' Her compliment comes as Sen. Ted Cruz continued to complain about Sesame Street using Elmo to encourage child vaccinations. 'Corporate media having fun pretending I’m in a fight with the red furry muppet...

Vanity as it is not an official news story yet. Paul Sperry @PaulSperry30 BREAKING: Internal email reveals day before Jan 6 riot, US Capitol Police intel unit warned "BLM from Baltimore" was bussing in rioters: "BLM/Antif will wear MAGA hats, wear camo, and attempt to blend in with MAGA crowd" so violence blamed on Trump supporters attending Trump rally https://mobile.twitter.com/PaulSperry30/status/1542961119932866566

Friday marks the third day of protests over the Akron police shooting death of 25-year-old Jayland Walker, an Akron DoorDash driver who was killed by multiple shots following a police chase on Monday. Previous protests were small, a couple dozen people. But as news of Walker's death spread across the city and national organizations like Black Lives Matter took note, today's protest downtown is expected to grow. Reporters and photographers from The Akron Beacon Journal will be reporting live from today's protest. Follow their reporting as it unfolds below. The details surrounding Walker's shootings remain unclear. Police have offered a...

Ukraine's culture of cooking borsch, the hearty soup with beets and cabbage, has made it to UNESCO's list of heritage traditions "in need of urgent safeguarding" because of Russia's invasion. Often written borscht in English, the soup is widely eaten across Eastern Europe and is extremely common in Russia. But Ukraine considers it a national dish, or as UNESCO put it: "part of the fabric of Ukrainian society, cultural heritage, identity and tradition." "The victory in the war for borsch is ours!" Ukraine's Culture Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko posted on Telegram, declaring the soup to be "officially" Ukrainian. "Remember and be...

A Florida man with an application pending to Walt Disney World Security, stole an R2-D2 droid worth up to $10,000 and posed as a staff member because he wanted to show weaknesses in the security of the resorts so he could get a better paying job, sheriff’s deputies say. David Proudfoot, 44, of Kissimmee, remains in custody on a charge of grand theft and obstruction of information, according to an arrest affidavit. Bradford Betz Thu, June 30, 2022 at 7:21 PM A Florida man with an application pending to Walt Disney World Security, stole an R2-D2 droid worth up to...

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A Detroit ice cream store said it will deny service to police officers if they are wearing tactical body armor. Cold Truth Soft Serve, located at 4240 Cass Avenue, posted a photo on social media of a Detroit police cruiser parked in front of their shop with the caption, "We can tolerate the parking however you please but we will not serve anyone wearing body armor." The owner, Tim Mahoney, released a statement defending the vegan establishment, which he said prides itself on being a family and community business. "There are times when police units come through and are outfitted...

The Mother and Unborn Baby Care center in Southfield, MI has been hit by "Jane's Revenge". They broke 14 (!) windows and wrote "if abortions aren't safe, neither are you" in pink spraypaint. (Note: Southfield is a heavily black area and economically below median income, although it's also an area with a lot of business centers). We have a family member (wife's brother's wife) that is very heavily involved in the Center, and we've supported it as well. MAUBC-SE MI provides a broad range of services to pregnant women looking for help. Everything from counseling to ultrasounds to baby diapers....