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Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that she would support any Republican nominee for 2o24 that the voters picked. McDaniel said, “I will support the voters and who they choose as the nominee. As RNC chair, if I said I wouldn’t support the Republican nominee, I would be removed from office. I would be rightly removed. It would be part of our bylaws, and I would be checked out as RNC chair. Anyone getting on the Republican National Committee debate stage should be able to say, I will support the will of...

As of Friday, there have been a total of 1,008,217 migrant encounters at the southern border since October - the start of the fiscal year - multiple Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources told Fox News. ...The tally of migrant encounters which began in October - and has already surpassed previous years within the first few months. There were more than 1.7 million encounters for the 2021 fiscal year and more than 2.3 million the 2022 fiscal year. Of the one million encounters this year, 87.8% were single adults, Fox reported. And just 328,454 were expelled under Title 42.

The University of Cambridge has been accused of being a “bit racist” after it was revealed that it had initially blocked working-class white students from a post-graduate programme designed for students from underrepresented groups. A post-graduate “participation project” initially barred white students from applying. The programme would offer free accomodation on campus for six weeks, as well as an intern’s wage for 35 hours per week while the students trained in research skills.

Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Saturday that Rep. Lance Gooden’s (R-TX) accusation that Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) could have a connection to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is “false, racist, and xenophobic.” Clinton’s remark came after several Democrats in Congress spoke out against Gooden for drawing attention to Chu and asserting she was an “honorary president” of a group called the All America Chinese Youth Federation (AACYF), leaders of which, Gooden said, allegedly belonged to front groups for the CCP.

Five people were shot, two of them fatally, during a “Celebration of Life” event Saturday around 5:15 p.m. in St. Paul, Minnesota. FOX News reports one man died at the scene and another man died after being transported to the hospital. FOX 9 notes among the three living gunshot victims, one person is in critical condition, another person is stable, and one has non-life-threatening injuries.

Is “lying” too strong a word? “Corrupt” may work better to describe the process in which the media has transformed itself into a propaganda amplifier, as Neil Winton described yesterday in the Daily Sceptic. A former science-tech reporter and editor at Reuters for 32 years, Winton had access to the top minds in those fields, as well as the studies and data they produced. At first, Winton believed the hysteria from the activists — until the scientists and the data convinced him otherwise: When I became Reuters global Science and Technology Correspondent in the mid-1990s, the global warming story was...

As we pointed out, while hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend, host Woody Harrelson made a joke about the COVID-19 pandemic in his opening monologue. Rolling Stone magazine, which used to be about music reviews and counter-culture, was absolutely mortified. Take a look. Woody Harrelson Spreads Anti-Vax Conspiracies During SNL Monologue Woody Harrelson has always harbored some, well, strange views. The Oscar-nominated actor, who first won over audiences on Cheers, is a 9/11 truther who’s shared a number of conspiracy theories during the Covid pandemic. In April 2020, Harrelson posted a gonzo article tying the supposed “negative effects of 5G”...

The pilot had a history of acting “impulsively” during training and “an inability to remain calm during stressful situations,” an investigator said. These deficits would prove deadly.

A stairlift company is taking shots at President Joe Biden for repeatedly falling up the stairs in two new social media ads. Acorn Stairlifts Inc. mocked Biden for having trouble walking up the stairs of Air Force One, which have given him problems. “Tired of stumbling up the stairs? We strive to help all of those in need across our nation. Whether you live in small town USA or on Pennsylvania Avenue, we are ready to help you regain your independence. Contact us for your free, no-obligation quote today!” The tweet read. The company's post included a photo of a...

Some 10,000 to 20,000 troops comprising the Ukrainian army in Bakhmut are now trapped. Reports say that the city is operationally encircled with diminishing chance of a breakout. To the west of Bakhmut is a lot of open country and not much to prevent a Russian advance all the way to the Dnieper River. There is no hard evidence yet that the Ukrainian army has prepared a second line of defense. This means the way may be open for a possible major offensive by Russian forces. Whether that will happen and what Russia’s goals are remain to be seen. Most...

(Daily readings from the USCCB)At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry. Matthew 4:1–2“Forty” is a significant number. In Scripture, it is used more than 145 different times. For example, the rain during the Great Flood lasted forty days and forty nights. Each time Moses went up Mount Sinai, he remained there for forty days and nights. The Israelites wandered in the desert for forty years. After His resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples for forty days...

The Texas Supreme Court has handed down a major ruling in defense of free speech this week. The decision Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity v. Dickson by Justice Jane Bland rejected an effort by pro-choose groups to use defamation lawsuits against pro-life advocates. What was particularly chilling is that one appellate court agreed with the absurd argument that characterizing abortion as murder is an actionable basis for defamation as opposed to protected opinion. The underlying cases stem from an intense political fight over an ordinance passed by the city council in Waskom, Texas. Mark Lee Dickson and Right to Life...

Gail Golec interviewed Attorney John Thaler who provides details about his claim that public officials in Arizona are involved in bribery and other forms of corruption. Little over 2 hours

In the first six weeks of 2023 alone, they have found the Frankenstein opioid 34 times in the Sunshine State. They are often, as their name suggests, used in combination with fentanyl, cocaine and heroin. ......The drugs have reportedly been found everywhere from San Francisco to areas of the mid-Atlantic, as Virginia Att. Gen. Jason Miyares confirmed finding them in his state.

Vermont is one of the nation’s most environmentally friendly states. But two years ago, the backers of a local wind-energy farm shelved the project after intense public opposition. An initiative supporter noted how the controversy reflected rising hostility to wind power. Whereas a decade ago, ambitious developers had planned a dozen renewable-energy projects in Vermont, by 2020, most had either folded or failed to win regulatory approval. “This is truly a sad state of affairs for Vermont,” the CEO of a green-energy firm said, while pointing out that the state has mandated that 75 percent of its power should come...

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Energy Department has concluded that the Covid pandemic most likely arose from a laboratory leak, according to a classified intelligence report recently provided to the White House and key members of Congress. The shift by the Energy Department, which previously was undecided on how the virus emerged, is noted in an update to a 2021 document by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines’s office. The new report highlights how different parts of the intelligence community have arrived at disparate judgments about the pandemic’s origin. The Energy Department now joins the Federal Bureau of Investigation in saying the virus...

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Feb. 25. THE PASSAGE OF THE CONSCRIPTION BILL. The strong affirmative vote to-day in the House on the Conscription bill surprised even its friends, and is a hopeful sign of renewed determination to prosecute the war with vigor. Out of the thirty Southern members, twelve voted for the bill, and several were absent. THE CONFERENCE ON THE LOAN BILL. The doings of the Conference Committee on the Loan bill are shrouded in mystery, and there are no end to the conflicting rumors to which they have given rise. The Committee certainly met this morning, and Secretary CHASE consulted...

A reader recently sent this Billy Graham quote to me as he spoke in a crusade. He said, “The first thought I have when I wake up in the morning is I wonder if He is going to come today. I would like to see Him come; what a day that’s going to be. All of our aches and pains are going to be behind us, all of our tears are going to be behind us, all of our problems are going to be solved. What a day that’s going to be!” Actually, many Christians believe two great days are...

As temperatures across the country soar and unseasonably warm days continue, the number of gun deaths across the country has gone up. Nearly 8,000 gun shootings can be attributed to extreme temperatures, according to research published by JAMA Network. The study analyzed 100 major U.S. cities with the highest proportion of gun violence between 2015 and 2020. It found that out of 116 ,511 shootings, roughly 6.85% (or 7,973) were attributable to above-average temperatures. Gun violence, as well as other types of violence, such as road rage, is known to worsen in the summer. Warmer temperatures increase the body’s stress...

Is there anything the Biden administration can't inject its wokester politics into? The latest news is a disturbing report from an industry-watcher using federal data, pointing out that attacks on America's power grid are up 71%. According to the Wall Street Journal, which got a leaked copy of the report: Physical attacks on the U.S. power grid rose 71% last year compared with 2021 and will likely increase this year, according to a confidential industry analysis viewed by The Wall Street Journal. A division of the grid oversight body known as the North American Electric Reliability Corporation found that ballistic...