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Donald Trump was deposed on Thursday as part of a $250M fraud lawsuit He answered questions for seven hours and said he was 'eager to testify' Also named in the civil lawsuit are his children: Trump Jr., Eric and Ivanka Donald Trump answered questions for seven hours and described his 'extraordinary business success' on Thursday during a deposition called by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The former president was deposed for a second time as part of a $250 million fraud case in which he is accused of falsifying the value of his properties and which seeks to ban...

It’s become virtually impossible to find reliable data or polling on gun violence these days. A new Kaiser Family Foundation report being shared by virtually every major media outlet this week offers us a good example of why. The headlines report that “1 in 5 adults” in the United States claim that a “family member” has been “killed” by a gun. And, let’s just say, that’s a highly dubious claim.There are 333 million people living in the United States, and somewhere around 259 million of them are over the age of 18. Twenty percent of those adults equals nearly 52...

A so-called "shield law" that will turn Washington into a sanctuary state for abortions and gender-altering surgeries including for minors passed out of the state Senate on Monday and is expected to be signed into law by Democrat Governor Jay Inslee. When signed it will go into effect immediately because the bill contains an emergency clause. The legislation sponsored by far-left Democratic state Senator Marko Liias would also allow shelters or host homes to provide housing for runaway minors without being required to notify their parents if they have a "compelling reason" to keep the information a secret. Alex Chrostowski...

Here’s a roundup of the DOJ deploying federal resources to do Democrats’ bidding.Amid calls from former President Donald Trump to “defund” the partisan Department of Justice and FBI, which treats its friends above the law and its enemies below it, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer defended the agencies. But a review of the agencies’ track records shows them to be indefensible. Here are 19 times Democrats and DOJ politicized the rule of law, deploying federal resources to do Democrats’ bidding.1. Infiltration of Catholic Parishes House Republican Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan subpoenaed FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday after a whistleblower...

Footage inside Washington State’s Correctional Center for Women shows a distressed inmate sounding off about the prison’s transgender friendly policy. As a result of the policy violent male offenders are put in positions where they can take advantage of female inmate including in the same cell.

A Democratic New York City councilman plans to testify Monday that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has contributed to the "lawlessness" on city streets in a field hearing held by the House Judiciary Committee. New York City Councilman Robert Holden, who has represented New York City’s 30th district since 2018, told Fox News Digital he is a Democrat but also a life-long New Yorker who has had his "issues" with Bragg since he took over as DA in 2022. Holden told Fox News Digital the crime wave in New York City is on the rise "because of Bragg." "When Bragg...

"It is apparent that Mr. Teixeira is a whistleblower exposing the corruption of the Biden Administration," MTG wrote. "From day one, Joe Biden has lied to the American people about the war in Ukraine." Following the arrest of alleged Pentagon classified documents leaker Jack Teixeira, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding to know the extent of the United States' involvement on the ground in Ukraine. The leaked documents stated that United States special operations soldiers are on the ground in Ukraine, despite the belief that the US was only funding Ukraine’s operation...

The Biden administration green-lit an 807-mile natural gas pipeline project in Alaska that environmentalists blasted as a threat to the climate and wildlife. The Department of Energy (DOE) issued a supplemental record of decision, reaffirming its original approval of the project in 2020 under the Trump administration, but amending it to include additional environmental protections. In addition to the pipeline, the $38.7 billion project proposed by the state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) also includes liquefied natural gas (LNG) export infrastructure. "The Department of Energy today issued an order amending a 2020 decision to impose new environmental requirements that prevents...

A high-end lingerie brand that once prided itself on having premium products for women only, recently put out an ad featuring a biological male in a bra and panties. In a post to its Instagram account Wednesday, luxury lingerie company Honey Birdette used a male model to show off its new "RUBY" 3-piece lingerie set. In the images, model Jake DuPree attempted seductive poses while wearing a red bra, panties, and red matching stockings. The caption for Honey Birdette’s post stated, "Red curtain moment! @jakedupree stars in the RUBY 3 piece set."

Renowned artist, international playboy, scallywag and presidential scion, Hunter Biden is prancing around the Emerald Isle with his dear old dad, all the while under Justice Department and Congressional investigations. Must be nice. But back at home, Americans have a few questions. In fact, millions have been waiting years to resolve the myriad probes and scandals swarming around the troubled second son of the president. And instead, they get slapped in the face with this? The Biden Family European Vacation.

Hungary, a member of the NATO alliance alongside the United States, has identified the Biden administration as one of its top three adversaries, according to leaked Pentagon documents obtained by the Daily Caller. During a Feb. 22 political strategy session, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban identified the United States as one of the top three adversaries to his Fidesz Party, according to intelligence from the U.S. Embassy in Budapest and the CIA referenced in the document. As NATO allies, Hungary and the United States are legally obligated to defend each other from foreign aggression. The classified documents initially circulated online...

Raw materials such as cobalt and lithium have seen availability drop and prices rise—export restrictions may be playing a role ... Rising export restrictions on lithium, cobalt and other raw materials critical to the energy transition threaten to slow the move to a greener economy, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. In a new report, the OECD said that over the last decade, export restrictions on critical minerals—usually in the form of taxes—have increased more than fivefold. From January 2009 to December 2020, the total number of export controls on industrial raw materials surged to 18,263 from...

Vice President Kamala Harris defended two Tennessee Democratic legislators who were expelled — and quickly reinstated — after leading a rowdy pro-gun control protest with bullhorns on the floor of the state House of Representatives last month. Harris told the National Action Network’s annual convention in Harlem Friday that a “bullhorn becomes necessary” when “extremists” won’t listen. Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton, a Republican, accused the Democrats of “doing an insurrection in the Capitol” and led his caucus in expelling them for the disruption, invoking terminology used by critics of former President Donald Trump to describe the violent riot by...

Former vice president Mike Pence did not receive a warm welcome when he took the stage at the NRA’s annual convention hosted this year in Indianapolis, Indiana. As soon as Pence walked up to the podium to give his speech the crowd almost immediately started to boo. In response to the boos, Mike told the crowd “I love you too.” Ever since leaving the White House, Mike Pence has not shied away from taking shots at Trump on left leaning networks such as CBS and CNN. So the crowd’s response to Pence shouldn’t come as any surprise. Pence isn’t the...

To manage atmospheric carbon dioxide and convert the gas into a useful product, Cornell scientists have dusted off an archaic – now 120 years old – electrochemical equation. The group aims to thwart the consequences of global warming and climate change by applying this long-forgotten idea in a new way. The calculation – named the Cottrell equation for chemist Frederick Gardner Cottrell, who developed it in 1903 – can help today’s researchers understand the several reactions that carbon dioxide can take when electrochemistry is applied and pulsed on a lab bench. Their work was published March 28 in the journal...

President Donald J. Trump is expected to speak at the NRA Convention at 4:00 PM ET.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A shopper at a southeast Houston convenience store opened fire when four masked robbers stormed inside, sending three suspects to the hospital. Houston police said at least one of the robbery suspects was armed. HPD officers were called to a Circle K convenience store at a Valero gas station located at 8040 South Loop East at 7:55 p.m. Thursday. According to Asst. Chief Ernest Garcia, four suspects in masks entered the store and started robbing customers at gunpoint. That's when an armed customer pulled out their weapon and shot at the suspects, Garcia said. Three of...

Anheuser-Busch’s top executive on Friday offered an apology flatter than a day-old Bud Light as the beer giant reels from the backlash over its sponsorship deal with controversial transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. “We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people,” Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Brendan Whitworth said. “We are in the business of bringing people together over a beer.” Whitworth’s statement made no mention of the sponsorship deal with Mulvaney — which has led to calls for a boycott of the nation’s largest beer company. He also didn’t address reports that senior executives were kept in the...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sided with conservative investors this week in their request to investigate what they say is PayPal’s systematic political and religious discrimination against customers. Over the objections of PayPal’s management, the SEC allowed a proposal by the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) to go to a shareholder vote at the company’s next annual meeting. This decision follows a similar decision on March 29, in which the SEC green-lighted a proposal regarding alleged political and religious discrimination at JPMorgan Chase, America’s largest bank. In an April 10 letter to PayPal’s attorneys, the SEC stated...

JOE AND MIKA: THE BIDEN CRIME FAMILY’S USEFUL IDIOTS Hours before he signed up for his Burisma board of directors cash grab, joining his father in one of many Obama White House criminal conspiracies, Hunter Biden was chatting amiably with pseudo-intellectuals Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski on the set of their MSNBC show “Morning Joe.” How fitting. Seems MSNBC’s first couple of Democratic propaganda were the perfect useful idiots for the Biden Crime Family’s Burisma grift which began on April 18th, 2014. Here’s a screenshot of a telling email which I obtained from Marco Polo’s BidenLaptopEmails.com website. The 11:00 a.m....