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Conservative legal minds and U.S. Senators are lauding former President Donald Trump for his appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court that cast critical votes ending racial bias in college admissions a year after they helped reverse Roe v. Wade. In a statement to Breitbart News on Wednesday, Judicial Crisis Network President Carrie Severino called the current iteration of the court the “best in living memory” and lauded the 45th president’s appointments. “This is the best Supreme Court in living memory, rolling back activist decisions like Roe v. Wade, enforcing Second Amendment rights, and striking down unconstitutional racial preferences,” Severino said....

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who is the state’s Republican gubernatorial nominee, believes a general election victory in November could provide momentum for former President Donald Trump in 2024 if he is the GOP presidential nominee. During Cameron’s appearance on Sirius XM’s Breitbart News Daily on Wednesday morning, guest host and Breitbart News Washington Bureau Chief Matthew Boyle said, assuming the presidential election is a rematch of 2020 — as polls have indicated — he suspects a Cameron victory in November would serve as a “shot in the arm” for former President Donald Trump going into 2024. “I wholeheartedly agree...

Amazon has pulled listings for 'steering wheel weights' that allow Tesla drivers to trick the vehicle into thinking their hands are on the wheel in self-driving mode. The Seattle-based firm was joined by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba in purging the products from their stores after they were linked to accidents. The gadgets clamp onto the steering wheel and trick the car's sensors into thinking that they are a pair of driver's hands. Autopilot mode in a Tesla still requires a driver to be holding the wheel for safety reasons. In March, a Tesla struck a teenager without slowing as he...

REPOST BY REQUEST (with addendum) – As the geography narrows before us, it is important to remember the stakes and avoid the distractions. As a consequence, the baseline must be reaffirmed. It is critical to understand that both the DNC and RNC are private corporations with no affiliation to government.It is a difficult shift in thinking, but the party system in U.S. politics revolves around two distinct private corporations, two clubs that feed from the same corporate trough and position for influence and affluence within a political dynamic they control.The priority for both clubs, Republican and Democrat, is NOT politically...

"And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him." "Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock." "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for...

The FTX stock Brady reportedly received to endorse the company is now worthlessEarlier this year, it was reported that NFL legend Tom Brady among other high-profile investors were set to see their FTX shares become worthless following the company going bankrupt. According to a new report from the New York Times, we now know more details concerning the fallout. Brady received $30 million -- almost entirely in FTX stock -- for his services in promoting the company, per the Times. Those shares are now worthless. Additionally, Brady is being sued by FTX customers after the company went under. Former CEO...

PALM COAST, Fla. – A Palm Coast man arrested Tuesday is accused of pointing a handgun at people in his neighborhood over Fourth of July fireworks they were lighting in the street, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded around 9:45 p.m. to an address along Rymen Lane, making contact with Christopher Lemke, 70, the subject of a 911 caller’s report to Flagler dispatchers. The caller accused Lemke of pulling a gun on them because he was upset about fireworks going off along the street in front of his house, but Lemke denied the threat and told deputies...

Miss Benny played 'Casey,' who she says was the first openly gay character on 'Fuller House'Candace Cameron Bure is firing back after being accused of homophobia. In a new TikTok video, Miss Benny claims Bure attempted to have her removed from "Fuller House." Miss Benny, who was born male and played a gay character named Casey on the show before coming out as transgender last month, never mentioned Bure by name but implied that she did not want a queer character on "Fuller House. The allegations stemmed from a video, shared earlier this week, in which Miss Benny mentioned experiencing...

This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Small arms, ATGMs, MANPADS, loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles, trailers and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When the...

What happens when leftism meets reality? Ana Kasparian, co-host of the left-wing show “The Young Turks,” recently found out. Kasparian railed against the financial hardship of retrofitting her California condo to allow for electric vehicle charging. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who’s committed to driving California straight into the ground, signed an executive order mandating an end to gas car sales by 2035, and very expensive charging stations will have to be installed throughout the state. A distressed Kasparian describes the “massive ---- loan” her building must take out to install the stations.

'The Young Turks' host Ana Kasparian warned that journalists risk cancellation for reporting on transgender issuesAna Kasparian, a co-host of the progressive "The Young Turks" show, slammed her fellow liberals Sunday for downplaying the risks involved in giving transgender treatments to minors. Kasparian appeared on a recent episode of the Sitch & Adam show on YouTube where she denounced the transgender politics and cancel culture embraced by much of the modern American left. She talked about the phenomenon of "attacks on straight-news journalists who are doing their jobs," and theorized, "The whole point is to intimidate journalists from doing accurate...

A pensioner is thought to be lost at sea after his empty yacht was found 50 miles off the coast Duncan Lougee, 70, was trying to sale single-handedly to IrelandA pensioner is thought to be lost at sea after a Welsh rescue crew located his missing yacht some 50 miles off the Welsh coast. Duncan Lougee, 70, had set sail from Plymouth on board his yacht The Minke headed towards Ireland. Mr Lougee was on his way to Baltimore and was due to arrive on June 22, via the Isles of Scily, as part of the Jester Challenge. But there...

US President Joe Biden has reportedly made the decision to provide cluster bombs to Ukraine's armed forces to enable troops to target well-entrenched Russian forces on the front lines. The US administration is expected to formally announce this action on Friday (July 7) as part of a new military aid package valued at $800million.

State and local governments are moving forward with bans on gas stoves in new residences.In May, the Democrat-controlled New York State Legislature and Gov. Kathy Hochul inked a $229 billion state budget agreement that included a ban on residential gas stoves. By 2029, only electric ranges will be allowed in new residences. The policy is similar to bans imposed by local governments in places such as New York City and California. Advocates say those laws help curtail climate change by reducing natural gas consumption and protect people's health by reducing in-home emissions. Opponents who cited studies finding no causal link...

A former Afghan interpreter for U.S. Army Special Forces, who managed to escape the Taliban, was gunned down inside his car while working as a Lyft driver in Washington, D.C., on Monday. D.C. Police found 31-year-old Nasrat Ahmad Yar unconscious inside his car early Monday with a single gunshot wound...

A DoJ official says the department is discussing delaying Hunter Biden's plea hearing – following a firestorm of 'sweetheart deal' allegations by whistleblowers and claims that the Attorney General lied to Congress about the Biden criminal probe. On July 26 a Delaware federal judge is set to decide whether to accept the First Son's plea deal with prosecutors over two tax misdemeanors. Republican lawmakers are calling for Judge Maryellen Noreika to toss out the 'slap on the wrist' and 'sweetheart' deal entirely, after whistleblowers from the IRS who investigated Hunter for five years say that he could instead have been...

Anderson was the wife of Bobby Byrd, another longtime collaborator of Brown’s, and the mother of another successful soul vocalist, Carleen Anderson.US soul vocalist Vicki Anderson Byrd, whose career was closely associated with that of James Brown, in whose band she sang in two spells in the 1960s and 1970s, died on Monday (3) at the age of 83. She was the wife of Bobby Byrd, another longtime collaborator of the Godfather of Soul, and the mother of another succesful soul vocalist, Carleen Anderson. The news was confirmed by her goddaughter Margie Randle, who wrote on Facebook: “A large part...

AMSTERDAM, July 7 (Reuters) - The Dutch government on Friday collapsed after failing to reach a deal on restricting immigration, junior coalition partner Christian Union said, a move expected to trigger new elections in the fall.

Eoin O’Faodhagain, from Co Donegal, was monitoring a webcam of the loch when he saw movement in the waterThe Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register hasn’t recorded a new entry since October 11, 2022 Jaw-dropping footage reveals “the first Nessie sighting of 2023” after a mysterious presence “too big” to be a fish was recorded in the water. Veteran Nessie hunter Eoin O’Faodhagain was monitoring a webcam of the loch when he spotted something that he “couldn’t believe”. In two clips captured roughly seven minutes apart, something stirs in the loch, seen first as a long, dark shape near...

Kayla Rooney passed away unexpectedly, her club, St Brigid's LGFCC New York, based in the Bronx, confirmed A young sportswoman who played GAA and Camogie in New York has died suddenly. Kayla Rooney, who played for the U17s, passed away unexpectedly, St Brigid's Ladies Gaelic Football and Camogie Club announced this morning. The teenager is survived by her parents, Michael and Siobhán, brother Jack, and sister Sarah, who, along with her sibling, have been members of St Brigid's, located in the Bronx, since they were young girls. Kayla's age and cause of death are not known at this time. Following...