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Conservative Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) announced Wednesday he will hold up any funding bill to keep the government open past Sept. 30 if it includes funding for the war in Ukraine.“Today I’m putting congressional leadership & @POTUS on notice that I will oppose any effort to hold the federal government hostage for Ukraine funding. I will not consent to expedited passage of any spending measure that provides any more U.S. aid to Ukraine,” Paul wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.That means if Senate Majority Leader Schumer (D-N.Y.) wants to add Ukraine money to a stopgap...

Israel's ambassador to the United Nations was briefly detained by security on Tuesday for protesting during the Iranian president's speech. Gilad Erdan held up a photo of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian woman who was killed while in the custody of Tehran's morality police after being arrested for not covering enough of her hair. Erdan walked silently towards the stage, holding the sign above his head. On it was written: 'Iranian women deserve freedom now!' Ebrahim Raisi, the president of Iran, did not appear to notice Erdan, who then left the chamber and was later held by UN security. Erdan...

Federal prosecutors are scrutinizing personal benefits Tesla TSLA 0.45%increase; green up pointing triangle may have provided Elon Musk since 2017—longer than previously known—as part of a criminal investigation examining issues including a proposed house for the chief executive. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York also has sought information about transactions between Tesla and other entities connected to the billionaire, people familiar with the investigation said. Prosecutors have referenced the involvement of a grand jury. The new information indicates that federal prosecutors have a broader interest in the actions of Musk and Tesla than was previously...

Photo: AlamyIn June 2022, the long-standing infamous Supreme Court ruling of Roe v. Wade and its subsequent reaffirmation in Planned Parenthood v. Casey was dashed to pieces when three newly appointed Supreme Court justices tipped the scales forever in a victory for life.President Donald J. Trump is the leading Republican candidate for president. He is obliterating all Republican contenders and is beating Joe Biden. He is also currently engaged in the biggest and most important fight of his life. Alarmingly, while he did not pick this fight, it will be up to him and the American people to win it....

The prison escape story of illegal alien Danelo Cavalcante is the warning shot—the Paul Revere’s ride—of even more disastrous results of open borders and the forced busing of migrants to U.S. cities.From New York City to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, local residents are beginning to rise up against the unfairness of migrants taking over hotels, military bases and schools as American citizens in need of government help like the homeless (especially homeless veterans) are told to fend for themselves.The duration (14 days) and expense of that manhunt (still being calculated) included the use of thermal imagery, extensive ground searches by over...

The prison escape story of illegal alien Danelo Cavalcante is the warning shot—the Paul Revere’s ride—of even more disastrous results of open borders and the forced busing of migrants to U.S. cities.From New York City to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, local residents are beginning to rise up against the unfairness of migrants taking over hotels, military bases and schools as American citizens in need of government help like the homeless (especially homeless veterans) are told to fend for themselves.The duration (14 days) and expense of that manhunt (still being calculated) included the use of thermal imagery, extensive ground searches by over...

San Francisco is trying to recruit cops from Texas as it faces a shortage of officers, after businessman Marc Benioff slammed the city's homeless and drug problems. The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is visiting four Texas university campuses throughout the month as part of a new recruitment drive. Candidates from outside of the state of California will take a written test, a physical ability test and an interview to see if they make they cut. A police spokesperson told the San Francisco Standard that the number of estimated applications this year is 2,104, nearly a 20 percent increase from...

Remember James Clapper and John Brennan? It's easy to forget given how much has transpired since both men consistently led the news throughout the Trump administration. At one time, though, their involvement in Crossfire Hurricane, otherwise known as the Russia collusion investigation was really big news. For those less initiated, here's a quick refresher. Clapper was Barack Obama's DNI and has been credibly accused of lying to Congress. Meanwhile, Brennan is Obama's former CIA Director and has been credibly accused of doing the same. Both men lived on cable news after Trump's inauguration, making all kinds of wild, unsubstantiated claims...

A bizarre video reportedly from inside the Cathedral of Hope Protestant church in Dallas, Texas, showed scores of drag queens watching while the congregation prayed for “divine diversity.” “We celebrate this divine diversity and commit to lifting up the voices of the LGBTQ+ community, and creating spaces where everyone can thrive,” the congregation declares. In another video from the service, a liberal pastor can be heard claiming family values “have been hijacked by the religious right,” and “Christianity has been hijacked by culture.”

"Take the helmet of salvation" (Eph. 6:17). Discouragement and doubt are deflected when you know you’re secure in Christ. The Roman soldier's helmet was a crucial piece of armor designed to deflect blows to the head—especially the potentially lethal blow of a broadsword. Soldiers of that day carried a swift and precise dagger designed for close- quarter hand-to-hand combat. But they also carried a giant broadsword, which was a two-edged, three to four-foot long sword. It had a massive handle that, similar to a baseball bat, was held with both hands. With it they could take broad swipes from side...

The Sea Island group must have a very difficult time accepting that all of the efforts to advance with Ron DeSantis are not succeeding. They are going through the five stages of grief, with each starting to accept their ability to influence election outcomes has collapsed in the face of unrelenting support for President Donald Trump.As the DeSantis operation enters the desperation phase, familiar to those who remember the moments in 2016 when Cheeeto-faced Glenn Beck was pleading with the evangelical community to support Ted Cruz, we see the purchased influencer crowd becoming more toxic, hate filled and vitriolic. Alas,...

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Elvis Chan is first in line to untangling how the government interfered in the 2020 election by lying that Hunter Biden’s laptop was Russian disinformation. On Friday, the House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed Elvis Chan, the lead FBI agent involved in mass social media censorship, to appear for a September 21, 2023 deposition. Last week’s subpoena followed Chan’s failure to appear for a scheduled voluntary interview to face questioning about the federal government’s role in burying the Hunter Biden laptop story in the month before the 2020 election. While that scandal is much bigger than Chan, he is first in line...

The chief of police in Columbus, Ohio, apologized to a father who posted a video showing two officers blaming his 11-year-old daughter for being groomed after he called to report it.

FIRST ON FOX: Police returned articles of clothing to a Tanzanian fashion designer they obtained while executing a search warrant of disgraced ex-Department of Energy (DOE) official Sam Brinton's home. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Police Department confirmed the clothes were returned to Asya Khamsin, who has alleged Brinton publicly wore clothing she designed, but which was in her bag she reported missing at Ronald Reagan National Airport years ago. In May, MWAA police officers executed a search warrant in connection with the case at Brinton's Maryland residence. "The MWAA Police Department can confirm we returned the victim’s property...

The Fed’s Dot Plot, the Open Market Committee’s guesses as to Fed rate policy in the future, despite Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen saying everything is beautiful in the US economy. Then Janet, why is The FOMC siganling a rate cut from 5.6% to 3.6% by 2025? The Federal Reserve’s dot plot for September will push back on the notion of aggressive rate cuts that the markets are pricing in for next year. The median of indications will show that policymakers expect a decline in the benchmark rate of as little as 50 basis points or 75 basis points for 2024,...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. According to a release from the governor's office, DeWine was experiencing mild cold symptoms on Monday. DeWine believed it was just a head cold, so he continued his work day on Tuesday but his symptoms worsened. His doctor advised he take a COVID test, which came back positive. The governor reportedly had a 101-degree fever at the time of taking the test around 5:30 p.m. He is resting at home at this time, according to the release. DeWine's positive test comes just hours after he and Columbus Mayor...

Nancy Pelosi (D-Smirnoff) is no longer speaker of the House, at least for the moment, but there is no doubt that the octogenarian insider trader still wields considerable influence within the party of madness and treason, popularly known as “the Democrats.” And so it was by no means a trivial incident last week when Pelosi refused to affirm that Kamala Harris was the best running mate for Old Joe Biden. Could the party of Antifa and drag queens be preparing to throw Kamala under the bus and bring in someone who can more plausibly serve as president once Old Joe...

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In the city of Madison, pigs won't be flying anywhere after the Common Council amended the city ordinance to allow them to be kept as pets. The council voted 11-8 on the change late Tuesday night, allowing one pig per dwelling unit in the city, as long as it's under 24 inches tall at the shoulder, weighs 300 pounds, is up to date on shots and is microchipped. The vote came after roughly 30 minutes of discussion. The swine that started it all was Rudi. He lives along the Southwest Commuter Bike Path. "I think he belongs here," Karen Peterson...