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Israel released 55 Palestinian prisoners Monday, including the director of Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital who alleged that he was abused during his eight-month detention. Mohammed Abu Salmiya, who was detained by Israeli forces while escorting patients with the backing of the United Nations from the hospital during Israel’s initial raid of al-Shifa in November, said he was held without ever being charged and that prisoners were only given one loaf of bread a day. Salmiya also said he and other prisoners faced “severe” and daily torture by Israeli medical staff. “Many detainees are still left behind in very poor health and...

Former President Trump leads President Joe Biden by six points in the probability of winning the popular vote in November, Nate Silver’s election model forecasted June 30 after the first presidential debate. The last Republican to win the popular vote was George W. Bush in 2004 with 50.73 percent. Silver’s election model’s forecast is the first time it predicted Trump would defeat Biden with the popular vote. Trump was previously behind by two points one day before the debate, the forecast predicted.

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, ruled that a former president has absolutely immunity for his core constitutional powers– and is entitled to a presumption of immunity for his official acts, but lack immunity for unofficial acts. . But at the same time, the court sent the case back to the trial judge to determine which, if any of Trump actions, were part of his official duties and thus were protected from prosecution. That part of the court’s decision likely ensures that the case against Trump won’t be tried before the election, and then only...

In Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors, the court holds that a claim under the Administrative Procedure Act to challenge an agency action first comes into being when the plaintiff is injured by final agency action. The court vacates both decisions on Texas and Florida’s social media laws, in Moody v. NetChoice, LLC and NetChoice v. Paxton, explaining that neither of the lower courts properly considered the nature of the First Amendment challenges. In Trump v. United States, the court holds that a former president has absolute immunity for his core constitutional powers.

Joe Biden’s abysmal debate performance has revived talk about the possibility that Democrats will replace him on the ticket. The common refrain among every fake media head, from CNN to MSNBC, was that high-level Democrats are in full-on panic. Given moments like the following, we can fully understand why: This was the moment the debate ended. Biden: "Making sure we make every single solitary person eligible for what I've been able to do with covid, excuse me, with umm dealing with everything we had to deal with. Look, we finally beat medicare." While the left is panicking, many on the...

The Supreme Court ruled Monday in Trump v. United States that a former president has substantial immunity from prosecution for official acts committed while in office, but not for unofficial acts.The Court sent the matter back down to a lower court, as the justices did not apply the ruling to whether or not former President Trump is immune from prosecution regarding actions related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. (snip)

Bill O’Reilly said definitively that Joe Biden is “done.” He claims the White House doesn’t know how or when to make the announcement. Bill also said that internal polling shows that he cannot win. He wrote something on his site, but he didn’t provide evidence. It seems to be something he heard through his sources. Then he said something that greatly annoys me. James Buchanan was the worst president, and Biden was the second worst. “The cowardly James Buchanan is the worst president in American history for helping the South build rebellion before the Civil War,” O’Reilly said. “But Joe...

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! July 1 marks National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day as a day to sample or wonder about the odd combinations of ice cream flavors. Skip the traditional chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice cream when you celebrate this holiday! #CreativeIceCreamFlavorsDay The greatest thing about ice cream flavors is we have so many to choose from. Chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, or cherry to name a few. Did you ever consider a flavor beyond the standard flavors we love? There are around 725 businesses that make ice cream in the U.S. Imagine, trying a...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- At least 35 people have been shot, four fatally, in gun violence across Chicago so far this weekend, police said. A concealed-carry license holder shot and critically injured a man during a shootout on Chicago's South Side early Saturday morning, police said. Police said the shooting happened in the Englewood neighborhood's 200-block of West 63rd Street at about 1:40 a.m. Two men, 36 and 49 years old, were arguing at a gas station when the 36-year-old got a gun out of his vehicle and fired at the 49-year-old, police said. The 49-year-old, a CCL holder, returned fire...

Ukraine’s security service said on Monday that it had foiled yet another Russian plot to stir public unrest and then use the ensuing turmoil to topple the government, outlining a familiar tactic that Kyiv claims has been employed in string of coup attempts in recent years. The Ukrainian domestic intelligence agency, the S.B.U., said that it had discovered a “group” of conspirators it accused of planning to spark a riot, seize the Parliament building and replace the nation’s military and civilian leadership. Four people have been arrested and charged, according to the authorities. While offering little detail on how such...

It is one of the strengths of our American culture that we know how to make everything bigger and better. It is one of the weaknesses of the American church that we apply this same mentality to our pastors and leaders. We know how to turn servants into superstars!

A massive political, PR and personal campaign is underway to reject calls for President Biden to drop his re-election race — and rally Democrats to move on from public debate about age and his future, top officials tell us. Why it matters: Biden has zero interest in stepping aside — and First Lady Jill Biden and key family members and friends agree, according to people who talk regularly with them. The intrigue: Biden, who has ducked tough interviews and avoided no-holds-barred press conferences, is now considering both. Look for a town hall or big one-on-one interview this month. The latest:...

By virtually all accounts, Joe Biden's debate performance was disaster. At first the left was in denial and eventually shifted to "it was a just a bad night." The family gathered together at Camp David for a summit to determine Biden's future course. It was speculated that the family might be trying to talk Biden into stepping down, but apparently that was inaccurate. It was reported that they were rather displeased at some advisers. Members of Joe Biden’s family privately trashed his top campaign advisers at Camp David this weekend, blaming them for the president’s flop in Thursday’s debate and...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The only three Republican women in the South Carolina Senate took on their party and stopped a total abortion ban from passing in their state last year. In return, they lost their jobs. Voters removed Sens. Sandy Senn, Penry Gustafson and Katrina Shealy from office during sparsely turned out primaries in June, and by doing so completely vacated the Republican wing of the five-member “Sister Senators," a female contingent that included two Democrats and was joined in their opposition to the abortion ban....... “Women, somebody else is going to have to stand up. Somebody else is...

Zhang Zhijie has died of cardiac arrest after collapsing on the court during a professional tournament in Indonesia. VIDEO AT LINK.......................

How the Left spawns femicidal terror. The United Nations calls it “femicide,” the wanton assault, rape and murder of girls and women. It’s a cultural epidemic in Latin America.Femicide is visible every step of the way from South America and the Northern Triangle countries to the Mexico-U.S. border. Rape trees, where women’s panties hang from branches, and rape tents, where girls and women are dragged by smugglers, dot the route. Do you think the rapes stop when illegals cross into the U.S.? No.Now women are being victimized by migrants bringing femicide to your neighborhood. Where are the women’s rights groups?...

Fauci says Biden 'right on point on things,' though did not elaborate. Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday spoke about President Biden’s age following the president’s much-criticized debate performance against former President Trump. Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, appeared on ABC's "This Week" and was asked about whether Biden, who is 81 years old, should be running for re-election. "You know, I think it's just an individual choice, and you really can't generalize," Fauci said. Fauci, who helped lead the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, said one must look at each person...

A Department of Health report detailed that there were 10,033 abortions carried out in Ireland last year, a significant rise from the 8,156 terminations carried out in 2022. ... Under Irish law, pregnancies can be terminated without restriction within the first 12 weeks, while a termination can be carried out within 28 days of the birth when there is a risk to the life of the pregnant woman. Terminations can also be carried out within 28 days when there is a risk of causing serious harm to the health of the pregnant woman or when there is a condition present...

Shots rang out near the University of Cincinnati (UC) around 2:45 a.m. Monday and Cincinnati police Capt. Mark Burns told the Associated Press that “two subjects” were detained in the aftermath. WLWT reported the shooting was in Corryville, a neighborhood in Cincinnati which is located east of the UC campus. Three people were killed in the incident, and two people wounded. Local12 noted that all three of the deceased individuals were men. One of the subjects detained by police was among two individuals who were shot and wounded in the incident. Just before 3 a.m,, the UC’s public safety department...