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Donald J. Trump appears to be giving more weight to political calculations in selecting a running mate, by picking someone who “helps you get elected.”For much of the past year, Donald J. Trump has described his perfect running mate as someone who could easily take over as commander in chief if needed and help him draw a contrast to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.“It’s got to be somebody that can be a good president, which Biden doesn’t have,” Mr. Trump said in April during an interview with Hugh Hewitt, a conservative political commentator.But now, as the curtain closes...

At the 2024 ESPYs on Thursday night, tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams, and actress Quinta Brunson, were on stage in celebration of women's sports, which have risen drastically in popularity. "You can enjoy women’s sports, just like any other sport, because they are sports," Venus quipped on the stage. But, while Venus was speaking, her younger sister seemed like she couldn't hold back laughter. "Except for you, Harrison Butker, we don’t need you," Serena said, with the kicker in attendance. Added Brunson, "At all. Like, ever." The jab got a pleasant reaction from the crowd. The Kansas City Chiefs...

Dear Friends,We have a crisis developing at Bach Christian Hospital over the past 24 hours. One of our young Pakistani male doctors was seeing a female patient alone in a closed room in violation of hospital policy and she complained that he touched her inappropriately. This has caused a huge uproar in the community. When this happened, various bystanders attacked the doctor. He was not badly hurt but was taken away by the police for his own protection. We immediately fired him for this unacceptable, unprofessional behavior about which he had been warned in the past. The religious leaders have...

Daily Readings from the USCCB“When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. For it will not be you who speak but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.” Matthew 10:19–20This is an easy lesson to understand but very hard to live. This teaching of Jesus comes within the context of Him telling His Apostles that as they go forth to preach the Gospel of the Kingdom, they will be handed over to courts, scourged in...

The news comes as CNN leader Mark Thompson announced that the cable news channel will lay off 100 employees as it restructures its newsgathering operations.. CNN quietly disbanded its Race and Equality team Wednesday, a source said. The news comes as CNN chief executive Mark Thompson announced that the cable news channel will lay off 100 employees as it restructures its newsgathering operations. The team, which was unveiled in July 2020 by former CNN president Jeff Zucker, had three reporters. The source explained that one reporter was laid off, while the others will be reassigned to different roles in the...

Florida will soon launch new pregnancy and parenting website, thanks to the passage of HB-415, which took effect July 1. The website will be run by the Florida Department of Health, in collaboration with the Department of Children and Families and the Agency for Health Care Administration. It will include educational materials on pregnancy and parenting, mentorship programs for fathers, adoption services, and financial assistance, along with other information. Included within the legislation was $466,000 for a third party to develop the website. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Berny Jacques, passed in May mostly along party lines, as many...

In a ruling on June 27, the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned a lower court injunction that had prevented a pro-lifer from coming near a Planned Parenthood nurse to share his convictions. Brian Aish has been advocating for life outside the Planned Parenthood facility in Blair, Wisconsin since 2014. According to Thomas More Society, Aish “preached the Christian message of repentance and shared his pro-life views on the public right of way.” In 2020, a Planned Parenthood nurse, Nancy Kindschy, filed a restraining order against Aish; that same year a county judge granted an injunction against him, which was upheld in...

War rooms, parts for UAV assembly, tactical drones, rockets, and machine guns were among the weapons and infrastructure located by the IDF. During raids over the last week on a Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad combat complex embedded in a former UNRWA compound, troops of the Commando Brigade’s combat team, operating under the direction of the 99th Division, located significant terror infrastructure embedded in the facility. Among the weapons and infrastructure located in the UNRWA complex were war rooms used for surveillance operations, parts for UAV assembly, tactical drones, rockets, machine guns, mortars, explosives, and grenades, the IDF added. Terror...

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When Kamala Harris took to the stage during a Democratic primary debate before the 2020 election and implied that Joe Biden was racist, his wife, Jill's, response was crystal clear. 'Go f**k yourself,' the then-future first lady vented, as she allegedly admitted during a conference call with supporters. And the relationship between the two women – that began badly enough during that contentious battle for the presidential nomination – has only gone downhill from there. Now, political insiders have told DailyMail.com that Democratic advisors are struggling to push past the powerful role that Jill Biden's loathing of Harris, 59, is...

It’s one of the most concrete examples yet of the fallout from President Biden’s poor debate performance. The cash freeze deals a blow to Biden’s campaign. Here’s the latest.Some major Democratic donors have told the largest pro-Biden super PAC, Future Forward, that roughly $90 million in pledged donations is now on hold if President Biden remains atop the ticket, according to two people who have been briefed on the conversations.The frozen contributions come as he had hoped to turn the page on a weekslong crisis within his party following a nearly hourlong news conference on Thursday evening. That appearance —...

A top Democrat has accused Joe Biden’s advisors of threatening to “beat the s*** out” of White House staff who stray from the official narrative regarding Joe Biden’s health. During an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, MJ Lee discussed the fallout from a recent presidential debate that left many Democrats alarmed. “You know, one thing that we have heard so consistently since that CNN debate some two weeks ago was how shocked Democrats across the board were by the president’s performance and seeing him be so halting and dazed at moments on that debate stage,” Lee said according to Mediate....

Howie Carr brings on American Thinker and Substack columnist Jay Valentine who has worked hard to get the attention of the RNC when it comes to election integrity. STARTS AT 2 MIN - ENDS AT 14 MIN go to: Omega4America.com for more information

Do tell. When the history of this extraordinary two-week period of American politics is written, the fingerprints of Obama and Pelosi will be far more apparent than currently known, people familiar with the matter tell CNN, as the Democratic elders have served as a guidepost for a party in panic. What that really means is the Dems are short of leadership. Biden can’t really provide it. But with him in the way, no one else can either. Donors have been applying their pressure and so have the politicians they fund. But only Biden can step down. And Biden has plenty...

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has subpoenaed three key White House staffers who are allegedly shielding Joe Biden from media scrutiny and doing his job for him amid his cognitive difficulties. “I am issuing subpoenas today for White House staff Annie Tomasini, Anthony Bernal, and Ashley Williams to appear for depositions,” Comer announced on X on Wednesday. Williams is the Special Assistant to the President and Deputy director of Oval Office Operations, Bernal, the Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the First Lady, and Tomasini, the Deputy Chief of Staff. “The White House has shielded these...

As the nation’s capital broiled in the summer heat, the president found himself increasingly isolated in the Oval Office. During his decades in politics, he had charted a career from the Senate to the vice presidency, though after two terms in the nation’s second-highest office, most believed his political career to be over. Even so, he shocked the political establishment by winning the presidency, largely by promising to return a sense of calm following a time of crisis and public protest. Suddenly, however, the president found himself fending off calls from members of his own party to step aside, as...

Don't be so blue, buddy. Image credit: J. Barker / AWC The aptly named magnificent tree frog is typically green with a yellow belly, so you can imagine the surprise when scientists stumbled across a member of the species with blue skin. The shocking blue frog is an incredibly rare discovery, most likely caused by a rare genetic mutation that affects the production of yellow pigments. It was recently photographed by a team from the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) while exploring the Charnley River-Artesian Range Wildlife Sanctuary along the Kimberley coast of north-western Australia. “It was after dark when we...

Donors freeze $90 million in pledges to Biden super PAC if he remains on the top of the ticket

They know it’s over. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan winced as Joe Biden called Kamala Harris “Vice President Trump” during Thursday night’s “Big Boy” press conference. Joe Biden Thursday evening was nearly one hour late to his “Big Boy” press conference and it was a total dumpster fire. Old Joe botched the first question when he called Kamala Harris “Vice President Trump.” This was literally right after Joe Biden called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, “President Putin.”

The European Commission offered 𝕏 an illegal secret deal: if we quietly censored speech without telling anyone, they would not fine us. The other platforms accepted that deal. X did not.