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American voters have made the choice to return Donald Trump to the White House, setting the nation on a precarious course that no one can fully foresee. The founders of this country recognized the possibility that voters might someday elect an authoritarian leader and wrote safeguards into the Constitution, including powers granted to two other branches of government designed to be a check on a president who would bend and break laws to serve his own ends. And they enacted a set of rights — most crucially the First Amendment — for citizens to assemble, speak and protest against the...

<p>The Seattle Police Department said on social media that the stabbing happened Friday afternoon in Seattle's Chinatown-International District.</p><p>Four of the victims were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and one victim was treated at the scene and released.</p>

When former President Donald Trump proclaimed that he will “protect” women “whether the women like it or not,” he was not appealing to female voters. He was betting that enough male voters yearn to return to the male dominance era of the 1950s to elect him president. Those were the days when a young woman was told that, if she wasn’t married or engaged by her early 20s, she risked becoming an “old maid” — or in Sen. JD Vance’s updated version, a “childless cat lady.” In the 1950s, women went to college to get an MRS — a “Mrs.”...

... Shakeri, an Afghan national who immigrated to the U.S. as a child but was later deported after spending 14 years in prison for robbery, also told investigators that he was tasked by his Revolutionary Guard contact with plotting the killings of two Jewish-Americans living in New York and Israeli tourists in Sri Lanka. Officials say he overlapped with Rivera while in prison as well as an unidentified co-conspirator. The criminal complaint says Shakeri disclosed some of the details of the alleged plots in a series of recorded telephone interviews with FBI agents while in Iran. The stated reason for...

Fox News cruised to an easy victory in the ratings battle for election night coverage, marking the second-straight time the network beat rivals CNN and MSNBC in viewership for presidential results.Fox News reeled in 10.3 million viewers from 8 to 11 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, according to Nielsen data.The ratings were more than double that of CNN, which finished behind MSNBC for the first time on a presidential election night.MSNBC’s coverage, anchored by Rachel Maddow, averaged 6 million viewers, besting CNN’s 5.1 million viewers.

Upper Leacock farmer Amos Miller cannot sell raw milk or dairy products made from it to the public under an order issued by a Lancaster County judge Friday afternoon. Judge Thomas Sponaugle’s order also allows the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to inspect any location where Miller packages or distributes raw milk and to test Miller’s dairy products. The ruling is a win for the agriculture department, which sought to prevent Miller from producing and selling raw milk and products while its lawsuit against him plays out. But Miller’s California-based attorney, Robert E. Barnes, said the judge actually reduced the scope...

CANDIDATE VOTES PCT. Ruben Gallego DEM 1,321,836 49.7% Kari Lake GOP 1,285,088 48.3% Eduardo Quintana GRN 54,647 2.0%

Nearly a dozen ‘unaccompanied minors’ were discovered among a large group of illegal aliens smuggled into Texas this week, authorities say.On Wednesday morning, Texas Department of Public Safety (TxDPS) troopers encountered more than 100 illegals in Eagle Pass, a border town in Maverick County where mass crossings have once again become the norm.More than 10 members of the group were found to be lone children, one of whom was just 4 years old.“This morning, TxDPS encountered a group of 116 illegal immigrants who were apprehended in Eagle Pass,” TxDPS spokesman Lt. Chris Olivarez explained in a post on X that...

Polish President Andrzej Duda is reportedly set to travel to the United States to meet with US President-elect Donald Trump. According to Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, Duda will attend a presidential event hosted by Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, alongside politicians including Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Duda, an ally of the opposition right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, did not consult with the government prior to planning the trip, the paper said on its website. In preparation, Duda aides were instructed to share details of the visit only with a select group of trusted journalists who are...

The Gateway Pundit has obtained damning excerpts from Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer’s June 21, 2024, deposition transcript in his defamation lawsuit against Kari Lake and her husband, showing that Richer contemplated running for Senate to “make life hell for Kari Lake” and admitted that he is “anti-MAGA” shortly after the rigged 2022 election where 60% of voting machines failed on election day in Maricopa County. Of course, he made it clear to the public that he is anti-MAGA after he founded the Pro-Democracy Republicans dark money PAC to eliminate candidates with a MAGA agenda, admitted to voting for Democrats...

An elderly white woman was charged with a hate crime in Washington state for allegedly assaulting two Donald Trump-supporting Hispanic women. The unnamed 82-year-old was arrested Monday on suspicion of committing a hate crime, though formal charges had not yet been filed, the Edmonds Police Department told KOMO News. Bodycam footage shows the octogenarian telling police, “I approached her, and I said, ‘I want to know why you’re voting for Trump.’ That’s the only thing. And I said, ‘Because you’re brown-skinned.'” Trump supporter Gina Powell said the elderly woman got in her face, questioning her race and beliefs, as she...

As Jan. 6 defendants anticipate pardons from President-elect Donald Trump, there are indications that the FBI is winding down any further investigations of the attack on the Capitol in 2021. According to sources at the FBI, Jan. 6 cases still being investigated “are dead.” “They’re not going anywhere. They’re dead. They’re going to be closed, because they still have some in the pipeline,” an FBI source said. “Basically, right now, everyone [is asking], ’Why the hell are you prosecuting?” another Bureau source said. “They’re all going to be pardoned anyway, so it’s an informal shutdown.” The FBI has 9 videos...

New York Democratic Mayor Adams says the city is ending its contract for taxpayer-funded programs to pay for migrants' food, shelter and and baby supplies – including prepaid debit cards reportedly totaling $3.2 million. Adams suggests the pilot program might continue but not under the existing outside contract. "As we move toward more competitive contracting for asylum seeker programs, we have chosen not to renew the emergency contract for this pilot program once the one-year term concludes," his office said Thursday.The city has since late March been providing the debit cards to roughy 2,600 migrant families living in city-funded hotels...

A customer, who rented a car on Hertz’s supposed ‘unlimited miles’ deal, found himself slapped with an eye-watering $10,000 bill after he clocked a staggering 25,000 miles in just one month. When he challenged the charge, Hertz did the unthinkable – they threatened to get him arrested. The saga began when the customer, who posted his encounter on TikTok, claimed his rental agreement clearly stated ‘unlimited miles.’ Yet, after his epic journey, he returned the car only to face a hefty charge and a raging Hertz employee. ‘Show me where it says I can’t charge you!’ barked the employee, adding...

University of Oregon Assistant Director, Fraternity and Sorority Life Leonard Serrato goes on unhinged tirade and tells Trump voters to commit suicide.

As Senate Republicans prepare for the upcoming leadership transition, RINO Senate Republican Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) has taken the unprecedented step of publicly urging President-elect Donald Trump to “stay out” of the race for the next GOP Senate leader.With 82-year-old Mitch McConnell set to retire, many are wondering why Thune seems so concerned about Trump’s potential involvement.Thune, who recently announced his ambition to lead the Senate GOP, insists that it’s in “Trump’s best interests” to remain neutral. But many are questioning whether this plea is more about protecting his own position than serving the interests of the Republican Party.Thune’s appeal...

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A Utah couple’s love story included a breakup, dramatic accident, memory loss and a heartfelt reunion, which many online are likening to a plot straight out of a Hallmark movie. Jenna Brotherson married her now-husband Mitchell seven months after breaking up — but only because a concussion caused him to forget they weren’t together. “When people ask us about our love story it’s our favorite part to tell,” she said. Jenna and Mitchell, now both 27, had been friends for several months before they started dating. But in February 2020, Jenna called things off with her then-boyfriend because she was...

DENVER (AP) — A postal worker and her friend were arrested Wednesday in connection with the forging of stolen mail ballots in an alleged attempt to test the security of Colorado’s voting system, according to court documents. Mail carrier Vicki Lyn Stuart and Sally Jane Maxedon were arrested on suspicion of identity theft, attempt to influence a public servant and forgery, according to their arrest affidavits. There were no attorneys listed as representing them yet in court records. Neither has been formally charged yet.