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Israel is sounding the alarm bells to the world as the Iranian regime is expanding its nefarious nuclear program. Will the Jewish State be forced to act alone to stop Tehran’s belligerence? Meanwhile, NATO member Turkey is now harboring Hamas leaders. Is this Turkish malevolence a prophetic chess piece in motion? Join us today at 5pm Eastern time on our YouTube channel as we break down all the latest news out of Israel and what comes next. Watch now!

Nicole Scherzinger, currently starring in Broadway’s new production of “Sunset Blvd.,” drew criticism on social media Thursday evening after she posted a positive comment on Instagram, beaming at a post by Russell Brand in which he flashes a red hat reading “Make Jesus First Again.” Posted in the hours ahead of the U.S. presidential election, Brand captioned the post “God Bless America.” “Where do I get this hat?” Scherzinger wrote in a now-deleted comment, alongside a prayer hands emoji and a red heart emoji. Many fans took offense to Scherzinger’s positive sentiment toward iconography associated with Donald Trump’s “Make America...

Vic Flick, the famed British session guitarist who picked out the twangy riff for the James Bond theme song introduced to moviegoers on Dr. No, has died. He was 87. His death on Thursday after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease was announced by his family on Facebook. Flick also played on No. 1 hits for Peter and Gordon (“A World Without Love”) and Petula Clark (“Downtown”); performed on Tom Jones’ “It’s Not Unusual” and “Ringo’s Theme” (This Boy) for A Hard Day’s Night (1964); and collaborated with the likes of Jimmy Page, George Martin, Herman’s Hermits, Cliff Richard, Eric Clapton,...

Elon Musk has hit out at the Labour government over its plans to hit some farmers with inheritance tax as those from the agriculture industry plan huge protests. Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled the new policy in the Budget, meaning that from 2026, inheritance tax relief for business and for agricultural assets will be capped at £1million. Many farmers are furious as this could see them hit with a huge tax bill when their farms are passed down to family members, even risking putting them out of business. But Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has defended the policy, saying he is...

New venture will house channels like E!, USA and MSNBC; company to announce several leadership changes

Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes‘ headline-making relationship took the world by storm in late 2022, but Chelsea Clinton missed the special report. “We [hadn’t] seen Chelsea Clinton in two years because she didn’t run [the New York City marathon] last year,” Robach, 51, said during the Monday, November 4, episode of her and Holmes’ “Amy & T.J.” podcast, noting that a broken foot obtained while “running after one of her children” kept Clinton, 44, out of the 2023 race. Robach explained that when the twosome were “catching up” at this year’s marathon on Sunday, November 3, it became clear that...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday he would not be deterred from supporting Ukraine by "irresponsible" Russian rhetoric, after Russian President Vladimir Putin lowered the threshold for a nuclear strike. "There's irresponsible rhetoric coming from Russia, and that is not going to deter our support for Ukraine," he told reporters at the G20 summit in Brazil. Putin's new nuclear doctrine lowers the threshold under which Russia might use atomic weapons to include responding to attacks that threaten its territorial integrity. The move comes as Ukraine used U.S. ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory on Tuesday, taking advantage of...

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has sued a court-appointed bankruptcy trustee and the families of some of the Sandy Hook victims in an attempt to stop the sale of his media empire Infowars to the satirical news outlet The Onion. In a lawsuit filed Monday in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Jones claimed trustee Christopher Murray and the families “colluded” for a “flagrantly non-compliant Frankenstein bid” and asked a judge to halt the sale. The parent company of Infowars was auctioned off last week as part of bankruptcy proceedings to help pay some of the nearly...

Indian Country, just like the rest of America, has a choice to make in this election. One party wants to roll back excess regulation, shrink the administrative state, and promote personal agency and individual responsibility; the other side wants big government to dictate nearly every aspect of American life — from the car you can drive to how you can use your own land. In my view, as a member of the Cherokee Nation, our Native values of tribal sovereignty and self-determination are best aligned with President Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party. I have spent my entire life...

WASHINTON, D.C. — In a stealth move aimed at rounding up as many illegal immigrants as possible, President-Elect Donald Trump was reportedly finalizing plans to set up taco traps around the D.C. area. As part of his hardline stance against illegal immigration, Trump commissioned an expert team of engineers to devise state-of-the-art migrant traps consisting of a wooden box propped up by a stick with a string attached to it featuring tacos as the bait.

KYIV — Ukraine fired at least six U.S.-made ATACMS missiles at a weapons depot in the Bryansk region on Tuesday, the first use of the weapons against a target inside Russia, according to Russian and Ukrainian officials. The Russian Defense Ministry played down the effectiveness of the attack, however. “Ukraine’s armed forces last night struck a facility in the Bryansk region with six U.S.-made ATACMS missiles, with five missiles shot down and one damaged,” the ministry said in a statement. A Ukrainian official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject, confirmed the use of...

Kevin Hayes, the Constitution Party candidate for North Carolina’s sixth congressional district this year, has won one of the district’s six counties with a majority of votes cast, according to unofficial results from the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Hayes, who ran against Republican Addison McDowell in a two-way race, received 104,017 votes, capturing 30.84% of the total votes cast. His performance is particularly notable because he secured a narrow majority in one of the district’s six counties. In Guilford County, which saw the second-highest number of votes cast in the district this election cycle, Hayes earned 33,877 votes,...

When Representative-elect Sarah McBride, a Delaware Democrat, won her race for the House this month, becoming the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, she knew she would face attacks from hard-right Republicans over her identity. She just didn’t expect they would start before she had even been sworn in. In Washington this week for new member orientation, Ms. McBride was still sitting through mandatory cybersecurity trainings, setting up her payroll, selecting district offices and learning how to introduce a bill when her new Republican colleague, Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina, announced plans to introduce a measure to bar...

Whether you're looking for a cozy pasta or a refreshing salad, you're sure to find a new favorite among these quick and easy vegetarian recipes. The best part? These 30-minute dishes align with the Mediterranean diet, since they are filled with healthy ingredients like whole grains, fiber-packed veggies, healthy fats and plant-based protein. Options like our Creamy Lemon-Garlic Spaghetti & Spinach and No-Cook White Bean & Spinach Caprese Salad are full of flavor and will leave you feeling satisfied.

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s rapid move to stock his administration with loyalists, some viewed with skepticism even by members of his own party, is testing both his grip on Senate Republicans and the boundaries of executive power. Mr. Trump has made it clear that he wants the option of going around the Senate to install cabinet and other appointees without the chamber’s approval. He could do so with what is known as a “recess appointment,” which allows a president to act on his own when the Senate is not in session. But it is not clear whether Republican senators would...

The news of President Trump’s return to the Oval Office and his excellent cabinet nominations may be causing Biden Deep State officials to undertake desperate measures to evade accountability. As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump sent shockwaves throughout the political world on last Wednesday after announcing Gaetz as America’s next leading law enforcement official. Trump called him a “deeply gifted and tenacious attorney” who will “end Weaponized Government, protect our Borders, dismantle Criminal Organizations, and restore Americans’ badly shattered Faith and Confidence in the Justice Department.”

The toy company Mattel is facing blowback after consumers noticed the packaging for dolls designed to look like characters from the movie "Wicked" directs people to an adult pornography website, which the corporation says is the result of a misprint. Mattel, which owns various kid-friendly toy brands, including Barbie, Fisher-Price and American Girl, pulled its line of character dolls due to the mistake. The dolls, designed to look like Galinda, Elphaba and other characters, were supposed to help promote the Universal film "Wicked" before its Nov. 22 theatrical release. As the popular X account Libs of TikTok pointed out this...

[Catholic Caucus] 1000 Brazilians Gathered for Latin Mass - Many NewcomersMore than 1,000 Brazilians gathered at the VII National Forum (November 16-17) of the 'Liga Cristo Rey' in Brazil to celebrate and defend the Roman Rite.On Sunday, hundreds of faithful experienced for the first time this Mass of all ages. The Portuguese priest João Silveira said that the restoration of the Church necessarily involves re-establishing the Latin Mass throughout the world.Father David Nix from the United States spoke about his own journey through "three categories of Catholics: liberals, conservatives and traditionalists," calling modernism and Catholicism "two different religions". He encouraged...

The newly approved ordinance would also prohibit “any city resources, property or personnel from being utilized for any federal immigration enforcement.".. The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday adopted a sanctuary city ordinance that prohibits the use of city resources in immigration enforcement, including cooperating with federal immigration agents as the incoming Trump administration hints at immigration crackdown. The city council passed the motion unanimously to codify the protective measures after City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto and Mayor Karen Bass expedited the draft ordinance last week. Because the measure was passed with an urgency clause, the sanctuary city statute will go...

The Los Angeles City Council officially declared the city a “sanctuary” for migrants on Tuesday, barring the use of city resources or personnel to assist federal immigration enforcement. Council members passed the ordinance unanimously, 13-0, strengthening previous policies by explicitly prohibiting the direct or indirect sharing of data with federal immigration authorities. The vote follows President-elect Donald Trump’s recent vow to use the U.S. military to carry out mass deportations of illegal immigrants. “Immigrants make up the very fabric of Los Angeles, and they deserve to feel safe and protected in the city they call home, no matter who is...