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'It is absurd for California to accept ballots by mail up to 7 days after Election Day,' RNC chairman rails The Republican National Committee (RNC) said it has filed national lawsuits to stop several states from counting mail-in-ballots after Election Day, as California has taken nearly a month to certify some races. "It is absurd for California to accept ballots by mail up to 7 days after Election Day and take almost a month to count them," RNC Chairman Michael Whatley wrote on X. Whatley said the RNC, alongside the California Republican Party, "will continue to fight aggressively to force...

Just had a wonderful conversation with the new President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. She has agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border. We also talked about what can be done to stop the massive drug inflow into the United States, and also, U.S. consumption of these drugs. It was a very productive conversation!

The Libertarian Party lauded the recent selection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head President-elect Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services Department as a “groundbreaking moment” for the party in an email this week, referencing Kennedy’s lifetime membership with the party. “We are thrilled to announce a momentous achievement for the Libertarian Party: President-Elect Donald Trump has officially nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a proud Lifetime Member of the Libertarian Party, as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services,” the party stated on Monday. The party praised Kennedy’s selection, calling it significant for both the organization and Americans who...

Democrat megadonor Reid Hoffman is reportedly weighing fleeing the United States as President-elect Donald Trump is set to embark on his second term. Citing several anonymous sources, the New York Times reported that the LinkedIn founder and past Epstein Island visitor could potentially relocate to another continent following Vice President Kamala Harris’s sound defeat. Mr. Hoffman, who has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on politics over the last few years, has told friends and allies that he is weighing a move overseas, according to three people with knowledge of the talks who insisted on anonymity to discuss private conversations.

Could Donald Trump’s master plan for Ukraine bring an end to the war and spell economic disaster for Russia? In this video, we explore how President-Elect Trump’s bold strategies and peace plans could halt Putin’s ambitions while exposing the vulnerabilities of Russia’s wartime economy. From sanctions to demilitarized zones, Trump’s approach might force Russia into an economic collapse. Could this strategy reshape global geopolitics?

And despite increased federal and state attention in recent weeks, local officials and residents say that solutions are still elusive and distant in the wake of the November elections and Gov. Gavin Newsom....

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Müller: Synod supporters are committing ‘sins against the Holy Spirit’Supporters of the so-called ‘synodal Church’ are guilty of ‘sins against the Holy Spirit’ by trying to overturn Catholic teaching with ‘woke ideology’ and to ‘subordinate the Church of the Triune God’ to globalist programs like Agenda 2030, Cardinal Müller said.Cardinal Gerhard Müller said that supporters of the so-called “synodal Church” are guilty of “sins against the Holy Spirit.”In an essay published in First Things, Cardinal Müller criticized Pope Francis’s modern concept of “synodality,” listing seven ways in which the “synodal Church” sins against the Holy Spirit.“Factions with...

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Mexico will stop people from going to our Southern Border, effective immediately. THIS WILL GO A LONG WAY TOWARD STOPPING THE ILLEGAL INVASION OF THE USA. Thank you!!! Nov 27, 2024, 7:23 PM

A new study found that diversity, equity, and inclusion materials have a wide range of negative consequences, including psychological harm, increased hostility, and greater agreement with extreme authoritarian rhetoric, such as adapted Adolf Hitler quotes. Both the New York Times and Bloomberg were preparing stories on the findings, but axed them just before publication citing editorial decisions. The Network Contagion Research Institute, or NCRI, and Rutgers University Social Perception Lab released the study “Instructing Animosity: How DEI Pedagogy Produces the Hostile Attribution Bias” on Monday. The study examined whether the themes and materials common in DEI trainings foster inclusion or...

President Vladimir Putin has announced that serial production of the new Oreshnik hypersonic, intermediate range, 36-warhead missile has commenced. He made this announcement at a special public meeting with Defense Ministry officials in the Kremlin on Friday, November 22. “There are no means of countering such a missile; no means of intercepting it exist in the world today,” Putin said [3]. “We need to launch its serial production. Let us assume that the decision on the serial production of this system has been made. As a matter of fact, it has already been essentially organised.” This means there are already,...

Facebook indefinitely suspended Smith & Wesson’s account Friday, and on November 27 the renowned gunmaker responded by praising Elon Musk’s defense of free speech via the X platform. Smith & Wesson’s account posted on X: “Despite our extensive efforts and resources spent on trying to adhere to Facebook’s ever-changing community guidelines on firearms, our account was suspended indefinitely on Friday, November 22nd, 15 years after its original creation.” The gunmaker posted the alert they received from Facebook on Friday and it simply says, “We suspended your Page.” Smith & Wesson added, “In an era where free speech and the right...

Attorney General Ken Paxton sued BlackRock, State Street Corporation, and Vanguard Group, three of the largest institutional investors in the world, for conspiring to artificially constrict the market for coal through anticompetitive trade practices. Over several years, the three asset managers acquired substantial stockholdings in every significant publicly held coal producer in the United States, thereby gaining the power to control the policies of the coal companies. Using their combined influence over the coal market, the investment cartel collectively announced in 2021 their commitment to weaponize their shares to pressure the coal companies to accommodate “green energy” goals. To achieve...

Believe it or not, there are very few things new in politics today. Redefining terms for the sake of political expediency has been happening since the very birth of our Nation. Our very founders even flipped flopped on the meaning of phrases when the political expediency called for them to revise, or be restrained by their own words. This article will look at the snowball effect that this action had when Alexander Hamilton flip flopped on the meaning of "necessary and proper". Over the last few months, Donald Trump has been liberated from prosecution thanks to the Supreme Court's decision...

Democrat Derek Tran has defeated Republican incumbent Michelle Steel for a House seat representing California’s Orange County and Los Angeles, NBC News projects, after a contentious race that centered on the candidates’ Asian American identities and use of aggressive anti-China messaging. Tran, an Army veteran, narrowly won in a race that came down to just a few hundred votes. His victory over Steel flips the 45th Congressional District blue, making it one of two districts to do so in a state that has largely shifted right.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that Ukraine is not in a strong enough position to begin negotiating an end to the war with Russia and said any deal struck must “prevent the Russians from getting what they want.”In an interview with Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade, Rutte stressed the importance of striking a favorable deal for Ukraine, saying it will set a precedent for nations who have similar goals to Russia.“I think that’s crucial that we have a good deal because the whole world will be watching what type of deal will be struck between Russia and Ukraine when...

“Making the most of your time, because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:16). Evil days call for good behavior. The days we live in are certainly full of evil. Read any newspaper, and you’ll know what I mean. Can you imagine how it breaks God’s heart to create a perfect world, filled with every good thing, and then see it become as corrupt, debauched, and vile as it is today? Can you imagine how it must be for God to watch Christians who, in the midst of this evil world, are given opportunities to do good, yet bypass them without...

Photograph shows a metal flask casting a huge shadow that looks like a looming monster, symbolizing hangover anxiety. Is there a way to prevent the unpleasant symptoms that come with a heavy night of drinking? Experts weigh in on common hangover myths. Photo illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR Hangover cures are a dime a dozen. Guzzle a few raw eggs. Take an aspirin before bed. Chug a beer in the morning. These remedies promise to banish some of the nasty symptoms that can come with drinking way too much alcohol: headache, nausea, vertigo, anxiety — or all of the above. But...

It seems like this issue keeps coming around after every election; the side that loses calls for a national divorce, that is, or just for certain states to leave the union. In the latest such example, following the Republican wins in the 2024 election, New York state Senator, Liz Krueger, a Democrat from New York City, is proposing that the state of New York secede from the Union - and join Canada.

WHEN AI BECAME A TOOL WITH publicly accessible interfaces, I got an influx of ads suggesting I try an app, Gencraft, to generate a kind of dream woman. The app can ostensibly generate any image, but ads and algorithms favor pretty girls. A few of the prompts I screenshotted—perhaps encouraging the algorithm to send me more ads—read: “A French girl with brown hair wearing a red leotard.” “A woman with blonde hair dressed in battle armor.” “Back shot of a girl with an intricate elvish back tattoo staring at a lake.” The resulting images all showed beautiful women; the prompt...

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and revamping its mobilization laws to allow for the conscription of those as young as 18. A senior Biden administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private consultations, said Wednesday that the outgoing Democratic administration wants Ukraine to lower the mobilization age to 18 from the current age of 25 to help expand the pool of fighting-age men available to help a badly outnumbered Ukraine in its nearly three-year-old war with...