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Sky News has had a knack these past few days for being in the right place at the right time to catch California's Democrat politicians embarrassing themselves as large parts of their state are decimated by out-of-control wildfires. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, fresh off her boondoggle to Ghana, was caught at an L.A.-area airport by a Sky News reporter who asked her to comment on why she was AWOL as her city burned. REPORTER: "Do you owe citizens an apology for being absent while their homes were burning?" MAYOR KAREN BASS: *Silence* REPORTER: "Do you regret cutting the fire department...

MIAMI - President-elect Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday after the brief detention of prominent opposition leader María Corina Machado, who had been leading massive protests against Maduro's government. On Truth Social, Trump called on Maduro to ensure the safety of opposition leaders, writing: "Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado and President-elect González are peacefully expressing the voices and the WILL of the Venezuelan people with hundreds of thousands of people demonstrating against the regime. The great Venezuelan American community in the United States overwhelmingly support a free Venezuela and strongly supported me....

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Firefighters are racing to contain a new wildfire that has erupted close to homes in the area of Calabasas and Hidden Hills, northwest of Los Angeles, on Thursday afternoon. The Kenneth Fire was first reported around 2:30 p.m. in an area of dry brush in the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve, north of the 101 Freeway. The fire was estimated to be 50 acres at 3:45 p.m. and growing rapidly fanned by Santa Ana winds. Homes were imminently threatened.

Mouaz Moustafa says Gabbard’s response to Assad’s atrocities is a worrisome sign of how she’d serve as director of national intelligence.As executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force, a nonprofit established to respond to attacks on civilians by former dictator Bashar al-Assad, Mouaz Moustafa has shared crucial information with the U.S. government about the war in Syria. But he isn’t sure he’d continue doing so if Tulsi Gabbard is confirmed as Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence. And it wouldn’t surprise him if U.S. allies around the world followed suit.“If Tulsi Gabbard is running our intelligence services, France, UK,...

Most Americans don't expect history to be kind to President Joe Biden. A new Gallup survey found over half, 54%, believe Biden will be remembered as a “below average” (17%) or “poor” (37%) president. Just 19% think he’ll be remembered as an “outstanding” (6%) or “above average” (13%) president. Another 26% think Biden will be regarded as simply “average.” But Biden’s negative-35 net rating, showing the scales tipped towards unfavorable opinions, is rivaled by only Richard Nixon (negative-42 net rating) in the new Gallup survey. Ten modern presidents were included in the Gallup survey. John F. Kennedy rated best, and...

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The Young Turks’ Ana Kasparian shredded California Democrats over their handling of the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area this week, declaring that if “you want to radicalize people against the modern Democratic Party” you should “send them to LA.” Responding to a tweet from a progressive nonprofit blaming the water shortage in the Golden State on a “billionaire couple,” Kasparian wrote that “CA, and especially LA, is controlled by Democrats. THEY are responsible. No more passing the buck.” “Our Mayor, who was in Ghana as fires exploded in our city, cut the fire budget by $17 million. Endless amounts...

We knew something was coming when we saw the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) was essentially blaming Tulsi Gabbard for not submitting her question survey to the SSCI for the slow schedule for her confirmation, while at the same time the SSCI had never sent Gabbard the questionnaire for her to complete.Now the SSCI slow-walking starts to make sense.Politico is out with an article, a direct attack against Tulsi Gabbard using a very specific narrative engineer, Mouaz Moustafa. [SEE HERE] We know the backstory of Moustafa, so we know exactly what is happening.Mouaz Moustafa is an operative on behalf...

State funerals are largely a somber affair, but an interaction between former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush on Thursday has taken the internet by storm. Both former presidents were seated in the second row for the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Video showed both U.S. leaders arriving for the event where Bush greeted Obama in a way that had the internet screaming 'bromance.' Obama was the first to enter the shot where he greeted the former vice presidents in the row behind him before taking his seat next to President-elect...

I am pleased to announce that Leo Terrell will be Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the United States Department of Justice. He will work alongside Harmeet K. Dhillon, a fellow Californian, and our incredible Nominee for United States Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the Justice Department. Leo is a highly respected civil rights attorney and political analyst. He received his law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and has defended many high profile cases throughout his incredibly successful career. Leo will be a fantastic advocate for the American People, and...

Gavin Newsom was left fumbling for a response after he was chased down by a distraught Los Angeles mom demanding answers over the wildfires ravaging the city. The California governor apologized and claimed to be trying to reach President Biden on the phone in a bid to shoo away the emotional woman on Thursday. The tense exchange came as large swathes of the city remained engulfed by the flames that have destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. 'Governor that was my daughter's school,' the mom cried out as she ran over to Newsom's SUV. Newsom was unable to provide a...

A plan to build the largest reservoir in California in decades, Sites Reservoir about 70 miles north of Sacramento, is being challenged as ecologically destructive and not worth the cost in a lawsuit filed by environmental groups Wednesday. The $4.5 billion project, which seeks to boost water supplies for drought-plagued cities and farms, was recently put on the fast track by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The suit, though, alleges the reservoir’s environmental impact report was insufficient, failing to address harm to fish and greenhouse gas emissions — problems opponents say make the additional water hard to justify. “It’s not a negligible...

Since his death, Jimmy Carter has been lauded for brokering the Camp David Accords and for his post-White House mission to help the poor and battle disease. But glossed over amid all the tributes is the burdensome legacy that Mr. Carter left for his Democratic Party: a presidency long caricatured as a symbol of ineffectiveness and weakness.This perception has shadowed the party for nearly 40 years. It was forged in the seizure of American hostages by Iranian militants in 1979 and the failed military attempt to free them, as well as the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union. And...

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Thursday that local governments cannot restrict abortion services, striking down ordinances adopted by Clovis, Hobbs and two eastern New Mexico counties. The unanimous ruling came more than one year after the state's highest court heard arguments in a case brought by Attorney General Raúl Torrez that attracted several outside groups. In their ruling, the justices said the local anti-abortion ordinances violate state law and overstep the authority local governments hold by seeking to regulate health care access. "Our Legislature granted to counties and municipalities all powers and duties not inconsistent with...

Jim Gaffigan says people told him to avoid criticizing Kamala Harris because the election was so important The comedian said the lack of criticism for Harris was probably not good for her campaign. Comedian Jim Gaffigan revealed that people had told him not to criticize Kamala Harris during the presidential election, and he called it a strategic mistake. He made the comments while appearing on "The Last Laugh" podcast with Matt Wilstein. "What I thought was interesting about this election, maybe because it was so important, and maybe because it was such a short election for Kamala, that people were...

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the federal government would cover 100% of costs for the initial disaster response to the Los Angeles wildfires. Meeting with federal officials at the White House, Biden said the funds would go toward debris removal, temporary shelters, salaries for first responders and more for 180 days. Biden said he emphasized to California officials they should "spare no expense to do what they need to do." He also had a message for residents impacted by the ravaging fires: "We are with you. We are not going anywhere. To the firefighters and first responders, you are...

Our readers are well aware that one of MRC Business’s biggest pet peeves has been the extent to which the leftist media went to bat for the insanity of Bidenomics the past four years. But The Washington Post’s pseudo-conservative columnist Jennifer Rubin is arguing like they just discovered its made-up stroke of genius yesterday. “Surprise! The media just discovered Bidenomics works,” railed Rubin in yet another senseless screed published Jan. 9. “Trump is getting a strong economy. If only the media had explained the Biden economic achievements,” Rubin whined, as if simping for Bidenomics wasn’t exactly what the media have...

Embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has shrugged off calls for her to resign over her response to devastating wildfires. Speaking at a press conference, she said: 'My number one focus and the focus of all of us here is we have to protect lives, save lives and save homes. 'Rest assured, when that is done, when we are safe, when lives have been saved, we will absolutely do an evaluation to look at what worked, what didn't work, and to correct or hold accountable any body, department, individual etc. When asked if her leadership was effective, she said: 'I...

The most important thing to know about Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley is that she is the first LGBTQ fire chief in the history of the Los Angeles Fire Department.It’s also the only thing worth knowing about the woman in charge while Los Angeles burned.Crowley’s status as the first LGBTQ fire chief appears at the top of her bio on the LAFD site. It’s what got her on the Kelly Clarkson show under the headline, “Meet LAFD’s First Female & LGBTQ+ Fire Chief” and made her one of the marshals of the Los Angeles Pride Parade (some of whose...

Brainwashed liberal idiots with reckless, dangerous ideas made this tragedy 100 times more dangerous & deadly. Look what you did to yourselves.