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Locked out of power in Washington, the party is struggling to agree on a unified message of opposition. Some of its lawmakers are even telling Republicans they want to work together.As President Trump pushes aggressively to reshape the federal government, Democrats have retreated into a political crouch that reflects their powerlessness in Washington.Far from rising up in outrage, the opposition party’s lawmakers have taken a muted wait-and-see approach as Mr. Trump tries to end birthright citizenship, halt diversity programs in the federal government, undo foreign policy alliances and seek retribution against his perceived political enemies.In some cases, Democrats are even...

Consumer sentiment fell in January for the first time in six months, with inflation concerns and a sharp drop in perceptions of current conditions among Democratic voters driving the decline. The University of Michigan’s sentiment index dropped to 71.1, its lowest in three months, from 74 in December. The decline was more pronounced than preliminary data suggested, underscoring growing unease about the economy’s trajectory. Consumers reported feeling better about their personal finances and said incomes were stronger. But assessments of business conditions, the labor market, and economic growth slumped.

These people, who have been suffering so badly for months because of Biden & Co., are finally having hope for the first time because of Trump. He's listening to them, he's promising to bring help, and he MEANS it.I am simultaneously getting enraged anew at the commies who just got booted out -- the ones who COULD have helped but preferred to launder money through Ukraine and give money to illegal aliens. I want them tried, jailed, and suffering for the harm they have inflicted on the folks in North Carolina and, in fact, on all American citizens.

'Multiple colleagues had raised concerns with the speaker’s office about the potential for public disclosure of ‘sexual texts from members who were trying to engage in sexual favors’ with Hutchinson...' Last month, Breitbart News reported that House Speaker Mike Johnson blocked GOP investigators from subpoenaing Cassidy Hutchinson, who was the Democrat-controlled January 6th Commission’s “star witness” in the wake of Jan. 6, 2021. At the time, it wasn’t clear why Johnson was protecting Hutchinson, who was caught changing her testimony during the course of the Jan. 6 Committee hearings. On Thursday, the Washington Post revealed what may have motivated Johnson....

Buc-ee's sues Super Fuels over logo A lawsuit, filed by Bucee's in US District Court, claims Super Fuels' logo is too similar to the Buc-ee's Beaver. The Super Fuels' logo is a dog in a cape.

A rare winter storm brought frigid temperatures and heavy snow to states from Texas to North Carolina. A record-breaking winter storm swept through the southeastern U.S., bringing unprecedented snowfall and freezing temperatures. Cities like New Orleans experienced more snow than Anchorage, Alaska, during this period. The storm’s intensity and the resulting closures of major highways like Interstate 10 marked a significant meteorological event. Unprecedented Winter Weather Strikes the Southeast A powerful winter storm swept through the southeastern United States in January 2025, bringing freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall. The storm set new snowfall records across the region, leading to widespread...

When needs need to be met, how do you respond? Do you criticize and sit on the sidelines? Or do you jump up and put your faith into action? Jesus called us to have a love with purpose and action—a love that "does." A love that rolls up its sleeves and gets into the mess when a crisis hits our community. Jack Hibbs podcast. 33 minutes long.

The FBI announced the arrest of a suspect Friday in the killing of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David "Chris" Maland near the Vermont-Canada border. Washington state resident Teresa Youngblut, 21, was taken into custody following the fatal shooting on Monday, according to the FBI’s office in Albany, N.Y. "The United States Attorney’s Office District of Vermont has charged Youngblut with assault on a federal law enforcement officer," it said. "Our hearts remain with our partners at U.S. Border Patrol Swanton Sector as they mourn this tremendous loss."

BURLINGTON, Vt. — The FBI says an arrest has been made in connection to the fatal shooting death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent who was from Minnesota. On Friday, FBI Albany announced a 21-year-old woman from Washington state, Teresa Youngblut, was arrested in David "Chris" Maland's death in Vermont. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Vermont has since charged Youngblut with assault on a federal law enforcement officer. "Our hearts remain with our partners at U.S. Border Patrol Swanton Sector as they mourn this tremendous loss," the FBI said. Maland, who was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota, was killed Monday...

A paralegal at the Department of Justice (DOJ) claimed in a video posted to TikTok Thursday that President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring federal employees to return to federal government offices meant they “cannot get any work done.” Trump issued an executive order Monday requiring agencies to terminate remote work arrangements and for employees to work in-person on a “full-time basis.” The paralegal, Kaitlin Kons, said she and her co-workers were dealing with an “information intake” and were “yapping” in the office instead of doing their jobs. WATCH: VIDEO AT LINK................... “As a government employee, what’s so ironic about all...

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing an executive order curtailing funding of "gain-of-function" research on pandemic pathogens, in what would seem to be an effort to prevent the next pandemic from spilling out of a federally funded laboratory. On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the White House was hashing out the details of an order that would impose at least a temporary pause on funding of experiments that could make viruses more transmissible and or deadly. -snip- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's nominee to helm HHS, published a book last year arguing COVID-19 was a bioweapon created in...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of the U.S. House isn’t on the line in Tuesday’s special congressional primaries in Florida, but Republicans are still eager to find replacements for former GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz to add some breathing room to their slender majority in the chamber.

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Key Points * Target is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, joining major companies like Walmart, Meta and McDonald’s. * In a memo sent to its employees, Target it will end its three-year DEI goals, stop reports to external groups like the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index and end a program focused on carrying more products from Black- or minority-owned businesses. * In prior years, Target had said the murder of George Floyd in the company’s hometown of Minneapolis motivated it to strengthen its DEI programs. ==================================================================== Target on Friday said it’s rolling back diversity, equity and...

Find me a crying mother: STAT! It's a classic liberal-media tactic. Want to combat a conservative policy? Find individual instances that will play on the public's heartstrings. In a segment today on Trump's executive order banning birthright citizenship, CNN This Morning provided a classic example of the strategy. Former Biden communications director Kate Bedingfield teed up the scenario: "I think Trump seems, uh, sometimes to be quite gleeful in pursuing policies that are, you know, hurting young children or hurting young families. You'll continue to see, I would imagine, more and more images of women with young children crying because...

“That was my idea,” Norm Coleman said of Pete Hegseth’s fiery Dec. 5 message to the press, which marked a “turning point” in his nomination process. “It was my one contribution.”

President Donald Trump said Friday that Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) appears as though he was “hit with a baseball bat” or “beat around” after seeing him on television Thursday. Trump made his comments at a press conference in North Carolina, responding to a reporter who asked if he was “disappointed” Schiff was not with him on his trip to the Tar Heel State and California to inspect hurricane and fire damage in the respective states. “I was told that Schiff was going to travel with us to California. I wasn’t thrilled, to be honest with you,” Trump said. “And I...

Key Points * President Donald Trump is visiting storm-ravaged parts of North Carolina before flying to California to survey damage from the massive fires. * In Asheville, Trump said he plans to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, so that states pay more for disaster relief and the federal government pays less. * The economic losses from the Palisades fire and others around Los Angeles are already in the tens of billions of dollars, worsening the state’s existing home insurance crisis. ======================================================================================== U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media flanked by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, as they...

An expectant Indian couple told Times of India that they have been in the United States on H-1B visas for eight years, and were hoping for their child to be born in the country. “We were counting on our child being born here. We’ve been waiting for our green cards for six years. This was the only way to ensure stability for our family. We are terrified of the uncertainty,” the expectant mother — whose child is due in early March — told the outlet. President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birth citizenship for children of migrants has reportedly prompted...

The Coast Guard said there are no concerns for the safety or well-being of the vessel and crew members. The Manitoulin unloaded a shipment of wheat in Buffalo and now has no cargo. The crew is reported to be in good health and monitoring the situation with adequate fuel, provisions and electricity. According to the Coast Guard, the icebreakers are working and they expected the ship to be freed Thursday night.