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A select few Eagles fans got their hands on a special piece of memorabilia from Philadelphia’s Divisional Round win over the Rams at Lincoln Financial Field. Let’s just hope they got it into their freezers quickly. The team sold 100 pints of snow from Sunday’s game for $50 each — and the lot sold out in roughly two hours. According to a press release from the Eagles, the “snow will be shipped using dry ice to maintain its natural state during transit.”

U.S. officials are preparing to send thousands of additional troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, including, potentially, soldiers equipped with 20-ton Stryker combat vehicles, according to four U.S. officials familiar with the planning.The Pentagon is rushing to cobble together options for an operation that President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency. These additional service members and capabilities, if all approved, would vastly expand the military’s footprint from Texas to California, where roughly 2,500 troops are positioned to assist U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the detection and apprehension of migrants seeking to enter the United States illegally.One military official, who...

Former Vice President Mike Pence, a longtime leader of the anti-abortion movement, has taken up a lonely crusade to defeat the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary. His organization, Advancing American Freedom, is running ads against Mr. Kennedy. Mr. Pence has accused Mr. Kennedy of promoting “abortion on demand.” His fellow abortion opponents are not listening. Thousands of anti-abortion activists descended on Washington on Friday to mark the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that established a constitutional right to abortion. President Trump addressed the crowd at the March for Life by video....

Trump's special envoy to Russia and Ukraine Keith Kellogg joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss how he believes the war will eventually end through an economic means amid growing pressure for a peace deal.

Amid reports of a new US military plan for an underwater drone release, scientists say China has already done it better, The US military is reportedly considering a tactic that involves deploying a submarine near the Chinese coast to release a large number of drones from under the water. These drones would then form a swarm in the air and launch surprise attacks on the People’s Liberation Army fleet during any potential attempt to land in Taiwan, thereby reducing the need for US ships to get too close to the combat zone and risk being hit. But there’s a twist:...

At the ACLJ, we are unwavering in our commitment to defending the constitutional liberties that form the bedrock of our nation. Recently, we took a bold step in protecting the First Amendment rights of Ms. Rosanna Pulido, a resident of Springfield, Illinois, who faced outrageous restrictions on her freedom of expression at a city council meeting. The Case: A Nonsense T-Shirt Ban On October 29, 2024, Ms. Pulido attended a Springfield City Council meeting wearing a “Chicanos for Trump” T-shirt. Despite her peaceful and orderly participation, she was singled out by a Springfield alderwoman, who cited a policy against “campaign...

For many, it is a common occurrence to ignore phone calls, but for others, talking on the phone can become highly anxiety-inducing. Those who suffer from the effects of telephobia might have no issues with communication in person but might have difficulty with communication over the phone. For some, telephobia can negatively affect one’s personal or professional life. What is Telephobia? Telephobia is reluctance or fear of making or taking phone calls. A fun fact that is a not-so-fun fact is that it can affect up to 76% of millennials and 40% of baby boomers. At least you know you...

The state of Massachusetts is paying $42 per meal for migrants in hotel shelters, according to a public records request. In documents provided by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, Eliot Community Human Services, a contractor overseeing migrant shelter operations at three Massachusetts hotels, has a contract with the state to provide three meals a day to each individual staying in the hotel shelter.

Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump signed a bevy of executive orders earlier this week, including one that seeks to end the federal government's pressure campaign on social media companies. The "Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship" executive order reaffirms the free speech rights of social media users and prohibits government agents from engaging in unconstitutional censorship. "Under the guise of combatting 'misinformation,' 'disinformation,' and 'malinformation,' the Federal Government infringed on the constitutionally protected speech rights of American citizens across the United States in a manner that advanced the Government's preferred narrative about significant matters of public debate," states...

A Biden White House advisor made an unnerving admission to the existence of the “Deep State” while predicting that bureaucratic systems would crush Robert F. Kennedy Jr before he had the chance to make any meaningful changes. James O’Keefe recently released footage from an investigation into Department of Defense advisor Jamie Mannina, who revealed he was working with third-party groups to undermine the Trump Administration. Not long after the interviews were released, Mannina was fired from his contracted role as an advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon, according to an email obtained by O’Keefe Media Group....

Kamala Harris abruptly left DC for her native California the day after grimacing her way through Donald Trump’s inauguration, clad in a black funeral-esque suit. Safely back in La-La Land, the now-jobless former VP can process the first major defeat of her career. No doubt still stewing over her loss, the crosshairs of blame are sure to be pointed at former President Joe Biden, accused of dropping out of the race too late. Also Trump, for his attacks, and even her own husband, Doug Emhoff, whose past indiscretions brought wave after wave of embarrassment to her campaign. Harris’ truncated campaign...

An annual study published this week by Randstad, the world's largest employment agency, found that for the first time in the survey’s more than two-decade history, workers are prioritizing “work-life balance” over pay when it comes to choosing the right job. Almost half—or 45%—of the more than 26,000 respondents said that they had already campaigned for better conditions at work. Some 44% said that they had at some point even gone so far as to quit their job because of what they deemed to be a toxic work environment.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday echoed President Donald Trump's claim the conflict in Ukraine could have been prevented had he been in the White House in 2022. Putin also said Moscow is ready for talks with the U.S. on a broad range of issues. In an interview with Russian state television, Putin praised Trump as a "clever and pragmatic man" who is focused on U.S. interests. "We always had a business-like, pragmatic but also trusting relationship with the current U.S. president," Putin said. "I couldn't disagree with him that if he had been president, if they hadn't stolen victory...

The Biden Crime Family is real and Joe Biden proved that when he preemptively pardoned members of his family who participated in his influence-peddling scheme. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Republican lawmakers are going to investigate Joe Biden’s family pardons. After pardoning his son Hunter, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to five members of his family: Sister Valerie Biden, her husband John Owens, brother Jim Biden, brother Frank Biden, sister-in-law Sara Biden. Johnson said GOP lawmakers are going to look into the pardons. “They call it the Biden crime family, if they weren’t the crime family why do they need...

Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Police and city officials in Houston said evidence in storage lockers is being destroyed by "drug-addicted rats." Mayor John Whitmire said at a news conference that drugs being stored in evidence lockers are attracting rats that feast on the illicit narcotics and cause damage to other evidence in the process. "We got 400,000 pounds of marijuana in storage that the rats are the only ones enjoying," Whitmire said. The mayor announced the start of an initiative in partnership with the Harris County District Attorney's Office to organize the 1.2 million pieces of evidence stored by the...

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he has revoked security protection for Anthony Fauci, his former Covid advisor who has received death threats over his handling of the pandemic. "You can't have a security detail for the rest of your life because you worked for government," Trump told reporters in North Carolina, where he was on a visit to inspect flood damage. Trump withdrew Secret Service protection earlier this week from his former national security advisor John Bolton. The New York Times said the president had also revoked government security provided to his former secretary of state, Mike Pompeo,...

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war would have never transpired if the 2020 U.S. presidential election was not “stolen” from President Donald Trump. “I cannot but agree with him that if he had been president, if his victory had not been stolen from him in 2020, then perhaps there would not have been the crisis in Ukraine that arose in 2022,” Putin stated. “He is not only a smart person, but a pragmatic person,” Putin continued, regarding Trump. “As for the issue of negotiations… we have always said, and I want to emphasize this...

AUSTIN, Texas — Military police and Army engineers from seven states will join Marine Corps engineers from California already en route for a deployment to the U.S. border with Mexico ordered Monday by President Donald Trump. In total, 1,500 active-duty troops will join about 2,500 National Guard members and helicopter crews already working at the southwest border in support of Customs and Border Protection. The forces will install physical barriers along the border and conduct detection and monitoring missions, according to U.S. Northern Command, which is leading the mission. The first wave of active-duty troops was expected to be at...

A Mississippi District Attorney proposed new legislation on Wednesday to pay bounty hunters a reward for helping to deport undocumented immigrants. DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton announced his support for House Bill 1484, authored by state Rep. Justin Keen (R), which would create the Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program.“We’ve seen firsthand the danger posed by bad actors and violent criminals who enter this country illegally, like the innocent life of Laken Riley,” Keen said in a statement. “President Trump’s administration has made it clear that deporting illegal immigrants is a priority, and we are proud to do our...

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) enlisted psychologists to help Democrats on the panel cope with President Donald Trump’s first week in office. The recruitment of psychologists suggests that many Democrats have “Trump derangement syndrome.” “This is only President Trump’s first week in office, and he’s already broken the House Democrats’ brains again. They’re already calling their shrinks,” Mike Davis, founder and president of the pro-Trump Article III Project, told Breitbart News.