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[Catholic Caucus] God is allowing the passion of the Catholic Church for our sanctification'Providence has allowed this painful crisis in the Church for our sanctification and in order to give more brightness to the pure gold of its doctrine and its means of redemption,' wrote Archbishop Lefebvre in 1978, words that ring even truer today. In his letter to friends and benefactors on the Feast of St. Joseph in 1978, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre wrote of the “passion” of the Catholic Church: Providence has allowed this painful crisis in the Church for our sanctification and in order to give more brightness...

President Donald Trump has begun the process to investigate the Biden DOJ’s injustices against Jan. 6 protestors. The DOJ launched a “special project” to probe Biden-era prosecutors’ decisions to stretch an obstruction statute to prosecute hundreds of individuals who protested the certification of the 2020 presidential election inside the U.S. Capitol. Ed Martin, the acting U.S. district attorney for the District of Columbia, announced the investigation in a memo to two prosecutors who led these charges. Martin demanded the turnover of “all information you have related to the use of 1512 charges, including all files, documents, notes, emails, and other...

Michigan Democratic Sen. Gary Peters will not seek re-election when his term ends in Jan. 2027. "Serving Michigan in the Congress has been the honor of my life. I'm forever grateful for the opportunity the people of my home state have given me," the two-term senator and former congressman said in a statement on social media on Tuesday. His decision to retire leaves open a senate seat in a key battleground state President Donald Trump won in 2024. But Democrats held a similarly open seat when Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., narrowly defeated Republican Mike Rogers in the 2024 race to...

U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) has an amazing plan to fight the cartels: bring back legal pirating, which is fully authorized in our Constitution. Check out his thread on how it will work: 1/ What Are Letters Of Marque And Reprisal And How Could They Be Used To Weaken Drug Cartels? 2/ Letters of marque and reprisal are government-issued commissions that authorize private citizens (privateers) to perform acts that would otherwise be considered piracy, like attacking enemy ships during wartime Privateers are rewarded with a cut of the loot they 'bring home' 3/ Legal Basis in the U.S. The U.S....

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon officially informed the members of the UN Security Council today (Tuesday) that UNRWA has 48 hours to end all operations in Jerusalem and leave Israel's capital. “Within 48 hours, the State of Israel will cease its cooperation with UNRWA. UNRWA must cease its activities and evacuate all its facilities in Jerusalem," he said. Ambassador Danon elaborated, "The legislation prohibits UNRWA from operating within the sovereign territory of the State of Israel and prohibits any contact between Israeli authorities and UNRWA. In addition, the organization is prohibited from maintaining any representative office, service...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined federal authorities Tuesday morning for the first deportation raids in New York City under President Trump’s clampdown before lauding ICE for getting the “dirtbags off the streets” just days after she was sworn into office. The newly confirmed DHS secretary boasted about the successful early morning operation, and shared images of herself wearing a protective ICE vest and surrounded by heavily armed officers, in a series of posts on X. Noem, 53, later shared footage of one of the first raids, saying it showed “a criminal alien with kidnapping, assault & burglary charges” and...

New York Magazine has been slammed for editing black people out of a front cover spread on the 'young, gleeful and casually cruel' MAGA faithful. A reporter chronicled an inauguration party in Washington on January 20 at Butterworth’s bistro alongside young Republicans celebrating Donald Trump's return to the White House. After the report made the front page of NY Magazine, the publication was called out for cropping the main image to remove any person of color - making it appear like the only 'casually cruel' Trump fans in attendance were white. Party host CJ Pearson, a black conservative activist and...

Social Security is one of the most important social programs for older Americans, with roughly 90% of those age 65 and older collecting benefits, according to 2024 data from the Social Security Administration. But the cost of living has changed significantly over time, and today's benefits look much different than in 1984. Social Security benefits have been steadily increasing The Social Security Administration introduced cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) in 1975 to help benefits maintain their buying power amid rising inflation. As a result, beneficiaries receive a small raise most years when the COLA takes effect. In 1984, the average benefit was...

US President Donald Trump dug in his heels Monday over a controversial suggestion that large numbers of Gazans take refuge in Egypt and Jordan, shrugging off wall-to-wall opposition to the proposal from Arab leaders. Egyptian media on Tuesday cited government sources as saying that Trump and Sissi had yet to speak. If they did, Sissi’s office would issue a readout, the Egyptian officials told local media. The US president on Saturday floated the idea to “clean out” Gaza after more than 15 months of war between Israel and Hamas had reduced the Palestinian territory to what he called a “demolition...

Suspected Mexican cartel members were caught on video opening fire on US Border Patrol agents near the southern border Monday – as a group of migrants reportedly tried to enter the US illegally, authorities said. The ordeal unfolded at about 1:30 p.m. near Fronton, Texas, Customs and Border Protection said in a statement without revealing more details. The apparent cartel members had started firing as the group of migrants were trying to cross the Rio Grande, Fox News reported, citing law enforcement sources. VIDEO AT LINK................. Border patrol agents quickly returned fire, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety....

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — An influential Democratic lawmaker is joining forces with the nonprofit Diaper Bank of CT to expand Connecticut’s Medicaid program to cover the cost of diapers for certain families.

Promoting terrorism, in the heart of Israel: When the state lost patience with the absurd The "Afshaa Al-Salaam" committees were closed down due to being an arm of the Islamic Movement, on the recommendation of the Military Intelligence Service and after the presentation of well-founded and unambiguous intelligence information collected on their activities. Alon Hachmon. 01/28/2025. The police, Shin Bet and the Ministry of Defense announced that after prolonged activity by the Israel Police, Shin Bet and the Headquarters for Combating Economic Terrorism (MATL), the "Afsha'a Al-Salam" committees have been outlawed. This morning (Tuesday), as part of the combined national...

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TALLAHASSEE Florida Republican leaders on Monday unveiled a sweeping immigration proposal that seeks to strip Gov. Ron DeSantis of much of his authority to oversee immigration — an opening salvo that sets up a showdown between the Legislature and the once overwhelmingly dominant governor. If adopted, the legislative changes — pushed by House Speaker Daniel Perez and Senate President Ben Albritton — would render DeSantis virtually powerless over immigration enforcement in Florida. All that authority would go to Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson and his office, which would be armed with more than $500 million to help enforce federal immigration laws...

The GOP-controlled Senate may be poised to sink Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation for Director of National Intelligence (DNI) without an outside soul knowing how they voted. As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Senator Susan Collins (RINO-ME) may derail Gabbard’s confirmation as DNI due to concerns about Gabbard’s stance on Section 702 of the FISA which gives government permission to spy on supposed foreign targets without a warrant. Gabbard previously proposed legislation to repeal section 702 due to the government violating the Fourth Amendment by abusing the warrantless spying program to spy on American citizens. She has since tried to reassure senators...

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is considering a return to public life by running for the Michigan senate seat soon to be vacated after the surprise retirement of Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), Axios reported Tuesday. Democrat Buttigieg is “taking a serious look”at putting his name forward in 2026, an anonymous source told the outlet, adding “He’s honored to be mentioned for this and he’s taking a serious look.” He previously served as the 32nd mayor of South Bend, Indiana, from 2012 to 2020, which earned him the nickname “Mayor Pete”. Peters, who led the Democrats’ Senate campaign efforts the past...

Artemisia herba-alba, known also as common wormwood, white wormwood, or simply herba alba. (Credit: Nahhana on Shutterstock) ================================================================ In a nutshell * A common desert plant called Artemisia herba-alba contains compounds that can effectively kill colorectal cancer cells in laboratory tests while appearing to leave healthy cells unharmed * The plant extract works through multiple mechanisms to fight cancer cells, triggering cell death, stopping cell division, and disrupting cancer cell communication pathways — making it harder for cancer cells to develop resistance * While promising, this research was conducted in laboratory conditions, and more studies are needed before this could...

...California denies Trump claim US military turned on water in state... \/ .... The federal government restarted federal water pumps...

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is "taking a serious look" at running for the Michigan senate seat left open by the surprise retirement of Sen. Gary Peters, Axios has learned.

The program is not insolvent, but there’s a growing gap between revenue and expenses. Changing demographics are one big reason.. Medicare has a money problem. Or it will in about 10 years. It’s the sort of problem Dwight Eisenhower might have called important but not urgent, like a balloon payment on a mortgage or a roof that only leaks once in a while. Such problems are easy to ignore until it’s too late to fix them. Yet anything costing $1 trillion a year will inevitably become urgent soon enough, and Medicare’s funding shortfall will demand attention and action by 2036...