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U.S. — Americans are begging the now-famous security guard who stood up to screeching Democrats to please always follow Congress around to keep them from going anywhere or doing anything ever. After witnessing the unnamed bald man with glasses and a neon Band-Aid single-handedly stopping Congress in its tracks, America has pinned its hopes on the anonymous hero shutting down Congress for good. "If that guy could always stand in front of doorways so Congress can't go anywhere or do anything, that would be incredible," said local man Mark Sanders. "The country would be so much better off. Plus, it...

Congress illegally spent at least $516 billion in 2024 on programs for which there was no authorization. Yes, billion, with a "b." A stunning report by the Congressional Budget Office underscores the reason for the legal assault upon President Trump's right to audit payments by the Treasury Department. In a report titled "Expired and Expiring Authorizations of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024," the CBO observes: "Historically, House and Senate rules restrict lawmakers from considering an appropriation if it lacks a current authorization." Nevertheless, "CBO estimates that $516 billion was appropriated for 2024 for activities with expired authorizations, which the agency...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has led U.S. development and humanitarian efforts around the world since 1961. It has taken the lead in coordinating effective responses to a number of humanitarian emergencies and strengthened development efforts abroad that proponents say have underpinned U.S. national security and cultivated goodwill toward the United States. More From Our Experts James M. Lindsay The Costs of Trump’s Foreign Policy Disruption Manjari Chatterjee Miller This Weekend’s Leaders Summit Brings Prospects for a More Sustainable and Useful Quad Ann Norris Women This Week: Texas Sues for Ability to Seek Records of Women who Obtain...

TBN Israel's Yair Pinto reports on the Israel-Hamas War. The Al-Aqsa Mosque on Jerusalem's Temple Mount, once a symbol of worship and peace, has become a hotspot for violence and incitement. Extremist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah exploit its significance to fuel regional tensions despite Mecca and Medina being Islam's true spiritual centers. We explore the deep history of the Temple Mount for Jews, Muslims, and Christians and examine the role of the Waqf, the Jordanian-controlled trust managing the site, in escalating unrest. As Ramadan approaches, threats of increased violence loom, turning this sacred space into a battleground once again....

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir was a hit when it was released in 1947, the tenth-biggest grossing film of that year, and it's hard not to see why. A romantic but not melodramatic story, it had just enough wry comedy to draw an audience of both men and women, and a veneer of literate quality that lands it square in that middlebrow sweet spot that once did a lot to broaden any film's appeal. You can even go a step further and speculate that the romance at its centre, between a young widow and a recently deceased ghost, might have...

President Trump has ordered security clearances stripped from a new hit list of antagonists. Just days after revoking Joe Biden’s access to classified information and secure federal buildings — “because I don’t trust him” — Trump said his new top target is ex-Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who orchestrated the “Dirty 51” letter from former intelligence officials on the eve of the 2020 election. .. New York Attorney General Letitia James and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg join the new group of eight Democrat foes Trump plans to punish by revoking any access to classified information and barring their entry...

Elon Musk’s innovative Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has introduced a bold and necessary strategy to streamline federal agencies.An unnamed federal worker, one of the many leftists upset by the shakeup, recently spoke at a town hall in Leesburg, Virginia, organized by Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) on Monday night, revealing a process that’s nothing short of revolutionary.According to the disgruntled worker, 19- to 21-year-old college graduates from DOGE are conducting 15-minute interviews with grown-up federal employees, forcing them to “justify their existence” within the agency before determining if they should be fired.

Most people are unaware that USAID, the U.S. government agency tasked with foreign aid and development, gifted in 2016, $310 million of taxpayer money to start a Palestinian cement factory project. The project was a private venture, by a company called Sanad Construction Resources Company (SANAD), the establishment of multiple cement mills and factories which ultimately helped create Hamas' terror infrastructure in Gaza. Sanad Construction Resources Company (SANAD) is a Palestinian publicly traded company, in PEX (Palestine Stock Exchange), it has profited handsomely from the purchase of cement as foreign aid, particularly from USAID, UNRWA and the UN. Much of...

YOUR TAX DOLLARS FUNDING JIHAD USAID has funneled $7.6 billion of American taxpayer money to the Palestinian Authority, and guess what the PA does with that money? It explicitly pays terrorists for killing Jews. The PA has handed out $142 million to the 734 terrorists set to be freed—roughly $500,000 per terrorist. The more Jews they slaughtered, the more cash they got. ... Islamist infiltration made USAID and the equivalent program in Canada a Qatari Muslim Brotherhood asset. Mind boggling how it got this bad. ... Don’t let their suits and claims of being “moderate” fool you. They’re working the...

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half the people outside the government who met with Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state gave money — either personally or through companies or groups — to the Clinton Foundation. It’s an extraordinary proportion indicating her possible ethics challenges if elected president. At least 85 of 154 people from private interests who met or had phone conversations scheduled with Clinton while she led the State Department donated to her family charity or pledged commitments to its international programs, according to a review of State Department calendars released so far to The Associated Press....

CNN reported on Saturday that a federal judge halted Elon Musk’s government efficiency team from accessing a critical Treasury Department. US District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, who Barack Obama appointed, cited a risk of “irreparable harm.” The order temporarily stops access to a sensitive payment system that distributes Americans’ tax returns, Social Security benefits, disability payments, and federal employees’ salaries. Moreover, Engelmeyer ordered the destruction of any downloaded information from the payment system by anyone given access to it since January 20, the date Trump was inaugurated.

Putin was telling the truth (he knew about USAID funding journalists around the world long before we did)…

The GOP is protecting him at every turn. No one voted for Elon Musk. This is a constitutional crisis.

Vetting the Candidates Have you ever had Election Day creep up on you and feel flat footed when you don't know who is on the ballot (other than a name) and what they stand for in terms of public policy? Have you noticed there are people who have attained to high public office and use their voice to advocate for violence in the streets? (Maxine Waters and Hakim Jeffries come to mind of late.) Did you know that oaths of office are legally binding, and that to break the oath by advocating policies and actions diametrically opposed to the letter...

Immigrants who were looking to enter the country illegally have turned back after President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration, according to a report from Fox News. This comes amidst Trump's actions to secure the southern border as well as pressure Canada and Mexico to police their own borders. According to the outlet, an internal Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) memo indicated that there were two groups of immigrants looking to cross the border illegally that ended their trek to the southern border and turned around to go back to their home countries. A group of 23 immigrants that were...

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NFL legend and FOX Sports analyst Tom Brady joined 'Fox & Friends' to discuss his first Super Bowl as a broadcaster. Brady weighed in on the keys to the Chiefs-Eagles matchup, the 'conspiracies' surrounding NFL referees, his father's impact on his playing career and his issues with NIL in college sports.

My thoughts on Trump.I understand has to clean out the barn of 4 years (or more) before he can really do anything about the economy for inflation and the unemployment (layoffs) still occurring. All the right people are wailing and gnashing teeth. I love this.However, when do you think Trump will really start to tackle inflation, chronic unemployment, and freeing up the economy as aggressively as he has with his Executive Orders? How much sh*t needs to be cleaned out of the barn?Just a thought ....

Once harvested, the potatoes will be processed to extract casein protein powder, a key component in dairy production. Casein, which makes up 80% of milk proteins, is essential for cheese-making and provides melting, stretching and foaming properties in dairy products. Founded just a year ago, Finally Foods specializes in molecular agriculture, using potatoes as natural bio-reactors to produce casein protein. Bio-reactors serve as a medium for biochemical reactions, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional livestock-based dairy production, which contributes to high greenhouse gas emissions and requires extensive land and water resources. The company sees plant-based dairy proteins as a solution...

Former President John F Kennedy’s only grandson Jack Schlossberg has vowed to leave social media “forever” after attacking his cousin RFK Jr., Megyn Kelly, Elon Musk, and more, in a flurry of incoherent posts that left some concerned about his mental health. “I’m sorry to everyone. I Was wrong. I’m deleting all my social media. Forever,” he wrote, before deleting his accounts. Schlossberg—whose mother Caroline Kennedy ripped first cousin RFK Jr. as a “predator” ahead of his confirmation hearing to be Health and Human Services secretary—faced backlash in January for seemingly mocking his cousin’s spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder that...