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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott immediately called another special session to pass a new congressional map, after the first attempt failed due to Texas Democrats leaving the state to deny Republicans the ability to carve out additional GOP seats.When Speaker Dustin Burrows gaveled into the second special session, which began just two hours after the first one wrapped, he announced that the chamber yet again did not meet quorum, thanks to Democrats remaining out of state to protest the redraw. President Donald Trump ordered Texas Republicans to extract five more seats in Congress to increase the odds that Republicans retain the...

Friday 15 August 2025 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Solemnity St. Mary`s Church of the Assumption in Praha, TexasReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast.These readings are for the day of the feast itself.These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast.First reading1 Chronicles 15:3-4,15-16,16:1-2They brought in the ark of God and put it inside the tent that David had pitched for itDavid gathered all Israel together to bring the ark of God up to the place he had prepared for...

Watch our live coverage of President Trump's historic meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage Alaska, with RAV White House correspondent, Brian Glenn.

[H/T Red Badger]A powerful new documentary is pulling back the curtain on the dangers of mRNA “vaccines,” and it features some of the world’s most prominent doctors and scientists whose warnings have been silenced for years.“Inside mRNA Vaccines: The Movie” delivers a unanimous message as it calls for the use of mRNA technology to be stopped immediately.For years, the public has been bombarded with the claim that COVID-19 shots were “safe and effective.”The film presents a starkly different reality, one backed by extensive evidence of widespread adverse reactions, severe injuries, and alarming long-term risks.Despite mounting proof of harm, Big Pharma...

Why it matters: The measure is an extreme long-shot, but it is a show of strong Democratic opposition to a move that many in the party say amounts to a chilling and unprecedented power-grab.Axios was first to report on Wednesday that Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, planned to introduce a measure terminating the crime emergency.Driving the news: Raskin is introducing the resolution along with Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), House Oversight Committee ranking member Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.).The legislation would end the "crime emergency" that Trump declared under...

Vladimir Putin appeared rattled by Donald Trump's military jet flyover after the two leaders shook hands for the first time in six years today during a historic moment in Alaska. A B2 bomber and four F-35 figher jets flew above Putin and Trump as they walked to the US president's motorcade - a symbolic ride together into one of the most high-stakes diplomatic showdowns in decades. The Russian leader appeared shocked as the jets took off, pausing his walk to look up overhead.

In rural South Texas, prosecutors have brought forward one of the most significant vote-harvesting cases in recent state history. On May 1, 2025, a Frio County grand jury indicted six people, including multiple public officials, on felony election-fraud charges. The indictments, secured after a two-year investigation led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office, expose an organized ballot-harvesting operation that allegedly influenced multiple local races in a heavily Democrat region.

Americans want Border Patrol agents to do their jobs. But their job is to keep our borders safe, not menace rallies for the president’s opposition.This is an adapted excerpt from the Aug. 15 episode of “Morning Joe.”U.S. Border Patrol agents made a show of force at California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting rally in Los Angeles on Thursday. “Do you think it’s coincidental? Donald Trump and his minions — Tom Homan, tough guy — clearly decided, coincidentally or not, that this was a location to advance ICE arrests,” the governor told the crowd at the Japanese American National Museum.That an American...

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(DCNF)—The Trump administration is reportedly considering limiting refugee admissions to roughly 40,000 people for fiscal year 2026, and a significant portion of them could be white South Africans, Reuters reported Friday. Two U.S. officials familiar with the discussions, along with an internal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) email, indicate that up to 30,000 of the spots could go to Afrikaners, according to Reuters. Since taking office, President Donald Trump has drawn attention to the violence and discrimination faced by the minority group of predominantly Dutch descent in South Africa. “Outlets like Reuters have long covered the persecution of...

President Trump arrived in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday with a single urgent demand for his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin: a ceasefire in Ukraine, and he wants it immediately. “I’m not going to be happy if it’s not today… I want the killing to stop,” Trump told reporters as he headed to the high-stakes summit, which is taking place at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, a Cold War–era military facility. Trump will greet Putin upon arrival, a symbolic gesture underscoring the significance of the talks. If the meeting goes well, a follow-up summit that includes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be...

Tom tells Noise11.com, “I had an ulcer. I had had it since high school and let’s just say the rock and rock lifestyle, especially the formative years in the early 70s when we started taking off, let’s just say we didn’t take care of ourselves very well. The ulcer didn’t like that. I ended up paying the price for that. I ended up having to go to a hospital. I came close to dying. It was quite an experience. I never had the problem again. I got it fixed. It healed and I have never had another hick-up with that...

Ukraine hit two Russian cities with drone attacks the day before President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin were set to meet in Alaska.Ukraine hit the cities of Rostov-on-Don and Belgorod. Reuters reported:Thirteen people were wounded, two seriously, when a drone struck an apartment building in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, the acting regional governor said. Three civilians were wounded in the city of Belgorod near the border with Ukraine, according to the governor of that region, who posted video appearing to show a drone striking a car in the centre of the city.Meanwhile, Russian troops have been making significant...

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To listen to Audie Cornish, you might have thought ICE agents stormed Gavin Newsom's latest gerrymander speech and dragged the governor, hair and all, off the stage. On today's CNN This Morning, host Cornish suggested that the presence of ICE outside an L.A. museum where Newsom was speaking looked like "an armed response to a political conversation."Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

On March 28, 2025, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the Southeast Asia country of Myanmar along the Sagaing Fault, killing thousands and causing widespread damage. A new study from Caltech uses satellite imaging of the Sagaing Fault's motion to improve models of how such faults may behave in the future. The study indicates that strike–slip faults, like the Sagaing and the San Andreas, may be capable of earthquakes that are significantly different from past known earthquakes and potentially much larger. The research was conducted primarily in the laboratory of Jean-Philippe Avouac, the Earle C. Anthony Professor of Geology and Mechanical...

Spain already has symbols that travel the world – from flamenco to paella – but a colossal metal bull, at least 300 metres tall, is now being touted as the nation’s next global calling card. The idea comes from the Spanish Academy of Bullfighting, which wants the sculpture – working title ‘El Toro de España‘ – to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the great tourist icons. More than 30 towns and provinces have put a hand up to host it. One of them has sprinted to the front. Where the giant bull could rise: El Molar’s pitch The early frontrunner is El...

Mass riots with destruction and violence have spread across Serbia. A color revolution asppears to be ongoing in Serbia. We have been reporting here on TGP about Brussel’s attempts to remove Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s government for the ‘crime’ of maintaining diplomatic relations with their Slavic Russian neighbors. Mass protests have devolved into violent riots, fueled by shady Globalist NGOs and intelligence agencies, as you can – read from December 2024 – in Serbian PM Vučić Says ‘He’s Not Assad’, Vows To Defend His Country, as He Accuses Foreign Intelligence Services of Attempting To Overthrow His Government. After the return...

Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada marked the fourth anniversary of their return to power by warning Afghans of "divine punishment" if they are ungrateful for the group's rule. Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada warned Friday that God would severely punish Afghans who are ungrateful for Islamic rule, marking the fourth anniversary of the group's return to power with threats against those who oppose their governance. Akhundzada, who is seldom seen in public, said in a statement that Afghans had endured hardships and made sacrifices for almost 50 years so that their interpretation of the Islamic law, known as Sharia, could be established....