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As the shutdown fight stretches into its second week, the winds have shifted in favor of the Democrats — at least for the moment.Early polls say voters are more likely to blame President Trump and the Republicans for the lengthy impasse. The president and his congressional allies are publicly at odds over compensation for furloughed workers. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is sending mixed messages on whether to protect military pay. And prominent cracks are emerging in the GOP’s resistance to extending ObamaCare subsidies.The combination has put Republican leaders on the defensive, even as they’re faulting Democrats for the long impasse....

The president delivers a Nobel-worthy peace agreement between Israel and Hamas.In a dramatic moment during a White House Dining Room panel discussion yesterday, President Donald Trump received a note and a whispered message from Secretary of State Marco Rubio.“Very close,” Rubio had scribbled. “Need you to approve a Truth social post soon so you can announce deal first.”That is, a coveted and seemingly once-impossible deal with Hamas and Israel, two years after the terrorist leadership invaded from Gaza in the most infamous day of the 21st century (thus far) for the nation of Israel. Trump indeed had himself a...

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Billionaire Tom Steyer pledges $12 million to support Proposition 50, which could give Democrats five more congressional seats in California. Charles Munger Jr. has donated $32 million to the opposition, arguing that the measure undermines California’s voter-approved independent redistricting commission. As California voters receive mail ballots for the November special election, which could upend the state’s congressional boundaries and determine control of the House, billionaire hedge-fund founder Tom Steyer said Thursday he will spend $12 million to back Democrats’ efforts to redraw districts to boost their party’s ranks in the legislative body. The ballot measure was proposed by Gov. Gavin...

His Gaza agreement, though still fragile, adds to an unprecedented peacemaking record.Not only does Donald Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, but there has arguably never been an American president who deserved it more.Four of his predecessors have won the prize. Barack Obama won seven months into his presidency essentially for not being George W. Bush — and even he said he didn’t deserve it. Woodrow Wilson won for creating the League of Nations, which proved to be a feckless disaster that the United States never even joined. Theodore Roosevelt won for ending a single conflict, the Russo-Japanese War, which...

Members of the Antifa movement have physically assaulted and beaten conservatives for nearly a decade, but apparently, it’s wrong to be angry about it. CNN anchor Erin Burnett stepped in it when she tried to downplay Antifa’s long history of violence on Wednesday. Burnett played a clip of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem saying, “This network of Antifa is just as sophisticated as MS-13, as TDA, as ICIS, as Hezbollah, as Hamas, as all of them. They are just as dangerous.” “That's pretty incredible, right?” Burnett quipped. “Hamas has just been engaged in a two-year war that we just announced...

The Illinois governor, a potential presidential candidate, is fighting the presence of National Guard troops and the activities of ICE agents in Chicago.When President Trump ordered the National Guard to Chicago last week, Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois became the latest Democrat to bear the brunt of managing an aggressive federal government. He has concluded it must be combated with a national campaign. Aside from instructing his attorney general to file a lawsuit to block troops from other states coming to Illinois, Mr. Pritzker has few formal options to resist what he described this week as an “unconstitutional invasion of...

What we know: Publix will allow open carry of guns inside Florida stores, according to officials. Publix's decision comes after a court ruling struck down the state's long-standing ban on open carry. A spokesperson with Publix says they follow all federal, state and local laws. In a statement to FOX 35, Publix leaders said, "Treating customers with dignity and respect is a founding belief at Publix. In any instance where a customer creates a threatening, erratic or dangerous shopping experience — whether they are openly carrying a firearm or not — we will engage local law enforcement to protect our...

It's actually happening! Turning Point USA just announced they are going to put on an "All-American" show to compete with the NFL. https://x.com/TPUSA/status/1976301627662340207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1976301627662340207%7Ctwgr%5E8e9bbe7448eab3750cafc93c7cc7277e904a918f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnotthebee.com%2Farticle%2Ftpusa-announces-they-will-put-on-an-all-american-super-bowl-halftime-show-to-compete-with-the-nfls-woke-halftime-show The NFL disappointed the nation by announcing the Super Bowl halftime show would be performed by America-hating, crossdressing weirdo Bad Bunny. NFL chooses crossdressing leftwing activist from Puerto Rico to play Super Bowl LX Halftime Show You knew the NFL was gay, but THIS gay? NOTTHEBEE.COM https://notthebee.com/article/the-nfl-has-chosen-cross-dressing-queer-icon-bad-bunny-to-play-the-super-bowl-halftime-show Bad Bunny doubled down on his appearance on SNL, where he reminded Americans to "learn Spanish" since that's the language he would be speaking during the show. TPUSA has yet...

Key points Gaza peace deal agreed - watch Mark Stone and Alistair Bunkall explain what it means Trump says he thinks it will be a 'lasting peace' - and confirms Egypt trip What you need to know as Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of US plan Ceasefire to begin 'within 24 hours' of Israeli cabinet meeting ratifying deal Watch: Moment Trump tells hostage relatives 'There's no home, but we still want to go home' - Gazans rejoice

This mailman thought he'd be eating good for quite some time, but then he got pulled over. The stolen checks were in the mailman's lunchbox. A Knox County patrol deputy conducted a traffic stop along Clinton Highway on the afternoon of October 5 and detected an odor of marijuana, according to a sheriff's office spokesperson. The front seat passenger, identified as Dontray Ligon, stated that the car belonged to him and allowed deputies to search it. Two large lunchboxes containing check-related mail that investigators believe to be stolen were found during the search. The sheriff's office spokesperson said Wednesday that...

Last week, Townhall exposed how Qatar is spending billions of dollars to indoctrinate students at Western colleges and universities while also funding Islamic terrorism across the globe.In addition to fomenting anti-Western, pro-Hamas sentiment on college campuses and funding terrorism, Qatar also wages an information war in the media and online. By using outlets like Al Jazeera and The New York Times, as well as Facebook parent company Meta, Qatar seeks to manipulate algorithms and influence our political process.Qatar and JournalismQatar started Al Jazeera, the Muslim world's biggest outlet, in 1996 with a $150 million grant from the Qatari Emir. Based...

I'm in Washington D.C. with about 200 farmers lobbying against the Food Security and Farm Protection Act (aka EATS Act in the Senate) or the Save Our Bacon Act (SOB in the House). This legislative effort at the federal level seeks to overturn California Prop 12 from seven years ago and Massachusetts Question 3. These two states went beyond what 11 states have done in outlawing gestation crates in hog factories. Sows lives in these crates all their lives. They can only stand up and sit; they can't walk or turn around. While 11 states have outlawed this protocol, California...

The classic Downfall bunker meme gets a 2025 twist. Silver has smashed through $50, the short-side generals are panicking, and their trusted market-rigging AI — COMEX-GPT — starts glitching and twitching. Watch the mayhem unfold as the paper shorts crumble and the physical market takes control.

President Donald Trump announced plans in September to impose a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications, a move that could pose a challenge to companies, particularly in the technology sector, that rely heavily on highly skilled foreign workers. -snip- "If you're going to train somebody, you're going to train one of the recent graduates from one of the great universities across our land. Train Americans. Stop bringing in people to take our jobs," said Lutnick. Meanwhile, critics of the fee hikes say the move could stifle innovation by restricting the flow of overseas talent to the United States. "If...

State Rep. Steve Toth (R-Conroe) officially launched his primary challenge to incumbent Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-02) to a cheering crowd of several hundred supporters at a church in The Woodlands… …Toth, who has served in the Texas House since 2019, highlighted accomplishments in the Texas Legislature, including his 2021 bill to ban teaching of critical race theory in schools and the 2023 ban on gender modification procedures for children. Continuing to hit Crenshaw on his record, Toth criticized the incumbent over financial support for Ukraine and “siding with every single Democrat in Congress to prioritize foreign wars over our border.”...

An Indian man living in the United States has gone viral for his candid take on the new H1B visa rule and how it pushed him to rethink his definition of “home” and “success.” In a video shared on Instagram, the man said, “I actually think this new H1B visa rule is an amazing thing for people like me.” He explained that he decided to move back to India about a year ago and was grappling with doubts about his decision, until the recent change in visa policy gave him “clarity.” “About a year ago, I made the decision to...

Federal regulators are investigating nearly 3 million Teslas following reports of crashes linked to the automaker’s self-driving technology. The US National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday it was focusing on incidents in which Teslas failed to stop at red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road — sometimes slamming into other vehicles and causing injuries. It’s the latest effort from regulators to scrutinize Elon Musk’s electric car maker, which has faced federal probes for over three years. This time, the NHTSA says it is focusing on 58 cases that resulted in 14 crashes and 23...

When the guardians become the hunted, and the protectors need protection, you know a city has crossed the line from civilization into something darker. That line isn’t just being approached in Chicago; it’s been obliterated, leaving federal agents to fend for themselves in what should be American streets, not war zones. The very people sworn to uphold the law are being abandoned by those who claim to represent justice. President Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago didn’t come from nowhere. The reality on the ground tells a different story—one where federal law enforcement officers are being systematically...

Technological advances may turn back aging, extending the average life span by at least a decade.A recent study out of Stanford University found that the human body doesn’t age gradually at an equal rate over time. Instead the body undergoes major biological shifts—in other words, aging—at roughly ages 44 and 60. Having just crossed that second milestone with a first skin cancer diagnosis and two back surgeries to show for it this year, I can confirm that aging doesn’t creep. It pounces.For generations, we’ve accepted this decline as inevitable. But that assumption may no longer hold true. Science fiction is...