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CNN anchor Kasie Hunt defended New York Attorney General Letitia James after she was indicted on charges related to mortgage fraud, Thursday, arguing that James’ alleged crime was “something that everyone in America” does. Reacting to James’ indictment on CNN’s The Arena, Hunt said, “We’re still getting the details, but if it’s related to this mortgage issue, I mean this is something that everyone in America, or many people at least, if you’re lucky enough to be able to buy a house in America, you deal with this, right? The federal government doesn’t go after all of these people for...

Peace in Gaza?

A man who threatened conservative influencer Benny Johnson is set to face charges as part of a White House crackdown on political violence, Pam Bondi announced.The Attorney General gave a fiery address in Tampa, Florida on Friday as she said a suspect, named as George Isbel Jr., threatened to take out Johnson.Johnson commands a following of over four million on X and is one of the most outspoken conservative commentators on social media, known for rubbing shoulders with Donald Trump and other influential MAGA stars. In her speech on Friday, Bondi said Johnson had been targeted in recent weeks, and...

Abigail Spanberger’s campaign for governor of Virginia took a major hit Wednesday night when she refused—repeatedly—to answer a simple question during the Virginia gubernatorial debate: does she still endorse Jay Jones for attorney general after his violent text messages came to light? The exchange, moderated by Deanna Allbrittin of WRIC, was terrible for Spanberger as she twisted herself into rhetorical knots to avoid giving a clear answer. Her opponent, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, wasted no time pointing out what everyone watching could see—Spanberger was dodging. It began when the moderator tried to clarify an earlier non-answer. “Thank you, Ms. Spanberger....

CNN star Anderson Cooper took a shot at newly indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, saying her previous vow on the campaign trail to zero in on President Trump was “not a great look” — as the Dem pol now insists that the charges against her are “political retribution.” Cooper brought up James’ conversation with a community activist who asked in 2018 if James was ready to sue the president — then in his first term in the Oval Office — as she ran for the state’s chief law enforcement position. “And she replied, ‘Oh we’re gonna...

<p>Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins next year, according to two people familiar with Mills’ plans on Friday, setting up a potential matchup between the parties’ best-known figures in a state where Democrats see a chance to gain a seat in their uphill quest for the majority.</p>

CHICAGO (Reuters) -On a chilly morning outside Nash Elementary School in a working-class Chicago neighborhood, teachers greeted students with the usual high-fives and hugs, while handing out sheets with red-bolded words proclaiming in capital letters: “Defend your rights under the threat of occupation.” Four weeks into President Donald Trump's "Operation Midway Blitz" deportation drive, mass arrests across the city - which have swept up parents on their way to school and entire families - have induced fear in immigrant communities and protectiveness from educators, according to city leaders, the teachers' union, parents and immigration advocates. "My Latino students, they're fearing...

I know, I know….I’m skeptical too but CBS News reports it has suddenly received 90 new Jeffrey Epstein photos that have never been seen before. ‼️🇺🇸: CBS has acquired 90 NEW photos from Epstein’s cell after his demise, and they do NOT add up with the 'suic1de' narrative. 👀 pic.twitter.com/nXjieCi87B— Diligent Denizen 🇺🇸 (@DiligentDenizen) October 9, 2025Even the “MSM” is now starting to admit this looks more like a cleanup and coverup than a true investigation: 🚨 NEW: CBS confirms Epstein’s jail cell was a forensic disaster.- No proper evidence markers- Items moved before photos- Epstein’s body gone before inspection-...

New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli plans to sue his Democratic opponent, Mikie Sherrill, for claiming he “killed tens of thousands of people” in profiting from the opioid epidemic. Ciattarelli’s campaign announced that it plans to file a defamation lawsuit next week against Sherrill for her comments made during Wednesday night’s fiery final debate before Election Day, in which she accused the Republican of making millions publishing opioid propaganda at his former medical publishing company. Sherrill “claimed — twice — that Jack Ciattarelli ‘killed tens of thousands of people, including children,’ a clearly defamatory attack that shocked the moderators,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the peace agreement between Israel and Hamas tentatively settled, President Donald Trump reportedly set his sights on quelling the longstanding unrest between Yankees and Red Sox fans. "We're going to make a HISTORIC and TREMENDOUS deal that will unite these two fanbases and bring an end to this 3,000 YEAR CATASTROPHE," Trump said in a post to his Truth Social account. "THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!" Yankees and Red Sox fans have been caught up in an intense rivalry since ancient times, fueled primarily by their vastly different demographics. The largely blue-collar Bostonians...

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Daily Readings from the USCCB“Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.” Luke 11:23These words are embedded within several powerful teachings of Jesus, but, in many ways, this single sentence can stand alone as an important Christian truth. Specifically, it tells us that we cannot be neutral in our position regarding Jesus and all that He has taught us. This is an important message in the world today. Today, there seems to be a growing secular value that we might call “neutrality.” We are told by many in the world that we...

A nine-day-old snippet of testimony in front of Oregon lawmakers is rocketing around social media as Portland awaits word from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on President Trump’s troop deployment plans. Oregon’s top military leader offered some reassuring — or infuriating, depending on one’s political perspective — comments about the role of National Guard soldiers during a proposed federal troop deployment to Portland. Speaking before a state Senate subcommittee, Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold told legislators that before deployment, the two companies of soldiers would be trained in “protective crowd control.” That training is now up...

ATLANTA (AP) — The superintendent of Georgia's third-largest school district has been indicted on federal charges alleging he ran a kickback scheme and stole money from his previous employer, a smaller school district in suburban Chicago. A federal grand jury in Chicago on Wednesday indicted Devon Horton, currently superintendent of the 93,000-student DeKalb County school district, on 17 counts including wire fraud, embezzlement and tax evasion. The indictment alleges the 48-year-old Horton issued more than $280,000 in contracts to three friends and received more than $80,000 in kickbacks from 2020 through 2023 while he was superintendent of...grades K-8 last year....

Be prepared. The political left is dying slowly and publicly. Have you noticed? Those desperate to shut the rest of us down, to centralize power, are failing. As they fail, Cold Hearts rise, and violence. What are Cold Hearts? Cold Hearts – the kind communists, fascists, and ideological radicalizers cultivate – are those indoctrinated to believe violence is justified in the name of ideology. In our constitutional republic, they are recognizable – vehement non-constitutionalists, ideologically captured, in a word, radicalized. They learn to demonize, to suppress their conscience. The difference between those who fight injustice legally, confront unfairness with words,...

The Civil War was undoubtedly a crisis for the soldiers, the nation, and the destiny of the American people. In many ways, that war made us, and continues to make us, the country and the people we are today. Shelby Foote famously described the Civil War as “the crossroads of our being.” It was a great personal and national crisis. However, it was also a theological crisis. Leading historian Mark Noll wrote a book called The Civil War as a Theological Crisis…The book documents and addresses the fact that Northerners and Southerners experienced the shock and horror of the Civil...

Clay Travis @ClayTravis Virginia’s @WinsomeSears asks @SpanbergerForVA why she won’t condemn Dem AG candidate Jay Jones for calling for the kids of a political opponent to die while Spanberger refuses to even look at her in their debate. This is powerful.

NATIONAL ANGEL FOOD CAKE DAY Get ready for a heavenly celebration! On October 10, we honor the lightest, airiest, and most ethereal dessert on the planet. It's National Angel Food Cake Day, a time to enjoy the wonderfully fluffy treat that's quite literally the "food of the angels." #AngelFoodCakeDay First popularized in the late 19th century, this American original got its name for a reason—one bite and you'll understand. It's pure, simple, and absolutely divine. Angel food cake is more than just a plain cake. It's a simple slice is heavenly on its own. A perfect canvas for a world...

What I Saw at the Dr. James Dobson Memorial Service My wife and I had the privilege of attending the memorial service for Dr. James Clayton Dobson, Jr., in the greater Denver area this past Saturday. (He had died August 21.) The audience got to hear just a taste of Dobson’s incredible impact and of his humble, thoughtful, and Christian character. Dobson was a best-selling author with multiple titles of books to help bolster the family. He earned his doctorate in child psychology at UCLA. In his work, he discovered the power of radio and utilized this incredible tool to...

This schematic illustration shows the diffractive element in the high-power microcomb source separating comb lines spectrally. Credit: Courtesy of Michal Lipson lab While developing LiDAR technology, scientists unexpectedly discovered how to generate multiple laser colors from a single chip. Their innovation could transform data centers and communications by delivering faster, cleaner, and more efficient light sources. Accidental Discovery in the Lab A few years ago, researchers in Michal Lipson’s lab came across something unexpected. Their work at the time focused on improving LiDAR, a technology that measures distance using lightwaves. The team was designing powerful chips capable of generating brighter,...