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Fr. Heimerl: Of course the Blessed Mother is ‘Co-Redemptrix’The pious tradition of the Church has always known this and always understood it correctly. Is the Blessed Virgin Mary “Co-Redemptrix” and “Mediatrix of Grace”? Of course she is, I would say, because it was only through Mary’s “Fiat” that the only redemption through her Son became possible, and it was only through her that God gave us the fullness of grace in Jesus Christ.The pious tradition of the Church has always known this and always understood it correctly. No one would seriously have thought of “deifying” Mary or denying Christ’s unique...

Less than 24 hours after declaring victory, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani asked his supporters to begin contributing to his transition team in a social media post. “Thank you, New York City. Together we made history. Now, let’s get to work,” Mamdani wrote Wednesday, introducing a snappy campaign-style video that listed the many people he plans to employ to rework the Big Apple before concluding with a call for financial support.

A global plea is growing for Elon Musk to rescue three Chinese astronauts stranded in space after their return capsule was reportedly struck by an 'unknown object.'The Shenzhou-20 team, mission commander Senior Colonel Chen Dong and crew members Colonel Chen Zhongrui and Colonel Wang Jie, launched to China's Tiangong space station in April and were set to return home on November 5. But officials revealed this week that their spacecraft may have sustained damage while docked in orbit for the past six months.Chinese officials are unsure what struck the spacecraft, but the damage is believed to have been caused by...

California Republicans appeared down but not out Wednesday after enduring a resounding defeat on Prop 50, handing Democrats a potential gain of up to five House seats in next year’s midterms and giving Gov. Gavin Newsom a huge win to boost his 2028 presidential ambitions. California GOP Chairwoman Corrin Rankin filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to immediately block and ultimately cast aside the newly approved map of state congressional seats, which passed in Tuesday’s election by roughly 28 percentage points. With 77% of the estimated vote total counted in California, the redistricting measure was ahead 63.9% to 36.1%. Brushing...

A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington was found not guilty of assault on Thursday in the latest legal rebuke of the federal intervention. [cut] There was no dispute over whether Dunn threw the sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent on the night of Aug. 10. But his lawyers argued it was a “harmless gesture” during an act of protest protected by the First Amendment. [cut] Dunn lawyers urged the judge to dismiss the case for what they alleged was a vindictive...

President Trump was under attack on Thursday as world leaders lined up to criticise his stance on climate change ahead of the global COP30 summit. The US leader, who is absent from the gathering in the Amazonian city of Belém, was called a liar for his rejection of climate science and "against humankind" for his rollback of key climate policies. UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged the waning political consensus on the issue. He said climate change was once a unity issue but "today however, sadly that consensus is gone". Over the next two weeks countries will try and...

“I’m relieved and I’m looking forward to moving on with my life,” Sean Charles Dunn said A former Justice Department employee who threw a Subway-style sandwich at a Border Patrol agent in Washington, D.C., was found not guilty of a misdemeanor assault charge on Thursday.Sean Charles Dunn, 37, threw the sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent on Aug. 10, but his lawyers argued it was a “harmless gesture” that was an act of protest protected by the First Amendment, The Associated Press reported.Prosecutors argued during the three-day trial that Dunn knew he did not have the...

Washington — A man who was charged with throwing a sandwich at a federal agent was found not guilty of one count of misdemeanor assault after a jury trial in Washington, D.C. The acquittal of the man, Sean Dunn, comes after federal prosecutors failed to secure a felony indictment against him from a grand jury in Washington in the immediate aftermath of the incident. He instead faced a federal misdemeanor assault charge for allegedly assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating and interfering with a federal officer.… Dunn did not testify in his own defense, and his legal team did not present...

CHICAGO - A video that began circulating on social media Wednesday morning shows federal immigration agents detaining a Chicago daycare teacher who federal officials say is an undocumented immigrant. However, the teacher's attorney said she's legally allowed to work in the U.S. and is an asylum seeker. The incident happened around 7 a.m. outside Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center, located at 2550 W. Addison St. on the city’s North Side. Video shows agents forcibly removing a woman from the daycare and pressing her against a vehicle. Adam Gonzalez witnessed the incident while dropping off his young son....

Rosie O'Donnell is taking a stand against online harassment. On Monday, the comedian took to her Substack to address an alleged stalker that has been tormenting her online. "tiktok follower/ obsessed it seems/ with all things rosie/ ‘the lies’ i tell/ she has my phone number/sadly too easy to find/ in todays insane world," O'Donnell wrote in a post titled, "digital stalker." She continued: "she pretends to be others/ then gloats about it/ on line - complete with texts/ ‘do u speak about me in therapy’/ she asks - i do not hon/ trump like delusional existence/ him at the...

HOUSTON, Texas — In a high-impact 10-day operation across Southeast Texas, ICE Houston arrested 1,505 illegal aliens—including gang members, child rapists, and foreign fugitives—amid growing public demand for immigration enforcement and national security. The arrests included a Mexican Mafia member wanted for murder and rape, a four-time deported Paisas gang member with a violent record, and five child predators—all previously roaming free in American communities. Breitbart Texas rode with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers during this immigration crackdown.ICE officials say the crackdown sends a clear message: criminal aliens will no longer exploit U.S. borders with impunity. Breitbart Texas...

Dreamed about ships sinking and woke up to another day in Bizarro World. Got some questions for you. If you could change one thing, what would it be? 1. In our world? 2. In our country? 3. In our history? 4. In your life? Answer one, all or none. Just give it some thought. 🙏. Then I ask you to devote some prayer to it today. God bless you all. 🙏

In December of 2016, President Obama turned to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and CIA Director John Brennan with a request to change the Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) and blame the Russians for election interference in the prior presidential election. Brennan gave the task of assembling the fraudulent intel to a CIA analyst named Julia Gurganus. Subsequently, inside the CIA the National Intelligence Council (NIC) and the Directorate of Analysis began working on a pretext that would create the impression for the misleading Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) as demanded by Obama, Clapper and Brennan; ultimately it was constructed by...

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The Trump administration has slashed refugee resettlement, reorienting the program in line with the desires expressed by the American people last November, a top State Department spokesperson told Breitbart News. Trump’s moves deliver on a key campaign promise after the Biden administration abused the program to facilitate mass migration into the United States and radically transform American communities. Under President Trump, just 7,500 refugees, will be admitted into the United States in fiscal year 2026. Those numbers mark a 94 percent drawdown from the Biden administration’s goal of accepting 125,000 migrants through the refugee admissions process in its final year,...

Every day, Americans are feeling the pinch of globalist policies — from skyrocketing energy prices driven by international climate mandates to the crushing weight of inflation, all while the wealthiest corporations and international interests tighten their grip on our economy.But as these policies take hold, one question remains: Is this the future we want for America?The world is increasingly being shaped by powerful global institutions whose influence extends into nearly every facet of our daily lives. From climate policy to economic structures, the United Nations (U.N.), the World Economic Forum (WEF), and other international bodies are spearheading initiatives that present...

<p>Two Republican Kentucky congressmen will play a part in deciding the future of President Donald Trump's White House ballroom.</p><p>The lavish gold-accented ballroom, announced by Trump in July, is expected to cost around $300 million to create and sparked controversy in late October after bulldozers removed the entire East Wing of the White House, raising questions around transparency and legal authority.</p>

Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral election. His victory comes despite many distortions and false claims circulating about him — including one from President Donald Trump. A fact check. As they chose the next mayor of New York City, voters faced a pivotal decision that reflects a broader generational and ideological divide with national implications. The race for mayor of the biggest city in the United States pitted Democratic nominee Zohran Kwame Mamdani against independent candidate and former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican repeat contender Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani's win marks a historic moment: he will...

To conservatives, Arctic Frost is a scandal. To Democrats, it’s their new baseline. And the only way to stop it is to punish them.If you’re reading this, there is a good chance Joe Biden’s Justice Department tried to throw you in prison.That is the inescapable conclusion of whistleblower documents from inside the DOJ and FBI about the Biden Administration’s Arctic Frost operation. It turns out Arctic Frost was never the inquiry into Donald Trump and Jan. 6 that Attorney General Merrick Garland and Special Counsel Jack Smith said it was. Rather, it was an unprecedented, illegal conspiracy of partisan prosecutors...

HOUSTON — 1,500+ criminal aliens, gang members, foreign fugitives and immigration offenders were arrested in a 10-day operation, including: • 17 gang members • 40 aggravated felons • 1 convicted murderer • 1 foreign fugitive • 13 sexual predators • 115 aggravated assault offenses • 31 weapons offenses One Mexican Mafia gang member wanted in his home country of Honduras for murder was convicted of RAPING and IMPREGNATING HIS MINOR SISTER.