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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, walked off the Senate floor when being questioned about reopening the federal government during the longest shutdown in history. Schumer admitted to Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-OH, that he didn’t have a written proposal to fix the Affordable Care Act. “We can’t give you a counter in writing, but it’s very simple," Schumer said. "Because we have two sentences we would add to any proposal which would extend the ACA benefits for one year. Moreno exposed that the Affordable Care Act imposed no income caps, meaning people who make millions of dollars a year...

Harrowing video footage shows the moment a Russian helicopter smashed into a pier and bashed its tail off — with the pilot then bizarrely choosing to fly out to sea before losing control and crashing. Five senior members of a Russian defense manufacturer were killed in the crash. The dramatic clip reveals a badly botched landing in Russia’s Republic of Dagestan region on Nov. 7 After clipping off its tail, the helicopter then drifts along the Caspian Sea — possibly searching for somewhere else to land. Separate CCTV footage reportedly shows the Ka-226 utility copper smashing into a residential building...

Kirill Dmitriev — Vladmir Putin’s special envoy and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund — is suddenly ubiquitous. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has been largely quiet since his maximalist negotiating approach with Team Trump failed. Moscow, presumably largely guided by Lavrov, after winning a concession on Tomahawk missiles, opted to continue Putin’s hardline demands for ending the war in Ukraine ahead of the proposed Trump-Putin summit in Budapest. NATO would have to admit that it was the root cause of the war. Kyiv would have to cede all of the Donbas, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine would...

Jimmy Kimmel’s wife admitted she fired off “many” emails to Trump-supporting family members begging them not to vote for him in last year’s election — and has since cut ties with her right-wing relatives. Molly McNearney — the head writer and executive producer of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” — told the “We Can Do Hard Things” podcast that she felt deeply betrayed by relatives who backed President Trump, saying their vote was effectively a vote against her TV-host husband and family. “I’ve sent many emails to my family, like right before the election, saying, ‘I’m begging you. Here’s the 10 reasons...

Kosovo, the war-torn Muslim-majority Balkan nation of 1.5 million people has witnessed a growing trend of Muslims converting to Catholicism. A group called the Decanski Movement Association has been promoting the voluntary exit from Islam, while also preserving Albanian national identity and values under the motto: “We are no longer Muslims.” Catholicism is seen as the original faith of majority Albanians living in Kosovo, and neighboring Albania, by these representatives of the movement. They argue that emotionally, Albanians have always connected with the Catholic religion, but they remained in hiding as “crypto-Catholics” and practiced Catholicism only in their personal spaces...

Starlink confirmed its decision early on 29 October 2025 through an announcement on X (formerly Twitter). The company wrote: 'For those impacted by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica and the Bahamas, Starlink service is now free through the end of November to help with response and recovery efforts'. Hurricane Melissa, with winds exceeding 165 mph, caused severe damage to homes, roads, and network infrastructure. Elon Musk's Starlink responded quickly, as it has in past crises such as Hurricane Helene in the US in 2024, when similar aid was offered. The deal integrates Starlink's Direct to Cell technology with Flow's existing network...

TUCKER, Ga. — A transgender woman said a DeKalb County Police officer accosted her after she used the women’s restroom at Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library. The police department has opened an Internal Affairs investigation into the incident, according to a police spokesperson. “Because the investigation is ongoing, we are unable to share additional details at this time,” the spokesperson said. “The department remains dedicated to treating all members of our community with dignity, respect, and professionalism.”

Tucker Carlson recently made headlines with his anti-Jewish rant during his podcast interview of Nick Fuentes, a commentator with antisemite beliefs. They cleverly displayed their racial prejudice under the guise of questioning Israel’s prominent place in world affairs. Although Tucker Carlson professes to be a Christian, the dialogue between the two turned ugly as they attacked what they called “Christian Zionists,” referring to them as having a “brain virus.” They ridiculed the belief of believers like us who believe that Israel has a special place in future Bible prophecy as God’s chosen people. During the podcast, Carlson displayed his unmistakable...

Any serious student of Bible prophecy from the pre-Trib point of view knows how deep this generation is within the end of the Church Age (Age of Grace). Much of Christ’s Olivet Discourse was devoted to the subject of Israel’s future time of unprecedented trouble, as the prophecy said in Jeremiah 30:7. Jesus said the time of Tribulation (Daniel’s seventieth week) will be the worst period of human history (Matthew 24:21). We can certainly surmise that—with the recent hatred much of the world has shown against the tiny nation of Israel—the stage is at this very moment being set for...

Some of my recent articles have mentioned the growth of Islam in Minnesota, Texas, Pennsylvania, and other places in the U.S. Some have mentioned the activities of CAIR, the Squad, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the likely election of Zohran Mamdani (son of a Marxist Columbia professor) as the next mayor of New York City. This prompted the following response from a knowledgeable reader: To me, it does not matter what the People of the great state of Texas do; the Islamic takeover of Texas (and the rest of the U.S. and other regions of the World) has been allowed, most...

Fox News is reporting that three grand jury subpoenas were issued today for John Brennan, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page. Brennan was the former CIA Director during Russiagate, who created the fraudulent Intelligence Community Assessment. Strzok was the lead FBI counterintelligence agent in charge of Crossfire Hurricane, and Page was the former DOJ lawyer assigned to FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe. Strzok and Page worked both the Clinton email investigation and the Trump-Russia investigation. Fox News also reports that up to 30 grand jury subpoenas are anticipated to be served on former government officials involved in “Spygate” and/or “Russiagate.” There...

This isn’t simply a protest vote; it’s a seismic shift that positions figures like José Antonio Kast to capitalize on a fractured electorate and a growing conservative wave.

Billionaire real estate investor Barry Sternlicht's firm is considering relocating from New York now that Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor, and he says other businesses will likely follow suit. Sternlicht, the chairman of Starwood Capital Group, said the city will essentially turn into Mumbai under Mamdani's tenure, suggesting that tenants will be emboldened not to pay their rent. He said: 'The far-left gets really nuts and says the tenants don’t have to pay. Well, you can’t kick them out if they don’t pay. 'So, the neighbor finds out the neighbor isn’t paying, and they don’t pay, and the next...

<p>Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos.</p><p>Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. Nancy Pelosi, former speaker of the House, congresswoman from the Bay Area in California, just said that she was going to warn federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents that if, in the opinion of state authorities, they acted in the way the state felt was improper, then she would order their arrest.</p>

While Trump is arguing for his levying of tariffs at the Supreme Court level, the President has decided what he wants to do with that money in the mean time. This morning, President Trump announced a $2,000 dividend for all Americans from the tariff surplus. - "People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS! We are now the Richest, Most Respected Country In the World, With Almost No Inflation, and A Record Stock Market Price. 401k's are Highest EVER. We are taking in Trillions of Dollars and will soon begin paying down our ENORMOUS DEBT, $37 Trillion. Record Investment in the...

On Nov. 7, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider taking up a landmark case that could redefine the meaning of parental rights in public education. The case, Littlejohn v. School Board of Leon County, has the potential to impact every classroom in the United States..

Plans have been drawn up to send small boat migrants to six military bases around the country as ministers come under growing pressure to close asylum hotels. A list of sites from Surrey to Cumbria – all of which could be brought into use within weeks - has been compiled by the Ministry of Defence, the Mail on Sunday can disclose. The plan would see migrants accommodated on Army training camps where facilities have recently been upgraded but which are not currently being used by the military. The bases include two sites in Norfolk, West Tofts and Wretham; Knook Camp...

So can anyone point out the existing GOP Healthcare plans? I saw a report from Trump's intercircle saying Trump has no real interest in a fundamental Healthcare plan as it steps on too many toes of this wealthy friends. Trump dabbles around the edges but nothing concrete.

I used strict math, logic, and science to show Grok (Elon Musk’s AI) that dinosaurs lived at the same time as humans — it admitted it. But then it defaulted right back to the evolutionary story… Note that this interaction with Grok 4 is intended to be for educational purposes only. Although Grok 4 has been touted by its founder Elon Musk as the most sophisticated AI currently on the planet (with better comprehension than most PhDs in all fields simultaneously), we are not claiming Grok 4 will always provide accurate information or represent current scientific arguments as human experts...

Our favorite criminologist, Gavin de Becker, has written a new book, and it’s as terrifying as it is controversial. It’s also laugh-out-loud funny, absolutely maddening, and guaranteed to make you wonder about who to trust in these incredibly uncertain times. The book is called Forbidden Facts, and in my life, I’ve never seen such a short book so thoroughly researched and footnoted. And for good reason. Forbidden Facts outlines a long list of undeniable but inconvenient truths about our medical profession, our pharmaceutical industry, and the reality of why the list of recommended vaccines has more than quadrupled in the...