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Democrat Party members reportedly are angry that Chairman Ken Martin decided to bury a postmortem of the 2024 election. Democrats commissioned an extensive internal review of what went wrong after their losses last year only to have Martin decide the public, donors, and even many party activists won't get to see it. The backlash is coming from inside the Democrat tent, where strategists and operatives warn that refusing to air the findings reinforces a growing trust problem and all but guarantees the party repeats the mistakes. The DNC's "autopsy," the Washington Examiner noted, followed a bruising cycle in which Democrats...

Anna Paulina Luna stated that state repression against freedom of religion in Ukraine requires a response from the USA. Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Anna Paulina Luna, who participated in the rally in support of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on December 16, 2025, in Washington, stated the inadmissibility of ignoring the persecution of Christians occurring during the presidency of Volodymyr Zelensky. On her social media account on X, the congresswoman emphasized that the issue of religious freedom in Ukraine is of fundamental importance and requires the attention of the international community. On this topic In Washington, Orthodox Christians...

ATLANTA (AP) — Millennial and Generation Z Christian influencers are increasingly filling a void in American religion, growing audiences across digital platforms by steering young people to biblical answers to tough questions that aren’t always answered in Sunday sermons.“I can be that in-between — Monday to Saturday help — to give you practical things to make you feel like you’re not walking this walk alone,” said Megan Ashley, 35, sitting cross-legged in sweats on the couch where she records her “In Totality” podcast. From myriad backgrounds, these influencers talk candidly to their listeners about everything from anxieties and doubts to...

Air travel has grown more chaotic in recent years, and one trend stands out for its brazenness: passengers requesting wheelchair assistance to board early, only to walk off the plane unaided at their destination. Social media has dubbed these “miracle flights,” with the sudden recoveries credited to a tongue-in-cheek figure called “Jetway Jesus.” The practice exploits a system meant to help those with genuine mobility needs, and it’s drawing sharp criticism from fellow travelers and industry observers. The issue gained fresh attention this Christmas season with reports of passengers faking mobility problems to skip security lines and claim priority boarding....

Yesterday, down in Southern NC, I stood next to a magnificent animal. The owner's daughter took him out for a spin. I've never seen anything like it.

Two victims ambushed by knife-wielding child near park in Fort Myers, police sayA preteen suspect facing armed robbery charges in Florida may be in the U.S. illegally, according to reports.On Dec. 12, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) received calls from two people reporting that they had been ambushed by a boy brandishing a knife near Schandler Hall Community Park in Fort Myers.The first victim said they were walking from the park to a friend’s home when the suspect jumped out of bushes, pointed a knife at him, and demanded his shoes, LCSO explained.The victim shoved the suspect and escaped...

The illicit drug market is facing a dangerous new shift as Medetomidine, a potent veterinary sedative, is now frequently replacing Xylazine in street drugs. This combination, primarily mixed with fentanyl, dramatically increases the risk of overdose, complicates emergency reversals, and poses severe challenges to public health officials who must adapt quickly to this evolving and deadly crisis. Story Highlights Medetomidine, a potent animal sedative, replaces xylazine in street drugs. The shift exacerbates fentanyl overdoses, complicating reversals and withdrawals. Enforcement pressures lead traffickers to find new, deadlier drug combinations. Public health specialists warn of unpredictable consequences. Medetomidine’s Rise in the Illicit...

As Washington state residents take stock of widespread damage, officials say the recent succession of storms highlights why proactive work to protect communities from flooding is so essential. But the Trump administration has delayed or attempted to cut federal funding for some of those projects, leaving a slate of the state’s major initiatives in limbo. Washington had secured tens of millions of dollars in federal grants for projects to elevate houses, move people away from flood-prone areas and protect homes with new levees, among other measures. But earlier this year, the Trump administration attempted to cancel roughly $182 million in...

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller assessed the alleged Somali fraud case centered in Minnesota on Friday's broadcast of "Jesse Watters Primetime" on FOX News. "Somalia has this giant coastline, and the only industry they have created, after hundreds of years is piracy, stealing what anyone going through who has actually built something has made. So, yes, the pirates have stolen all of our money, and they have to go home," Miller said. "JESSE WATTERS, FOX NEWS: While Democrats fight for illegals and commies, 47 is keeping his eye on the prize. You! Deputy Chief-of-Staff for Policy and...

Activists have recreated the nativity scene in Dublin to draw attention to the conflict in Gaza. The Gaza Solidarity Nativity, organized by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, was enacted beside the Molly Malone Statue less than a week before Christmas. The event heard reflections that if Jesus had been born today, he “would be born under siege, displaced, without access to medical treatment or nutrition”, while the wise men and the shepherds who visited him “would be taken hostage and they would be illegally detained in Israeli prisons”. It also heard a call for the Government to “move beyond empty platitudes,...

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB/Gray News) - Authorities in Louisiana are investigating a crash involving a semitruck that collided with an interstate bridge. According to the Louisiana State Police, the crash was reported on Friday morning on Interstate 49 near exit 61. State police said fatigue seemed to be a factor in the crash, as the driver fell asleep. There were no injuries in the crash, but the bridge’s structure will have to be evaluated for safety due to damage from the collision, authorities noted. Trucks with oversized loads traveling north on I-49 have been instructed to take a detour on U.S....

Remember when they kept claiming that illegal aliens weren’t draining Medicaid? Not only is it happening, but they’re doing it out in the open. Contra Costa County health officials are urging eligible undocumented residents without health insurance to sign up for Medi-Cal by Dec. 31. This is because starting Jan. 1 the state, in a cost-cutting move, will no longer accept new enrollees to the full-scope plan, which includes everything from check-ups to prescriptions and surgery. There are exceptions for pregnant women and children. Current Medi-Cal participants, including those without residency documents, can remain on the health plan, said Marla...

Director of US National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has described as "a lie and propaganda" a Reuters report claiming that Russian ruler Vladimir Putin intends to seize all of Ukraine and reclaim parts of Europe that once belonged to the former Soviet Union. Source: Gabbard on X (Twitter) Quote: "No, this is a lie and propaganda Reuters is willingly pushing on behalf of warmongers who want to undermine President Trump's tireless efforts to end this bloody war that has resulted in more than a million casualties on both sides. Dangerously, you are promoting this false narrative to block President Trump's peace...

Left-wing Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was greeted with boos and abuse at Bondi Beach on Sunday when he attended a memorial vigil to remember those murdered in the terrorist attack that struck a Hanukkah celebration one week ago. Shouts of “shame!” rang out as the Labor leader made his way through the crowd with his security team and staff. Grim-faced Albanese and his wife were further jeered with one man yelling out “blood on your hands” joined by a second who cried, “you are not welcome.” Other hecklers could be heard yelling out, “you don’t represent Australia” as he...

Minnesota’s sprawling fraud crisis has garnered national headlines in recent weeks, but several critics say the problem festered for years, aided by local media that appeared uninterested in holding people in power accountable. “In newsrooms, they’re told, ‘We can’t run that because we’re going to be accused of being racist,’” Townhall columnist Dustin Grage recently told Fox News Digital about news outlets in Minnesota essentially enabling the fraud by not calling out shocking taxpayer waste occurring primarily within the local Somali community. The outlet that is considered by many the top news source in the region, the Minnesota Star Tribune,...

MANNHEIM, Germany – Eighty years after his death, the legacy of Gen. George S. Patton Jr. endures, yet his life was cut short not by a final, glorious battle, but by a mundane traffic accident on a wintry German road. Patton, the celebrated and feared commander of the U.S. Third Army, succumbed to a blood clot while paralyzed, passing away in his sleep at the age of 60 in Heidelberg, Germany, on Dec. 21, 1945. The paralysis and subsequent complications were the result of a car accident 12 days prior. On Dec. 9th, for the first time, at the intersection...

Megyn Kelly criticized Ben Shapiro and Bari Weiss at AmericaFest on Friday, accusing them of trying to dictate what qualifies as conservative during a discussion with Jack Posobiec. JACK POSOBIEC, HUMAN EVENTS: Well, Megyn, you mentioned him, and your name came up on this stage last night in regards to pretty much all of this, would you like the opportunity to respond? MEGYN KELLY: Well, I found it kind of funny that Ben thinks he has the power to decide who gets excommunicated from the conservative movement, which shows a willful blindness about his position in it. It reminded me...

Power was restored Sunday morning to the bulk of the 130,000 homes and businesses in San Francisco impacted by a massive outage on Saturday that caused major disruptions in the city. Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s outage map showed more than 20,000 customers still remained without electricity as of 5 a.m. PST, while crews worked to fully restore service. The outage, which occurred shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday, left a large swath of the northern part of the city without power that began to grow in size. At its peak, the outage represented roughly one-third of the utility company’s...

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Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Ken Martin has decided not to publish the post-election autopsy the Party has been working on since last year. "Look, we did our best to try to convince voters that Trump and the Republicans are fascists who want to undermine our democracy," he said. "But our message was drowned out by unfavorable media coverage and the inherent racism of white voters. The censorship of social media that was so successful during the pandemic lost steam as more folks began to doubt the effectiveness of the vaccine President Biden mandated. As data showed the vaccine didn't...