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President Trump received some rare good polling news Monday as a new survey shows him with his highest approval rating since early fall. The poll of likely voters by InsiderAdvantage shows 50% approve of the job Trump is doing while 41% disapprove, with the remaining 9% undecided. Monday’s results mark the highest raw approval rating for the president in an InsiderAdvantage survey since late September, when 52% of respondents approved of his performance.

This song is the personal testimony of Anna the prophetess, the daughter of Penhanuel, of the tribe of Aser, of the people of Israel (Luke 2:36-38)! It is in the time of great Roman oppression and Anna has experienced and observed the despair of her people and the mighty oppressive power of Rome and her armies for many years. Notice in the lyrics of this song that Almighty God; her Lord and Savior; is ALWAYS observing her and taking care of her! She is ALWAYS in His ETERNAL presence and watchful eye. He always is hearing her prayers and sees...

In an interview with host Leland Vittert on NewsNation, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla) claimed that "President Trump is a bigger threat to American values than Islamic terrorists. The scope of the massacres and atrocities of these terrorists is more limited. Only thousands of people are killed every year in one brutal assault after another both in America and in other countries." "In contrast, Trump has mesmerized and deluded tens of millions of voters in two elections," the Congresswoman asserted. "Despite the efforts of an almost unanimous media pounding away at him with nearly a 100% negative coverage and despite...

Explanation: Shiny NGC 253 is one of the brightest spiral galaxies visible, and also one of the dustiest. Some call it the Silver Coin Galaxy for its appearance in small telescopes, or just the Sculptor Galaxy for its location within the boundaries of the southern constellation Sculptor. Discovered in 1783 by mathematician and astronomer Caroline Herschel, the dusty island universe lies a mere 10 million light-years away. About 70 thousand light-years across, NGC 253 is the largest member of the Sculptor Group of Galaxies, the nearest to our own Local Group of Galaxies. In addition to its spiral dust lanes,...

A newly engaged elementary school teacher who confessed to “making out” with an 11-year-old boy in her classroom broke down in tears as she was sentenced to six years in prison, just half of what prosecutors had wanted. Madison Bergmann, now 26, was a fifth-grade teacher at River Crest Elementary School in Hudson, Wis., until a student’s father discovered 35,000 text messages she’d shared with his son over just three months last year — in which she gushed about how much she loved them touching and “making out.” Cops searched her classroom and found a folder with the victim’s name...

Former Madera County benefits eligibility worker Leticia Mariscal, 55, of Madera, was arrested today on charges that she stole tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of other people’s CalFresh benefits during a multiyear scheme, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. CalFresh is a financial assistance program that provides qualifying California residents with monetary benefits they can use to buy food. It was formerly known as the food stamp program. According to court records, between December 2020 and April 2025, Mariscal improperly used county databases to which she had access through her job to obtain identifying information for individuals who were elderly...

The US Vice President added that Europe's immigration policies have caused a significant backlash from the native populationLONDON, December 22. /TASS/. The erroneous economic and migration policies of European countries have led to cultural stagnation and discontent among the continent's population, US Vice President JD Vance said. "I think their economic policies have produced very broad-based continental stagnation. Their immigration policies have caused a significant backlash from the native population. I think that Europe doesn’t have a very good sense of itself right now, and you see that reflected in various measures of economic and cultural stagnation," he said in...

In a significant policy shift, the Trump administration has directed the CDC to halt all scientific research on monkeys and apes, advancing its broader push to phase out animal testing. The CDC must evaluate every monkey in its care to determine which are healthy enough for sanctuary relocation. The agency had about 500 primates in 2006, though current totals are unclear. The Trump administration did not detail plans for animals too sick to be relocated. The CDC must also establish a rigorous vetting process for potential sanctuaries, estimate relocation costs, and ensure the facilities are of high quality. The administration...

Why does Europe hate its Christians?Europe is witnessing a stark rise in anti Christian hatred and violence, with thousands of incidents targeting Christians, churches and other expressions of faith, according to a new study.The latest report from the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe, published by the European Centre for Law and Justice, compiles official police records, independent research and data from international bodies. It records 2,211 anti Christian hate incidents in 2024, including 274 physical assaults. While the overall number of recorded incidents fell slightly compared with the previous year, the report notes that this was...

Among those joining AAF are John Malcolm, the head of the foundation’s legal and judicial studies center, Kevin Dayaratna, the head of the foundation’s data analysis center and Richard Stern, the director of the foundation’s economic policy studies institute. AAF says it is bringing on about a dozen other staff members. Malcolm is taking seven members of his center’s team.

This week, in Commonwealth v. Kurtz, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the use of a “reverse keyword” request that led police from a pool of Google searches to a suspect in a 2018 kidnapping and rape, concluding that the data fell under the long‑standing “third‑party doctrine.” The opinion announcing the judgment said that when people type searches into Google without extra privacy tools, they effectively share those queries with the company and assume the risk that Google may hand them to police.​ The ruling means that, under both the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment and Pennsylvania’s own search‑and‑seizure protections, those basic...

The Iconic Final Dialogue from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) The most famous and often-quoted scene involving Marilyn Monroe's character, Lorelei Lee, and her boyfriend's father (Mr. Esmond Sr., played by Taylor Holmes) occurs at the end of the film. Lorelei cleverly defends her views on money, beauty, and marriage, winning over the skeptical father-in-law. This exchange is widely regarded as one of the movie's highlights for its witty satire on gender roles and wealth. The scene (approximate transcript): Mr. Esmond Sr.: Have you got the nerve to tell me you don't want to marry my son for his money? Lorelei...

A man walking his dog past the newly renamed Trump Kennedy Center on Friday expressed disbelief at what he described as a lack of public outrage over the latest visible change to the iconic D.C. performing arts venue. Workers on Friday added President Donald Trump's name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after the cultural institution's board voted unanimously to do so. The move marks the latest development in the administration's broader effort to reshape the institution. "There should be hundreds of people out here! Where are the people!?" the man identified Andrew Howard is heard...

A “60 Minutes” segment on the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador, where the Trump administration has sent hundreds of illegal immigrants, was postponed by CBS News on Sunday, sparking controversy within the newsroom now led by Bari Weiss. The segment was spearheaded by reporter Sharyn Alfonsi, who interviewed some of the illegal immigrants who were sent to CECOT and have since left the prison where they say they endured “brutal and torturous conditions” while incarcerated, The Wall Street Journal reported. CBS News said Alfonsi’s segment would air at a later date after the company “determined it needed additional reporting.”...

Denmark said Monday it would summon the U.S. ambassador after President Trump appointed a special envoy to Greenland, the Danish autonomous territory he has often expressed interest in obtaining. Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Mr. Trump has said the U.S. needs the resource-rich island for security reasons and has refused to rule out the use of force to secure it. On Sunday, Mr. Trump appointed Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said Monday he was "deeply angered" by the move and warned Washington to respect Denmark's sovereignty....

Nancy Pelosi was recently asked by USA Today’s Susan Page if the Democrats would impeach President Trump a third time if they capture a majority in the House next year. Her answer was predictably coy: “The person most responsible for impeaching President Trump when I was speaker was President Trump.” When Page pressed Pelosi on whether she believed impeachment should be on her party’s agenda, she said, “No, there has to be cause. There has to be reason.” This is very similar to the way she tiptoed around the “I” word during the run-up to the 2018 midterms, knowing full...

California Congressman Eric Swalwell has accumulated an extraordinary record of controversy: his well-documented association with the Chinese intelligence asset known as “Fang Fang,” his removal from the House Intelligence Committee over national-security concerns, and his unforgettable on-air incident during a 2019 Hardball with Chris Matthews interview. These episodes alone raise questions about judgment. But recent disclosures expose something even more fundamental. Eric Swalwell appears unable to meet the basic legal, financial, and residency requirements of the office he now seeks, Governor of California.

Gold and silver prices saw a fresh uplift on Monday as the shortened trading week kicks off. Investors typically rebalance their portfolios at the end of the year, and gold and silver are seen as safe bets. “The value of gold as a monetary potential hedge has reemerged,” said Matthew McLennan, head of global value team at First Eagle Investments. Gold and silver prices soared to new highs on Monday. Gold was last seen at a record $4,445.8 per ounce while spot gold was last trading at $4,414.99. Prices are up nearly 70% since the start of the year. The...

Pop superstar Nicki Minaj on Sunday gave an ominous warning against allowing people filled with the spirit of anti-Christ to be hold power in America. Appearing with Erika Kirk at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, Minaj said it's not just Nigeria that is facing vicious persecution of those who follow the teachings of Jesus. "Christians have been being persecuted right here in our country in different ways," Minaj said. "So when we talk about Nigeria and other countries, know that prior administrations saw nothing wrong with that, and that's what was wrong with them." "I truly feel that...

The Trump administration on Monday halted Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, the largest project of its kind in the U.S., as well four other wind farms on the U.S. East Coast. Shares of Dominion Energy, the utility developing the project, dropped more than 4% on the news. The administration also paused leases for four other large-scale offshore wind projects. They are Vineyard Wind 1, Revolution Wind, Sunrise Wind and Empire Wind 1. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the administration paused leases for the projects due to national security concerns identified by the Pentagon. This is a developing story. Please check back...