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WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, said on Saturday he would cover the paychecks of U.S. Transportation Security Administration ​officers during their second unpaid work stoppage in six months ‌amid a protracted federal funding lapse. The budget impasse over funding for the TSA’s parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, is in its fifth week. Screeners ​and other TSA personnel are days away from missing a second ​full paycheck, but are being pressured to show up ⁠as screening times at some airports stretch on for hours.“I would like ​to offer to pay the...

By Dr. John BergsmaIn the season of Lent, the Gospel of John becomes very prominent, especially in Year A, the readings of which can be used in any year that a parish is doing RCIA. Unlike the other Gospels, John recounts only a limited number of miracles of Jesus, which he designates as “signs,” a rare term in the other Gospels. Although John tells us of only a few miracles, he describes them in much greater depth than the other gospel writers do. This is quite evident in this weekend’s Gospel reading, in which we get a very lengthy description...

Throughout Operation Roaring Lion, the Israeli Air Force had continuously targeted the firepower arrays of the Iranian terror regime, and particularly the ballistic missile array across Iran. The Israeli Air Force, acting on IDF intelligence, conducted five strikes within seconds on several infrastructure sites located within a large-scale ballistic missiles array site in western Iran. During the strikes, the IDF eliminated numerous operatives of the ballistic missiles array as they operated within the site to advance and carry out terror attacks against the State of Israel and additional countries in the Middle East. The IDF will continue to deepen...

The two sources said IRGC officers tasked with helping Hezbollah recover arrived shortly after a ceasefire in November 2024, and set to work even as Israel continued to strike. One of them said the deployment involved about 100 officers. Changes implemented at their behest included replacing a hierarchical command structure with a decentralised one, comprising small units with limited knowledge of each other’s operations, helping to preserve operational secrecy. They said IRGC officers also drew up plans for missile attacks against Israel that would be launched simultaneously from Iran and Lebanon — a scenario executed for the first time on...

Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who led probe into Russian election interference, has died - MSNOW

James Carville passionately discusses his views on political bias, Trump, and American patriotism, emphasizing the importance of morality and prayer in turbulent times. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Trump Derangement Syndrome 03:06 The Impact of Trump on American Morality 05:58 Prayers for the Nation and Its Soldiers 09:14 Critique of Media Fairness and Political Integrity

(Mar. 20, 2026) — As we enter the final days leading up to the oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, it may be prudent to review the briefs on the merits of President Trump and his opponents, as well as the myriad amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefs that have been filed. To begin with, as your humble servant has posited here, the merits Opening Brief of the President, authored by Solicitor General D. John Sauer, is not merely persuasive, it is compelling. Read it for yourself. And as for the opposition’s merits brief, your servant has made his...

California’s petroleum market watchdog is warning about price gouging at some gas stations charging over $7 or even $8 a gallon as the Iran war sends oil prices soaring. The average price of gas in California is currently $5.66, but as of Friday, a Chevron station in Essex is charging $9.69, another in Los Angeles’ Chinatown is charging $8.71, and one in Vidal Junction is charging $7.79, according to GasBuddy, which tracks prices across the country. “Our team is vigilantly monitoring the retail, wholesale, and spot markets,” said Tai Milder, director of the California Energy Commission Division of Petroleum Market...

[Catholic Caucus] Prevost’s Augustinian Creed: “We Believe in God, Mother of Life”Meanwhile, Cardinal Hollerich presses women’s ordination, Bishop Bonny prepares married priests, and the Augustinian paper trail shows the synodal religion that formed Leo XIV.Some weeks in the postconciliar Church are useful because they strip away the incense, the bureaucratic fog, and the pious throat-clearing. This was one of them. In Bonn, Jean-Claude Hollerich said the question of women in ordained ministry remains open. In Antwerp, Johan Bonny said he wants married men ordained for his diocese by 2028 and wants a church office “equally accessible” to men and women....

The Trump administration temporarily paused sanctions on Iranian oil “stranded at sea” Friday in an effort to curb soaring prices. “Today, the Department of the Treasury is issuing a narrowly tailored, short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil currently stranded at sea,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on X. Bessent said easing sanctions would allow 140 million barrels of oil to hit global markets and help “relieve the temporary pressures on supply caused by Iran.” Sanctioned Iranian oil is presently being “hoarded by China on the cheap,” according to Bessent. “In essence, we will be using the Iranian barrels...

The seeming impasse over funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is causing havoc in the nation's airports, with long lines at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints, as TSA employees are working without pay, and some of them are starting to walk off the job. We can scarcely blame them for not caring to work for free. Now, President Trump is looking to prod Democrats into getting DHS funded by threatening to put Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the airports in place of the unpaid TSA workers. And, as you might expect, the ICE agents will be arresting...

🚨 JUST IN: Democrats are LOSING THEIR MINDS after President Trump confirmed he will deploy ICE directly into our airports for security because Chuck Schumer defunded DHS and TSA ULTIMATE CHECKMATE MOVE! Trump said they will even arrest illegal aliens like places from SOMALIA "I look forward to seeing ICE in action at our Airports." Trump will win in the end, like always!

[Catholic Caucus] Leo XIV and the Myth of Restoration: Why the Francis Agenda ContinuesLeo XIV is not launching a post‑Bergoglian restoration, but rather a reorganization of the Curia grounded in cohesion — inclusive and structural — rather than doctrinal unity. Through appointments, decisions, and ecclesiological orientations, a substantial continuity with Francis emerges in terms of objectives, even if the methods differ, opening scenarios of profound transformation without any return to the Wojtyła–Ratzinger model.In recent weeks, several important appointments have been interpreted by various analysts, Italian and otherwise, as a sign of a cautious reform of the Curia by Pope Leo...

Retired four-star Army Gen. Jack Keane assesses the ongoing Operation Epic Fury against Iran on 'Fox & Friends.' Gen Keane: This is a HUGE BACKFIRE... | 9:06 Fox News | 15.1M subscribers | 1,811,776 views | March 20, 2026

Let me start by saying there is a lot of misleading information circling current events, some of it by what CTH considers very dubious alt-right voices. I suggest just to be leery of “exclusive” insider information. There are motives and angles that are not obvious and would not be comfortable for those who follow events closely. [As an example, the election/voting information -connected to the Intelligence Community- and recently outlined by John Solomon, is not new. What Solomon is rehashing is the background information exposed by Catherine Engelbrecht and True the Vote surrounding Chinese involvement in prior elections (Konnech etc.)....

Sarah Huckabee Sanders @SarahHuckabee Last week I was having lunch with two other moms at a restaurant when the owner approached a member of the State Police Executive Protection Detail and said my presence made their employees feel threatened and told us to leave. Arkansans are known for their warm hospitality, and while that restaurant didn’t meet that standard, my administration will continue to focus on lifting Arkansans up, not tearing others down.

I watched this last night and was blown away by how stupid it was. It had a good plot but the character portrayal of the military and executive government officials under the stress of nuclear missile launched against the US was horrific. Every one involved from the initial launch detection to the president issuing the go code was so overcome with stress that they couldn't focus and function. Missile commander left his position, SECDEF committed suicide, blah blah blah.

President Donald Trump has waived the Jones Act for 60 days to mitigate supply disruptions resulting from conflict in the Middle East. This raises a fundamental question: why do policymakers regularly suspend this law during emergencies yet leave it in place the rest of the time?The Jones Act is an antiquated 106-year-old law officially known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 that places draconian restrictions on the use of ships to transport goods within the United States. According to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the waiver allowing the use of foreign vessels to transport goods “will allow vital...

Note to Democrat politicians. The Maasai is an African tribe known to bleed their cattle. In their culture they use the cattle blood often mixed with milk as food. One thing that separates the Maasai from leftist politicians is they carefully work to keep their herds healthy by never bleeding their cattle till they become weak and unhealthy. Unlike Democrat politicians the Maasai understand their herds are their livelihood thus must prosper and thrive for them to prosper and thrive. So they take very good care of their herds so the blood they do take does not harm the animal....

For 15 years the FBI was engaged in a landmark investigation into the largest Islamic-based charity in the United States, called The Holy Land Foundation. The organization was operating as a front for Muslim terror groups, funneling cash from western countries to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, until they were finally put on trial in 2008. Convicted leaders were known as the “Holy Land Five,” and included Shukri Abu Baker, Ghassan Elashi, Mufid Abdulqader, Abdulrahman Odeh, and Mohammad El-Mezain. Among the documents seized from these individuals during the investigation was a strategic paper drafted by senior Muslim Brotherhood operative...