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James Comer's investigation alleged conflicts of interest among federal prosecutors and criticized work-release privileges FIRST ON FOX: The House Oversight Committee released a report concluding that prosecutorial failures, preferential treatment and institutional negligence allowed Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell to continue sexually exploiting young women and girls for years. The investigation, led by Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest involving federal prosecutors, financial institutions that overlooked warning signs of sex trafficking and individuals accused of facilitating Epstein's abuse. The report identified two former federal prosecutors whose involvement in Epstein's original investigation raised potential conflicts of...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed a controversial law Tuesday that gives nonprofits first dibs at buying distressed residential buildings in the Big Apple. Hizzoner put his John Hancock on the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act — only the second bill he’s signed in the 11 months since he took office — after the City Council quietly resurrected a watered-down version of the bill last month. The “COPA” law will affect about 2,100 properties across the five boroughs, officials said at a Brooklyn news conference outside a Cypress Hills housing development. “I am so proud today to sign COPA into law —...

UNREGENERATED AND DEAD IN SINS And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience, among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. Eph. 2:1-3 REGENERATED IN CHRIST AND FOREVER ALIVE If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that...

Iran attacked an Omani island base on Tuesday that it claimed was helping the US conduct its military escorts for tankers along the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported.The Iranian military carried out a strike on Didamar, a small, rocky outcropping located at the entry of the Persian Gulf outfitted with navigational equipment.Tehran claimed the personnel at the island “were helping the flow of oil smuggling by the enemy,” with Omani officials confirming that a loud explosion was detected at the base that has helped sailors navigate the waters since the early 1900s.Viral video circulation on social media showed black...

VIDEOVan Jones admitted playing the public and a very willing press to spread FALSE Democrat talking points during the midterm elections campaign. Does his puppet manipulation sound familiar? Perhaps if you saw how Billy Flynn operated in the musical "Chicago."

Texas’ Democratic sweep has raised questions about whether California transplants helped turn the state blue, but experts doubt the newcomers drove the shift. Many Californians who moved to Texas were moderate or conservative, drawn by lower housing costs and a political climate that they believed better reflected their views. The election has unsettled some transplants, including one who is considering Oklahoma or Florida, while political analysts say the results don’t necessarily mean they should move again. Did California help Texas turn blue?One of the biggest stories of this month’s Democratic sweep in the midterms is that a very red Texas...

Members of the Kennedy family called President Donald Trump's plans for a 250-foot arch. close to the Arlington National Cemetery a 'permanent denigration' of their relatives' grave sites, in a court filing Tuesday. The filing to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by late Senator Robert F. Kennedy's children called for an injunction on the work planned by the Trump administration to build the arch. on a traffic circle between the cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial. The family argued that the arch. would cast shadows that would fall on the grave sites of Senator Kennedy, President John...

Today, there are important updates from the Russian Federation. Here, Russia is facing a new separatist challenge from within, as armed Karelian activists have declared their intention to fight Moscow and pursue independence for Karelia, the northern region bordering Finland. Calling themselves the Northern Brotherhood, masked men carrying weapons have appeared in videos announcing preparations for partisan resistance against Russian authorities. The organization claims to defend people of Finnic origin and is recruiting supporters for information campaigns, underground activities, and armed operations. Although its membership and capabilities inside Russia remain unverified, its emergence highlights a vulnerability for the Russian government,...

Medicare for All, debt-free college and lower everyday costs are among the priorities Oregon's two U.S. senators hope to advance as Democrats prepare to take control of Congress. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley see the election results as a major opportunity, but also as a test of whether Democrats can deliver on their promises. Both have ambitious agendas, though passing legislation in a divided Washington could prove challenging. "My agenda is gonna be affordability for us and accountability for Republicans and special interests," Wyden said. Merkley echoed that focus, saying Democrats need to show voters they can make a...

US President Donald Trump said Ukraine would likely emerge from the war with Russia in a "little bit different shape," without specifying what changes he expected to the country's territory or borders. In an interview with CBS News' 60 Minutes, Trump was asked whether he expected the war to end with Ukraine remaining free and independent. "I think we're going to have it done, and I think it's going to happen, and they're going to end up with a little bit different shape [for] Ukraine," he replied.…..

Manufacturing Consensus: The DSA and the "Genocide" Buzzword StrategyThe Echo Chamber of Atrosploitation: How the DSA’s Robotic "Genocide" Script Replaces Facts with FatigueLike a ritual...The Democratic Socialists of America's (DSA) uniform messaging, the strict, daily repetition of the word "genocide" [on the Gaza GenoLIE] is not a conclusion drawn from impartial legal investigation, but a calculated rhetorical tool designed to turn a twisted radical geopolitical stance into an unexamined public default.The Mechanics of Coordinated FramingThe DSA’s national management operates like a synchronized media apparatus, distributing specific scripts to chapters, local branches, and endorsed politicians. This strategic repetition relies on specific...

Republicans in the US ​House of Representatives ‌banded together on Tuesday to ​derail an effort ​to impeach Defense ⁠Secretary Pete Hegseth. The ​chamber voted 211 ​to 204 in favor of a motion ​to refer ​the impeachment charges to the ‌Republican-led ⁠House Judiciary Committee, effectively stopping the effort to ​impeach ​Hegseth ⁠sponsored by Kentucky Republican ​Representative Thomas ​Massie.

As soon as this year’s winners are sworn in, roughly 75% of all Americans will have Democratic governors — a shakeup that reflects the party’s dominance in the nation’s most populous states and could have a seismic impact on everything from redistricting and the Electoral College to health care and tax policies, education funding and more. In total, at least 28 states will now have Democratic governors. It will be 29 if Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher wins the still-uncalled race in Kansas — extending for a third term the party’s governorship of a state that votes reliably red in...

Among the myths that exploded in the midterm elections is that Republicans could gerrymander their way to House control, and that the Supreme Court tried to help them. The GOP was dumb, and Democrats owe the Justices another apology.The magnitude of the GOP gerrymander bungle is coming into clearer view as more close races are called. President Trump started the self-defeating fiasco, as he so often does, by demanding that Texas Republicans use their then towering majorities to redraw House districts to gain five more seats. Democrats responded by redrawing California districts to create five more for Democrats. The result?...

Senate Republicans reelected Sen. John Thune as their leader on Tuesday, staying the course as they prepare to enter the minority after the party's brutal midterm losses, which saw at least seven Senate seats fall to the Democrats. Senate Republicans backed Thune for another two years as leader by acclamation, or without opposition, after meeting behind closed doors in the Old Senate Chamber for much of the day. Thune, 65, is a South Dakota Republican who was first elected leader after the 2024 elections. He's been in the Senate since 2005 and took the helm two decades later, after working...

sportified@sportified25A strike team of undercover operatives broke into a nondescript commercial warehouse in an industrial district of southern Tehran with high-heat blowtorches, slicing through thirty-two massive steel safes in complete darkness, loading half a ton of top-secret blueprints, test videos, and nuclear warhead schematics onto ordinary delivery trucks and smuggling them out of the country before the morning guards arrived.The reason might surprise you.Following the signing of the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA), Iranian authorities faced a critical dilemma:To satisfy international inspectors from the IAEA while preserving the core engineering knowledge of their covert nuclear weapons initiative, Project Amad, officials...

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) has not conceded her reelection bid in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District as Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher maintains a narrow lead, with thousands of ballots potentially remaining uncounted and the Associated Press (AP) yet to call the race. According to AP’s election results, updated Monday at 8:14 p.m., Laubacher received 186,199 votes, or 48.8 percent, compared to Boebert’s 182,847 votes, or 47.9 percent. Libertarian candidate Douglas Mangeris received 12,615 votes, or 3.3 percent.

On Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski welcomed Maine’s new Democratic Senator-elect Troy Jackson with the kind of enthusiasm usually reserved for family. He finally ended the career of Sen. Susan Collins, oh joy! She teased his appearance by telling viewers that she was "excited about this. I really like Troy. I can't wait to meet him."She told Jackson: "You know, I've had the honor of seeing the beauty of the great state of Maine and the people of Maine for 59 years, visiting every year, and I lo- [love], I wish that could be home, consider it home."Q. Given that Mika...

[Catholic Caucus] BREAKING: Archbishop Héctor Aguer, staunch defender of Latin Mass, dies at 83 Aguer spoke boldly about the truths of the faith and the state of the Church, and recently called for an end to Traditionis Custodes.Argentine Archbishop Héctor Aguer, an orthodox prelate and ardent supporter of the Traditional Latin Mass, died on Tuesday at the age of 83.The Archdiocese of La Plata confirmed early afternoon Tuesday that its former head, Héctor Aguer, passed away. “With deep regret, but with the hope placed in the Risen Christ, we communicate to all the People of God who are the pilgrimage...

Divided House Republicans elected Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio to be their leader on Tuesday, elevating a pugilistic firebrand who has been a close ally of President Trump as they reel from a crushing defeat in the midterm elections. Mr. Jordan, the current chairman of the Judiciary Committee, will replace Speaker Mike Johnson next year, when Republicans are relegated to the minority and effectively shut out of power. He will inherit a fractious and diminished conference that was already plagued by bitter infighting before it lost control of the House. Mr. Jordan, 62, who was elected in a closed-door party...