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The races have been called in all but the Alaska Senate race, and the message is clear: Democrats who pushed back against tenets of the transgender-advocacy platform paid essentially no price at the ballot box last week. Of the 32 pertinent congressional or governor’s races I tracked in the Midterm elections, just two went to the Republicans, including in the Nebraska Senate race and New York’s 21st congressional district. And it seems evident that the Democrat Mary Peltola will triumph over the Dan Sullivans in Alaska. As for the seven ballot measures that restricted transgender-related rights, five succeeded.

The French are holding talks with German officials to understand how Berlin would use deep precision strikes in order to align strategies should the Continent go to war with Moscow, according to six officials cited by the Financial Times. A source suggested there are fears that attacking Russian targets with conventional weapons could provoke 'a nuclear response' from Moscow. He said: 'If the Russians don't get the signal right you could get to the nuclear threshold without realising.' ... Germany has led efforts to re-arm Europe and is developing ground-launched missiles with a range of up to 2,000km (1,243 miles)...

This is an excerpt from an opinion article by former U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland. America has crossed the Rubicon with Iran. There is no going back to the world that existed before this war, no matter how much we might wish otherwise. We have attacked Iran’s military infrastructure, inflicted enormous damage on its economy and demonstrated that the United States is prepared to use overwhelming force. Now, at precisely the moment when we have gained the upper hand, Washington seems increasingly preoccupied with how quickly we can declare victory, bring down gasoline prices and move on.

While foreigners represent only 20% of attendees at Oktoberfest on average, they represent nearly 80% of recorded sexual crimes ... During this year’s Oktoberfest in Germany, which saw millions of visitors, new police data shows that 78.5 percent of recorded sexual offenses were perpetrated by foreigners. This is the first time police released a breakdown of the nationality of sexual crime arrests at Oktoberfest, and the results dispel a long-standing leftist claim about German men and sexual assault and harassment. The breakdown of the data shows there were 82 recorded offenses against sexual self-determination, including five rapes. There were 65...

President Trump said Thursday that the United States no longer needs a deal with Iran, declaring that "those days have long since passed." Instead, he's directed Vice President JD Vance to train his sights on the ever-growing crime and corruption taking place in Democrat-run cities and states. Trump singled out Minnesota, California, and Illinois as "poorly run, corrupt disasters" in a Truth Social post earlier this morning, warning that "Billions of Dollars (are) being stolen each and every month." He also claimed the federal budget could be balanced by straightening out the massive corruption alone. Then the president turned to...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned Thursday after his extramarital affair raised national security concerns, in a spectacular downfall for the longtime head of the chipmaker, a vital player in the artificial intelligence boom. Huang faced growing calls to resign after his affair with a Chinese businesswoman who reportedly was also acting as a spy for Beijing. His troubles compounded late Wednesday after media reports said Huang had another extramarital affair with an Nvidia employee who reported to him. The ouster sets off a scramble to find a permanent replacement to lead Nvidia, which did not have a succession plan. The...

🚨 WOW! A mysterious object the size of a SCHOOL BUS may be hurtling toward Earth, and scientists aren't sure it's even an asteroid. It's reportedly been moving abnormally for the past few years and is EVEN ACCELERATING. One Harvard professor says it could be a MAN-MADE SPACECRAFT launched by the Soviet Union in 1988. A lost Soviet probe coming home almost 40 years later. You can't make this up. The good news is NASA is finally run by someone serious. Jared Isaacman is set to weigh in.— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) November 12, 2026SOURCE: https://x.com/GuntherEagleman/status/2120876132836766189

President Donald Trump announced that he has directed Vice President JD Vance to drop negotiations to end the war with Iran and instead focus on alleged “CORRUPTION” in Democratic-run states. In a Thursday morning Truth Social post, Trump announced the new assignment for his vice president, who has spent months spearheading diplomatic efforts to end the conflict and recently blamed the war for Republicans’ devastating midterm election losses. "I have asked Vice President Vance to focus his complete and total attention on the Massive Corruption and Crime taking place in Democrat run Cities and States throughout the U.S. The Blue...

Nvidia (NVDA) stock tanked Thursday after Jensen Huang resigned as CEO. The company's CFO, Colette Kress, will serve as the interim head of the business until a permanent successor is named. Nvidia stock dropped 13% on the news before paring losses. The leadership shakeup followed a report from The New York Times on Wednesday that embattled Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang was allegedly involved in a second extramarital affair. The company's board was reportedly meeting on Wednesday night to determine if it will oust Huang as chief executive, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to the report, Huang, whose relationship...

Tom Homan threatens prosecution as 2,000-migrant caravan heads north A caravan of around 2,000 migrants left southern Mexico this week, with some hoping recent Democratic midterm victories could open a path into the US. Border Czar Tom Homan warned those attempting to cross illegally will face prosecution and deportation.

Has anyone else noticed that Thanksgiving has all but vanished from stores and we have moved straight to Christmas? Is the Thanksgiving holiday being moved to the history books?

What could we do with these 12 billion euros? Lower fuel prices. Ease the burden on families. Improve care services. Keep hospitals open across the country. But the federal government is pouring this money into immigration into the welfare system," wrote AfD MP René Springer. ... In 2025, foreign beneficiaries of social welfare in households with minor children received a total of €12.2 billion in benefits, representing 59.4 percent of the total €20.54 billion paid out in this budget group, according to data obtained by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) from the federal government. Ukrainian nationals made up the largest...

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said on Nov. 11 that he had secured the 218 signatures needed to force a House vote on a motion to bring up a bill that would allow sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s victims to sue over records they say the Department of Justice (DOJ) unlawfully withheld or redacted. Massie said in a post on X that he was working with Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico, and Ro Khanna of California to bring the bill to the floor “for a vote soon.” The White House didn’t respond to an...

Formula E, in coordination with host partner SELA, the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF), The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and local public stakeholders, have announced an update to the 2027 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship calendar. The Jeddah E-Prix double-header is now scheduled to take place on 16 and 17 April 2027, following approval by the FIA World Motor Sport Council. The aligned decision was reached following constructive ongoing dialogue between all primary partners, taking into account recent developments in the region and the logistical considerations involved. This date change serves to preserve the complete integrity and...

Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered a 600-year-old burial complex holding 38 bodies — including one skeleton whose unusual position has raised questions about the possibility of human sacrifice. The graves were discovered at Chan Chan, an ancient pre-Incan city near Trujillo, Peru, roughly 350 miles north of Lima. Peru's Ministry of Culture announced the discovery earlier this fall, saying the nearly intact Chimú burial site had remained hidden for over six centuries. Images shared with Fox News Digital by officials at the Ministry of Culture show an assortment of ancient ceramic vessels, including decorated jugs and pottery with sculpted figures....

When some people hear the Catholic Church teaches “no one can be at the same time be a good Catholic and a true socialist” (Quadragesimo Anno 120), they ask in reply, “But can a good Catholic be a true capitalist?” The question is, rather, “How should the state view and intervene in the affairs of free-market economies?” To that question, Pope Pius XI offered two answers. First, the state should not treat capitalism as something intrinsically evil, since it “is not to be condemned in itself” (Quadragesimo Anno 101). Second, the state should make sure free markets adhere to “norms...

Promising images coming in from a sonar scan of the SS United States! She appears to have landed upright, more to come today as crews conduct further scans and divers confirm its orientation. *** What you’re seeing here can be best described as a cross cut section showing the multiple deck levels of the ship. They appear to all be horizontal, which is indicative of the ship being upright with the uppermost deck sitting around 55 feet of water.If so, this is exactly what everyone has worked so diligently to accomplish and what divers around the world hoped to be...

An active shooting situation Thursday morning near Logan Circle in Washington, D.C. has left at least five people injured, D.C. Metro Police tell Fox News Digital. Police say they no longer consider the shooter to be at large, telling Fox News Digital the shooter has been "contained" and is currently barricaded by law enforcement officers.

The 24-year-old Kiwi had been in danger of being replaced despite a strong season that currently has him ninth in points. Bulgarian Nikola Tsolov was touted as the next to climb onto the F1 ladder with the Red Bull junior squad. However, it appears a spell of five straight points finishes has made Lawson simply too good a prospect to drop. Racing Bulls issued a statement late on Thursday confirming both Lawson and rookie teammate Arvid Lindblad will be retained for 2027. “I’m very happy to be continuing with Visa Cash App Racing Bulls next year,” said Lawson. “We’ve had...

Former President Jimmy Carter’s family farm in Georgia has been sold to a conservation group for $8.5 million, with plans to preserve the land and eventually open it to the public. The Conservation Fund announced Monday that it had acquired the roughly 2,458-acre land outside Plains, Ga., where the nation’s 39th president grew up and continued to return to throughout his life. “We’re honored to help ensure this land remains [a] healthy habitat for wildlife, and we look forward to the day it is open to everyone who wants to experience it,” Stacy Funderburke, the organization’s vice president for the...