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According to the Bronx Historical Society, the first settlement is in modern day "Mott Haven" by East 138th street. The area was initially a part of Westchester county. The annex onto NYC was spurred by regular railroad service between the Bronx and Manhattan that started in 1841. Jonas Bronck's original purchase was all farmland, and the area stayed that way until it became a part of New York City in 1895. People would always say they were "going to the Broncks'," so the name stuck.For more on the Bronck family, check out Artzar's interview with a Bronck's descendant, writer William...

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's supportive organizations are working to convince Democrats in New Hampshire to switch parties and back the prominent critic of former President Donald Trump in the Republican primary. New Hampshire is the second contest in the GOP's nominating process and the Granite State typically ranks high among candidate priorities due to the prospect of an early win to build momentum. Though Christie trails many of his Republican rivals most polls, the Tell It Like It Is super PAC and American Leadership Today (ALT) hope to boost their preferred candidate by encouraging Democratic defections prior to...

Now-former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was stripped of his gavel on Tuesday afternoon via roll-call vote on Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-FL) motion to vacate the chair, pursuant to rules agreed to by McCarthy in order to clinch victory in his drawn-out race to become speaker in January.By a vote of 216 to 210, the historic motion prevailed as presiding Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) declared "the resolution is adopted...the office of Speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives is hereby declared vacant."The Republicans joining Gaetz in his motion to vacate were Reps. Biggs (AZ), Buck (CO), Burchett...

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday decided to send a Truth Social post during his New York fraud civil trial attacking Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron’s principal law clerk as Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D) “girlfriend,” sharing an image of Ashley Greenfield and Schumer smiling in a photograph and linking to her Instagram profile. “Schumer’s girlfriend, Alison [sic] R. Greenfield, is running this case against me. How disgraceful! This case should be dismissed immediately,” the post said. While the move is to legal observers likely to spark more gag order talk, as Trump’s social media postings have in his Jan....

Biography of Congressman Patrick McHenry Congressman Patrick McHenry is serving his tenth term as the representative for North Carolina's 10th Congressional District which comprises all or parts of nine counties in North Carolina, from the suburbs of Charlotte on Lake Norman to Pisgah National Forest in Burke County. In the 118th Congress, Congressman McHenry was elected as the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, a committee he has served on since he was elected to Congress. As Chairman, he will continue advocating for innovative solutions that increase access to banking services and credit for American families and small businesses....

Luke 9:51-56 Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus rebukes James and John for their desire for vengeance. We are walking with Jesus and his disciples as they make their way to Jerusalem. As they pass through Samaria, they are refused hospitality, for their destination is Jerusalem and this annoys the Samaritans. Bothersome? Stupid? Racist? Sure, all of those things. As a result, James and John (the sons of thunder) cry out: “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”Can you hear echoes of this cry up and down the ages? Whenever people have been unjustly...

McCarthy has been retired. Patrick McHenry is acting Speaker

In the Warsaw Pact, the state needed razor wire and armed guards. But in the west we're happy to build our own prison walls. Via our friend Marc Morano, here is the headline from a French poll: 41% des français favorables à la proposition d'un quota de 4 vols par personne dans une vie, avancée par l'ingénieur Jean-Marc Jancovici Which means: 41% of French people support the idea of a quota of 4 flights per individual lifetime, proposed by the engineer Jean-Marc Jancovici M Jancovici is not merely an engineer but an "expert du changement climatique" - a climate-change expert...

For his latest episode and discussion, Tucker Carlson outlines how and why the U.S. Government is targeting President Donald Trump in a full-frontal effort to remove him from the American political landscape. {Direct Rumble Link}Tucker is joined by Victor Davis Hanson who expands on the insight to explain how we are in a revolutionary phase in American politics. Every government weapon is being deployed against President Trump to take his wealth, destroy his family, remove his political viability and lock him in a prison cell. WATCH:.

The UK has run out of tanks and missiles to donate to Ukraine, The Telegraph reported. An unnamed senior officer told the outlet that other countries would have to help now. The UK has been one of Ukraine biggest allies in the war, providing it with many weapons.The UK, one of Ukraine's biggest allies in the war, has run out of crucial equipment to donate, a senior officer told The Telegraph."We've given away just about as much as we can afford," the military source, who was not named, told the outlet on Monday."We will continue to source equipment to provide...

The House would be in uncharted waters if McCarthy is removed as speaker: A motion to vacate has never been used successfully. But the chamber wouldn't be as paralyzed and chaotic as it was in January amid McCarthy's five-day, 15-ballot vote to win the gavel. As part of a rule change after 9/11 to support the continuity of government, the speaker is required to deliver to the House clerk an ordered list of members who can act as speaker pro tempore in the event of a vacancy. The person at the top of McCarthy's list will serve as interim speaker...

Minneapolis’ progressive district attorney is under fire for her woke policies that allow accused rapists, pedophiles and killers to stay free — with even Minnesota’s George Soros-backed general attorney accusing her of taking it too far. Hennepin County District Attorney Mary Moriarty, 59, took office in January promising to “deliver more safety and more justice” to the community. Since then, however, she has horrified local families and officials by pushing for suspects in even the most serious crimes to get probation in an effort to keep them out of prison, according to the Star Tribune. Veteran prosecutor Catherine Markey was...

Too many swamp creatures to vote for him, but the heart attacks and strokes induced in the left just by the nomination may actually help with the 2024 election.

Aaron Rodgers is now the one doling out the shots. The injured Jets quarterback, in attendance at MetLife Stadium on Sunday night to watch the Jets host the Chiefs, poked fun at Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce, the star of recent ads for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. The star pass catcher and rumored boyfriend of Taylor Swift was held to just six receptions and 60 yards on the night as the Jets limited his effectiveness, in Rodgers’ eyes. “Mr. Pfizer, we kinda shut him down a little bit,” Rodgers said Tuesday on the “Pat McAfee Show.” He didn’t have his...

Bowman's office circulated a memo urging his fellow Democrats to defend him after he pulled the fire alarm Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., was called out again on Monday for a statement he issued condemning his office's "messaging guidance" on him pulling the fire alarm, which referred to his Republican colleagues as "Nazis."

New cardinal, expert on Vatican II says ideology has blocked council’s implementationROME – Cardinal Agostino Marchetto, considered one of the “honorary” cardinals created by Pope Francis because he’s already over 80 and thus ineligible to participate in the next conclave, and a famous historian of Vatican II, has said he believes the council has not been fully implemented and that ideology has gotten in the way of a true interpretation.Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant Peoples, Marchetto, 83, got his red hat from Pope Francis during Saturday’s consistory.Also known for his writings on the Second Vatican Council,...

For decades before his presidency, Donald Trump had long been synonymous with the real estate industry — as well as his namesake New York properties, which have been the subject of great discussion since last week. That’s when a New York judge, Arthur F. Engoron of the state Supreme Court, concluded in a 35-page judgment that Trump had exaggerated the value of his holdings to secure favorable loan and insurance terms with financial institutions, with some properties being inflated by an estimated 1,000%. Judge Engoron’s decision was issued as part of New York Attorney General Letitia James’s $250 million civil...

He got played — or so he says. A distinguished US Army veteran wants Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to knock time off his 62-year sentence for killing his high school sweetheart’s husband in 2020 — claiming she lied to him about being the victim of violent domestic abuse. Darrin Lopez, 51, who was convicted in July of gunning down 49-year-old Jamie Faith, said he saw himself on a “mission” — much like when he was in the military — to save Jennifer Faith’s life only to find out afterward she’d tricked him, NBC’s “Dateline” reported Friday. “I became her weapon....

The Biden administration finalized a new regulation taking aim at certain pool pump motors and their energy efficiency levels. The Department of Energy (DOE) published the new rule in the Federal Register on Sept. 28 establishing higher energy conservation and efficiency standards for pool pump motors that manufacturers will have to comply with starting in September 2025. Pool pump motors are the latest appliance to find themselves in the administration’s regulatory crosshairs, as the DOE has already pursued updates to energy efficiency standards for products like water heaters and portable gas generators. The pool pump motors rule could cost consumers...

Republican presidential candidate and talk show host Larry Elder suggested to Newsmax on Monday that Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., ought to be labeled an insurrectionist after he pulled a fire alarm Saturday morning, shortly before the House was scheduled to vote on a government funding bill. Speaking with "Carl Higbie FRONTLINE," Elder says, "Of course, he won't be held accountable. They'll figure out some excuse. Yeah, he ought to be prosecuted and called an insurrectionist the way they've done [former President] Donald Trump."