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The Biden Justice Department "invited" Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to apply for a lucrative sole-source grant in 2022 at the same time that she was pursuing an election interference investigation against Donald Trump, the eventual GOP competitor to President Joe Biden, internal correspondence obtained by Just the News reveals. “I want to document your recognition of our progress and services provided with dynamic partners, as we complete sole source steps for our new grant award, a grant in which you invited us to apply,” Willis wrote to Justice Department Senior Policy Advisor Scott Pestridge in the Office of...

American advocates for youth gender medicine have insisted for years that overwhelming evidence favors providing gender dysphoric youth with puberty blockers, hormones and, in the case of biological females, surgery to remove their breasts. It didn’t matter that the number of kids showing up at gender clinics had soared and that they were more likely to have complex mental health conditions than those who had come to clinics in years earlier, complicating diagnosis. ... The reason these advocates were able to make such strong statements is that for years, the most important professional medical and mental health organizations in the...

Federal officers are searching the home of Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, The California Post confirmed. The searches are being conducted at Carvalho’s San Pedro home, his office at LAUSD in downtown Los Angeles and another location in Miami tied to the investigation, according to a law enforcement source. An affidavit filed concerning the search was under seal, officials said. Carvalho is the LAUSD’s chief employee and has led one of the nation’s largest school systems since 2022. It’s unclear why authorities are searching Carvalho’s home and office. The progressive LA schools boss has voiced his opposition...

Who are these people, heckling Trump, and refusing to stand for America's heroes? here is something terribly, horribly wrong with the current crop of Democrats. This was true before Trump’s glorious State of the Union speech Tuesday night, but their behavior during and outside of it further exposed the death of any loyalty they ever had to this nation. They behaved badly during last year’s SOTU, refusing to stand for the victims of illegal migrant murders or the little boy who was surviving brain cancer. They are a hardhearted bunch. They were no better during this speech. Again, they did...

President Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union speech gave every American a front-row seat to see exactly who Democrats are — and more importantly, what they refuse to stand for. According to reports, more than 70 Democrats chose not to attend the speech, but most did, and several times over the course of the evening, they made a choice. They sat. They scowled. They heckled. While Republicans rose time and again in applause, the left side of the chamber looked like a group of children being punished. And Trump noticed. He called them out — repeatedly — for refusing...

Elite fashions harden into dogma, dissent becomes taboo, institutions fall in line—and only when reality intrudes does yesterday’s madness begin its overdue collapse. How do destructive ideas and bouts of collective madness so quickly become policy, law, and the status quo? After all, most have little public support—and are not Western nations supposedly rationally governed? There is usually a multi-step process on the road to these self-destructive fits of society-wide insanity. The suicidal impulse so often begins with left-leaning researchers in elite universities (i.e., the tenured in search of a novel, grant-getting theory). They begin insisting that a new existential...

Since January 2026, sanctuary policies under Newsom have led to the release of 4,561 criminal illegal aliens into California communities In a blistering statement released Monday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) condemned California Governor Gavin Newsom for pardoning Somboon Phaymany, a Cambodian national and illegal alien convicted of attempted murder and assault with a firearm — crimes that stripped him of his green card and triggered a final order of removal. ABSOLUTE INSANITY. Gavin Newsom pardoned an illegal alien convicted of ATTEMPTED MURDER. Somboon Phaymany lost his green card following his conviction for attempted murder and assault with...

The Boston Globe ran a poll last December which found that a full third of respondents were thinking about leaving the state because of the high cost of living.The Globe/Suffolk survey found that about one-third of Massachusetts voters have seriously considered leaving the state in the past year because of affordability pressures, even as a majority still believe the state is generally moving in the right direction. Inflation, health care costs, housing, taxes, and soaring utility bills topped the list of financial stressors.Boston.com asked their readers how they felt and and even higher percentage said they were looking to move....

Litigation brought by a key figure in the Russiagate scandal has quietly reached the Supreme Court, giving the nation’s nine justices a chance to weigh in on an investigation that has become a symbol of law-enforcement and intelligence abuses during the Obama-Biden era. Carter Page, an energy consultant who briefly served as a foreign policy adviser to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, became the subject of an FBI counterintelligence investigation into possible Russian election interference known as Crossfire Hurricane. In 2020, Page filed a federal lawsuit seeking damages from then-FBI Director James Comey and other former officials, including former Deputy...

History will record the early 21st century as the era of the “Great Betrayal.” We witness a profound moral collapse within Western academia, media and political movements — a collapse defined by a deafening silence regarding the systematic butchery of the Iranian people by the Islamic Republic, contrasted against the ever-present, mobilized rage against the State of Israel’s war in Gaza. This disparity is not an accident of geography or a result of ignorance. It is a calculated, ideological alignment. The Western Left — comprising Marxists, post-modernists and self-described “progressives” — has abandoned the Enlightenment principles of liberty, secularism and...

The online registration states that to be accepted for the position, applicants must be at least 18, eligible to work in the US, and able to perform heavy physical labor. To register for an appointment, those interested must present two small photos of themselves, two original forms of ID, and a Social Security card. The starting pay to shovel snow with the city is $19.14 per hour, increasing to $28.71 per hour after the first 40 hours worked in a week.

I grew up in a military family and lived on military bases most of my early life, five years of which were spent on Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Honestly, it was the most Americana place I’ve ever lived. Think Mayberry surrounded by minefields. Thankfully we didn’t often encounter the minefields, but we knew they were there. Fourth of July was always the biggest day of the year. We had parades with tanks and marching bands and floats and classic convertibles with pretty girls waving from the back. The rest of the day would be filled with motocross races and boxing...

Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe ordered the retraction of 19 intelligence products following an independent review that found the documents failed to meet regulatory standards of tradecraft and quality, the agency announced Friday. Redacted versions of three documents obtained by The Federalist showed that the analyses promoted left-wing ideology, took sides on domestic political disagreements in foreign countries, fell outside of the CIA’s official role, and were sourced to left-wing media, nongovernmental organizations, and nonprofit groups. This commitment to advancing leftist activism appears to span at least three presidential administrations beginning in 2015. “There is absolutely no room for...

Senior military figures last night urged Sir Keir Starmer to put national security first and let Donald Trump use British bases for an attack on Iran. Downing Street has refused the US permission to launch air strikes from bases in the UK and overseas. That message was reiterated by Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper last night when she met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington D.C. She told her counterpart that Britain favoured ‘diplomatic and economic pressure’ on Iran. With Tehran saying it will have a nuclear deal draft ready in a few days, former top brass last night...

The Department of Homeland Security said Friday in a social media post that eight percent of the total population of Nicaragua illegally came into the United States under the Biden administration, which siphoned resources from the U.S. The department said a large percentage of Cuban, Haitian and Honduran nationals are also in the United States illegally, consisting of 7% of Cuba's total population, 6% of Haiti's, and 5% of Honduras,' according to Fox News. "Illegal immigration is siphoning American resources," the department posted on X. "Due to unchecked migration during the Biden era, 8% of the ENTIRE population of Nicaragua...

Last month, the Colorado Court of Appeals heard the appeal of 70-year-old former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters. Peters is serving over 9 years following her August 2024 conviction at La Vista Correctional Facility in Pueblo, Colorado. Peters was condemned to this medium-security prison, despite Peters’ being a non-violent, first-time offender. On Wednesday, Peters was denied bond by the very same court. In Colorado, a defendant has 49 days to seek review of a decision denying bond from a district court. Peters’ bond appeal came “more than fifteen months after the district court issued the order,” the ruling states. The...

A man who worked for the company Gov. Tim Walz recently hired to audit Minnesota’s Department of Human Services (DHS) programs at risk for fraud has been convicted of fraud. Karan Gupta, 47, a former senior director at Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, was found guilty after a six-day trial on multiple counts, including fraud and money laundering conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Daniel Rosen this week. Gupta hired an unqualified friend for a position where the friend did no work and paid half his unearned salary in kickbacks to Gupta, whose fraud totaled more than $1.2 million, a...

Newsom knows if the true scale of CA fraud comes to light, his presidential campaign is over’ California Governor Newsom, our own International Man of Mystery has been focused on anything but California as he gallivants around the world – first to Davos, then Germany last week where he threatened “climate deniers.” Today he is in London signing a climate agreement with the UK. I’m sure Californians are relieved that Gov. Newsom is single handedly saving us from climate change. While he gallivants, California’s climate is normal, but the state of the state is a hot mess. Another $370 million...

The country’s most famous “Maryland Man” is allowed to stay free in Maryland for the foreseeable future, thanks to a federal judge’s ruling. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, appointed in 2016 by then-President Barack Obama, declared Tuesday that the government had presented no viable plan for deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia, according to the Associated Press. Unless a higher court intervenes, the Salvadoran national can’t be held while he faces an indictment charging him with human smuggling.

New York City joins Dearborn, Houston, and more in creating the most electrifying Ramadan month across the U.S. In 2026, the country’s cities are transforming the holy month into a vibrant celebration of culture, unity, and community. From the neon glow of New York’s Times Square to Dearborn’s festive streets, every city brings its unique charm to Ramadan festivities. Houston’s government-sponsored Iftar dinners unite people from all backgrounds, while the City of Bell hosts a thrilling night market.These cities are not just celebrating Ramadan—they’re igniting a patriotic spirit that embraces diversity and inclusion. This year, the U.S. is showcasing how...