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At least part of the way. The Biden administration’s open border Kabuki theater required pretending that the mass invasion was beyond its control to rein in all the while vigorously fighting any state action in court. After Arizona fell into leftist hands, that mainly meant an extended legal battle to block Texas from protecting its border. But now there’s an administration in office that actually wants to close the border. And Texas gets to play. The Texas National Guard will now be able to not only secure the border, but also detain border invaders, this is important beyond the moment...

Just over a year before United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was murdered this week in Midtown Manhattan, a lawsuit filed against the insurance giant he helmed revealed just how draconian its claims-denying process had become. Last November, the estates of two former UHC patients filed suit in Minnesota alleging that the insurer used an AI algorithm to deny and override claims to elderly patients that had been approved by their doctors. The algorithm in question, known as nH Predict, allegedly had a 90 percent error rate — and according to the families of the two deceased men who filed the...

The suspect in Wednesday’s killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson allegedly left a message on shell casings which consisted of the words “Defend,” “Deny,” “Depose.” Breitbart News reported 50-year-old Thompson was shot and killed outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan just after 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday. Hours after the killing, the NYPD held a press conference and made clear they believe the killing was targeted not random. NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny pointed out that the suspect was wearing a “distinctive gray backpack,” black face mask, light brown jacket, and black and white sneakers. He said the suspect...

he words scrawled on the bullets used to kill UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson closely resemble the title of a book criticizing insurance companies and the tactics they use to deny claims, it has been revealed. Health insurance boss Brian Thompson, 50, was shot in the back and calf early on Wednesday by a masked man who appeared to be waiting for him outside the Hilton hotel in Manhattan, before succumbing to his injuries in hospital. Detectives investigating the shooting reportedly found shell casings with the words 'depose', 'deny' and 'defend' inscribed on them. They are now working to determine what...

Detectives investigating the murder of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson reportedly found shell casings with the words 'deny', 'defend' and 'depose' inscribed on them. Police sources told ABC News that casings were found at the scene with the cryptic messages left on them. Detectives are now working to determine what the words mean and if they could possibly hint at a motive for the slaying of the 50-year-old. Officers are still searching for the unknown assailant who gunned down Thompson outside of the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan on Wednesday morning. Authorities say he fled the scene on foot before then making...

A 57-year-old woman was fatally shot in the face in front of her son while trying to defend her husband from a pair of robbers who followed him into their lower Manhattan condo building Monday night. Ying Zhu Liu was found dead inside the eighth-floor hallway of the Two Bridges building located at 44 Market St. just after 11 p.m., police said. Two suspects in black ski masks allegedly followed the victim’s husband into the building and into the elevator, where they attempted to rob him. Liu had buzzed her husband into the building and was waiting in the eighth-floor...

The U.S. did not shoot down incoming rockets or drones when Hezbollah launched a major attack on Israel over the weekend, but American officials did provide intelligence support, the Pentagon said Monday. Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters the U.S. provided intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support to track incoming Hezbollah attacks but “did not conduct any kinetic operations, as they were not required.” Defense US did not directly defend Israel in Hezbollah attack, Pentagon says by Brad Dress - 08/26/24 1:18 PM ET Share Post AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari The U.S. did not shoot down incoming rockets or...

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said Friday that Democrats need to find “the best candidate to defend democracy” in the wake of a widely criticized performance by President Biden in the presidential debate. “I’m not gonna go there, because that’s gonna be a messy process,” Kinzinger said when asked by CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer if he believes “it would be a good idea” for Biden to take himself off the top of the Democratic ticket. “Democrats have to figure out how to put up the best candidate — and that may be Joe Biden — but how to put up...

This week’s Liberal Media Scream features all three network Sunday public affairs shows going to bat for President Joe Biden’s betrayal of Israel for largely political reasons by suggesting he was just following a pattern set by former President Ronald Reagan. “Historians would say, ‘Why is it OK for Reagan to do it and not President Biden?'” NBC’s Kristen Welker said in a key example of the effort. At issue was Biden’s flip-flop to hold back weaponry Israel needs to push its effort to rid Hamas from Gaza after the terrorists shocked the world with brutal attacks on Israeli women,...

"The fallout from the Supreme Court’s ridiculous decision continues. In a 5 to 4 ruling, with the usual defections of Roberts and Barrett to the dark side, the court ruled that the Biden administration did have the right to remove razor wire that served as a barrier to the slew of illegal migrants crossing our southern border. It was a stunning ruling because the decision, in effect, is preventing Texas from enforcing the law while enabling the Biden administration to break the law. Almost immediately after the ruling was handed down, Texas officials told the Supreme Court to shove it."

..... According to a report in Israel Hayom, IDF forces have left clear the Salah ad-Din street, which runs north to south through Gaza, for use as a humanitarian corridor for civilians to leave Gaza City. Civilians have been instructed to carry white flags, identification, and to make their way to UN shelters in the southern region of Gaza. IDF troops have cleared a buffer zone between themselves and the road, which serves as a secure area for inspection of suspects. The Israeli forces will call out in Arabic to suspected terrorists, ordering them to leave the road and approach...

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that Fox News Host Tucker Carlson and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) suggesting the Massachusetts Air National Guard airman allegedly leaking classified information was a good thing are destroying American’s ability to defend itself.

Leading US attorney Prof. Alan Dershowitz told Galei Tzahal's Morning News Show with Efi Triger that the government's planned reforms to Israel judicial system will open the Jewish State to greater international criticism and make it more difficult for supporters like him to defend Israel. "I have no doubt that if the plan is implemented it will weaken the position of Israel and the position of the its Supreme Court in the world, I am certainly afraid that it will be much more difficult for people like me to defend Israel against its critics," Dershowitz said. .....

Vice President Kamala Harris said during her first official visit to the Philippines on Monday the United States will honor a 1951 bilateral defense treaty and defend Filipino ships against Chinese aggression in the South China Sea. The issue is pertinent because the Philippines on Monday accused China of using force to retrieve debris from a rocket near the contested Spratly Islands.

President Biden warned his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that America and its allies were “fully prepared” to “defend every single inch of NATO territory” after the Moscow tyrant claimed to have annexed parts of four Ukrainian territories. “Mr. Putin, don’t misunderstand what I’m saying,” Biden said at the conclusion of remarks focused on Hurricane Ian. “Every inch.”

Outgoing Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that she was “ashamed” that Republicans defended former President Donald Trump after the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago estate. ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl said, “The execution of the search warrant by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago, what was your reaction?”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday on FNC’s “Special Report” that he needed the United States to send more weapons to fight off Russia’s invasion. Via translator, Zelensky said, “Powerful weapons are needed. Heavy weapons will give us an opportunity to talk with them at the negotiation table.”

Monday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich sounded the alarm over the threat posed by China as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues. Gingrich warned that Chinese President Xi Jinping “is fully as tough as [Russian President Vladimir] Putin” and suggested President Joe Biden should “prove that we’re prepared to defend Taiwan” should the Chinese Communist Party invade.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling upon European citizens with combat experience to travel to Ukraine and fight against Russia. Zelensky’s plea to Europeans came in a speech Friday:

The U.S. military "absolutely" could defend Taiwan from a potential Chinese attack if asked to do so, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley said Wednesday. Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum, Milley said he did not expect China to attempt to seize the self-governing island in the next 24 months, but should it happen, U.S. forces “absolutely have the capability” to defend Taipei, “no question about that.” He also allowed that Beijing is “clearly and unambiguously building the capability to provide those options to the national leadership if they so choose at some point in the future.”