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Take a close look at this photo of President Biden with his national security team in the White House situation room. Notice anything odd about it? (Answer below.) Notice that all the nameplates are turned to face Biden. We know Biden has trouble remembering names of cabinet members and others, but is he so far gone that he needs nameplates for his senior national security team? It is possible to find a number of situation room photos from past presidents that have nameplates, but they are never turned to face the president. [NOTE - click link to see other situation...

President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Tuesday there were no plans to claw back and re-freeze $6 billion in Iranian assets after Tehran-backed Hamas launched the deadliest attack against the country of Israel in decades. In an interview with Fox News, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said there are no plans to re-freeze those assets, which were released about a month ago. “The $6 billion, that the Qataris are holding that was unfrozen in order to get three hostages back.” Fox News’ Martha MacCallum said, asking: “Is that money now going to be refrozen?” “I don’t...

President Biden on Tuesday is expected to finally deliver remarks about the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel amid mounting criticism that he was staying out of public view in the days since the ambush was launched. Biden, 80, will deliver remarks at 1 p.m. Tuesday, according to NewsNation. Monday was the second straight day Biden didn’t show face even as the State Department confirmed at least 11 Americans have been killed in the depraved attack by Hamas. Overall, more than 900 people have been killed in Israel since the Palestinian terror group launched the surprise operation early Saturday. Biden spoke...

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LIMA, Peru (AP) -- A Peruvian judge on Friday ordered Joran van der Sloot jailed on charges of first-degree murder and robbery in the killing of a 21-year-old Lima woman, determining he acted with "ferocity and great cruelty." Lima Superior Court Judge Juan Buendia issued the order before dawn and the 22-year-old suspect was taken in an armored truck with seven other prisoners to a holding cell in the basement of Lima's judicial palace.