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Jeffrey Epstein told author Michael Wolff that his ex-friend President Donald Trump "knew about the girls" in a 2019 email released by House Democrats...Epstein told Maxwell that a victim of his "spent hours at my house with" Trump, the email says.

🚨 BREAKING: Latin street gangs in Chicago are now ordering members to “SHOOT ON SIGHT” when ICE is conducting raids, DHS officials tell FoxThis is INSANE!We should not be waiting until DHS agents are KlLLED to send in the Marines.Do it NOW! pic.twitter.com/3yyGrcGTQO— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) November 10, 2025

"[H1-B visas] very very bad for workers... it's very bad for our workers and it's unfair for our workers and we should end it" -- Donald J. Trump in 2016>Trump was right in 2016

Judging by current data, you'd think there's literally a job out there for anyone who wants one. Looking deeper under the hood, though, tells a different story.The level of job openings as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for years has shown there are at least as many available positions as there are unemployed workers.But comparing the openings with actual hirings shows that not all those jobs are being filled.Not even close, in fact: Since the beginning of 2024, job openings have outnumbered job hirings by more than 2.2 million a month, according to BLS data. That points to...

In a shifting labor landscape, small businesses are feeling the pulse of the economy as they navigate notably mixed job market signals. According to the latest NFIB Jobs Report for August 2025, 32% of small business owners report unfilled job openings, marking a slight decline from July. This trend reflects broader challenges in finding qualified candidates, a concern that continues to weigh heavily on the minds of business owners.Small businesses are often the cornerstone of the economy, yet they find themselves grappling with persistent staffing issues. While 32% indicates progress since pandemic lows, it continues to illustrate the labor market’s...

The White House defended President Trump’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein, accusing Democrats of “selectively” releasing emails from the deceased sex offender that reference the president. The comment comes after House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Democrats released three email exchanges from Epstein as he corresponded with his associate Ghislaine Maxwell as well as columnist and author Michael Wolff. In the emails, Epstein says Trump “spent hours” at his house while another says the president “knew about the girls.” In a 2011 email to Maxwell, who was later convicted on charges of trafficking young girls to Epstein, the disgraced financier wrote:...

The gnawing and weeping and gnashing of teeth in Washington, DC, over the recent US troop drawdown in NATO’s eastern flank has been quite an ordeal to witness from afar. One would think that President Donald Trump had finally fulfilled the wishes of some of his biggest supporters and abandoned NATO. But that isn’t quite what happened. Indeed, the decision not to replace one of its rotational brigades, the United States Army’s Second Infantry Brigade Combat Team from the 101st Airborne Division that had been operating out of Mihail Kogǎlniceanu Air Base in Romania is not at all that controversial....

A new analysis finds that the states of New York and New Jersey have lost billions of dollars from their tax base amid an exodus of residents in recent years. Unleash Prosperity released a report on Tuesday that found New York lost $517.5 billion in resident incomes from 2013 to 2022, while New Jersey lost $170.1 billion in that period, according to data from the Census Bureau and IRS. The report covers cumulative gains and losses in each state's resident income, as a mover takes their income to another state for subsequent years – not just the first year after...

New York City (NYC) Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani explained that the relationship he has with President Donald “will be critical to the success” of the city, and added that he plans to call Trump before taking office. During an interview with NBC New York’s Melissa Russo, Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, spoke about how as mayor of NYC he “will be proactive in the work” he does. Mamdani also expressed that it was “important” to be able to be “open to working with anyone,” regardless of the disagreements you have with them. “I will be proactive in the work that I do,...

Paul Sperry shared some observations on the documents that Comey provided to the courts in his perjury case. One observation is shocking. According to Sperry, when presenting evidence in a motion to the court as part of his perjury defense, James Comey’s legal team altered two words in a transcript of his 2020 Senate testimony to make it seem as if Sen. Ted Cruz asked Comey a key question he didn’t actually ask him during the hearing. YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP. NEW: In presenting evidence in a motion to the court as part of its perjury defense, James...

Pundits are criticizing the Trump administration for committing large-scale military resources to advance U.S. interests in Venezuela. Some are going so far as to sensationalize the issue, claiming it could be “another Vietnam.They are wrong.Critics are wrong because they are not thinking through U.S. national strategic logic. That region is not only a transit area for the illegal drug trade, flooding the U.S.: It represents a contentious powerhouse combination of massive oil resources (it is ranked number 1 in proven world oil reserves), combined with a rich land/water staging area that could become a permanent foreign “fortress.”In other words, it...

The family of transgender athlete (name redacted) filed a response in a forthcoming Supreme Court battle over biological males in women's sports. The brief, filed by the athlete's mother, Heather Jackson, argues that West Virginia's law that prohibits transgender athletes from competing in women's sports violates Title IX. Title IX does not explicitly protect the right of biologically male people to identify as women. The current administration and West Virginia state government do not interpret Title IX as protective of that right. Heather Jackson's brief also makes note of her (son's) character, and (his) desire to play sports with girls.

Enemies of the StateRevelations about Arctic Frost show a national security apparatus that’s out of control.The FBI’s Arctic Frost investigation is confirmation that the Left sees conservatives as enemies of the state. If you are a conservative when the Left holds the reins of power, you will be treated as such.Arctic Frost began in April 2022, with the approval of then-Attorney General Merrick Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and FBI Director Christopher Wray. In November 2022, the newly appointed Special Counsel Jack Smith took it over. Smith declared he was focused on the allegations of mishandling classified documents, but...

When you find yourself at the bottom of a deep hole, the first thing you should do is stop digging. But it is a long time since this commonsense advice has been followed in California, according to Fool’s Gold, a scathing examination of the state’s politics and social decline. Instead, the approach of the governing elite has been to dig ever deeper. The authors of this book are well-suited for the task. Crabtree is the senior White House and national political correspondent for RealClear Politics, the popular news aggregation site. McFatter is the director of research at the respected Government...

In a weekend interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Gavin Newsom took a moment to speak directly to the Democratic Party about its struggles with young men. The California Governor remarked that Democrats had “ceded ground” on issues regarding masculinity, and that it has cost them electorally. In last year’s presidential election, men aged 18-44 broke for Donald Trump by 53% to 45%, marking a shift from the 2020 election when they voted for Joe Biden by roughly the same margin. Democrats, especially liberal Democrats, often seem uncomfortable speaking to the plight of men. Historically in the US, women have faced...

The collapse of Chuck Schumer’s shutdown gambit, when seven fellow Democrats and one independent broke ranks with him, serves as a humiliating bookend to the longest government closure ever. It also simultaneously highlights one of President Trump’s most sweeping and crucial Washington victories over his most toxic opponents.Ever since his first election in 2016, Trump has been thwarted, tormented, impeached and mocked by Schumer and Democratic former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.And now he has turned the tables on them in devastating fashion, with Schumer likely to be dethroned as Senate minority leader and Pelosi packing her money bags to leave...

Nov 11 (Reuters) - Venezuela is deploying weapons, including decades-old Russian-made equipment, and is planning to mount a guerrilla-style resistance or sow chaos in the event of a U.S. air or ground attack, according to sources with knowledge of the efforts and planning documents seen by Reuters. The approach is a tacit admission of the South American country's shortage of personnel and equipment.

BELEM, Brazil, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue on Tuesday and clashed with security guards at the entrance to demand climate action and forest protection. Shouting angrily, protesters demanded access to the U.N. compound where thousands of delegates from countries around the world are attending this year's U.N. climate summit in the Amazon city of Belem, Brazil. Some waved flags with slogans calling for land rights or carried signs saying, "Our land is not for sale." "We can’t eat money," said Nato, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community,...

Last week’s wide-margin election wins in deep blue states bolstered the Democrat Party’s battered confidence heading into the 2026 midterms. In fact, the Dems sound downright cocky. They believe that they “can compete everywhere,” as Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin put it. “I said when I ran for this job that when you organize everywhere, you can win anywhere, and we just fundamentally believe that,” Martin told NBC News last week as he prepared to campaign for leftist Aftyn Behn in one of red Tennessee’s most conservative congressional districts. Perhaps still drunk on the champagne bubbles of last Tuesday’s...

Guest post by Joel Gilbert California Representative Eric Swalwell has faced a barrage of controversy in recent years, from his alleged ties to the Chinese spy “Fang Fang,” to his removal from the House Intelligence Committee over national security concerns, to his infamous on-air mishap during a 2019 interview on Hardball with Chris Matthews. Now, a new revelation raises even more serious questions about Swalwell’s integrity and eligibility to serve in Congress.