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Are Bill and Hillary dodging their depositions? We have been closely following the House Oversight Committee review of the prosecutions of late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his incarcerated accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. Some of the most high-profile figures to be deposed are the Democrat power couple Bill and Hillary Clinton. But when this will happen is still to be decided. The former President and the former Secretary of State have both pushed back their deposition dates for the Committee’s investigation.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Democratic gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger will be joined by Pete Buttigieg in Charlottesville for an upcoming rally.According to Spanberger’s website, it urges individuals to join them as, “we Get Out the Vote in the last 2 weeks before Election Day!”Buttigieg shared via social media that he is “looking forward to hitting the campaign trail next week with my friend & Virginia’s next governor, Abigail Spanberger.”The rally will be held Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For details on where the event will be held, visit the website.Spanberger is currently the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected conservative conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' last-ditch attempt to block an almost $1.5 billion defamation judgment he faces over false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax. The court without comment turned away Jones' appeal of a state court ruling. Last week he urged the court to urgently intervene, saying that if the court did not take action, his website, Infowars, was at risk of being turned over to the satirical news site The Onion. The proposed acquisition would be used to help fund payments to family members of...

Two years after signing a radical measure that cleared the way for abortions through all nine months of pregnancy, Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced she is jumping into the race for U.S. Senate Her decision sets up a high-stakes showdown with Republican incumbent Susan Collins. The Democrat governor, who cannot seek a third term due to term limits, declared her candidacy in an interview with the Bangor Daily News, ending months of speculation about her political future. “I think I can win this, and I think I’m the one who can beat Susan Collins, because I have a track record...

A freed Israeli hostage told CNN that his Hamas captors started treating him better after the 2024 U.S. elections. "He got the hostages out," Omer Shem Tov said about Trump. "They were very scared of him -- the terrorists. They wanted Kamala to be elected." "As soon as Donald Trump was elected, they understood that he wanted to bring us back home," he added. "So immediately, the way they treated me changed. The amount of food. I can say this, when Trump came into president, the way they treatest us changed, for me personally."

A state appeals court has blocked Nassau County’s ban prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports at county-owned facilities — just days after a previous ruling upheld the controversial law. The preliminary injunction bars Nassau from enforcing the ban while the appeal process plays out — but that doesn’t appear to be stopping county officials, who said they plan on ignoring the Wednesday ruling. “Nassau County will continue to protect the integrity and safety of women’s sports,” Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman told The Post.

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will not sign. The Pentagon Press Association, a body that represents the beat reporters, says the new policy championed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “gags Pentagon employees and threatens retaliation against reporters who seek out information that has not been pre-approved for release.” In a statement on Monday, the association said that “potential expulsion from the Pentagon should be a concern to all.” Last month, Hegseth’s press office outlined new...

It’s a small, but mighty sign: “Everyone is welcome here, except I.CE.” Katherine Duncan, owner of Katherine Anne Confections, fastened it proudly on her shop’s front door. “It was a no-brainer for me,” Duncan said on a recent Wednesday afternoon, hours after she put the sign up at the storefront on 3653 W. Irving Park Road. “I feel so helpless. With my business and my kids, I can’t escort students to and from school or other things like that. So it was like, well — what can we do?” In recent weeks, Chicago has seen an increase in Immigration and...

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Media across the ideological spectrum said they will not sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy by Tuesday’s afternoon deadline. The Washington Post, the New York Times, the Associated Press and CNN said they wouldn’t sign, as did Newsmax and the Washington Times. Matt Murray, The Post’s executive editor, said the policy runs counter to the Constitution’s guarantee of freedom of the press. “The proposed restrictions undercut First Amendment protections by placing unnecessary constraints on gathering and publishing information,” he said in a statement Monday. “We will continue to vigorously and fairly report on the policies and positions of...

A man who came to the UK on a small boat and threatened to kill Nigel Farage has been jailed for five years. Fayaz Khan, 26, made a gun gesture with his hand, pointed to an AK-47 tattoo on his face and named the Reform UK leader in a TikTok post in October 2024. Authorities believed the Afghan migrant had given them a false name and he was actually a 31-year-old called Fayaz Husseini, Southwark Crown Court heard. Farage described the threat as "pretty chilling", adding: "Given his proximity to guns and love of guns, I was genuinely worried." In...

In a landmark diplomatic achievement, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and President Donald Trump jointly signed a peace agreement to end the war in Gaza during the opening day of the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit. The high-stakes gathering, co-chaired by President El-Sisi and President Trump, brought together more than twenty global leaders with the shared goal of halting hostilities and launching a new chapter of peace in the Middle East. Speaking at the summit, President Trump praised President El-Sisi as “a great leader,” commending his pivotal role in de-escalating the conflict in Gaza. “President El-Sisi is a great leader and I...

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has refused to re-file charges against Brianna Rivers, the woman who violently assaulted pro-life advocate Savannah Craven Antao during a peaceful “woman on the street” video in Manhattan. The assault and the subsequent mishandling of criminal charges has prompted outrage from pro-life advocates and Craven Antao’s attorneys. The incident, captured on video, showed Rivers punching Antao in the face while Antao was expressing her pro-life beliefs. Despite an apology from Bragg’s office acknowledging an “unacceptable error” in the initial handling of the case, the district attorney’s office has now rejected calls to prosecute Rivers, even...

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger’s refusal to affirm life-saving care for babies born alive after failed abortions has drawn sharp condemnation from pro-life advocates, who accuse her of endorsing unlimited abortions throughout pregnancy and undermining parental rights in the process. During Thursday’s debate, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears pressed Spanberger on whether a baby born alive after an abortion should receive appropriate medical treatment. Spanberger remained silent, declining to answer the pointed question. The moment, captured on video, has fueled accusations that Spanberger backs a proposed constitutional amendment in Virginia that would enshrine unlimited abortions up to birth, block future protective...

“China’s stance is consistent,” the Chinese Commerce Ministry said in a statement posted online. “We do not want a tariff war but we are not afraid of one.”China signaled Sunday that it would not back down in the face of a 100% tariff threat from US President Donald Trump, urging the US to resolve differences through negotiations instead of threats. “China’s stance is consistent,” the Commerce Ministry said in a statement posted online. “We do not want a tariff war but we are not afraid of one.” The response came two days after Trump threatened to increase the tax...

Rosie the Riveter is out. Now, the Democratic Party is for elite, college-educated women angered by President Donald Trump and MAGA, such as the white-haired Virginia woman who went viral last week with a racist protest message against black GOP Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears. “As a party of mostly college-educated females, they’re drastically alienating everyone else,” Cygnal pollster Brent Buchanan said this week, alluding to his latest survey showing the Democratic image sinking, now twice as bad as the Republicans. He suggested that it’s the issues the Democratic base is choosing that are driving away its core. For example, the...

The Vermont senator, who has called for a ceasefire for the past two years, also used the moment to call for an end to the US-Israel allianceSen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) welcomed Israel's release of some 2,000 Palestinian murderers, rapists, and terrorists, adding that Monday's exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners presents an opportunity for the United States to end its military alliance with the Jewish state. Sanders, who spent the past two years pressuring Israel to accept a ceasefire deal, said he is encouraged by "the long-overdue release" of Israel's 20 living hostages alongside "the freeing of almost...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on October 10 that the administration had approved nearly $4.5 billion for hundreds of miles of “smart wall” along the southern border... ...The agencies awarded 10 contracts in late September, adding nearly 400 miles of new security technology and 230 miles of “smart wall,” according to the release. The new wall segments will reinforce areas where the Biden administration had previously canceled contracts, adding lights, cameras, advanced detection systems, steel and waterborne barriers, and patrol roads to curb illegal crossings. These contracts are the first funded...

In an exclusive interview with WCCO, U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar announced she is endorsing Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh for the Minneapolis mayoral race. While incumbent Mayor Jacob Frey has been endorsed by Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. Amy Klobuchar in his bid for a third term, this is Fateh's biggest endorsement to date. "I am excited to announce that I will be supporting Sen. Fateh for mayor of Minneapolis," Omar said. Omar put her stamp of approval on a grateful Fateh, who envisions a city that is more equal. "I am really excited to have her support," Fateh said....

Rejecting appeasement, the Trump team delivered results through pressure, principle, and timing.It does not matter what happens next; President Trump really does deserve the Nobel Peace Prize. His achievement will stand whether renewed hostilities break out in Gaza, or Netanyahu joins Bono and Qatar’s Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to sing about peace onstage in Khan Younis. Compelling the release of all living hostages held by Hamas in return for a ceasefire and tolerable concessions is as close as one gets to a miracle in the business of diplomacy. Donald Trump, along with Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Marco Rubio, and...