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@ElectionWiz BREAKING: Pres. Biden signs an order authorizing the military to deploy hundreds of Special Operations forces inside Somalia—reversing the decision by Pres. Trump to withdraw nearly all 700 ground troops stationed there.

A gunman wearing military-style clothing and body armor opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, killing at least 10 people before being taken into custody Saturday afternoon, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. Details on the number of additional people shot at the Tops Friendly Market and their conditions weren’t immediately available. The two officials were not permitted to speak publicly on the matter and did so on the condition of anonymity. The suspect was being questioned Saturday evening by the FBI, one of the officials said. Investigators believe the gunman may have been...

A draft decision indicates that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn the controversial Roe v. Wade decision that established abortion rights in 1973. The initial draft majority opinion was obtained by Politico and published on Monday. (SEE: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473) The draft is written by Justice Samuel Alito and was reportedly circulated inside the court. “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” he writes, referring to a separate decision that defended abortion rights. The leak of a draft opinion is unprecedented in the modern history of the Supreme Court. “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. Its reasoning...

New York judge held former President Donald Trump in contempt of court Monday because of the Trump Organization's refusal to turn over documents to New York Attorney General Letitia James as part of an ongoing investigation into whether It fraudulently reported the value of real estate holdings in financial statements. State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron ruled Trump must pay a fine of $10,000 per day until he complies with a subpoena for business records related to the investigation. “Mr. Trump, I know you take your business seriously, and I take mine seriously,” Engoron said Monday when handing down the...

President Joe Biden’s administration will appeal the April 18 ruling that struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) mask mandate, if the CDC recommends an appeal, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday. The department and the CDC “disagree with the district court’s decision and will appeal, subject to CDC’s conclusion that the order remains necessary for public health,” Anthony Coley, an agency spokesman, said in a statement. The CDC did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Xavier Becerra, Biden’s health secretary, told reporters in Nevada earlier in the day that the administration was leaning toward...

A federal judge in Florida voided the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s mask mandate for airports, planes and other forms of travel Monday, saying the agency overstepped its authority. US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, an appointee of President Donald Trump, ruled that the CDC did not properly explain its decision last week to extend the mandate for another 15 days after it was originally set to expire Monday. “Because ‘our system does not permit agencies to act unlawfully even in the pursuit of desirable ends,’ the court declares unlawful and vacates the mask mandate,” Mizelle wrote in her...

'Russia collusion' investigation continues to rock Washington with 'bombshells'. Special Counsel John Durham's investigation into the origins of the "Russia collusion" conspiracy theory that Democrats projected on the 2016 Trump campaign – for years – continues to be rocked by bombshells. Among the latest, according to constitutional expert and popular commentator Jonathan Turley, is that so far "at least five of the former Clinton campaign contractors/researchers have invoked the Fifth Amendment," refusing to cooperate "in fear that they might incriminate themselves."

Democrats would have made some marginal gains under Evers’ plan, but Republicans were projected to maintain their majorities in the Assembly and Senate, according to an analysis from the governor’s office. Evers’ map created seven majority-Black state Assembly districts in Milwaukee, up from the current six. The map from the Republican-controlled Legislature had just five. The Wisconsin Supreme Court had adopted Evers' map on March 3, but the U.S. Supreme Court overturned it on March 23. The high court ruled that Evers' map failed to consider whether a “race-neutral alternative that did not add a seventh majority-black district would deny...

VIDEO at link.............. KEY POINTS * The producer price index, which measures prices paid by wholesalers, rose 1.4% in March and 11.2% from a year ago, both records for data going back to 2010. * Prices for final demand goods led with a 2.3% monthly rise, while services prices gained 0.9%. * Wednesday’s release comes the day after the BLS reported the consumer price index for March surged 8.5% over the past year. ======================================================================= Producer prices soar 11.2% from a year ago in March, hit new all-time high The prices that goods and services producers receive rose in March at...

Massive News Two Acquitted In Whitmer Case, FBI Misconduct Central "In a huge defeat for the U.S. Department of Justice, a jury today acquitted 2 men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in the fall of 2020." @julie_kelly2

President Trump spoke tonight in Commerce, Georgia to a crowd of thousands. 105,000 people were watching RSBN Rumble live before Trump even hit the stage… That number grew to 175,000 when Trump took the stage! President Trump spelled out the numerous ways Democrats with the help of RINO Republicans stole the 2020 election in the state of Georgia. This was devastating! (video)

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC, on Friday evening "after experiencing flu-like symptoms," the court's public information office said Sunday evening, but he does not have Covid-19. "It is not COVID related. The Justice does not have COVID," a spokesperson for the Supreme Court said. "He underwent tests, was diagnosed with an infection, and is being treated with intravenous antibiotics," the court's press release said. "His symptoms are abating, he is resting comfortably, and he expects to be released from the hospital in a day or two. Justice Thomas will participate in...

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov say Russia will halt military action if Kiev meets four conditions. In an interview on Monday, Peskov said Moscow could “end war immediately” if Ukraine agreed to sign a neutrality agreement that would bar it from entering NATO, recognized Crimea as Russian, recognized the regions of Luhansk and Donetsk as independent, and ceased all military action.Russia claims it will stop the war immediately if Ukraine agrees to: - cease military action - change constitution to enshrine neutrality - recognize Crimea as Russian territory - recognize the Russian-controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent stateshttps://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500832884004831232

President Putin has ordered his military command to put nuclear forces on a "special" state of alert. This is after what Moscow calls "aggressive statements" by Nato countries. Russia's leader had already issued a coded warning that he was willing to use nuclear weapons as he began his invasion of Ukraine. Last week, he warned that "whoever tries to hinder us" would see consequences "you have never seen in your history". These words were widely interpreted as signalling a threat to use nuclear weapons if the West stood in his way. The very public shift to high alert status is...

President Joe Biden has made his choice to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court, according to multiple media reports. Biden will announce today that he will nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to the court. If confirmed, Jackson would become the first Black woman to serve on the court. She is 51. That would make her the second-youngest justice on the current court. Justice Amy Coney Barrett turned 50 in January. She would also be the first justice since Thurgood Marshall who served as a longtime defense...

LIVE: Canadian protests against vaccine mandates continue in Ottawa. Started streaming 2 hours ago [1:56 P.M. EST] Watch live as crowds take the streets of Ottawa, Canada to protest against the vaccine mandate on Saturday (12 January). During the day, Canadian police moved in to remove truckers from a blockage that prevented crossing between US and Canada. The protesters’ barricade at the Ambassador Bridge has now entered its sixth day, as protests continue in the country’s capital and Toronto. Protesters remained overnight, despite fresh warnings to end the blockade, which has disrupted the flow of goods between the two countries....

Comrades, Ontario Premier Doug Ford held a press conference this afternoon to announce he has declared a ‘state of emergency‘ and intends to issue orders against dissident truckers authorizing the police to place them under arrest, initiate fines up to $100k each individual, and revoke the personal and commercial licenses of anyone who doesn’t comply. The rebellion must be quashed, before the citizens start to think they have power. As a typical DeceptiCon, Premier Ford begins his justification with the feels, and then gets to down to the business of calling the Freedom Protest in Ottawa an illegal occupation. Ford...

DETROIT – Canadian officials are preparing to move against a group of truck drivers who have blocked the nation’s busiest border bridge between the U.S. and Canada in protest of the country’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate. The blockade, now in its fifth day, has brought traffic to a halt over the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit, Mich. and Windsor, Ontario, which accounts for a quarter of goods traded between the two countries. Ontario Premier Doug Ford Friday declared a state of emergency in the Canadian providence, saying at a news conference that authorities plan to enact temporary orders that will fine protesters...

Its all over Twitter and Telegram. Riot Police and Swat teams have moved in. Fuel, food, supplies are being confiscated. Arrests are being made of the truckers in Ottawa.

CNN President Jeff Zucker resigned from his position at the network Wednesday morning after failing to disclose a romantic relationship he had with another senior executive.“As part of the investigation into Chris Cuomo’s tenure at CNN, I was asked about a consensual relationship with my closest colleague, someone I have worked with for more than 20 years,” he said, according to a statement posted to CNN Chief Media Correspondent Brian Stelter’s Twitter. “I acknowledged the relationship evolved in recent years. I was required to disclose it when it began but I didn’t. I was wrong.”“As a result, I am resigning...