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Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson 🚨Rep. James Comer Drops Epstein File BOMBSHELL: The Files Have Been Destroyed, Doesn't Think Pam Bondi and Kash Patel Have Them, "I Warned Them.": "They ordered the release.. Haven't been released. They are in there shredding documents. The government is involved.." 1:35 PM · May 6, 2025

Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports, promoted a new meme coin called Jailstool yesterday, making its market cap surge by 119,000% in less than five hours, with its price up by 2.6 million percent in the past twenty-four hours. The token instantly became popular after Dave tweeted and held a late-night X Space with his 3.5 million followers.

Choose wisely, fellas! Attorney General or within your precious club...every day!

The next president will appoint more than 100 federal judges to the bench, providing an opportunity to mold the federal judiciary towards his or her liking. As of Election Day, there were six vacancies on the high-profile federal circuit courts, and 61 district court vacancies waiting to be filled. According to recent history, a new president on average has between 200 and 250 Article III judicial appointments during the course of four years in office. During his first administration, former President Donald Trump appointed three Supreme Court justices, 54 circuit court judges and 174 district court jurists. The impact of...

[Catholic Caucus] Francis and Homosexuality: "There Is Something Personal at Stake"Those who knew Jorge Bergoglio in Argentina confirm that his attention towards homosexual propaganda shows that there is something personal at stake for him, writes AldoMariaValli.it (13 August).He has always liked to surround himself with homosexuals, except for being very harsh towards those who, as homosexuals, within his circle did not prove 'faithful'.Valli extensively quotes from a LifeSiteNews.com article by the Dutch psychotherapist Gerard J.M. van der Aardweg, a specialist on homosexuality.According to van der Aardweg, Bergoglio experiences some form of homosexual attraction. Therefore he consider it his mission to...

Republican allies of former President Trump expect him to draw heavily from the Senate GOP conference to fill his Cabinet if he is elected to a second term in November, with Sens. Bill Hagerty (Tenn.), Tom Cotton (Ark.), Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Tommy Tuberville (Ala.) in contention for top-level jobs.Republicans feel confident about Trump’s chances against Vice President Harris in November and are buzzing about who could lead the departments of Treasury, Defense, State and Education if Trump wins. GOP lawmakers expect Trump, if elected, to push big reforms to overhaul the federal bureaucracy, and they believe that senators are...

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) said that no one knows why President Joe Biden had such a bad debate performance and it’s “speculation” to wonder if it was a condition or if it could happen again, but Biden has been honest and people saw “the real President Joe Biden” during his speech in Detroit earlier in the day. While the Detroit speech, Lee said, “I believe that people really are seeing the real President Joe Biden. He did not sugarcoat the debate. He was very clear about the problems and the difficulties with that debate....

As the left finally realizes that President Joe Biden’s age and fitness for office are pretty much non-existent, media outlets have begun floating the idea that the only answer is to put Hillary Clinton on the ticket with him, replacing Kamala Harris. The idea came from Washington Post Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Kathleen Parker, who argued that Vice President Kamala Harris having to “step up” to complete Biden’s third term could be bad for the Democratic ticket ahead of November’s presidential election.

Cernovich @Cernovich If Trump Wants To Win, He Should Pick J.D. Vance From thefederalist.com 6:57 PM · Jun 22, 2024

Former President Donald Trump hinted Thursday that he’s close to deciding who he will pick as his running mate for the 2024 presidential election. “I have sort of a pretty good idea,” the presumptive GOP presidential nominee told Fox News reporter Aishah Hasnie after meeting with congressional Republicans on Capitol Hill, noting that his potential choice was “probably” in the room with him at some point during his Thursday meetings. “Look, we have some really talented people,” he added. “I have a pretty good idea.”

[cut] Rewind the tape to 2021. In the aftermath of media behemoths spreading dragon-fire cancerous acid all over the January 6 events intending to name Donald Trump public enemy number one and cancel everyone who supported him. Rewind the tape to the gubernatorial race in the state of New York. A bright, shiny face of a former Congressman who had worked sun up to sun down supporting President Trump’s legislative policies, defended him in committees and called out the lies of Adam Schiff in hearings ran for Governor of New York State. His name is Lee Zeldin.

Media are reporting that V.P. vetting paperwork has been sent out to the following people: 1. Doug Burgum 2. Marco Rubio 3. J.D. Vance 4. Tim Scott 5. Byron Donalds 6. Elise Stefanik 7. Ben Carson Accepting that the media has this right, which is always circa 50/50 — though yes, the list seems reasonably accurate — how would the prospects rank? 1. Ben Carson. Positives: What’s not to like? Everyone’s favorite uncle. Well mannered, dignified, well spoken, accomplished in his tenure at HUD, loyal to Trump. Vetted, passionate Christian and would signal to the black community Trump’s commitment to...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) would be “extremely honored” to be President Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, she said this weekend. Ernst was interviewed on the Breitbart News Memorial Day Weekend special on SiriusXM Patriot 125. She offered a tribute, as a U.S. Army veteran, to those American servicemen and servicewomen who had made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. “I think there are a lot of really wonderful people who are being considered,” Ernst said, after being asked if she would accept the job of being Trump’s running mate if it were offered to her. “And I think that anyone...

The auditions for vice president continued on Saturday as North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum found himself center stage at Donald Trump's Jersey Shore mega-rally. Burgum is on the short list of candidates for vice president and got the full treatment on Saturday. He got to ride on Trump's campaign plane and spoke briefly at the rally. During his speech, Trump praised Burgum, saying that "he probably knows more about energy than anybody I know." He added cryptically: "So, get ready for something, okay? Just get ready."Burgum ran for president and dropped out in December before the first nominating contests had...

Of Homo sapiens, Darwin made only a passing mention on the third-to-last page of the tome, noting coyly that "light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history." That's it. That is all he wrote about the dawning of the single most consequential species on the planet.

By all accounts, President Trump’s search for a running mate is entering the home stretch. And just like that, four of the 12 leading contenders that Axios profiled just two weeks ago are out—for now, anyway.Many expect Trump to choose a woman, a black, or a Hispanic to be his running mate, operating on the thesis that Trump just needs more diversity points to get over the hump next fall.We will, of course, support President Trump, no matter his choice. We want Trump to win in 2024, and we want his political revolution to win in the annals of history....

Speculation is growing about the role former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) will play in the 2024 election as President Biden and former President Trump barrel toward a rematch. Cheney has vowed that she’ll do whatever it takes to keep Trump from returning to the White House. She has left the door open to running an independent bid and recently launched her political action committee, the Great Task, after Nikki Haley dropped her long-shot primary challenge against Trump. At the same time, she has said she won’t be a spoiler third-party candidate if it helps Trump — leaving some Democrats curious,...

President Trump is narrowing his choices for a running mate in November and is focused on three young U.S. senators, according to a GOP strategist with close ties to the campaign. Sens. Katie Britt of Alabama, J.D. Vance of Ohio and Marco Rubio of Florida are the top choices, Ryan Girdusky, a GOP strategist and conservative blogger, said. Not included on the shortlist: South Dakota Gov, Kristi. Noem, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake, or his former press secretary Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Neither Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis nor Mr. Trump’s recently vanquished GOP...

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) stepped down as co-chair of No Labels last month, raising speculation about a potential third-party presidential campaign. Hogan’s resignation letter, dated Dec. 15 and first reported by The Associated Press on Thursday, doesn’t disparage the organization or its mission, but also doesn’t provide details on why he left. The moderate Republican governor has long fueled rumors regarding a potential 2024 presidential campaign with No Labels. The group has pledged to put forward a “unity” ticket consisting of one Democrat and one Republican for president.

A new type of gold fever has hit the retail market as Costco can’t keep enough of the precious metal on its digital shelves. Costco started selling gold bars to its North American customers earlier this year, and according to the retailer’s third quarter earnings, the move is paying off. In the company’s earnings call on Thursday, CFO Richard Galanti said that Costco sold $100 million in one-ounce gold bars between July and September. According to media reports, during the call Galanti was asked what consumer trends Costco was seeing this holiday season; he answered: "They're buying gold." In 2020,...