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Gavin Newsom hasn’t really been doing much governing in California; rather, he been trashing the United States while overseas, constantly trying to be that annoying gnat in President Donald Trump's ear, weighing in on the matters of other states, and ignoring his own as it continues its slide into decay and corruption.
He is, however, widely rumored to be ramping up a presidential run, and he’s showing every sign that he’s hellbent on mounting a campaign. There's just has one little problem: his record. (X) Click on the tweet for even more; there's that much rotten meat on the bone.
It’s a remarkable record of failure, yet somehow
Just over a month into Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s term, one of the nation’s largest defense contractors is moving its headquarters out of her state.
Boeing announced Wednesday that it will relocate its Defense, Space & Security headquarters to St. Louis, where the division was based from 1997 to 2017. The company previously moved the unit to Chicago and then to Arlington in 2022 during the administration of former Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
The move represents a significant shift for Boeing, which employs roughly 18,000 people in the St. Louis region. Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth joined Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe and Sen. Eric Schmitt at
The Democrat party ignored Christians but highlighted Muslim and Chinese traditions in recent social media posts.
Breitbart News reviewed the party’s Facebook, Instagram, and X profiles but did not find any references to Ash Wednesday, which was February 18.
Instead, the leftist political party highlighted Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar in which Muslims participate in fasting, according to Britannica.
“We wish a reflective and peaceful Ramadan to all who observe. Ramadan Mubarak!” the Democrat Party wrote on X. In regard to the Lunar New Year, which is celebrated by the Chinese, the party said,
Forlesia Cook, a grandmother who lost her grandson to violence, delivered a brief and powerful testimonial supporting President Trump. Many naysayers, beyond just the DHS security issues, would be well-served to listen to her advice.
Mrs Cook spoke during a Black History Month reception at the White House, pushing back on claims that President Trump is racist. As noted by this passionate grandma, President Trump gave her a voice when others ignored her.
Cook’s 22-year-old grandson, Marty William McMillan Jr., was brutally murdered in cold blood in 2017 after meeting someone online. He left home to meet a woman he connected with on the Plenty of Fish dating app.
Sen. Jim Banks has called for a federal investigation into anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activist groups he says are being organized and funded by foreign entities including agents of the Chinese Communist Party. In a Wednesday letter (snip) Banks urged the Department of Justice (snip) "to investigate foreign influence behind anti-ICE activism. Progressive groups across the country are organizing protests, economic boycotts, and school walkouts to oppose immigration enforcement" (snip) Pointing to examples of protesters assaulting federal officers, blocking and ramming vehicles, and storming churches, Banks argued that the government "must identify who is behind this chaos before it tears the country apart."
Heartless traveler arrested for ditching
2-year-old pup at Harry Reid Airport to
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2-year-old pup at Harry Reid Airport to
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A brainless traveler was arrested for allegedly ditching her 2-year-old pup at the ticket counter inside Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport after she was told she couldn’t bring it on board her flight without legitimate service dog documentation.
The woman rushed into the Nevada airport around midnight Feb. 2 with her excitable goldendoodle and attempted to check her bags, but was told she couldn’t bring the dog on the plane without service dog documentation, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. [snip] The heartless pet owner stomped away from the ticket counter without so much as glancing at her dog, who watched in innocent confusion,
Transportation Department Says More Than
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550 Driving Schools Must Close Over Safety Failures replies
More than 550 commercial driving schools in the U.S. that train truckers and bus drivers must close after investigators found they employed unqualified instructors, failed to adequately test students, and had other safety issues the Department announced Wednesday. (snip) unlike its actions last fall to decertify up to 7,500 schools that included many defunct operations, this latest step is focused on active schools (snip) Duffy said 448 schools failed to meet basic safety standards. (snip) Another 109 schools removed themselves from the registry of schools when they learned inspections were coming.
Every few months, another viral outrage story explodes across social media, and the script is almost always the same.A shocking claim, a “racist” angle, followed by a flood of headlines, a GoFundMe that fills up overnight, and before anyone has time to sort out what actually happened, the accused is already branded for life.
The facts usually catch up later, and we discover the whole thing was a hoax. But the damage to the victim is already done.
South Korea's ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol has been jailed for life for masterminding an insurrection by trying to impose military rule.
Yoon attempted to subvert the constitution by deploying military troops to seal off the National Assembly and ordering the arrest of politicians on 3 December 2024, a Seoul court ruled. His actions fundamentally damaged South Korea's democracy and deserves a harsh punishment, presiding judge Ji Gwi-yeon told the court.
Prosecutors had sought the death penalty.
Though it was short-lived, Yoon's martial law order left the nation more polarised than ever, and those deep divisions were on full display as the sentencing took place.
California Mayor’s Ex-Fiancé Sentenced
to Four Years in Prison for Spying on
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to Four Years in Prison for Spying on
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Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang’s former fiancé, Yaoning “Mike” Sun, was sentenced last week to four years in prison after being convicted of acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government, producing pro-Communist Chinese media, as well as executing orders from the Chinese government.
Wang has taken to denying her connection to Sun since his legal troubles emerged, but she has publicly referred to him as her fiancé in the past. Sun is not currently being investigated for any wrongdoing in connection with the case. She did not immediately respond to National Review‘s request for comment.
The Epstein files have rocked the LA 2028 Olympics (LA28). Fresh documents from the Department of Justice's massive release of Jeffrey Epstein files have thrust the chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee into the center of a growing scandal prompting Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to publicly call for his resignation. (snip) No allegations of wrongdoing have been leveled against Wasserman in connection with Epstein or Maxwell's crimes. (snip) Wasserman has been central to the LA Olympics effort since the successful 2015 bid.
Why would any president destroy the U.S. southern border? The Left typically “pounces” on anyone daring to suggest that the Biden administration had green-lighted illegal immigration to gain new constituents for agendas that otherwise were without broad public support. The Left smears critics of open borders as racist conspiracists spreading the “Great Replacement Theory.” Yet for years, Democrats and leftists themselves had written triumphalist books with titles like “The Emerging Democratic Majority.” And often they crowed that “Demography is Destiny.”
Strapped New Yorkers swarm chaotic Mamdani-inspired
free grocery store pop-up: We’re 'in pain’ replies
free grocery store pop-up: We’re 'in pain’ replies
On Sunday in a busy stretch of restaurants and boutiques in the West Village, hundreds of New Yorkers queued up outside a pop-up shop offering free groceries. "New Yorkers are in pain," Nick from Queens, New York, one of several people Fox News Digital interviewed outside the pop-up, said as he waited to grab pasta sauce, bath soap and a bag of Tide Pods.
The scene was underscored by the city's cost of living woes and anxiety over who would get a yellow ticket granting entry to the small shop before they "sold out" of goods.
The Minneapolis City Council debated the renewal of two liquor licenses on Tuesday, focusing on two hotels allegedly housing federal agents during Operation Metro Surge. In January, protesters descended on both the Depot and the Canopy hotels, believing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were staying inside. Some protesters faced off with Minnesota state troopers after an unlawful assembly was declared. Hospitality union members spoke to the council about the license renewals, explaining that some employees from the hotels have expressed fear over ICE agents staying there. "We believe that a liquor license is a privilege and that privilege should be
Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental health condition in which people have an unreasonably high sense of their own importance, a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, a constant need for admiration, and lack of empathy for others. Poster boy Rep. Eric Swalwell and California gubernatorial candidate fits this description to the letter. Remember when he ran for President in 2020 proving that he's the king of cringe? But Swalwell has more pressing matters than just an obnoxious personality. Filmmaker Joel Gilbert filed a lawsuit in January claiming (snip) he doesn't live in his home state.
"Late Night” host Stephen Colbert must have thought he had a three-fer with his “canceled” James Talarico interview. He could blame Donald Trump for censoring an opposing voice, get his name in the headlines before his show is (mercifully) canceled, and boost the prospects of his favorite Texas Senate candidate.
But almost immediately, his ruse fell apart.
Colbert told his audience that he’d planned to interview James Talarico – one of three Democrats competing in the primaries to run for senator in Texas – but CBS forced him to pull the interview.
“We were told in no uncertain terms
Disgraced ex-Prince Andrew was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office for allegedly forwarding confidential trade documents to pedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein.
At least six unmarked police cars and around eight plain-clothed officers swooped on the king’s brother’s Sandringham Estate in eastern England early Thursday — Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s 66th birthday.
If convicted on the misconduct charge, the former prince faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.One officer was seen carrying a police-issued laptop after arriving at Sandringham at around 8 a.m., with the cars leaving around 30 minutes later.
Police also searched a separate property in Berkshire, the force said, without directly identifying the king’s brother, citing strict UK laws.
King Charles III’s younger brother Andrew
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arrested by British police in Epstein-related probe replies
King Charles III's younger brother, the former Prince Andrew, was reportedly arrested by British authorities on Thursday in an investigation into official misconduct related to his relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Numerous British and American news outlets reported Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on his 66th birthday at his new home of Charles' Sandringham estate in the county of Norfolk.
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) -- Several Kansas towns have been evacuated due to wildfires in the western part of the state.
Meteorologist Frank Waugh says the greatest threat will be across Western Kansas, where gusts could be close to (possibly over) 60 mph! These high wind gusts will linger through the afternoon and likely not drop below 50 mph until close to sunset.
Here's a look at the latest updates:
10:20
Comanche County Emergency Management:
The fire has burned 145,000 acres and traveled 65 miles from Oklahoma into Comanche County. It’s still active.
Crews are working to stop it from spreading east. Highway 1 and Highway 160 are open, but evacuations remain in effect.
The US military is ready for possible strikes on Iran as soon as this weekend, multiple news outlets reported Wednesday citing unnamed sources.
However, the reports said, Donald Trump has yet to make a final decision on whether to carry out an attack. Trump has repeatedly demanded Iran cease its nuclear program, and has warned he intends to use force if no deal is reached.
According to the New York Times, CBS News and CNN, the US military has assembled sufficient air and naval resources in the Middle East to launch an attack in the coming days.
Reuters, citing an unnamed senior US official, offered a slightly different timeline
This was the kind of prison break officials say could have changed the region, and perhaps even the world, overnight. Nearly 6,000 ISIS detainees, described by a senior U.S. intelligence official as "the worst of the worst," were being held in northern Syria as clashes and instability threatened the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, the guards responsible for keeping the militants locked away and preventing a feared ISIS resurgence. U.S. officials believed that if the prisons collapsed in the chaos, the consequences would be immediate.
"If these 6,000 or so got out and returned to the battlefield, that would basically be the instant reconstitution of ISIS,"
A fierce Washington, DC, grandmother stole the show at President Trump’s Black History Month celebration, defending him against charges of racism.
Forlesia Cook, whose grandson was killed in a 2017 shooting, took to the stage to praise Trump’s tough stance on crime and fired back at those who would criticize his treatment of black Americans. “I love him. I don’t want to hear nothing you got to say about that racist stuff,” she said.(snip)Get off the man’s back. Let him do his job. He’s doing the right thing. Back off him.(snip)The crowd in the East Room of the White House went wild, applauding and cheering her. Trump expressed his gratitude
On February 17, U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman announced a mistrial during jury selection after deciding that the T-shirt under a blazer worn by defense attorney MarQuetta Clayton, which reportedly featured civil rights leaders, might unduly sway potential jurors.
Nine Antifa members were scheduled to face federal trial at the Eldon B. Mahon U.S. Courthouse in Fort Worth on February 17 for their alleged involvement in a 2025 ambush on an ICE detention center in Alvarado, as The Dallas Express reported. This doesn’t appear to be the first time Clayton has worn controversial attire. The Dallas Express obtained photos of Clayton on
The U.S. Postal Service system of handling and delivering mail ballots often leads to rejected or late ballots, election security advocates contend.
The Election Integrity Network issued two recent reports on the handling of mail ballots by postal employees and the use of regional mail processing centers across state lines. The reports claim that current practices could either result in delayed ballots or confusion over postmarks during an election.
In the 2022 election, 549,824 mail ballots were rejected, about 1.5% of all absentee/mail-in ballots, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission found. Common reasons for rejected ballots include non-matching signatures and missed deadlines.