The Hill,
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Zack Schonfeld
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A federal judge Friday evening refused to block the Labor Department from giving Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to confidential systems or firing employees for refusing to hand over the credentials.
U.S. District Judge John Bates found the plaintiffs hadn’t show enough injury to have legal standing to bring the lawsuit. “This data includes the medical and financial records of millions of Americans,” wrote Bates. “But on the current record, plaintiffs have failed to establish standing. So although the Court harbors concerns about defendants’ alleged conduct, it must deny plaintiffs’ motion at this time.”
Red State,
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Sistah Toldjah
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On Thursday, it was revealed that a staffer who worked for the DOGE under Twitter/X owner Elon Musk had resigned after the Wall Street Journal made a White House inquiry about posts the staffer was allegedly linked to on the social media platform that claimed, among other things, that "I was racist before it was cool."According to the report, the account linked to 25-year-old Marko Elez, who worked for Musk in other roles prior to this one, also posted similar racially-charged messages in 2024:
Gatestone Institute,
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Majid Rafizadeh
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Possessing nuclear weapons provides any regime with a protective shield against foreign intervention, removing the fear of retaliation. Given this reality, no diplomatic effort -- regardless of its structure -- will convince Iran to relinquish its nuclear ambitions voluntarily.
For the Iranian regime, the tactic of negotiating to buy time has paid off really well. Iran successfully reached a deal with the Obama administration which provided it with financial relief, and diplomatic legitimacy, and the promise of nuclear weapons in just a few years, which just so happens to be this coming October.
Townhall,
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Gabriella Hoffman
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2/7/2025 5:10:42 AM
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The Baltics were the first nations to break away from the Soviet Union. 35 years later, they’re finally declaring their energy independence from Russia. This Sunday, February 9th, all three will officially synchronize with the European Union’s electric grid after being tethered to the joint BRELL grid with Belarus and Russia. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania weaned themselves off of Russian oil and gas. The three Baltic Republics, good NATO dues-paying members, cite energy security as a top reason for decoupling.
Townhall,
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Josh Hammer
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Days after shocking the world with his upset victory in the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump espoused his hope of negotiating the "ultimate deal" between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs to resolve the "war that never ends." As Trump told The Wall Street Journal at the time: "As a deal maker, I'd like to do ... the deal that can't be made. And do it for humanity's sake."Over eight years later, back in the White House following a Democratic interregnum and with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his side, Trump confirmed his interest in forging the "ultimate deal." Crucially, however,
New York Post,
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Daniel Kochis
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If actions speak louder than words, the Biden administration’s mind-boggling throttling of military support to Ukraine last year spoke volumes.
It echoed the former president’s consistent theme: We want to support Ukraine, and more importantly be seen to be supporting Ukraine, but can’t afford to risk it winning.
President Trump has an opportunity to do things differently, to act boldly to advance the US national interest in helping Ukraine while handing Vladimir Putin and his allied autocrats a defeat on the battlefield Despite the Ukraine aid bill that was signed into law in April 2024, by November -
Townhall,
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Jenny Beth Martin
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Now we’re getting serious: Guantanamo Bay and U.S. attorneys. The Trump administration’s twin actions last week stepping up its attack on the illegal immigration problem show the depth of Trump’s commitment to ending the crisis at our southern border and his determination to get results. And, clearly, while these moves represent a significant escalation of his administration’s actions to secure the border, they are just two of many, many actions Trump has ordered – each of which puts the lie to Joe Biden’s complaint that he needed a new law from Congress before he could do anything to stop the flow of illegal aliens across the southern border.
Conservative Treehouse,
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Sundance
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2/4/2025 5:24:48 AM
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Oh, this is a little funny. The vertically challenged Ukrainian president who dresses like a UPS driver, is now likely to make a deal with President Trump where Ukraine puts up their “rare earth minerals” as collateral for taxpayer funds received by the United States.
Previously President Trump remarked that U.S. leadership were “stupid” for not securing Afghanistan future mineral contracts in exchange for U.S. military operations. Talking about the Ukrainian expectation from the oval office earlier today, President Trump outlined his expectations that Volodymyr Zelenskyy put up the rare earth minerals as collateral for continued financial support
Red State,
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Bonchi
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Five minutes ago, most Americans didn't even know what USAID was, but it has quickly become the topic du jour following President Donald Trump's radical reformation of the agency. As RedState reported, the Department of Government Efficiency first began cleaning house on Friday, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio then taking over the role of acting director on Monday. Tens of billions of dollars in grants have been frozen as the Trump administration attempts to sort through the mountain of left-wing priorities inappropriately funded by USAID.
PJ Media,
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Matt Margolis
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Well, that didn't take long. After speaking with President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada will do more to enforce border security and control the flow of illegal drugs."I just had a good call with President Trump," Trudeau wrote in a post on X. "Canada is implementing our $1.3 billion border plan — reinforcing the border with new choppers, technology, and personnel, enhanced coordination with our American partners, and increased resources to stop the flow of fentanyl. Nearly 10,000 frontline personnel are and will be working on protecting the border."
New York Post,
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Carl Campanile
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David Propper
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s office furiously tried to back-peddle Monday after he boasted that he had opened his home to a migrant and taunted the Trump administration “to try to get her.’’
A rep told The Post that the loose-lipped Jersey leader had been “misinterpreted” and that no such situation had occurred — even though Murphy had dared the feds to come after the migrant.
Murphy had boasted during a weekend interview with a liberal organization that he and wife Tammy had opened their home to a female migrant and challenged the feds to do anything about it —
New York Post,
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Mathew Sedacca
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2/1/2025 9:56:08 AM
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American-Israeli Keith Siegel was released by Hamas Saturday morning in the latest hostage-for-prisoner swaps — making him the first US citizen freed by the terror group under the ongoing cease-fire deal.
Siegel was released just before 10:30 a.m. local time when the Red Cross organized his release with Hamas after he spent the last 484 days in captivity.
Siegel, 65, an occupational therapist from Chapel Hill, N.C., was kidnapped along with his wife, Aviva, when Hamas raided their home on Kibbutz Kfar Aza on Oct. 7, 2023.