Federal immigration agents detain one individual during demonstrations in downtown San Francisco on Aug. 20, 2025, in this screenshot taken from video. Reuters TV/via ReutersSeveral agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were involved in a shooting in Maryland on Dec. 24 after a person allegedly tried to run them over.On Christmas Eve morning, authorities said, ICE agents were conducting operations in Glen Burnie, Maryland—a southern suburb of Baltimore—when they attempted to approach a van.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
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A federal magistrate judge, a political appointee, on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from withholding disaster preparation grants to states if they don’t recalculate their population figures to reflect recent deportations. She wants illegal aliens counted, even the ones who are gone. U.S. Magistrate Judge Amy Potter also found the administration unlawfully shortened the period to spend the funds from the terrorism prevention grant program from three years to one. Potter ruled both changes were arbitrary and capricious. “Even giving Defendants the benefit of the doubt here, the Court finds the reasoning for each change to be lacking,” she wrote.…
Hugh Clements/Image: Video screenshot NBC 10 WJAR The Gateway Pundit reported that Brown University placed their DEI campus security chief Rodney Chatman on leave following the deadly shooting on campus that killed two people and wounded nine others. Brown President Christina Paxson announced on Monday that Hugh Clements, a former Providence police chief, will serve as the interim head of Public Safety at Brown. WPRI reports: Clements retired from Providence police in January 2023 after serving nearly 40 years in uniform. He was colonel of the department for 12 years. ********** After leaving Providence, Clements was named director of the…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a news conference at the State Department, in Washington on Dec. 19, 2025. AP Photo/Julia Demaree NikhinsonThe U.S. Department of State has announced sanctions against a number of individuals including the British head of the Global Disinformation Index (GDI) Clare Melford, whose organization issued a report this summer listing “digital denialism” of Canadian residential schools as one example of “hate speech” that harms democracy.Undersecretary of State Sarah Rogers linked to a Sept. 25 GDI report on hate speech in Canada in an X post to announce Melford’s travel ban, saying that GDI…
The White House released an epic MAGA Christmas video on Christmas Eve. The short clip featured Clark Griswold from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation as he attempts to showcase his Christmas lights for the second time after the first disastrous rollout. Clark Griswold’s Christmas lights spell “MAGA” as “Hallelujah chorus” plays. “Merry Christmas and Make America Great Again!” the White House said. WATCH: The White House wished Americans a Merry Christmas: Christmas is a time to celebrate everything that makes our country exceptional. Across America, every home carries its own stories and traditions, yet it is our shared values that bind…
Tesla Model 3 vehicles for sale at a Tesla facility in Fremont, Calif., on May 23, 2023. Carlos Barria/ReutersElectric vehicle manufacturer Tesla is facing a second investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) over issues with door handles on its top-selling compact sedans and SUVs.The NHTSA on Dec. 23 opened a probe to determine whether the door handles on nearly 180,000 Model 3 sedans made in 2022 were unlabeled, hidden, and too difficult to access during an emergency. The NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a safety complaint in November that cited a head-on collision in 2023…
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to reallocate Department of Homeland Security counterterrorism and security grants away from sanctuary states that do not cooperate with deportations. Democrat states can apparently create sanctuaries for illegal aliens, even criminal illegal aliens, and keep their federal funding. The grants were from the Homeland Security Grant Program, which provides states and local governments with “critical resources to plan for and prevent natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and other emergencies,” N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy wrote in her ruling, which the DHS has indicated it will appeal, that the…
Sean Payton’s comments were seemingly innocuous. Not to the Jaguars.PublishedDecember 24, 2025 6:08 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 24, 2025 6:08 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkUpbeat Jaguars coach Liam Coen turned a routine pregame comment from Broncos coach Sean Payton into motivation ahead of the showdown at Mile High.What followed became one of the NFL season’s spiciest back-and-forths – and Payton made sure to deliver a final word of his own.READ: Jags Coach Liam Coen Claps Back At Sean Payton Over ‘Small Market’ SnubPayton’s comments became rocket fuel for Jacksonville, which rolled into Denver on Sunday and stunned the Broncos 34-20.DENVER, CO – DECEMBER 21:…
Rush Limbaugh loved Christmas, and this turned out to be his last Christmas message. He said he would always like to be here and hoped the next year would be better. It has gotten worse and now better. He wanted to say thank you. The post Rush Limbaugh’s Last Christmas Eve Message appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
Weiss also wants to overhaul 60 Minutes. The post Bari Weiss Canned 60 Minutes El Salvador Prison Story Since It Lacked Response From Trump Admin first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
It has been 1,071 days since the Georgia Supreme Court remanded the VoterGA.org lawsuit back to the lower courts after determining Garland Favorito’s voter integrity group did, in fact, have standing. That lawsuit was asking the court to unseal the physical paper ballots and allow inspection. Last year, the Georgia State Election Board also sought to unseal the physical paper ballots when it issued a subpoena to Fulton County demanding the ballots, ballot stubs, envelopes, and digital images. Fulton County’s Board of Registration and Elections, without a vote from the board, filed a lawsuit challenging that subpoena. Today, Judge Robert…
A powerful storm carrying a strong atmospheric river is laying siege to California. Evacuations have been issued amid the risk of life-threatening flooding and debris flows. According to the Weather Prediction Center, a level four out of four “high” risk of flooding rain is in place for Southern California today, affecting more …
Workers sell joints of meat during the annual Christmas Eve meat auction at Smithfield Market in London on Dec. 24, 2025. Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesGirls wearing Santa Claus costumes practice before taking part in the 40th annual Christmas parade in Nazareth, Israel, on Dec. 24, 2025. Nazareth, the purported childhood home of Jesus according to the New Testament, has seen a return of Christmas season tourism this year after two years in which celebrations were muted amid the war in Gaza. Nazareth, in Israel’s Galilee region, is a predominately Arab and Muslim town, about one-third of whose residents are Christian. Amir Levy/Getty…
It’s a bond between James Harden and the MSU shooting survivor built on compassion.PublishedDecember 24, 2025 5:40 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 24, 2025 5:31 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkNBA All-Star guard James Harden has a heart as full as his beard. While the veteran guard has seen his fair share of negative headlines throughout a career defined by high-stakes trades, there is one standout act of goodwill that truly defines his character: his enduring kinship with John Hao.John Hao and NBA star James Harden. (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)The story began under the darkest of circumstances. In February 2023, the Michigan State University…
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in service member calls at 5:30 p.m. ET on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. …
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team is pressing a federal appeals court to undo what they describe as a deeply flawed prison sentence, arguing that the hip-hop mogul was punished for crimes a jury explicitly rejected. According to the New York Post, in a late Tuesday filing with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan, Combs’ attorneys asked judges to overturn his prostitution-related conviction outright or, at a minimum, send the case back for a reduced sentence. They also urged the court to order his immediate release from custody. Combs, 56, is currently serving a four-year, two-month sentence at…
A group of blue states plus the District of Columbia has joined together in a lawsuit aimed at the Trump administration’s plan to put an end to gender affirming care. The lawsuit is a response to rules announced last week by HHS. Advertisement The Trump administration is moving to broadly curtail gender transition care for young people, proposing Thursday to eject medical providers from major federal health insurance programs if they provide services including hormone therapy or procedures such as mastectomies to children and teenagers.The rules, if finalized, could result in a wide-scale contraction of the availability of transition services…
In 2018, Governor Newsom said that the next governor must improve housing affordability and homelessness in California. Since his election, homelessness has increased by 50% because of his policies, especially the open border policies. Not taking drug addicted homeless off the streets is another loser. Oh, and nothing is affordable in California unless you are very rich. Even the rich saw their houses burned to the ground. Only one person got a building permit for a private rebuild. California Gov. Gavin Newsom promised in 2021 to end homelessness through a $12 billion government program, funded by taxpayers. In 2025, the…
Brandon Aiyuk preferred to stay under the radar, Doppler included.PublishedDecember 24, 2025 5:08 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 24, 2025 5:08 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkSan Francisco 49ers wideout Brandon Aiyuk finally offered a half-hearted apology for an idiotic speeding stunt that appeared to be a direct taunt to his team. Predictably, Aiyuk’s statement only surfaced after Santa Clara police announced an official probe into the video.LAS VEGAS, NV – FEBRUARY 11: Brandon Aiyuk #11 of the San Francisco 49ers looks on prior to Super Bowl LVIII against the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, NV. (Photo by Perry…
Order Michael Finch’s new book, A Time to Stand: HERE. Prof. Jason Hill calls it “an aesthetic and political tour de force.” In a country grappling with no shortage of political turmoil, crime, and genuinely newsworthy developments, the Indian media has remained embroiled in an animated debate for days over a single commercial film. It is telling to witness how Dhurandhar has rattled large sections of the Left ecosystem and proxies of Islamic jihad in India. Dhurandhar unfolds as a hard-edged spy saga that follows India’s foreign intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), in its covert push into Karachi’s lawless Lyari in order…
President Donald Trump participates in several holiday phone calls on Wednesday, from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.The president is currently expected to participate in a NORAD Santa phone call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern, according to the White House, and then make Christmas calls to service members at 5:30 p.m. Eastern. Children and adults can make phone calls to Santa Claus as he journeys around the world on Christmas Eve, by calling 1-877-HI-NORAD from 4 a.m. to midnight Mountain Standard Time, according to PBS. People who want to follow Santa’s journey can do so here. You can watch Trump’s…
China’s real economic growth in 2025 was as low as 2.5 percent, only half the Chinese regime’s official number, according to the latest report by a U.S. think tank.Analysts said the report’s estimate is closer to reality, and the real economic situation might even be worse.China’s targeted gross domestic product (GDP) for 2025 was 5 percent. The growth rate for the third quarter announced by the Chinese communist regime was 5.2 percent.Rhodium Group estimated in its report published on Dec. 22 that China’s real GDP in 2025 was between 2.5 percent and 3 percent. The think tank attributed this halving…
On December 23, U.S. District Judge Amir H. Ali ruled that Trump’s March 22, 2025, memorandum revoking Zaid’s clearance violated the First Amendment, due process, and amounted to unconstitutional retaliation for his work on whistleblowers during the 2019 Ukraine impeachment. The 39-page opinion granted a preliminary injunction against agencies like the CIA and ODNI, effective January 13, 2026, after a stay for appeals, distinguishing the case as about flawed process rather than clearance merits. Zaid welcomed the decision as a win for lawyers upholding the rule of law, while Trump supporters online criticized Ali, a newly confirmed judge with dual…
Hunt family worth $25B gets Kansas to pay for new stadium construction while team retains 100% of ticket, concession income.PublishedDecember 24, 2025 4:53 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 24, 2025 4:53 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkThe Kansas City Chiefs are officially leaving the state of Missouri. After over 50 years at Arrowhead Stadium, starting with the 1972 season, the Chiefs announced they’re going to build their new stadium in the state of Kansas. This is the culmination of years of lobbying, posturing, demanding handouts, and getting rejected by Missouri voters. But it’s also the culmination of decades of work from sports team owners who have realized…
Investigators work around Bristol Health and Rehab Center and surrounding rubble after a gas explosion the day prior in Bristol, Pa., on Dec. 24, 2025. Mingson Lau/AP PhotoBRISTOL, Pa.—Rescuers braved shooting flames, falling debris and the threat of more explosions to evacuate dozens of nursing home residents after a blast ripped through a Pennsylvania facility, killing a resident and an employee, and setting off a frantic search of the wreckage.Officials said Wednesday they’d located everybody after hours of looking.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents make an arrest during an early morning operation in Park Ridge, Ill., on Sept. 19, 2025. AP Photo/Erin HooleyTwo Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were injured during enforcement actions in St. Paul, Minnesota, as tensions mount between federal agents and local residents and officials.According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the agents were injured on Dec. 21 during the apprehension of Cuban national Juan Carlos Rodrigues Romero.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
President Donald Trump participates in the annual NORAD Santa Calls at 4:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 24. …
For some reason, most probably my contrary nature, I’ve always liked Christmas Eve more than Christmas Day. It’s always been so magical, even when I was grown and living in places where there wasn’t a prayer of a snowflake to make it wintery, lovely, crisp, and white. Advertisement It’s something so intangible, a promise hanging in the air that has always filled my heart and given me pause to savor it.To drink in the deep spiritual warmth of being on this night of all nights.When I worked downtown, I used to love nothing so much as closing up the store and walking…
(Headline USA) Three inmates who escaped from a jail east of Atlanta, including a murder suspect, commandeered a terrified Lyft driver’s car to reach south Florida before she was rescued and they were captured, according to details revealed in court records.The driver told FBI agents that the men used a fake name to order the ride, put a rope around her neck from behind her, dragged her into the backseat and threatened to kill her, according to a court affidavit filed late Tuesday and obtained by The Associated Press. The inmates were able to “compromise” a portion of a cell…
This story originally ran on Mar 28, 2025 on OutKick.Michael Wilbon is arguably one of the most revered sports writers and commentators of this generation. He is one of the few people in the world of sports whom both LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith have admitted they admire. So, instead of sharing my thoughts about the ongoing viral feud between James and Smith, we thought it’d be more impactful to share the perspective of someone who knows both men well.On Thursday night, Wilbon spoke to OutKick exclusively for the first time about James’ recent criticisms of the media, ESPN, and…
[Order Michael Finch’s new book, A Time to Stand: HERE. Prof. Jason Hill calls it “an aesthetic and political tour de force.”] The perennial yuletide favorite “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” was introduced in the 1944 MGM film Meet Me in St. Louis. It’s a bittersweet song, sung by Esther Smith (Judy Garland) to her little sister Tootie (Margaret O’Brien) at a point in the story when they think that their family is about to move to New York from their beloved home in the Gateway City. The melody was by Ralph Blane; the lyric, by Hugh Martin, began: “Have yourself…
Order Michael Finch’s new book, A Time to Stand: HERE. Prof. Jason Hill calls it “an aesthetic and political tour de force.” On a day meant for celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, Christians living in the Middle Belt of Nigeria are on the precipice of a bloody massacre. Equipping the Persecuted founder Judd Saul explained in a recent video posted to X that Nigerian intelligence has revealed the Fulani are planning an attack on Christmas Day. These attacks are set to take place in Plateau State, specifically the communities of Riyom, Barkin Ladi, and Bokkos; Kaduna State in the Kafanchan area; and in Benue…
[Order Michael Finch’s new book, A Time to Stand: HERE. Prof. Jason Hill calls it “an aesthetic and political tour de force.”] During the American founding era, week after week, on Sunday mornings, the congregation members would arise and recite together the Apostles’ Creed, a historic statement of the Christian faith. Often it was written on the walls. Who participated regularly in such affirmation of their faith? George Washington, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and so on. For example, at Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia. The Congregationalists, such as Samuel Adams, John Adams, John Hancock, and Roger Sherman, also affirmed their faith…
Order Michael Finch’s new book, A Time to Stand: HERE. Prof. Jason Hill calls it “an aesthetic and political tour de force.” There’s good news and bad news. The bad news is that Muslim terrorists increasingly use cars and trucks as weapons of mass murder in major cities. But the good news, at least for stockholders, is that the bollard market in America is expected to nearly double in a decade. While many sectors of the economy are struggling, bollards are going places even if no one can quite describe why that might be the case because they don’t want…
Order Robert Spencer’s new book, Holy Hell: Islam’s Abuse of Women and the Infidels Who Enable It: HERE. Dan Rogers, the head of Canada’s Center for Strategic and International Studies, had a friendly meeting recently with the CEO of the National Council of Canadian Muslims, Stephen Brown. They got together to discuss ways that the Canadian government could combat “Islamophobia,” but for Rogers, the timing of this meeting was not just bad; it was catastrophic. Three days after the meeting, a father-and-son team of Muslims in Australia provided an unforgettable demonstration of why so many people fear and dislike Islam when they murdered…
Nearly a year after Michael Bolton revealed a life-altering cancer diagnosis, his family says the legendary singer is meeting the challenge with strength, gratitude, and an unwavering support system at his side. According to the New York Post, Bolton, 72, is continuing treatment and monitoring after being diagnosed with glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer. His daughters — Isa, Holly, and Taryn — recently offered an encouraging snapshot of his condition, describing a father who remains resilient despite the demands of recovery. “We’re proud and happy to update anyone who has been interested in following [our Dad’s]…
Order Michael Finch’s new book, A Time to Stand: HERE. Prof. Jason Hill calls it “an aesthetic and political tour de force.” In his first term, President Donald Trump expressed a desire for our troops to leave Syria. Several years later, after another “ambush” attack on U.S. troops, it is time for our military to finally come home. Recently, two U.S. Army National Guard soldiers from Iowa – Sgts. William Nathaniel Howard and Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar – and a civilian interpreter were killed in Palmyra, Syria. Three other U.S. soldiers, as well as two Syrian “security personnel,” were injured. President Trump is…
Order Robert Spencer’s new book, Holy Hell: Islam’s Abuse of Women and the Infidels Who Enable It: HERE. “Emancipation from usury and money,” wrote Karl Marx, “that is, from practical, real Judaism, would constitute the emancipation of our time.” For “the organization of society so as to abolish the preconditions of usury, and hence its possibility, would render the Jews impossible.” In due time, the Soviet Union began to act upon that idea. After the end of World War II, anti-Jewish propaganda began to be a common feature in the Soviet press. The Jews were portrayed as scheming exploiters who…
Order Michael Finch’s new book, A Time to Stand: HERE. Prof. Jason Hill calls it “an aesthetic and political tour de force.” Imagine sending your seventh-grader off to school one morning, believing that the adults in the room will protect their innocence. Now imagine that same child coming home shaken because their teacher selected and projected graphic sexual images onto the classroom Smart Board, images so explicit that even the teacher admitted, on the spot, that “some of them were inappropriate.” That is exactly what happened to our clients, Stephanie and Jessy, after their middle school children walked into Ms.…
Order Michael Finch’s new book, A Time to Stand: HERE. Prof. Jason Hill calls it “an aesthetic and political tour de force.” Just as the Mossad managed to hunt down and kill almost everyone involved either in the planning or the execution of the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics held in 1972, so today, the IDF has been systematically killing senior commanders who either plotted, or took part in, the Hamas atrocities committed on October 7, 2023. Now the IDF has announced the killing of Ra’ad Sa’ad, believed to be one of the last of the commanders who…
Palestinians and visitors attend midnight Mass at the Nativity Church in Bethlehem in the West Bank in the evening of Dec. 24. …
War Secretary Pete Hegseth this week signed off on sending an additional 350 National Guard troops to help with the Trump administration’s crackdown on crime and illegal immigration in New Orleans.The Department of Homeland Security earlier this month launched “Operation Catahoula Crunch” in New Orleans, which focused on arresting illegal migrants who were sent to jail, then released without federal immigration officials being notified. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said Tuesday that the additional forces will “support federal law enforcement partners … as they enforce federal law and counter high rates of violent crime in New Orleans.” “Operating under Governor Landry’s…
The Hezbollah-linked Lebanese official “was lured by two Swedes who arrived in Lebanon two days before his kidnapping, and that one left through Beirut airport the day (he) disappeared.” The post Lebanon Fears Mossad Snatched Security Official Involved in 1986 Capture of Israeli Pilot Ron Arad first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Setting aside the assembly of research notes for topics and issues I am following; I turn to send a simple message on this holiest of holy nights. I am thankful for you in ways I will never be able to convey. When we say “Merry Christmas” do we think about it? This is the day of great joy, the greatest joy of all. Tonight, we celebrate a loving and purposeful blessing provided to us by our Creator. The universal truth. The pure perfection of a loving Child born in the most ordinary fashion for us, to us, to guide and…
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller joined Fox News to share the tremendous successes of the Trump administration after less than a year back in the White House. Miller appeared on Jesse Watters’ Prime Time with guest host Charlie Hurt. Miller explained, “The last 11 months have been the most successful 11 months in the history of the American presidency.” “Think about what President Trump inherited and what we have today. We just got a blockbuster 4. 3% economic growth report for Q3, for the third quarter today. Smashing expectations, fueled by rising consumer demand.” “And…
Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the Supreme Court’s decision on President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Illinois could impact “future crises.” The Court denied an application on Tuesday to stay a lower court decision blocking the deployment of troops to support the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. Kavanaugh concurred with the decision but expressed some concerns.“The Court’s legal interpretation, as I understand it, could lead to potentially significant implications for future crises that we cannot now foresee,” Kavanagh said. He agreed with the decision, but is concerned about the precedent it sets.In Kavanaugh’s concurring opinion, he discussed the potential consequences of the decision. Kavanaugh wrote, “Consider a…
(Headline USA) The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it was replacing its longstanding lottery system for H-1B work visas with a new approach that prioritizes skilled, higher-paid foreign workers.The change follows a series of actions by the Trump administration aimed at reshaping a visa program that critics say has become a pipeline for overseas workers willing to work for lower pay, but supporters say drives innovation. “The existing random selection process of H-1B registrations was exploited and abused by U.S. employers who were primarily seeking to import foreign workers at lower wages than they would pay American workers,” said…
It was Festivus for the rest of us!Every December 23, we come together to display our feats of strength and to air our grievances for all to hear.Which honestly sounds like a lot of work. And let’s be honest. None of y’all are working right now. I am, though. I am. Meanwhile, you’re sipping bourbon, thinking about doing some last-minute present wrapping, but really you’re just content to relax by the light of the Bills Yule Log.This was brilliant, by the way. So simple, but brilliant. Nearly 30K views and counting.I remember back when I was a social media manager…
A month after a family vacation ended in tragedy aboard a Carnival cruise ship, new details have surfaced about the teenage boy investigators believe is responsible for the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner — even as he insists he cannot remember what happened. According to the New York Post, Anna was strangled to death while traveling with her family, and her killing has officially been ruled a homicide. Her death certificate, obtained by ABC News, states that the cause of death was “mechanical asphyxia,” with the fatal act committed “by other person(s).” Federal authorities have identified Anna’s 16-year-old stepbrother as…
(Headline USA) Former Nebraska U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, announced Tuesday he was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer. Sasse, 53, made the announcement on social media, saying he learned of the disease last week and is “now marching to the beat of a faster drummer.” “This is a tough note to write, but since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I’ll cut to the chase,” Sasse wrote. “Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die.” Sasse was first elected to the Senate in 2014. He comfortably won reelection in 2020 after fending off…