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Republican lawmakers Virginia Foxx and Jason Smith pushed back forcefully during a congressional hearing against Democratic claims that Republicans are responsible for millions of Americans losing health insurance, arguing instead that Democrats designed temporary subsidies, prioritized environmental spending, and continue to pour billions into a system they say is failing patients. The exchange centered on the Affordable Care Act, the American Rescue Plan, and the Inflation Reduction Act, with a focus on enhanced health insurance subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the month. Foxx opened the questioning by directly challenging the accusation that Republicans had stripped…

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Sen. John Fetterman addressed concerns about U.S. military operations near Venezuela during an exchange with broadcaster Chris Cuomo, rejecting claims circulating in the media that American forces are indiscriminately targeting boats in the region. The discussion focused on recent reporting and commentary suggesting the United States could be sliding into a broader or prolonged military engagement involving Venezuela, particularly through naval or aerial strikes against vessels suspected of narcotics trafficking. Cuomo asked Fetterman directly what information reassured him that the situation was not escalating into an extended conflict. Trump’s Sovereign Wealth Fund: What Could It Mean For Your Money? “What…

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The Oscars will move to YouTube, leaving the show’s longtime broadcast home of ABC in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Wednesday.The awards show will continue to broadcast on ABC through 2028, which will be the 100th Oscars, The Associated Press reported. YouTube will have global streaming rights for the Oscars from 2029 through 2033, which includes red-carpet coverage, the Governors Awards, and the Oscar nominations announcement. “We are thrilled to enter into a multifaceted global partnership with YouTube to be the future home of the Oscars and our year-round Academy programming,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer…

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The phaseout of animal testing in federally funded research moved one step closer to completion with the Senate’s unanimous approval of the FDA Modernization Act 3.0 (S-355) on Tuesday.The one-page bill requires the secretary of health and human services, “acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to publish a final rule relating to nonclinical testing methods” within one year, becoming “immediately effective” upon publication, that replaces “any references to ‘animal’ tests, data, studies, models, and research with a reference to nonclinical tests, data, studies, models, and research.” It’s one of the more bipartisan bills to make it through the…

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Wednesday ruled that President Trump’s National Guard deployment can continue in Washington, D.C., for now, overruling a lower court.The three-judge panel ruled unanimously that Trump may prevail in his argument that the president “possesses a unique power” to mobilize the National Guard in the nation’s capital, which is a federal district, The Associated Press reported. The ruling stays a Nov. 20 order by U.S. District Court Judge Jia Cobb, which said that the deployment illegally intruded on local officials’ authority to direct law enforcement in the District of…

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Bridgewater Associated founder Ray Dalio, and his wife, Barbara, will contribute to more than 300,000 Trump accounts, becoming the latest billionaires to make contributions to the plan.Trump accounts are part of a Treasury Department initiative to create investment accounts for young Americans. Dalio and his wife plan to contribute $250 to about 300,000 accounts, The Hill reported. Their contributions follow those of Michael Dell and his wife, Susan, who pledged billions this month to give $250 to many of the accounts.  “At an early age, I was exposed to the stock market, and it changed my life. By providing children…

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The Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday, sending it to President Trump’s desk for his signature.The over 3,000-page annual defense bill passed 77-20, giving the Defense Department $901 billion in military spending for fiscal year 2026, which is about $8 billion more than the Trump administration requested, The Hill reported. The House of Representatives passed the bill last week. The NDAA includes a pay increase of 4% for military service members, improved military housing, $400 million in aid for Ukraine over the next two years, and a restriction on U.S. investment in China. The bill will also…

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Sorry, Al Jazeera—Climate Change Isn’t Behind Indonesia’s Flooding Poor infrastructure, deforestation, and land mismanagement are the real drivers of Indonesia’s deadly floods. By Linnea Lueken Al Jazeera blames climate change for recent deadly flooding in Indonesia, in a post titled “Indonesia counts human cost as more climate change warnings sounded.” [emphasis, links added] There is no justification for blaming climate change for recent flooding, as there is no long-term trend in precipitation there. In fact, despite the title, Al Jazeera actually spends little time on the climate angle. Rather, the article describes land use and development as a major driver…

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Democratic Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released a report Monday naming 51 priests accused of sexual abuse and misconduct in the Diocese of Grand Rapids. The report covered allegations claiming priests committed sexual misconduct against children and adults dating back to Jan. 1, 1950, according to the Michigan Attorney General’s Office (MAGO). Of the 51 priests listed, 38 were ordained or incardinated by the Grand Rapids diocese.“Accountability does not end with criminal prosecution,” Nessel said. “Accountability includes transparency, acknowledgement and a commitment to believing in and supporting victims.” The report is the fifth of seven planned releases examining alleged abuse…

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A 36-year-old man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after posting inflammatory anti-immigration messages on Twitter, in what a judge described as “odious” attempts to stir up racial hatred. According to the Daily Mail, Luke Yarwood’s posts followed a December 2024 car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, which left six people dead.  In tweets responding to widespread misinformation suggesting the attack was carried out by an Islamic extremist, Yarwood urged followers to burn migrant hotels and called for violence against asylum seekers and lawmakers. The tweets, reportedly viewed just 33 times, were reported to police…

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Svetlana Lokhova, who was framed in the Russia Collusion coup attempt of the first Trump Administration, consistently shares breaking news.  Here’s how she gets it. Right after the death of democrat mouthpiece Rob Reiner and his wife were killed, Svetlana Lokhova located a video of Reiner conspiring with Deep State operators John Brennan and James Clapper.  This showed how deep Reiner was in the Deep State’s attempted coup of the first Trump Administration.Here is Rob Reiner conspiring w. John Brennan and Jim Clapper to overthrow the democratically-elected President Trump as part of the Russiagate Conspiracy.What was Reiner’s connection to the CIA?Who…

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A Florida resort hot tub incident ended in an arrest after a man claimed bubbles hid his exposure.PublishedDecember 17, 2025 3:00 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 17, 2025 2:09 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkI can’t help but get the feeling that folks have the wrong idea about the state of Florida. It appears they get too caught up in the majesty of a good headline coming out of The Sunshine State.They forget or overlook the fact that whatever insane story they’ve heard or read about oftentimes ends with an arrest. Florida isn’t an anything-goes state. It’s more of an anything-happens state.Those two are very different.…

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Welcome back to Good Life, a newsletter about navigating our modern culture and staying sane in the process. This week, I discuss how to raise your children with true love. Enjoying this newsletter? Share it with your friends and family! And if you’re one of those friends or family members, you can sign up to get your own copy every week right here.— Our little school community was rocked with terrible news right before Christmas. A child from one of our families was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. It’s been incredible to witness the family handle the devastation with peace…

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The Senate on Wednesday passed Congress’s $900 billion defense policy bill. They also advanced a bipartisan effort to force the Pentagon to disclose footage of a military strike on a drug smuggling boat near Venezuela. The legislation advanced by a vote of 77 to 20. It cleared the House last week, and President Donald Trump is expected to sign it into law. A measure in the bill withholds 25 percent of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget until he provides Congress with video of the Sept. 2 operation and other materials related to the Trump administration’s campaign against Latin American…

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Guest post by Drieu Godefridi In a stunning admission that exposes the deep divisions within the West, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk revealed on Tuesday that the United States is firmly pressuring Europe to back off from confiscating hundreds of billions in frozen Russian sovereign assets. Tusk bluntly stated that Washington views these funds as critical leverage for upcoming peace negotiations with Russia—warning that outright theft would torpedo any chance of a deal to end the Ukraine conflict. “The Americans say: leave these Russian assets alone,” Tusk explained, highlighting the “absolutely obvious” split between the U.S. position and Europe’s hawkish…

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In the meantime, Netflix has come to see that its true rival for streaming supremacy isn’t Disney+, HBO Max, or Amazon. It’s YouTube.PublishedDecember 17, 2025 2:40 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 17, 2025 2:41 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkIn its most aggressive podcast investment yet, Netflix has signed a distribution deal with Barstool Sports to exclusively stream Pardon My Take, The Ryen Russillo Podcast, and Spittin’ Chiclets. The three shows will move from YouTube to Netflix in early 2026, the company announced Wednesday.Pardon My Take is the headline. Hosted by Big Cat and PFT Commenter, the show has arguably been the most popular sports podcast…

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The anti-immigration organization has pushed back against subpoenas from the New York attorney general’s probe into the far-right group’s financial affairs and self-dealing.MANHATTAN (CN) — A New York federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the alt-right nonprofit organization VDARE was precluded from arguing the New York attorney general violated its First Amendment rights against viewpoint discrimination by seeking info on contractors and vendors through subpoena when a state court already ordered compliance with the production request.VDARE is an anti-immigration website and foundation that has been designated a white nationalist hate group by organizations such as the Southern Poverty Law Center…

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WASHINGTON (CN) — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday needled the latest batch of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, including one candidate for a federal judgeship who faced tough questions about statements he made as an ordained elder in a Presbyterian church.It’s been roughly a month since the panel’s last hearing with Trump administration court nominees, as the White House has been sluggish to fill existing vacancies. But in a return to form, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle offered tough questions for a group of would-be federal judges in Missouri, Tennessee and Indiana, as well as a nominee…

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The U.S. Government Accountability Office building in Washington on May 22, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch TimesEight months after testifying in Congress about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool to combat waste and fraud in the federal government, a watchdog agency’s lead scientist said that idea is a long way off and he’s still waiting for a response from lawmakers.Sterling Thomas, chief scientist within the Government Accountability Office (GAO), leads the watchdog agency’s research surrounding AI. He told The Epoch Times that he has advised lawmakers that the implementation of AI could drastically decrease fraud and improper payments,…

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Leaders of large Catholic organizations responded to openly gay left-wing pundit Rachel Maddow saying she’s returned to Catholicism despite a career of sharing views contrary to the church’s teachings. The MSNBC host recently told a live audience Dec. 12 that the election of Pope Leo XIV had played a large role in returning her to her childhood faith.“I was born and raised in a conservative Catholic family and I’m Catholic myself after having not considered myself that for some time, but I do consider myself to be back in the faith,” Maddow said. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Jasmine Crockett Once Rented Car…

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Articles from The New York Times (NYT) and Wall Street Journal (WSJ) expose severe ethical failures in the global surrogacy industry, highlighting exploitation, commodification, and the erosion of human dignity. The New York Times report details a human trafficking ring targeting vulnerable Thai women, luring them to Georgia (a country located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia) under false promises of well-paid surrogacy work. The operation, often run by Chinese intermediaries, exploited Georgia’s lax regulations on surrogacy. Once these women get there, their passports are confiscated, they are put in overcrowded houses, and many are forced to…

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Democratic California Rep. and gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell skipped more House votes than any active member of Congress, according to voting record data analyzed by the New York Post. Swalwell has been under media scrutiny following the launch of a federal investigation into alleged mortgage and tax fraud and his California governor bid’s announcement just one week later. Since launching his campaign, Swalwell has reportedly been rarely seen in Washington, D.C., according to the Sacramento Bee.Voting records collected by the nonpartisan website GovTrack show that of the 342 House roll call votes in 2025, Swalwell has missed 95 since January,…

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A federal judge said the case presents issues of “significant importance” to New York City and the state, which have conflicting revival windows for time-barred sexual assault claims.MANHATTAN (CN) — A woman’s effort to revive her sexual assault lawsuit against luxury real estate brokers and socialite brothers Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander has sparked bigger questions about New York enforcement in civil rape cases, a Second Circuit judge acknowledged Wednesday.A panel of judges on the federal appeals court was mulling whether to reverse the dismissal of the lawsuit brought last year by Angelica Parker, who claims that both Tal and…

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By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, December 17, 2025Pro-life protesters participate in a blockade at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Memphis, Tennessee, on Dec. 5, 2025. | Terrisa Bukovinac As abortion continues to wane as a top issue of concern for American voters, some pro-life groups are resorting to “peaceful civil disobedience” by organizing abortion clinic blockades and using their arrests to bring greater awareness to the fight to save babies in the womb.Earlier this month, over a dozen pro-lifers were arrested and jailed for one to three days after blocking the entrance to a Planned Parenthood clinic in…

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CCTV footage showing Nick Reiner loading up on alcohol shortly before he was arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents. CCTV footage has shown Nick Reiner casually strolling home before he allegedly murdered his parents on Monday evening. Footage near the home of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer shows the 32-year-old suspect calmly walking home before the gruesome murders are said to have taken place. Eerie video shows Nick Reiner calmly strolling near parents’ home hours before gruesome murders https://t.co/3pJ66xsUNp pic.twitter.com/wf37oph0kB — New York Post (@nypost) December 17, 2025 Meanwhile, gas station footage showed him purchasing alcohol shortly…

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Palantir, the worrying ally of the French intelligence services Is Palantir an indispensable ally or a disguised threat to France? The question arises in light of the growing dependence of French intelligence services. Written by Julien Decourt | L’Essentiel de l’Éco (Translated from French to English) The DGSI has just renewed its contract with Palantir, an American-made software company that plays a central role in intelligence operations, for another three years. This choice highlights a growing technological dependence and raises serious questions of sovereignty, ethics, and control. An exceptional tool installed in an emergency Palantir’s first foray into French intelligence dates back…

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Chiefs quarterback knee injury mirrors Brady’s 2008 season-ending injuryPublishedDecember 17, 2025 2:20 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 17, 2025 2:45 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkIt initially seemed as if the chase of Tom Brady’s legacy that Patrick Mahomes has authored was derailed this year when the Kansas City Chiefs not only failed to make the postseason, but their quarterback on Sunday suffered a season-ending knee injury.Mahomes tore the ACL and LCL in his left knee in a loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. “He had no artery damage, no nerve damage, no joint surface damage, no meniscal damage,” Chiefs vice president of sports medicine and performance…

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A sign in front of PayPal headquarters in San Jose, Calif., on Feb. 2, 2023. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesPayPal Holdings Inc. recently announced plans to open a bank that would serve small businesses nationwide.A global online payment system, PayPal has already submitted applications to the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to set up PayPal Bank, a proposed Utah-chartered industrial loan firm.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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Brian Smith, the head coach of the Ohio Bobcats football program, has been fired by the university for cause, according to an announcement Wednesday from the school. Ohio made the decision following an administrative review revealing “serious professional misconduct and participating in activities that reflect unfavorably on the University.” The 45-year-old Smith was nearing the end of his first full campaign as head coach. He had initially taken over on an interim basis last season after Tim Albin’s departure, guiding the Bobcats to a victory in the Cure Bowl before being promoted to the permanent role for 2025. (RELATED: Nick…

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The court battle over California’s controversial gerrymandering maps continued Tuesday, as defense experts pushed back on claims that the districts were drawn with race as the predominant factor. The Department of Justice (DOJ), along with California Republicans, sued Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and others involved in crafting the state’s new congressional redistricting maps, voted on as Proposition 50. After the first full day of hearings before a three-judge panel focused on plaintiffs’ witnesses arguing the maps were drawn along racial lines, defense witnesses took over Tuesday to argue the districts were the product of political partisanship,…

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“Let’s keep in mind that many Muslims who come to Nigeria are victims of this intolerance”December 17, 2025 by Daniel Greenfield 1 Comment Christians in Nigeria continue to be under attack even if they haven’t attracted a fraction of the attention as trendier causes. At least 13 worshippers were abducted when gunmen attacked a church in Kogi state, central Nigeria, amid rising insecurity in the region, a state official said on Wednesday. Kogi Information Commissioner Kingsley Fanwo said the assault on First ECWA church, in the remote Ayetoro-Kiri community, on Sunday sparked a gunfight between the attackers and local hunters…

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Michelea Ponce, a medical staffer at Enloe Health in Northern California, is facing widespread condemnation, a police investigation and possible termination over an online video showing her verbally abusing an elderly Target employee. The video shows Ponce assailing the woman—identified as Jeanie—over the Charlie Kirk “Freedom” shirt she was wearing while stocking shelves. Ponce recorded her profanity-lace tirade against the senior herself and proudly posted it on TikTok. The incident, which occurred on December 15, quickly went viral, sparking outrage across social media platforms. A GiveSendGo fundraising campaign to “Give Jeanie From Target a Vacation” has already raised over $125,000.…

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Harvard is reportedly investigating at least two students for exposing former university president Larry Summers’ connection to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. University officials secretly opened a disciplinary investigation into the students after they posted videos of Summers discussing his relationship with Epstein in a Harvard lecture hall, The New York Times reported. The students may end up expelled from the school over accusations that they broke rules, such as attending a class they were not enrolled in and recording without consent. At least one faculty member issued a complaint to school officials over the publicized videos, sources familiar with the…

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A newly surfaced video shows 18-year-old Anna Kepner dancing with fellow passengers aboard the Carnival Horizon just days before she was found dead in her cabin, as federal authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding her death, as reported by Fox News. The video, posted on TikTok by user @nickcapo609, captures Carnival Horizon’s Sail Away Party on Nov. 2, as the ship departed PortMiami for a weeklong Caribbean cruise. In the footage, passengers are seen gathered on the open deck, swaying to music as the ship began its voyage. Trump’s Sovereign Wealth Fund: What Could It Mean For Your Money?…

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Neoconservative Norman Podhoretz, who was a longtime editor-in-chief of Commentary magazine, died at 95.Podhoretz passed away on Tuesday night, due to complications of pneumonia, his son, John Podhoretz, told The New York Times. In 2004, then-President George W. Bush awarded Podhoretz the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Podhoretz’s neoconservative views helped shape the Bush administration and its foreign policy regarding the Middle East. He was Commentary magazine’s editor-in-chief from 1960 to 1995, and wrote a dozen books, including memoirs regarding his philosophical journey. His son wrote on Commentary magazine’s website that Podhoretz “published 145 articles in these pages from…

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Politicians push government IDs. In a TSA announcement, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem sternly warns, “You will need a REAL ID to travel by air or visit federal buildings.” European politicians go much further, reports Stossel TV producer Kristin Tokarev. They’re pushing government-mandated digital IDs that tie your identity to nearly everything you do. Spain’s prime minister promises “an end to anonymity” online!  Britain’s prime minister warns, “You will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have digital ID.” Queen Maxima of the Netherlands enthusiastically told the World Economic Forum that digital IDs…

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After the Vanderbilt QB’s “F*** the voters” outburst following the Heisman ceremony, one voter wasn’t interested in excuses or apologies.PublishedDecember 17, 2025 1:00 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 17, 2025 12:32 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkHeisman Trophy voter Chase Goodbread did not mince words when reacting to Diego Pavia’s antics following Saturday night’s Heisman ceremony.Goodbread, a columnist for The Tuscaloosa News and a first-time Heisman voter this season, went scorched earth on the Vanderbilt quarterback after Pavia posted “F*** all the voters” to Instagram and was later photographed holding a sign that read “F*** Indiana,” a reference to Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza. Heisman Trophy candidates Jeremiyah…

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A member of the National Guard patrols at Gallery Place Metro Station in Washington on Dec. 3, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty ImagesA federal appeals court on Dec. 17 allowed President Donald Trump’s use of District of Columbia National Guard troops in the nation’s capital to continue while an appeal of a lower court order blocking the deployment plays out.Trump has said the troops were needed to deal with crime and violence in the District of Columbia and support federal immigration law enforcement efforts there.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue…

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The U.S. Capitol at sunset in Washington on Dec. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesThe U.S. Senate on Monday evening gave the green light to a $901 billion draft of the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets defense policy and funding levels for the upcoming fiscal year.The Senate approved the bill in a bipartisan 77–20 vote.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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The US House advanced a Republican healthcare bill, HR 6403, that lets people buy insurance in groups to save money on premiums, without the Democrats’ ACA subsidies extension for insurance companies that are getting rich off the ACA. It allows Americans to band together to save money. The test vote was 213-209 in favor of the GOP bill. This bill left out the provision to pay for subsidies for another three years. The US House passed a GOP healthcare bill 213-209, allowing people to buy insurance in groups to lower premiums, without extending ACA subsidies favored by Democrats for major…

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I absolutely, positively agree that the collapse of public trust in our elites in general, and our public health elites in particular, is tragic and will prove to be one of the factors that bring down our civilization.  Advertisement Unfortunately, unlike many of the people who are wringing their hands over that collapse, I understand exactly WHY trust in our elites has collapsed, and attribute it to the behavior of those elites. Nobody trusts them anymore because they are not in the least trustworthy, at least as a class. There are plenty of scientists, doctors, policy analysts, and journalists who do…

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Senate passes NDAA The Senate voted on Wednesday afternoon to pass the National Defense Authorization Act, sending it to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law.  The final vote on the Senate floor was 20-77. As The Gateway Pundit reported, the Senate voted to invoke cloture on the bipartisan Pentagon appropriations bill, sending it to a final vote on the floor. This comes amid objections from some Republican lawmakers. The bill will send nearly $1 billion to Ukraine and continue to fund some DEI and transgender policies, said House Republicans who voted against the package. Additionally, the bill reportedly…

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I am posting this article to clarify a piece of information that has been flying around the Internet, and which Candace admits is inaccurate. It is the story of the Egyptian planes. Candace Owens claimed, backed up by Tucker Carlson, that Egyptian planes were tracking Erika Kirk for some time. The following information from Kanekoa appears accurate, especially with her admitting her data is inaccurate. According to the latest information, 66% of the Egyptian plane locations on her original spreadsheet are inaccurate, and she doesn’t have proof of Erika Kirk’s location. She admits that her data is misleading, but won’t…

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