President Donald Trump opened a second front in his war against South American drug lords, calling the president of Colombia an “illegal drug leader” and cutting off all aid to the South American nation. Trump’s action came after Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused the Trump administration of murdering an innocent...

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An issue with Amazon's cloud computing services triggered an outage early Monday morning that hit a number of websites and apps, including Amazon, Venmo, Ring, Slack, Whatsapp, Coinbase, Lloyds Bank, Perplexity, and more. The issues started around 2:40 a.m. Eastern time Monday morning, when the online service Downdetector reported that...

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Trump administration officials are reportedly planning to enable the IRS to more easily conduct investigations of leftist entities. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that President Donald Trump will appoint names he trusts to take over the IRS criminal investigative division, also known as IRS-CI. Gary Shapley, an adviser...

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Full disclosure, because we’re going to be talking about conspiracy theories a bit here: I’ve never quite believed that the Sex Pistols got themselves banned from the airwaves for mocking the British Monarchy. Instead, I believe it’s because the punk icons hit upon an uncomfortable truth unknown to most at...

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The ceasefire between Irael and Hamas remains in place despite clashes between Israel and Hamas, President Donald Trump said Sunday night. On Saturday, Israel attacked Hamas in retaliation for an attack on its forces in the city of Rafah. Israel is also accusing Hamas of failing to abide by the...

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Founders Seminary, the newly launched Christian institution in Florida led by Voddie Baucham until his death, announced that Dr. Tom Ascol, its chancellor, would also serve as acting president. Baucham, a Baptist minister who had only recently been appointed as president of Founders Seminary, died on Sept. 25 at the...

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No one wanted the ongoing government shutdown more than Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York. In fact, Schumer's own words serve as irrefutable proof that he hoped the shutdown would boost his party's political fortunes. Now, in the wake of Democrats' silly "No Kings" rallies against President Donald...

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David French, an opinion writer at The New York Times, is self-admittedly worried amid prospects of revival in America. After the murder of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist's life of Christian devotion dominated the national conversation, prompting a wave of Americans returning to church and reading...

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The weekend's "No Kings" protest is turning into a royal pain for one Chicago elementary school. Nathan Hale Elementary has gone social media dark after one of its teachers was identified as the woman who made a mockery of the assassination of conservative organizer Charlie Kirk, according to the U.K.'s...

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Former NFL running back Doug Martin died after what authorities described as a “brief struggle” with police in Oakland, California, over the weekend. He was 36. The East Bay Times reported that Martin’s death occurred while he was in police custody following a 4:15 a.m. call Saturday about a possible...

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Angry leftists apparently never sleep. Nor do they work, attend church, or do anything besides serve the evil in their hearts. No one who witnessed them, for instance, will ever forget many leftists' diabolical reactions to Charlie Kirk's assassination last month. The latest bilious emission from leftists' hell-black souls occurred...

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When it comes to pandering for progressive votes, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is going even Barack Obama one better. One of the signature moves of the Obama presidency was expanding the federal government's Lifeline program from government assistance for monthly telephone bills to wireless services and hardware, giving birth to...

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The United Kingdom's descent into tyranny raises a chicken-and-egg-type question. Namely, which came first: Western leftists' assault on free speech, or their embrace of unfettered immigration, particularly the mass immigration of Muslims uninterested in assimilation? Either way, the two phenomena have accelerated in unison, as evidenced by astonishing footage --...

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A potential mass shooting was stopped Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after a quick response by police. A man idenitifed as Billy Joe Cagle was arrested after allegedly threatening to “shoot up” the airport, according to WAGA-TV. Police said Cagle’s family reported his threats to Cartersville police, alerting...

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Fear of crossing progressives is keeping moderate Democrats from supporting Republican measures to reopen the federal government, according to a new report. The federal government has been shut down since Oct.1. A House-passed bill to reopen it through Nov. 21 has failed multiple votes in the Senate, where 60 votes...

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I almost forgot that former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has her own Now The Truth About Biden Can Be Told™ memoir coming out about her time in President Joe Biden's administration. In fact, I'll probably forget it by the time it comes out Tuesday. But on Monday, at...

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A 15-year-old criminal is back on the streets in Democrat-run Charlotte, North Carolina— despite having been arrested a shocking 111 times during the past two years. This is the latest sickening example of how soft-on-crime, leftist policies are endangering public safety and wasting taxpayer-funded resources such as the police department...

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The Western Journal asked readers again this week: If the 2028 Republican primary were held today, who would you support? Vice President J.D. Vance continues to dominate the field, though his lead has narrowed again compared to last week’s poll. Vance received 50.1 percent of the vote in this week’s...

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More than 2,500 potential illegal immigrants have infiltrated the Texas voter rolls, according to Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson. Nelson said that after running the 18 million registered voters in Texas through the federal SAVE database, authorities found 2,724 potential non-citizens listed. “Only eligible United States citizens may participate...

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