'...More encounters were recorded on the United States’ southern border in the 2023 fiscal year than any other since the government began collecting those records in 1960, shocking new data showed. ...“These are individuals whose identities & purpose we do not know. That is why you need every Border Patrol agent to be in the field and on patrol'
'...Ron DeSantis warned on Newsmax that President Joe Biden is merely putting Americans in the line of Iran's fire under a "tepid" stand against acts of aggression. "You're in a situation where he has some of our troops in the Middle East — it's not clear what their mission is; it's not clear that they're there in larger enough numbers to even accomplish a mission — but there are enough of them to be inviting targets from our enemies...'
'...The president's poll numbers were what inspired Philips, 54, to jump into the race, especially The Wall Street Journal's late August survey that said 73 percent of registered voters considered Biden too old. And then another poll by CNN from late September that said 67 percent of Democratic voters wanted someone other than Biden on the ballot in 2024,' The Atlantic said. Gallup's polling found that Democrats' current rating of Biden is four points lower than Republicans' lowest rating of Trump throughout the Republican's entire presidency. ...'
'...In an official travel advisory, the department said U.S. citizens should "leave now while commercial flights remain available" and "have a plan of action for crisis situations that does not rely on U.S. government assistance." "The best time to leave a country is before a crisis if at all possible," the State Department wrote...'
'...For the first time ever, U.S. border agents encountered over 3.2 million illegal aliens on America’s borders in a single fiscal year, a number that is greater than the combined population of Hawaii, Alaska, and Vermont. ...'
'Democrats love open borders, but only here in the United States. ...in other places around the world where walls and fences protect national borders… well, those walls aren’t racist and they all work just fine. ...not only have Democrats made the economy less productive, they’re also trying to make us less secure. With only nine months of 2023 complete, Joe Biden and the Democrats have already let at least 169 terrorists into the country – and those are just the ones they caught. Democrats never let a crisis go to waste, even if they have to create it themselves.'
'...Proponents of the “open border” narrative in the past have pointed to Biden’s support of enforcing unauthorized border crossings as a civil offense instead of a criminal one during a Democratic presidential debate as evidence of open-border policies. Biden’s decision to halt border wall construction on his first day in office in January also has contributed to the narrative of open borders. ...'
'The Islamic Republic backs Hamas, which is responsible for the deaths of more than 1,400 Israelis and at least 31 Americans following a terrorist attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7. Tehran also funds Hezbollah, which is wreaking havoc along Israel's northern border in Lebanon. "I am deeply concerned about what we see happening with Iran and how they have picked up the pace for funding terrorism," Blackburn...'
'...Israel releases 'audio of Hamas operatives discussing failed rocket launch' and video showing missile exploding in the sky moments before blast killed hundreds at Gaza hospital...'
'We've written before about Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) and his effort to get Americans out of Israel and safely home. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has also marshaled planes and helped get people out. ...Mills also explained something else about his flights versus the flights that the Biden team is offering to get out to safety. He said, “In contrast to Joe Biden's charter flights, this service is provided to passengers FREE OF CHARGE."...U.S. citizen and third country national passengers on U.S. government-coordinated evacuations are generally required to sign a promissory note, which is a form attesting to their agreement to repay the U.S. government."...this administration seeks to stick to the law when they choose to, and not when they don't. The law also requires that they protect the border. They don't seem to give a darn when it's about defending Americans. '
'Just three days: That’s how long it took for Republicans to adopt a new orthodoxy on how the Biden administration should respond to Palestinian refugees fleeing the violence in Gaza. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis went first. “I don’t know what Biden’s going to do, but we cannot accept people from Gaza into this country as refugees,” DeSantis said in Iowa on Saturday, establishing a red line that the other frontrunners for the Republican presidential nomination would soon adopt. ...'
'They included citizens from state sponsors of terrorism such as Iran and Syria...worries about the threat of terrorists sneaking into the country. In all, more than 70,000 migrants have been picked up from countries of particular concern, according to leaked Custom and Border Protection data. They include 6,386 nationals from Afghanistan, where the Taliban took control in 2021 after a 20-year war, 659 people from Iran, which backs the terrorist group Hamas, and Syria, which is designated as a state sponsor of terrorism. ...'
'... Iran serves as the "lifeline" to terrorist group Hamas. "Iran's motivation is the same it's been for more than 40 years," Coates said. "They hate Israel. They hate the United States, and they are just fundamentally committed to the eradication of the Jewish state. They want to wipe Israel off the map and they see the Palestinians and Hamas as basically useful idiots in that campaign and they don't care how many Palestinians die. They don't care how badly the people in Gaza suffer."...'
'After Attorney General Merrick Garland was grilled at a congressional hearing over Catholics being allegedly targeted by federal law enforcement...A memo shared within the FBI became a national controversy after it targeted traditionalist Catholics as potential terrorists. The FBI Richmond internal memo, titled "Interest of Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists in Radical-Traditionalist Catholic Ideology Almost Certainly Presents New Mitigation Opportunities," was leaked in January and drew instant criticism...'
'Palestinians want is to eradicate the Jewish state..."They think it's their duty to drive the Jews into the sea. We've got to stop trying to delude ourselves into thinking there's going to be some type of two-state solution when you have that kind of thinking that pervades, not just groups like Hamas, but the broader Palestinian Arab society."...'
'...Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gave the final go-ahead last Monday in Beirut by...'
'...Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. ...'
'users have blamed the Biden administration's move to free up frozen Iranian funds in a prisoner-exchange for playing a role in the Hamas attacks in Israel. ...Conservative commentator Vince Mansfield posted: "I would like to see the Republicans in the US House open an investigation into how that $6 billion Joe Biden just sent to Iran was distributed. Specifically, did any of it go to Hamas before this latest attack on Israel." Canadian journalist Daniel Boardman wrote on X that, after Biden allowed the money to be released to Iran, "now Hamas, one of the terrorist proxies they brag openly about funding, is launching a sophisticated and expensive attack on Israel. Foreign Policy matters."...
'...the federal government hasn’t simply allowed the influx to continue—they have actively worked to hamstring any effort by border states to stop the invasion. In late September, Texas Governor Greg Abbott took to social media to post footage of federal agents cutting and removing razor wire that state officials had placed at the Rio Grande to deter illegal crossings. ...'
'...New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) made waves before she was officially sworn in, but those waves (as predicted) appear to be crashing down on her. Recall that James was not in the least bit indirect about her intentions regarding the Trump family one she became AG. ...“Newly elected New York Attorney General Letitia James ran on an anti-Trump campaign where she expressed grave antipathy and animus toward Mr. Trump,” they said, according to CNN. “Attorney General James has referred to President Trump as an ‘illegitimate President’ […] and has vowed to ‘use every area of the law to investigate President Trump and his business transactions and that of his family as well.'” '
'Letitia James has undermined herself, corrupted her high office, and debased the rule of law. ...Before Democrat Letitia James was ever elected Attorney General of New York in 2018, she vowed to exploit the immense powers of that high office to investigate and prosecute then-President Donald Trump for his business transactions.
Never mind that James was not privy to any evidence or documents that the then-president had ever violated state laws as a real estate developer. ...'
'...at the hands of a deranged New York State Judge, doing the bidding of a completely biased and corrupt 'Prosecutor,' Letitia James, who ran for office based on a 'Get Trump' platform," Trump said in a statement posted on his Truth Social account.
"Today's action is a refutation of my status as the leading Candidate for President of the United States, including with a substantial lead over Joe Biden. It is a terrible reminder that the Radical Left Democrats will stop at nothing in trying to prevent me, and the American people, from winning the 2024 Presidential Election."...'
'...“This agreement that he made with Democrats to really blow past a lot of the spending guardrails we’d set up is a last straw,” the right-wing firebrand continued. “Overnight, I learned that Kevin McCarthy had a secret deal with Democrats on Ukraine. So as he was baiting Republicans to vote for a continuing resolution without Ukraine money… then turns around and makes a secret deal.”...'
'...virtually every aspect of the U.S. economy has been impacted by the inflation. The price of milk has increased 17 percent. Egg prices have risen 42 percent. Energy service prices have increased more than 11 percent. ...Kelley Blue Book reported in October that the average price of a new car has increased by $5,000 since the end of 2020. ...worst of all is the increase in the cost of new homes. nearly $70,000 more. ...The Biden administration and Democrat-controlled Congress are causing America to slowly but certainly commit economic suicide. '
'...The only fund in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program that finished last month in the black was the G Fund, which increases at a statutorily mandated rate each month. ...The Thrift Savings Plan’s G Fund, which is made up of government securities and grows at a statutorily mandated rate each month, gained 0.35% in August, bringing its gains since January to 2.62%. But every other fund in the program fared worse. The small- and mid-size businesses of the S Fund saw the worst declines...'
'..."The values, laws, and policies of Washington, DC did not change on Election Day. We celebrate our diversity and respect all DC residents no matter their immigration status. We are a sanctuary city because we know that our neighborhoods are safer and stronger when no one is afraid to call on our government for help, and when our police can focus on protecting and serving."...'
Snippet of Article: "California Senator Dianne Feinstein has died, sources tell Fox News. She was 90. The longtime senator had suffered from extensive health issues for more than a year..."
Source: www.foxnews.com'...bill to provide the $300 million in aid to Ukraine passed in a 311 to 117 vote, with more than 100 Republicans joining House Democrats to advance the legislation. ...The bill to fund the State Department and foreign operations passed by a 216 to 212 vote. Only two Republicans voted against the measure — Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania.'
'...The House voted to provide $300 million in aid to Ukraine, passing the measure as a stand-alone bill after it was stripped from the annual defense spending bill in an effort by GOP leaders to appease hard-line conservatives and secure their support to advance the must-pass legislation when it came up for a vote Thursday night. Lawmakers voted 311-117 to approve the funding, with more than 100 Republicans joining all Democrats...'
'A. Yes. After the lapse in appropriations has ended, employees who were required to perform excepted work during the lapse will receive retroactive pay for those work periods. (See 31 U.S.C. 1341(c)(2).) Retroactive pay is provided at the employee’s “standard rate of pay.” If the retroactive pay cannot be provided on the normal pay date for the given pay period, it must be provided at the earliest date possible after the lapse ends. (Note: Presidential appointees who are not covered by the leave system in 5 U.S.C. chapter 63 are not subject to furlough, but are also barred from receiving pay during a lapse in appropriations. These Presidential appointees will be paid after the lapse in appropriations has ended. See Question B.6.)'
'The U.S. government started notifying federal workers on Thursday that a shutdown appears imminent. ...federal programs, including Social Security and mail delivery, would be unaffected, because they are funded outside of the annual appropriations process on Capitol Hill...Caught in the middle are the nation’s roughly 2 million federal workers and its approximately 1.3 million active-duty troops. ...though they would get paid back once any shutdown ends. '
'U.S. attorney’s office for Delaware took several steps to block an FBI inquiry into foreign lobbying violations involving then-Vice President Joseph R. Biden. ...emails and memos that appear to tie then-Vice President Biden to his son’s foreign business deals and provide an inside look at the efforts of Assistant U.S. Attorney Lesley Wolf to shield Mr. Biden from any part of the criminal investigation, including issuing an order to strip a reference to Mr. Biden from a search warrant while he was running for president. “These documents show a clearer connection between Joe Biden, his public office and Hunter Biden’s global influence-peddling scheme that resulted in over $20 million in payments to the Biden family,” said House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, Missouri Republican...'
'...Gaetz wants a return to a process where agencies "come before us, present their budgets ... and let the votes fall where they may." Then "let the Democrats get up and explain why American taxpayers are paying for gay pride parades in Prague. Let them explain why we're paying the Department of Homeland Security to take people from the border and distribute them all over the interior of our country. ...'
' New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was charged on Friday with corruption-related offenses for the second time in 10 years. Menendez and his wife, Nadine Arslanian Menendez, are accused of accepting “hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes” in exchange for the senator’s influence... This is the second set of corruption charges levied against Menendez by the Justice Department in a decade. He previously fought off conspiracy, bribery and honest services fraud related to alleged personal favors. Menendez is up for reelection next year. He has been in the Senate since 2006. Senate Democratic Caucus rules will force Menendez to step aside as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, but he can still serve on the panel. ...'
'...Funding for Ukraine will not be a part of any stopgap continuing resolution measure to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown by the end of this month, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Wednesday. ...'
'...As Biden turned his back on the Brazilian president, Lula looked annoyed and made a swiping gesture with his arm. They departed awkwardly from opposite sides of the stage...'Can you hear me President Biden? This is an historical moment for Brazil, and for the US,' Lula said at the start of his speech. 'President Biden can you hear me?' Lula asked again, appearing to lose patience as Biden grunted in response. 'You can?' he asked, turning to Biden. 'Yes, good.'...'
'1 to 6.7% currently. In a grim indicator ...The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged up this week, pushing higher the borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers already facing a housing market limited by a dearth of homes for sale and rising prices. The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to 7.18%...'
'United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said he’s unmoved by an offer of a 21% pay raise from Stellantis NV as the strike against the Big Three US automakers entered its third full day. “It’s definitely a no-go,” Fain said Sunday on CBS’s Face the Nation. “We’ve made that very clear.”...'
'lots are full of cars now,” says Ivan Drury, the director of insights at Edmunds, a provider of information about the auto industry. He estimates that at current inventory levels and the pace of vehicle sales, most car shoppers shouldn’t notice much change ...UAW began striking at factories that make only a few vehicles...The car companies have plants in Mexico that could keep producing some models...The biggest wild card could be consumer psychology – panic-buying that would drive up prices. “The impact on prices would be almost instantaneous,” Nelson says. “'
'..."Today, the truth prevailed. The truth could not be buried by mudslinging politicians or their powerful benefactors," Paxton said in a statement thanking his supporters after the verdict was delivered. ...'
