'...More than 24,000 Chinese citizens have been apprehended crossing into the United States from Mexico in the past year. That is more than in the preceding 10 years combined. ...'
'I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.'
'...'the goal was just to block the door in non-violent civil disobedience.' But a House Democrat who was present at the DNC, along with Jeffries and other leaders, told Axios: 'It scared me more than January 6.'...The comparison to January 6 is a strong one considering participants who rioted at the Capitol are still faces legal repercussions and former President Donald Trump continues to face lawsuits over whether he engaged in an insurrection that day.' ...He detailed: 'Was just evacuated from the DNC after pro-terrorist, anti-Israel protestors grew violent, pepper spraying police officers and attempting to break into the building.'
'Leroy Brown was just about to start his career with the United States Postal Service. His first day: Dec. 31, 1955. ...He's still going strong, working in the Los Angeles International Service Center, a USPS processing center. The 90-year-old is in his 70th year of service to the federal government, including a two-year stint in the U.S. Army...Retirement doesn't seem to be in the nonagenarian's plans. He's healthy, he's active, he loves being around other people and, well, he's not really sure what he'd do anyway. "I don't want to turn into a couch potato," Brown said. "I don't just want to sit around in one place."...'
'Biden, 80, said Newsom can 'be anything he wants', including his replacement...'I want to thank him. He’s been one hell of a governor, man,' Biden told gathered Asia Pacific leaders...'Matter of fact he can be anything he wants – he could have the job I’m lookin’ for,' Biden said as he faces continued questions about whether he should run for a second term.'
'Republican Gov. Chris Sununu issues a 2024 warning for President Biden and the Democrats: 'Skip New Hampshire at your own peril'...National Democrats for years knocked both Iowa — whose caucuses for half a century led off the party’s nominating calendar — and New Hampshire as unrepresentative of the party as a whole because the states have largely White populations with few major urban areas. ...'
'Eight House Republicans broke from their party Monday to vote against a resolution that was aimed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas from his position.
In a 209 to 201 vote...
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.)
Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.)
Rep. John Duarte (R-Calif.)
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.)
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)
Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.)
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.)
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio.)
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'...The Times reported that the FBI has been asking fire officials about Adams' unusual intervention since at least last spring as part of a broader corruption probe.
The newspaper cited a warrant for an FBI search of the home of the mayor's chief fundraiser in reporting that the federal investigation has centered in part around whether Adams' campaign conspired with the Turkish government, including its consulate general in New York, to illegally funnel foreign money into its coffers.
Citing people familiar with the matter and city records, the Times reported that Adams’ alleged intervention cleared the way for Turkish President...
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'Secret Service agents assigned to defend President Biden’s granddaughter opened fire late Sunday evening on a group of people attempting to break into an unmarked Secret Service car in Washington, D.C., officials said. ...No one was shot and the group quickly fled the scene in a red car, the Secret Service said in a statement. ...'
'it’s President Joe Biden’s political prospects that are plunging. ...Biden, meanwhile, is absorbing brutal new polls showing him losing to GOP front-runner Trump in multiple key swing states. The numbers will likely ignite panic among Democrats and renew doubts among Americans that the soon-to-be-81-year-old is up to a full second term. If the New York Times/Siena College survey is borne out in 2024, there would be no electoral path to victory for Biden. ...'
'..."This is to notify you formally pursuant to Rule Eight of the rules of the House of Representatives, that I, the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Emerita, and U.S. Representative for the 11th Congressional District of California, have been served with third party subpoenas from the prosecution and the defendant to produce documents in a criminal case and United States District Court for the Northern District of California," Pelosi's statement read. ...'
'While these data points highlight the chaos that President Biden’s failed border policies created, they only tell part of the story. This administration’s goal has never been to fix the border crisis but to simply hide the evidence. To that end, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has tried to "legalize" illegal immigration by funneling migrants into unlawful release – or as they say in immigration law jargon, "parole" – programs it created, and we have no idea how many or what kind of people are entering the United States through this boondoggle. ...Earlier this year, the Biden administration created a program that allows migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to enter and remain in the United States legally for two years and receive nearly instant work authorization. The Biden administration took this major step without the consent of Congress, acting unilaterally to offer work status for up to 360,000 people a year. ...'
'...The new reporting form, which will be made available on AARO's website, allows current and former service members and employees to provide unclassified summary details about programs they may have knowledge of along with details about their affiliation with the U.S. government and their contact information. ...'
'The $13.6 billion request would go toward hiring... 1,600 asylum officers to address "the significant backlog straining our immigration courts that has severely delayed resolutions," the letter states. The request also includes $1.4 billion to go toward the Shelter and Services Program, which reimburses local governments and nonprofit organizations that provide resources to released immigrants. ...'
'...Bowman pulled the fire alarm ahead of a crucial vote as the GOP pushed a critical stopgap funding bill to avoid a government shutdown. ...Users online blasted Bowman after the video's release, with Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Republican, quipping that this "is what lawyers would call 'intent.'" "Why is this footage only coming to light now? We know he got his plea deal, but this is outrageous," Fox News contributor Tammy Bruce tweeted. Former GOP Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker blasted Bowman as a "bold-faced liar" and called for the congressman to face jail time in a tweet on Thursday. "This is not a brain freeze. Not an accident," Walker wrote. "This was a premeditated attempt to stop other Members of Congress from voting."'
'The investigation also found that FBI Director Christopher A. Wray independently reached the decision to keep the headquarters in Washington. ...The FBI has been sitting on a report detailing a scheme involving then-Vice President Joseph R. Biden to accept money in exchange for policy decisions on behalf of a “foreign national,” two senior Republicans said Wednesday...the information that the FBI obtained was detailed enough to have been verified. “Based on those disclosures, it has come to our attention that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) possess an unclassified FD-1023 form that describes an alleged criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Biden and a foreign national relating to the exchange of money for policy decisions. It has been alleged that the document includes a precise description of how the alleged criminal scheme was employed as well as its purpose,” the lawmakers wrote.'
'...oe Biden is failing at home and abroad,” Federalist Staff Writer Jordan Boyd said on Newsmax’s “Carl Higbie Frontline.” “Our nation is in crisis, our border is wide open, inflation is killing American families, and we’ve got issues. But what is Joe doing? He’s giving everyone the beach treatment just like he does with every other crisis that he’s either created or exacerbated since he became president.”...'
'a deranged stalker made two attempts on Wednesday to break into independent 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s home. She was correct in asking what more needs to happen for Kennedy to receive Secret Service protection. ...With all of the overwhelming evidence mounting, Kennedy said he can only surmise that Biden is refusing to give him protection for "political" reasons. Calling out the way federal agencies have been weaponized, and the double standard of President Joe Biden's family getting Secret Service protection...'
'...House Speaker Mike Johnson said President Biden is engaged in an "ongoing cover-up" and has "lied repeatedly" about his involvement in and knowledge of Hunter Biden’s business dealings, while telling Fox News Digital that the impeachment inquiry against him will continue...'
'...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. ...'
